2008 MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class navigation system

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
CD changer operating elements. . . . . . 16
MP3 CD operating elements . . . . . . . . 18
Satellite radio operating elements . . . . 20
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . . 22
Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 24
System operating elements . . . . . . . . . 26
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 28 Selecting the multifunction display 29
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 34 Switching the COMA ND control unit
on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Balance and fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bass and Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sound functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Audio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Audio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Opening the Audio menu . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting an audio source . . . . . . . 43
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Switching to radio operation. . . . . . 44
Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 General Information on
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 52
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
CD changer operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Switching to CD changer mode . . . 55
Loading CDs into the CD changer . 55
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Switching to CD operation . . . . . . . 57
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 65
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs . . 66
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 66
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . 67
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . 68
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Subscribing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . . 77
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Contents
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing the program category . . . 79
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Displaying information . . . . . . . . . . 82
Displaying service information . . . . 82
Station list updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Switching telephone operation on . 88
Switching telephone operation off . 88
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Switching to telephone operation . 92
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Route guidance after the vehicle
has been transported . . . . . . . . . . 106
Trip interruption during route
guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Activating the Navigation main
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Setting the routing mode . . . . . . . 110
Saving current location . . . . . . . . . 111
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Activating the Enter street menu . 112
Selecting the state/province . . . . 113
Entering destination address . . . . 114
Selecting home address . . . . . . . . 125
Displaying the compass screen . . 126
Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Starting route guidance . . . . . . . . 129
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Recalculating an existing route . . . 129
Voice instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Partially digitized areas/unverified
roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Arriving at destination. . . . . . . . . . 139
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 139 During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Displaying the soft keys . . . . . . . . 140
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Selecting a detour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Stopover function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Saving the current location . . . . . . 147
Defining route guidance displays . 147
Last destinations and destination
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Last destinations memory. . . . . . . 153
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 154
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Selecting a POI on the map. . . . . . 160
Entering a POI by phone number . 161
Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Adding a destination to today’s
plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Activating the System menu . . . . 170
Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . 171

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the
COMAND operator. Each chapter has its
own guide color to provide fast access to
information.
At a glance
Here you will find an overview of
all COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the radio, CD player (CD, MP3
CD) and CD changer (CD, MP3 CD).
Satellite radio
This chapter provides information on how
to select a station and a program category.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, how to
initiate an emergency call and use the pho-
ne book.
Navigation
This chapter provides detailed information
on the following topics:
Destination input
Route guidance including detour
Last destinations and destination
memory
POIs
Today’s plan
System
Here you will find all the information about:
COMAND system settings
SMS*
Tele Aid
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

9
Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
WarningG
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer, satellite ra-
dio, telephone* and navigation module are
interconnected. When one of the compon-
ents is not operational or has not been re-
moved/replaced properly, the function of
other components may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
only by qualif ied personnel.
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, th e driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the sys tem only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car
is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encoura-
ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read na-
vigational maps, inst ructions, or downloa-
ded information.
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the dr iver must remain fo-
cused on safe driving behavior, including
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. This al-
ways remains your pe rsonal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
CD changer operating elements
MP3 CD operating elements
Satellite radio operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation operating elements
System operating elements
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND

31 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy
operation of COMAND.
Main menus are provided for the following
main functions:
Audio (AM/FM radio, CD, CD changer,
MP3 CD)
Satellite radio
Telephone*
Navigation
SystemCalling up main menus Menu display
A display may consist of three areas.
Example: FM menu
1Soft keys area
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key
sections 1.
Main functionActivating main
menu
Audio
(
page 42)
Press A.
Satellite radio
(
page 78)
Press B.
Telephone*
(
page 92)
Press a.
Navigation
(
page 108)
Press b.
System
(
page 170)
Press {.
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A maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main
area2.

34 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMAND
Switching on
Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2 if the COMAND was
switched off by turning the key in the
starter switch to position 0 and
removing it.
or
Press e.
In both cases, the system will activate
the operating mode which was active
when the system was switched off.Switching off
Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 0 and pull the key out.
or
Press e.
When the audio is playing, the volume
knob will adjust the audio volume, and also
the volume for telephone and navigation.
During a telephone call (talking or ringing),
the volume knob will adjust the telephone
voice and ringer volume.
The volume for the navigation announce-
ments can only be changed while an
announcement is being made.
When you adjust the volume, the system
will automatically store the setting for the
current operating mode.
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You have the following options to
control the system:
at the COMAND
at the multifunction steering wheel
(refer to vehicle Operator’s Manual)
This Operator’s Manual describes the
control at the COMAND.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
descriptions and illustrations refer to
the COMAND.
Switching the COMAND control unit
on and off
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For an explanation of starter switch
positions, refer to vehicle Operator’s
Manual.
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If the key is not in the starter switch in
position 1 or 2, the system will automa-
tically stop after around 30 minutes.
Volume

105 Navigation
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the navigati-
on DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs.
Using other navigation DVDs or CDs will
cause malfunctions and/or damage.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.
Loading/ejecting a DVD
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the DVD
Navigation slot. The DVD Navigation slot is
located behind the display unit.
Open the display unit to get access to
the DVD Navigation slot as described in
“Starting an update” (
page 167).
Navigation DVD!
GPS (Global Positioning System) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
Deviations from the actual position
may occur
if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed e.g. in parking garages
and tunnels
if road conditions are bad
depending on the vehicle’s conditi-
on
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There are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot
behind the display (
page 166).