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System settings
System settings
6Displays the new message
7Switches back to the main menu
There is more than one message
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to move to the next page.
Activating the main service menu
Press *.
Switching back to e.g. radio main menu
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “No” and press to con-
firm.
Main system settings menu1Date and time
You can select the time format
(
page 196)
2Adjusts the brightness
3Activates “Settings” menu
4Switching an auxiliary audio source on
(page 200)
5Country setting, with a time zone
(page 192)
Press (.
The main service menu will appear.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “System Settings” and
press to confirm.
The main system settings menu will ap-
pear.
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Activating the main settings menu
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has been set to GPS reception and if a
country, e.g. USA and a time zone was
selected.
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190 Info Services/System settingsSystem settingsYou can select the following languages
“Adopt from Instrument Cluster”
COMAND 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 and miles,
speed in miles per hour (mph)
“Español”
“Français”
“Italiano”
“Nederlands”COMAND is equipped with an integrated
clock, which it shows in the main system
settings menu.
Automatically
COMAND automatically sets date and time
if the GPS time is received.
However, you can make the following ad-
justments:
Set the time in increments of 30 minu-
tes (
page 191)
Set the time by selecting a country and
the time zone (
page 192)Manually
You must always set the clock manually
(
page 195), if
COMAND does not receive a GPS time
the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery
the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Setting date and timeiThe clock displays e.g. the estimated
time of arrival at the destination during
route guidance.
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191 Info Services/System settings
System settings
Setting the time in increments of 30 mi-
nutes
You can set the the time to any local time
(time zone) in increments of 30 minutes.
1COMAND receives GPS time
2Setting the clock (increments of 30 mi-
nutes)
3Selecting the country and the time
zone (
page 192)
4Selecting the time format (
page 196)
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the
settings menu and press to confirm.
The menu displays the date and the
time, minutes are highlighted (black).Activating the setting mode
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
Setting mode is active.
Altering the time
Setting the clock ahead
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the right.
Each click will move the time 30 mi-
nutes ahead.
Setting the clock back
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the left.
Each click will move the time 30 mi-
nutes back.
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195 Info Services/System settings
System settings
Manually setting date and clock
You must manually set the date and clock,
if
COMAND does not receive a GPS time
the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery
the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Date/time menu1Day, month, year, hours, minutes
Day is highlighted when the menu
appears
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the
settings menu (
page 188) and press
to confirm.
The menu displays date and time.Setting
Activating the setting mode
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
Setting mode is active R.
Move the day forwards or back
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right or left.
Cancelling setting mode
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
Setting mode is switched off V. The
cursor moves one position to the right.
Repeat the operating steps to subse-
quently change month, year, hours and
minutes.
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