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Entering the vehicle position
It is only necessary to enter the vehicle position when
the system is not able to position itself automatically
with the GPS.
It is only possible to enter the vehicle position in
connection with a crossroad.
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the menu field “Settings” in the main destination input
menu and confirm by pressing.
In the “Settings” menu (page 201) use the right-hand
rotary/pushbutton
to select the menu field “Loca-
tion...”. This activates the menu for entering the
location.
Now enter the city/suburb and street in the menu and
select the required entries from the respective lists.
See page 141 for how to enter a destination address.
After you have selected the street, you will see a
prompt for the intersection. Highlight the appropriate
cross street with the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
and confirm by pressing.Set the vehicle’s current position in the following
menu.
Actual position is in front of a junction:
Turn the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to the right.
Actual position is behind a junction:
Turn the right-hand rotary/pushbutton to the left.
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton to accept
selected position. The message “Chosen location
accepted” will be displayed and will automatically
disappear in
3 seconds.
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CalibrationCalibration
In order to ensure an exact fix on position, COMAND
must to calibrated to new tires every time tires are
changed.
Highlight the menu field “Settings” in the main desti-
nation input menu with the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
and confirm. A menu of options will
appear.
Highlight the menu field “Calibration” with the right-
hand rotary/pushbutton
and confirm by pressing:
1Activates the entry menu “Calibration”
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Highlight the desired menu field with the right-hand
rotary/pushbutton
and confirm by pressing:
2Enter the tread depth and the tire type, page 202
press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to start
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Enter the tread depth in the options menu.
For change of front tires:
4tread depth ≥ 4mm (3/16 in.)
5tread depth < 4mm (3/16 in.)
Highlight the proper menu field with the right-hand
rotary/pushbutton
and confirm by pressing.Enter the new tire type in the following menu.
Enter the appropriate digits one by one into the entry
line. Mark by turning the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
and confirm your choice by pressing.
Confirm entry by keeping the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
depressed for 2 seconds. The main
destination input menu will appear.
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Service
Requesting and displaying Info Services
Press
in any menu.
The main service menu will appear.
1New information service is requested from
provider, page 205
Note:
The characters are displayed in light grey during
active request transmission.2Shows date and time of the message,
a list (page one) of all received messages will
appear, move to the next message by pressing the
right-hand rotary/pushbutton
Info Services categories include news, weather,
stocks, sports and reminders. Choices can be
selected via www.MBUSA.com or by calling
1-800-FOR-MERCedes.
Note:
If no information is available, the characters are
displayed in light grey.
3The main system settings menu will appear,
page 207
Note:
Before you can use Info Services, TeleAid must be
activated at the Response center and Info Services
selected.
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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.

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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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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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