2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN use

Deleting Voice NameXSearch for the address book entry with a
voice entry ( Y page 113).XSelect Options £Voice Name
£ Delete .
A deletion prompt appears.XSelect Yes or No.
COMAND deletes the voice entry
depending on your selection.
Listening to Voice Name
XSearch for the address book entry with a
voice entry ( Y page 113).XSelect Options £Voice Name
£ Listen .
You will hear the voice name.
Downloading Contacts
You can download contacts from the mobile
phone or from the memory card into the
address book or receive vCards from an
external Bluetooth ®
device.
The à icon in the address book indicates
phone book entries which have been
downloaded from the mobile phone.
i Depending on the mobile phone used, this
function imports only the phone book
entries in the mobile phone or the phone
book entries in the SIM card.
Entries imported from the PCMCIA memory
card have the ÆÂ icons. Received
vCards are identified by the Æ icon and
BT .
Depending on the source of the contact data,
different requirements apply:
Mobile phone with Bluetooth ®
profile PBAP
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the mobile phone (see the mobile
phone operating instructions).
R The mobile phone is connected to
COMAND ( Y page 99).
PCMCIA memory card
R The PCMCIA memory card is inserted
( Y page 136) and contains importable
contact data.
External Bluetooth ®
device
R Bluetooth ®
is activated in COMAND and on
the Bluetooth ®
device ( N operating
instructions of the device).
R The Bluetooth ®
device can send vCards via
Bluetooth ®
(N operating instructions of the
device).
R The Bluetooth ®
device in the vehicle is
switched on.
It is not necessary to authorize the device in
COMAND to receive vCards.
Downloading from a Mobile Phone with
PBAP SupportXSelect Address Book or, if the phone main
menu is displayed, Phone on COMAND.XSelect Download Contacts
A selection menu appears.XSelect From Mobile Phone .XSelect Add or Overwrite .
Selecting Add imports the phone book
entries from the mobile phone into the
address book.
Selecting Overwrite downloads the
telephone entries from the mobile phone
and overwrites all phone book entries in the
address book with the d icon. TheAddress Book117TelephoneZ

Audio Menu
i Information on the COMAND control
system and how to operate it can be found
on ( Y page 18).
i For many operating functions you can
also use the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, e.g. the =, ; ,
9 , : buttons, for selecting a channel
or a menu or scrolling through lists
( Y page 25).
Vehicle Equipment
i This Operator’s Manual describes all
features, standard or optional, potentially
available for your vehicle at the time of
purchase. Please be aware that your
vehicle might not be equipped with all
features described in this manual.
Calling up the Audio Menu
XSelect Audio
The audio mode last active is switched on.
or
XPress the $ function button.
Radio mode is switched onXSelect Audio
The audio menu appears.
i If radio mode was active last, you only
need to select Audio.
Display with Audio menu
1Main function line2Current audio mode3Audio menu
You can switch to the various audio modes in
the audio menu:
R FM / AM radio mode ( Y page 123)
R SatRadio mode ( Y page 127)
R CD-/DVD audio/MP3 mode ( Y page 131)
R Memory Card ( Y page 139)
R Music Register ( Y page 144)
R Rear ( Y page 122)
R Aux mode ( Y page 153)
Rear Playback Mode
Rear playback mode channels the audio
source from the Rear Seat Entertainment
System to COMAND for playback through the
vehicle speakers.
XSwitching on Rear playback mode:
Select Rear from the Audio menu122Audio MenuAudio

XTo activate/deactivate the station
information display: Select Radio
£ Show Station Information from the
radio submenu.
If the checkbox O is checked, station
information is displayed.
Program Information
i This feature is only available for analog
FM and digital AM/FM (HD Radio)
programs.
Information on the current program is
normally displayed above the submenu line.
XTo display the program information in
the main area: Select Info in the radio
display submenu.
Information on the program currently tuned
to is now displayed in the main area. The
content and scope of the information
depends on the radio station.Satellite Radio
Important Notes
In this chapter, you will find detailed
information regarding
R selecting a channel and a program category
R memory functions
R sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please
familiarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
i Optional satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to satellite radio service
provider are required for the satellite radio
operation described here.
i 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 manual may
differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
Satellite radio service may be unavailable
or interrupted from time to time for a
variety of reasons, such as environmental
or topographic conditions and other things
we cannot control. Service might also not
be available in certain places (e.g., in
tunnels, parking garages, or within or next
to buildings) or near other technologies.
i SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio provides over
130 channels of digital-quality radio,
including 100% commercial-free music,
sports, news and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio uses a fleet of
high-power satellites to broadcast 24 hours
per day, coast-to-coast, in the contiguous
U.S and Canada.
This diverse, satellite-delivered
programming is available for a monthly
subscription fee. For more information, call
the SIRIUS XM Service Center
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(Y page 131) or contact www.sirius.com
(USA) or www.siriuscanada.com (Canada).
Subscribing
Subscribing to Satellite Radio
To switch to satellite radio operation:
XFrom another main function: Select
Audio £Audio £SatRadio .
i
If radio mode was active last, you only
need to select Audio.
XWithin the audio function: Select Audio
£ SatRadio .
If the satellite radio service is not activated,
the Satellite radio main menu appears and
displays the Weather channel. You cannot
select any other station.XSelect SatRadio (from the submenu)
£ Service .
The Service information display will appear.
Service information display
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS XM Radio)2SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiverXContact satellite radio service provider at
the telephone number displayed in the
screen.
i It is also possible to activate the satellite
service online. To do so please visit
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio’s website at
www.sirius.com (USA) or
www.siriuscanada.com (Canada).
After the connection is made:XFollow the instructions given by the
operator.
The activation process may take up to 10
minutes. If it is successful, you will see the
display with the message No Service
followed by the Satellite radio main menu.
i If a subscription is not included with
system purchase, credit card information is
required to activate your account.
If a satellite receiver is not installed or not
properly installed, the message Device
Unavailable will appear.
Satellite Radio Operation
i For many operating functions you can
also use the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, e.g. the =, ; , 9
buttons, for selecting a channel or a menu
or scrolling through lists ( Y page 25).
Switching on
See “Subscribing to Satellite Radio” for
important subscription information
( Y page 128).
To switch to satellite radio operation:
XFrom another main function: Select
Audio £Audio £SatRadio .
i
If radio mode was active last, you only
need to select Audio.
XWithin the audio function: Select Audio
£ SatRadio .
i
Satellite receiver not functional:
The message Device Unavailable will
appear in a window.
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The message No Service will appear at start
up or when the signal is not available.
After the COMAND acquires the signal, the
Satellite radio display will appear. The station
last tuned to will begin to play.
Satellite radio main menu
1SatRadio main display2Channel name3Memory preset number4Selected category/channel number5Track info (short)6Sound settings7Category list8Channel info (detailed)9Preset channel listaSatRadio menu
i You can display 5 in full:
R Channel information ( Y page 131)
Changing the Category
Satellite radio stations are split up into
categories. You can select between various
categories such as News/Talk, Sports and
Country, if available. The category list is
sorted alphabetically.
Selecting a Category
XTo call up the category list: Rotate ym z
or slide om p until Category is highlighted
in the submenu.XPress n.
The category list appears.XTo select a category: Rotate ym z or slide
o m p.XTo set the selected category: Press n.
The selected category will appear in the
display. The channel last tuned to in the
new category will begin to play.
At the beginning of the category list the
category All Channels will appear. This
category is sorted numerically (by channel
numbers) and allows you to scroll through
all available channels.
Selecting a Channel
You can use the following functions:
R Channel search
R Channel selection via direct entry
R Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
R Selection from the preset menu
Channel Search
XRotate ym z or slide om p if the SatRadio
main display is highlighted.
or
XPress E or F on the control unit.
The search proceeds upwards or
downwards and stops at the next channel
in the selected category.Satellite Radio129AudioZ

SatRadio MenuXOn the submenu bar rotate ym z or slide
o m p until SatRadio is highlighted.XPress n.
The SatRadio menu appears.
Entering a Channel Number Directly
XSelect SatRadio £Enter Channel in the
SatRadio menu.
An input dialog appears.
or
XPress l on the control unit.XTo enter a channel: Press corresponding
number buttons on the control unit.
COMAND will tune to the channel entered.
i You can only select numbers that are
currently permissible.
Selecting a Channel from the SatRadio
Channel List
XSelect SatRadio £Channel List in the
SatRadio menu.
The channel list appears.XTo select a channel: Rotate ym z or slide
q m rXTo tune to the selected channel:
Press n.
Memory Functions
i
There are 10 presets available.
You can use the following functions:
R Storing channels
R Selecting a channel from the Satellite
preset memory
Storing ChannelsXPress n if the main area is highlighted.
or
XSelect Presets on the SatRadio submenu
bar.
In both cases, the channel memory will
appear. The dot R in front of a preset
indicates that the currently tuned channel
is stored there.
Channel Memory
XTo select a preset: Rotate ym z or slide
q m r.XTo store a channel to a selected preset:
Press and hold n until a signal tone
sounds.
or
XPress and hold a number key, e.g. 4, until
a signal tone sounds.
The channel is stored.
Selecting a Channel from the Memory List
XTo call up the channel list: In the
submenu rotate ym z or slide om p until
Presets is highlighted.
The presets list appears.XTo select a channel: Rotate ym z or slide
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is a risk of exposure to invisible laser radiation
if you open the casing, or if the casing is faulty
or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that you
are able to maintain yourself. For safety
reasons, all maintenance work must be
exclusively carried out by qualified
technicians.GWarning
Only carry out the following when the vehicle
is stationary:
R Inserting a disc
R Ejecting a disc
There is a risk of accident by being distracted
from road and traffic conditions if you load a
CD/DVD while the vehicle is in motion.
Notes on MP3 Mode
Permissible Storage Media
R CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R PCMCIA memory card
Permissible File Systems
R ISO9660/Joliet for CD storage media
R UDF for DVDs
R FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA memory card
with storage medium
Multisession CDs
On multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND handles
the CD.
If the first session, for example, contains data
in CD Audio format and the second session
contains MP3 tracks, COMAND handles the
CD as a conventional Audio CD. This means
that the MP3 tracks cannot be accessed.
Similarly, if the first session contains MP3
tracks and the second session contains data
in CD Audio format, COMAND handles the CD
as an MP3 CD. Only the MP3 tracks can be
accessed.
File Structure of Storage Medium
When creating an MP3 storage medium, you
can organize MP3 tracks into folders. A folder
can also contain additional folders. A storage
medium may have a maximum of 255 folders
in total. A maximum of 255 tracks and 255
folders are permissible per folder. A
maximum of 4000 tracks in total are
permissible per storage medium.
Track Names and Folder Names
When creating an MP3 storage medium, you
can assign names to the MP3 tracks and to
the folders.
COMAND uses these names in MP3 mode for
the corresponding display. Empty folders or
folders containing data other than MP3 tracks
will not be displayed by COMAND.
If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name.
Please note the following when assigning
track names:
R Track names must contain at least one
character.
R Track names must have the extension
“mp3”.
R A period must appear between the track
name and the extension.
i COMAND does not support ID3 tags.
Permissible Formats
COMAND supports the following formats:
R MPEG1 audio layer 3 format
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iIn everyday speech, this format
designation has been replaced by the
designation “MP3”.
R Microsoft Windows ®
Media Audio V2, V7,
V8 und V9 (WMA).
Notes on Copyright
The music tracks that you can create for
playback in MP3 mode are generally
copyright-protected under applicable
international and national laws.
In many countries, the reproduction of
copyrighted material is not permitted even if
only for personal use without the express
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Please check the current copyright laws for
your country and comply with them.
These restrictions do not apply, for example,
to your own compositions and recordings or
for recordings for which authorization has
been obtained from the copyright holder.
Notes about DVD Audio Discs
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.
i Audio DVDs differ from recordable DVD-R
and DVD-RW discs.
Data on Audio DVDs are stored either in
uncompressed format or in lossless
compressed format. The sound quality on
Audio DVDs is therefore better than on
recordable DVDs that contain MP3 data
because the MP3 format uses a lossy type of
compression. You cannot delete data from or
record additional data to commercially
available, prerecorded Audio DVDs. Please
note the following information about CDs/
DVDs and pay special attention to the notes
on copied and/or self-written CDs/DVDs.
Permissible Bit and Sampling Rates
R Fixed and variable bit rates from 32 kbps to
320 kbps
R Sampling rates from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
i Only use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of
128 kbps or higher and with a sampling rate
of 44.1 kHz or higher. Lower rates may
result in impaired sound quality. This is
particularly true if the surround sound
function has been activated.
WMA (Windows ®
Media Audio) format of the
following type:
R fixed bit rates from 5 kBit/s up to
384 kBit/s
R sampling rates from 8 kHz to 48 kHz.
COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following type:
R DRM (Digital Rights Management)
encrypted files
i If other music files are stored in these
audio formats on a storage medium, in
addition to MP3 files, the loading process
may take longer before the first track is
played.
Notes about CD/DVD Discs
i Discs with copy protection do not comply
with the CD Audio standard and in some
cases cannot be played by COMAND. When
playing copied discs, problems may occur
with the playback.
A wide variety of discs, disc writing software
and writers are available. Due to this variety
we cannot guarantee that the system will be
able to play discs that you have written/
copied yourself.
CD Audio/DVD Audio/MP3133AudioZ