2006 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class Time

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Contents
Navigation* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Route guidance after the vehicle
has been transported . . . . . . . . . . 150
Trip interruption during
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Activating the Navigation
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Setting the routing mode . . . . . . . 154
Saving current location. . . . . . . . . 155
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Activating the Enter street menu . 156
Selecting the state/province . . . . 157
Entering destination address . . . . 158
Selecting home address . . . . . . . . 169
Displaying the compass screen . . 170
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Starting route guidance . . . . . . . . 173
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Recalculating an existing route. . . 173
Voice instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Arriving at destination . . . . . . . . . 177
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 178
During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Displaying the soft keys . . . . . . . . 179
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Selecting a detour . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Stopover function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Saving the current location. . . . . . 186
Defining route guidance displays . 186
Last destinations and
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Last destinations memory . . . . . . 192
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 193
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Selecting a POI on the map . . . . . 199
Entering a POI by phone number . 200
Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Adding a destination
to today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Service main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Activating the Service main menu 210
SMS* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
SMS Received list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Reading SMS message received . . 212
Tele Aid*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . 213
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
System settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Selecting the time zone . . . . . . . . 216
Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . 217
Switching verification and
notification tones on and off . . . . . 218
Selecting display settings . . . . . . . 219
Selecting Voice control* settings . 220
Resetting all settings to the
factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This 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 (CD,
MP3 CD), CD changer* (CD, MP3 CD) and
AUX operation.
Rear Audio/Video*
Hear you can learn about the rear audio*
functions and the rear seat entertainment*
operation.
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.

35 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Adjusting 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 on the
multifunctional steering wheel.
The system remembers the volume
setting when it is switched off.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control feature
adjusts the volume depending on:
vehicle speed (only in vehicles without
premium sound system*)
or
ambient noise inside the vehicle (only
in vehicles with premium sound
system*)
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When the system is switched on again,
the volume may be lower or higher 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.
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This function is active all the time and
can not be turned on and off.

58 Audio
CD changer* operation
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 2
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 3 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD.
The loading procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer* (page 56).
Loading all six magazine
compartments
1CD changer* release button
2CD slot
3Magazine compartement buttonsInitial situation: all magazine compart-
ments empty.
The CD changer* loads all magazine
compartments beginning with
compartment 1.
Access the CD changer* (page 56).
Press and hold the button 3 of an
empty magazine compartment for
more than 2 seconds.
The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 3 briefly light up green
several times.
Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment button 3 flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer*
requests a CD.
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 2
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in. The magazine
compartment is loaded.
The red LED in the corresponding
magazine compartment button 3
lights up continuously.
The CD changer* then requests
insertion of the next CD. The LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 3 flashes green.
Repeat the last step until all six
magazine compartments are loaded.
The system plays the sixth CD. The
LEDs in all magazine compartment
buttons 3 light up red continously.
The loading procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer* (page 56).

60 Audio
CD changer* operation
Ejecting all CDs
1CD changer* release button
2CD slot
3Magazine compartement buttons
Access the CD changer* (page 56).
Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 3 for more
than 2 seconds.
The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.
The CD changer* ejects the CDs one
after another.
Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 2.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within
approx.15 seconds. The system starts
playing the CD again.
The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD
changer*.
Retract the CD changer* (page 56).
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If you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer* and you eject another CD
from the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.
The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
If you eject the CD you are currently
listening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.
If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD
changer* mode.

61 Audio
CD operation

CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND
the CD changer*.
CD drive
CD changer*
In the Audio menu (page 42), press
the
CD or theCD soft key.
CD changer* main menu
1CD number or name of the CD currently
playing
2Track number or name of the track
currently playing
3CD - CD changer*
CD - CD drive
Actual track number/max. track
number on CD and elapsed playback
time
4Symbol for inserted CD
Switching to CD operation
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The CD drive is located behind of the
display unit (
page 54).
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The CD changer* can accomodate up
to 6 audio CDs. The CD changer* is
located in the glove box.
If a CD changer* is connected to the
COMAND, the
CD soft key is
available.
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The Magaz. soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer* is active.
If the CD changer* has already read the
CDs, the Magazine menu will appear
(
page 64) when you press the
Magaz. soft key.

63 Audio
CD operation
You can select a CD:
in the CD list (page 63)
with the number keypad (page 63)
in the magazine menu (page 64)
In the CD listThe CD list includes all loaded CDs. Only
one list entry is visible at a time.
The entry is displayed above the track
indication. It shows the number of the CD
currently playing.
Push the joystick to H or h to
select another CD from the list.
Loading CD is displayed.
After the CD is loaded, playback
begins.
With the number keypad
Selecting a CD (CD changer* only)
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Selection is only possible if at least two
audio CDs have been loaded into the
changer.
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The number keys 1 - 6 can be used
for direct selection.
Keys
1 - 6 magazine slots 1 to 6
of the CD changer*