2006 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class ESP

189 Navigation
Route guidance
During route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
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Activating audio functions

190 NavigationRoute guidanceRemoving the window
This is done automatically after 3 seconds.
or
Press *.
The radio is active

Selecting a memorized station from the
respective memory (FM, AM or WB)
Press number keys 1 through 0.

Performing station seek
Press g or h briefly.

Starting manual search
Press g or h longer than
2 seconds.
The search run will start in the desi-
red direction - frequency ranges
FM, AM or WB.CD mode is active

Selecting CD with number keys
0 CD drive
1 - 6 CD changer*

Selecting previous/next track
Press g or h briefly.

Skipping backwards/forwards
Hold g or h longer than
2 seconds.

198 NavigationSettings

SettingsCOMAND normally determines the vehicle
location automatically with the GPS. In ex-
ceptional cases, this may not be possible.
You can then enter the current vehicle lo-
cation manually in connection with an in-
tersection.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Settings” in the main
destination input menu and press to
confirm.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Location...” and press
to confirm.
The input menu to enter the city will ap-
pear.

Enter the city/suburb and then the
street and select the required entries
from the corresponding list. See “Ente-
ring destination address”
(page 141).
After you have selected the street, you will
see a prompt for the intersection.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the appropriate cross
street and press to confirm.
The input menu “Location/Intersec-
tion” will appear.
Location is ahead or behind an intersection
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right (location is ahead) or to
the left (location is behind) and press to
confirm.
The message “Chosen location accep-
ted” will appear.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm.
Entering the vehicle location

202Info Services*/System settingsInfo Services*

Info Services*In chapter “Info Services/System set-
tings” you will find detailed information on
the following topics:
Requesting and displaying Info Services

Adjusting the brightness

Selecting the language for the menu
text displays and the voice output

Setting the date and time

Selecting beep tones

Setting the display dimming characteri-
stics (day and night display)

Resetting all settings to the factory set-
tings

Switching an auxiliary audio source on
and offIf you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading the chapter “At a glance”
(
page 6).
When you subscribe to Info Services, you
can download information directly to your
COMAND. You can select from news, wea-
ther, sports, stocks, and calendar remin-
ders.
To personalize your selections, visit

www.MBUSA.com or call

1-800-FOR-MERCedes.
Main service menu1New information service is requested
from Response Center
2Shows date and time of the message
3The main settings menu will appear
(
page 205)
iThis function is not available in some
countries.
Requesting and displaying
Info ServicesiBefore you can use Info Services, Tele
Aid must be activated at the Response
Center and Info Services selected.

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Info Services*/System settings
Info Services*

Press ( in any menu.
The main service menu will appear.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm 1.
New information service is requested
from the Response Center.4This message appears
5Cancels the requestYou will hear a beep tone if there is a new
incoming message.
There are three ways to cancel the request
and switch to a main menu, e.g. radio main
menu:

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v and confirm “Cancel”.

Press *.
or

Automatically after 15 seconds.
iThe characters are displayed in light
grey
In 1 During an active request trans-
mission
In 2 If no information is available

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Info Services*/System settings
System settings

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Settings” in the main
system settings menu and press to
confirm.
The settings menu will appear.The language affects the menu text dis-
plays and the voice output during route
guidance.
1Current language setting appears in
red
2Page back, if the arrow is filled in
3Page forward for more languages

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Language...” in
the settings menu.
The languages list will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired language
and press to confirm.
COMAND displays the message “Loa-
ding the [name of language] language”
and loads the selected language.
You will hear the corresponding voice
output.
After that, the main system settings
menu will appear with the display text
in the language selected.

Selecting the language

208Info Services*/System settingsSystem settingsYou can select the following languages
“Adopt from Instrument Cluster”
COMAND will use the same language
as is set in instrument cluster

“Deutsch”

“English” (metric)
Distance measured in km,
speed in km/h

“English” (imperial)
Distance measured in yards and miles,
speed in miles per hour (mph)

“Español”

“Français”

“Italiano”

“Nederlands”COMAND is equipped with an integrated
clock, which it shows in the main system
settings menu.
Automatically
COMAND automatically sets date and time
if the GPS time is received.
However, you can make the following ad-
justments:
Set the time in increments of 30 minu-
tes (
page 209)

Set the time by selecting a country and
the time zone (
page 210)Manually
You must always set the clock manually
(
page 213), if

COMAND does not receive a GPS time

the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery

the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Setting date and timeiThe clock displays e.g. the estimated
time of arrival at the destination during
route guidance.

222 GlossaryNorth-up
The map is displayed facing due north
during route guidance.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. There are home type and non
home type systems. The RM indicator
in the COMAND display indicates that a
call is being made using a non-home
type system.
Service numbers
includes a personal service number
and the number for Roadside Assis-
tance
Service source
This includes the systems telephone,
navigation (voice output during desti-
nation guidance) and ->Voice control
systemSMS
(S
hort M
essage S
ervice)
With this function you can receive, read
and delete short text messages (if SMS
service is provided by your carrier)
Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and ma-
nual emergency, Roadside Assistance,
and information. Tele Aid is initially ac-
tivated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided that the vehicle's battery is char-
ged, properly connected, not damaged,
and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-
lable.Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string,
which you have to enter on switching
on the telephone.
Voice output
During a trip, apart from visual informa-
tions (symbol or map displays),
COMAND also provides all of the
necessary spoken route information
via voice output.
Voice control system
One of the service sources of
COMAND.
As voice-operated control system, it
controls the COMAND systems via
voice. Refer to the separate operating
instructions.