92 Telephone
Submenu overview
Switching to phone mode
Press the function button Y on the
COMAND control unit.
i If you press thew button with the phone
main menu already open, the call list “Calls Di-
aled” appears (
page 97).
or
From another main function
Select “Phone” K “Phone” K
“Phone”.
i If phone mode was active last, you only need
to select “Phone”.
Within the phone function
Select “Phone” K “Phone”.
or
In the phone mode press the í but-
ton repeatedly until the phone main
menu appears.1Phone service status
2Signal strength (if provided by phone)
3Call status
4Displays COMAND phone book
5Displays call list selection
6Speller with characters for entering
phone numbers
7Device name of the connected mobile
phone
Phone main menu
116 Navigation
Introduction
COMAND does not issue any naviga-
tion announcements.
The message “Off Mapped Road” and a
direction arrow are displayed instead
of the route guidance displays. The ar-
row indicates the direction of the desti-
nation.
i Direction arrow accuracy is also dependant
on correct vehicle position and/or direction.
Once the position finding operation has
been completed, route guidance takes
place again via navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
Interrupting journey during route guid-
ance
i An interruption in the journey means parking
the vehicle and switching off COMAND.
The continuation of the journey means switching
COMAND on again and continuing to drive.
If you interrupt the journey during route
guidance and continue it later, the follow-
ing applies:
If you continue the journey within
2 hours, COMAND automatically con-
tinues route guidance.
If you continue the journey after
2 hours, route guidance is cancelled.
You will have to continue the cancelled
route guidance again manually
(
page 154).
Hard disk drive
COMAND has an integrated hard drive on
which the map software is stored.
If an area of the hard drive has a fault,
COMAND can no longer access the map
data in that area for the route calculation,
for example.
The message “Navigation Unavailable” will
then be displayed.
To delete message: Switch COMAND
off and back on again.
i After switching on/off, the navigation sys-
tem will remain functional until it has to access
the faulty area of the hard drive again. The mes-
sage will be displayed again.
Contact a Mercedes-Benz service center.
Measurement units
The measurement units displayed in navi-
gation mode are identical to those set in
the instrument cluster.There is an input restriction for vehicles for
certain countries.
The restriction is active for vehicle speeds
above apprx. 3 mph. The restriction is de-
activated as soon as the speed falls below
apprx. 2 mph.
Certain entries cannot be made when the
restriction is active, e. g. a city or road en-
try.
This is indicated by the fact that certain
menu items cannot be selected.
Input restriction
125 Navigation
Introduction
Highway information
When driving on highways, you can have
the next gas stations, service areas, etc. as
well as the distance to them displayed in
the right-hand half of the screen.
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Highway Informati-
on”.
Depending on the previous status, the
function will be switched off C or on D.
Example display: Function on
1Information type: Rest area
2Name of rest area
3Distance from the current vehicle loca-
tion
i If the digital map does not supply any data,
only a stylized road without highway information
is displayed in the right-hand half of the screen.
138 Navigation
Destination input
1Current vehicle location (displayed if
the vehicle location is close to the
crosshairs position)
2Crosshairs
3Information on crosshairs position
4Set map scale
i The display 3 depends on the setting se-
lected in “Information On Map” (
page 123). It
may display the current road if corresponding
data is available in the digital map. Or it displays
the geo-coordinate position of the crosshairs if
“Geo-coordinates display” is activated
(
page 124) and if there is adequate GPS re-
ception.
Moving the map and selecting a desti-
nation
To move the map: Slide qmr, omp or
wmx.
To set the map scale: Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise makes the map
smaller, rotating counterclockwise en-
larges it.
To select a destination: Press n.
If the crosshairs are outside the digital
map, a route to this destination cannot
be calculated and the message “The
crosshair is off the map” is displayed.
Select “OK”.
If the destination is within the digital
map, COMAND tries to find the desti-
nation on the map.
If the destination can be found, the En-
ter Destination menu is displayed with
the address of the destination. Other-
wise you will see the entry “Destination
From Map”.
To start route calculation: Select
“Start”, see also (
page 135).
i If route guidance is active, you can enter a
stopover destination. Stopover destinations may
be predefined destinations in the following cate-
gories suggested by COMAND for you to select:
“Mercedes-Benz Service”
“Hospital”
“Gas Station”
“Parking Lot”
“Restaurant”
However, you can also enter destinations other
than those that have been predefined. Select the
menu item “OTHER” for this purpose.
You can influence the route guidance to the main
destination in a specific way using the stopover
function. Once the stopover destination has
been reached, COMAND automatically recalcu-
lates the route to the main destination.
Entering predefined destinations
If necessary switch to navigation mode
and display menu system
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “Stopover”.
Entering stopover destination
179 Voice Control
Phone operation
You can use voice control to:
place a call by using your voice to input
a phone number
store names and numbers in the ad-
dress book
dial a number from the address book
listen to the phone book
retrieve and manage your voice mail
and recorded announcement services
redial
Voice control recognizes whether:
your phone is switched on
your phone is connected via Bluetooth
the car phone is registered with the rel-
evant mobile phone network
it is possible to dial
the PIN has been entered
If it is not possible to dial, voice control is-
sues a message to this effect.
i You can still operate your phone using the
keypad.
Phone operation
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.
Operation
182 Voice Control
Phone operation
“Save name” (address book)
(
page 192)
“Dial name” (address book)
(
page 192)
“Delete name” (address book)
(
page 193)
“Find name” (address book)
(
page 193)
“List phone book” and dialing a phone
number
You can use the “List phone book” com-
mand to listen to all entries in the phone
book in which a phone number is also
stored and, if required, select an entry.
Example of dialog:
sList phone book
The system reads out all the ad-
dress book entries with phone num-
bers.
To select a name and number: press
the ! button at the selected entry.If there is more than one phone number
for an entry, voice control queries this.
tDo you want to make a work call or
a home call?
sHome call
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.
The system confirms by responding
“Cancel”.
You have cancelled the dialog.
“Redial”
You can use the “Redial” command to redi-
al the number most recently called.
Managing announcement services or
voice mail
You can also use voice control to manage
your voice mail or recorded announcement
services.
Controls
Press the ! button while a phone
call is in progress.
An acoustic signal confirms that the
system is activated.
Say the required digits (“zero” to
“nine”).
or
Say the required words “Star” or
“Hash”.
Say the concluding command “Okay”.
The system dials the number entered.
188 Voice Control
Navigation
Selecting next point of interest
You can use the following commands to
select nearby points of interest.
“Next gas station”
“Next car park”
“Next Mercedes-Benz Service”
“Next restaurant”
“Next hospital”
Example of dialog:
sNext gas station
uThe system shows a numbered list
of gas stations on the display
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
uLine number one accepted. Would
you like to start route guidance?
sYes
The route guidance for this point of inter-
est is started.
or
sNo
tDo you want to save the destina-
tion?sYes
The dialog continues as shown in the sec-
tion “Save destination”
“Last destinations”
You can use the “Last destinations” com-
mand to reselect a destination from a list
of the previously selected destinations.
Example of dialog:
sLast destinations
uThe system shows a numbered list
of the previously selected destina-
tions
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
uLine number one accepted. Would
you like to start route guidance?
sYes
The route guidance for this destination is
started.
“Save destination”
You can use the “Save destination” com-
mand to save the current destination in the
address book by means of a voice tag.
i If the desired voice tag already exists in the
address book, the system asks if you want to add
the address.
Example of dialog:
sSave destination
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
tPlease repeat the name.
sSmith
tWhere would you like to save: home
or work?
sWork
tThe destination has been saved.
203 Voice Control
Command list
Cancel route guidance/navigation/
nav/destination guidance
Exit route guidance/navigation/nav/
destination guidance
Stop route guidance/navigation/
nav/destination guidance
Terminate route guidance/naviga-
tion/nav/destination guidance
Next gas station
Next Mercedes-Benz Service
Next workshop
Next MB service
Next hospital
Next car park
Next restaurant
Address book commands
Address book
List address book
Read out/play address book
Delete address book
Spell entry
Spell name
Find entry
Delete name
List destination memory
Read out/play destination memory
Work
Office
Company/business
Car
Car phone
Landline
Landline phone
Landline phone
Mobile
Mobile phone
Work car
Work car phone
Car phone work/office/business/
company
Work/office/business/company/
landline
Work/office/business/company/
landline telephone/phone
Landline telephone/phone work/of-
fice/business/company