2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class key

27 At a glance
Menu system


Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera
-
tion of COMAND.Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio

(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Telephone*

Navigation*

Service
Opening main menus 
Audio
( page
36)
:
Press

.

Satellite radio*
( page
73)
:
Press
5
.

Telephone*
( page
89)
:
Press

.

Navigation*
( page
108)
:
Press

.

Service
( page
159)
:
Press

.
Menu display A display can be composed of 3 sections.Example: Radio main menu1Soft key sections2Main area3Status barThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec
-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.

The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.The status bar 3 is divided into three ar
-
eas.Left side:

The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: RadioCenter:

Indication of the selected operating mode.In this example:

FM = selected waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

28 At a glanceMenu systemRight side:

General status information is displayed, re
-
gardless of the selected operating mode. In this example:
ROAMING
= telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out
-
side your home network.

= telephone* signal strength
Menu functions and submenus Using the soft keys, you can switch func
-
tions ON or OFF, or open submenus.Example: Radio main menu:

The
Scan
soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.

The
Autost.
soft key opens the sub
-
menu for the Autostore settings.
In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap
-
pear white.Example:

Presets
, Scan
and
Autost.
soft key.
Exiting from submenus You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the
Back
soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.

The system does not accept setting modi
-
fications which have not been stored.

There are exceptions where pressing the Back
soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.
iThis information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis
-
plays).

29 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND


Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po
-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press
.
.
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po
-
sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press
.
.
Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation*, Telephone*, or Voice con
-
trol*.A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.When setting the volume, the system auto
-
matically stores the setting for the current
-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce
-
ment.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper
-
ation from COMAND and from the mul
-
tifunction steering wheel.

Unless otherwise specified, the de
-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.Switching ON/OFF
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands
-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF,
.
is disabled.
Volume

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting balance/fader
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
27)
.

Press the
Bal/Fad
soft key.
The Balance/Fader menu is displayed.
Now you can set the balance and the
fader
( page
31)
.
A cross-hair cursor appears. The verti
-
cal line indicates the balance setting.
The horizontal line indicates the fader
setting.

Press

or

:
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing the desired balance,
or
Press

or

:
The cursor moves vertically, adjusting
the fader.Storing new settings:

Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
For the following operating modes, differ
-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se
-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)

Radio (AM waveband)

Radio (Weather Band)

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*

Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an
-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
109)
.
i Using
+
and
(
, the cursor can be
moved simultaneously in vertical and
horizontal direction (diagonally).
Bass and treble

32 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDWhen adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
27)
.

Press the
Bass
or
Treble
soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.

Press

or

.
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Storing new settings
Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys
-
tem*, the sound functions are available for
the following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
The following sound functions are avail
-
able:
Default
Settings
:
Resets the sound functions to the fac
-
tory setting.

Standard
:
Normal stereo playback.

Speech
:
Playback optimized for speech compre
-
hension.

LOGIC7
Surround
:
7-channel-surround playback (not for
mono-sources like AM waveband or
Weather Band in radio mode).
Different sound functions can be activated
for each one of the operating modes listed
above.
Sound functions*

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Example:

For CD mode: the
LOGIC7
Surround
func
-
tion,

for Satellite radio* mode: the
Speech
func
-
tion.Switching sound functions 
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
27)
.

Press the
Sound
soft key.
The Sound menu appears.

Use

or

to select the desired
function.

Press

.
The system switches to the selected
function.iYour harman/kardon
® audio system
features the innovative LOGIC7
® multi-
channel surround sound technology
developed for the professional record
-
ing industry.By selecting the “LOGIC7 Surround”
function, LOGIC7
® will be activated.
LOGIC7
® converts any 2-channel ma
-
terial into breathtaking multi-channel
surround sound and that without the
unnatural interpretation of many of to
-
day’s surround sound techniques.
iLOGIC7
® is not an artificial “effects”
button. It automatically adapts itself to
the incoming source material, adjust
-
ing the seven outputs based on the
original acoustic intent of the studio
master.harman/kardon LOGIC7
® creates a
true 360-degree “enveloping” sound
-
field with a maximum “audio sweet
-
spot” for all passengers. harman/kardon LOGIC7
® sets a new
benchmark in musical clarity and sepa
-
ration, giving the listener the impres
-
sion of actually “being there”.LOGIC7
® playback works with all con
-
ventional stereo audio sources (e.g.
stereo CD or stereo radio).

If the radio reception is poor, the sys
-
tem should be switched back to Stan
-
dard stereo playback. Switching back
to Standard stereo playback may im
-
prove reception quality.

36 AudioAudio main menu
Press

.
The Audio main menu appears.If one of the Audio submenus appears: 
Press the
Back
soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears,
or
Press

again.
Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.

Radio
soft key

Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear
( page
37)

CD soft key or
MP3
soft key

The Single CD main menu
( page
46)

or the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
ap
-
pears

CDC
soft key

The CD changer main menu appears ( page
66)

AUX
soft key

Facilitates operation of an external au
-
dio source
( page
72)
Switching the mute function ON: 
Press
1
.
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF: 
Press
1
again,
or
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel.The audio source heard is the one se
-
lected before the mute function was
activated.
Opening the Audio main menu
Selectable soft keysiThe Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing
5
( page
75)
.
Mute functioniThe mute function is still activated if
the system is switched off and then on
again.

37 Audio
Radio operation


Radio operation

Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.

Press the
Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta
-
tion last tuned to will begin to play.
In this example: 
Weather Band


Channel 1
= current station

Press the
FM/AM
soft key in the Radio
main menu.
Alternatingly the Radio main menu for
the FM or AM wavebands appears. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.
The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.In this example: 
FM = FM waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Safety InstructionsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand
-
still and operate the audio system only when
road, weather and traffic conditions permit.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.Switching to radio mode
Switching wavebands