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84 Audio
DVD operation
Changing the aspect ratio
The system will automatically select the
appropriate aspect ratio when a DVD is
played back.
You can manually change the aspect ratio
during playback of the DVD. To do this, use
the top left soft key. The soft key changes
each time you press it.
Possible aspect ratios are: 4:3, 16:9 and
Zoom.
The soft key indicates the aspect ratio to
which you will change when you press the
soft key.
Zoom is useful to watch movies in
cinematic aspect ratio. You can use the
function to reduce the width of the black
bars at the top and bottom.In the Settings menu (page 83),
press the soft key repeatedly until the
desired aspect ratio is set.
Changing the DVD language
Changing the DVD language:
During playback of the DVD, activate
the DVD settings menu (
page 83)
Press the Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed. The con-
tent of the list depends on which langu-
ages the DVD supports.
Use g or G to select a language.
Press E.
The selected language is set.
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You can only change the DVD language
if the DVD supports several languages.
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The Lang. soft key has no function if
the Settings menu is activated from
within the DVD menu.
In this case, you need to change the
language in the DVD menu (
page 82)
if the menu item is available. Or remove
the DVD menu (
page 83) and again
press the
Lang. soft key in the
Settings menu.
Some DVDs allow the language to be
selected additionally or exclusively in
the DVD menu saved on the DVD
(
page 82).

90 Satellite radio
Important notes

Important notes
In chapter “Satellite radio”, you will find
detailed information regarding
selecting a station and a program cate-
gory
memory functions
sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
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A subsription to Sirius satellite radio
service provider is required for the sa-
tellite radio operation described here.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.
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Note that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, channel
and categories shown in illustrations
and descriptions contained in this ma-
nual may differ from the channels and
categories delivered by the service pro-
vider.
Satellite radio service may be unavai-
lable or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things we can’t control. Ser-
vice might also not be available in cer-
tain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking
garages, or within or next to buildings)
or near other technologies.
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Sirius Satellite Radio provides approxi-
mately 100 channels, so called
streams, of digital-quality radio, among
others music, sports, news, and enter-
tainment commercial-free.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of
high-power satellites to broadcast 24
hours per day, coast-to-coast, in the
contiguous U.S.
This diverse, satellite-delivered pro-
gramming is available for a monthly
subscription fee. For more information
and service availability, call the Sirius
Service Center (
page 91) or contact
www.siriusradio.com.

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Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can select the following functions:
Changing the phone book display at
the COMAND
Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number (
page 117)
Entering and saving a new phone book
entry* (
page 118)
Deleting a phone book entry
(
page 120)
Changing the phone book display
Open the phone book (page 116).
Press the 123 soft key.
The display changes to numbers. The
status bar displays the name of the
marked entry.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The display changes to names. The
status bar displays the number of the
marked entry. Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number
Open the phone book (page 116).
The list of phone book entries with
names starting with a certain letter is
displayed.
Changing the initial letters
With H and h
Press H or h one or several times.
With every push of the button the
display changes to the next possible
letter. At the end of the letter list
follows the category
Other.
Category
Other:
Here, all entries without names or with
names starting with a special character
(e.g. * or #) are put together. With the number keys
The number keys are labelled with the let-
ters which can be selected.
Press, e.g.
4.
The system displays a window above
the status bar which shows the letters
G, H and I. After that, the address book
list with the letter
G is displayed.
To select, e.g. the letter H, press 4
twice in quick succession.
Selecting an entry
Change the initial letter if required.
Use G or g to select a list entry.
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If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.
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If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.

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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
navigation computer. The navigation
computer is located on the left side in the
trunk.
Open panel cover to get access to the
navigation computer. 1
Ejecting DVDs
2 DVD slot
Ejecting
Press l.
The navigation computer ejects the
DVD.
Navigation DVD
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The message No DVD Available
Please Insert Navigation DVD

will appear if no DVD is currently
loaded in the navigation computer.
!
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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If you do not remove the DVD from
the slot within arou nd 15 seconds, the
COMAND will pull the DVD into the
drive.

128 Navigation
Important notes
Loading
Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
with the label side up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
If your vehicle has been transported (e.g.
by a car, train or ferry) the system may
make navigation announcements which do
not correspond to the vehicle’s position.
The system needs to redetermine its
position. Determining the location after the
vehicle has been transported
The system will need some time to
determine its location after the car has
been transported. The time required for
the system to do so varies from case to
case.
Switch the COMAND on.
Activate the Navigation main menu
(
page 130).
The navigation DVD needs to be in the
navigation computer (
page 127).
Drive and press c.
The display will change to the map
display. Drive until the position or the road
indicated correspond to the real
circumstances. The system is now
correctly adjusted.
Route guidance after the vehicle has
been transported

162 Navigation
During route guidance
With the via function you can influence
how the route is calculated.
Example:
You wish to travel from Chicago to New
York. You can use the via function to define
whether the route will lead via Cleveland or
Pittsburgh.
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The route is shown on the map.
Press the Via soft key. If the via function is not yet active, you may
now select a via route.
If the via function is already active, the
message
Via Already Active will
appear. You can delete (
page 163) or
change (
page 163) the via route.
Selecting a via route
You can select one via route at a time.
Press G or g to select a list entry.
Press E.
The system calculates the new route.
Via function (soft key via)
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The Via soft key has no function if the
route cannot offer any via routes.
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The selection list always refers to the
currently active route.
Example:
You have entered a main and a
stopover destination. First, the system
will calculate your route to the stopover
destination, so that route is the active
route.
The selection list only shows possible
via routes to the stopover destination.

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Service
Address book
Selecting an initial letter
With
H and h
Press H or h one or several times.
With every push of the button the
display changes to the next possible
letter. At the end of the letter list
follows the category
Additional.
Here, all entries with out names or with
names starting with a special character
(e.g. +, !, * etc.) are put together.
After that use g or G to select the
desired entry.
A
With the number keys
The number keys are labelled with the let-
ters which can be selected.
Press, e.g. 4.
The system displays a window above
the status bar which shows the letters
G, H and I. After that, the address book
list with the letter
G is displayed.
To select, e.g. the letter H, press 4
twice in quick succession.
After that use g or G to select the
desired entry.
Selecting an entry
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If you hold H or h , scrolling is
accelerated.
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If you hold g or G , scrolling is
accelerated.
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If you hold g or G , scrolling is
accelerated.

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Service
Entering data

Entering data
Sometimes you need to enter data such as
names or phone numbers.
E.g.:
New phone book entry
New address book entry
The following input types are possible:
Via selection menu
Via 12-button keypad (page 211) The selection menu is displayed
automatically when you press the
corresponding button in a menu in which
this kind of data in
put is possible. The
following display may appear if you create
a new entry in the phone book. You can enter upper-case and lower-case
letters including special characters and
numbers.
The following shift fields can be used to
change the type of the characters:
= Upper case
= Lower case
= Special characters
Shifting Keys
Press h, H , g , G or F to
select the shift field .
Press E.
Input via selection menu
ABC
abc
. . .
abc