2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class warning

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 rea-
sonably 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 therefo-
re 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

8 Introduction
Symbols
You will find the following symbols in these
operating instructions:
* The asterisk identifies optional
equipment. Since not all models
have the same standard equip-
ment, your COMAND system equip-
ment may deviate from some
descriptions and illustrations.
! Highlights hazards that may result in dam-
age to your COMAND.
i Helpful hints or further information you may
find useful.
This symbol points to in-
structions for you to follow.
A number of these symbols
appearing in succession in-
dicates a multiple-step pro-
cedure.
The continuation symbol
marks an interrupted proce-
dure which will be continued
on the next page.
(
page 9) This symbol tells you where
to look for further infor-
mation on this subject.
-> This symbol is used in the
glossary. It indicates that
the term immediately follow-
ing the symbol is also ex-
plained in the glossary.
“Display”Messages, menu items or
soft key names appearing in
the COMAND color display
are printed in the style
shown here.
SymbolsG Warning
Warning notices draw your attention to ha-
zards that may endanger your health or life,
or the health or life of others.


9 Introduction
Operating safety
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful in-
terference, and
(2) This device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Operating safety
G Warning
Any alterations of electronic components or
software can cause malfunctions.
Radio, satellite radio, amplifier, DVD chang-
er, navigation module, telephone and Voice
Control systems are interconnected. There-
fore, if one of the components is not opera-
tional, or has not been removed/ replaced
properly, the function of other components
could be impaired.
Such conditions might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend to have any service work on
electronic components carried out by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
G Warning
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings while the vehicle is at a
standstill, and operate the system only
when permitted by road, weather and traffic
conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car
covers a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
G Warning
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-
cused on safe driving behavior, especially
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system’s audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. Their ob-
servance always remains in the driver’s per-
sonal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover
all areas nor all routes within an area.

10 Introduction
Operating safety
! NOTE: This equipment has been tested and
found to comply with the limits for a Class A dig-
ital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial envi-
ronment. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not in-
stalled and used in accordance with the instruc-
tion manual, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications.G Warning
Change or modification not expressly ap-
proved by the party responsible for compli-
ance could void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
G Warning
This transmitter must not be co-located or
operated in conjunction with any other an-
tenna or tranmitter.
G Warning
This equipment complies with FCC radiation
exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled
equipment and meets the FCC radio fre-
quency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supple-
ment C to OET65.
This equipment has very low levels of RF en-
ergy that is deemed to comply without max-
imum permissive exposure evaluation
(MPE). But it is desirable that it should be in-
stalled and operated with at least 8 inches
(20 cm) and more between the radiator and
person's body (excluding extremities:
hands, wrists feet and legs.)

24 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
To select a menu: press the ( or
& button.
To select a submenu or scroll in a
list: press the $ or % button.
To select the next menu level up:
press the L back button.
To select the standard display: keep
pressing the L back button until the
standard display with the odometer
and trip odometer appears again in the
display.
or
Press and hold the L button until
the standard display with the odometer
and trip odometer appears.
To confirm the selection: press the
# button.
To confirm a display message: press
the # or L button.The description field on the multifunction
display shows you values and settings as
well as any display messages that may
have been generated.
1Description field
2Line for menus
Text field 1 shows settings, functions,
submenus and any malfunctions that oc-
cur.
To show the line for menus 2: press
the ( or & button.
The number of menus shown depends on
the optional equipment* in the vehicle.
Operating the Multifunction display
G Warning
A driver’s attention to the road and traffic
conditions must always be his/her primary
focus when driving.
For your safety and the safety of others, se-
lecting features through the multifunction
steering wheel should only be done by the
driver when traffic and road conditions per-
mit it to be done safely.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
Multifunction display
Menus and submenus

29 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
You can use the functions in the “Tel”
menu to operate your mobile phone.
Switch on COMAND;
Select the “Tel” menu.
Mobile phone status

If the mobile phone is switched on and
authorized, the message “Phone Rea-
dy” appears in the multifunction dis-
play.

If the mobile phone is not authorized or
authorized but switched off, the mes-
sage “Ready for Bluetooth Telephony…”
appears in the multifunction display.

If the mobile phone is authorized but
locked it is not possible to dial and the
message “No Service” appears in the
multifunction display.
Accepting a call
If someone calls you while you are in the
Tel menu, the following message appears
in the multi-function display:
Press s to answer a call.
You can also take a call if you have not se-
lected the “Tel” menu.
Rejecting or ending a call
Press t
You can also not take or end a call if you
have not selected the “Tel” menu.
Tel menu
G Warning
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the mobile
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free feature and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the mo-
bile phone only when road, weather and traf-
fic conditions permit. Otherwise, you may
not be able to observe traffic conditions and
could endanger yourself and others.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
G Warning
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.

35 At a glance
Basic functions of COMAND
i The COMAND components can be found on
(
page 14). Operating examples can be found
on (
page 31).
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. for volume setting the æ, ç
buttons, (
page 23).
Press the rotary/push button x.
or
Press the display cover button
The cover opens up and the
COMAND display folds out. A warning
message appears. COMAND opens the
last active menu.
i When COMAND is switched off, playback of
the current audio or video source is also
switched off.
To switch on/off: Press V.
The sound from the active audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, the symbol
X appears in the status line.
If you change the audio or video source or alter
the volume, the sound is automatically switched
on again.
i Announcements from the navigation system
can still be heard with the sound switched off.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off
Press V during the announcement.
i The navigation announcements are
switched on again after restarting route guid-
ance or after switching COMAND off/on using
x.
To set: Turn the rotary/push button
x.
The volume of the selected audio or
video source changes.
Volume of navigation announcements
You can set the volume for navigation an-
nouncements independently of the volume
for the active audio or video source.
During a navigation announcement:
Turn the rotary/push button x.
Setting volume for phone calls
The volume for hands-free operation can
be set during an active phone call.
Turn the rotary/push button x.
Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off
Mute
Setting the volume

52 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Permissible storage media
CD-R and CD-RW
DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD-R and DVD-RW
PCMCIA memory card (
page 57)
Permissible file systems
ISO9660/Joliet for CD storage media
UDF for DVDs
FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA memory
card with storage medium
Multisession CDs
On multisession CDs, the content of the
first session determines how COMAND
handles the CD.
If the first session, for example, contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains MP3 tracks, COMAND
handles the CD as a conventional audio
CD. This means that the MP3 tracks can-
not be accessed.Similarly, if the first session contains MP3
tracks and the second session contains
d a t a i n a u d i o C D f ormat, COMAND handles
the CD as an MP3 CD. Only the MP3 tracks
can be accessed.
File structure of storage medium
When creating an MP3 storage medium,
you can organize MP3 tracks into folders.
A folder can also contain additional fold-
ers. A storage medium may have a maxi-
mum of 255 folders in total. A maximum of
255 tracks and 255 folders are permissible
per folder. A maximum of 4000 tracks in
total are permissible per storage medium.
Track names and folder names
When creating an MP3 storage medium,
you can assign names to the MP3 tracks
and to the folders.
COMAND uses these names in MP3 mode
for the corresponding display. Empty fold-
ers or folders containing data other than
MP3 tracks will not be displayed by
COMAND.
If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name.
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Safety instructions
G Warning
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser
product. You must not open the casing.
There is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
laser radiation if you open the casing, or if
the casing is faulty or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that
you are able to maintain yourself. For safety
reasons, all maintenance work must be car-
ried out by qualified technicians.
G Warning
Only carry out the following when the vehi-
cle is stationary:
Inserting a disc
Ejecting a disc
There is a risk of accident by being distract-
ed from road and traffic conditions if you
load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
Notes on MP3 mode