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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. Informa
tiononcopyright
Free Type Componen
tsof this software aresubject to
copyright ©
2005 TheFreeType Project
htt p://ww w.freetype. org.
All rights reserved. COMAND
features
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 . Function
restrictions
For safety reasons, someCOMAND functions
are rest rictedorunavailable whilethevehicle
is in motion .You will notice this, forexample,
because eitheryouwillnotbeable toselect
cert ainmenu itemsorCOMAND willdisplay
a message tothis effect . Introdu
ction
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Switching
surround sound on/off Example:
switching onsurround soundfor
radio mode
X Press theófunct ionbutton.
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband. X
Select Sound by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select surround and
press Wtoconf irm. X
Select Logic7 ®
On or
Logic7 ®
Off by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
Depending onyour selection, surround
sound isswitched onoroff and themenu
is exited.
X To exit themenu without saving:press
the k backbutton orslide XVY the
COMAND controller.
i Please notethefollowing: forthe
optimum audioexperience forall
passengers whenLOGIC7 ®
is switched on,the
bala nce and fader settingsshould be
set tothe cent erofthe vehicle interior.
You willachieve thebest sound results by
play inghigh-quali tyaudi oand video DVDs.
MP3 track sshould haveabitrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
the medium waverange(MW) inradio
mode.
Surr ound- soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Rear
view camera G
WARNING
The rear view camera ismerely anaid.
Please observe thecorresponding notesin
your vehicle's Operator's Manual.
If your vehicle isequip pedwith arear view
camera, itsimage isautomaticall yrelay edto
the COMAND displayif the function is
activated andyouengage reverse gear.
If the function isactivated, theCOMAND
displa ywill automaticall yswitch backtothe
previousl yselected displayas soon asyou
shift outofreverse gear.
X Press theSfunction button.
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm. 34
Rear
view cameraAtaglanc e
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Storing
astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presetsavaila bl 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
<0004000900130010000C0001001A002200130005000C0005000300140009000F
000EV windowinthe radio
display isactive.
or
X Select Presets by
sliding 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: stationpreset s
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
when the<0004000900130010000C0001001A002200130005000C0005000300140009000F
000EV windowis
active .
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Opt ion 2:select Presets by
sliding VÆ
and turningcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Irrespec tiveofthe option ,select
Autosto re and
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 WB by
sliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. :
Display window withchann elsett ings
; Current lyreceived channel 120
Rad
iomod eAudio