2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 operating system

148 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)Calling up the map display and switch-ing to navigation mode
Press the N shortcut button once or
twice.
or

In the main menu line, select “Navi”.
Both of these will call up the map dis-
play. You will see the map with the
menu system either shown or hidden.
Illustration: map with route guidance inac-
tive and with the menu system shown1Current vehicle position
Illustration: map with route guidance inac-
tive and with the menu system hidden
(full screen mode)1Current vehicle position
2Set map orientation (
page 150)
3Map scale selected (
page 149)
Hiding or showing the menu system

Hiding: Slide qm.
The “Full Screen” menu item appears in
the main area of the display; it is auto-
matically selected.

Press n.
The menu system is hidden. The map
can be seen in the full screen.
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The number of times you have to press the
N shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.

202 Control systemsCOMAND address bookGeneral notes
The address book contains the entries that
are saved in the COMAND address book
memory. The entries are permanently
available even if the phone is not inserted
in the cradle*. When you insert the mobile
phone into the cradle*, COMAND reads-in
the phone book entries saved in the mobile
phone and stores the entries as a separate
list from the COMAND address book. This
list is a copy of the phone’s phone book.
This can take several minutes, depending
on how many entries the phone book and
the address book contain. After the read-in
process, the COMAND compares the
phone book entries with the address book
entries. If all of the telephone numbers of a
phone book entry in the mobile phone are
present in an address book entry, the ad-
dress book shows only the address book
entry. If not, the address book also shows
the phone book entry in the mobile phone.
Address book menu overviewCalling up the address book
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Address Book”.
The main address book display ap-
pears. If the address book already con-
tains entries, you will see the data of an
entry.
Illustration: address book entrySelecting an entry in the main address book display
Slide omp or rotate ymz until the
main area is selected.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
Search
New Entry
Search for an ad-
dress book entry
Create new address
book entry
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For phone book entries in the mobile phone
that contain a name and a telephone number,
you will see the name and the number. If a phone
book entry in the mobile phone contains several
telephone numbers, you will see the message
“Multiple Numbers” instead of a telephone num-
ber.

208 Control systemsCOMAND address book
Display the details of an address book
entry (
page 206) then, select “Op-
tions”
“Change Content”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields.

Proceed as described in the “Switching
between private and business data”
paragraph in the Creating a new ad-
dress book entry section (
Seite 203).
Changing the description of a tele-
phone number data field

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Select “Options”
“Change Entry
Name”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.

Select “Save”.COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.
Otherwise, you will see a prompt ask-
ing whether one of the existing num-
bers should be overwritten.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.

Select number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Adding to a telephone number data
field

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Select “Options”
“Add Number”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.

Select “Save”.
COMAND adds the data field to the entry if
there are fewer than four numbers as-
signed to the entry in the selected number
category. You can now enter a number into
the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the Creating a new address book entry
section (
Seite 203).
If four numbers are already saved for the
entry in the selected number category, a
prompt will appear asking whether one of
the data fields should be overwritten.
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This function is not possible for phone book
entries in the mobile phone.
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One address book entry may contain up to
four data fields for private telephone numbers
and four data fields for business telephone num-
bers.
This function is not possible for phone book en-
tries in the mobile phone.


209 Control systems
COMAND address book

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four data fields.

Select field to be overwritten.
COMAND deletes the number of the se-
lected field. You can now enter a new
number into the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the Creating a new address book entry
section (
Seite 203).
Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Press n.
or

Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call.
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(page 204).

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(page 206).

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”.
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To do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
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Pressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
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For 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

212 Control systemsCOMAND address bookSaving a phone book entry from the
mobile phone in an existing address
book entry
Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 204).
or

Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 206).

Select “Options”
“Save”
“Add”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.

Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.

Search for desired entry.

After selecting an entry, press n.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the selected entry in the selected num-
ber category. Otherwise, you will see a
prompt asking whether one of the ex-
isting numbers should be overwritten.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.

Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Importing data from external Bluetooth
devices
You can import vCards from external Blue-
tooth devices into the address book.
Please keep the following in mind:

Bluetooth is activated in COMAND
(page 217) and in the device con-
cerned.


The external device must be able to
send vCards by Bluetooth.


The external device is inside the vehi-
cle, switched on and authorized
(page 217).

Importing: Start data transfer on the
external device (see operating instruc-
tions of the device concerned).
If there is no address book entry with
the same first name and last name,
COMAND imports the data.
If there is already an address book en-
try with the same first name and last
name, a prompt will appear asking
whether the existing data should be
overwritten.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
The existing address book entry will be
overwritten or not, depending on your
selection.
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The mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
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There is a detailed description of how to
search for an address book entry in the “Search-
ing for an address book entry” section
(
page 204).

213 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
Systems settings menu overviewDisplay 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” or “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.

Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.

Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
Display
(page 213)
Time
(page 213)
Voice Control*
(page 215)
Language
(page 216)
Favorite
(page 216)
Services
(page 217)
Reset
(page 213)
Display settings
Time settings
Voice Control*
settings
Language
settings
Assign favorite
button
Bluetooth
settings
Reset COMAND to
factory settings
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In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
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The 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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The 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.

217 Control systems
COMAND system settings

Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.
Bluetooth settings
General information about Bluetooth
Bluetooth technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of
up to approximately 10 meters. Bluetooth
can be used to exchange vCards or make
calls using a headset.
Activate or deactivate Bluetooth
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Services”
“Deactivate Blue-
tooth”.
You have activated or deactivated Blue-
tooth. A checkmark appears when
Bluetooth is deactivated.Connecting Bluetooth devices
It is possible to establish a Bluetooth con-
nection between COMAND and the follow-
ing types of device:


Mobile phone (only for transferring
business cards)


Headset


Laptop / PDA
You can connect up to twelve devices to
COMAND but only one device can be ac-
tive at a time.
The connection process includes search-
ing for the device and its subsequent au-
thorization.Calling up the Bluetooth device list and
searching for devices

Calling up the list: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Services”

“Search for Bluetooth devices”.
When you call up the list for the first
time after switching on COMAND, the
search for devices in the reception
range starts automatically. You will see
a display to this effect.
The device list appears after a short
while.
Canceling search:
Select “Cancel”.
The second time you call up the list, and
each time thereafter, the device list ap-
pears immediately if COMAND has not
been switched off and on again in the
meantime.

Starting search manually:
select “Update”.
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To connect a Bluetooth device, the Blue-
tooth function must be activated in COMAND
and in the device concerned. The Bluetooth de-
vice must also be set to “visible” or “findable” in
order for COMAND to find and display it. For the
setting procedures, please see the operating in-
structions for the Bluetooth device.

218 Control systemsCOMAND system settingsThe device list can contain the following
devices:

All detected devices, whether autho-
rized or not.


All authorized devices, whether detect-
ed or not.
1Authorized and detected device – de-
vice and padlock symbol are the same
color
2Device which was not detected, but
which has been authorized in the past
– device and padlock symbol are differ-
ent colors (the device may be switched
off or not in the vehicle, for example)
3Newly detected device - not yet autho-
rized (no symbol)Displaying details of a Bluetooth device

Call up Bluetooth device list
(page 217).

Select desired device.

Select “Details”.
The detailed display for this device ap-
pears.

Closing detailed display: Slide qmr
or press n.Authorizing a Bluetooth device

Call up Bluetooth device list
(page 217).

Select unauthorized device.

Select “Authorize”.
The input menu for the passkey ap-
pears.
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If the device list already contains twelve au-
thorized devices, you must revoke authorization
for one of the authorized devices. Then you must
switch this device off and then restart the
search. Any new devices for which you would like
to search will otherwise not appear in the list.
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The passkey is any one to sixteen-digit num-
ber which you can set yourself. You must enter
the same number in COMAND and also in the de-
vice to be authorized.
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On devices which do not have an input key-
pad (e.g. headsets), the passkey is predeter-
mined. In this case, it is not necessary to enter
the number on the device itself. You will usually
find the passkey in the operating instructions for
the device.