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21 At a glance
Satellite Radio* operating elements
FunctionPage
1 SAT main menu80
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3! - "
Entering channel manual-
ly
Storing stations
Requesting station pre-
sets
81
84
81
FunctionPage
4 #, $, %, &
Program category tuning
Station tuning 
Station memory, 
selecting presets
81
82
81, 84
5 ' 
Confirmation
6( 
Mute function
39
FunctionPage
7 ) 
Switching COMAND
ON/OFF
31
8 *
Volume adjustment
31
9 + and,
Station tuning 
82 
         
        
        
     
        
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26 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
1 Multifunction display
FunctionPage
2 Volume setting:
æ Volume up
ç Volume down
31
31
3 Making calls:
s
Answering calls
Starting connection
Redialing
t
Ending or refusing calls
Entering a phone num-
ber:
t
Deleting the entire entry
94
99
95
94
95
4 Radio mode:
j Next station:
via station search
via station presets
41
42
FunctionPage
4 Radio mode:
k Previous station:
via station search
via station presets
41
42
4 Single CD, MP3 and CD 
changer* mode: 
j Next track
k Previous track
72
72
4Satellite radio* mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
83
83
4Telephone* mode:
j Next list entry
k Previous list entry
98
98
5 Multifunction display 
menu change:
è forward
ÿ back
27
27 
         
        
        
     
        
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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
i
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.
i
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
i
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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32 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel
The volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or 
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings 
when the device is switched OFF. 
After switching the system back on again, 
the volume may be lower than at the time 
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more 
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set to a value in a 
certain range at the time the device 
was switched OFF.Automatic volume control 
The automatic volume control adjusts the 
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles 
without sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open 
or closed)
A common balance setting applies to the 
following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer* 
AUX
Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance, the system 
automatically stores the setting for the 
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate 
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Balance soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Balance
i
For Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for 
navigation announcements” 
(
page 113).