2012 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class radio

during
voicecontroloperation andthe
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X Press theW button.
X Select Settin gs by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
X Select Voice Control and
press Wto
con firm.
X Select HelpWindow and
press Wto
con firm.
You have switchedthehelp window on
O oroff ª. Individu
alization
Intr oduct ion You
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fine tune theVoice ControlSyst emtoyour
voice andtherefore improve voice
recog nition. This means thatother users'
voices willnotberecog nized aseasily, and
ther efore thisfunc tion canbedeactiv ated
(Y page 44).
Indiv idualization comprisestwoparts and
tak esapproximat elyfive minut es.Itcon sists
of train ingthe system torecog nizeacert ain
number ofdigit sequenc esand voice
comm ands.
Sta rting new individu alization Indiv
idualization canonly bestart edwhen the
vehicle isstat ionary. Beforestart ing,switc h
off alldevices orfunc tionswhich could int
erfer e,such asthe radio orthe navigat ion
system. Afterstart ingthe session ,the system
guides youthrough thetrain ingwith spoken
inst ruct ions.
X Press theW button.
X Select Settin gs by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
X Select Voice Control and
press Wto
con firm.
X Select Start NewIndivi dualization and
press Wtocon firm.
You seeand hear aprompt askingwhether
you would likefurther infor mation .
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtocon firm.
If you select No ,
the first part of
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whether youwould liketotrain digits or
voice comm ands.
If you select Yes ,
you willsee and hear
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then begins automatic ally.
X To close thedispla y:press Wthe
COMAND controller.
You willbeasked whether youwould like
to train digits orvoice comm ands. At
the end ofthe first part, aprompt will
appear askingwhether youwish tobegin the
secon dpart. Voice
Control Systemsett ings
43Systemsett ings

Route
guidanc efrom anoff-road
lo cati ontoad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ioniswith inthearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, butthemap does
no tcon tain anyinform ationabout that
locat ion,th eveh icle isin an off-road locat ion.
COMA NDisalso able toguide youtoa
dest inationeven from anoff-road locat ion.
At thest art oftherout eguidan ce,you willsee
th eOff Mapped Road mes
sage, anarro w
and thedist anceto thed estin ation. Thearrow
shows thecompass headingtothe actual
destin ation.
The route ishighlighted blue,startingfrom
the last recogn izedstreet the vehicle wason
before itleft themap.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
kn own tothe system, routeguidance
con tinues inthe usual way.
Rout eguida ncefrom anoff-m ap
location toad esti nation If
th eveh icle posit ionisouts idethearea
cov ered bythedigit almap, then theveh icle
is in an off-map locat ion.COMAND isalso
able toguide youtoadestination evenfrom
an off-map location.
At the start ofthe route guidance,youwillsee
the Off Mapped Road message,
anarrow
and thedistance tothe destination. The
direction arrowshows thecompass heading
to the destination.
The route ishighlig htedbluefrom thenearest
road known tothe system.
As soon asthe vehicle isback onaroad
known tothe system, routeguidance
cont inues inthe usua lway .
Off-road duringrouteguidance Due
toroadworks, forexample, theremaybe
differences betweenthedata onthe digital
map andtheactual course ofthe road.
In such cases, thesystem willtemporarily be
unable tolocate thevehicle position onthe digital
mapandthus considers thevehicle to
be inan off-road position.
In the displa y,you willsee theOff Mapped Road message,
anarrow andthedistance to
the destination. Thedirection arrowshows
the compass headingtothe destination.
As soon asthe system canassign thevehicle
position tothe map again,route guidance
cont inues inthe usua lway . Tra
ffic reports Condition
s
To receive real-time trafficreports via
satellite radio,yourequire:
R optionally available satellite radio
equi pment
R asubscription toSIRIUS XMSatellite Radio
Traffic Message Service
Further information onsatellite radiois
avail able inthe "Satellite radio"section
(Y page 148).
COMAND canreceive trafficreports via
satellite radioandtake account ofthese for
route guidanceinthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredispla yedinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-time
traffic report sin the map
COMAND canshow certain trafficincidents
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.05 mito20 mi.
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtoconfirm.
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
displa y.
X Turn cVd theCOMAND controller untilthe
desired mapscale isset. 88
Tr
affic report sNavigat ion

X
Sel ect SIRIUS Service and
pressW to
confi rm.
The window onthe right halfof the displ ay
sho wsthe telephone numb erofthe
pro vider(SIR IUSXM) andtheserialnumb er
of your ser vice module for rece iving traf fic
mes sages .
Reg isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXM traffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe trafficrep ort provider'spho ne
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youcan also have the satel lite ser vice
acti vate donl ine.Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
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000F000DH (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
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(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Pos. in
the navigation systemmenu
bar bysliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconf irm. Compass
(example)
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress the% button . Showing
themap dataversion
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select MapVersion and
press Wto
conf irm.
The map data version number isshown.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe
digital mapcanbeobtained froman
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 108
Additional
settingsNavigation

Upd
ating the digit alma p
Intr oduct ion The
digital mapsgeneratedbythe map
soft ware becom eoutdate din the same way
as con vent ional roadmaps. Optimalroute
guidance canonly beprovided by
the navigat ionsystem incon junction with the
most up-to-dat emap software.
Inf ormat ionabout newversion sof the digital
map canbeobtain edfrom anauthoriz ed
Merc edes-B enzCent er.You canhave the
digital mapupdated therewith aDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update processcan takealong time
(over anhour), dependingonthe size ofthe
digit almap. During this time,you willonly
be able toswitc hon radio mode andto
acc ept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
com plete dmor equick lyifthe vehic leis
st ation ary.
If you carryout theupdate withtheengine
switc hedoffand thestart erbatt eryhas
insuf ficient power, COMANDmay
autom atically switc hoff durin gthe proc ess
in order toprot ectthe batt ery. Ifthis
occ urs, restartthe update withtheengine
runn ing. G
WARN
ING
Neve rleave theengine runninginan enclos ed
space. Theexhaust gasescontain carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes a
health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
con sciousnes sor even death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 154).
COMAND checkswhether thedigital map
on the DVD iscompat iblewith the
navigation systemandsystem software.
Ap rompt thenappears asking ifyou want
to install thedata base.Versio nsofthe
data basecurrently installedand the
data basethat isto be install edare
disp layed.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm.
After selecting Yes ,
an activa tioncode
must beentered wheninstall ingadata base
for the first time. Youwillreceive the
activati oncode when youbuy the
naviga tionDVD.
If you sele ctNo ,
the process willbe abo rted.
X Enter theactiva tioncode.
After entering theactivati oncode
correctly, COMAND startsupdating the
digi talmap. Once theupdate isfinishe d,
you willsee amessa ge.
X To confirm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
Whil ethe update isrunning, youwillsee a
messa getothis effect andaprogre ssbar. The
naviga tionsystem isnot opera tional untilthe
upd ate iscomple te.
i You cannot ejecttheDVD duringthe
upd ate. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinterrup ted.It
then continues fromwhere itwa s
interrup tedwhen thesystem isrestarted.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
duri ngthe update.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. Additio
nalsetting s
109Navigatio n Z

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradiorecept ion. Switching
torad iomode
Opt ion 1 X
Press $thefunc tion button .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last stationplayed onthe last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The audio menu appears. Ex
ample: audiomenu
: Current audiooperatin gmode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM Radio by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Ex
ample: HDRadio display
: Display window withstationsett ings
; Preset position ofthe select edstat ion
= Name ofthe select edstat ion(icon forHD
Radio™ andnumber ofsubprogram)
? Frequenc yof the select edstat ion
A Sound settings
B FM radio, AMradio orWB radio
C Program information
D Preset functions
E Radio functions 144
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iomod eAudio

Note
son HD Radi o™
i Thefu nctio nsofHD Radio™ include:
R digital transmi ssion inthe same
wa veb and sas ana log AM/FM .The
analog AM/FMstations remaininthe
same position whenselecting astati on.
R the ability tobro adcas tseveral program
str eams overasingle FMfrequenc y(e.g.
HD 1,HD 2etc .).
R int erferen ce-free, clear recept ion.
R FM: sound inCD quality; AM:sound as
on analog FMstat ions.
R tex t-based information (e.g.artist ,trac k
name) inthe display.
For furth erinfor mation onHD Radio™, visit
htt p://ww w.hdradio.com.
You candeactivat eHD Radio™ forthe
select edfrequenc yin the radio submenu. X
Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ theCOMAND controller andpress W
to con firm.
X Select HDRadio and
press Wtocon firm.
HD Radio™ isdeactivat edifthe ªchec k
box isempty.
You hear theanalog program ofthis
frequenc y.
As soon asyou change toanoth erHD Radio
frequenc y,the HDRadio™ isreact ivated. Switching
wavebands
Opt ion 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press the$ function button repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselect ed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select FM ,
AM or
WB in
the radio display by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Waveband submenuisopened. 1
Waveband submenu
The #dot shows thecurren tlyselect ed
waveband.
X Select awaveband andpress Wtocon firm.
You willhear thelast stationplayed onthe
select edwaveband. Rad
iomod e
145Audio

Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng astatio nusi 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.
l.
X Directly inthe stat ionpresets: select
Presets by
sliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
displa y/selection windowisactive.
The station presetmemory appears.The
# dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturning cVdand
pressing Wtoconfirm orpress anumber
key, e.g.l.
Selec tingstations byentering the
frequency manually X
Option 1:press thel button.
X Option 2:select Radio in
the radio displa y
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Enter Frequency and
press Wto
confirm .
Irrespect iveofthe option chosen, aninput
menu willappea r. X
Ent erafrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.7
–107. 9MHz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
channels i
You canonly enter current lypermitted
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
waveba ndswhich isoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Storing
stations
Storing stations manua lly There
areten presets availableforthe FMand
AM waveba nds.
X Quick save:pressandhold anumber key,
e.g. l, untilyouhear atone.
The station isstored.
X Directly inthe stat ionpresets: pressW
the COMAND controller when thedispla y/
selection windowisactive.
or
X Select Presets by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
In both cases, thestation presets appear.
The #dot indicates underwhich preset
the current lyselected stationisstored. 146
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iomodeAudio

X
Sel ect acha nnel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey on the control panel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Displaying
stationinform ation
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ionis
shown belowthemain function bar.
X Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. X
Select ShowStation Information by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous status,you
switch ShowStation Information on
O oroff ª. Displaying
program information
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ionis
shown inthe display window. X
Select Info in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Inf ormat iononthe curren tlyselect ed
stat ionisdisplayed. Contentisdependent
on the station. X
To retur nto the radio display: confirm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up. Satellite
radio Importa
ntnotes
This section provides detailedinformation on
the followi ngtopics:
R selecting achannel andprogram category
R memory functions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode described below
requires optionally available satellite radio
equip ment andregistration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecategories andchannels
shown inthe illustrations dependonthe
program contentoffered bythe provider.
The program contents mayvary. The
illu strations anddescriptions inthese
operating instructionsmay therefore differ
from thechannels andcategories offered
by the provider.
Satellite radiomode maybetemporarily
unavail ableorinterrupted foravariety of
reasons. Thesereasons include 148
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radioAudio