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27 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
You can switch the multifunction display to 
the respective operating mode if you wish 
to operate the system using the buttons on 
the multifunction steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel, 
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until 
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, 
Satellite radio* or Telephone* display 
appears in the multifunction display of 
the instrument cluster.
Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequencySingle CD operation
1Single CD operation 
2Current track
CD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current trackMP3 operation
1MP3 operation 
2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display 
i
Depending on vehicle production date 
COMAND may not be equipped with 
the MP3 functionality. If so, the CD 
changer* may be used for playback of 
MP3 CDs. 
         
        
        
     
        
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28 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Satellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel name
Telephone* operation
If a telephone has been installed, either the 
main display or a list appears.
Telephone main display
1Telephone operation
2Telephone network informationIn the list screen, instead of the telephone 
network information, either a phone book 
entry or one of the last 10 outgoing calls 
will be displayed.
In order to close the list display, 
presst
 .
This switches to the telephone main 
display.
The following functions are available:
Freq. function:
You can tune to stations via the station 
search (
page 41).
Memory function:
You can tune to stations via the station 
presets (
page 42).
Setting audio search function
On the multifunction steering wheel, 
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until 
the 
Settings... menu appears in the 
multifunction display in the instrument 
cluster.
Pressj and switch to the submenu 
options. 
Press æ or ç and select the 
Vehicle menu.
Pressj and select Audio Search 
Function
.
By pressing  æ  or ç, select Freq. 
or 
Memory.
Audio search functioni
Memory is set at the factory. 
         
        
        
     
        
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29 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, MP3, CD changer* 
and AUX mode)
Satellite radio*
Telephone*
Navigation*
Service
Opening main menus 
Audio (page 38): 
Press -.
Satellite radio* (page 77):
Press ;.
Telephone* (page 92): 
Press 1.
Navigation* (page 112): 
Press 4.
Service (page 161): 
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. 
         
        
        
     
        
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30 At a glance
Menu system
Right side:
General status information is displayed, re-
gardless of the selected operating mode. 
In this example (
page 29):
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 sub-
menu 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). 
         
        
        
     
        
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31 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* or Telephone*.
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.
Setting the volume Turn the rotary control* located on 
the COMAND control unit,
or
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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 COMAND ON/OFF
i
Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the 
steering lock, the system automatically 
switches OFF again after approx. 30 
minutes of inactivity.
i
If a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND 
OFF, ) is disabled.
Volume
 
         
        
        
     
        
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79 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
 Satellite radio operation 
Press;.
Different menus appear depending on 
Satellite radio service activation.
Prior to activation of the Satellite 
radio service,
After Satellite radio service was ac-
tivated.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio 
service
The Satellite radio main menu will appear 
and displays the 
Weather channel. You can-
not select any other station.
Subscribing to satellite radio
Press the Service soft key to display the 
Service Information display.
The telephone number of the Sirius 
Service Center and the twelve-digit 
electronic serial number (ESN) of the 
particular receiver are displayed.This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.
Contact the Sirius Service Center at 
the telephone number displayed in the 
screen.
After the connection is made:
Follow the instructions given by the op-
erator.After activation of the Satellite radio 
service
The SAT main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible, 
provided it can be received.
Switching to Satellite radio modei
Credit card information is also required 
for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the 
Sirius Service Center. 
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The system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected 
previously.  
         
        
        
     
        
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80 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Station information is displayed on the 
main area and in the center of the status 
bar.
Main area, in this example: 
ROCK = selected category (page 81)
Vault = name of the selected station
Status bar, in this example:
SAT (on the left) = the selected mode
SAT5 = location in the program 
memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored
Ch16 = number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys
Presets
shows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You 
can store stations (
page 84) and re-
quest stored stations (
page 80).
Info
shows additional text information relat-
ed to the current channel.
Scan
is used to start and stop the scan 
search (
page 83).
Service
displays a screen showing the tele-
phone number of the Sirius Service 
Center and electronic serial number 
(ESN) of the receiver in your vehicle.
You can also adjust the following:
Balance (page 32)
Bass and treble (page 33)
Sound functions (page 34)
Volume (not on soft keys) 
(
page 31)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets (page 81)
Tuning via manual channel input 
(
page 81)
Tuning via the program category list 
(
page 81)
Tuning a station within the selected 
category (
page 82)
Tuning via scan search (page 83)
SAT main menu
Selecting a station 
         
        
        
     
        
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84 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Two options are available:
Storing using the number keys 
Storing using the Presets menu
Storing via number keys 
Press and hold a number key between 
! and " for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored 
in the corresponding preset location.
Storing via Presets menu 
Press the Presets soft key.
The Preset list appears.
Use% or & to select a preset loca-
tion.
Press' for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored 
in the corresponding preset location.
Resetting Presets menu 
The 
Presets soft key is active indicated by 
its color.
Press the Presets soft key again.
All channels in the Preset list are delet-
ed.
Press the Service soft key.
The telephone number of the Sirius 
Service Center and the twelve-digit 
electronic serial number (ESN) of your 
vehicle's receiver appear.
It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser-
vice Center if, for example:
you want to cancel the subscription or 
to re-subscribe at a later date 
you forget to pay the bill
you sell the car to another person
Storing stations
i
When storing a station out of the cate-
gory 
All, later selection of this channel 
does not lead into the category mode.
Calling the Sirius Service Center