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28 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDAdjusting the volume
At the COMAND, turn the rotary control
at the e key.
or

Press J or I on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume is turned up or down
depending on the direction of rotation
or the key pressed.
The system remembers the volume
setting when it is switched off.
When the system is switched on again,
the volume may be lower than at the
time when the system was switched
OFF.
This will be the case when the volume
was adjusted to a value outside a
certain range when the system was
switched off.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control feature
adjusts the volume depending on:

vehicle speed (only in vehicles without
sound system*)
or

ambient noise inside the vehicle (only
in vehicles without sound system*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)

90 Telephone*Important notes
Please read the chapter “Telephone”
first before attempting to operate your
telephone.

Please also read the important notes in
the telephone and Voice control sys-
tem* operating manuals.

Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the telephone
hands-free.

For safety reasons, you should not use
the mobile telephone handset to make
a call while driving the vehicle.
If the signal strength is very weak (dis-
play in the symbol bar of all menus):
Wait until reception improves before
making a call.

Close the windows and reduce all out-
side noise as much as possible when
you use hands-free operation.

Also make sure that the air vents are
not pointed in the direction of the
microphones located in the overhead
control panel near the rear view mirror.
Adjust air vents and/or reduce blower
speed if necessary.

A brief disconnection from the cellular
network is not a malfunction, as this
can occur when the network switches
areas. The phone will automatically try
to sign on to a network again.

If the message
Enter Unlock Code:

appears, enter the unlock code to en-
able all telephone functions
(
page 92). If you do not do so, only
the emergency call (911) is available.
GSM mobile phone

If the message
Enter PIN:
on the
COMAND appears, enter the PIN-code
to enable the telephone functions
(
page 92). If you do not do so, only
the emergency (911) call is available on
the COMAND.In the following situations, it is not possible
or not yet possible to use the telephone:

The telephone is already unlocked but
is not or not yet registered in the net-
work.
The message
no Serv.
appears in the
status bar. The telephone will try to re-
gister into an existing network. If the
network is available, the telephone will
be ready for use.
The above message also appears

if the network is no longer available
due to weak signals

if you try to make a call (message Service Unavailable
appears
for 8 seconds)

97 Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can use the following functions in the
telephone menu:
Entering a telephone number
(page 98)

Use the redial function (
page 99)

Displaying the dialed numbers list
(page 100)

Displaying the received calls list
(page 101)

Use speed-dialing (
page 102)

Use quick-dialing (
page 102)

Displaying the phone book
(page 104)

Adjusting balance/fader settings
(page 29)The system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings.
Incoming calls are indicated in a window in
any system (e.g. radio).
The window shows:

the caller’s number if it is transmitted
or

the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are saved in the phone book.Accepting a call

Press k.
or

Press E.
The window disappears and the display
will change to the call menu
(page 102). An active audio source
will be muted. You talk over the hands-
free set.
Muting the ringing tone

Press K.
or

Press H to highlight
Reject
and
than press E.
The window disappears. The last active
audio source is audible.
Incoming call

105 Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can select the following functions:
Changing the phone book display at
the COMAND

Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number (
page 105)

Entering and saving a new phone book
entry* (
page 106)

Deleting a phone book entry
(page 108)
Changing the phone book display

Open the phone book (
page 104).

Press the
123
soft key.
The display changes to numbers. The
status bar displays the name of the
marked entry.
or

Press the
ABC
soft key.
The display changes to names. The
status bar displays the number of the
marked entry.Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number

Open the phone book (
page 104).
The list of phone book entries with
names starting with a certain letter is
displayed.
Changing the initial letters
With Handh

Press H or h one or several times.
With every push of the button the
display changes to the next possible
letter. At the end of the letter list
follows the category
Other
.
Category
Other
:
Here, all entries without names or with
names starting with a special character
(e.g. * or #) are put together.With the number keys
The number keys are labelled with the let-
ters which can be selected.

Press, e.g. 4.
The system displays a window above
the status bar which shows the letters G, H and
I. After that, the address book
list with the letter
G is displayed.

To select, e.g. the letter
H, press 4
twice in quick succession.
Selecting an entry

Change the initial letter if required.

Use G or g to select a list entry.
iIf you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.
iIf you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.

123 Navigation
Navigation main menu

Press the
Memory
soft key.
A window appears with the
message
Position Saved as
MemPt
.
The system saves the current position
as a destination in the
Last
Destinations
memory
(
page 155).
iSuch destinations are marked in
the
Last Destinations
memory
with _.
You can save up to 20 such
destinations. For permanent storage
you can save the destination in the
regular Destination memory
(
page 156).

126 NavigationDestination inputAccepting the displayed destination 
In the Destination Entry menu, press
E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 201).
or

Select the ( symbol in the
Destination Entry menu. Press H,
h, g, G to do so.

Press E.Entering another destination address

Press h, H, g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
A window will appear at the bottom of
the menu showing the available
characters.

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
iYou can only select admissible
characters. The character selected
appears magnified. If your input is
unambiguous, the system will
complete it.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the cities stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a city stored on
the navigation DVD.

135 Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press c.
The map view set via the
Display
soft
key will appear, e.g. bird’s eye view
(
page 153).

If you press one of the buttons H,
h, g, G, F, f the cross-hairs
appear.
or

Press the
Map
soft key, e.g. in the
Destination Entry menu (
page 125).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear.If soft key displays are hidden:

Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys

Coord.
soft key
:
Brings you to the destination
coordinates input (
page 137)

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 161).

Memory
soft key (if c was pressed):
A window appears with the
message Position Saved as
MemPt
. (page 122).

Display
soft key (if c was
pressed):
The Map View display will appear.
You can adjust the map orientation
(
page 153).

Soft key +:
Zooming in for more detailed map.

Soft key ):
Zooming out for less detailed map.

Back
soft key (if c was pressed):
Returns you to the previous menu.
iThe system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
ic was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.

169 Service
SMS (Mail)

SMS (Mail)
With the SMS Inbox Folder you can receive
SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.

Activate the Service main menu
(page 168).

Press the
SMS
soft key.
The Inbox will appear. The message
Now Downloading...
will appear in
the status bar while new SMS are
reading in, e.g. after the telephone is
switched on (
page 92).The message
Empty
appears

during download process - the
status bar displays
Now
downloading...

if no SMS messages are stored on
the mobile phone* - the status bar
displays
No message
Otherwise the Inbox is sorted in
chronological order, the most recent
message is at the top of the list. The
status bar shows date and time of the
message.
iThe functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.iIf you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
Long/combined SMS which contains
more than 160 characters are not
supported. Only the first 160
characters from a combined SMS will
be downloaded.
iIf another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window appears when SMS mail is
coming in. The message New
message(s) will appear. Press E to
confirm.SMS Inbox