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147 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
From the Bluetooth® headset to the
hands-free system
On most Bluetooth
® headsets, you press
the PTT button on the headset twice quick-
ly to transfer the call (see headset operat-
ing instructions).
From the hands-free system to the mo-
bile phone
If the mobile phone has a folding up-
per section: Flip upper section open.
Take mobile phone out of cradle.
The “No telephone inserted” message
appears on the COMAND display. Sub-
sequent operation is only possible us-
ing the mobile phone.From the mobile phone to the
hands-free system
Insert mobile phone into cradle.
Once the call has been transferred to
the hands-free feature, all the functions
will be available to you which are de-
scribed in the “Functions during a sin-
gle-call connection” section
(
page 145).
COMAND phone book
The COMAND phone book contains both
the COMAND address book entries and
mobile phone entries that have at least
one telephone number.
The COMAND address book entries are
permanently available even when a mobile
phone is not inserted in the cradle.
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, COMAND will read the phone book
entries in the mobile phone and compares
them with the COMAND address book en-
tries. If any of the telephone numbers of a phone
book entry in the mobile phone are the
same as an address book entry, COMAND
will only display the address book entry.
If the entries are not the same, the CO-
MAND phone book will show the phone
book entry in the mobile phone.
Calling up the COMAND phone book
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Name”.
The COMAND phone book appears.


208 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
driving maneuver. Based on the example
display below, the driving maneuver is an-
nounced with the “Prepare to turn left”
message. The display is not split and
shows the map over the full screen.
1Point at which the driving maneuver
takes place (light blue dot)
2Route (highlighted blue)
3Current vehicle position; the triangle
points in the vehicle’s direction of trav-
elAnnouncement phase
COMAND announces the next driving ma-
neuver. Based on the example display be-
low, the driving maneuver is announced
700 feet in advance with the “Turn left in
700 feet to your destination” message.
The display is divided in two. In the left
half, you see the normal map view. In the
right half, there is either an enlarged view
of the area surrounding the intersection
(intersection zoom) or simply a symbol for
the next driving maneuver.
The following example illustration shows
the intersection zoom in the right half.1Next road
2Driving maneuver (turn left)
3Graphical representation of the dis-
tance to the driving maneuver
4Point at which the driving maneuver
takes place (light blue dot, shown in
both the left and right displays)
5Information about distance to the next
driving maneuver
6Route (highlighted in blue; shown in
both the left and right displays)
7Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
(shown in both the left and right dis-
plays)
8Street on which you are currently driv-
ing, if included on the digital map
9Destination
iThe filled-in section of distance graphic 3
gets shorter the nearer you get to the announced
driving maneuver.

209 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
Maneuver phase
COMAND announces the next driving ma-
neuver. Based on the example display be-
low, the driving maneuver is announced
150 feet in advance with the “Now turn
left” message. The display is also split into
two halves, as for the announcement
phase.
1Graphical representation of the dis-
tance to the next driving maneuver
2Information about distance to the next
driving maneuverExample of a display without driving
maneuvers
1Main destination <
2Stopover = (only visible if a stopover
has been entered)
3Route (highlighted blue)
4Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
5Set map orientation – for an explana-
tion and settings, see (
page 169)
6Set scale – for an explanation and set-
tings, see (
page 167)Destination or destination area
reached
Once you have reached your destination,
you will hear the announcement “You have
reached the destination”. For certain POIs
(airports or highway junctions), you will
hear the announcement “You have reached
the destination area”. In addition, you will
see a corresponding display and route
guidance is automatically ended.
1Destination on the map
2Destination flag
iOnce the maneuver is completed, COMAND
automatically switches back to the non-split
screen.

211 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
During route guidance, the display is divid-
ed. On the right-hand side you will see the
direction arrow showing the compass
heading to the destination.
On the left-hand side of the display you will
see the map with the suggested route. The
suggested route is highlighted blue. How-
ever, it may not be possible to follow the
suggested route because, for example, the
road is closed or not open for car traffic.
If, during route guidance, COMAND leads
you back into a fully digitalized area, route
guidance will simply continue in the usual
manner.Off-road and off-map
Route guidance to an off-road
destination
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
the point to leave the digitized road net-
work, you will hear the announcement “The
destination is nearby. Follow the arrow on
the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road, “Area of dest. reached” appears
in addition below the arrow.
The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road
destination is indicated with a dashed line
after a certain length. It simply shows the
direction to the off-road destination with-
out taking account of any type of obstacles
in the way.
Warning!G
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.

212 Control systems
COMAND navigation system (route guidance)
1Current vehicle position; the triangle in-
dicates the vehicle’s direction of travel
2Off-road section of the route
3Off-road destination
4Direction arrow, shows compass head-
ing to destination
On the off-road section of the route, direc-
tion arrows showing the compass heading
to the destination guide you. You will also
see the “Direction to destination” display.Route guidance from an off-road
location to a destination
If there is no road available on map at cur-
rent position of the car, vehicle is off road.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination from such a location.
At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Road” message and a direc-
tion arrow. The direction arrow shows the
compass heading to the actual destina-
tion.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.
Route guidance from an off-map
location to a destination
If the vehicle position is outside the area
covered by the digital map, then the vehi-
cle is in an off-map location.
COMAND is also able to guide you to a des-
tination from such a location.At the start of the route guidance, you will
see the “Off Map” message and a direction
arrow. The direction arrow shows the com-
pass heading to the actual destination.
The route is highlighted blue from the near-
est road known to the system.
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance con-
tinues in the usual way.
Off-road during route guidance
The road layout may differ from the data on
the digital map, due to road construction
measures, for example.
In such cases, the system cannot allocate
the vehicle’s position to the digital map
and the vehicle is therefore in an off-road
position.
The “Off Road” message and an arrow
showing the compass heading to the desti-
nation appear on the display.
As soon as the system can allocate the ve-
hicle position’s to the map again, route
guidance continues in the usual way.

234 Control systems
COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from the
mobile phone in an existing address
book entry
Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 226).
or
Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Save”
“Add”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.
Search for desired entry.
After selecting an entry, press n.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the selected entry in the selected num-
ber category. Otherwise, you will see a
prompt asking whether one of the ex-
isting numbers should be overwritten.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.
Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Importing data from external
Bluetooth® devices
You can import vCards from external
Bluetooth
® devices into the address book.
Please keep the following in mind:

Bluetooth® is activated in COMAND
(
page 239) and in the device con-
cerned.

The external device must be able to
send vCards by Bluetooth®.

The external device is inside the vehi-
cle, switched on and authorized
(
page 239).
Importing: Start data transfer on the
external device (see operating instruc-
tions of the device concerned).
If there is no address book entry with
the same first name and last name,
COMAND imports the data.
If there is already an address book en-
try with the same first name and last
name, a prompt will appear asking
whether the existing data should be
overwritten.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The existing address book entry will be
overwritten or not, depending on your
selection.
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
iThere is a detailed description of how to
search for an address book entry in the “Search-
ing for an address book entry” section
(
page 226).

235 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
System settings menu overview
Display 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.
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Saving setting: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
Display
(
page 235)
Time
(
page 235)
Voice Control*
(
page 237)
Language
(
page 238)
Favorite
(
page 238)
Services
(
page 239)
Reset
(
page 235)
Display settingsTime settingsVoice Control*
settingsLanguage
settingsAssign favorite
buttonBluetooth®
settingsReset COMAND to
factory settings
iIn the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
iThe 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
iThe increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.

239 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Bluetooth® settings
General information about Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth® technology is the standard for
short-range wireless technologies, suitable
for transmitting voice and data. It is possi-
ble to connect Bluetooth
® devices wire-
lessly. Bluetooth® can be used to
exchange vCards or make calls using a
headset.
Bluetooth
® technology uses the freely
available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medi-
cal) wireless network that works at
2.45 GHz. Ranges of up to ten meters are
possible with Bluetooth
®.Activate or deactivate Bluetooth
®
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Services”
“Deactivate Blue-
tooth”.
You have activated or deactivated
Bluetooth
®. A checkmark appears
when Bluetooth® is deactivated.
Connecting Bluetooth
® devices
It is possible to establish a Bluetooth
® con-
nection between COMAND and the follow-
ing types of device:

Mobile phone (only for transferring
business cards)

Headset

Laptop/PDAYou can connect up to twelve devices to
COMAND but only one device can be ac-
tive at a time.
The connection process includes search-
ing for the device and its subsequent au-
thorization.
Calling up the Bluetooth
® device list
and searching for devices
Calling up the list: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Services”

“Search for Bluetooth devices”.
When you call up the list for the first
time after switching on COMAND, the
search for devices in the reception
range starts automatically. You will see
a display to this effect.
The device list appears after a short
while.
Canceling search:
Select “Cancel”.
iTo connect a Bluetooth® device, the
Bluetooth® function must be activated in
COMAND and in the device concerned. The
Bluetooth
® device must also be set to “visible”
or “findable” in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures, please see
the operating instructions for the Bluetooth
®
device.