2002 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class ESP

As a result of new improvements in equipment and components, some descriptions and illustrations in this operating
manual are approximate or may deviate from the features actually included in your COMAND operating unit.
As such, the information, illustrations and desriptions contained in this manual may not be reasonably relied upon in
making any claims with respect to the actual performance of the product.
If your COMAND operating unit is equipped with functions which are not described in this operating manual or if you
have any questions, please contact any Mercedes-Benz Center for further information.
We recommend that you keep the operating instructions in your vehicle so that you always have them available.
If you sell your vehicle, you should give the operating manual to the new owner.
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Audio Telephone Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
Operating safety
Warning!
Any alterations made to electronic components
and the software can cause malfunctions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer, telephone and
Voice recognition system are interconnected.
Therefore, when one of the components is
defective or has not been removed/replaced
properly this may impair the function of other
components.
These malfunctions might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service work or
alternations on electronic components done in an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Operation – COMAND and telephone
Warning!
In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an
accident, system settings should be entered with the
vehicle at standstill and system should be operated
by the driver only when traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approxi-
mately 50 km/h), your car is covering a distance of
50 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to help you
select your route more easily and guides you conven-
iently and safely to your destination. For safety’s sake,
you should not use some of the functions, such as
entering the destination, unless your vehicle is station-
ary (electronic key in the ignition at position 1).
The navigation system does not supply any informa-
tion on stop signs, yield signs, traffic regulations or
traffic safety rules. This always remains your
personal responsibility when you drive.
1 Observe all legal requirements.
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Introduction9Introduction
Audio Telephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings 1Switching the COMAND on/off, page 13
2Switching the navigation system on/off,
Quick reference, page 132
3CD drive, inserting an audio or a navigation CD,
page 44
4Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to increase the map scale,
pages 152 and 182
5Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to reduce the map scale,
pages 152 and 182
6Route guidance (navigation) active:
Switches between map and symbol display, page 180
Route guidance not active:
Activating the location map, page 167
7Activating the main detour menu
Selecting a detour during route guidance, page 187
8Requesting destination and route information,
page 167
Display an entry in a window in full, page 156
9Audio:
Press to mute audio source, press again to cancel
mute functionNavigation (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 175
10Press to call up in succession: night display –
switched off screen – day display
11Ejecting an audio or a navigation CD
12Radio:
Station selection via number keypad (presets),
page 26
Station selection via direct frequency entry,
page 27
CD operation:
Selecting tracks, page 51
Selecting CD’s, page 53
Telephone:
Entering the unlock code, page 86
Entering a telephone number, page 92
Navigation (Destination input):
Moving the cross hairs according to the
corresponding arrows, page 152
13Subsequent dialing, page 94
14Subsequent dialing, page 94
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Introduction13Introduction
Audio Telephone
Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Switch the COMAND operating unit on and off
Switch on
Press
.
The COMAND operating unit is switched on.
The graphic characters Mercedes-Benz, and the
Mercedes star will be displayed.
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The display changes, and an alert box will appear.
COMAND switches on with the system which was last
active and displays the corresponding menu.
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22 Radio operation
AudioTelephone Navigation
Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
Switching off the radio
Press
while the main radio menu is on the screen.
The following message will appear: “Radio off”.
To switch to another system, press the corresponding
button. Switching radio operation on and off
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Switching on the radio
Press
. The radio will switch on.
The station last tuned to will begin to play. On FM and
AM frequency will appear in the display.
You can operate the telephone and navigation system
while the radio is on.
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Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Press
or
on the rocker switch longer than 2
seconds. The menu fields will appear in light grey
lettering.
FM band:
The frequency displayed will change in the correspond-
ing direction in increments of 0.2 MHz.
AM band (activate via “FM/AM/WB” menu field):
Tuning will take place in increments of 10 kHz. “Seek” tuning at multifunction steering wheel
With station frequency displayed in the multifunction
display:
Select next higher frequency preset – press
Select next lower frequency preset – switch Note:
The up/down arrows have different functions depend-
ing on which made the seek function in the multi-
function display is programmed to. The two available
options are Memory Scan or Frequency Scan. Refer to
the vehicle operator’s manual on how to program this
option.
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26 Radio operation
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Index Info Services and
system settings Introduction
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Station selection via number keypad (presets)
Press one of the number keys, such as
briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency assigned to that
memory location. If none has been set by the user, a
default frequency will appear.Note that FM and AM presets are independent and can
only be accessed while in the corresponding band.
For WB, tune the radio to the selected channel.
The memory preset number will appear in the status
line.
Saving stations (FM, AM), page 29 through 33.
The “XX Presets” (XX = FM, AM or WB) menu field
provides an overview of which stations have been
allocated to which memory presets, page 30.
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Memory functions
The following functions are available:
• Saving stations manually, FM, page 29
Saving stations manually, AM, page 31
• Saving stations automatically, FM/AM, page 32
• Selecting stations from the preset menu, FM/AM,
page 35
• Selecting channels from the WB preset menu,
page 36
• Selecting stations by entering the station frequency
in the presets, FM/AM, page 37
Note:
There are 2 memories for each of the FM and AM
waveband, standard FM/AM presets and the Auto
presets.
The standard FM/AM presets are not affected by the
automatic presets. This is a second possibility for
storing a station range you are currently receiving.Saving stations manually, FM
In the main radio menu:
Press the corresponding number key, e.g.
, longer
than 2 seconds. You will hear a confirmation beep if
this was switched on before, page 222
.
The currently displayed station will be saved in the
memory corresponding to for that number key. There
are 10 memory presets available. The memory preset
selected (0 to 9) will appear in the status line.
Note:
An existing entry is overwritten in the memory list
when a new input is given.
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