2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Time

Contents
Entering a city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Narrowing of the destination
after selecting city . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Entering a city center . . . . . . . . . . 120
Entering a street in the
destination city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Narrowing of the destination
after selecting street . . . . . . . . . . 122
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 123
Entering a house number . . . . . . . 124
Entering a destination using the
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Entering a destination via
geo coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Storing map location . . . . . . . . . . 128
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Start route guidance menu . . . . . . 130
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Route re-calculation . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Navigation announcements . . . . . 131
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Destination reached . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 134
During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Showing soft key displays . . . . . . 135
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Displaying the route on the map . 136
Displaying the route list . . . . . . . . 137
Detour function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Stop-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Defining route guidance displays . 142
Setting symbols displays . . . . . . . 142
Setting map orientation . . . . . . . . 143
Switching GPS position display
ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . 145
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display . . . . . . . . 145
Last destinations and
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Last destinations memory . . . . . . 147
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 148
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Selecting POI in the local area of
the current position . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Selecting POI for a selected city. . 153
Selecting POI for a long-distance
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Selecting a POI using the map . . . 155
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Tele Aid*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . 158
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Calling up the System menu . . . . . 162
Setting the date/time . . . . . . . . . . 162
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON/OFF. . . . 165
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Voice control settings* . . . . . . . . . 166
Reset function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This 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
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 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 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.

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting the volume
Turn the rotary control located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel
The volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if:
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without Sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with Sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)A common balance and fader setting ap-
plies to the following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance or the fader,
the system automatically stores the set-
ting for the currently active operating
mode.
Balance and fader
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For Navigation* a different balance/
fader setting is possible. You find the
description under “Adjusting the
acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 111).

40 Audio
Radio operation
Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press.
or
Press one of the number keys
 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.
During the first run, stations with ex-
tremely good reception are played.
During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.
Scan search plays each receivable sta-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.
Scan search can be ended manually.
Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search
Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 37).
Press the Scan soft key.
Scanning begins.
Ending Scan search manually
Press the Scan soft key again.Manual tuning
Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 37).
Press and hold or  for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.
Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping or  in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.
Manual tuning is deactivated if no but-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.

41 Audio
Radio operation
Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband
(
page 37).
Press.The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.
Press the number buttons in
succession:, , and .
Each number entered appears in the
display.
The system tunes to the frequency en-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.Tuning via station search
Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.
On COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (
page 37).
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Manual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing or .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz
AM 10 kHz
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Entries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.
The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.
Tuning to a station on Weather Band


42 Audio
Radio operation
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.
Press  or.
Search begins in ascending or
descending frequency.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display
(
page 25).
Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using the number
keypad.
Press one of the number keys
 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Ten presets each are available for the
FM and AM waveband.
The following options are available:
Storing manually using number keys
Storing manually using the Presets
menu
Storing using Autostore Storing manually using the number
keys  - 
Tune to the station to be stored
(
page 38).
Press a number key between and
 and hold it for more than 2 sec-
onds.
The station is now stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu
Tune to the station to be stored
(
page 38).
Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Storing FM/AM stations

46 Audio
Single CD operation
The COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 15).
Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.
COMAND pulls in the CD. If the CD is
an audio CD, the system switches to
Single CD mode.
Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.
Remove the CD from the slot.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx. 7
seconds.
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 36).
Press the CD soft key.
The system switches to Single CD
mode.The center of the status bar shows: The track number and total number
of tracks
The elapsed playing time of the
track
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If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the new CD.
Inserting a second CD in the slot with
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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If the CD is an MP3 CD, the system
switches to MP3 mode (
page 53).
Ejecting a CD
Single CD main menu
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The CD soft key is shaded out if no audio
CD is loaded. The system will not
switch to Single CD mode.
Load an audio CD into the
COMAND CD drive (
page 45).
The
MP3 soft key instead of the CD soft
key is visible when a MP3 CD has been
loaded.

47 Audio
Single CD operation
1Track title or track number
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
The Single CD main menu shows the track
title in the center if the CD contains corre-
sponding CD text data.
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title. The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track list
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 48)
Selecting via scan search (page 48)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit
Open the Single CD main menu
(
page 46).
Pressfor forward skipping.
or
Press for backward skipping.On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Single CD dis-
play (
page 25).
Pressj for forward skipping.
or
Pressk for backward skipping.
Selecting a track
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Forward skipping:
The next track is played.
Backward skipping:
The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.
The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.