2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class center console

83 Control systems
COMAND introduction
COMAND introduction
COMAND (C
ockpit M
anagement and D
ata
System) is an information and operating
center for vehicle sound and communica-
tions systems, including the radio and nav-
igation system, as well as other optional
equipment (satellite radio, telephone*,
etc.).
Availability of functions while the vehi-
cle is in motion
For safety reasons, certain COMAND func-
tions are not available while the vehicle is
in motion or they are only available to a
limited extent. You will notice this, for ex-
ample, by the fact that certain menu items
cannot be selected or that the COMAND
display shows a corresponding message.
Switching COMAND on or off
Press the o shortcut button in the
center console (
page 84).
COMAND calls up the menu last select-
ed.
COMAND components
In your vehicle, COMAND can be used to
operate:

audio functions


the navigation system


the telephone* and communication
functions (SMS*)


external audio and video sources


video DVD


various vehicle settings
COMAND consists of the following:


COMAND shortcut buttons


COMAND display


telephone* keypad


COMAND controller
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When you switch off COMAND, you also
switch off the currently playing audio source.
During a telephone call, you cannot switch off
COMAND.

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COMAND introduction
Entering charactersIllustration: entering a navigation destina-
tionSelecting characters
Slide omp or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
COMAND completes your entry as
soon as it can be clearly identified. In
this case, you do not need to switch to
the list.
Deleting individual characters

Select and press ) repeatedly in the
bottom line.Deleting entire words or numbers

Press and hold ) in the bottom line
until the word or number is deleted.
Exiting character entry

Select and press “Back” in the bottom
line.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
Switching to the list

Slide qm.
or

Select and press ? in the second line
from the bottom.

Exiting list: Slide om to select “Back”.
Accepting first entry

Press nuntil you exit the character
entry window.Selecting list item
Illustration: list of cities for navigation1Symbol for other selection options
(e.g. county)
Selecting a line: Slide rmq or
rotateymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
Additional selection options are avail-
able for list entries featuring
symbol1. For example, cities marked
with symbol 1 indicate that the select-
ed country has more than one city fea-
turing that name. Confirming such a list
entry opens up another submenu.

94 Control systemsCOMAND introductionMain menus of COMAND
Sound
Muting: Press the F shortcut but-
ton in the center console (
page 84).
The sound of the current audio source
is switched on or is muted.Switching off navigation announce-
ments entirely

Canceling navigation message:
Briefly press F shortcut button dur-
ing an announcement.

Switching off navigation messages:
Press and hold F during an an-
nouncement until the announcement is
switched off.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.Adjusting volume
1Thumbwheel

Adjusting: Turn, thumbwheel.
The volume of the currently selected
audio source changes.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 83).
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When the sound is muted, you will see the
symbol
F
in the status line. When you
change the audio source, the sound is automati-
cally switched on. You will be able to hear an-
nouncements from the navigation system even
when the sound is muted.
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The announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with theo but-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
ly switched back on.

156 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Switching between the smart speller
and the list
Switching from the smart speller to
the list: Slide mq repeatedly or press
n until the smart speller is hidden.
or

Rotate ymz or slide omp and
select?.
The smart speller is hidden.
Illustration: list of phone book entries with
name display and hidden smart speller1Back to smart speller
2To switch phone book display (“123” or
“ABC”)
3Symbol + for several telephone num-
bers (subentries) under the main entry,
subentry list is closed
4To call up options
5Symbol / for open subentry list
6List of phone book entries
7Subentry list with category symbols
and telephone numbers

Switching from the list to the smart
speller: Select “Back” from the list.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).

Changing phone book display in the
list: Select “123” or “ABC”.
The screen changes to telephone num-
ber or name display.
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The following options are available under
“Options” menu item 4:


Displaying details about an entry
(page 158)


Creating a new entry in the address book
(page 158)


Deleting an entry (
page 160)


Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 160)


Adding a telephone number to an address
book entry (
page 162)

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COMAND telephone*
Closing the COMAND phone book
In the smart speller, select “Back”.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
Selecting an entry in the COMAND
phone book
Selecting entries using the smart speller

Switch from the list to the smart speller
if necessary.

Changing smart speller language:
Select !.

Select desired language.

Changing smart speller character
set: Select #.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.

Entering characters: Select the char-
acters of the entry you are searching
for one by one.

Deleting individual characters: Se-
lect ) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.

Deleting an entire entry: Select )
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.

Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list.
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.Selecting using the list

If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list.

Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired entry is highlighted.
Selecting subentries

Select an entry with the + symbol and
press n.
The + symbol changes to / and the
subentries are displayed.

Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired subentry is highlighted.

158 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Displaying details of an entry
COMAND can also show a shortened entry
in its entirety. For entries featuring suben-
tries, the detailed view is only available for
the subentries and not for the main entry.
Select entry (
page 157).

Select “Options”
“Details”.
The detailed view appears.

Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or
omp or press n or back button L
in the center console (
page 84).Starting to dial the number of an entry

Select entry (
page 157).

Press n.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad.
A list appears if the entry contains sub-
entries.
Select desired subentry.

Press n again.
or

Press s on the telephone key-
pad.Assigning a New Entry in the Address
Book

Select “Options”
“New Entry” in the
COMAND phone book list.

Selecting a number category:
Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

Selecting a telephone category:
Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

Confirming selection: Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields.
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This function is used to create a new entry in
the address book and to enter the data (first
name, last name and telephone number) manu-
ally.

192 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)1Crosshair
2Details of the crosshair position
3Map scaleAdjusting the map scale

Rotate ymz.
Rotating clockwise zooms in, rotating
counterclockwise zooms out.
Saving crosshair position as destination
in last destinations list

Showing menu system, if neces-
sary: Press n.

Saving: Select “Position”
“Save Po-
sition”.
COMAND saves the crosshair position
as a destination in the last destinations
list (
page 254).
Hiding the crosshair

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 84).
The crosshair disappears and the map
is centered on the vehicle position.
or

Set the map to the vehicle or destina-
tion position, see the explanation be-
low.
Centering the map on the vehicle or
destination position

Centering on the vehicle’s position:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Vehicle
Position Map”.
or

Press back button L when the
crosshair is displayed.

Centering on the destination:
Select “Navi”
“Position”
“Destina-
tion Position Map”.
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Display 2 may be the name of a road, for
example, provided the digital map contains the
necessary data.
If no data is available, display 2 shows:


the coordinates of the crosshair if the
geo-coordinate display is switched on
(page 195) and the GPS signal is strong
enough


no display if the geo-coordinate display is
switched off (
page 195)
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If you have moved the map, you can use this
function to rapidly return the map to the position
of the vehicle or destination. It is only possible to
center the map on the destination position when
route guidance is active.

194 Control systemsCOMAND navigation (introduction)Setting POI symbols
You can set which points of interest (POIs)
should be displayed as symbols in the
map. POIs are garages, hotels, movie the-
aters or restaurants, for example.
The following settings are possible:

“Standard symbols” (symbol deter-
mined by the factory settings)


“Personal symbols” (you can determine
the symbols yourself)


“No symbols”

Adjusting: Select “Navi”
“Navi”

“Map Display”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “Standard symbols”, “Personal
symbols” or “No symbols”.
If you select “Personal symbols”, the
list of POIs appears.
Switching POI symbol display on
or off: Select the desired POI.
The corresponding symbol displays
are switched on or off, depending
on the previous status. A check-
mark indicates which status is ac-
tive. You can switch on the symbol
displays for more than one POI.

Exiting menu: Slide omp or press
back button L in the center console
(page 84).Arrival time and distance
You can set whether the estimated arrival
time and the distance to the destination
should be displayed in the map.

Displaying: Select “Navi”
“Navi”

“Map Display”.
The map display list appears. A dot R
indicates the current setting.

Select “Arrival Time/Distance”.
Depending on the previous status the
display showing the arrival time and
distance is switched on or off.
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Depending on the map scale on the map,
POI symbols may not be visible on the map al-
though their display is activated. In addition, POI
symbols may be covered by the map’s labels.
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The list shows all symbols that are contained
in the digital map across all states (USA) and/or
provinces (CDN). Not all POIs in all states (USA)
or in all provinces (CDN) are available, however.
Certain POI symbols may not be displayed on the
map, even if the symbol display is switched on.