Opera
tingsafet y General
notes G
WARN
ING
An yalteration sof electr oniccompon entsor
soft ware cancause malfunct ions.
Radio, satellite radio,amplifier, DVDchanger ,
navigation module,telephon eand Voice
Contr olsystems areinter connect ed.
Therefor e,ifone ofthe compon entsis not
operation al,orhas notbeen removed/
replaced properly, thefunc tion ofother
compon entscould beimpaired.
Such conditions mightseriously impairthe
operatin gsafety ofyour vehicle.
We recom mendtohave anyservic ework on
electr oniccompon entscarried outbyan
authorize dMercedes- BenzCenter . G
WARN
ING
In order toavoid distrac tionwhich couldlead
to an acciden t,the driver should entersystem
sett ings while thevehicle isat astan dstill, and
operate thesystem onlywhen permitt edby
road, weather andtrafficcon ditions .
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your carcover sa
distanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely14m) every
secon d.
COMAND suppliesyouwith information to
help youselect yourroute moreeasily and
guide youconvenien tlyand safely toyour
destin ation. Forsafety reasons, we
enco urage thedriver tostop thevehicle ina
safe place before answering orplacing acall,
or con sulting theCOMAND screentoread
navigation almaps, instruct ions, or
downloaded information . G
WARN
ING
While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
atten tiontotraff icand stree tsigns, and should
utilizethesystem’s audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver’s
personal responsibility.DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
i Canada only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS- 210ofIndust ryCanada. Operation is
subject tothe following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment.
i USA only: Thisdevice complies withPart
15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation issubject
to the following twoconditions :
1. This device maynotcause interferen ce,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
An yunauthoriz edmodificat iontothis
device couldvoidtheuser's authorit yto
operate theequipment. G
WARN
ING
Change ormodificat ionnot express ly
approved bythe party respons iblefor
complianc ecould voidtheuser's authorit yto
operate thisequipment.
! Note: Thisequipment hasbeen tested
and found tocomply withthelimits fora
Class Adigital device,pursuan ttoPart 15
of the FCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned
to provide reasonable protectionagainst
harmful interference whentheequipment
is operated inacommer cialenviron ment.
This equipment generates,usesandcan 10
Introdu
ction
radi
ateradi ofrequ ency energy and,ifnot
install edand usedin accorda ncewith the
instruction manual,may causeharmfu l
interference toradi ocommunica tions. G
WARNING
This equipme ntcompli eswith FCCradiation
exposu relimi tsset forth foruncontrolle d
equ ipme ntand meets theFCC radio
frequ ency (RF)Exposure Guide lines in
Suppl ement Cto OET65.
This equipme nthas very lowlevel sof RF
energy thatisdeeme dto comply without
maximu mpermissive exposureevaluation
(MPE). Butitis desirable thatitshould be
inst alled andoperated withatleast 8inche s
(20 cm) andmore betwe enthe radiator and a
pe rso n's body (exclu ding extre mities:hands,
wri sts, feetand legs.) Co
rrec tuse
Observe thefollowing information whenusing
COMAND :
R the safety notesinthis manual
R all road trafficregulations
i Improper workonelectr oniccompon ents
or other systems (suchasradio, DVD
changer )and their software mayresult in
malfunct ionorfailure. Evensystems that
have notbeen modified couldbeaffect ed
because theelectr onicsystems are
con nect ed.Elect ronic malfunct ionscan
seriously jeopardize theoperation alsafety
of your vehicle.
i Only have repairs orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataqualified
specialist workshop whichhasthe
neces saryspecialist knowledge andtools
to carry outthework required. Daimler
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried out
at aqualified specialist workshop. i
Protect ionagainst theft:this device is
equipped withtechnical provisions to
protec tit against theft.Furt herinfor mation
on protec tionagainst theftcanbeobtained
from anauthorized Mercedes-BenzCenter . Informa
tiononcopyright
Macrovision™ This
product incorporates copyright
protec tiontechnology thatisprotec tedby
U.S .patent sand other intellec tualpropert y
rights. Useofthis copyright protection
tec hnology mustbeauthorized byRovi
Corporation ,and isinten dedforhome and
other limited viewing usesonlyunless
otherwise authorized byRovi Corporation .
Reverse engineer ingordisassembly is
prohibited.
Free Type Componen
tsof this software aresubject to
copyright ©
2005 TheFreeType Project
htt p://ww w.freetype. org.
All rights reserved. Vehicle
equipment
These Operatin gInst ruct ions describe all
standard andoption alequipment available
for your COMAND systematthe time of
purchase. Country-specificdeviations are
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Thisincludes safety-
related systems andfunc tions.Therefor e,the
equipment onyour COMAND systemmay
differ fromthatinthe descript ionsand
illustration s.The original purchase
agreement listsallsystems installed inyour
vehicle. Contactana uth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erifyou have anyquestions about
equipment oroperation . Introd
uction
11 Z
COMAN
Doper ating syst em Over
view Ex
ample :E-Cl ass Fun
ction Pag
e :
CO
MAND displ ay 18
;
CO
MAND control panel
wi th DVD changer 15
=
CO
MAND controller 16
Back
button (left) 17
Cl
ea rb utt on (rig ht) 17 Comp
onentsof COMAN D
COMA NDconsist sof:
R theCOMA NDdisp lay
R theCOMA NDcontrol pan elwit hDV D
ch ang er
R theCOMA NDcontrol ler withback and
cle arbut tons
You canuseCOMA NDtooper atethe
fol lowin gmain function s:
R thenav igat ionsyst em
R theaudio function withradio andsatellit e
radio modes,disk (audio CD/DVDa ndMP3
mod e),mem orycard(M P3 mod e),MUSI C
REG ISTER ,Blu etoo th®
au dio, Med ia
Inter face and audio AUX
R the telephone andtheaddre ssbook
R the video functio nwi th vid eo DVD and
vid eo AUX modes
R the system settings
Yo ucan callup the mainfunctio ns:
R us ing the corr espond ingfunctio nbuttons
R usin gth emain function bar intheCOMA ND
disp lay 14
COMAN
Doper ating syst emAtaglan ce
i
The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
digital map.During thistime, youwillonly
be able toswitch onradio mode andto
accept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
completed morequickly ifthe vehicle is
station ary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengine
switched offand thestart erbattery has
insufficien tpower, COMAND may
automatically switchoffduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe battery. Ifthis
occurs, restarttheupdate withtheengine
runnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Never leavetheengine runningin an enclosed
space. Theexhaust gasescontaincarbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
consc iousness oreven death.
Upda tingprocess X
Insert theDVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 134).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compatible withthenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, COMAND
start supdating thedigital map.
If the map data hasalready beeninstalled,
the display showsversion dataanda
message tothis effect .
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
While theupdate isrunnin g,you willsee a
message tothis effect andaprogress bar.The
navigation systemisnot operational untilthe
update iscomplete.
i You cann oteject theDVD during the
update. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinter rupted. It then
continues fromwhere itwas
interr upted whenthesystem isrestart ed.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
during theupdate.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
X Insert therequested DVD.
Once theupdate hasbeen successfully
completed, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the update isnot successfully completed,
you willsee amessage thatthemap update
is not possible.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 98
Additional
settingsNavigation system
Inser
ting discsintoth eDVD changer :
Load /ejectbut tonV
; Disc slot
The DVDc hanger hasafixed magazine with
six trays.
X To insert aCD/DVD intoth ema gaz ine
tr ay :pre sstheV load/ejec tb utt on.
Am enu shows thecurren tload status of
the magazine trays.Thelasttray selected
is identified byared digit. Magazine
menu
X Select themagazine traybyturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease Wait... message.
You then seethePlease InsertDisc
Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atatime. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards.
The DVD changer loadsthedisc intothe
selected magazine tray.Themessage
Loading Disc
i Itmay take some timeforthe disc tobe
loaded, depending onthe type ofdisc. Ifno
disc isinsert edfor approximately 20
seconds, thedisplay returnstothe
magazine menu.
The DVD changer playsthedisc if:
R ithas been insert edcorrec tly.
R itis apermissible typeofdisc. :
Full magazine tray(eject functionis
availa ble)
; Empt ymagazine tray(disc canbe
insert ed) 134
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio
X
To exitthe men u:pre ssthe V eject/
lo ad button againo rpress thek button.
or
X Select Back by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X To fill empty magazine trays:pressthe
V load/eject button.
The maga zinemenu appears.
X Select FillEmpty Slots .
You seethePlease Wait... messa
ge.
COMAND switches tothe next empty
maga zinetray. Youthen seethePlease Insert
Disc
ge.
i Never insertadata mediumbefore
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamaga zine
tray atatime.
X Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards .
You seethePlease Wait... messa
ge.
Once thedisc isloa ded, theDVD changer
swi tches tothe next empty tray.Yousee
the Please Insert Disc
ge.
X Rep eatthis step until alltrays areloaded.
The DVD changer willpla ythe lastdisc
loaded ifit has been inserted cor rectlyand
is of aperm issible type.Thisapplies even
if not alltrays have been loaded withadisc.
X To comp letetheinser tion: press the
V eject/load buttonagain orpress the
k button.
Eject ingdiscs from theDVD chang er If
you remo veone disc while playing another
disc, theDVDc hanger interrupts playback.
Play back continues oncethedisc hasbeen
eject ed. X
To eject aCD/DVD: presstheV load/
ej ec tbut ton.
or
X Se lec tBac k by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and press
W toconfirm .
The mag azine men uappea rs.T he magazine
tray with thecurrent discishighlighted. :
Ejec tpossible
; Disc type
= Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc)
? Current disc
X Select amagazine traycont aining adisc by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
You seetheEjecting Disc
Youthen seethefollowing
message. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
135Audio Z
X
Take thedisc outofthe slot.
If you donot take thedisc outofthe slot,
COMAND willdraw itin again automatically
after ashort while andload itagain.
X To eject allCDs/D VDs:press theV
load/eject button.
The magazine menuappears. X
Confirm EjectAll by
pressing W.
The DVD changer ejectsthe last disc
selected. Themessage Ejecting Disc
X Take thedisc outofthe disc slotwhen you
see thePlease RemoveDisc
The DVD changer switches tothe next
loaded magazine trayandeject sthe disc.
X Repeat thelast step until themagazine is
empty.
X To cancel ejecting: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress thek button .
or
X Select Back by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm. Inserting
andejecting aPCMCIA
mem orycard
Gener alinfor mation COMA
NDsuppo rts 16 -bitfull- sizetyp eIa nd
II PC MC IAmem orycards. i
Not allcomm ercially availabl eP CMCIA
mem orycardsand storag emed iaare
desi gned for thete mpe ratures whichmay
be reac hedintheveh icle.
If you arenolonger usin gth ePCMCI A
mem orycard,you should rem ove itfrom
COMA ND,as high tempe ratures could
damag eth ecar d.
Inser tingaP CMCIA memorycard :
PCMCI Amemory cardslot
X Inser tthe memory cardintothe slot. The
side with thecontact smust face
downwards andpoint towards theslot.
COMAND loadsthememory cardand
shows amessage tothis effec t.Ifno MP3
trac kscan befound, youwillsee amessage
to this effec t.
Ejecting aPCMCIA memorycard :
Eject button
; PCMCI Amemory cardslot 136
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio