2001 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class WAGON language

Introduction1
How to use the COMAND operating manual
Before you take your first drive, please make yourself familiar with the COMAND operating unit and the functions it
supports. Read through these operating instructions carefully and, if necessary, refer to the operating instructions of
your vehicle.
The operating instructions are divided into 6 chapters:
• Introduction: An overview of the operating and display elements as well as explanation of the basic functions
• Audio: Information on the radio and CD equipment (CD drive and CD changer) as well as sound settings
• Telephone: Explanation of the telephone functions
• Navigation: How to enter your destination, selecting your route, route guidance, how to use the route memory, and
selecting a detour.
•Info Services and system settings: Information on how to request and display service informations, setting
language, date/time, tones and day/night display
• Index: Search items to help you find exactly what you are looking for
Explanation of symbols used:
Warning notices for the protection of yourself and others
are preceded by a
symbol.

Introduction
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Contents
Activating Settings menu ........... 209
Selecting the language ............... 210
Set the date and time .................. 211
Switching beep tones
on and off ...................................... 218
Setting changeover between
day and night display ................. 219
Reset all settings to the factory
settings .......................................... 220
Auxiliary audio source ............... 221
IndexIndex ................................................ 223

Introduction
IntroductionTelephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings
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15Radio:
Automatic seek tuning backwards, page 24
Manual tuning backwards, page 25
CD operation:
previous track, page 51
fast backward, page 55
16Radio:
Automatic seek tuning forwards, page 24
Manual tuning forwards, page 25
CD operation:
previous next track, page 51
fast forward, page 55
17Audio:
Press to mute audio source, press again to cancel
mute function
Navigation (voice output):
Press to mute current spoken recommendation,
Press longer than 2 seconds to mute the voice
output for the duration of route guidance, page 173
18Press to call up in succession: night display –
switched off screen – day display19Requesting destination and route information,
page 164
Display an entry in a window in full, page 152
20Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 204
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 207
21Route guidance (navigation) active:
Switches between map and symbol display, page 177
Route guidance not active:
Activating the location map, page 167
22Activating the main detour menu
Selecting a detour during route guidance, page 184
23Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to increase the map scale,
pages 152 and 179
24Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to reduce the map scale,
pages 152 and 179
25Color screen

Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Radio operation
197Turn to highlight a function or menu field,
Press to perform a function or access a submenu
8Turn to the right – raising the volume
Turn to the left – lowering the volume
9Automatic seek tuning backwards, page 24
Manual tuning backwards, page 25
10Automatic seek tuning forwards, page 24
Manual tuning forwards, page 25
11Press to mute radio audio,
press again to cancel the mute function, page 38
12Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 204
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 207
13Color screen with main radio menu 1Switching the COMAND on/off, page 13
2Switching radio operation on, page 22
3Station selection via number keypad (presets),
page 26
Station selection via direct frequency entry,
page 27
Saving stations, page 29
Selecting stations from the preset menu FM/AM,
page 35
Selecting channels from the WB preset menu,
page 36
4Activating the input mode for station frequencies:
in the main radio menu, page 27
in the presets, page 37
5Deleting stations from the presets FM/AM, page 35
6Return to previous menu

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Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings CD operation10Turn to the right – raising the volume
Turn to the left – lowering the volume
11Press
briefly:
previous track, page 51
Press for longer than 2 seconds:
fast backward, page 55
12Press briefly:
next track, page 51
Press for longer than 2 seconds:
fast forward, page 55
13Press to mute CD audio, press again to cancel mute
function, page 62
14Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 204
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 207
15Color screen with main CD menu 1Switching the COMAND on/off, page 13
2Switching on CD operation (CD drive in the control
unit, CD changer), page 50
3CD drive:
Inserting an audio CD, page 44
Inserting a navigation CD, page 44
4Ejecting an audio CD, page 44
Ejecting a navigation CD, page 44
5Selecting tracks, page 51
Selecting CD’s, page 53
6Starting and ending the input mode for track
selection, page 52
7Press
briefly:
Deleting the character entered last, page 57
Press for longer than 2 seconds:
Deleting a complete name, page 57
8Return to previous menu
9Turn to highlight a function or a menu field,
Press to perform a function or activate a sub-menu

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Introduction
AudioTelephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Sound settingsThe actual settings for sound and fader/balance are
displayed. The “Bass” menu field is highlighted
whenever the “Speech Bass/Treble” menu is first
accessed.
1Volume difference
Set the volume difference between language during
route guidance and an active audio source.
“0” - The volume of the audio sources is not
affected during voice output
“10” - The audio source is set very low during
language playback.
Notes:
• No sound impressions is provided for service
sources.
• During adjustment of Bass/Treble/Fader/Balance in
the “Speech Bass/Treble” menu, COMAND will
issue a repetative voice output of “Sample” to allow
you to set the settings as you prefer.
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Activate the main sound menu for setting the service
sources:
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to to high-
light the “Settings” menu field in the navigation menu
and press to confirm your selection. The menu “NAVI
Settings” will now appear.
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton to to high-
light the “Sound” menu field and confirm by pressing.

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Introduction
Audio
Telephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Destination input15Activates the map scale bar and alters the map
scale, page 152 and 179
For list display:
Removes the window for Number 11, page 152
16Activates the map scale bar and alters the map
scale, page 152 and 179
17Color screen 12Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 204
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 207
13Route guidance active: Switches between map and
symbol display, page 177
Route guidance not active: Activates location map
14Selecting a detour during route guidance, page 184

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Index Info Services and
system settings IntroductionAudio TelephoneNavigation
Destination input
Navigation
Changing the Navigation CD
Press
to eject an inserted navigation CD.
Insert another navigation CD.
The screen above will be displayed. The program stored
on the navigation CD is being loaded.
Important!
Do not interrupt the loading process. Do not insert
an audio CD until the loading process has been
completed.
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You will then hear a voice output message informing
you that the language is being loaded into memory.
Notes:
If it has not been removed, the navigation CD ejected
will be automatically retrieved by the CD player after
10 seconds.
The CD player can either read navigation CDs (destina-
tion input, route guidance) or play back audio CDs (CD
mode).
During CD mode only the playback modes “Standard”,
“Track repeat” and “Magazine mix” can be selected,
page 61.