X
Selecting numbers: Slide XVY or rotate
cVd.
X Confirming number selection: Press W.
or
X Entering a number with the telephone
keypad using buttons Å - Ã
(Y page 70).
X Deleting individual numbers: Select F
in the bottom line and press W.
X Deleting an entire entry: Select F in the
bottom line and press W and hold until the
entire entry is deleted.
X Canceling an entry: Select % in the
bottom line and press W.
or
X Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Confirming entry: Select ¬ in the
second line from the bottom and press W.
If COMAND cannot clearly attribute the
house number to a city, the city input menu
appears.
Entering city: Proceed as described in the
“Entering a city” section (Y page 98).
After the city has been entered, the address
input menu appears again.
If COMAND can clearly attribute the house
number to a city, the address input menu
also appears.
In both cases, the address input menu
shows the house number, street, city and
state (USA) or province (Canada).
Which of the following menu items are now
available may depend on the data version of
the digital map. The menu items which are not
available cannot be selected.
R Map: Using the map to enter a destination
(Y page 109)
i In this case, using the map for destination
entry is based on the city seen in the
address input menu.
R POI: Entering a point of interest
(Y page 111) i
In this case, entering a POI is based on the
city seen in the address input menu.
R Save: Saving a destination in the
destination memory (Y page 132)
R Start: Starting the route calculation
(Y page 107)
X Continuing or completing destination
entry: Select one of the menu items
mentioned above.
Entering an intersection i
The intersection can only be entered after
the street has been entered.
You can only enter intersections which are
available on the digital map.
X In the address input menu, select
Intersection.
The list of intersections appears either with
or without the predictive speller
(Y page 106). Whether or not the
predictive speller appears depends on how
many intersections are available for the
selected street.
List of intersections with predictive
speller :
Top list entry based on the input data up
to that point
; Characters entered by the user
= Characters automatically added by the
system
? Predictive speller
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outgoing call, the
No Service message will
appear for a short while.
R The SIM card is not inserted in GSM type
phone.
R When you remove the SmartKey from the
starter switch during a call in hand-free
mode, the call will be maintained for up to
30 minutes. It will then be terminated.
Switch to “Private Mode” on the mobile
phone before switching off COMAND to
maintain the call beyond that time limit.
Refer to the operating instructions of your
mobile phone.
R When you want to switch off COMAND
during a call in hands-free mode, the
message You cannot shut off COMAND
until you have finished your
telephone call. appears. Activating telephone mode
X Select Telephone.
or
X Press button 6 on telephone keypad.
or
X Press shortcut button S once or twice.
i The number of times you have to press
shortcut button S depends on the
operating mode currently selected. Telephone keypad With the telephone keypad
: you can:
R Enter and clear numbers and special
characters.
R Reject, answer, connect and end calls.
X Entering characters: Flip up cover ;.
X Enter characters using buttons ´ -
Æ.
i You can enter the * character by pressing
button à once. Pressing button Ã
again within 1.5 seconds enters the +
character.
X Deleting individual characters: Press
button $.
X Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold button $ until the word
or number is deleted. “911” emergency call
i The “911” emergency call system is a
public service. Using it without due cause
is a criminal offense.
i This function places a call to the local
“911” provider. It does not initiate a Tele
Aid call.
The following describes how to dial a “911”
emergency call using the COMAND head unit
when a Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
phone is connected via the Bluetooth ®
interface to COMAND. Unless otherwise
specified, the descriptions refer to the
COMAND head unit.
Consult the separate mobile phone operating
instructions that came with your mobile
phone for information on how to place a
“911” emergency call on the mobile phone. COMAND telephone
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system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable station/
channel.
or
X Press and hold button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel 18
.
Selecting stations using station presets i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of
a preset position indicates that the
currently selected station is saved there.
X Select station preset by rotating cVd or
sliding ZVÆ and press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel briefly 18
.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM. Entering the frequency using the
COMAND controller
X
Select Radio Q Enter Frequency.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increasing or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
i You can
only select available frequencies.
X Selecting the next number: Slide VY.
X Confirming frequency entry: Press W.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
i If you enter a frequency which is outside
the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to
the next lowest frequency.
Entering the frequency using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (
Y page 70).
X Enter frequency using buttons Å -
Ã.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
Selecting channels using the WB
channel i
This function
is only available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q WB
Q Channel.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
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Satellite radio channels are split up into
categories such as News, Sports, Rock, or
Country, if available.
X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q
Category.
The category list appears.
X Select category by rotating cVd or sliding
ZVÆ and press W.
When selecting a channel using the
channel search function or the channel list,
you have access to the channels you
subscribe to and which are included in the
selected category.
i When you select the category All
Channels, you have access to all the
channels you subscribe to, regardless of
category, when you are tuning in a channel
using the channel search function or the
channel list. Tuning in channels
You have the following selection options:
R the channel search function
R the channel presets
R the manual channel number entry
R the channel list
Tuning in channels using channel
search function i
If you try to tune in a channel when the
satellite radio service is not activated, you
will see the screen described in the section
“Satellite radio service is not activated”
(Y page 158).
X Slide XVY or rotate cVd when the main
area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which the
controller is being pressed or rotated, the
system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable channel. i
Which channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which
channels you have subscribed to and the
program category you have selected
(Y page 159).
Tuning in channels using channel
presets X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q
Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of a preset position indicates that this
is the channel currently selected and being
listened to. X
Select station preset and briefly press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your
subscription, you will see the message
described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (Y page 158).
If the channel is no longer available, you will
see the message Invalid Channel.
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Tuning in channels using manual
channel number entry
i
If you try to tune in a channel when the
satellite radio service is not activated, you
will see
the screen described in the section
“Satellite radio service is not activated”
(Y page 158).
Entering the channel number using the
COMAND controller
X Select Audio Q Audio Q Sat. Radio
Q Sat. Radio Q Channel Entry.
The menu
for manual channel number entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increase or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
X Selecting next number: Slide XVY.
X Confirming channel entry: Press W.
Further operation
depends on whether the
selected channel number is valid or if the
channel is included in your subscription.
Entering the channel number using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (
Y page 70).
X Enter channel number using buttons Å
- Ã.
Further operation
depends on whether the
selected channel number is valid or if the
channel is included in your subscription.
Channel number is valid and channel is
included in subscription
COMAND tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid
You will
see the message Invalid Channel .
X Closing message: Press W. Channel number is valid but channel is
not included in subscription
You will see the screen described in the
section “Satellite radio service is not
activated” (
Y page 158).
X Closing display: Press W.
Tuning in channels using the channel
list X
Select Audio Q Audio Q Sat. Radio
Q Sat. Radio Q Channel List.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
X Select channel by rotating cVd or sliding
ZVÆ and press W.
i The contents of the channel list depends
on which channels are included in your
subscription and which program category
you have
selected (Y page 159). If satellite
radio service is not activated, the channel
list contains only the preview channel. Saving channels
i There are 20 preset positions available.
Option 1 X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q Sat.
Radio Q Save Channel.
Option 2 X
Press W when the main area is selected.
Option 3 X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q
Presets.
All three of these will call up a preset menu.
The dot # in front of a preset position
indicates that this is the channel currently
selected and being listened to. COMAND satellite radio
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Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media
X
Select Audio Q Media.
The media
list appears. The dot # indicates
the currently selected medium.
X Select a medium.
or
X Enter a media number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Å
(Y page 70).
Selecting a track Selecting by skipping tracks
X
Skipping forward or backward: Slide
XVY or rotate cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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.
i The skip
forward function takes you to the
next track. The skip backward function
takes you to the beginning of the current
track, provided it has been played for
longer that 8 seconds. When the track has
been played for less than 8 seconds, you
will skip to the track before the current one.
When you switch on the option Random
Tracks, the track is chosen at random.
Selecting a track using the telephone
keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (
Y page 70).
X Enter track number using buttons ´ -
Å.
Fast forward/rewind X
Select the main area.
X Slide XVY and hold until the desired track
part is reached. Track search You can use the following criteria to search
for tracks:
R
Current Track List
R Folder
R Keyword Search
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Genres
R Composers
R Year
X Press W during playback while the main
area is selected.
or
X Select Audio Q Search.
The list of search criteria appears.
X Select a search criteria and press W.
The track list appears.
X Select a track and press W.
Copying audio data to hard disk (audio
CD mode only) You can copy audio data to the internal hard
disk while in audio CD mode using the
REC
function.
X Select Audio Q Media.
X Select an audio CD.
X Select REC.
The copy menu appears.
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X
Continuing playback: Select M.
Play is
continued from the point at which it
was stopped.
X Stopping playback: Select ¯
again while
playback is stopped.
or
X Select ¯ twice in quick succession during
playback.
X Resuming playback:
Select M.
Playback starts again from the beginning. Pause playback
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Pause playback: Select II.
In the display, II changes to M.
X Continue playback: Select M.
Play is
continued from the point at which it
was stopped. Selecting scene/chapter
Entering scene/chapter using the
COMAND controller X
Make sure that the control menu is shown
(Y page 176).
X Skipping forwards or back: Slide X
VY or
turn cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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. Entering the scene/chapter using the
telephone keypad X
Press button à on the telephone
keypad (
Y page 70).
X Enter scene/chapter using buttons j -
x.
COMAND tunes in to the scene/chapter
entered. Selecting film/track
i This function is only available if the DVD
is comprised of several films/tracks.
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select DVD-V Q DVD Functions Q
Title Selection.
A selection list appears.
X Select a film/track. Screen settings
Setting brightness, contrast and color X
Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select DVD-V Q Brightness Q
Contrast or Color.
X Changing settings: Slide ZVÆ or turn
cVd until you reach the desired setting.
X Saving settings: Press W.
Changing the picture format X
Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
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To stop seat/steering wheel movement, do
one of the following:
R
Press seat adjustment switch.
R Move steering wheel adjustment stalk.
R Press one of the memory position buttons
or the memory button M.
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
Use this function to have the steering wheel
move up and/or the driver’s seat move back
when entering the vehicle. You select the
following settings:
R OFF, the easy-entry/exit function is
switched off
R Steering Column, the steering wheel
moves up
R Steering Column and Seat , the steering
wheel moves up and the driver’s seat
moves back X
Select Vehicle.
The main area is active.
X Selecting Easy Entry/Exit Feature:
Slide XVY or rotate cVd and press W.
X Selecting setting: Slide ZVÆ or rotate
cVd and press W.
The dot # indicates the currently selected
setting. Setting interior/exterior lighting
delayed shut-off (night security
illumination)
i The components and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).
Interior lighting: You can set if and for how
long the interior lighting remains on in
darkness after you have removed the
SmartKey from the starter switch.
Exterior lighting: You can set if and for how
long the exterior lighting remains on in
darkness after closing the doors. The exterior
lighting goes out automatically after the set
time has elapsed.
You can select between the following
settings:
R 0 seconds, delayed shut-off is switched off.
R 15, 30, 45, 60 seconds, delayed shut-off is
switched on.
i You can reactivate this function by
reopening a door within 1 minute. When
you do not open or close a door or you do
not close an opened door after removing
the SmartKey from the starter switch, the
exterior lighting will go out after
60 seconds. X
Select Vehicle.
The main area is active.
X Selecting Interior Lighting Delayed
Shut-off or Exterior Lighting COMAND vehicle menu
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