169 System settings
System settings
General information on Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® is a technology for wireless
data communication over short distances
of up to approx. 30 feet. Using Bluetooth
®
you can exchange business cards (vCards),
for example.
Switching Bluetooth® on/off
Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Bluetooth” K “Activate Bluetooth”.
This switches Bluetooth
® on D or
off C.
Connecting Bluetooth® devices
i In order to connect Bluetooth® devices,
Bluetooth® must be activated on the COMAND
and on the particular device. In addition, a Blue-
tooth
® device must be ‘visible’ for COMAND, so
that COMAND can find it and display it. The pro-
cedure for performing this setting is given in the
manual for the Bluetooth
® device.
The following types of devices can be con-
nected to COMAND via Bluetooth®:
Mobile phone
Portable personal computer
Laptop/PDA
You can connect a maximum of 10 devices
to COMAND.
The connection process includes search-
ing for a device and then authorizing it.
Opening the Bluetooth
® device list and
searching for a device
To open the list: Select “System” K
“System Settings”
K “Bluetooth” K
“Bluetooth Device List”.
To start search: Select “Update”.
COMAND starts searching for devices
in the reception range. After a short
time, the device list appears.
i If you open the device list again, the list of
authorized devices appears.
To cancel search: Select “Cancel”.
The device list may contain the following
devices:
All (available) devices found, regardless
of whether they have been authorized
or not.
All authorized devices, regardless of
whether they have been found (are
available) or not.When first entering the device list and be-
fore running an update, the black
dotRindicates the active phone (found
and authorized).
After running an update:
Phone icons 3 indicate if a phone is found
(black) or not (grey).
The check marks 1 indicate if a phone
has been authorized (black) or not (grey).
If a phone is not in the vehicle but has been
authorized previously, the phone symbol
and the check mark are grey 2.
Bluetooth® settings
171 System settings
System settings
i You can fully reset COMAND to the factory
settings. This process deletes all personal data,
among other things, (e. g. station memory, ad-
dress book entries, entries in the destination
memory and in the last destinations of the navi-
gation system). It is recommended that you per-
form a reset before the vehicle is handed over or
sold, for example.
Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Reset”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you wish to perform the reset.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
After selecting “Yes”, you will again be
prompted to confirm that you wish to
perform the reset.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
After selecting “Yes”, COMAND is reset
and restarted.
Select “System” K “Language”.
The language list appears.
The dotRindicates the current setting.
To change setting: Select the desired
language.
The language is set.
i Setting the system language also changes
the language of the multifunction display.
ResetSetting the system language
175 Voice Control
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Phone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
A d d r e s s b o o k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 1
Radio and Satellite Radio* . . . . .195
DVD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
External equipment (AUX) . . . . .199
C o m m a n d l i s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
176 Voice Control
Overview
The following symbols indicate:
sthat you have to say something
tthat there is a voice output from the
voice control
uthat the system shows information
on the display.
You can use the voice control system to
operate the following systems depending
on the equipment in your vehicle:
Phone
Navigation
Address book
Audio (radio, satellite radio*,
DVD changer, memory card,
music register)
Say the commands without pausing
between individual words. If you enter a
command that does not exist or is incor-
rect, the voice control system asks you for
a new command with “Please repeat” or
“Please repeat your entry!”.
Overview
Operating Safety
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in. While
the system permits hands-free phone oper-
ation, attention to traffic may be diverted
not only by physical operation of a phone,
but also by the distraction of a phone con-
versation while driving. As such, for safety
reasons, we encourage the driver to stop the
vehicle in a safe place before answering or
placing a phone call.
For safety reasons, you should only select a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
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.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given.
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 13.5 m) every second.
G Warning
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.
G Warning
Please do not use the Voice Control System
in an emergency, as the tone of your voice
may change in a stressful situation. This
could cause a delay in completing your
phone call in a timely manner. This could
distract you in an emergency situation and
cause you to be involved in an accident.
Symbols only used in this chapter
Usage
183 Voice Control
Navigation
Navigation
G Warning
For safety reasons, you should only select a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
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’ per-
sonal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover
all areas nor all routes within an area.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given.
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 13.5 m) every second.
G Warning
During route guidance, you will not receive
information on:
traffic lights
stop and yield signs
parking or stopping zones
one-way streets
narrow bridges, or
other traffic regulation data.
You should therefore always strictly observe
traffic regulations while driving. Drive care-
fully and always obey traffic laws and road
signs, even if they contradict navigation sys-
tem instructions.
G Warning
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting
your attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Consulting the symbols or map display for
directions may cause you to divert your at-
tention from driving and increase your risk
of an accident.
G Warning
Please do not use the Voice Control System
in an emergency, as the tone of your voice
may change in a stressful situation. This
could cause a delay in completing your
phone call in a timely manner. This could
distract you in an emergency situation and
cause you to be involved in an accident.
184 Voice Control
Navigation
You can use voice control to:
enter a state
enter a province
enter a city
enter a district (center)
enter a street
enter a house number
enter an entire address
enter a zip code
find address
enter a point of interest
select one of your previous destina-
tions
call up route information
store a destination
display the map
enlarge/reduce the size of the map
listen to the destination memory
start and stop route guidance
switch the guidance instructions on
and off
To select the navigation application
press the ! button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Give the “Navigation” command.
Press the ! button.
Give one of the navigation commands
explained below.
You cannot start the route guidance until
all the necessary address data has been
entered.
“Help navigation”/“Help”
Using the “Help navigation” command, you
can have all the essential commands for
the navigation system read out.
i If voice control fails to recognize your entry,
it is advisable to spell the name of the town and
street. Spell names of towns and streets when
abroad.
The system guides you completely through
the dialog to route guidance. As soon as a
valid address is entered (at least the town),
you can use the “Start route guidance”
command to start the route guidance.
“Enter state”/“Enter province”
You can use the “Enter state”/“Enter pro-
vince” command to change the state or
province setting of the navigation system.
Example of dialog:
sEnter state
tPlease enter the name of the state.
uThe system shows a numbered list
of possible state names on the dis-
play. If there is only one entry on
the list, voice control asks if it is
correct.
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
Operation
Commands
Entering an address
195 Voice Control
Radio and Satellite Radio*
You can use voice control to:
select the waveband
find a station
select a frequency (FM, AM)
select a category (Satellite radio)
listen to the station list
save a voice tag for a station
delete a station list (voice tags only)
delete a station (voice tag only)
select a channel number (Satellite ra-
dio)The names of all received and stored sta-
tions are available for voice recognition. To
improve voice recognition, you can store a
voice tag for a specific speaker.
To select the radio or satellite radio
application: press the ! button on
the multi-function steering wheel.
Say the command “Radio” or “Satellite
Radio”.
Press the ! button.
Say one of the radio or satellite radio
commands explained below.
You can always give the commands for the
radio when you are listening to the radio,
even if a different application is shown on
the display.
“Help Radio”
Using the “Help Radio” command, you can
have all the commands for the radio read
out.
“Help Satellite Radio”
Using the “Help Satellite Radio” command,
you can have all the commands for the sat-
ellite radio read out.
Selecting a waveband
You can set the waveband with the follow-
ing commands:
“FM”
“AM”
“Next station”/“Previous station”
You can start manual tuning and set the
next station using the following com-
mands:
“Next station”
“Previous station”
“Next category”/“Previous category”
You can use the following commands to
change the category on satellite radio:
“Next category”
“Previous category”
Radio and Satellite Radio*
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 radio functions.
Only use the Voice Control System 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 in-
jured.
OperationCommands
198 Voice Control
DVD changer
You can use voice control to:
select a CD/DVD
select a track
select a directory in MP3 operation
select a group in Audio DVD operation
i On the command “Next/previous CD/
DVD”, the DVD changer changes from one CD/
DVD to the next, skipping any empty compart-
ments. If you select an empty compartment with
the “CD/DVD 1 to CD/DVD 6” command, the
current compartment remains selected.
To select the CD application: press
the ! button.
Say one of the following commands:
“CD player/CD changer”
“DVD audio”
“DVD video”
“MP3”
Press the ! button.
Give one of the CD or DVD commands
explained below.
“Help CD”/“Help DVD”/“Help MP3”
With the commands:
“Help CD”
“Help DVD audio”
“Help DVD video”
“Help MP3”
you can have all the commands for the CD,
DVD or MP3 read out.
“Next CD/DVD”
With the “Next CD”/“Next DVD” com-
mands, you can select the next audio CD/
DVD from your DVD changer.
“Track 1” to “Track 99”
With the “Track 1” to “Track 99” com-
mands, you can select a track number
from the inserted CD/DVD.
“Next track”
You can use the “Next track” command to
select the next track.
“Previous track”
With the “Previous track” or “Repeat track”
commands, you can have the track just
played repeated. If the command is spoken
as the first few seconds of the track are
played, the previous track is selected.
“Group 1” to “Group 9”
With the “Group 1” to “Group 9” com-
mands, you can select a group on an in-
serted audio DVD.
DVD changer
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 radio functions.
Only use the Voice Control System 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 in-
jured.
Operation
Commands