2001 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Comand Manual

System settings
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system settings 207 Activating the main system settings menu
Press
in any menu.
The main system settings menu is loaded.
1Information on the date, time
Format depends on the time format selected,
to select the time format, page 217
2Adjusting the brightness, page 208
3Accessing the settings menu, page 209
4Switching on an external audio source, e.g. a tape
deck, page 2215Country setting,
the time zone can also be displayed
Note on (5):
Information is shown if the clock has been set to GPS
reception and if a country, e.g. USA, Canada and time
zone was selected, page 214.
Setting the clock with GPS reception, page 212.
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Adjusting the brightness
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Brightness” menu field and press to confirm.
The Brightness menu will appear.
1Previous setting
2Current setting
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To darken the screen:
Turn the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to the left,
the triangle (2) moves to the left.
To brighten the screen:
Turn the right-hand rotary/pushbutton to the right,
the triangle (2) moves to the right.
To confirm the new setting:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton .
The main system settings menu will now appear.

System settings
Introduction Audio
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system settings 209 Activating Settings menu
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Settings” menu field in the main system settings
menu and press to confirm.
The settings menu will appear.1Selects the language, page 210
2Sets the date and time, page 211
3Switches the beep tones on and off, page 218
4Setting changeover between day and night display,
page 219
5Activates factory settings, page 220
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Selecting the language
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to confirm
the highlighted “Language...” menu field in the settings
menu.
The languages list will appear.
1Current language setting appears in red
2Page back, if the arrow is filled in
3Page forward for more languages
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton to highlight
the desired language and press to confirm.The message “Loading the xx language” will be
displayed.
The language selected will be loaded.
You will hear the corresponding voice output.
Note:
The language affects the menu text displays and the
voice output during route guidance.
After the language has been loaded, the main system
settings menu will appear with the display text in the
language selected.
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System settings
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system settings 211Set the date and time
COMAND is equipped with an integrated clock. Press
to display the current time. The clock is used e.g.
for indicating the estimated time of arrival at the
destination, page 164.
There are several ways to set the time:
• With GPS reception, page 212
Set the time in 30 minute steps, page 213
Set the time by selecting a country and the time
zone, page 214
• Without GPS reception, page 212
Set the date and time manually, page 216
Note:
The clock must always be reset if the COMAND
system was disconnected or if the vehicle batter y
was discharged. List of languages:
• “Adopt from Instrument Cluster” – the system will
use the same language as is set in instrument
cluster
• “Deutsch”
• “English (metric)” – distance measured in km,
speed in km/h
• “English (imperial)” – distance measured in yards,
miles, speed in mph
• “Español“
• “Français“
• “Italiano“
• “Nederlands“

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With GPS reception
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Date/Time ...” menu field in the “Settings” menu
(page 209) and press to confirm.
1GPS symbol indicates GPS time reception
2Setting the clock to a 30 minute increments,
Activating the setting mode, page 213
3Selecting the country and time zone, page 214
4Selecting the time format, page 217Without GPS reception
5Setting the date and time manually, page 216
Note:
If GPS time is not available, the GPS symbol (1) will not
appear in the display.
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System settings
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system settings 213 GPS reception: setting the time in 30 minute
increments
Activating the setting mode:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
. The
minutes will appear in red lettering.
Altering the time to a 30 minute increments:
Setting the clock ahead – Turn the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
to the right, the time will move back 30
minutes with each click.
Setting the clock back – Turn the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton to the left, the time will move back 30
minutes with each click.Canceling the setting mode:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
. The
minutes will appear in black lettering.
To activate the main System settings menu, either:
• Press
• Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
longer
than 2 seconds.
The new time will appear in the display.
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Selecting the country and the time zone
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Country (Time)” menu field in the “Date/Time”
menu and press it to confirm.
An input menu will appear.
6Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to
highlight the initial letters for the country name
one after the other and press to confirm
7To access country list, use the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
to highlight this menu field and
press to confirm or press the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton until the zoom disappears.
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8Highlighted country, entered previously
9Move to previous page,
Arrow is empty – start of list
10Move to next page,
Arrow is empty – end of list
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the desired country and press to confirm.
To move to the next/previous page, highlight the
or
symbol with the right-hand rotary/pushbutton and confirm by pressing.