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108 Control systemsCOMAND satellite radioTuning in channels
You have the following selection options:

The channel search function


The channel presets


The manual channel number entry


The channel list
Tuning in channels using channel
search function

Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being pressed or rotat-
ed, the system searches upward or
downward and stops at the next receiv-
able channel.Tuning in channels using channel
presets

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dotR
in front of a preset position indicates
that this is the channel currently select-
ed and being listened to.

Select station preset and briefly
pressn.
or

Enter a position number with the tele-
phone keypad using digits 1 to 9
(page 86).
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your sub-
scription, you will see the message de-
scribed in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 106).
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This function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 106).
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Which channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which channels you
have subscribed to and the program category
you have selected (
page 107).

110 Control systemsCOMAND satellite radioTuning in channels using the channel
list
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel List”.
The channel list appears. The dotR in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected channel.

Select channel by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
Saving channels
Option 1
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Save Channel”.
Option 2

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Option 3

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
All three of these will call up a preset
menu. The dot R in front of a preset posi-
tion indicates that this is the channel cur-
rently selected and being listened to.

Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Saving a channel to a selected preset
position
If you have called up the channel preset
screen using option 1:

Press n briefly.
In options 2 and 3:

Press and hold n until you hear a
signal.
The channel is saved.
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The contents of the channel list depends on
which channels are included in your subscription
and which program category you have selected
(
page 107). If only the preview channel is acti-
vated, the channel list contains only the preview
channel.
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There are twenty preset positions available.

122 Control systemsCOMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media
Select “Audio”
“Audio”.

Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.
COMAND begins playback.

In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3
mode: Select “Changer”.
or

In audio CD and audio DVD mode
only: Press n when the main area is
selected.
The media list appears. The dot R in-
dicates the current medium.

Select a medium or folder.
COMAND changes the medium.

Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.
or

Enter a magazine tray number with the
telephone keypad using the A-
9 buttons.
Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to tracks
Skipping forwards or backwards to
a track (in CD or DVD mode only):
Rotate ymz.Selecting from the track list

Select “Audio”
“Audio”.

Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.
Selecting a track using the COMAND
controller

Select “Tracks”, “Tracks A-Z” or “Track
list”.
or

Only in MP3 mode: Press n when the
main area is selected.
The track list of the current folder ap-
pears. The dotR indicates the current
track.

Select a track by rotating ymz or slid-
ing qmr.
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Skipping forwards through the tracks skips
to the next track. Skipping backwards through
the tracks skips to the beginning of the current
track if the track has been playing for more than
8 seconds. If the track has been playing for less
than 8 seconds, it skips to the start of the previ-
ous track.
If you have switched on the “Random Tracks”
playback option, the order of the tracks is ran-
dom.
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In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks in
alphabetical order.

140 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Activating telephone mode
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”.
or

Press s on telephone keypad.
Telephone keypad
1Telephone keypad
2Folding coverWith the telephone keypad you can:


Enter and clear numbers and special
characters.


Reject, accept, connect and end calls.


Select preset radio stations and enter
the frequency manually (
page 101).


Select preset satellite radio stations
and enter the channel number
(page 109).


Select a medium from the DVD chang-
er (
page 122).


Select a track from CD, DVD-Audio or
MP3 (
page 123).


Select a scene/chapter from a video
DVD (
page 132).


Select a street in the navigation entry
(page 208).

Entering characters: Select “Tele-
phone”.

Open cover 2.

Enter characters using A- #.

Deleting individual characters:
Press*.

Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold * until the word or
number is deleted.
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You can enter the * character by
pressing> once. Pressing this button again
within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.

150 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Redial
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).

Use COMAND controller to select
“S”.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad
(page 86).
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the
top.

Select desired entry.

Connecting a call: Press n.Placing a call to a call list entry or
COMAND phone book entry

Call up a call list and select an entry
(page 146).
or

Call up COMAND phone book and se-
lect an entry (
page 154).

Connecting a call: Press n.Speed dialing
You can save telephone numbers in the
speed-dial preset locations on the mobile
phone and call up the speed-dial presets
(see mobile phone operating instructions).
You can also call up speed-dial numbers
using COMAND.
Calling up speed-dial presets using the
COMAND controller

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).
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If the list of dialed calls contains no entries,
the “S” menu item cannot be selected and the
s button on the telephone keypad does not
function.
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By default, the mailbox number is preset in
the speed dial memory unless you have modified
it. For more information on the mailbox
(
page 145).
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Operation during call connection depends
on the speed-dial preset position called up.

221 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (entering a destination)
Entering a destination from the list of last destinations
Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Last Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
The most recent destination is at the
top of the list.

Select desired destination.

Starting route calculation:
Select “Start”, see also (
page 218).
Entering a destination from the map
Calling up the map
In the address input menu, select
“Map” (
page 198).
You will see the map with a crosshair.
The map is set to the address set in the
address input menu.
or

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“Via Map”.
You will see the map with a crosshair.1Crosshair
2Details of the crosshair position
3Map scale
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Depending on the factory settings of the ve-
hicle, it may not be possible to enter a destina-
tion while the vehicle exceeds a preset speed. As
soon as the vehicles speed drops to below the
preset speed, the function is available again.
You can enter a destination via the map if the dig-
ital map does not contain the address of the des-
tination, but the destination must be within the
area of the digital 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 if the geo-coordinate display
is switched on (
page 195)


no display if the geo-coordinate display is
switched off (
page 195)

255 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
Systems settings menu overviewDisplay settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.

Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.Setting the display design

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.

Select “Day Mode”, “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.

Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 83).
Display
(page 255)
Time
(page 255)
Voice Control
(page 257)
Language
(page 258)
Favorite
(page 259)
Reset
(page 255)
Display settings
Time settings
Voice Control set-
tings
Language settings
Assign favorite but-
ton
Reset COMAND to
factory settings
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In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
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The correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:


Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance


Calculation of estimated arrival time


259 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Assigning the favorite button
1Favorite button
You can assign the following predefined
functions to the favorite buttonP:

“Rear Window Sunshade” (
page 267)
You can use the favorite button to ex-
tend or retract the rear window sun-
shade. This is the default setting.


“Display OFF” (
page 255)
You can use the favorite button to
switch the COMAND display on or off.


“Repeat Navigation Command”
(page 239)You can use the favorite button to re-
call the last announcement issued by
the navigation system.

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Favorite”.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot R in front of the list entry indi-
cates the current setting.

Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.
Reset
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Reset”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to reset.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” another prompt will
appear asking whether you really want
to reset.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, COMAND will be re-
set and restarted.
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You can reset COMAND back to its factory
settings.
In this case, all personal data (e.g. address book
entries, entries in the destination memory and
the list of last destinations of the navigation sys-
tem), among other things, is deleted.