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Fil
es yst ems ...... .................. ........... 143
Fo rm ats. <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021> 144
Sele cting amedium <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021V 139
Multifun ctiondisplay <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 21
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel............. 20
Multis ession CDs....... ..................... ...143
Music files
Reco rding <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021> 145
MUSI CREGI STER
Deleti ngallm usic files.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021V 146
Memory spaceinfo <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021V 147
Pla yback optio ns<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 148
Switchi ngto<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021> 145
My address
see Home address N
Navigati on(als osee route
guidan ce)
Traffi creport <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021> 78
Navigati onanno uncements
Switchi ngoff <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 35,74
Navigati onmenu
Showi ng/hid ing<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021V 164,184
Navigati onmode
Switchi ngto<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021> 51
North uporie ntation <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 89 O
Off-map <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 76
Off-road <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 76
Orie ntation indirec tionoftravel .......89 P
Passc ode
Entering <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 105
Pause function ............................ ....... 138
PCMC IAmemory card
Ejecting .............. ..................... ....... 136
Inserting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021> 136
Phon eboo k
Addi nganumbe rtoan address
book entry.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021> 113
Ca lling up ....... ................................110
Cre ating anew entry<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021V 112
Deleti nganentry <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 112Phon
eboo kentry
Search ing<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021> 110
Playb ackoptio ns.............. 142,148,157
Poi ntofinte rest
Ca tegory <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 64
Entering <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 63
Entering aname ...... ............ .............6 4
Enteri ngaph one num ber............ .....64
Enteri ngusing the map.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021V 68
ZAGAT ®
rating service<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021V 67
Poi ntofinte rest icon
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 90
Poi ntofinte rest list<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 66
With chara cterbar<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 67
Previ ousdestin ations<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021V 86 R
Radio mode
Switchi ngto<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021> 124
Radio station
Storing <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 126
Read-alo udfunc tion <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 82
Read-alo udspee d
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 44
Real-ti metraffic reports <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021V 78
Rear-co mpartm entscre ens.............. 173
Rear-co mpartm entsocket ....... .........175
Rear SeatEntertainment System
Audi oCD/DVD andMP3 mode .....179
AUX mode .............. ..................... ...188
Mul tipleusers <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 177
System settings <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 178
Using headpho nes<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021V 176
Using themainloudspeaker ..........176
Vid eoDVD mode <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 184
Wire lessh eadphones <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021V 174
Redial s....... .............. ..................... ...... 108
Remote control <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021> 24
Rese t<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021V 47
Route Calcul ating <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021> 56
Estimated timeofarri val <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021V 75
Rou teovervi ew<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 76
Route calcul ation
Starting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 56
Route guidan ce....... .............. ...............69
Canc el<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 73 In
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Con
tinue <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 73
Continu ing<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021> 73
Destinati onreach ed....... ..................73
Lane recomme ndations<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021V 72
Off-road <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 76
Traffi creports <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021> 78
Route options
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 52
Route overview ................ .................... 76
Route type
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 52S
Safety notes
Audi oCD/DVD andMP3
mode <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021> 133,179
Using thetelep hone .......................102
Vid eoDVD mode <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 162
SatRadio <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 128
Displ aying informa tion<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021V 132
Reg isteri ng<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021> 129
Sele cting acate gor y.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021V 130
Switchi ngto<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021> 129
Searc h&Send...................................... 68
Skip ping back
CD/ DVDm ode <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 140
Skippin gforw ards
CD/DVD mode<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 140
Soun d
Switchi ngon/off ..............................35
Soun dsettings .................... ................ .3 5
Stat e/province
Selectin g.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 54
St ation
Sel ecti ng<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021> 126
Stori ng<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 126
Station search<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021> 126
Storage options
Sele cting .... ................ .................. .. .. 85
Summer andstandard time
Switchi ng<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 44
Surround sound<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021> 36
Syste mlanguag e
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 47 T
Tele phone
Ending anactive call<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021V 109
Entering phonenumbe rs....... .........108
Incoming call<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021> 108
Outgo ingcall <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021> 108
redi aling <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 108
Sending DTMFtones..................... .109
Single call<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021> 109
Switchi nghands -freemicrop hone
on/off <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 109
Tele phone basicmenu
Blue tooth ®
interfa ce<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021V 107
Tele phone numbe r
Entering <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 108
Time
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 43
Time format
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 43
Time zone
Setting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 44
Tone settin gs
Bala nceand fade r.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 36
Treb leand bass.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 36
Track
Sele cting .............. ..................... ..... 181
Track information ..................... .........183
Traffic jamfunc tion ..................... ........74
Traffi cPro gram
Swi tchi ngoff <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021> 35
Traffic reportread-alo udfunc tion ..... 82
Treble andbass
Adjusting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 36 U
Usi ngthe telephone <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 108 V
V-Cards Rece iving <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021> 122
Video DVD
Fast forwa rd/rew ind....... .............. .165
Opera tion.............. .............. ...........162
Pau sefunction <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 165
Sele cting .............. ..................... ..... 165
Sele cting afilm /title ..................... .166 8
In
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Sel
ecti ngascene /chapter............ 166
Stop function <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021> 165
Video DVDmode
Switchi ngto<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021> 163
Voic eCo ntrol Syste m
Settings <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021> 45
Volume
Adjusting <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021> 35
Navi gationannou ncements .............35
Phone calls.<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021> 35W
Waveb and
Switchi ng(radio ).<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 125 Y
Yaho oLo cal Maps ®
<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 68 Z
ZAGA T®
rating service<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
00210021002100210021002100210021V 67 In
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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
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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
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Funct
ionrestrict ions
Fo rsafet yreas ons,som eCOMAND functions
are restrict edorunavail ablewhile thevehicle
is in motion. Youwillnotice this,forexample,
because eitheryouwillnotbeable toselect
certain menuitemsorCOMAND willdispla y
a message tothis effect. 12
Introduction
Page 15 of 194
COMAN
Doper ating syst em............... 14
Mult ifunction steeringwheel............. 20
Remot econtrol ........ .......... .................. 24
Opera tingCOMAND <0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 27
Basic functions ofCOMAND ........ ....... 34
Climat econtrol statusdispla y........... 38
Rear view camer a<0021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021
002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021002100210021V 39 13At
aglance
Page 16 of 194
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