2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class key

27 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu:
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)
Satellite radio*
Telephone*
Navigation*
Service
Opening main menus
Audio (page 36):
Press -.
Satellite radio* (page 73):
Press ;.
Telephone* (page 89):
Press 2.
Navigation* (page 108):
Press 5.
Service (page 159):
Press <.
Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec-
tions 1.Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.
The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.
The status bar 3 is divided into three ar-
eas.
Left side:
The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: Radio
Center:
Indication of the selected operating mode.
In this example:
FM = selected waveband
1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
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A maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

28 At a glance
Menu system
Right side:
General status information is displayed, re-
gardless of the selected operating mode.
In this example:
ROAMING = telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network.
 = telephone* signal strength
Menu functions and submenus
Using the soft keys, you can switch func-
tions ON or OFF, or open submenus.
Example: Radio main menu:
The Scan soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.
The Autost. soft key opens the submenu
for the Autostore settings.
In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap-
pear white.
Example:
Presets, Scan and Autost. soft key.Exiting from submenus
You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the
Back soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.
The system does not accept setting modi-
fications which have not been stored.
There are exceptions where pressing the
Back soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.
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This information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis-
plays).

29 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or
Press).
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press).Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation*, Telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
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The system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or
from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching ON/OFF
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Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
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If a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, ) is disabled.
Volume

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting balance/fader
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 27).
Press the Bal/Fad soft key.
The Balance/Fader menu is displayed.
Now you can set the balance and the
fader (
page 31).
A cross-hair cursor appears. The verti-
cal line indicates the balance setting.
The horizontal line indicates the fader
setting.
Press# or $:
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the desired balance,
or
Press% or &:
The cursor moves vertically, adjusting
the fader.
Storing new settings:
Press' or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.For the following operating modes, differ-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)
Radio (AM waveband)
Radio (Weather Band)
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 109).
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Using 7 and 8, the cursor can be
moved simultaneously in vertical and
horizontal direction (diagonally).
Bass and treble

32 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 27).
Press the Bass or Treble soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Press# or $.
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing bass or treble accordingly.Storing new settings
Press' or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys-
tem*, the sound functions are available for
the following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*The following sound functions are avail-
able:
Default Settings:
Resets the sound functions to the fac-
tory setting.
Standard:
Normal stereo playback.
Speech:
Playback optimized for speech compre-
hension.
LOGIC7 Surround:
7-channel-surround playback (not for
mono-sources like AM waveband or
Weather Band in radio mode).
Different sound functions can be activated
for each one of the operating modes listed
above.
Sound functions*

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Quick reference COMAND
Example:
For CD mode: the
LOGIC7 Surround function,
for Satellite radio* mode: the
Speech func-
tion.
Switching sound functions
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 27).
Press the Sound soft key.
The Sound menu appears.
Use% or & to select the desired
function.
Press'.
The system switches to the selected
function.
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Your harman/kardon® audio system
features the innovative LOGIC7® multi-
channel surround sound technology
developed for the professional record-
ing industry.
By selecting the “LOGIC7 Surround”
function, LOGIC7
® will be activated.
LOGIC7
® converts any 2-channel ma-
terial into breathtaking multi-channel
surround sound and that without the
unnatural interpretation of many of to-
day’s surround sound techniques.
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LOGIC7® is not an artificial “effects”
button. It automatically adapts itself to
the incoming source material, adjust-
ing the seven outputs based on the
original acoustic intent of the studio
master.
harman/kardon LOGIC7
® creates a
true 360-degree “enveloping” sound-
field with a maximum “audio sweet-
spot” for all passengers.
harman/kardon LOGIC7
® sets a new
benchmark in musical clarity and sepa-
ration, giving the listener the impres-
sion of actually “being there”.
LOGIC7
® playback works with all con-
ventional stereo audio sources (e.g.
stereo CD or stereo radio).
If the radio reception is poor, the sys-
tem should be switched back to Stan-
dard stereo playback. Switching back
to Standard stereo playback may im-
prove reception quality.

36 Audio
Audio main menu
Press-.
The Audio main menu appears.
If one of the Audio submenus appears:
Press the Back soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears,
or
Press- again.
Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.
Radio soft key
Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear (
page 37)
CD soft key or MP3 soft key
The Single CD main menu (
page 46)
or the MP3 main menu (
page 55) ap-
pears
CDC soft key
The CD changer main menu appears
(
page 66)
AUX soft key
Facilitates operation of an external au-
dio source (
page 72)Switching the mute function ON:
Press (.
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF:
Press (0again,
or
Turn the rotary control* located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
The audio source heard is the one se-
lected before the mute function was
activated.
Opening the Audio main menuSelectable soft keys
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The Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing; (
page 75).
Mute function
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The mute function is still activated if
the system is switched off and then on
again.

37 Audio
Radio operation

Radio operation
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 36).
Press the Radio soft key.
The Ra dio m ain menu a ppears. The st a-
tion last tuned to will begin to play. In this example:
Weather Band
Channel 1 = current station
Press the FM/AM soft key in the Radio
main menu.
Alternatingly the Radio main menu for
the FM or AM wavebands appears. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.
In this example:
FM = FM waveband
1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Safety Instructions
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the audio system 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.
Switching to radio modeSwitching wavebands