COMAN
Ddis pla y
Disp layover view The
COMA NDdispl aysho wsthefun ction curren tlyselec teda nd itsassoci atedmenu s.The
CO MAND displ ayisdivid ed into severalar ea s.
The radio displ ayissho wninthe exampl e. :
Statu sba r
; Tocallup the audio menu
= Mainfunctio nbar
? Display/s electionw indow
A Radio menubar
St atus bar:shows thetimeand thecurr entsettings for radio andtelephon eoperat ion.
The main navigation,audio andtelep honefunc tionsfeat ure additio nalmen us.The followin g
table liststhe available menuitems .
Ma infunctio nba r= allo ws youto cal lup the desired mainfunctio n.
In the exampl e,the Aud ioma infunctio nisset toradio mode anddispla y/selection
window ?isactive.
Radi omenu barAallo wsyou tooperate theradio function s.
Menu overview The
table liststhemenus available after calling upthe main navigation, audio,telephone, video
or system function inthe main function bar. 18
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To select as tatio n:tur ncVd orslid e
XVY theCOMAND controller wh ile the
di spl ay/se lectio nwindow isact ive. Enter
ingchar acters innaviga tion
mod e(enter ingacity)
Gener alinfor mation The
followin gparagraphs describehow to
ent erchar acters using cityinput forNEW
YORK asan exam ple.
If you want touse theaddress entrymen u
(Y page 51)toent eracit y,astr eet ora
house numbe r,for exam ple,COMAN D
prov ides eitheralist with achar acterbar
(optio n1)or aselect ionlist(option 2).
You canenterthe charac tersusing either the
charac terbar orthe number pad.Inthe
select ionlist, you select anent ryto copy itto
the address entrymen u.
Opt ion 1:city listwith character bar X
Call upthe citylist with charac terbar
(Y page 52).
The alphabetic allysort edcitylist shows the
firs tavail ableentries. Ente
ring characters usingthecharacter
bar
X Select Nby turning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm. :
Cha racter entered bythe userN
; Cha racters automatical lyadd edby
COMAND ANTICOKE
= List entry thatmost closel yresemb lesthe
current entrybythe user
? Toswi tch tothe sele ction list
A Todelete anentry
B Cha racters notcurrently available for
sele ction
C Cha racters currently available for
sele ction
D Currently selected chara cter
E Cha racter bar
F Tocancel anentry
G List
List Gshow sall existing citynames
begi nning withanN.List entry =most
closel yresemb lingthecurrent entrybythe
use risalwa yshighlig htedatthe top ofthe list
(NANTICOKE inthe example).
All characters currentlyenteredbythe user
are shown inblack (letter N: inthe
example). LettersaddedbyCOMAND are
shown ingray ;(ANTICOKE inthe example).
Chara cterbarEshows theletters still
avail able forselection inblack C.These can
be selected. Inthe example, theletter Ois
highlighted D.Whichcharacters remain
availa bledepends onthe characters already
entered bythe user andonthe data stored in
the digital map.Characters thatarenolonger
availa bleare shown ingray B. Operat
ingCOMAND
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Sel ect Settingsbyturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect TextRea der Speedand pressW
to confi rm.
Al ist appears. The#dot indic ates the
curr entsetting.
X Selec ta set tingby turnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontroller andpress Wto
con firm . Voice
ControlSyst emsett ings Activa
ting/d eactivating thehelp
window
In additio ntothe audib leinstr uctions, the
help window willshow youother inform ation
during voicecontroloperation andthe
individuali zationprocess.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select HelpWindow andpress Wto
conf irm.
You have switched thehelp window on
O oroff ª. Individualiza
tion
Introdu ction You
canusetheindividuali zationfunctionto
fine tune theVoice Control System toyour
voice andtherefor eimprove voice
recogn ition.However, thiswillaffect the
system's abilitytorecogn izethe voices of
other users. Forthis reason thisfunct ioncan
be switched off(Ypage 41).
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000EV consistsof two parts and
lasts about fiveminutes. Itinvolves training
the system usingacert ainnumber of
numerical sequences andvoice comman ds.
Star ting new individualiza tion It
is only possible tostart individuali zation
when thevehicle isstation ary.Before
start ing,switch offalldevices orfunct ions
which couldinterfere,such asthe radio orthe
navigation system.Afterstart ingthe session,
the system guidesyouthrough thetrainin g
with spoken instructions.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Start NewIndividualiz ation
and press Wtoconf irm.
You seeand hear aprompt askingwhether
you would likefurther informat ion.
X Select YesorNo and press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No,the first part of
individuali zationbegins. Youhear aprompt
asking whether youwould liketotrain the
system innumbers orinvoice comman ds.
Aft erselecting Yes,youseeaninformat ion
display andhear informat ionregarding the
individuali zationprocess. Thefirst part of
individuali zationthenbegins automatically. 40
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iption Tr
affic rep ortsin thema pdis pla y List
of
tr af fic
rep orts Tr
affic
rep orts Gree
n
lin ewit h
arr ows Un
impe ded
tr aff icflo w No
delays
On lyappear son theside oftheroad
(dir ection oftravel) onwhic htraff ic
flo wisunim peded (Not
availab le) (Not
availab le) Red
line
wit h
arr ows Warn
ing
mes sage In
cid enton road
Ap pear son theside ofther oad
affect ed(direction oftravel) (Not
availa ble) (Not
availa ble) Displaying
real-timetraffic repor ts
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Traffic byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
If the dialog fieldshows theNoTraffic
Messages message,thismeans that:
R no traffic reports havebeen received yet.
R no traffic reports areavaila ble.
X To cancel thesearch: selectCancel and
press Wtoconf irm.
X To close thereport window: selectOK
and press Wtoconf irm.
If traffic reports exist,alist isshown.
The cont entofthe listvaries depending on
whether routeguidance isactive ornot .
List when routeguidance isnot active The
listshows allthe roads, areasorregions
for which reports areavaila ble. A
traffic report mayrefer toan area ora
region, e.g.ifvisibility isimpaired duetofog.
X To read atraffic report :select aroad,
area orregion byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
List when routeguidance isactive The
first listshows theroads, areasand
regions thatliealong theroute andforwhich
traffic reports areavaila ble. 76
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If
you select No,the process willbe aborted .
i Before re-authori zingthemobil ephone,
you shoul dalso deletethe device nameMB
Bluetooth fromyourmobile phone's
Bluetooth ®
list. Telephone
basicmenu (Bluetooth ®
interfa ce)
X Press the÷funct ionbutton onCOMAND.
If the mobile phoneisready foruse, the
following displayappears: :
Phone status
; Signal strengthofmobile phonenetwork
Ä
= Receiver icon:¢or¡
? Todisplay theCOMAND phonebook
A Todisplay calllists
B Character bar
C Name ofmobile phonecurrent ly
conn ected Reception
andtransmission volume
Once themobile phonehasbeen authorized,
you can optimize thetrans mission and
reception volumesettings. Findoutmore
about theoptimum settings foryour mobile
on the Internet at
htt p://www.mbusa- mobile.com.Orcall
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at
1-8 00- FOR-ME RCedes (1-800-367-6372 ) (for
theUSA )or Customer Relationsat
1-8 00-387- 0100 (forCanada).
i Incorrect settings may have asignificant
impact onthe quali tyof calls.
X Press the÷funct ionbutton .
X Select Phoneinthe telephone basicmenu
by turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Adjust Volumeandpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Reception Volumeor
Transmission Volumeandpress Wto
conf irm. X
Select avolume settingbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller.
X To close thesetting scale:pressWor
slide XVY. Using
thetelephone Incoming
call
Rejecting oraccepting acall When
thereisan incomi ngcall ,you seea
corresp ondingwindow inthe displa y. Usi
ngthe telephone
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cle equi pmen t
i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradioreception . Switching
torad iomode
Option 1 X
Press theófunct ionbutton .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband
selected.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select Audiointhe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If another audiomode isswitched on,you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audiobysliding ZVtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The audio menu appears. Example
display:audiomenu
: Main functionbar
; Current audiooperating mode
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM radio byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Example
display:FMradio
: Display window withstation settings
; Preset position ofthe selected station
= Name ofthe selected station
? Frequency ofthe selected station
A Sound settings
B WB (Weather Band)
C AM radio
D FM radio
E Memory functions
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Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press theófunct ionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselected.
i Repea tedlypressing thisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select FM,AMorWB inthe radio display by
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
You willhear thelast station onthe
selected waveband. Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng stati onsusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press theE orF button.
or
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe radio displa yis active.
Stat ionsearch scansupordown andstops
at the next station found.
Selec tingstations viathe stat ion
presets X
Quick setting: pressanumber key,e.g.
H.
X To selec tdirect lywithin thesta tion
pr esets: selectPresetsbysliding VÆand turn
ingcVd theCOMAN Dcon troller and
press Wtocon firm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcont roller when the
display /select ionwindow isactive.
The station presetmenuappears. The#
dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irmorpress anumber key,e.g.
H.
Tuning instat ions byentering the
frequ encymanu ally X
Option 1:press theõbutton .
X Option 2:select Radio inthe radio display
by sliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Enter Frequency andpress Wto
conf irm.
Irrespect iveofthe option used,aninput
menu willappear.
X En ter afrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
enter ed. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.
7–107. 9Mhz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
chann els i
You canonly enter current lypermitt ed
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
wavebands whichisoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Rad
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Storing
astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presetsavailabl efor the FMand
AM waveb and s.
X Qui cksav e:pre ssand holdanum berk ey,
e.g. H,until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor ed.
X To store direct lyin the stat ionpresets:
press Wthe COMAND controller whenthe
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000EV windowinthe radio
display isactive.
or
X Select Presets bysliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
In both cases, thestationpreset sappear.
The #dot indicat esunder which preset
the curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. Ex
ample display: stationpresets
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress andhold
W until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingstat ions automat ically This
function automatic allystoresstat ions
with adequate reception.Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequenc y.Ifstat ions arefound,
COMAND storesthem startingatmemory
slot 1.Storing iscomplet ewhen thehighest
frequenc yhas been reached orwhen 10
stat ions have been found. Stations stored manually
inthe preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
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000EV windowis
active.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Opt ion 2:select Presets bysliding VÆ
and turningcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Irrespec tiveofthe option ,select
Autosto reand press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stat ions thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.The available
stat ions areautomatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press Wtocon firm. Weat
herBand
Switching to X
Press theófunc tion button repeatedly
until theWeather Bandisswitch edon.
or
X Select WBbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. :
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