173 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
- > C D w h i c h c a n b e r e a d a n d w r i t t e n b u t
not deleted.CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Glossary
174 Glossary
GSM
(G
lobal System for Mobile Communica-
tion)
Set of standards used for cellular com-
munication; widely used in Europe.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Latitude
One of the two -> coordinates that indi-
cate the geographical position on the
earth's surface. The latitude indicates
the north-south position in relation to
the equator. LOGIC7
®
A 7-channel surround matrix that con-
verts any 2-channel material into
breathtaking multi-channel surround
sound, creating a natural, 360-degree
“enveloping” soundfield with a maxi-
mum “audio sweetspot” for all passen-
gers.
Longitude
One of the two -> coordinates that indi-
cate the geographical position on the
earth's surface. The longitude indicates
the east-west position in relation to the
-> Greenwich meridian.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for -
>MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing audio data. Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
C D s . D a t a i s w r i t t e n t o t h e C D i n a n u m -
ber of sessions.
PIN
(P
ersonal Identification Number)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.
POI
(P
oint of Interest)
Points of Interest include service sta-
tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi-
tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth-
er services within the network.
PUK
(P
ersonal Unblocking Key)
Personal unblocking code, must be en-
tered if the wrong PIN was entered
three consecutive times.
175 Glossary
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storage
medium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt-
age samples are taken during the con-
version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig-
nals.
SCAN search
Plays receivable radio stations, or CD
tracks in succession, each for approx.
8 seconds.
SIM
(S
ubscriber Identity Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access-
ing a mobile communication network.SMS
(S
hort Message Service)
With this function, you can receive,
read and delete short text messages
(if SMS service is provided by your ser-
vice provider).
Soft keys
Keys to activate different functions,
depending on the selected operating
mode.
Tele Aid
(Tele
matic Alarm Identification on De-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and man-
ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail-
able.Telematics
Compound word made up of the terms
Telecommunication and Informatics.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unautho-
rized persons from using your tele-
phone. The unlock code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
UTC
(U
niversal Time Coordinated)
The mean sun time associated with lon-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weatherband
177 Index
A
Accepted calls (telephone). . . . . . . . 93
Accessing CD changer. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adding spoken names to a
phone book entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Answering call (telephone). . . . . . . . 90
Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 30
Autostore (in Radio mode) . 40, 43, 173
B
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 173
for navigation announcements . . . . 110
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
for navigation announcements . . . . 110
Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 62
C
Call (Telephone)
answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 95
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
placing an outgoing call . . . . . . . . . . 91
refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Calling up Destination memory . . . 149
Cancelling
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Caring for CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 52, 61
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 77
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
see also MP3 CD
copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 63
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 65
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 63
random CD (CD changer mode) . . . . 71
repeat (CD changer mode) . . . . . . . . 71
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CD changer
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
permissible file system (MP3) . . . . . . 61
permissible MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 61
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CD slot
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 64, 65
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
single CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 173
CD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 173
Changing
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 142
CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 77
COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Index
178 Index
Controls
CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 24
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 125
Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 63
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 62
Current navigation announcement 129
repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
D
Deleting
destination
from Destination memory . . . . . . 150
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 149
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 142Destination
deleting
from Destination memory . . . . . . 150
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 149
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
storing in Destination memory . . . . 150
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
starting route guidance to a
stored destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Display
adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 137
DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 105, 173
E
Ejecting CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
in Single CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 105
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 160
Emergency calls “911”. . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ending
call (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 95
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Entering
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
frequency (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
F
Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 173
for navigation announcements . . . . 110
File structure (MP3 CD). . . . . . . . . . . 52
179 Index
Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
random (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
repeat (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
selecting (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Forward
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Frequency input (in Radio mode). . . 41
G
Global Positioning System
see GPS
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 173
Greenwich meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
GSM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87, 174
H
Hands-free microphone
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Home address
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
I
ID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 174
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 174
J
Joliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 174
L
Language setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Last destinations memory . . . . . . . 148
selecting destination. . . . . . . . . . . . 148
starting route guidance to
Last destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 174
List (Satellite radio mode)
program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
List (Telephone mode)
accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Loading CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Loading navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 105
LOGIC7
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 174
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 174
M
Manual tuning (in Radio mode). . . . . 41
Memory
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 43
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 161
Missed calls (telephone). . . . . . . 92, 93
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 . . . . 53, 61, 174
MPEG2 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
MPEG2.5 Audio Layer 3. . . . . . . . . . . 62
MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . 52
tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . . 53
tips on data storage media . . . . . . . . 51
MP3 CD
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 61
180 Index
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 52
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 53
safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Multi session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
CDs (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Multifunction steering wheel
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
N
Navigation announcements
see also current navigation announce-
ment
after vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 106
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Navigation soft key displays
show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
NO HOME ADDRESS STORED . . . . . 113
NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 89
O
Outgoing calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
P
Permissible
bit rates (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 62
file system (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
file systems (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 61
MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 61
Personal Identification Number
see PIN
Personal Unblocking Key
see PUK
Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
adding spoken names . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
selecting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
switching display between number
and name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 85PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 84, 85
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD. . . . . . . . . 85
POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 174
Points of interest
see POI
Presets (Satellite radio mode) . . . . . 77
Program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Program type list
see program category list
Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 174
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 174
R
Radio mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Random
CD (CD changer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
folder (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
track
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 71
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
181 Index
Reading SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
READY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Refusing call (telephone) . . . . . . . . . 91
Repeat
CD (CD changer mode) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
folder (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
track
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reset function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Retracting CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reverse
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Roadside Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . 160
ROAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Root directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Route display (Navigation mode). . 137Route guidance
after vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . 106
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
interrupting journey . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
starting to a destination
of Destination memory . . . . . . . . 150
of Last Destinations. . . . . . . . . . . 148
with GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Route guidance info menu . . . . . . . 136
Route mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
S
Safety Instructions
for CD changer operation . . . . . . . . . 61
for MP3 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
for navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
for radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
for single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . 45
for telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . 82
Satellite radio operation. . . . . . . . . . 75
Scan rate (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 62Scan search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
in Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
in Satellite radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . 79
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Search radio station . . . . . . . . . . 38, 42
Selecting
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
destination
of destination memory. . . . . . . . . 149
of Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . 148
folder (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
POIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
satellite radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
telephone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
track
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 69
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47