2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class warning

70 Telephone*Important notes1 Observe all legal requirementsWarning
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Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 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.
Warning
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Never operate radio transmitters provided
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to malfunction
of the vehicle's electronic system, possibly
resulting in an accident and/or personal
injury.

74 Telephone*Telephone operationThe 911 emergency call will also function if
the telephone is locked.
Placing an emergency call
An emergency call can be placed using the
cell phone or the COMAND control unit.Using the cell phone
(
Telephone Operation Guide).
Using the COMAND control unit during
PIN or unlock code entry

Press the 911 soft key.
The system opens an inquiry menu
prompting you if you want to dial a
911 call.

If necessary, press  to select Yes.

Press  to confirm Yes if you want to
place the 911 emergency call.
The emergency call will be placed.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers, then describe the emergency.
If you do not want to place the emergency
call:

Press  to select No when the inquiry
menu appears.

Press  to confirm No.
Using the COMAND control unit after
PIN and unlock code entry

Press repeatedly until the Tele-
phone main menu appears.
911 emergency callsWarning
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The “911” emergency call system is a
public service. Using it without due
cause is a criminal offense.iThe following conditions must be met
for a “911” emergency call:
telephone switched ON

available cell phone network
If you cannot make an emergeny call,
you will have to initiate rescue mea-
sures yourself.

77 Telephone*
Telephone operation
1 Observe all legal requirements
Press.
The Telephone main menu appears.
Telephone status information is displayed
on the right end of the status bar:
The following displays are possible:

READY = telephone is logged into your
mobile communcations home network
and ready for use,

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

NO SERV. = no network available,

= telephone signal strength,

= call active (
page 83).
Other messages could also appear:

If the message
Please insert phone,
Phone not installed or
Please insert SIM card
appears, see chapter “Switching the
phone ON / OFF” (
page 73)

If the message
Please enter PIN appears, see “En-
tering the PIN” (
page 75)

If the message
Enter unlock code appears, see “En-
tering unlock code” (
page 76)
Telephone main menuWarning
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Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.

94 Navigation*Important notesWarning
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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
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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.

117 Navigation*
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays and
voice instructions. (
page 117).Current voice instructions
If a navigation announcement is not readily
understood, it can be repeated at any time.

Press .
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Cancelling voice instructions

Press .
The current announcement is can-
celled.
The next navigation announcement will
again be audible.
Switching voice instructions ON/OFF
Switching OFF:

During a navigation announcement,
press  for approx. 2 seconds.
For a short period of time, the message
Voice announcements muted is dis-
played. Now further route guidance takes
place using only the symbols in the dis-
play. If a new route guidance cycle is
started, the announcements are auto-
matically switched ON again.
Switching ON manually:

Press .
The navigation displays are visible only
with activated route guidance.

To switch to the navigation display
from another display, e.g. from CD
mode, pressor .
Two display examples are shown below.
Voice instructionsWarning
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Voice instructions are intended to direct you
while driving without diverting your atten-
tion from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.
Navigation displays

165 Index
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Vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Volume
Automatic volume control. . . . . . . . . 29
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
for navigation announcements . . 100W
Warning. . 35, 42, 43, 48, 49, 70, 77, 94
WRONG PIN NUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . 75