Calling up contacts from a list
X
Phone book: select Name.
X Address book: select Data/connections
Q Address book.
X To switch from the input speller to the
list: press ZVuntil the input speller is hid-
den.
or
X Select ¬.
X To call up a contact: slideZVÆ or turn
cVd and push W.
Calling up contacts using the input speller
X Phone book: select Name.
X Address book: select Data/connections
Q Address book.
X To switch from the list to the input
speller: selectBackfrom the list.
or
X Press the %button.
X To select characters: slideZVÆ orXVY
and press W. Repeat this procedure until
COMAND automatically switches over to
the list.
You determine the first letter of the entry
you are looking for with the first character
you enter. If there are similar entries, the
next character which is different will be dis-
played and offered for selection.
i You can also use the telephone number
pad to enter characters.
Displaying contact details
X Select Options QDetails.
The detailed view appears.
X To return to the list: slideXVY until the
list is highlighted. Creating new contacts/changing con-
tacts i
In certain countries, this function is not
available if the vehicle is travelling at more
than approximately 5 km/h. As soon as the
vehicle speed drops below about 3 km/h,
the function is available again.
i You can enter address data directly in the
address book. If you store telephone num-
bers in the phone book, these are saved in
the address book. If you store a navigation
destination*, COMAND creates an address
book entry which includes the complete
navigable address data. X
Call up the contact (Y page 120).21
X Select OptionsQNew entry orChange .
The input menu with data fields appears. :
Cursor
; Data field
= Two-line speller
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To select the language
p To select the character set
*/E To select uppercase and low-
ercase letters
% Back
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
? Preset phone category
X Enter the respective data in the data fields.
X To enter data in the data field: select the
respective characters from input speller
=.
X To move the cursor in the data field:
select the respective characters from input
speller =.
X To change data fields: slideZVuntil the
input speller is hidden.
X Slide ZVÆ and push W.
or
X Press Æin the input speller.
X To cancel data entry:select Back.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to store the entry.
X To store data entry: select¬.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Deleting contacts X
To select a contact: selectData/connec‐
tions QDelete contacts. You can select and delete the following
types of contact here:
R
Internal contacts
R Imported from the memory card
R Imported via Bluetooth
R Delete all
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
A prompt appears asking whether the data
should be deleted.
X Select Yes.
i Automatically imported contacts cannot
be deleted (Y page 119).
Calling a number stored in an entry Using the phone book
X
Select Name.
X Call up the contact (Y page 120).
X Contact with multiple phone numbers
(with G
G symbol): turncVd and
press W.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
X Contact with one telephone number
(without G
G symbol): pressW.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
Using the address book
X Select Data/connections.
X Open Address book.
X Call up the contact (Y page 120).
X Press the Wbutton.
X Turn cVd and press W.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
Starting route guidance to an entry* i
You can use this function once you have
stored a destination in the destination
memory (Y page 158). COMAND also 122
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stores the destination with the complete
navigable address data in the address
book.
X Search for an address book entry using the
¤ symbol.
X Display the details about an entry and high-
light the address data field.
X Select OptionsQNavigateQStart.
i You may only select Navigateif the
address data field contains complete, nav-
igable data. This is indicated by the ¤sym-
bol.
Voice tags* i
Voice tags are entered via LINGUA-
TRONIC* – see the separate operating
instructions for LINGUATRONIC*
Adding or changing a voice tag
i You can add one voice tag per address
book entry.
X Search for an address book entry with or
without a voice tag (¦ symbol).
X Select Options QVoice tag QAdd or
Change.
The subsequent operation is voice-control-
led. LINGUATRONIC* guides you through
the menus.
Deleting a voice tag
X Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options QVoice tag Q
Delete.
A deletion prompt appears. Listening to a voice tag
X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options QVoice tag QLis‐
ten.
You will hear the voice tag. Using call lists
COMAND displays lists of calls received
(including missed calls) and made during
phone operation.
i The respective menu item can only be
selected if calls have already been made or
received in COMAND or if the call lists have
been imported from the telephone.
Selecting an entry from the call list X
Press the Sfunction button.
X Select Call lists.
A menu appears. X
Select Incoming calls orCalls dial‐
led.
The corresponding list appears. Telephone*
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Example display: list of calls made
:
To close the list
; Telephone number/name if known
= Options (e.g. save)
X To select a list entry: slideZVÆ.
X To dial a phone number: press the6
button.
Incoming calls which you could not or did not
want to answer are marked with a symbol in
front of the name or phone number.
Saving a list entry For an incoming call from a person who is not
in the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list. You can save
this entry. The entry will then appear in the
call list as the phone number (not used yet)
or as the name (already used).
Storing as a new entry in the address book
X Open a call list.
X Select the list entry.
X Select OptionsQSave number .
X Select New entry to create a new entry.
X Select a number category, e.g. Home.
X Select a telephone category, e.g. Mobile. Number category Display (telephone
and address book)
Not classified No symbol
Home 6
Work \
Telephone cate-
gory Display (telephone
and address book)
Not classified No symbol
Mobile ¢
Car ^
Landline tele‐
phone number ¬
Preferred O
i
If you have not entered the phone number
in a number and telephone category,
the ; icon will appear in the display.
X Select Next (save) .
An input menu appears with data fields. The
data field for the telephone number is filled
in automatically. :
Data fields for surname, first name and
company
; Number category
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Data field for telephone number (filled in
automatically)
A Two-line speller
X For the following steps, follow the instruc-
tions as described in the "Add new contact"
section ( Ypage 121):
R switching the data field
R entering data
R deleting an entry
R cancelling an entry
R storing an entry
Adding to an existing entry in the address
book
X Open a call list.
X Select the list entry.
X Select OptionsQ Save number .
X Select Addto add an entry.
X Select a number category, e.g. Home.
X Select a telephone category, e.g. Mobile.
X Select Next (save) .
The search menu for address book entries
appears.
X Search for the desired entry (Y page 120).
X Once the search is completed, confirm the
selection.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
You will see a message to this effect.
If five numbers are stored for the entry you
are searching for, a prompt will appear ask-
ing whether you wish to overwrite one of
the existing numbers.
X Select YesorNo. X
Confirm your selection.
If you select Yes, a selection list with the
five existing numbers is displayed.
X Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected number
with the new data. Navigation system* (introduction)
Safety notes
G
Risk of accident
For safety reasons, only enter a new destina-
tion when the vehicle is stationary.
COMAND calculates the route to the destina-
tion without taking account of the following,
for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and give way signs
R parking or stopping restrictions
R lane narrowing
R other road and traffic controls and regula-
tions
For this reason, you must always observe the
respective road and traffic rules and regula-
tions during your journey. Road and traffic
controls and regulations always have priority
over the navigation announcements gener-
ated by the system. General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation
system In vehicles for certain countries, the naviga-
tion system is not operational immediately
after delivery because the map software is
not pre-installed there.
If this is the case, you will see the following
message when you switch to navigation
mode:
The map software must be
installed. Please insert the DVD
containing the map software. Navigation system* (introduction)
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To install software: (Ypage 132).
i Do not cancel the installation process. If
you cancel the installation process, the
navigation system will not be operational.
GPS reception Amongst other things, correct functioning of
the navigation system depends on GPS recep-
tion. In certain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may be interference or
there may be no reception at all, e.g. in tun-
nels, in multi-storey car parks or due to snow
on the GPS aerial. Remove any snow from the
GPS aerial. The GPS aerial is on the roof at
the rear.
Route guidance after vehicle transpor-
tation or exiting a multi-storey car park COMAND has to redetermine the position of
the vehicle if the vehicle has been transpor-
ted, e.g.:
R by ferry
R by motorail
R after towing
COMAND may also have to redetermine the
vehicle's position after exiting a multi-storey
car park.
Positioning takes place automatically even
when COMAND is switched off. The duration
will vary from one situation to another.
Route guidance may be restricted as follows
during vehicle positioning:
R navigation announcements, route guid-
ance displays and displayed street names
are not consistent with the actual location
of the vehicle.
R COMAND does not generate navigation
announcements.
R instead of the route guidance display, you
see the Street unknown. display and a
directional arrow. The directional arrow shows the compass heading to the desti-
nation.
When positioning is complete, route guidance
is resumed with navigation announcements
and route guidance displays.
Interrupting the journey during route
guidance i
Interrupting the journey means parking
the vehicle and switching off COMAND.
Continuing the journey means switching
COMAND on again and driving on.
The following applies if you interrupt the jour-
ney during route guidance and continue the
journey later on:
R COMAND resumes route guidance auto-
matically if you continue the journey within
2 hours.
R Route guidance is cancelled if you continue
the journey after more than 2 hours. It will
be necessary to resume the cancelled
route guidance manually.
Hard disk errors COMAND has an integrated hard disk on
which the map software is stored.
If an area of the hard disk has a fault,
COMAND can no longer access the map data
in this area, for example when calculating a
route.
The message: Navigation unavailable.
Please observe the Owner's Manual.
appears.
X To delete the message: switch COMAND
off and then on again.
If you switch the navigation system off/on, it
will be operational again until it has to access
the faulty area of the hard disk again.
The message will then appear again. Consult
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Units of measurement
The units of measurement in navigation mode
are identical to those displayed in the instru-
ment cluster. The units of measurement may
only be changed via the instrument cluster.
Input restrictions
On vehicles for certain countries, there is a
restriction on entering data.
The restriction is active above a vehicle speed
of about 5 km/h. The restriction is deactiva-
ted as soon as the vehicle speed drops below
about 3 km/h.
When the restriction is active it is not possible
to enter specific items, e.g. a town or street
name. You will recognise this because certain
menu items cannot be selected.
Switching to navigation mode
X Press the Sfunction button once or
twice.
or
X Select Naviin the main function bar.
The map view is displayed with the menu
system either shown or hidden. Map with route guidance inactive and showing the
menu system
:
Current vehicle position Map with route guidance inactive and with the
menu system hidden
:
Current vehicle position
; Map orientation (Y page 129)
= Map scale (Y page 127)
Hiding/showing the menu system X
To hide: slideÆVZ.
The Full screen menu item appears in
the main area of the display.
X Press the Wbutton.
The menu system is hidden. The map can
be seen in the full-screen display.
X To show: pressWin the full-screen map
display.
Adjusting the map scale i
It is only possible to adjust the map scale
with the menu system hidden (full-screen
map display).
X Turn cVd until the desired scale is set. :
Map scale selected
; Map scale selected on scale bar Navigation system* (introduction)
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Last map scale selected (prior to calling
up the scale bar)
? Scale bar
Storing the current vehicle position as
a destination in the list of previous des-
tinations X
Make sure that the menu system is shown.
X To store: selectPosition QSave
vehicle position.
COMAND stores the current vehicle posi-
tion as a destination in the list of previous
destinations (Y page 160).
Moving the map i
It is only possible to move the map with
the menu system hidden. In certain coun-
tries, it is not possible to move the map
freely if the vehicle is travelling at more
than approximately 5 km/h. As soon as the
vehicle speed drops below about 3 km/h,
it is possible to move the map freely again.
X Slide ZVÆ, XVYoraVb.
A crosshair appears on the map. :
Crosshair
; Details of the crosshair position
= Map scale
i Display ;may be the name of a street,
for example, provided the digital map con-
tains the necessary data. If no data is available, display
;shows:
R the crosshair coordinates if the geo-
coordinate display is switched on
(Y page 131)
R no display if the geo-coordinate display
is switched off (Y page 131)
Storing the crosshair position as a desti-
nation in the list of previous destinations
X Show the menu system.
X To save: selectPosition QSave posi‐
tion.
COMAND stores the crosshair position as
a destination in the list of previous desti-
nations (Y page 160).
Hiding the crosshair
X Press the %button.
The crosshair disappears and the map is
set to the vehicle position.
or
X Set the map to vehicle or destination posi-
tion (Y page 128).
Centring the map on the vehicle or des-
tination position If you have moved the map, you can use this
function to rapidly return the map to the posi-
tion of the vehicle or destination. You can only
use this function when route guidance is
active.
X
To set the map to the vehicle position:
select NaviQPosition QVehicle
position map.
or
X Press the %button when the crosshair
is displayed.
X To set the map to the destination posi-
tion: select NaviQPosition QDes‐
tination map. 128
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