Where
toFind it
This opera tor'smanua lhas been designed to
help youuseyourCOMAND controlunit inall
situations. Sincenotallmodels havethe
same standard equipment, yourCOMAND
system equipment maydeviate fromsome
descriptions andillustrations. At
aGlance
Here youwillfind anoverview ofthe
component sof COMAND. Thenyouwillfind
examples illustrating howtooperate
COMAND andinformation onthe basic
functions. Ifyou areoperating aCOMAND for
the first time orhave rented thevehicle, you
should firstread thischapter. System
Settings
Here youwillfind allthe important
information regardingthesystem settings of
the COMAND. Navigation
Here youwillfind detailed information
regarding thefollowi ngtopics:
R Sett ingoptions forthe map displa yand the
route calcula tion
R Destination input
R Search &Send
R POI input
R Route guidance
R Traffic information
R Destination memory Telephone
The telephone functionsaredescribed here.
You willalso findinformation onthe address
book. Audio
Here youwillfind allinformation regarding
the audi ofunction anditsRad io,SatRadio,
CD-audio/DVD audio/MP3, MusicRegister,
Media Interfaceand Audio Auxmodes. Video
Here youwillfind allinformation regarding
the video system. Voice
Control
Here youwillfind information aboutoperatin g
several COMAND functionsvia Voice Control. Indexes
Cont entand keyword indexesare intended to
help youfind infor mation quickly. Oper
ating Safety General
notes G
WARN
ING
An yalterat ionsofelect ronic compon entsor
soft ware cancause malfunc tions.
Radio, satellite radio,amplifier, DVDchang er,
navigat ionmodule, telephon eand Voice
Cont rolsystems areintercon nected.
Therefo re,ifone ofthe compon entsis not
operation al,orhas notbeen remov ed/
replaced properly, thefunc tion ofother
compon entscould beimpaired.
Such condition smight seriously impairthe
operatin gsafety ofyour vehicle.
We recom mendhaving anyservic ework on
elect ronic compon entscarried outbyan
authoriz edMercede s-Benz Cente r. G
WARN
ING
In order toavoid distraction whichcouldlead
to an acciden t,the driver should entersystem 14
Intr
oduct ion
X
Press theW orX button .
The volume increases ordecreases during
voice output.
or
X Set thevolume forthe voice output onthe
volume controlfor COMAND . Display
Messages
The audibl ehelp funct ioncan be
supplemented byvisual helponthe display
(Y page 44).Ifthe help funct ionisswitched
on, the most importan tcomman dsthat are
curren tlypossible appearinthe display when
you start thedialog.
In the address bookandnavigation system,a
selection listisshown inthe display ifvoice
cont rolrequires additional informationfrom
you. Entering
Numbers
R Digits from“zero” to“nine” arepermitt ed.
R Say thephone number ingroups ofthree
to five digits. Spell
R The letter sof the alphabet andthenumbers
0 to 9are permitt ed.
R Say theletter sin groups offive toseven
letter s.
R Say each individual letterclearly.
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voice controltoyour ownvoice andthus
improve voicerecogn ition.Theprocess of
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“System Settings” (Ypage 44).
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000F0035> itmay impair
recogn itionofother users. Switchoff
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other users worse. Phone
G
WARNIN
G
Some jurisdict ionsprohibit thedriver from
using acellular telephone whiledriving.
Whether ornot prohibited bylaw, forsafety
reasons, thedriver should notuse thecellular
telephone whilethevehicle isin motion .Stop
the vehiclein asa fe locati onbefor epl aci ng or
ans weringacal l.
If yo unone theless cho ose tousethe mob ile
ph one while dri vin g,plea se uset he handsfree
feature andbesure topay attent iontothe
traffic situation atall times. Usethemobile
phone onlywhen road,weather andtraffic
conditions permit.Otherwise, youmay notbe
able toobserve trafficconditions andcould
endanger yourselfandothers.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/h), yourvehicle is
covering adistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. Operat
ion
You canusevoice controlto:
R place acall byusing yourvoice toinput a
phone number
R store names andnumbers inthe address
book
R dial anumber fromtheaddress book
R dial anumber fromthereceived callsor
latest callslist
R listen tothe phone book
R retrieve andmanage yourvoice mailand
recorded announcemen tservices
R redial
Voice controlrecogniz eswhether:
R your phone isswitched on
R your phone isconn ected viaBluetooth ®
R the carphone isregistered withthe
relevant mobilephonenetwork
R itis possible todial Phone
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