2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand Manual

88 Telephone*Phone book
The field Name is selected automatically
and contains either no name or the
name last entered.
The field Number automatically incor-
porates the telephone number.
Entering/editing a name or number
Data can be entered into a field using the
12 button keypad (keys
- $), or via a
Selection menu.Entry via 12 button keypad:

Use
- $ to enter the data directly
(page 143).
Entry via Selection menu:

Press the Keypad soft key.
The Selection menu appears.

Enter the data via the Selection menu
(page 142).

Press.
When making an entry, you can choose
a number category from a list.

Use or  to select the desired
category.

Press.
The system will store the entry under
its name. If no name has been assigned
to the entry, it is stored under the cate-
gory Other.

89 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)

SMS (Mail)
SMS messages can be received if your ve-
hicle is equipped with a telephone* and
SMS messaging is available from your car-
rier.
Received messages are saved in the folder
SMS inbox.
Open the Telephone main menu
(page 77).

Press the SMS soft key.
The folder SMS inbox appears.The received messages list appears.
The list is sorted chronologically, the
last message received is displayed at
the top of the list.
The corresponding date and time ap-
pears in the status bar when the select-
ed message has been received.

Use or  to select another mes-
sage.
The SMS inbox offers the following op-
tions:

Switching between subject and sender.

Reading a message (
page 90).

Deleting a message (
page 91).
iIncoming new messages are indicated
by the symbol in the status bar.
Symbol appears in the status bar if
the SMS memory is full.
In addition, a corresponding message
is displayed when the folder is opened.SMS inbox
iThe symbol at the beginning of a list
entry indicates that the message has
not been read.

90 Telephone*SMS (Mail)Switching between subject and sender
The incoming SMS can be displayed with
the sender or the subject. Selection of the
sender prompts the system to display the
telephone number. 
In the SMS inbox (
page 89) press the
Subject soft key:
The first characters of the message
text appears;
or

In the SMS inbox press the Sender soft
key:
The name(s) or phone number(s) of the
message sender(s) appear(s).

In the SMS inbox (
page 89), use
or  to select a message.

Press.
The message text appears.

To scroll through the message text,
press or  as required.
Switching between content and sender

Press the Contents soft key.
The sender’s name appears if it is
saved in the phone book. If not, only
the phone number appears;
or

Press the Sender soft key.
The message text appears.
iThe sender’s number only appears if it
has been transmitted.
The sender’s name only appears if, in
addition, the number and the name are
stored in the phone book (
page 85).
Reading a message

91 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)

In the SMS inbox (
page 89), use
or to select the message to be de-
leted.

Press the Delete soft key.
A delete prompt is displayed.

Use to select the menu item Yes.

Press.
The message is now deleted.

Press the Back soft key.
This returns you to the Telephone main
menu.Deleting a message Exiting from the SMS menu

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93
Important notes
Navigation main menu
Destination entry
Route guidance
During route guidance
Last destinations and destination memory
POIs (Points of Interest)
Navigation*

94 Navigation*Important notesWarning
G
For safety reasons, you should only enter a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
When the vehicle is in motion, a passenger
should enter the destination. Study manual
and select route before driving.
Do not watch display screen or operate but-
tons while the vehicle is in motion - let voice
instructions guide you. Stop at a safe loca-
tion before using buttons or making correc-
tions.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
The route calculated by COMAND is a rec-
ommendation on how to best reach your se-
lected destination.
During route guidance, you will not receive
any information on
Traffic lights

Stop and yield signs

Parking or stopping zones

One-way streets

Narrow bridges

Similar traffic regulation data
You should therefore always strictly observe
traffic regulations while driving. Drive care-
fully and always obey traffic laws and road
signs even if they contradict COMAND in-
structions.
Warning
G
The Navigation DVD module contains a
Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is
opened or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The Navigation
DVD module does not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any service work which
may be necessary performed only by quali-
fied personnel.

95 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the E-Class (211) COMAND
system. No other CDs or DVDs will work.
Using other navigation CDs or DVDs might
lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation module.
The navigation module is mounted on the
left-hand side of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading

Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
with the label facing up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
Ejecting

Press and wait until the navigation
computer ejects the DVD.
Navigation DVD
Loading/ejecting the DVD
iYour Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the EN 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.