2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS navigation system

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COMAND address book
Deleting an entry
Search for desired entry (page 217).
Select “Options”
“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will either be deleted or not,
depending on your selection.
Searching for an address book entry
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”
“Search”.
The search menu appears with the
smart speller.
1Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation system
2Symbol for summarized entries
from the mobile phone with the same
name but different telephone numbers
3Category symbol
4Smart speller
5Symbol for voice entry
6Back to the main address book displayEntries with category symbol 3 come
from the mobile phone. The following cate-
gory symbols are possible:

= symbol for “Mobile” category

= symbol for “Home” category

= symbol for “Work” category

= symbol for “Fax” category

= symbol for “Pager” category

= symbol for “Main” category or for
unknown category or for phone entries
that are saved on the SIM card of a
GSM mobile phone
Entries without a category symbol or with
the or symbols come from the
COMAND address book. All other entries
come from the mobile phone and are only
visible when the mobile phone is in the cra-
dle*.
It is possible to add voice entries. Entries
with the symbol contain a voice entry
(
page 224).
iYou cannot delete phone book entries from
the mobile phone.
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COMAND address book
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 217).
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(
page 219).
Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or
Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.
Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:

select a state (province)

select a county

or enter a town/city

or enter a street

or enter a house number
Selecting a state (province):
Select desired state (province) from
the list.
Selecting a county: Select desired
county from the list.
Entering a town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(
page 168).
Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 171).
Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(
page 175).
iPressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
iFor the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the town/city or zip code, the street
and under some circumstances, the house num-
ber. The town/city and street must be spelled in
the same manner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON

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COMAND address book
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.
Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 217).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control guides you
through the dialogs.Deleting a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 217).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
COMAND deletes the voice entry de-
pending on your selection.
Listening to a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 217).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Read Aloud”.
You will hear the voice entry.
iIf you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
iFor voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control. You can not add
voice entries to address book entries that have
been read-in from the phone book of the mobile
phone.
iYou can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

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COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
Systems settings menu overview
Display settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.
Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.Setting the display design
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.
Select “Day Mode”, “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
Display
(
page 227)
Time
(
page 227)
Voice Control
(
page 229)
Language
(
page 231)
Favorite
(
page 231)
Services
(
page 232)
Reset
(
page 227)
Display settingsTime settingsVoice Control
settingsLanguage
settingsAssign favorite
buttonBluetooth®
settingsReset COMAND to
factory settings
iIn the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
iThe correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:

Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance

Calculation of estimated arrival time

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COMAND system settings
Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Saving setting: Press n.Setting the time zone and switching be-
tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-
dard time
Setting time zone: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Time”
“Time
Zone”.
The country list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rent setting.
Select the country in which you are cur-
rently driving.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
Select desired time zone.Subsequent operation depends on:

whether your navigation system has
GPS reception

which country you have previously set
You may either:

manually switch between “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” and “Standard
time (Winter)” in a list
or

switch automatic Daylight Saving Time
to standard time changeover (and vice
versa) on or off
Switching manually: Select “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” or “Standard
time (Winter)”.
The dot R in front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
iThe increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.
iThe correct time zone and Daylight Saving
Time/standard time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:

Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance

Calculation of estimated arrival time

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COMAND system settings
Setting the system language
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Language”.
The language list appears. A dot R in-
dicates the current setting.
Changing setting: Select desired lan-
guage.
The language is set.
Assigning the favorite button
1Favorite button
You can assign the following predefined
functions to the favorite buttonP:

“Rear Window Sunshade” (page 242)
You can use the favorite button to ex-
tend or retract the rear window sun-
shade. This is the default setting.

“Display OFF” (page 227)
You can use the favorite button to
switch the COMAND display on or off.

“Tow-away Alarm” (page 78)You can use the favorite button to acti-
vate or deactivate the tow-away alarm
(Depending on production date, your
vehicle may not be equipped with the
tow-away alarm).

“Repeat Navigation Command”
(
page 202)
You can use the favorite button to re-
call the last announcement issued by
the navigation system.
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Favorite”.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot R in front of the list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.
Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.
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COMAND system settings
Entering passkey into COMAND:
Select the digits one by one.
Deleting digits: Select ) and briefly
press n.
Canceling entry into COMAND:
Select “Back”.
Confirming entry into COMAND:
Select?.
If necessary, enter the same passkey
into the Bluetooth® device (see the op-
erating instructions for the device).
The device is authorized.De-authorizing a Bluetooth
® device
Call up Bluetooth® device list
(
page 232).
Select authorized device.
Select “De-authorize”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to de-authorize this device.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, the device will be
de-authorized.
Reset
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Reset”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to reset.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” another prompt will
appear asking whether you really want
to reset.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, COMAND will be re-
set and restarted.
iIf you de-authorize a device which has been
authorized in the past and which is not detected
in the search, this device will no longer be dis-
played in the device list.
Devices which have been authorized in the past
but which are not detected in the search are ei-
ther not switched on or not in the vehicle.
iYou can reset COMAND back to its factory
settings.
In this case, all personal data (e.g. address book
entries, entries in the destination memory and
the list of last destinations of the navigation sys-
tem), among other things, is deleted.

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Instrument cluster control system
Resetting fuel consumption statistics
Press ( or & to select the “Trip”
menu.
Press % or $ to select the func-
tion you wish to reset.
Press #.
Illustration: Reset trip odometer
Press % to select “Yes” and confirm
with #.Distance to empty
Press ( or & to select the “Trip”
menu.
Press % or $ to select “Range”.
The calculated remaining driving range
based on the current fuel tank level ap-
pears in the multifunction display.
Digital speedometer
Press ( or & to select the “Trip”
menu.
Press % or $ to select the digital
speedometer.
1Digital speedometer
Navi menu
The display in the “Navi” menu depends on
whether route guidance is active or not.
Press ( or & to select the “Navi”
menu.
Route guidance not active
The multifunction display shows the direc-
tion of travel and the name of the street
you are currently driving on, if known by
the navigation system.
1Direction of travel
2Street you are currently driving on
iYou can reset the trip odometer by pressing
and holding the
L button. The trip odometer
is then reset without confirmation.
iThe menu overview can be found on
(
page 258).
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