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Example: The main function
Video contains the menus DVD-Video, AUX and the function
Video Off. Navi Audio Telephone Video Vehicle
Mode FM/AM Radio Video DVD Multi-function
Contour Seat
Settings/
Lumbar Settings
Map Orientation Sat. Radio AUX Rear Window
Sunshade
POI Symbols On Map Disc Video OFF Easy Entry/Exit
Traffic Symbols on
Map Memory Card Exterior Lighting
Delayed Shut-off
Text Information on
Map Music Register Interior Lighting
Delayed Shut-off
ªTopographical
Map Media Interface Ambient Lighting
ªCity (3D) USB ªAutomatic
Mirror Folding
ªHighway
Information AUX ªLocator
Lighting
ªAudio Fadeout Audio OFF ªAutomatic
Locking
SIRIUS Service ªTrunk
Opening-height
Restriction
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Selecting characters
X
Slide XVY or rotate cVd.
X Confirming selection: Press W.
Deleting individual characters
X Select F in the bottom line and press W
once for each character you wish to delete
Deleting entire words or numbers
X Select F in the bottom line. Press and hold
W until the word or number is deleted.
Exiting character entry
X Select % in the bottom line and press
W.
or
X Press back button %.
Switching to the list
X Slide ZV.
or
X Select ¬ in the second line from the
bottom and press W.
X Exiting list: Slide XV to select Back and
press W.
Accepting first entry
X Press W until you exit the character entry
window.
COMAND completes your entry as soon as
it can be clearly identified. In this case, you
do not need to switch to the list. Selecting list item Example illustration: List of cities for navigation
:
Symbol for other selection options (e.g.
county)
X Selecting a line: Slide ZVÆ or rotate
cVd.
X Confirming selection: Press W.
Additional selection options are available
for list entries featuring symbol :. For
example, cities marked with symbol :
indicate that the selected country has more
than one city featuring that name.
Confirming such a list entry opens a
submenu.
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COMAND system settings
System settings submenu overview
i The components and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).
System settings can be made in the following
submenus:
R Display Q Day Mode, Night Mode,
Automatic
R Time Q Time, Date, Format, Time Zone
R Text Reader Q Speed Q Fast,
Medium or Slow:
Adjusts the reading speed of the Voice
Control System.
R Voice Control Q Help Window , Start
New Individualization, Delete
Individualization
R Language: Selecting system language
R Favorites Button *: Assigning the
favorite button
R Bluetooth Q Search for Bluetooth
Devices, Bluetooth activated. For
information on the Bluetooth ®
interface
see ( Y page 138).
R Upload/Download Data Q Copy Data
to Storage Medium, Import Data from
Storage Medium (Y page 82)
R Reset: Resetting the COMAND system to
factory settings Display settings
Switching the display on or off X
Switching off: Select Vehicle Q
Display OFF.
X Switching back on: Rotate cVd or slide
ZVÆ, XVY or press W.
or
X Press button u. Setting the display design X
Select Vehicle Q System Q Display. X
Select Day Mode, Night Mode or
Automatic.
i In the Automatic setting, COMAND sets
the display design automatically. The
setting depends on the information
retrieved from the vehicle's light sensor. Time settings
The time of day is set automatically according
to the GPS signal and the selected time zone.
All time information always applies to the
local time at the current vehicle position.
Time information changes when entering a
different time zone.
i The correct time zone, daylight savings
time/standard time and the time itself
must be set for the following navigation
system functions to operate correctly:
R Route guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
R Calculation of estimated arrival time
The settings are adopted for the analog
clock in the dashboard. COMAND system settings
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Change the settings in the following order:
1.
Time zone
2.
Daylight savings time/standard time
3. Time lag (only necessary in exceptional cases)
Setting the time zone and switching
between daylight savings time and
standard time X
Setting time zone: Select Vehicle Q
System Q Time Q Time Zone.
The country

list appears. The dot # in front
of a list entry indicates the current setting.
X Select the country in which you are.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the selected country.
X Select the desired time zone.
Subsequent operation depends on
R whether your navigation system has GPS
reception
R which country you have set previously
You may either switch between Daylight
Savings Time (Summer) and Standard
Time.
X Select Daylight Savings Time
(Summer) or Standard Time.
The dot # in front of a list entry indicates
the current setting.
X Saving setting and exit the menu: Slide
XVY.
Adjusting time lags i
In some exceptional cases, e.g. where
time zones border, the displayed time and
the local time may show a time lag.
This time

lag can be adjusted in steps of 30
minutes.
X Select Vehicle Q System Q Time Q
Time.
X Selecting hour or minutes: Slide XVY.X
Setting value: Rotate cVd or slide ZVÆ.
X Saving setting: Press W.
Setting the date X
Select Vehicle Q System Q Time Q
Date.
X Selecting month, day, or year: Slide
XVY.
X Setting value: Rotate cVd or slide ZVÆ.
X Saving setting: Press W.
i Setting the

date is only necessary or even
possible if the COMAND system does not
receive a GPS signal.
Setting the time/date format X
Select Vehicle Q System Q Time Q
Format.
The format list appears. The dots # in
front of

the list entries indicate the current
setting.
X Changing format setting: Select desired
format.
X Saving setting and exit the menu: Slide
XVY. Voice Control System settings
Switching help window on or off X
Select Vehicle Q System Q Voice
Control.
X Select Help Window.
A checkmark appears when the help
window is switched on.
Individualization Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice and
thus
improve

voice recognition. The ability of
the system to recognize the commands of
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X
Switching manually to the POI list
without predictive speller: Slide ZV.
or
X Select ¬ in the second line from the
bottom and press W.
POI list without predictive speller X
Selecting a POI: Slide ZVÆ or rotate
cVd.
X Canceling selection: Press back button
% in the center console (Y page 75).
X Confirming selection: Press W.
X Starting route calculation: Select Start,
see also ( Y page 107). Showing details
Symbol Info With the function
Symbol Info you can call
up information on POIs that are close by.
X In the map view while the menu system is
displayed, select Route Q Symbol Info .
The nearest POI is highlighted in the map
and indicated in the map header. Example illustration: Mercedes-Benz Center is
highlighted
X
Selecting map view: Select Map.
X Exiting: Select Back.
X Switching to a different POI: Select
Previous or Next.
X Displaying information for the POI:
Select Details.
A window that contains additional
information appears. Slide omp or press
n to close the window.
X Accepting POI as destination or
stopover destination: Select Start.
When you confirm by selecting Yes, the
route to the POI will be calculated.
Additional information by
ZagatSurvey ®
ZagatSurvey
®
provides additional
information by displaying rating symbols or
text for selected POIs.
Additional information is available for:
R Hotels
R Restaurants
R Golf courses COMAND navigation system (Point of interest entry)
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You must observe the following when
assigning track names:
R
Track names must have at least one
character.
R Track names must have the extension
“mp3” or “wma”.
R There must be a period between the track
name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
Track1.mp3
Compatible file systems and
compression methods COMAND supports the following formats:
R
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) 19
R Microsoft Windows Media Audio (WMA) V2,
V7, V8 or V9 that are not copy-proof
Bit and sampling rates MP3
COMAND supports MP3 files of the following
types:
R
Fixed and variable bit rates from
32 kbit/s up to 320 kbit/s
R Sampling rates of 24 kHz to 48 kHz
WMA (Windows Media ®
Audio)
Windows Media ®
Audio (WMA) is an audio
data compression technology developed by
Microsoft ®
.
COMAND supports WMA files of the following
types:
R Fixed and variable bit rates from 5 kbit/s
up to 384 kbit/s
R Sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following types: R
DRM (Digital Rights Management) coded
files
R variable bit rates
R Losless Settings
R WMA Pro
R 5.1-Surround
i Only use tracks with a bit rate of above
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of above
44.1 kHz. Lower rates will cause an audible
loss of sound quality. This applies in
particular when you have switched on 3-D
sound.
Notes on copyright The music tracks that you create and play
back in the MP3 or WMA format are generally
subject to copyright protection in accordance
with the applicable international and national
regulations.
In many countries, reproductions are not
permitted without the prior consent of the
copyright holder, not even for private use.
Make sure that you know the applicable
copyright regulations and that you comply
with these.
If you own these rights yourself, e.g. for your
own compositions and recordings, or the
copyright holder has granted you permission,
these restrictions do not apply.
Notes about audio DVD operation
COMAND can playback commercially
available, prerecorded audio DVDs that bear
the following label. You will usually find the
label on the DVD booklet, the inlay, or the
DVD itself. 19
MPEG Layer 3 audio-coding technology under license of Fraunhofer-Institut for Integrated Circuits (IIS) and
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Starting copy process
:
Copies from memory card
; Copies to Music Register
= Memory requirements, “Calling up
memory information” (Y page 182)
? Starting copy process
A Name of source medium and target
storage name
B Back without copying
C Medium position in media list
X Select Start.
The copying process starts. The status bar
shows the copying progress.
When the data has been copied, the first track
of the copied album is played. The Music
Register menu is displayed. You can now copy
more audio files into the Music Register.
! Do not remove the memory card from
which you are copying during the process.
Otherwise the copied data in the Music
Register will be corrupt. :
Status bar i
The copying process may take a while
depending on the size of the data.
Depending on the data source, the required
time may vary. If the required storage
space is insufficient, a message appears.
X Aborting copying process: Select
Cancel.
The audio data that have been copied
already are stored in the Music Register.
X Back without copying: Select Back. Deleting audio files
This function will delete all audio files in the
Music Register.
! The deletion process may take several
minutes. Do not operate COMAND during
this time to avoid malfunctions.
X Select MUSIC REGISTER Q Delete All
Music Files.
You will be asked if you really want to
delete. Calling up memory information
X Select MUSIC REGISTER Q Memory
Information.
A window with the following information
opens:
R Storage capacity
R Available memory
R Occupied memory
R Contents (folders, tracks) Folder functions
You can view Music Register contents and
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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 select an option other than
Normal Track Sequence, the track is
chosen at random.
Selecting via telephone keypad X
Initiating entry: Press button Ä.
The input menu appears. The number of
digits you can enter depends on the
number of stored tracks.
X Entering track number: Press a button,
for example Á.
The number on the button you have
pressed is the first digit in the input line.
i COMAND ignores invalid digits and does
not display them.
X Enter more digits as desired.
X Confirming entry: Press W.
or
X Hold down the last digit button of the
desired track

number (e.g. track 108, press
´, Å, then hold Â).
The selected track is played back.
Fast forward/rewind X
With the main area active: Slide X
VY and
hold until the desired track part is reached.
i With iPods ®
, the fast-rewind function
works within the current track only. Selecting category/playlist/folder
iPod ®
and selected MP3 player You can select tracks via categories and
folders.
Categories, for example, can be: R
Current Track List
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Track
R Podcasts
R Genres
R Composers
R Audiobooks
i Some categories contain the entry All.
When selecting this entry, the entire
content of the respective category is
played back.
USB devices You can select folders and playlists (if
available). COMAND can display the
respective album name and artist, the so-
called metadata, during playback when the
metadata have been read into the system.
Playlists are indicated in the display by a
special
symbol.

When you open a playlist, the
related tracks are opened and playback starts
by selecting a track.
For USB storage devices, you can determine
whether the metadata from the tags of coded
audio data or the file name and folder is to be
displayed during playback.
X Displaying album name and artist:
Select Media Interface Q Display
Metadata.
Selecting category and opening folder X
Opening category/folder list: Press W
when the window is selected.
or
X Select Music.
The available categories or the folder
content, e.g. subfolders, are displayed. Media Interface
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