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Information about new versions of map
software can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
You can have yourm ap software updated
there with a DVD, or you can update it
yourself.
Updating process G
WARNING
Never leave the engine running in enclosed
spaces. The exhaust gases contain toxic
carbon monoxide. Breathing in exhaust fumes
is a health hazard and can lead to
unconsciousness or death.
The update process can take a long time (over
an hour), depending on th esize of the digital
map. During this time, you will only be able to
switch on radio mode and to accept incoming
calls. The update will be completed more
quickly if the vehicle is stationary.
If the starter battery is not sufficiently
charged, COMAND may end the process
automatically. This protect sthe battery. If
this occurs, restart the update with the
engine running.
Displaying information on the map
version currently in use
X To activate navigation mode: press the
0011 function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: press0021the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
X Select Map version and press
0021to
confirm.
Notes on handling DVDs
R Only hold DVDs by the edge.
R Handle DVDs carefully to prevent reading
errors.
R Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints and
dust on DVDs. R
Use a commercially-available cleaning
cloth to clean discs. When cleaning CDs,
you should wipe in straight lines from the
center outwards rather than in a circular
motion.
R Place DVDs back in their cases after use.
R Protect DVDs from heat and direct sunlight.
Map software copy protection
Map software for COMAND is subject to a
charge. The map software has just one
activation code which is usable in one vehicle
only, and is not transferable. You can obtain
the six-digit activation code from an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter. If you
have lost the activation code, contact an
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter. If
COMAND does not accept the activation
code that you have received, also contact an
authorized Mercedes-BenzC enter.
Your vehicle is supplied with map software at
the factory. Depending on the country, map
software for your region is either pre-installed
or the map software is supplied as a DVD.Y ou
do not require an activation code for the map
software that is provided with your vehicle.
If the map software on your vehicle has been
installed at the factory and you wish to
reinstall it, this also does not necessitate
entry of the activation code.
Installation process
X Load the map software DVD in the DVD
drive (Y page 225).
COMAND checks the DVD and shows a
corresponding message in the display.
Map software is not compatible with the
navigation system
You will see a message that the map software
cannot be installed.
X To confirm the message: press0021.
COMAND ejects the DVD.
X Take the DVD out of the slot.
X Insert a DVD which is compatible with the
vehicle’s navigation system. Navigation
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R
a valid and operational SI Mcard must be
inserted in the mobile phone.
R the mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself.
X Ente rnumbers using the number keypad
(Y page 204).
X Press the 0027button.
The telephone makes the connection.
X Wait for the emergency call center to
respond and then describe the emergency.
i If no SIM card has been inserted in a GSM
phone or if there is no service available for
a CDM Aphone, the NO SERVICE message
appears in COMAND. In this case, an
emergency call can only be transmitted via
the mobile phone itself and not via
COMAND. Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface
Conditions On the mobile phone
For telephony via COMAND's Bluetooth
®
interface, a Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone is required.
i Not all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. More detailed
information on suitable mobile phones and
on connecting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones with COMAND can be found on the
Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com.Orc all
the Mercedes-Ben zCustome rAssistance
Center on
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(for the USA) or Customer Relations on
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
The battery of the mobile phone should
always be kept sufficiently charged in order
to prevent malfunctions. In preparation for telephoning via the
Bluetooth
®
interface, you should check the
following items on your mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions):
X Hands-Free Profile
The mobile phone must support Hands-
Free Profile 1.0 or above.
i Certain displays and functions (e.g. signal
strength display, conference connection)
are available, depending on the supported
version of the Hands-Free Profile.
X Bluetooth ®
visibility
On certain mobile phones, the device itself
must be made "visible" for other devices,
as well as activating the Bluetooth ®
function (see the mobile phone operating
instructions).
X Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device has its own
Bluetooth ®
device name. This device name
is freely definable, but can be identical for
all devices from the same manufacturer. It
is therefore recommended that you change
this name so that you can easily recognize
your mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
X Switch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
functions and, where
necessary, Bluetooth ®
visibility on the
mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
In COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 151).
Connecting amobile phone General information
Before using your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to
connect it. Telephone
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Example display
:telephone basic menu
(Bluetooth ®
interface)
0002 Network provider icon
0003 Signal strength of mobile phone network
0016
0026 Receiver icon 0019or003E
0025 To display the COMAND phone book
0023 To display call lists
0024 Character bar with characters for phone
number entry
0014 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
i Displays 0002and 0003are shown, depending
on the mobile phone connected.
Bars 0003display the curren tsignal strength
of the mobile phone network .Ifall bars are
filled, you have optimum reception. If all
bars are empty, there is very poor reception
or none at all.
Receiver icon 0026shows whether a call is
active/being connected 0019or not 003E. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and
receptio nvolume settings. Find information
on the optimal setting for your mobile phone
on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center on
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) (forthe USA) or Customer Relations on
1-800-387-010
0(for Canada).
i Incorrect settings may have a significant
impact on the quality of calls.
X Press the 0011function button.
X Select Data/Connections in the
telephone basic menu by sliding 001C0006and
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select Bluetooth Telephones and press
0021 to confirm.
X Selec tana uthorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 0031001C0032.
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dand press
0021 to confirm.
X Select Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume and press
0021to
confirm. X
To set the volume on scale: select by
sliding 002A001C0006the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm. Telephone operation
Incoming call Rejecting or accepting
acall
When there is an incoming call, you see a
corresponding window in the display. Telephone
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0002
Active party
0003 Party on hold
0026 To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection
X To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection: select
Conference 0026
by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
Sending DTMF tones
This functio nis not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
If you would like to listen to the messages on
your answering machine, for example, select
the corresponding number.
X Select DTMF from the telephone basic menu
during a conversation. 0002
To transmit individual characters using
the character bar
0003 To transmit a phone book entry as a
character string
X To transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answer phone, select the desired
characters in the character bar and press
0021 to confirm.
or
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select the desired phone book entry and
press 0021to confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
X To switch back to the call display: select
0006.
i You can also send DTMF tones by
pressing the corresponding button on the
telephone keypad or using the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions). Using the phone book and address
book
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
those entries from the address book which
contain at least one telephone number. Telephone
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0002
Entry mark (cursor)
0003 Data field
0026 Two-line character bar
001D To select the language
0001 To select the character set
002D/0003 To select uppercase and
lowercase letters
0001 Back
0004 To delete your selection
0003 To confirm your selection
0025 Prese tphone category
X Enter the respective data in the data fields.
X To enter data in the data field: select the
respective characters from character bar
0026.
X To move the cursor in the data field:
select the respective characters from
character bar 0026.
X To change data fields: slide002A001Cthe
COMAND controller until the character bar
is hidden.
X Slide 002A001C0006 the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
or
X Press 0006in the character bar. X
To cancel data entry: select the0001
symbol in character bar 0026and press 0021to
confirm.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appeara sking whether you
wish to store the entry.
X To save data entry: select the0003
symbol in character bar 0026and press 0021to
confirm.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Deleting contacts X
To delete a group of contacts: select
Data/Connections in the telephone basic
menu by sliding 001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Delete Contacts and press
0021to
confirm.
You can select and delete the following types
of contact here:
R Internal Contacts R
Imported from memory card R
Imported via Bluetooth R
Delete All X
Confirm the selection by pressing 0021.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe data
should be deleted.
X Select Yes and press
0021to confirm. Telephone
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X
Select Navigate and press
0021to confirm.
X Select Start and press
0021to confirm.
Voice tags i
Voice tags are entered via the Voice
Control System; see the separate operating
instructions for the Voice Control System.
Adding or changing avoice tag
i You can add one voice tag per address
book entry.
X Search for an address book entry with or
without a voice tag ( ¦symbol).
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dand turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
X Select Voice Name and press
0021to
confirm.
X Select Add or
Change and press
0021to
confirm.
Subsequen toperation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you
through the menus.
Deleting avoice tag
X Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dand turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
X Select Voice Name and press
0021to
confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0021to confirm.
Ad eletion prompt appears.
Listening to avoice tag
X Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dand turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm. X
Select Voice Name and press
0021to
confirm.
X Select Listen and press
0021to confirm.
You will hear the voice tag. Using call lists
Introduction COMAND displays lists of calls received
(including missed calls) and made during
phone operation.
The respective menu ite
mcan only be
selected if:
R calls have already been made or received
in COMAND.
R the call lists have been imported from the
telephone.
Opening the call list and selecting an
entry X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
0011 function button.
X Select Call Lists in the telephone basic
menu by sliding 001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Calls Received or
Calls Dialed and press
0021to confirm.
The corresponding list appears.
i The list of calls made can also be opened
by pressing the SEND button in the menu
or on the telephone keyboard. This is
possible as long as no phone numbers have
been entered in the basic menu. The list of
calls made can also be opened in the on-
board computer. Telephone
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X
Directly in the station presets: select
Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning 0031001C0032
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
or
X Press 0021the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
The station preset memory appears .The
002C dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning 0031001C0032and
pressing 0021to confirm or press a number
key, e.g. 0034.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press 0009or000C to select the Audio menu.
X Press 000Aor000B briefly.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually
X Option 1: press the001Bbutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio in the radio display
by sliding 001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency and press
0021to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 – 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers. i
If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND tunes in to the next lower
frequency.
Storing stations Storing stations manually
There are twenty presets available for the FM
and AM wavebands.
X
Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0034, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: press0021
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 002Cdot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored. Example display:s
tation presets
X Select a preset by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press and hold
0021 until you hear a tone.
The statio nis stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically
This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found, Audio
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beginning with preset 1. The storing process
ends once the highest frequency has been
reached or once ten stations have been
found. Any stations stored manually under
the presets will be lost. COMAND may not
occupy all memory slots when storing.
X
Option 1: press0021the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets by sliding
001C0006
and turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller
and press 0021to confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore and press
0021to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press 0021to confirm.
Weather Band Switching on
X
Select the currently set waveband FM or
AM by sliding
001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select WB from the menu and press
0021to
confirm. 0002
Display window with the channel setting
0003 Currently received channel
0026 Channel list
0025 Weather Band switched on
0023 Sound settings
Searching for achannel
X Quic kselect: turn0031001C0032 or slide 003C001C003Dthe
COMAND controller while th edisplay/
selection window is active.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press 0009or000C to selec tthe Audio menu.
X Press 000Aor000B.
Selecting achannel from the channel list
X Select Channel by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The channel lis tappears. 218
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