2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

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

210 Control systemsCOMAND address bookDepending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:

select a state (province)


select a county


or enter a town/city


or enter a street


or enter a house number

Selecting a state (province):
Select desired state (province) from
the list.

Selecting a county: Select desired
county from the list.

Entering a town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(page 159).

Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 161).

Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(page 166).
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.
Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 204).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control* guides you
through the dialogs.
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If you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
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For voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control*. You can not add
voice entries for address book entry that come
from the phone book in the mobile phone.
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You can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

211 Control systems
COMAND address book
Deleting a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 204).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
COMAND deletes the voice entry de-
pending on your selection.
Listening to a voice entry

Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 204).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Read Aloud”.
You will hear the voice entry.Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone as new address book entry
Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 204).
or

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

Select “Options”
“Save”
“New En-
try”.

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

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Mo-
bile”.

Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields. The name and the telephone
number are entered automatically.
1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input characters

Proceed as described in the “Changing
a data field” paragraph in the “Creating
a new address book entry” section
(Seite 203).
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The mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle* and the COMAND have read out the mo-
bile phone book data. This can take several min-
utes, depending on how many entries each
phone book contains.

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.

214 Control systemsCOMAND system settingsSetting the time zone and switching be-
tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-
dard time
Setting time zone: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Time”
“Time
Zone”.
The country list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the current
setting.

Select the country in which you are cur-
rently driving.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.

Select desired time zone.Subsequent operation depends on:


whether your navigation system has
GPS reception


which country you have previously set.
You may either:


manually switch between “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” and “Standard
time (Winter)” in a list
or


switch automatic Daylight Saving Time
to standard time changeover (and vice
versa) on or off.

Switching manually: Select “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” or “Standard
time (Winter)”.
The dot R in front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.

Switching automatic changeover on
or off: Select “Automatic Daylight Sav-
ings Time”.
You have switched the function on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
function is switched on.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Setting the date

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Date”.

Selecting month, day or year:
Slideomp.

Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
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The correct time zone and Daylight Saving
Time/standard 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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If you have switched off the automatic
changeover function, you must change Daylight
Saving Time to standard time and vice versa
yourself.

215 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Setting the time/date format
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Format”.
The format list appears. The dots R in
front of the list entries indicate the cur-
rent setting.

Changing format setting:
Select desired format.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Voice Control* settings
Switching help window on or off
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”.

Select “Help Window”.
You can switch the help window on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
help window is switched on.Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune
Voice Control* to your own voice and thus
improve voice recognition. The ability of
the system to recognize the commands of
other users does not deteriorate as a re-
sult.
Individualization consists of two parts. You
train the system to recognize digits in the
first part and specific commands in the
second part.
Starting new individualization

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”
“Start new indi-
vidualization”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
would like further information.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “No”, the first part of indi-
vidualization begins.
If you select “Yes”, an information dis-
play will be shown with audio instruc-
tion.
Closing display: Select “OK”.
The first part of individualization be-
gins.
At the end of the first part, you will see
a prompt asking whether you want to
begin the second part.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “No”, individualization will
be canceled. The data from the first
part is saved automatically.
If you select “Yes”, the second part be-
gins.
Individualization is completed at the end of
the second part. You will see a message to
this effect. The data from the second part
is saved automatically.
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It is only possible to start individualization
with the vehicle stationary. After starting the
session, the system will guide you through the in-
dividualization by means of acoustic instruc-
tions.