175 Navigation
Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD2Opening/closing the display unit3Warning message
Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include
new map/road information.
Starting an updateDVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on
( page
34)
.
Ejecting
Press l.The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.The navigation module ejects the DVD.The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.
will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
Warning
G
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD. !Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel
(i.e. do not use as a shelf)
.
Placing objects on the lowered display
panel may result in damage to the
display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iUpdating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.iThe navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND ( page
174)
.
iThere are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit 2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot 1
behind the display.
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176 NavigationSoftware UpdatesLoading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.The message
Navigation is
initializing. Please wait.
will
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.
After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.iInserting a second DVD with another
DVD still loaded will cause damage to
the DVD drive which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iThe message
Press EJECT to close
will
appear. If l on the display unit is
not pressed within 20 seconds, eight
successive series of two beep tones
will sound to remind you to return the
display to its closed position by
pressing l on the display unit. After
the beep tones COMAND returns the
display unit to its closed position.
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182 ServiceTele AidIf the connection is made, the message Call
Connected
appears on the status bar.
During activation of a Roadside Assistance
call
it is possible to switch to navigation
you can initiate an Emergency call.
Terminating the connection
Press K.COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.
A call to the Response Center will be
initiated by pressing the corresponding
button. Information regarding the opera-
tion of your vehicle, the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center or Mercedes-Benz
USA products and services is available to
you. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s Man-
ual for additional information.When an information call is initiated, Connecting call
and the
ß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated except
Emergency call and Roadside Assistance
call.
When the connection is made, the
message
Call
Connected
appears on the
status bar.
During activation of an Information call
it is possible to switch to navigation
you can initiate an Emergency call or
Roadside Assistance call.
Terminating the connection
Press K.COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.
Information
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184 GlossaryFader
Defines sound-center front/back.
Folder
Alternative designation for songs/
tracks. Data saved on a storage medi
-
um can be grouped into folders forimproved organization. Can be likened
to a filing cabinet containing a number
of folders, each of which holds a num
-
ber of documents.
GPS
(Global
Positioning
System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic
location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re
-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
GSM
(Global
System for
Mobile Communica
-
tion)A standard network protocol used
throughout the world for digital cellular
communication.
Heading Up
Dynamic map alignment, map is dis
-
played facing driving direction pointing
up.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
A standard file system for recording
data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs; an
extension of ISO 9660.
LOGIC7 Surround
Playback method resulting in an impro
-
ved spatial listening experience com
-
pared to conventional stereo playback.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for
->MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing digital audio
data.
Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Mixed data types are written to
the CD in a number of sessions.
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185 Glossary
Navigation DVD
Contains all available destination
addresses (town, road, intersection,
house number, special destinations)
and the digital map material for a coun
-
try or a region for destination entry,
route calculation and destination
guidance at time of DVD production.
DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all
routes within an area.
North Up
The map is displayed facing north du
-
ring route guidance.
POI (Point of Interest)
Points of Interest include service stati
-
ons, rest areas, parking lots, hospitals,sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services
PUK
(Personal Unblocking Key)must be entered if the wrong PIN wasentered three consecutive times.
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. The ROAMING indicator in the
COMAND display indicates that a call is
being made using a contract partner.
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storagemedium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt
-
age samples are taken during the con
-
version of an analog signal into a digitalsignal. The analog-to-digital converterconverts the samples into digital sig
-
nals.
Service source
This includes the systems telephone
and navigation (voice output during
destination guidance).
SIM
(Subscriber Identity Module)Card provided by the GSM telephoneservice provider. Necessary for acces
-
sing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(Short
Message
Service)
With this function you can receive and
read short text messages (if SMS ser
-
vice is provided by your provider).
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187 Index
AAcceptingcall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Activatingdestination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Enter street menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . 118System settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . 40today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171Active call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Actvatingsound functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Addingdestination to today’s plan . . . . . . . 171Adjustbalance/fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Adjustingdisplay brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Alteringmap scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141AM Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Arrivingat destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . . 159AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
BBalance control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Begin dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Bluetooth®notes about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 CCALC RTE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . 181,
182
CALL FAILED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,
105
Calling upmain menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Cancellingroute guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147CDejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 66general information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55loadinginto the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68switching to CD operation . . . . . . . . 61Track mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
CD changerCD mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Repeat CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Changingmap display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141COMANDswitching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34CONNECTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181CONTINUE ROUTE GUIDANCE. . . . . 118Current vehicle location . . . . . . . . . 139 DDestination input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Dialingsubsequent dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Displayingphone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149During route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . 148
Index
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188 Index EEjectingCDat the CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56MP3 CDat the CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74navigation DVDat the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency call "911". . . . . . . . . . . . 99Emergency call system. . . . . . . . . . 181Endingcall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,
105
ENTER UNLOCK CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . 96Enteringcity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129destination address. . . . . . . . . . . . . 124house number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131PIN-code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102telephone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104the unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 FFrequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
GGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 HHands-free microphoneswitching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 IImportant notestelephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 LLast destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161LoadingCDinto the CD changer. . . . . . . . . . . . 59into the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56MP3 CDat the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74into the CD changer. . . . . . . . . . . . 59navigation DVDinto the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
LOGIC7 Surround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
MMakinga conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Map orientationHeading Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141North Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Memorydestination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 162last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Memory functionsradio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Menufunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32main area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31soft keys area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Menu display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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189 Index
MP3 CDfast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . 80loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74MP3 track scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Repeat folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . . 74track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . 28Mutingaudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47CD operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 NNavigationImportant notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115loading/ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115NAVIGATION IS INITIALIZING. PLEASE WAIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 OOFF MAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147OFF ROAD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Openingthe Audio menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Operating elementsCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,
14
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16MP3 CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 PPartially digitized areas. . . . . . . . . . 142Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111PHONE NOT INSERTED . . . . . . . . . . . 97PHONE OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98PIN BLOCKED. PLEASE ENTER PUK ON CELL PHONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102PIN-codeentering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101PIN-CODE INCORRECT. . . . . . . . . . . 102PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD (EMERGEN
-
CY CALL 911 ONLY POSSIBLE WITH PHONE). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97, 98, 102Points of Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Program category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PUKentering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 QQuick-dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 RRadio operationmuting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Radio stationsaving station manually. . . . . . . . . . . 52ReadingSMS message received . . . . . . . . . . 180Recalculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Rejectingcall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Resettingall settings to the factory settings . . 43Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 181Route calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137OFF MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147OFF ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146unverified roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142verified roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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