2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class phone

23 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, radio, Single CD,
CD changer*, satellite radio* or tele-
phone* display appears in the multi-
function display of the instrument
cluster.Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequency
Single CD operation
1Single CD operation
2Current trackCD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current track
Satellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel nameSelecting the multifunction display

24 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelTelephone* operation:
Either the main display, or a list appears on
display.
Telephone main display:
In the list screen, instead of the READY
message, either a phone book entry or one
of the last 10 outgoing calls will be dis-
played.
In order to close the list display,
presst
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.

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.

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

63 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation

Press.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service (
page 63),
After Satellite radio service was acti-
vated (
page 63).
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service:
The telephone number of the Sirius Service
Center and the twelve-digit electronic seri-
al number (ESN) of the particular receiver
are displayed.
This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.After activation of the Satellite radio
service:
The SAT main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.Station information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.
In this example:

ROCK = selected category (
page 65)

Vault = name of the selected station
Calling up the SAT main menu iCredit card information is also required
for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
Sirius Service Center.
iThe system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected
previously.

64 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStatus bar
SAT (on the left) = the selected system

SAT5 = location in the program
memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16 = number of the current channel
Possible Softkeys

Presets
shows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations (
page 67) and re-
quest stored stations (page 64).

Info
shows additional text information relat-
ed to the current channel.

Scan
is used to start and stop the scan
search (
page 67).

Service
displays a screen showing the tele-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the particular receiver.

You can also adjust the following:
Bass and treble (
page 30)

Fader and balance (
page 29)

Sound functions (
page 31)

Volume (not on soft keys)
(page 28)
The following options are available:

Tuning via station presets (
page 64)

Tuning via manual channel input
(page 65)

Tuning via the program category list
(page 65)

Tuning a station within the selected
category (
page 66)

Tuning via scan search (
page 67)
Tuning via station presets
Ten Satellite radio station presets are
available.
You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.
Accessing via number keys

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Soft key functions
Selecting a station
iThe Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.

68 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStoring via Presets menu 
Press the Presets soft key.
The Preset list appears.

Use or  to select a preset loca-
tion.

Press for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.Resetting Presets menu

Press the Presets soft key.
All channels in the Preset list are delet-
ed.

Press the Service soft key.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of the
particular receiver appear.It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser-
vice Center.

if you want to cancel the subscription
or to re-subscribe at a later date,

if you forget to pay the bill, or

if you sell the car to another person.
Calling the Sirius Service Center