2005 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class phone

23 At a glance
Service operating elements
Function
Page
1
C
Service main menu
152
2
Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3
Color screen with Service
main menuiThe SMS soft key appears
if the vehicle is equipped
for phone operation and a
Mercedes-Benz specified
mobile telephone* is
inserted in phone cradle*.
152
4
Push the joystick to
g,G
Function selection
Press E to confirm
5
e Switching on and off
27

24 At a glanceMenu system

Menu systemThe menu system allows for easy
operation of COMAND.
Main menus are provided for the following
main functions:
Audio (radio, CD, CD changer*)

Satellite radio*

Telephone*

Navigation

ServiceCalling up main menus Menu display
A display may consist of three areas.
Example: FM menu
1Soft keys area
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key
sections 1.
Main function
Activating main
menu
Audio
(page 34)

Press A.
Satellite radio*
(page 62)

Press B.
Telephone*
(page 78)

Press a.
Navigation
(page 96)

Press b.
Service
(page 152)

Press C.

25 At a glance
Menu system
The main area 2 shows messages and
settings.
You can change the settings by operating
the system.
The status bar 3 is divided into three
areas.
Left side:
The current operating mode is indicated. In
this example: RadioCenter:
The status of the current operating mode
or other selectable functions are indicated.
In this example:

FM
= current waveband

1
= memory location of station,
e.g. “1”
Right side:
General status information is indicated
independent of the operating mode.
In this example:

Ready
= Telephone* is ready for
operation

= Reception strength of the
mobile phone*Menu functions and submenus
Using the soft keys, functions can be
switched ON or OFF, or submenus can be
called up.
E.g. the radio menu:

The
FM/AM
soft key switches between
FM and AM band.

The
Scan
soft key starts/stops the
channel scan.
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

27 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMAND
Switching on
Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2 if the COMAND was
switched off by turning the key in the
starter switch to position 0 and
removing it.
or

Press e.
In both cases, the system will activate
the operating mode which was active
when the system was switched off.Switching off

Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 0 and pull the key out.
or

Press e.
When the audio is playing, the volume
knob will adjust the audio volume, and also
the volume for telephone and navigation.
During a telephone call (talking or ringing),
the volume knob will adjust the telephone
voice and ringer volume.
The volume for the navigation announce-
ments can only be changed while an
announcement is being made.
When you adjust the volume, the system
will automatically store the setting for the
current operating mode.
iYou have the following options to
control the system:
at the COMAND

at the multifunction steering wheel
(refer to vehicle Operator’s Manual)
This Operator’s Manual describes the
control at the COMAND.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
descriptions and illustrations refer to
the COMAND.
Switching the COMAND control unit
on and offiFor an explanation of starter switch
positions, refer to vehicle Operator’s
Manual.iIf the key is not in the starter switch in
position 1 or 2, the system will automa-
tically stop after around 30 minutes.
Volume

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
CD operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Satellite radio* operating elements . . . 16
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . . 18
Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 20
Service operating elements . . . . . . . . . 22
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 27
Switching the COMAND control
unit on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Balance and fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bass and Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the Audio menu . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting an audio source . . . . . . . 34
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Switching to radio operation. . . . . . 35
Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General Information on
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 45
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Switching to CD operation . . . . . . . 49
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Selecting a CD
(CD changer* only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Subscribing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . . 61
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Changing the program category . . . 63
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Displaying information . . . . . . . . . . 66
Displaying service information . . . . 67
Station list updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Switching telephone operation on . 74
Switching telephone operation off . 74
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switching to telephone operation . 78

Contents
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Route guidance after the vehicle
has been transported . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Trip interruption during
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Activating the Navigation
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Setting the routing mode . . . . . . . . 98
Saving current location . . . . . . . . . . 99Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Activating the Enter street menu . 100
Selecting the state/province . . . . 101
Entering destination address . . . . 102
Selecting home address . . . . . . . . 113
Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Starting route guidance . . . . . . . . 115
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Recalculating an existing route . . . 115
Voice instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Arriving at destination. . . . . . . . . . 119
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 120
During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Displaying the soft keys . . . . . . . . 121
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Selecting a detour. . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Stopover function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Saving the current location . . . . . . 128
Defining route guidance displays . 128Last destinations and
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Last destinations memory. . . . . . . 134
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 135
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Selecting a POI on the map. . . . . . 141
Entering a POI by phone number . 142
Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Adding a destination
to today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Service main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Activating the Service
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
SMS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
SMS Received list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Reading SMS message received . . 154

7
Where to find itIntroduction

Where to find itThis Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the
COMAND operator. 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
COMAND for the first time or if you have
rented 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 radio, CD player and CD
changer*.
Satellite radio*
This chapter provides information on how
to select a station and a program category.Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, how to
initiate an emergency call and use the pho-
ne book.Navigation
This chapter provides detailed information
on the following topics:
Destination input

Route guidance including detour

Last destinations and destination
memory

POIs

Today’s plan
Service
Here you will find all the information about:
SMS*

Tele Aid*
System settings
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, CD changer*, satellite
radio*, telephone* and navigation module
are interconnected. When one of the com-
ponents is not operational or has not been
removed/replaced properly, the function 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
only by qualified personnel.
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 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car
is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 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 encoura-
ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read na-
vigational maps, instructions, or downloa-
ded information.
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-
cused 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.