Page 1 Bild in der Größe 215x70 mm einfügen COMAND Operator's Manual Order No. 6515 6674 13 Part No. 211 584 79 83 USA Edition B, 10/03...
Page 2 Please make yourself familiar with your that we reserve the right to make changes COMAND control unit and read the instruc- in design and equipment. Therefore, infor- tions in this manual before operating the mation, illustrations and descriptions in COMAND system.
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Menu system ....25 Tips on caring for your CDs ..42 Quick reference COMAND ..28 Switching to Single CD mode ..43 Switching ON/OFF .
Page 5 Contents Outgoing call / entering a phone Trip interruption during route Satellite radio* ....61 number ..... . 79 guidance .
Page 6 Contents Route guidance ....116 Last destinations and destination System ..... . . 147 Starting route guidance .
Page 8: Introduction
Where to find it This Operator's Manual is designed to pro- Satellite radio* Service vide support for you, the COMAND opera- tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to This chapter contains all information relat- This chapter contains information con- provide fast access to information.
Page 9: Symbols
Words appearing on the Display A number of these symbols ap- COMAND display or the multi- pearing in succession indicates function display are printed in Highlights hazards that may result in a multiple-step procedure.
Page 10: Operating Safety
Mercedes-Benz Center. consulting the COMAND screen to read nav- igational maps, instructions, or downloaded information.
Page 12: At A Glance
At a glance Radio operating elements Single CD operating elements CD changer* operating elements Telephone* operating elements Navigation* operating elements Multifunction steering wheel Menu system Quick reference COMAND...
Page 13: Radio Operating Elements
At a glance Radio operating elements...
Page 14 At a glance Radio operating elements Function Page Function Page Function Page , , , Audio main menu Soft keys Tuning stations FM / AM Switching ON/OFF (multifunction buttons) Station memory, 3 - " selecting presets Volume adjustment Entering frequency man- , and - ually Confirmation...
Page 15: Single Cd Operating Elements
At a glance Single CD operating elements...
Page 16 At a glance Single CD operating elements Function Page Function Page Function Page and Audio main menu Selecting tracks Mute function Soft keys (multifunction buttons) Confirmation Switching ON/OFF CD slot 3 - " 2 and CD ejection Volume adjustment Entering track numbers , and - Track skip reverse/...
Page 17: Cd Changer* Operating Elements
At a glance CD changer* operating elements...
Page 18 At a glance CD changer* operating elements Function Page Function Page Function Page and Audio main menu Selecting CDs Switching ON/OFF and Soft keys (multifunction buttons) Volume adjustment Selecting tracks 3 - " 2 and , and - Entering track numbers Track skip reverse/ Confirmation...
Page 19: Telephone Operating Elements
At a glance Telephone* operating elements...
Page 20 At a glance Telephone* operating elements Function Page Function Page Function Page 3 - " Telephone main menu Answering calls Entering PIN Switching the telephone Starting connection Entering unlock code Redialing Entering phone number Switching the telephone Speed dial , , , Terminating a call Soft keys (multifunction buttons)
Page 21: Navigation Operating Elements
At a glance Navigation* operating elements...
Page 22 At a glance Navigation* operating elements Function Page Function Page Function Page Navigation main menu Confirmation Current navigation an- nouncement Navigation computer Cancelling route guidance Switching navigation an- Navigation DVD slot nouncements ON Switching map display Cancelling navigation an- Ejecting navigation DVDs nouncements Soft keys (multifunction buttons)
Page 23: Multifunction Steering Wheel
At a glance Multifunction steering wheel Function Page Function Page Radio mode: Multifunction display j Next station Volume setting ç Volume down k Previous station æ Volume up Single CD and CD chang- er* mode: Making calls: j Next track k Previous track Answering calls Satellite radio* mode:...
Page 24 At a glance Multifunction steering wheel Switch the multifunction display to the re- Radio operation CD changer* operation spective system if you wish to operate the system using the buttons on the multifunc- tion steering wheel. Selecting the multifunction display On the multifunction steering wheel, press è...
Page 25 At a glance Multifunction steering wheel Telephone* operation: Either the main display, or a list appears on display. Telephone main display: In the list screen, instead of the READY message, either a phone book entry or one of the last 10 outgoing calls will be dis- played.
Page 26: Menu System
Menu system The menu system allows for easy opera- Telephone* ( page 77): The functions currently assigned to the tion of COMAND. Press soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec- tions 1. Each of the following main functions has a...
Page 27 At a glance Menu system Center: Menu functions and submenus In some situations, soft keys may not have Indication of the selected operating mode. any function and thus not be available. Using the soft keys, you can switch func- Should a soft key not be available, it will In this example: tions ON or OFF, or open submenus.
Page 28 At a glance Menu system Exiting from submenus You can exit the current submenu by pressing the Back soft key. The display switches to the next higher menu level. The system does not accept setting modi- fications which have not been stored. There are exceptions where pressing the Back soft key will also store new settings.
Page 29: Quick Reference Comand
Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the This operating manual describes oper- Different volume settings are possible for steering lock, the system automatically ation from COMAND and from the mul- navigation*, telephone*, or Voice con- switches OFF again after approx. 30 tifunction steering wheel.
Page 30: Balance And Fader
Turn the rotary control 4 located on the system was switched off for more A common balance and fader setting ap- the COMAND control unit, than 15 minutes, and plies to the following operating modes: the volume had been set to a value in a...
Page 31: Bass And Treble
At a glance Quick reference COMAND Press or : Setting balance/fader Bass and treble Open the main menu of the appropriate The cursor moves horizontally, adjust- For the following operating modes, differ- operating mode ( page 25). ing the desired balance,...
Page 32: Sound Functions
At a glance Quick reference COMAND Setting bass and treble The following sound functions are avail- Sound functions* able: Open the main menu of the appropriate If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys- operating mode ( page 25).
Page 33 At a glance Quick reference COMAND By selecting the “LOGIC7 Surround” LOGIC7® playback works with all con- function, LOGIC7® will be activated. ventional stereo audio sources (e.g. stereo CD or stereo radio). LOGIC7® converts any 2-channel ma- If the radio reception is poor, the sys-...
Page 34: Audio
Audio Audio main menu Radio operation Single CD operation CD changer* operation Audio AUX operation...
Page 35: Audio Main Menu
( page 44) Turn the rotary control located on Press again. CDC softkey the COMAND control unit, The CD changer* main menu appears ( page 54) Press æ or ç on the multifunc- AUX soft key tion steering wheel.
Page 36: Radio Operation
Audio Radio operation Radio operation In this example: Warning Weather Band Channel 1 = current station In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident, the driver should enter system settings with the vehicle at a stand- still and operate the audio system only when road, weather and traffic conditions permit.
Page 37: Tuning To A Fm / Am Station
Tuning via station search Press j: WB waveband: The next receivable ascending frequen- On COMAND control unit: cy is tuned in and begins to play, WB (Weather Band) Switch to the desired FM or AM wave- 162.400 - 162.550 MHz band ( page 35).
Page 38 Audio Radio operation Press k: The system will store the station with the strongest signal in preset 1. The next receivable descending fre- quency is tuned in and begins to play. Ten presets each are available for FM and Tuning via station presets Switch to the desired waveband Ten presets each are available for FM and ( page 35).
Page 39 Audio Radio operation Use , , or to choose a The scan search automatically stops at Manual tuning preset and press . the station listened to before the scan Switch to the desired waveband search was started. ( page 35). Press - or , to scroll up or Press one of the number keys Starting scan search...
Page 40: Weather Band
Switch to the FM waveband The system tunes to the frequency en- tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz). ( page 35). Tuning using COMAND control unit The FM menu appears with a brief de- Press 2. lay. Switch to the WB waveband by press- ing the WB soft key in the Radio main menu ( page 35).
Page 41: Storing Stations
Audio Radio operation The system will tune to the strongest Tuning using the multifunction steering Storing manually using the number keys 3 - " receivable station. wheel Press ,or -. Switch the multifunction display in the Tune to the station to be stored instrument cluster to audio display ( page 36).
Page 42 Audio Radio operation Use to select the Reprogram Autostore list entry. The Autostore feature stores presets in Press . a separate memory, not in the regular presets seen under the Presets soft- The Autostore search starts. After a de- key.
Page 43: Single Cd Operation
Audio Single CD operation General information Tips on caring for your CDs Warning Only touch the CD on the sides. Warning The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product. Avoid touching the CD surface with There is a danger of invisible laser radiation your fingers.
Page 44: Switching To Single Cd Mode
In order to avoid distraction which could standard may cause damage to the lead to an accident, the driver should insert The COMAND CD drive may not be able CD drive. Do not play single-CDs CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper- to play audio CDs with copy protection.
Page 45: Ejecting A Cd
CD with the label facing up. will not switch to Single CD mode. The message No CD appears briefly. The COMAND pulls the CD in. If the CD is 1 Track title system switches back to the Audio an audio CD, the system switches to 2 Elapsed track playing time main menu.
Page 46: Selecting A Track
Press k for backward skipping. Selecting via track skip Selecting via track skip Forward skipping: The next track is played. On the COMAND control unit: Backward skipping: Open the Single CD main menu The system skips back to the beginning ( page 44).
Page 47: Fast Forward/Reverse
Audio Single CD operation Selecting via manual entry of the track Entry example: Track 12 Starting scan search number Press 3 and in quick succession. Press the Scan soft key. Open the Single CD main menu ( page 44). Entries beyond the number of available When you start the scan search, play- Press 2.
Page 48: Playback Options
Audio Single CD operation Switching on the playback option Playback options Example: Repeat track option The following options are available: Press the Setting soft key. Normal sequence The Setting menu appears. Repeat track Track mix Explanation of the playback options Normal sequence The tracks are played in the normal se- quence (e.g.
Page 49: Cd Changer* Operation
Audio CD changer* operation General information Tips on caring for your CDs Warning Only touch the CD on the sides. Warning The CD changer* is a Class 1 laser product. Avoid touching the CD surface with There is a danger of invisible laser radiation your fingers.
Page 50: Switching To Cd Changer* Mode
Audio CD changer* operation Switching to CD changer* mode Accessing the CD changer* Retracting the CD changer* Press button 1 to close. Open the CD changer* main menu ( page 54). The CD changer* retracts; the control panel faceplate 2 pivots down. Load an audio CD into the CD changer* Loading CDs ( page 49).
Page 51 Audio CD changer* operation Your CD changer* has been designed to play CDs which correspond to the EN 60908 standard. Therefore only CDs not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm can be used. Only use CDs, which bear the label If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
Page 52 Audio CD changer* operation Loading a single magazine compart- The CD is retracted. The red LED in the ment corresponding magazine compartment Button LED off: button 2 lights up continuously. The Magazine compartment empty system starts playing the CD. Button LED continuously red: Loading a magazine slot will stop the Retract the CD changer* ( page 49).
Page 53 Audio CD changer* operation Press and hold the button 2 of an Loading all six magazine compart- The CD changer* then requests inser- ments empty magazine compartment for tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor- more than 2 seconds. responding magazine compartment Initial situation: all magazine compart- button 2 flashes green.
Page 54: Ejecting Cds
Audio CD changer* operation Access the CD changer* ( page 49). Ejecting CDs Briefly press the appropriate magazine If you are listening to a CD in the CD The following options are available: compartment button 2. changer and you eject another CD from Ejecting all CDs ( page 54) the changer: The button LED 2 flashes red.
Page 55: Cd Changer* Main Menu
Audio CD changer* operation Ejecting all CDs The ejection procedure is completed when all CDs are removed, or when the proce- Access the CD changer* ( page 49). If no audio CD is inserted, the system dure is aborted by the CD changer*. will not switch to CD changer* mode.
Page 56: Selecting Cds
Audio CD changer* operation Selecting CDs The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to the CDs in the CD changer*. Available choices: Selecting via direct entry of the CD number ( page 55) Selecting via CD Selection menu ( page 56) Use or to select another CD 1 CD name Selecting via CD list...
Page 57: Selecting A Track
Press k for backward skipping. Selecting via track skip Selecting via track skip Forward skipping: The next track is played. On the COMAND control unit Backward skipping: Open the CD changer* main menu The system skips back to the beginning ( page 54).
Page 58 Audio CD changer* operation Selecting via track list Selecting via manual entry of the track Entry example: Track 12 number Press 3 and in quick succession. The track list contains all tracks of the cur- rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a Open the CD changer* main menu time, it is the number of the track currently ( page 54).
Page 59: Fast Forward/Reverse
Audio CD changer* operation Repeat track Starting scan search Playback options Press the Scan soft key. The current track will be repeated until The following options are available: this function is deactivated. Normal sequence Repeat CD When you start the scan search, play- Repeat track back option Normal sequence is acti- Repeat CD...
Page 60 Audio CD changer* operation CD mix This function is only available for CDs in the CD changer*. There must be at least two audio CDs loaded in the CD changer*. At least 4 tracks on one CD are played in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9). Use or to select the Then, the next CD will be played.
Page 61: Audio Aux Operation
Fader and balance ( page 29) COMAND. Bass and treble ( page 30) For further information, please contact your Mercedes-Benz Center. Sound functions ( page 31) Switching to AUX mode Open the Audio main menu ( page 34).
Page 62: Satellite Radio
Satellite radio* General information Satellite radio operation...
Page 63: General Information
Satellite radio* General information Category selection ALL contains the sta- Introduction to Satellite radio tion list of all receivable channels (channel Note that categories and channels Sirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan- mode) ( page 65). shown in illustrations are dependent on nels, so called streams, of digital-quality programming content delivered by the radio, among others music, sports, news,...
Page 64: Satellite Radio Operation
Satellite radio* Satellite radio operation Satellite radio operation Calling up the SAT main menu Press 5. Prior to activation of the Satellite radio service ( page 63), After Satellite radio service was acti- vated ( page 63). Prior to activation of the Satellite radio service: Station information is displayed on the After activation of the Satellite radio...
Page 65: Soft Key Functions
Satellite radio* Satellite radio operation Service Status bar Tuning a station within the selected displays a screen showing the tele- category ( page 66) SAT (on the left) = the selected system phone number of the Sirius Service Tuning via scan search ( page 67) SAT5 = location in the program Center and electronic serial number memory, if the current channel is pre-...
Page 66 Satellite radio* Satellite radio operation Accessing via Presets menu. Tuning via manual channel input Selecting a category Press the Presets soft key. Example 1: category ALL Example: Tuning in channel 12 Press 2. Use or to select the category The Presets list appears.
Page 67 Only one entry is visible at a time. Tuning using the multifunction steering Tuning using COMAND control unit In the station list, only stations of category wheel Press - or . POP are available (category mode).
Page 68: Obtaining Additional Text
Satellite radio* Satellite radio operation Press j. Press the Scan soft key. Storing stations The search proceeds in descending or- The scan search starts. Two options are available: der. Press the Scan soft key again. Storing using the number keys The search stops at the first receivable ( page 67).
Page 69: Calling The Sirius Service Center
Satellite radio* Satellite radio operation Storing via Presets menu Resetting Presets menu It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser- vice Center. Press the Presets soft key. Press the Presets soft key. if you want to cancel the subscription The Preset list appears.
Page 70: Telephone
Telephone* Important notes Telephone operation Phone book SMS (Mail)
Page 71: Important Notes
Telephone* Important notes Warning Warning Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from Never operate radio transmitters provided using a cellular telephone while driving. with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with- Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety out being connected to an external antenna) reasons, the driver should not use the cellu- from inside the vehicle while the engine is lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Page 72 Always drive with extreme caution COMAND control unit and the multi- when operating the telephone hands- function steering wheel. Unless other- using the cell phone itself, free.
Page 73 Telephone* Important notes If the message Telephone being Close the windows and reduce all ex- The telephone cannot, or not yet, be used activated, please wait is dis- ternal noise as much as possible when in the following situations: using hands-free operation. played, The telephone is already unlocked, but Make sure that the air vents are not...
Page 74: Telephone Operation
( page 77), press and hold longer than 2 seconds. The telephone* is switched ON automati- Insert the mobile phone into the cally when COMAND is activated. The mo- cradle*. bile phone must be readily inserted into Phone not installed Switch COMAND OFF ( page 28).
Page 75: 911 Emergency Calls
Press to confirm Yes if you want to Placing an emergency call place the 911 emergency call. An emergency call can be placed using the The emergency call will be placed. cell phone or the COMAND control unit.
Page 76: Entering The Pin (Only Gsm)
Telephone* Telephone operation In succession, press the number keys !, Commit your PIN to memory. Once all digits have been entered, 3 and 3. press the OK soft key. Most telephone functions are not available before entering the PIN. Press 0. If the input is correct, the telephone will log itself into the network.
Page 77: Entering The Unlock Code
Entering the unlock code The unlock code protects the telephone Switching to telephone mode against unauthorized use. The unlock code When COMAND is switched ON, switching can be activated on the telephone to telephone mode from any other opera- ( Telephone Operation Guide).
Page 78: Telephone Main Menu
Telephone* Telephone operation ROAMING = telephone is logged into a Press Telephone main menu mobile communications network out- The Telephone main menu appears. side your home network, Warning NO SERV. = no network available, Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from = telephone signal strength, using a cellular telephone while driving.
Page 79: Selectable Soft Keys And Options
( page 85). Entry of a phone number ( page 79). Answering calls If the multifunction display in the instru- On the COMAND control unit: ment cluster is set to telephone mode, the call screen also appears in the multifunc- Press 0.
Page 80: Outgoing Call / Entering A Phone
Terminating a call After entering the phone number, selecting an entry in the accepted and press 0. On the COMAND control unit: missed calls list ( page 80), Press /. The telephone dials the entered num- selecting an entry in the dialed calls list ber.
Page 81: Accepted And Missed Calls
On the COMAND control unit: After switching to telephone operation, Opening of list: COMAND can display the number of Immediate re-dialing of the number dialed missed calls in the status bar: last can be initiated: Press the Recvd.# soft key in the Tele- phone main menu ( page 77).
Page 82 Switching list displays: aled calls Press the 123 soft key: Switching list display: COMAND automatically creates a list of Press the 123 soft key: This switches the list to number dis- the last 10 dialed calls. The list is sorted play.
Page 83 Guide). Press 0. with the phone number dialed last. The telephone initiates the call to the On the COMAND control unit The last dialed call is displayed on the appropriate number. multifunction display. Open the Telephone main menu ( page 77).
Page 84: Active Call
Establishing a connection Terminating a call On the multifunction steering wheel a call screen is displayed if the multifunction dis- On the COMAND control unit: On the COMAND control unit: play in the instrument cluster is switched Press /. After entering the phone number to Telephone main display ( page 24).
Page 85 Telephone* Telephone operation Press the Mic Off soft key. Terminating the active call On the COMAND control unit: This switches the microphone OFF or ON. The display of the soft key changes Press /. accordingly. On the multifunction steering wheel: The other party cannot hear you if the microphone is switched OFF;...
Page 86: Phone Book
Work number Fax number Main number Opening the phone book Mobile number On the COMAND control unit: Pager number Press the soft key in the Telephone The name of the category assigned to main menu ( page 77).
Page 87: Selecting A Phone Book Entry And Establishing The Connection
Switching the phone book display Open the Phone Book main menu (e.g. * or #). ( page 85). Open the phone book from COMAND ( page 85). As described in the “COMAND phone Selecting an entry: book display” section ( page 85), a Press the 123 soft key.
Page 88: Deleting A Phone Book Entry
Adding a new phone book entry Press 0. Select the phone book entry to be de- Entries from the following lists can be leted from COMAND ( page 86). stored as phone book entries on the SIM The telephone initiates the connection card: with the appropriate number.
Page 89 Telephone* Phone book Press . Entry via 12 button keypad: Use 3 - $ to enter the data directly When making an entry, you can choose ( page 143). a number category from a list. Entry via Selection menu: Press the Keypad soft key. The Selection menu appears.
Page 90: Sms (Mail)
Telephone* SMS (Mail) SMS (Mail) SMS messages can be received if your ve- The received messages list appears. hicle is equipped with a telephone* and The list is sorted chronologically, the SMS messaging is available from your car- last message received is displayed at rier.
Page 91: Reading A Message
Telephone* SMS (Mail) Switching between subject and sender To scroll through the message text, press or as required. The incoming SMS can be displayed with The sender’s number only appears if it the sender or the subject. Selection of the has been transmitted.
Page 92: Deleting A Message
Telephone* SMS (Mail) Deleting a message In the SMS inbox ( page 89), use or to select the message to be de- leted. Press the Delete soft key. A delete prompt is displayed. Use to select the menu item Yes. Press .
Page 94: Navigation
Navigation* Important notes Navigation main menu Destination entry Route guidance During route guidance Last destinations and destination memory POIs (Points of Interest)
Page 95: Important Notes
Navigation* Important notes The route calculated by COMAND is a rec- Warning Warning ommendation on how to best reach your se- lected destination. For safety reasons, you should only enter a The Navigation DVD module contains a destination when the vehicle is stationary.
Page 96: Navigation Dvd
Navigation DVD Loading/ejecting the DVD Your Navigation DVD drive has been COMAND calculates the route with the The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from) designed to play DVDs which corre- help of data that is stored on the naviga- the navigation module.
Page 97: Route Guidance After Vehicle Transport
Important notes If your vehicle has been transported by a Route guidance after vehicle Determination of location after car, train or ferry, COMAND may require transport vehicle transport some time to find its exact position. Mov- The system may require some time to find...
Page 98: Trip Interruption During Route
Route guidance has to be newly start- Trip interruption means parking the ve- hicle and switching COMAND OFF. You can select a list item using the or Select the destination from the key. Trip continuation means trip continua- Last destinations memory tion with COMAND switched ON.
Page 99: Navigation Main Menu
Navigation* Navigation main menu Last destinations: Selectable menu items: Calling up the Navigation main menu Destinations reached previously can be Continue route guidance: Press selected from the Last destinations Continues a cancelled route guidance, The Navigation main menu appears. destination memory ( page 133). This menu item only appears if: Last destinations can be selected only The route guidance had previously...
Page 100: Avoiding Certain Road Types
Navigation* Navigation main menu Mode soft key: Adjusting the acoustics for Provides access to the route mode set- navigation announcements ting for the next route guidance cycle The following acoustics criteria for naviga- ( page 99). tion announcements can be adjusted: Setting soft key: Bass / Treble ( page 100).
Page 101 Navigation* Navigation main menu Press or . Setting bass / treble Adjusting the volume Press the Bass or Treble soft key in The cursor moves horizontally, adjust- Automatically generated navigation an- the Setting menu. ing the balance accordingly, nouncements are superimposed over any other active audio source.
Page 102: Saving Current Location
Navigation* Navigation main menu The solid circle . shows the current Such destinations are marked in the Last destinations destination mem- setting. ory with ( page 132). Press the or key to select the For permanent storage, the destination desired setting.
Page 103: Destination Entry
Navigation* Destination entry Entering a home address Entering a destination One frequently used destination address A message appears if no home address Entering a destination can be established as the Home address. had been established: Sorry, unable to find home ad- Call up the Navigation main menu dress.
Page 104: Enter Destination Menu
Navigation* Destination entry Current location Selectable menu items: To save the displayed address as home address, press . accesses the menu to save the current Destination memory: location as home address You can select destinations from the otherwise ( page 103). Destination memory ( page 135), Press the soft key Map.
Page 105: Narrowing Of The Destination
Navigation* Destination entry Map soft key: Selectable soft keys: Narrowing of the destination Allows access to further destination in- Map soft key: Call up the Enter Destination menu put directly via road map ( page 114). Allows access to destination input di- ( page 103).
Page 106: Selecting The Region
Navigation* Destination entry Enter city (USA) appears in the status Selecting a different region deletes the Selecting the region city last entered. The first city of the bar. The characters in parenthesis indicate In the Enter Destination menu newly selected region appears (in al- the selected region ( page 105).
Page 107 A selection list of destinations appears ( page 107) symbol can only be selected if For quicker input, COMAND offers the system has recognized the input of Press the Delete soft key, if neces- available characters from the character the city name as being definite.
Page 108: Continuing Destination Entry
Navigation* Destination entry Selecting a destination from the city For larger cities with more than 15 list streets: Enter Street menu ( page 110). For smaller cities with up to 15 streets: Select Street menu ( page 110). If no streets are registered for the selected city, or if a street extends through several city centers: Select City Center menu...
Page 109: Entering A City Center
Destination entry Accepting the destination displayed Entering a city center Press and hold for approx. 2 sec- For quicker input, COMAND offers After the destination city ( page 105) has onds. available characters from the character been entered, the associated city center set based on your selections and the (section of the city) can be selected.
Page 110: Entering A Street In The Destination City
Navigation* Destination entry Press . Press the Delete soft key, if neces- Entering a street in the destination sary. city The center list is displayed. The character last entered or the char- Select center is displayed in the sta- The system accesses one of the following acter last accepted by the system is de- tus bar.
Page 111 or to select the symbol For quicker input, COMAND offers available characters from the character set based on your selections and the symbol can only be selected if names of the street names stored on Use or to select a street.
Page 112: Continuing Destination Entry After Selecting Street
Navigation* Destination entry Press . Continuing destination entry after selecting street The Start Route Guidance menu with the selected destination information appears, The Select Street menu for selecting the street in a city region ( page 111) appears. Use or to select a region. Selecting the street in a city region Press .
Page 113: Entering An Intersection
Navigation* Destination entry Hse. no. soft key: Entering an intersection For input of a house number of the des- A list of all intersecting streets ap- After entering a street ( page 109), an in- tination street ( page 113). pears.
Page 114: Entering A House Number
Navigation* Destination entry the Select House Number menu ap- Entering a house number pears ( page 114). The cursor can also be moved diagonal- A house number can be entered after en- ly using + and (. tering the destination street ( page 109). The Hse.
Page 115: Destination Input Using The Map
Navigation* Destination entry Press and hold for approx. 2 sec- press the Map soft key if it appears in a Selecting a house number range onds to confirm the input, menu. The map appears in full-screen display. use or to select the sym- If the soft key displays are hidden, bol.
Page 116 Navigation* Destination entry Selectable soft keys: If the system finds a street name at the location the cursor is pointing to, the soft key: corresponding street name is shown in The map scale will change to display a the status bar. more detailed map.
Page 117: Route Guidance
Navigation* Route guidance Starting route guidance Route calculation You can start route guidance when the Depending on the distance to the destina- destination input is complete and tion, route calculation can take some time. Start Route Guidance is displayed at While the route is calculated, CALC RTE the bottom of the main area.
Page 118: Voice Instructions
Navigation* Route guidance Current voice instructions Now further route guidance takes Voice instructions place using only the symbols in the dis- If a navigation announcement is not readily play. If a new route guidance cycle is understood, it can be repeated at any time. Warning started, the announcements are auto- Press 6.
Page 119 (see your vehicle Operator's Manual). When the display unit is set to miles, the COMAND will indicate distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft). When the display unit is set to km, the COMAND will indicate distances in kilo- meters (km) and meters (m).
Page 120 The map scale bar in the status bar will When the display unit is set to miles, marked with a flag show the map scale currently selected. the COMAND will indicate distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft). Changing map scale Map orientation...
Page 121: Destination Reached
Navigation* Route guidance Changing map display Cancelling route guidance The map display can be switched between Information concerning the current lo- In navigation mode, press split-screen display and full-screen display cation is shown in the status bar if GPS A prompt as to whether or not route manually or automatically.
Page 122: During Route Guidance
Info soft key: be adjusted during route guidance. more detailed map. Allows access to the Info menu COMAND automatically hides the soft key ( page 121). soft key: displays after a certain period of time. The map scale will change to display a Detour soft key: map that shows a wider area.
Page 123: Displaying The Route On The Map
Navigation* During route guidance The estimated time of arrival does not refer to the time zone of destination, but always refers to the time zone of the vehicle's current location. For a correct calculation, make sure that the system clock is set correctly ( page 148).
Page 124: Displaying The Route List
Navigation* During route guidance Press or to scroll through the Activate function and setting length of Displaying the route list list. route segment to be blocked In the Info menu ( page 121), press Press the Page soft keys to scroll the Route soft key.
Page 125 Navigation* During route guidance The distance of the route segment Switching OFF blocked ahead appears in the status Show the soft key displays bar. The section of the road that is ( page 121). blocked appears as a red and white If a Detour is already active, the Detour dotted line on the map.
Page 126: Stop-Over
The soft key displays are shown soft key: Press . ( page 121). A list of Mercedes-Benz Centers in the area appears. You can now enter a road segment to Press the St-over soft key. be blocked. soft key: The full-screen map display appears.
Page 127 Navigation* During route guidance Press after the selection of a desti- Press one of the soft keys, for example soft key. nation. One of several food categories can be The system begins to calculate the chosen (if available). route to the selected stop-over destina- tion.
Page 128: Storing The Current Location
Navigation* During route guidance Use to select the Press the Memory soft key. Delete active stopover entry. The current position is stored. The Press . Memory soft key display will change its color for a short period of time. This will delete the stop-over.
Page 129: Setting Symbol Displays
Navigation* During route guidance Auto soft key: Allows access to the Automatic Map Switching menu ( page 130). Zoom soft key: Allows access to the definition of the scales for full-screen and split-screen map display ( page 131). Setting symbol displays You can select which POIs will appear as Use or to select an option.
Page 130: Setting Map Orientation
Navigation* During route guidance Press . None option: No symbols will be displayed on the Activate or deactivate the symbol de- map. pending on its previous state. Several symbols can be activated. Finally, press the Back soft key. The Change soft key is available, only if the Personal option is selected.
Page 131: Switching Gps Position Display
Navigation* During route guidance The current elevation above sea level. During route guidance, a symbol will The solid circle shows the current appear on the left-hand side of the bot- setting. tom status bar if map display is Use or to select the desired switched ON.
Page 132: Scales For Full-Screen And Split-Screen Map Display
Navigation* During route guidance Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF Depending on the previous setting, au- tomatic map toggling will be switched In the Display menu, press the The solid circle shows the current ON or OFF. ( page 127) Auto soft key. setting.
Page 133: Last Destinations And Destination Memory
Navigation* Last destinations and destination memory The following options are now available: Last destinations memory Start route guidance to the selected The Last destinations memory auto- entry ( page 133). matically stores the last destination for which route guidance had been started. A Delete the selected entry maximum of 50 destinations can be ( page 133).
Page 134: Destination Memory
Navigation* Last destinations and destination memory Select a destination from the Last Starting route guidance to a selected Deleting a destination from the last destinations memory ( page 132) last destination destinations memory and press the Save soft key. Select a destination ( page 133) Select a destination ( page 133) The system automatically takes the city Press .
Page 135 Navigation* Last destinations and destination memory If necessary, press the Delete soft key Calling up the destination memory Selecting a destination in the to delete the character last entered. Destination memory Call up the Navigation main menu ( page 98). Call up the destination memory ( page 134).
Page 136 Navigation* Last destinations and destination memory Starting route guidance to a destina- tion stored in the destination memory Select a destination ( page 134). Press . The Start Route Guidance menu ( page 116) appears. Deleting a destination from the destina- tion memory Select a destination ( page 134).
Page 137: Pois (Points Of Interest)
Navigation* POIs (Points of Interest) Use to select the POIs menu item. POIs include gas stations, airports, parking A POI in the vicinity of a city can now be areas, rest stops, or hospitals, etc. selected, Press . Entering POIs The POIs main menu appears ( page 137).
Page 138: Selecting Poi In The Local Area
Navigation* POIs (Points of Interest) Global destinations: POIs main menu Selecting a POI category A POI from global categories can be se- lected ( page 138). The selection is restricted to the region entered last; however, the region selection can be changed.
Page 139: Selecting Poi For A Selected City
Navigation* POIs (Points of Interest) Selecting a POI Enter a city as described in the Destina- The list of long-distance POI categories tion entry ( page 102) section. appears. Use or to select a POI. After entering the city, Press . The following options are now available: Press the Details soft key if required: Upon entering the city, proceed as de-...
Page 140 Navigation* POIs (Points of Interest) Depending on the number of POIs in The entry can be bypassed if the POI the category, entry of a POI name name is not recognized. The list also includes the distance as ( page 139) or the selection of a POI Press and hold for more than the crow flies (as opposed to road dis- ( page 139) can now be made.
Page 141: Selecting A Poi Using The Map
Navigation* POIs (Points of Interest) Press the Prev. or Next soft key to se- Selecting a POI using the map lect the desired POI. Press % Press the Details soft key if required. Details of the selected POI appear. In the Enter Destination menu, press Press .
Page 142: Service
Service Data entry Tele Aid*...
Page 143: Data Entry
Service Data entry Use and or to select one For various occasions, data such as names or telephone numbers can be entered. of the shift fields. Press . Examples: New phone book entry Entering characters New destination memory entry Use , , , or to select the character to be entered.
Page 144: Entry Via 12 Button Keypad
Service Data entry Moving the cursor to any position in a Inserting characters Entry via 12 button keypad text Move the cursor to the desired posi- Upper and lower case characters, accent- Press the Keypad soft key: tion. ed characters, special characters, and numbers can be entered.
Page 145 Service Data entry After pressing the first time, the char- Moving the cursor to any position in the Inserting characters acter display appears. text Move the cursor to the desired posi- You can see which characters can be Press the Keypad soft key: tion.
Page 146: Tele Aid
No operation other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re- and confirm with . from COMAND is possible. quired data. During this time, phone calls cannot be made, nor can SMS messages The system starts the route calcula- be received.
Page 147: Information
Press t . Route guidance Even after the connection has been termi- COMAND reverts to the system last ac- You are prompted to confirm if route guid- nated, the service will remain active for 5 tive before Tele Aid* was activated.
Page 148: System
System System settings...
Page 149: System Settings
( page 151). VC tips soft key to call up the Voice control settings ( page 152). Reset soft key for reversing COMAND to the factory settings ( page 155). The following options are now available: Time soft key Selectable soft keys for setting the date and time.
Page 150 System System settings Press or . Setting the time Setting the date The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat- Depending on the selection, hours or ellites has to be set to the local time zone. minutes are set. The date can be set only if GPS recep- This enhances Setting the minutes:...
Page 151: Setting The Language
System System settings Setting the format: Use or to select a format. List entry 1-3: Date formats Press . List entry 4 and 5: The appropriate format is selected. Time formats Finally, press the Back soft key. Solid circle : format set Empty circle : format not set...
Page 152: Switching Confirmation Beeps And Acoustic Signals On/Off
System System settings Switching confirmation beeps and acoustic signals ON/OFF The square next to a list entry shows the status. In the System menu, press the ( page 148) Tones soft key. Empty square = sound Off Solid square = sound On The list of available sounds is dis- played.
Page 153: Voice Control Settings
System System settings Setting the display dimming Adjusting display brightness Voice control settings characteristics In the Display Settings menu, press the Use this function to: You can select from 3 display dimming Bright. soft key. start or delete voice control individual- modes: The Brightness display appears.
Page 154 System System settings Press the key to select the Help Press or to select the menu Press to select menu item Window menu item. Individualization. item with the empty circle Press . Press . The status bar shows you whether the help window is activated or deactivat- This will activate or deactivate the help The Individualization menu appears.
Page 155 System System settings Starting individualization If you don’t save the first stage: Once the second stage has finished, the system asks if you want to save the data of individualization is cancelled the second stage. data from an existing first stage re- You can only activate the individualiza- mains unchanged tion function when the car is station-...
Page 156: Reset Function
System System settings Canceling individualization Reset function You can cancel individualization at any Actuating the Reset function resets CO- time during either the first or second MAND to the factory settings. stage. All existing data remains un- In addition, it deletes: changed.
Page 157 System System settings Use to select the menu item Yes. Press . This resets the entire system. If you do not want to reset the system and delete the data: Use to select the menu item No. Press . A prompt appears asking if resetting the system and deleting the data is re- You will exit the reset screen.
Page 158: Glossary
Points of Interest include service sta- code. tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi- tals, sight-seeing points, etc. (Groupe Speciale Mobile) COMAND (Cockpit Management and Data Sys- Set of standards used for cellular com- Provider tem) munication; widely used in Europe.
Page 159 Glossary Soft keys The Tele Aid system is operational pro- (Personal Unblocking Key) Keys to activate different functions, vided the vehicle's battery is charged, Personal unlocking code, must be en- depending on the selected operating properly connected, not damaged and tered if the wrong PIN was entered mode.
Page 160: Index
Changing map scale... . . 119 Category list (satellite radio*) ..65 COMAND ..... . 157 Blocking Route segments (Navigation) .
Page 161 Index Copy protection ..42, 43, 48, 50 Detour function (Navigation) ..123 Emergency calls “911”... . 74 Current navigation announcement 117 switching off .
Page 162 Menu system ....25 NO SERV..... 72, 77 Mercedes-Benz Information ..146 Notes Missed calls (telephone*) .
Page 163 Index Repeat track (CD mode) ..47, 58 Scan search ....158 see Points of interest Reset function .
Page 164 Index Setting Setting language Speed dial ..... . 82 Balance ..... . . 29 System language.
Page 165 Display design....152 COMAND..... . 28 deleting entry .
Page 166 Index Vehicle transport ....96 Volume Automatic volume control..29 Setting ..... . . 29 for navigation announcements .
Page 167 We reserve the right to modify the techni- cal details of the COMAND system as given in the data and illustrations of this Opera- tor's Manual. Reprinting, translation and copying, even of excerpts, is not permitted without prior authorization in writing.

Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operator's Manual

Introduction

At a Glance

Audio

Satellite Radio

Telephone

Navigation

Service

System

Glossary

Index

Quick Links

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