2010 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN change language

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Incident (traffic notification) .............. 87
Incoming calls
answering ................................ 29, 109
rejecting .................................. 29, 109
Individualization of voice control ...... 42
Information calls ............................... 217
Initiating phone calls see Calling
Input of navigation destination .......... 62
speed restriction on ...................50, 72
Input speller
settings for address book ..............108
Inserting disk, rear seat
entertainment .................................... 173
Installing map data ............................. 49
Interactive content on DVDs .... 162, 181
Interrupting audio playback ............. 140
Interrupting video playback ............. 159
Intersection (selecting) .................... 194
iPod ®
devices ..................................... 147
connecting to ................................. 147
playback options ............................ 152
playlists and folders .......................150
selecting tracks ............................. 150
K
Keypad, entering characters with ..... 32
L
Lane recommendations ...................... 83
Language settings ............................... 44
DVD Video ............................. 162, 181
rear seat entertainment system .....172
Last Destinations ............................... 95
adding stopover destination ............73
adding to memory ............................ 93
choosing destination from ...............72
deleting destination from .................95
saving current vehicle
position ...................................... 54, 95
voice control for ............................ 196
Listing address book contents ........ 200
Loading CDs and DVDs
main system .................................. 134
rear seat entertainment system .....173
Local voice control commands ........ 187
Location of vehicle, current see Vehicle location (current)
LOGIC7 ®
Surround Sound system ..... 36
Loudness see Volume
M
Magazine compartments, DVD
changer .............................................. 134
Main function display
see Display, main
Main function menus
list of ................................................ 19
navigation mode, switching to .........53
opening ............................................ 30
Main menu, overview of ..................... 19
Maneuver phase (driving
maneuvers) .......................................... 82
Map display (See also Navigation) ..... 56
blocked area for route .....................60
destination information .................... 86
driving maneuver preparation ..........81
entering destination on ....................72
entering POI from ............................ 80
general information, at bottom ........58
hiding crosshairs .............................. 55
setting scale .................................... 54
topographic map .............................. 59
traffic information ............................ 58
traffic lane recommendations ..........83
traffic notifications in .......................87
updating map software ....................48
Measurement units, navigation ......... 52
Media interface ................................. 147
data formats .................................. 148
voice control with ..................204, 211
Media Interface
connecting devices ........................148
selecting category/playlist/folder . 150
selecting files ................................. 150
switching to ................................... 149
Memory cards
starting playback ........................... 139
voice control with ..................204, 210
8Index

Entering Characters
Using the Speller
XTo select characters: Rotate ym z or
slide om p.XSlide qm r to switch between the lines in
the speller.XTo confirm character selection: Press
n .
A possible option:
XTo switch predictive speller language
(character set): Select !.
With Number Keypad
Alternatively, you can enter characters using
the number keypad (direct input).
Example:
XPress one of the number keys, e.g. 2, once
or repeatedly in succession.
After you have pressed it the first time, the
character display appears at the lower
edge of the display. The first available letter
is highlighted.
You see which characters you can enter with
that key. Each time you press the key, the
next character is highlighted.
For example, key 2:
R Press once = A
R Press twice = B
R Press three times = C
Wait until the character display disappears.
Deleting an EntryXTo delete individual characters: Select
õ at the bottom right of the speller and
press n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press and hold n until the entire entry
is deleted.
or
XHold the 2 button down until the entire
entry is deleted.
Canceling an Entry
XSelect á at the bottom left in the speller
and press n.
or
XPress the k button.
The address input menu appears.
Accepting the First List Entry
XPress and hold n until the Enter
Destination menu appears.
Here you will find the accepted list entry.
or
If COMAND can match the characters
entered definitively to one town, the Enter
Destination menu appears automatically
with the selected list entry.
Switching to the List Without Predictive
Speller
If other entries for a town exist, or the name
exists more than once in the system, then
d is highlighted in the speller.
XPress n.
It is also possible to change to the list at any
time during character input.
32Operating COMANDAt a Glance

Language Setting
This function allows you to determine the
language for the menu displays and the
navigation messages. The language selection
affects the input options in the editing and
smart speller.XSelect System £Setting £Language .
The list of languages appears. The R dot
indicates the current setting.XTo select a language: Rotate ym z or slide
q m r.
The selection moves up and down.XTo confirm the language selection:
Press n.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it.
Rear View Camera
COMAND shows the camera picture on the
display when
R the function is switched on in the System
Settings menu and
R the vehicle is shifted into reverse gear
As soon as you shift out of reverse gear, the
previous display is shown.
i In vehicles equipped with a rear view
camera, the Video Aux connection cannot
be used for external video sources.
Switching On/Off the Display of the
Rear View Camera XSwitch to System Menu
System settings menu with Rear View Camera
option
XSelect Settings £Rear View Camera .XSelect Activation by R gear .
Depending on the previous state the
function is switched on Ç or off c.
Bluetooth
General Information About
Bluetooth ®
i Bluetooth-capable devices must
correspond to a particular profile to be
connected to COMAND. Every Bluetooth
device has a Bluetooth-specific name.
Bluetooth ®
technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of up
to approximately 30 feet. Bluetooth ®
can be
used to exchange vCards, for example.
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of the
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
44BluetoothSystem Settings

Example of a Traffic Message 1Depending on your selection: Messages
on the Route or All Messages2Message 8 of 16 for the road affected3Text of message4Road, area or region for which there is a
message5State/province designation6Icon for message type, e.g. speed and
flow messageXTo scroll within the message or to the
next message: Slide qm r.XTo return to the message list: Slide om p
Traffic Symbol Information
XTo display traffic symbol information:
Select Traffic Symbol Information .
Example display
1Road concerned2Icon for message type, e.g. Speed and
flow messageXTo display next or previous symbol
information: Select Next or Previous .
The symbol is highlighted.XTo change the map display: Select Map.
You can zoom and pan the map display and
select other traffic messages.XTo select the symbol: Press n.XTo display details: Select Details .
Details of a traffic symbol information
XTo leave the details display: Slide om p.XTo leave the symbol information
display: Select Back.
Read-aloud Function
The read-aloud function is only available
when route guidance is active. It can read out
traffic reports on the route. You can set the
language ( Y page 44) and the read-aloud
speed ( Y page 42).
If the automatic reading function of traffic
messages is activated, incoming traffic
messages are read aloud automatically
( Y page 60).
XIf necessary, switch to navigation mode
and show the menu system ( Y page 54).XSelect Traffic £Read out all
messages on route .
COMAND reads out the messages in
sequence.
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XTo switch input speller to upper or
lower case characters: Select & or
( .XTo switch input speller character set:
Select k.
Every time this is selected it switches the
character set.XTo change the input speller language:
Select !.XRotate ym z or slide qm r until the desired
language is highlighted and then press n.XTo move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting an Entry
XTo delete individual characters: Select
õ and briefly press n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press n until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.
Cancelling an Entry
XSelect á.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to store the entry.
XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will either be stored or not,
depending on your selection.
Saving an Entry
XSelect d.
A corresponding message is displayed.Deleting an Entry
The deletion rules vary according to the entry
selected:
R Phone book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND phone
book and the address book if the address
book entry only contains phone numbers.
R Entire address book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND phone
book and additionally also in the address
book if the address book entry only
contains phone numbers.
R Subentry of an address book entry
selected:
The subentry is deleted in the COMAND
phone book and in the address book.XTo delete: Select entry ( Y page 103).XSelect Options £Delete .
You will be prompted to confirm that you
really want to delete the entry.XSelect Yes or No.
Yes option: The entry is deleted according
to the above rules.
Adding a Phone Number to a Phone
Book Entry
XSelect the address book entry.XSelect Options £Add Phone No. .XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.XSelect a phone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone .XSelect Save.
If five numbers are saved for the entry in the
selected number category, a prompt will
appear asking whether you wish to overwrite
one of the existing numbers.
COMAND Phone Book105TelephoneZ

3Input speller4Data field for phone number is completed
automatically5Phone category6Number categoryXTo switch data fields: Slide qm until the
input speller disappears.XThen slide qm r and press n.
or
XSelect [ or ] and press n.
The selected data field is highlighted.XTo enter data into a field: Select all the
characters one after the other in the input
speller 3.
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The input speller offers the characters
that correspond to the selected data field.
XTo switch input speller to upper or
lower case characters: Select ( or
& .XTo switch input speller character set:
Select k.
Every time this is selected it switches the
character set (digits, lower case letters).XTo change the input speller language:
Select !.XRotate ym z or slide qm r until the desired
language is highlighted and then press n.XTo move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.XTo delete individual characters: Select
õ and briefly press n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press n until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller and hold it until the
entry is deleted.XTo save entry: Select d.
A corresponding message is displayed.XTo cancel entry: Select Back.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appear asking whether you wish
to save the entry.
XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will either be stored or not,
depending on your selection.
Adding a Phone Number from the Call
List to an Existing Address Book Entry
XSelect the list entry.XSelect Options £Save £Add Phone
No.
i Save has no function if the selected list
entry is already stored.
XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.XSelect a phone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone .XSelect Save.
The search menu for address book entries
appears.XSearch for the desired entry.
i Please see the “Searching for an Address
Book Entry” section ( Y page 113) for a
detailed description on searching for an
address book entry.
XPress n after completing the search.
If there are fewer than five numbers saved
for the required entry in the selected
number category, COMAND saves the
data.
If five numbers are saved for the entry you
are searching for, a prompt will appear108Call ListsTelephone

Entering Data into a FieldXSelect all the characters one after the other
in the input speller 2.
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The input speller provides the characters
corresponding to the selected data field.
XTo switch input speller to upper or
lower case characters: Select ( or
& .XTo switch input speller character set:
Select k.
Every time this is selected it switches the
character set.XTo change the input speller language:
Select !.XRotate ym z or slide qm r until the desired
language is highlighted and then press n.XTo move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting
XTo delete an individual character: Select
õ and briefly press n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press n until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.Canceling an EntryXSelect á.
If one of the data fields contains new data,
a prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to store the entry.XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will either be stored or not,
depending on your selection.
Saving an Entry
XSelect d.
The address book displays the entry.
Searching for an Address Book Entry
XOpen the address book ( Y page 112) and
select Search .
If there are more than eight entries, the
search menu with the predictive speller
appears.
Search menu with predictive speller
1¥ Symbol for address book entry2¤ Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation3¦ Symbol for voice name4å Symbol for phone book entry from the
mobile phone5Predictive speller
Entries without symbols or with the symbols
1 and 3 are just address book entries. A
voice name has additionally been saved for
entries with the symbol 3. Entries with the
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symbol 2 contain complete address data
from the navigation system, which support
navigation and are covered by the digital map
data. You can quickly start route guidance to
this kind of entry ( Y page 116).
Switching from the Predictive Speller
to the ListXSlide mq or press n and hold it until the
predictive speller is hidden.
or
XSelect d.
Switching from the List to the
Predictive Speller
XSelect Back from the list.
or
XPress the k button next to the
COMAND controller.
Searching
Searching via Predictive Speller
XSwitch from the list to the predictive speller
if necessary.XTo change the language of the
predictive speller: Select !.XTo switch the character set of the
predictive speller : Select k.
Depending on the previous setting, you will
change to letters with special characters or
to numbers with special characters.XTo enter characters: Select the
characters for the required entry one after
another.XTo delete individual characters: Select
õ and briefly press n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.
Each time you enter or delete a character,
the closest match will be displayed at the
top of the list.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press n until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.XTo end search: Switch from the predictive
speller to the list.
The top list entry is highlighted
automatically.XBack to the address book: If necessary,
switch from the list to the predictive speller
and select á in the predictive speller.
or
XPress the k button next to the
COMAND controller.
Searching via the List
XIf necessary, switch from the predictive
speller to the list ( Y page 113).XTurn ym z or slide qm r until the desired
entry is highlighted in the list.
Deleting Entry
XSearch for the required entry
( Y page 113).XSelect Options £Delete .
or
XSelect Delete from the address book
( Y page 112).
A deletion prompt appears.XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will be deleted or retained on the
basis of the selection.
i Deleting an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone does not delete the entry
in the address book.
114Address BookTelephone