Example display
:telephone basic menu
(Bluetooth ®
interface)
: Network provider icon
; Signal strength of mobile phone network
È
= Receiver icon ¡or¢
? To display the COMAND phone book
A To display call lists
B Character bar with characters for phone
number entry
C Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
i Displays :and ;are shown, depending
on the mobile phone connected.
Bars ;display 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 =shows whether a call is
active/being connected ¡or not ¢. 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 Sfunction button.
X Select Data/Connections in the
telephone basic menu by sliding VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Bluetooth Telephones and press
W to confirm.
X Selec tana uthorized mobile phone from
the list by turning cVd.
X Select Options by sliding
VYand press
W to confirm.
X Select Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume and press
Wto
confirm. X
To set the volume on scale: select by
sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm. Using the telephone
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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If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to radio mode in the audio
menu.
X Select Audio by sliding
ZVthe COMAND
controller and pressing Wto confirm.
The audio menu appears. Example display: audio menu
:
Current audio operating mode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM radio by turning
cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm. Example display, FM radio
:
Display window with station settings
; Frequency of the selected station
= Name of the selected station
? Display bar for frequency setting
A Sound settings
B Waveband
C Station information D
Preset functions
E Radio functions
Switching wavebands X
Select FM ,
AM or
WB in the radio display by
sliding VÆand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Waveband submenu is opened. 1
The waveband submenu (the #dot
shows the waveband currently set)
X Select a waveband and press Wto confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband.
Selecting astation Selecting
astation using the station
search function
X Turn cVd or slide XVYthe COMAND
controller while the display/selection
window in the radio display is active.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station found.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press 9or: briefly.
Selecting stations vi athe station presets
X Quic ksetting: press a number key, e.g.
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X
Directly in the station presets: select
Presets by sliding
VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
The station preset memory appears .The
# dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning cVdand
pressing Wto confirm or press a number
key, e.g. l.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press 9or: briefly.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually
X Option 1: press theÄbutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio in the radio display
by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency and press
Wto
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. l, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: pressW
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The #dot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored. Example display:s
tation presets
X Select a preset by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press and hold
W 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: pressWthe COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets by sliding
VÆ
and turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore and press
Wto 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 Wto confirm.
Weather Band Switching on
X
Select the currently set waveband FM or
AM by sliding
VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select WB from the menu and press
Wto
confirm. :
Display window with the channel setting
; Currently received channel
= Channel list
? Weather Band switched on
A Sound settings
Searching for achannel
X Quic kselect: turncVd or slide XVYthe
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 =or; to selec tthe Audio menu.
X Press 9or:.
Selecting achannel from the channel list
X Select Channel by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The channel lis tappears. 202
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X
Select a channel by turning cVdthe
COMAND controlle rand press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey on the telephone
keypad, e.g. 4, at any time.
Displaying station information This function is only available for analog FM
and digital AM/FM programs (HD Radio).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown below the main function bar.
X Select Radio in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm. X
Select Show Station Info by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
Show Station Info on
O or off ª.
Displaying program information This function is only available for analog FM
and digital AM/FM programs (HD Radio).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown in the display window.
X Select Info in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Information on the currently selected
station is displayed. The contents and purpose of the information depend on the
HD Radio station. HD Radio
Important notes The "HD Radio" section provides detailed
information on the following:
R
special functions available exclusively for
HD Radio when compared with analog AM
and FM radio
R selecting an HD Radio station
R displaying program information
i Optional HD Radio equipment is required
to make use of the HD Radio functions
described here. Registration is not
required.
i HD Radio functions offer:
R digital transmission on the same
wavebands as analog AM/FM. The
analog AM/FM stations remain in the
same position when selecting astation.
R the ability to broadcas tseveral program
streams over a single AM/FM frequency
(e.g. HD1, HD2 etc.)
R clear, interference free reception
R on FM stations: CD quality sound; on AM
stations: analog FM station sound quality
R a wide range of data services, text-based
information – name of artist, name of
song etc.–ont he display.
For further information on HD Radio, visit
http://www.hdradio.com .
i Please note that sub-programs and
program information shown in the
illustrations are dependent on the program
broadcast by the respective radio station.
The program contents may vary. The sub-
programs and programs shown in the
illustrations in this manual may therefore
differ from the sub-programs and programs
broadcast by radio stations. Audio
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Switching on HD Radio
i
As HD Radio stations are broadcast in the
AM/FM wavebands, operating HD Radio is
very similar to operating analog AM/FM
radio. This section describes only those
functions that differ from standard FM
radio functions.
Operating analog FM/AM radio is described
in the "Radio" section (Y page 199).
You can deactivate HD Radio for the selected
frequency in the radio submenu. X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select FM/AM Radio by sliding
ZVthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Radio by sliding
ZVthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
HD Radio is deactivated if the ccheck
box is empty.
You hear the analog program of this
frequency.
As soon as you change to another HD Radio
frequency, the HD Radio is reactivated. HD Radio display 1
Display/selection window with frequency
display
2 Preset number
3 Name of the selected station with HD icon
and program number
4 Station frequency
5 Sound settings
6 FM, AM or WB radio
7 Program information
8 Station presets
9 Radio functions
Switching wavebands See "Switching wavebands" in the radio mode
section (Y
page 200).
Selecting astation You can select an HD Radio statio
ninthe
same way as selecting a standard FM radio
station. After settinganHDR adio frequency,
you will briefly hear the analog statio nuntil
the digital data has been decoded .You will
then be listening to digital radio and be able
to switch to a sub-program (-HD2).
See "Selecting stations" in the Radio mode
section (Y page 200).
Storing stations See "Storing stations" in the Radio mode
section (Y
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Selecting
acategory
X To call up the category list: select
Category by turning
cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The category lis tappears.
X To select acategory: select a category by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
pressing Wto confirm.
The category selected is show ninthe
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category is sorted
by channel number and allows you to
browse all available channels.
Selecting achannel
Channel search
X Turn cVd or slide XVYthe COMAND
controlle rwhile the display/selection
window in the SatRadio displayi s active.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected
category.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press and hold 9or:.
SatRadio menu
X Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The SatRadio menu appears.
Entering channel numbers directly
Option 1
X Press the Äbutton.
An input menu appears. Option 2
X
Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Enter Channel and press
Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears.
X To enter achannel: irrespective of the
option, press the corresponding number
keys on the control panel one after the
other.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits.
Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
X Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Channel List and press
Wto
confirm.
The channel lis tappears.
X Select a channel by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
Memory functions
Storing channels
i There are ten presets available.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets in the submenu bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The Rdot in front of a preset position
indicates that the currently selected
channel is stored there. Audio
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X
Select a preset by turning cVdthe
COMAND controlle rand press and hold
W until you hea ratone.
or
X Press and hold a numbe rbutton, e.g. 4,
until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset
memory. Channels stored manually in the
preset memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: pressWthe COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore in the presets by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets in the submenu
bar by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Autostore and press
Wto confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
channels that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
channels are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press Wto confirm.
Selecting achannel from the preset list
X To call up the channel list: select
Presets by turning
cVdthe COMAND
controlle rand press Wto confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To se tachannel: select a prese tby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey, e.g. 4. Using the multifunction steering wheel
X
Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press 9or: briefly.
Displaying information
X Select Info in the submenu bar by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Information on the currently received
program is displayed.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Displaying service information
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the
versions available.
X Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Service and press
Wto confirm.
The provider's details appear.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Channel list updates
When receiving a new channel list, the display
shows the Updating channel... message.
The station last selected is switched to mute
until the update has been completed.
Satellite radio mode is not available during
this process.
Once the update has been completed, the
satellite radio main menu appears. The
station last selected is played.
Sound settings
You will find details on the sound settings in
the "At a glance" section (Y page 128).208
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