2003 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Time set

Contents
Driving on a non-digitized road . . . 168
Interrupt route guidance during a jour-
ney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Arriving at destination . . . . . . . . . 170
Activating audio system . . . . . . . . 171
Activating audio functions . . . . . . 171
Canceling route guidance . . . . . . . 173
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Retrieving a destination from the desti-
nation memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Saving the current destination . . . 175
Saving the current vehicle
location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sorting destination memory . . . . . 178
Deleting a destination. . . . . . . . . . 179
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Entering the vehicle location . . . . 180
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Info Services/System settings. . . . 183
Info Services*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Requesting and displaying
Info Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Activating the main settings menu 187
Adjusting the brightness. . . . . . . . 188
Activating settings menu . . . . . . . 188
Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . 189
Setting date and time . . . . . . . . . . 190
Switching beep tones on and off . 197
Setting the display dimming characteri-
stics (day and night display) . . . . . 198
Resetting all settings to the
factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199Auxiliary audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Switching auxiliary audio source
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Switching auxiliary audio source
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

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Where to find itIntroduction
Where to find itThis Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the
COMAND operator. Each chapter has its
own guide color to provide fast access to
information.At a glance
Here you will find an overview of
all COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the radio, cassette player*, CD-
player, CD changer and adjust the audio
system settings.Telephone
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers.Navigation
This chapter provides detailed information
on the following topics:

Destination input


Route selection and calculation


Route guidance including detour


Destination memory
Info Services* and System settings
This chapter provides information on how
to:

Request and display info services such
as news, weather, stocks and sports


Adjust COMAND system settings
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

43 Audio
CD operation
Function
Page
1
CD drive in the
control unit and
CD changer operation
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
CD drive for audio CD or
navigation CD
45
3
Muting CD playback (mu-
ting on/off)
60
4
Ejecting an audio CD or a
navigation CD
45
5
Selecting a CD
Selecting a track
53
5 1
6
Track selection with the
number keypad
51
7
Return to previous menu
8
Press briefly:
Deletes the character
that has been entered
last
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Deletes a complete
name
55
55
9
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or activate a subme-
nuFunction
Page
10
Turn to the right:
Raises the volume
Turn to the left:
Lowers the volume
11
Press briefly:
Previous track or start of
the track (depending on
playback time)/next
track
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Fast forward/fast re-
verse
51
54
12
Requesting and dis-
playing Info ServicesAdjusting system settings
184
187
13
Switching on CD operati-
on (CD drive, CD chan-
ger)
50
14
Color screen with main
CD menuFunction
Page

58 AudioCD operation1Current playback mode
2up to 4 functions can be selected for
the CD changer only
P Playback mode active
Q Playback mode is not active

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Settings” and press to
confirm.
The “CD Settings” menu will appear.
Activating playback mode

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired function and
press to confirm.
Playback mode is active P.
Standard
This function is automatically active when
another CD has been selected. CD play-
back begins in ascending order.
Magazine Mix (CD changer only)
Select this function to play all of the tracks
of all of the CDs in the magazine slots 1-6
in random order.“Magazine Mix” appears in the main CD
menu.
Track Repeat
Select this function to repeat the current
track until you switch the function off.
“Track Repeat” appears in the main CD
menu.
Track-Mix
Select this function to play the tracks on
the CD currently selected in random order.
“Track-Mix” appears in the main CD menu.
CD Repeat (CD changer only)
Select this function to repeat the current
CD until you switch the function off.
“CD Repeat” appears in the main CD me-
nu.
Playback modeiYou can only select one playback mode
at a time.
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iWhen CDs are played in random order,
it is possible that several tracks from
the same CD are played in a row.

66 AudioSound settingsActivating sound optimization
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Other Options” in the
main sound settings menu and press to
confirm.
The “Other Options” (FM/AM, WB or
CD) menu will appear.
P - actual sound optimization

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
buttonv to highlight the desired
sound optimization and press to con-
firm.
The new sound optimization is
active P.Return to the main sound menu

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Bass/Treble” and
press to confirm.
Return to the main audio menu

Press *.
Available sound optimizations


Standard - COMAND set the sound li-
near for the center of the vehicle


Speech - the emphasis is on the spo-
ken word


Driver-optimized - COMAND optimizes
the sound for the driver’s seat position


Ambience
Small, medium and large rooms are si-
mulated
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iYou can only select one sound optimiza-
tion at a time.
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iCOMAND does not offer sound optimi-
zation for the service sources.

68 TelephoneImportant notes
Important notesIn chapter “Telephone”, you will find de-
tailed information regarding the telepho-
ne*, including emergency call, SMS
function and service numbers.
1 Observe all legal requirements

Please read the chapter “Telephone”
first before attempting to operate your
telephone.


Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the telephone
hands-free.


For safety reasons, you should not use
the mobile telephone handset to make
a call while driving the vehicle.
If the signal strength is very weak (dis-
play in the symbol field of all menus):
Wait until reception improves before
making a call.
Warning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for
safety reasons, the driver should not use the
cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo-
tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location be-
fore answering or placing a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please be sure to pay
attention to the traffic situation at all times.
Use the cellular phone
1 only when the traffic
situation allows.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e.
without beeing connected to an external an-
tenna) from inside the vehicle while the en-
gine is running. Doing so could lead to
malfunction of the vehicle’s electronic sys-
tems, possibly resulting in an accident and
personal injury.
!Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit
should only be used inside the vehicle
if they are connected to a separate ex-
terior antenna that has been approved
by Mercedes-Benz.

80 TelephoneTelephone operationAccepting a call using COMAND
1“Call”
The system detects an incoming call,
the phone rings.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “Send” but-
ton.
The display will change to the
call menu. An active audio source will
be muted.
Call menu2“00:01:21 h”
The call time appears
3Phone number Switching the microphone for the
hands-free telephone off

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the “Mute” button and
press to confirm.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again to cancel muting.
Setting the volume for hands-free opera-
tion
Raising the volume

Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right.
Lowering the volume

Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button
v to the left.
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iNo telephone menu is shown on the
screen

first press a


then you can accept or refuse the
call.
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81 Telephone
Telephone operation
Refusing or ending a call
Use one of the three ways:
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “End” button.
or

Press a.
or

Press *.Accepting an incoming call using the
mobile telephone handset
The telephone is located in the storage
compartment under the armrest. See your
vehicle’s operating instructions.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “Send” but-
ton.

Remove the telephone from its cradle
and conduct your call.
The hands-free operation will switch
off.
Ending a call

Put the phone back in its cradle.
1 Observe all legal requirementsWarning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for
safety reasons, the driver should not use the
cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo-
tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location be-
fore answering or placing a call. If you
nonetheless choose to use the cellular pho-
ne while driving, please be sure to pay atten-
tion to the traffic situation at all times. Use
the cellular phone
1 only when the traffic si-
tuation allows.