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inserted tape
2Switching telephone operation on,
Quick reference, page 100
3Switching radio operation on,
Quick reference, page 18
Changing the radio band, page 22
4Switching the CD operation on,
Quick reference, page 56
5Switching the tape operation on,
Quick reference, page 44
6Press to turn off the screen,
Press to switch the screen on again, page 13
7Activating the main detour menu
Selecting a detour during route guidance, page 202
8Switching the navigation system on/off, page 148
Quick reference, page 146
9Repeats current (last) voice instruction10Radio:
Station selection via number keypad (presets),
page 26
Station selection via direct frequency entry,
page 27
CD operation:
Selecting tracks, page 65
Selecting CD’s, page 67
Telephone:
Entering the unlock code, page 100
Entering a telephone number, page 106
Navigation (Destination input):
Moving the cross hairs according to the
corresponding arrows, page 164
11Altering the map scale, page 166 and 197
Subsequent dialing, page 108
12Altering the map scale, page 166 and 197
Subsequent dialing, page 108
13Requesting and displaying Info Services,
page 224
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock), page 227
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14Raising
or lowering
the volume for
radio, tape and CD for the hands-free operation of
the telephone and the voice output during route
instruction
15Return to the previous menu
Ending a call, page 119
16Radio:
Automatic seek tuning, page 24
Manual tuning, page 25
Tape deck:
Seeking/Skipping tracks, page 45
Fast forward/rewinding, page 46
CD operation:
Next/previous track, page 65
Fast forward/backward, page 6917Turn to highlight a menu field, list entry or a
symbol
Press to activate a submenu, confirm an entry/
selection or start a function
18Audio:
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 190
19Switching the COMAND on/off, page 13
20Color screen
21Changing a navigation CD, page 149
22Ejecting a navigation CD
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1Multifunction display
2Multifunction steering wheel
Turn the electronic key in the steering lock to position
1 or 2. See your vehicle’s operating instructions.The steering wheel buttons enable activation and
operation of the radio, CD and external audio source
(e.g. portable tape deck), the telephone, navigation and
Tele Aid. Information such as the radio frequency is
shown in the multifunction display.
For more detailed information, refer to “Multifunction
steering wheel, multifunction display” in the chapters
on the radio, CD, telephone and navigation systems.
Press key:
3
Next system
4Previous system
Systems which can be activated refer to vehicle
operating instructions
5Next display in the system
6Previous display in the system
7Raising the volume
8Lowering the volume
9Accept incoming telephone call, page 102
Starts dialing after the selection of a number,
page 110, 114
10End telephone call, End Tele Aid info or
Roadside call, page 102
refuse telephone call, page 102
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Screen displaysStructure of, e.g. a radio main menu:
1Information/status line
Display of the system switched on (FM) and
additional information, e.g. 1 (memory location 1)
or menu name, e.g. FM Memory
Other system displays:
AM – AM radio band
WB – Weather band
TAPE – Tape operation
CD – CD operation
TEL – Telephone
NAVI – Navigation
SVC – Info Services and system settings
2Station frequency, activated functions
3Menu fields which branch off to submenus
4Symbol bar
Reception strength of the mobile phone
Note:
The symbol bar appears in all system main menus
as well as in the symbol and map displays in
navigation.
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Screen displays include:
• Main menus, the radio main menu in the example
above
• Lists, e.g. CD names list, page 73
• Input menus, e.g. entering, changing and deleting
CD names, page 71
• Selection menus, e.g. selecting playback mode, page 74
• Symbol and map displays in navigation
• Pop-up windows, page 170
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Switch on
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The COMAND operating unit is switched on.
The graphic characters Mercedes-Benz, and the
Mercedes star will be displayed.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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Press the button marked for the equipment you would
like to switch on (e.g.
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Note:
If the navigation system was the last system used,
there are different screens which may appear,
depending on the last status.
Route guidance was active:
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the symbol display
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the map
The route guidance was active and the COMAND
switched off for longer than 2 hours:
• an inquiry menu
If COMAND is switched off for more than 30 minutes
during active route guidance, all manually entered
traffic jams and detours are deleted (see also
page 202).Destination entry was active:
• the main destination input menu.
Switch off
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The COMAND operating unit will switch off.
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