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1No audio function has been switched on.
2The radio is switched on.
3Frequency selected as well as the memory preset, if
applicable.
4Frequency of the station selected
5Appears only if “Memory” has been selected
instead of “Frequency” in the “Individual settings”
menu in the instrument cluster.
See your vehicle’s operating instructions of the
instrument cluster.
Press
on the COMAND and switch the radio on.
Press repeatedly, as necessary, until display (2)
appears.
Press or
until the desired station name or
frequency appears.
or
can also be used to select a station
frequency which has been saved. This depends on the
setting selected in the “Individual settings” menu.
See your vehicle’s operating instructions of the instru-
ment cluster.
Press to display the next system.
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Activate main Sound menu
For audio sources:
1Status line, radio (FM) is switched on
Other messages:
AM band is active – “AM Bass/Treble”
WB band is active – “WB Bass/Treble”
CD drive or CD changer is switched on –
“CD Bass/Treble”
2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)
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3Actual sound-center
Fader: front – back
Balance: left – right
4Slide switch to alter the value
5Reset bass and treble to “0”, and the fader/balance
to the middle
6Activate predefined sound impressions, page 88
To activate the main sound menu for radio (FM/AM,
WB) or CD operation:
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the main
menu field “Sound” and press it to confirm your
selection.
The actual settings for sound and fader/balance are
displayed. The “Bass” menu field is highlighted
whenever “Bass/Treble” menu (FM/AM, WB, TAPE or
CD) is first accessed.
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Setting Bass/Treble/Fader/Balance
1Setting mode active
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to move the cursor to the
parameter you want to alter and confirm by pressing.
The setting mode is activated.
The activated sound parameter is shown in red.
Turn the rotary/pushbutton to set the desired value
and confirm by pressing. The marked sound feature is
shown in black.There are three ways to return to the main audio menu:
• Press
• Hold the rotary/pushbutton
longer than
2 seconds
• Automatic activation after 15 seconds.
To reset the current alteration, set all values to “0”:
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the menu
field “Reset” and confirm by pressing.
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The balance is adjusted to the same setting for the
radio (FM/AM, WB) and CD changer.
Adjustments which are made to the navigation system
will affect the Voice recognition system and the
telephone.Use the “Reset” menu field to position the balance back
to the center of the vehicle, to set the sound linearly
and to reset at the same time the sound volume to a
defined value.
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NavigationContents – Navigation ................... 143
Notes ................................................ 144
Before you use
the navigation system ................ 144
Navigation ....................................... 146
Quick reference – Navigation .... 146
Switching the navigation
system on ...................................... 148
Changing the Navigation CD ..... 149
Destination entry ........................... 150
Menu overview –
Destination entry ........................ 150
Entering destination address .... 152
Continue destination input ........ 160
Selecting a destination
via the map ................................... 163Destination entry via
coordinates ................................... 167
Entering points of interest ......... 169
Selecting the last destinations .. 174
Selecting the route
calculation mode and
calculating the route ................... 175
Route guidance ............................... 178
The principle
of route guidance ......................... 178
Requesting destination and
route information ........................ 181
Beginning route guidance .......... 189
Turning onto a street .................. 191
Following the course
of the road .................................... 193Driving through
an intersection ............................. 194
Changing to map display
during route guidance ................ 195
Route guidance with a mixture
of map and symbol display ........ 196
Altering the map scale ............... 197
Selecting map orientation .......... 198
Marking a way point ................... 199
Selecting a detour during
route guidance ............................. 202
Resetting functions during
route guidance ............................. 206
Deviating from the
calculated route ........................... 206
Driving on a non-digitized
road ................................................ 207
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Cancel the active route guidance:
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight “No” and
press it to confirm. The destination input menu will
appear.
Notes:
The inquiry menu can also appear if the current
interim destination is entered
If the journey is interrupted for less than 2 hours,
active route guidance will be continued automatically.
You will hear the voice output: “The route is being
recalculated“.If the remaining distance to the route is less than 0.3
miles, route guidance will be canceled and the main
destination input menu will appear.
The message “Manual route exclusions have been
reset“ will appear., if a detour was selected and the
COMAND was switched off for longer than 30 minutes
during active route guidance. Manually entered traffic
jams are deleted.
Press
to remove the message.
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Info Services and system
settingsInfo Services ................................... 224
Requesting and displaying
Info Services ................................ 224
System settings .............................. 227
Activating the main system
settings menu .............................. 227
Adjusting the brightness ........... 228
Activating Settings menu ........... 229
Selecting the language ............... 230
Set the date and time .................. 231
Switching beep tones
on and off ...................................... 238
Reset all settings to the factory
settings .......................................... 239
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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 181.
There are several ways to set the time:
• With GPS reception, page 232
Set the time in 30 minute steps, page 233
Set the time by selecting a country and the time
zone, page 234
• Without GPS reception, page 232
Set the date and time manually, page 236
Note:
The clock must always be reset if the COMAND
system was disconnected or if the vehicle battery
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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