2007 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class ESP

Welcome to COMAND!
Please make yourself familiar with your
COMAND control unit and read the instruc-
tions in this manual before operating the
COMAND system. This will help you derive
a greater benefit from the system. Please
also follow the instructions and warnings
contained in this manual. Ignoring them
could result in damage to the vehicle or
personal injury to you or others.
The asterisk* identifies optional equip-
ment. Depending on model, version and
configuration, your COMAND system
equipment may differ. Therefore, you may
find explanations for optional equipment
not installed in your vehicle. If you have
any questions about the operation of any
equipment, your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate
the proper procedures. We continuously strive to improve our pro-
duct and ask for your understanding that
we reserve the right to make changes in
design and equipment. Therefore, informa-
tion, illustrations and descriptions in this
manual might differ from the equipment in-
stalled in your vehicle. As such, the infor-
mation, illustrations and descriptions
contained in this manual may not be reaso-
nably relied upon in making any claims
with respect to the actual performance of
the product.
These operating instructions form an inte-
gral part of the vehicle and should there-
fore always be kept inside the vehicle and
passed on to the new owner if the vehicle
is sold.
We extend our best wishes for many miles
of safe, pleasurable driving.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
A DaimlerChrysler Company

27 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the
respective system if you wish to
operate the system using the buttons
on the multifunction steering wheel.
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press è or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD
or MP3 CD, CD changer*, Satellite
radio* or Telephone* display appears
in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.Radio operation
1Waveband
2Station frequencySingle CD/ CD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display

36 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
If your vehicle is equipped with the
premium sound system*, the sound
functions* will be available for the
following operating modes:
Radio: FM-, AM- and
Weather (WB) bands
Single CD (CD) and CD changer*
(
CD)
MP3 CD operation (MP3)
Satellite radio*
The following sound functions* are
available:
Default Settings:
COMAND sets the default settings
(Bass, Treble, Bal/Fad) for the active
source mode.
Standard:
COMAND sets the sound linear for the
center of the vehicle.
Speech:
Playback optimized for language
comprehensibility.
LOGIC7 Surround:
Surround playback.
You can use different sound functions* for
the modes mentioned above.
E.g.:
For radio operation the function
Standard, for CD operation the function
LOGIC7 Surround.Activating the sound functions*
In any audio source operation:
Activate the main menu for the
respective operating mode
(
page 29).
Press the Sound soft key.
The Sound menu will appear.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired function.
Press E.
The function is activated.
Sound functions*
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LOGIC7 Surround sound offers a sound
quality superior to conventional stereo
sound.
If the radio reception is poor, the
system should be switched back to
standard stereo playback. Switching
back to standard stereo playback may
improve audio quality.

37 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
The Rear view camera is activated by
shifting into reverse gear. The area behind
the vehicle appears in the COMAND
screen if COMAND is already switched on.
If COMAND is switched on while in reverse,
the Rear view camera display will appear
immediately following the COMAND
startup screens.Switch back to the COMAND operating
mode
Shift into P, N or D.
or
Press A, c, b, C, a,
B while in reverse to activate the
corresponding main menu (
page 29).
Rear view camera*i
The following audio sources remain
available while the Rear view camera is
activated:
FM/AM radio, Weather band WB
CD (CD drive, CD changer*)
MP3 CD
Satellite radio*
Telephone (ringing, talking)
Navigation announcements
For additional information about the
Rear view camera please refer to the
separate Operator’s Manual.

45 Audio
Radio operation
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 MHz.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not accepted. The message
Please
observe frequency range 87.7 - 107.9
MHz
will appear briefly.Preset station selection via number
keypad
FM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
The stations on the same band (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 42).
Press the Scan soft key.
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 MHz
530 - 1710 kHz
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will continue listening to the
station last tuned to.
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FM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 47).
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In the AM band, two search runs take
place. During the first run, stations with
good reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.

49 Audio
Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 47).
You can use one of the following ways to
select a station from the FM/AM presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list (
page 47).
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu (
page 48).
You can use one of the following ways to
select a station from the FM/AM autostore
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.

50 Audio
CD operation

CD operation
General Information on CD operation
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
Health hazardG
The CD drive and CD changer* are Class 1
laser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer* do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qualified personnel.
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Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the compact
standard (IEC 60908). You can there-
fore only use CDs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.
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The system may not be able to
play CDs with copy protection or
copied CDs.
!
Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm,
do not use 8-cm CDs.
An 8-cm CD adapter may cause dama-
ge to the CD drive and to the CD chan-
ger* and should not be used.
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Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond 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.

59 Audio
CD operation
Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select
the corresponding CD.
Loading CD 2 is displayed.
The CD is changed. The selected CD is
played back.
The message
No CD will
appear if a selected slot is empty.
In the Magazine menu
Press the Magaz. soft key.
The Magazine menu is displayed. If the
magazine has not been read in, the
message
Magazine scan
Please wait
is displayed first.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a CD.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to
6.
The CD is changed. The message
Loading CD will appear.You can select a track:
with g or h (page 59)
with the joystick (page 60)
with the number keypad (page 60)
with CD track scan (page 61)
With g or h
Activate the main CD menu
(
page 56).
Next track
Press h.
The next track is played.
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The name of the CD instead of e.g. CD1
is displayed if the information is
available.
Track select