2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class navi

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Example: Navigation, town list
1
Predictive speller with number and
character line
i In the predictive speller 1 you can only se-
lect characters that are currently available. The
characters that are available depends on the
those already entered and the data for the digital
map.
When entering characters, the list entry at
the top always displays an entry that best
matches the characters already entered.
COMAND automatically adds matching let-
ters to those already entered by the user.
Entering characters
To select characters: Rotate ymz or
slide
omp.
Slide qmr to switch between the lines
in the speller.
To confirm character selection:
Press
n.
A possible option:
To switch predictive speller lan-
guage (character set):
Select !.
Deleting an entry
To delete individual characters: Se-
lect
õ at the bottom right of the
speller and press
n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Cancelling an entry
Select “Back” at the bottom left of the
speller and press
n.
or
Press the í button.
CO MA ND g oes one step b ack in th e se-
lection procedure.
Accepting first list entry
Press and hold n until the
Enter Destination menu appears.
Here you will find the accepted list
entry.
or
If COMAND can match the characters en-
tered definitively to one town, the “
Enter
Destination”
menu appears automatically
with the selected list entry.
Character entry

33 At a glance
Operating COMAND
Switching to the list without predictive
speller
If other entries for a town exist, or the
name exists more than once in the system,
then
B is highlighted in the speller.
Press n.
You can switch to the list at any point while
entering characters.
Slide qmr repeatedly until the list ap-
pears without the speller.
or
Select B and press n.
COMAND will complete your entry if
the name is unambiguous. In this case
it is not necessary to switch to the list,
the Enter Destination menu will appear.
Selecting a list entry
Town list for navigation
1+ symbol for additional options
To select a town: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
To confirm selection: Press n.
A town with the 1 symbol exists more
than once in the selected country. Con-
firming this type of town will result in a
further selection. The
+ symbol then
switches to
/.
Switching to radio mode and request-
ing the station list
Initial situation:
You would like to switch, for example, from
the phone function to radio mode and re-
quest the station list from there.
i In this guide, the path to a menu item is
shown as an action in italics.
“Audio” K “Audio” K “Radio” K “Radio”
K “Station List”
i Depending on the initial situation, this se-
quence of actions may be shorter.
If radio mode was active last, it is sufficient to se-
lect “Audio”
K““Radio””K “Station List”.
The individual steps for the above example
are described below.
Operating example

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

71 Audio
Audio Aux
An external audio source (AUX) can be
connected to COMAND via the 1/8" jack
1 located inside the glovebox.
From another main function
Select “Audio” K “Audio” K “Aux” in
the Audio menu (

page 40).
i If Audio Aux mode was active last, you only
need to select “
Audio”.
Within the audio function
Select “Audio” K “Aux”.
The Audio Aux menu appears.
The medium in the external audio
source is heard, provided it is connect-
ed and switched to playback.
i Please refer to the relevant operating guide
for operation of the external audio source.
The following settings can be made in Au-
dio Aux mode:
Volume (
page 35)
Balance and fader (
page 36)
Treble and bass (
page 36)
Surround sound (
page 38)
i The volume of external audio sources is ex-
tremely variable. It is possible that a device con-
nected as an external audio source will sound
quieter or louder in the vehicle or that the usual
maximum volume cannot be achieved. On cer-
tain devices the volume can be set separately. In
this case, start at a moderate volume and in-
crease it slowly. In this way, you can determine
whether the system is capable of playback with-
out distortion, even at high volume.
Audio Aux
Switching to Audio Aux
GWarning
Due to the different volumes of the external
audio sources, system messages (e.g. navi-
gation announcements) may be much loud-
er. You may need to disable these system
messages or adjust the volume of these
messages manually (

page 35).

80 Video
DVD video
i The DVD menu is the menu stored on the
DVD itself. Its structure differs from one DVD to
another and enables specific actions or settings
to be performed.
Opening the DVD menu
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
Select “DVD-Video” K “DVD Func-
tions”
K “Menu”.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items from the DVD
menu
Slide qmr or omp.
To select: Press n.
The selection menu appears.
i Menu items that cannot be selected are
grayed out.
To confirm selection: Select “Select”.
COMAND will perform the action or dis-
plays a submenu represented by the
menu item selected in the DVD menu.
If necessary select from further options
in the same way.
COMAND then switches back to the
DVD menu.
i Depending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Play” either has no function or no
function in certain parts of the DVD menu. This
is indicated by the 7 symbol on the display.
or
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the control menu (
page 77).
Select “Menu” K“DVD-Video” K “DVD
Functions”
Select a directional arrow to navigate
the DVD menu.
DVD menu
DVD menu

104 Telephone
Address book
C
The entries of the address book can be
used for making phone calls and naviga-
tion destination entries.
i You should delete your personal data before
selling your vehicle, using the Reset function
(
page 171).
From another main function
Select “Phone” K “Phone” K
“Address Book”.
i If the address book was the last function
open in the phone function, you only need to se-
lect “Phone”.
Within the phone function
Select “Phone” K “Address Book”.
The address book main display ap-
pears.
Address book with address book entry i
and data that support navigation Q
i An address book entry may contain up to
five phone numbers and both a private and busi-
ness address.
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is active.
Address book
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey please familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise
you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
General information
Opening the address book
Submenu overview for address book
Address bookSearching
Receiving
business cards
Import External
dataSearching for an
address book entry
NewDeleting
Creating a new ad-
dress book entryDeleting an ad-
dress book entry
Selecting entry in the address book

105 Telephone
Address book
i You can create address data directly in the
address book. If you save phone numbers in the
COMAND phone book, these are saved in the ad-
dress book. When you save a navigation destina-
tion, COMAND creates an address book entry
containing the complete address data that sup-
port navigation.
Open the address book (page 104)
and select “New”.
The input menu with the data fields and
the speller appears.
Input menu with data fields
1Selected data field with cursor
2Speller
Switching data field
Slide qm repeatedly until the predic-
tive speller is hidden.
Then slideqmr and press n to select
a data field.
or
Select [ or ] in the speller.
The input menu indicates the selected
data field.
Entering data into a field
Select all the characters one after the
other in the predictive speller 2.
i The predictive speller provides the charac-
ters corresponding to the selected data field.
To switch predictive speller to up-
per or lower case characters: Select
( or &.
To switch predictive speller charac-
ter set: Select #.
Every time this is selected it switches
the character set.
To change the predictive speller lan-
guage: Select !.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the re-
quired language is highlighted and
press n.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press î button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Creating a new address book entry

106 Telephone
Address book
Cancelling an entry
Select A.
If one of the data fields contains new
data, you will be prompted to confirm
whether you wish to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will be saved or discarded
on the basis of the selection.
Saving entry
Select B.
The address book displays the entry.
Open the address book (page 104)
and select “Search”.
If there are more than eight entries, the
search menu with the search speller
appears.
Search menu with search speller
1i symbol for address book entry
2Q symbol for complete address data
from navigation
3m symbol for voice tag
4Search speller
Entries without symbols or with the sym-
bols 1 and 3 are just address book en-
tries. A voice tag has additionally been
saved for entries with the symbol 3. En-
tries with the symbol 2 contain complete address data from the navigation system,
which support navigation and are covered
by the digital map data. You can quickly
start route guidance to this kind of entry
(
page 109).
Switching from search speller to the
list
Slide qm repeatedly or press and hold
n until the search speller is displayed.
or
Select B.
Switching from the list to the search
speller
Select A from the list.
Searching for an address book entry