2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Side

82 Telephone*
Important notes
1 Observe all legal requirements
Safety Instructions
WarningG
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
I f y o u n o n e t h e l e s s c h o o s e t o u s e t h e c e l l u l a r
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
WarningG
Never operate radio transmitters provided
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to malfunction
of the vehicle's electronic system, possibly
resulting in an accident and/or personal
injury.

83 Telephone*
Important notes
Always drive with extreme caution
when operating the telephone hands-
free.
For safety reasons, the cellular phone
handset should not be used to place or
receive a call while driving.
If the signal is very weak (display in the
status bar):
Wait until reception improves before
placing a call.
Close the windows and reduce all ex-
ternal noise as much as possible when
using hands-free operation.
Make sure that the air vents are not
pointed in the direction of the micro-
phones located in the overhead control
panel near the rear view mirror. Adjust
air vents and/or reduce blower speed
if necessary.
Tips on telephone operation
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Once the cellular phone is inserted into
the telephone cradle, it can be operat-
ed:
using the cellular phone itself,
using the COMAND control unit,
using the multifunction steering
wheel, or
using the voice control system*.
Descriptions in this Operator’s Manual
presume that the cellular phone is in-
serted into the telephone cradle.
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This Operator's Manual describes op-
eration of the telephone using the
COMAND control unit and the multi-
function steering wheel. Unless other-
wise specified, the descriptions and
the illustrated displays refer to the
COMAND control unit.
Operation of the cellular phone and
voice control system* are explained in
separate operation guides.
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Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit,
should only be used inside the vehicle if
they are connected to a separate exte-
rior antenna approved by Mercedes-
Benz.

89 Telephone*
Telephone operation
1 Observe all legal requirements
Press2.
The Telephone main menu appears.
Telephone status information is displayed
on the right end of the status bar.
The following displays are possible:
READY = telephone is logged into your
cellular phone home network and
ready for use,
ROAMING = telephone is logged into a cel-
lular phone network outside your home
network,
NO SERV. = no network available,
 = telephone signal strength,
 = call active (page 95).
Other messages could also appear:
If the message
Please insert phone, Phone not installed or
Please insert SIM card appears, see chap-
ter “Switching the phone ON / OFF”
(
page 85)
If the message
Please Enter PIN: appears, see “Entering
the PIN” (
page 87)
If the message
Enter unlock code: appears, see “Enter-
ing unlock code” (
page 88)
Telephone main menu
WarningG
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
I f y o u n o n e t h e l e s s c h o o s e t o u s e t h e c e l l u l a r
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.i
The information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis-
plays).

105 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the E-Class (211) COMAND
system. No other CDs or DVDs will work.
Using other navigation CDs or DVDs might
lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation module.
The navigation module is mounted on the
left-hand side of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
with the label facing up.
Th e n a v i g a t i o n c o m p u t e r p u l l s t h e D V D
in.
Ejecting
Press: and wait until the navigation
computer ejects the DVD.
The navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD
(
page 105).
Navigation DVDLoading/ejecting the DVD
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Your Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
Travelling abroad

115 Navigation*
Destination entry
The destination displayed last can now
be adopted (
page 116), or another
location can be entered (
page 116).
Call up the Destination entry menu. The
Destination entry menu represents the
starting point.
Besides entering the name of a city
(
page 116), the following soft keys are
available for selecting a destination:
Map soft key
Provides access to destination input di-
rectly via road map (
page 123).
Region soft key
Provides access to the region input
(
page 115).
Street soft key
Provides acc ess to input of the destina -
tion street (
page 119).
CityCtr soft key
Provides access to the input of a city
section (center) (
page 118).
POIs soft key
Provides access to the input of a POI
(Point of interest) (
page 152).
List soft key
Allows selecting a destination city from
a city list (
page 117).
In the Destination entry menu
(
page 114) the region currently selected
is indicated by the characters in parenthe-
sis in the status bar.
To change the region press the Region
soft key.
The region list appears.
Entering a destination
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The Street, CityCtr, and POIs soft key
functions refer to the city on display.
If you wish to choose global POIs not
referring to a city (
page 152).
Selecting the region


117 Navigation*
Destination entry
Selecting a city
Use% or & to select the destina-
tion city. The
Page soft keys allow scroll-
ing through the list page by page.
Press'.After selecting the desired city, one of
the following menus appears:
For larger cities with more than 15
streets:
Enter Street menu (
page 119).
For smaller cities with up to
15 streets:
Select Street menu (
page 119).
If no streets are registered for the
selected city:
Select City Center menu
(
page 118).
The appropriate menu can be identified
from the display in the status bar.
.
Besides entering a street name
(
page 119), the following soft keys are
available for narrowing the destination:
Map soft key
Provides access to further destination
input directly via road map
(
page 123).
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The selection is cancelled if the Back
soft key is pressed.
Narrowing of the destination after
selecting city


128 Navigation*
Route guidance
You can start route guidance when the
destination input is complete and
Start Route Guidance is displayed at the bot-
tom of the main area.
Besides starting route guidance following
soft keys are available:
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 109).
Save soft key
Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory (
page 149).
To start route guidance, press '.
The route is calculated and route guid-
ance begins.
Depending on the distance to the destina-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated,
Reading
Navi DVD... Please Wait
and an arrow pointing
towards the destination are displayed.
Once route calculation is complete, route
guidance begins.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps may not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.
The system will calculate a new route dur-
ing active route guidance if the driver fails
to follow the route guidance.

During recalculation, NEW RTE is displayed.
The arrow is not solid.
Start route guidance menu
Route calculation
Route re-calculation

130 Navigation*
Route guidance
The circle shows the current vehicle lo-
cation. The arrow in the circle designates
the current driving direction.
The remaining route is highlighted in color. Display example 2
On the right-hand side of the display the
symbol for the next driving maneuver is in-
dicated (here left turn).
On the very right is a distance bar. The
dark blue part of the bar and the informa-
tion 700ft, in this example, indicate the
distance to the next driving maneuver.
If available, the street following the driving
maneuver with its name is shown in the top
status bar (here
CHESTNUT RIDGE RD).
The destination is marked with a flag on
the map, any stop-over destination is
marked with a flag .Changing map scale
The currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar .
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When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m).
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The colored highlight only appears
when the system has completed the
route calculation.
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The display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).
When the display unit is set to miles,
COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km,
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo-
meters (km) and meters (m).