2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Radio

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 16
Telephone operating elements . . . . . . 18
Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 20
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 22
Selecting the multifunction display 23
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 28
Switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Balance and fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the Audio main menu . . . . 34
Selectable soft keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching to radio mode . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tuning to a FM / AM station . . . . . 36
Tuning to a station on
Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 42
Switching to Single CD mode . . . . . 43
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Single CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . 46
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 48
Switching to CD changer* mode . . 49
Accessing the CD changer* . . . . . . 49
Retracting the CD changer* . . . . . 49
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CD changer* main menu . . . . . . . . 54
Selecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audio AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

ContentsSatellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Introduction to Satellite radio . . . . . 62
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Calling up the SAT main menu . . . . 63
Soft key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Obtaining additional text
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Calling the Sirius Service Center . . 68Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching the phone ON/OFF . . . . 73
911 emergency calls. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Entering the PIN (only GSM) . . . . . 75
Entering the unlock code . . . . . . . . 76
Switching to telephone mode . . . . 76
Telephone main menu . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selectable soft keys and options . . 78
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Outgoing call / entering a phone
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Accepted and missed calls . . . . . . . 80
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Opening the phone book. . . . . . . . . 85
Selecting a phone book entry and
establishing the connection . . . . . . 86
Deleting a phone book entry . . . . . 87
Adding a new phone book entry . . 87
SMS (Mail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SMS inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reading a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Deleting a message . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Exiting from the SMS menu . . . . . . 91
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Loading/ejecting the DVD . . . . . . . 95
Route guidance after vehicle
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Determination of location after
vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Trip interruption during route
guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Selection lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Calling up the Navigation main
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Avoiding certain road types . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements . . . . . . . 99
Saving current location . . . . . . . . . 101
Destination entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . 102
Enter Destination menu . . . . . . . . 103
Narrowing of the destination . . . . 104
Selecting the region . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Entering a city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Continuing destination entry
after selecting city . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Entering a city center . . . . . . . . . . 108
Entering a street in the
destination city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Continuing destination entry
after selecting street . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 112
Entering a house number . . . . . . . 113
Destination input using the map . . 114

7
Where to find itIntroduction

Where to find itThis Operator's Manual is designed to pro-
vide support for you, the COMAND opera-
tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.At a glance
Here you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating CO-
MAND for the first time, or if you have rent-
ed or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first. Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*
This chapter contains all information relat-
ed to the satellite radio system.Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers. Navigation*
This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry

Route selection and calculation

Route guidance

Destination memory
Service
This chapter contains information con-
cerning 
Data entry

Tele Aid*
System
This chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
Warning
G
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, satellite radio*,
CD changer*, navigation module*, tele-
phone* and voice control system* are inter-
connected. Therefore, when one of the
components is not operational or has not
been removed/ replaced properly, the func-
tion of other components may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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 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.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
Warning
G
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain
focused on safe driving behavior, including
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system's audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
CD changer* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation* operating elements
Multifunction steering wheel
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND

12 At a glanceRadio operating elements

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio main menu
34
2
Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3

- 
Entering frequency man-
ually
Storing stations
Requesting station pre-
sets
39
40
37
Function
Page
4
, , , 
Tuning stations FM / AM
Station memory,
selecting presets
36
40
5

Confirmation
6

Mute function
34
Function
Page
7

Switching ON/OFF
28
8


Volume adjustment
28
9
 and 
Station search
Manual tuning
36
38

22 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheel
Function
Page
1
Multifunction display
2
Volume setting
ç Volume down
æ Volume up
28
28
3
Making calls:
s
Answering calls
Starting connection
Redialing
t
Terminating calls
78
83
80
79
4
Multifunction display
menu change:
è forward
ÿ back
23
23
Function
Page
5
Radio mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
Single CD and CD chang-
er* mode:
j Next track
k Previous track
36
36
56
56
5
Satellite radio* mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
66
66
5
Telephone* mode:
j Next list entry
k Previous list entry
82
82