2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class key

25 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Navigation*

Telephone*

Service
Opening main menus

Audio (
page 34):
Press
.

Satellite radio* (
page 61):
Press .

Navigation* (
page 98):
Press .

Telephone* (
page 77):
Press .

Service (
page 141):
Press .
Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status barThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.
The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.
The status bar 3 is divided into three ar-
eas.
Left side:
The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: Radio
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

26 At a glanceMenu systemCenter:
Indication of the selected operating mode.
In this example:

FM = selected waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Right side:
General status information is displayed, re-
gardless of the selected operating mode.
In this example:

ROAMING = telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network.

= telephone* signal strengthMenu functions and submenus
Using the soft keys, you can switch func-
tions ON or OFF, or open submenus.
Example: Radio main menu:

The Scan soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.

The Autost. soft key opens the sub-
menu for the Autostore settings.In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap-
pear white.
Example:
Presets, Scan and Autost. soft key.

27 At a glance
Menu system
Exiting from submenus
You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the Back soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.
The system does not accept setting modi-
fications which have not been stored.
There are exceptions where pressing the
Back soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.

28 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSwitching ON 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press .
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or

Press .Different volume settings are possible for
navigation*, telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, CD changer*, AUX and
Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching ON/OFF
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, is disabled.Volume

30 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSetting balance/fader
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 25).

Press the Bal/Fad soft key.
The Balance/Fader menu is displayed.
Now you can set the balance and the
fader (
page 30).
A cross-hair cursor appears. The verti-
cal line indicates the balance setting.
The horizontal line indicates the fader
setting.

Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the desired balance,
or

Press or :
The cursor moves vertically, adjusting
the fader.
Storing new settings:

Press or the Back soft key,
or

wait until the display changes.For the following operating modes, differ-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se-
lected:

Radio (FM waveband)

Radio (AM waveband)

Radio (Weather Band)

Single CD

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*

Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 99).
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
i Using  and , the cursor can be
moved simultaneously in vertical and
horizontal direction (diagonally).
Bass and treble

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 25).

Press the Bass or Treble soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Storing new settings:

Press or the Back soft key,
or

wait until the display changes.If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys-
tem*, the sound functions are available for
the following operating modes:

Radio

Single CD

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
Different sound functions* can be activat-
ed for each one of the operating modes
listed above.
Example:
For CD mode: the LOGIC7 Surround func-
tion,
for Satellite radio* mode: the Speech
function.The following sound functions are avail-
able:

Default Settings:
Resets the sound functions* to the fac-
tory setting.

Standard:
Normal stereo playback.

Speech:
Playback optimized for speech compre-
hension.

LOGIC7 Surround:
7-channel-surround playback (not for
mono-sources like AM waveband or
Weather Band in radio mode).
Switching sound functions* ON

Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 25).

Press the Sound soft key.
Sound functions*


34 AudioAudio main menu
Press
.
The Audio main menu appears.
If one of the Audio submenus ap-
pears, press the Back soft key as
often as necessary until the Audio
main menu appears,
or

Press
again.Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.

Radio soft key
Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear (
page 35)

CD softkey
The Single CD main menu appears
(page 44)

CDC softkey
The CD changer* main menu appears
(page 54)

AUX soft key
Facilitates operation of an external au-
dio source (
page 60)Switching the mute function ON:

Press .
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF:

Press again,
or

Turn the rotary control located on
the COMAND control unit,
or

Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
The audio source heard is the one se-
lected before the mute function was
activated.
Opening the Audio main menu
Selectable soft keysiThe Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing (
page 61).
Mute functioniThe mute function is still activated if
the system is switched off and then on
again.

35 Audio
Radio operation

Radio operation

Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the Radio soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta-
tion last tuned to will begin to play. In this example:

Weather Band

Channel 1 = current station

Press the FM/AM soft key in the Radio
main menu.
Alternatingly the Radio main menu for
the FM or AM wavebands appears. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.
In this example:

FM = FM waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the audio system only when
road, weather and traffic conditions permit.
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.Switching to radio mode
Switching wavebands