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settings
whilethevehicle isat astandstill, and
operate thesystem onlywhen permitted by
road, weather andtraffic conditions.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/h), yourcarcovers a
distance of44 feet (approximately 14m) every
second.
COMAND suppliesyou with information to
help youselect yourroute moreeasilyand
guide youconven ientlyandsafely toyour
destination. Forsafety reasons, we
encourage thedriver tostop thevehicle ina
safe place before answering orplacing acall,
or consulting theCOMAND screentoread
navigational maps,instruct ions,or
download edinformation. G
WARNING
While thenavigation systemprovides
directional assistance, thedriver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
attent iontotraffic andstreet signs,and
should utilizethesystem's audiocues while
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
information onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regula tionsortraffic safety rules.Their
observance alwaysremains inthe driver's
personal responsibili ty.DVD maps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
i Canada only:Thisdevice complies with
RSS-Gen ofIndustry Canada.Operation is
subjec ttothe following twocondit ions:
1. This device maynotcause interferenc e,
and
2. this device mustaccept anyinter ferenc e
received, includinginterferenc ethat may
cause undesired operationofthe device.
i USA only: Thisdevice complies withPart
15 ofthe FCC Rules. Operation issubject
to the following twocondit ions:
1. This device maynotcause harmful
inter ferenc e,and 2.
this device mustaccept anyinterf erence
received, includinginterference thatmay
cause undesired operation. G
WARNIN
G
Change ormodification notexpressly
approved bythe party responsible for
compliance couldvoidtheuser's authority to
operate thisequipment.
! Note: Thisequipment hasbeen tested
and found tocomply withthelimits fora
Class Adigital device,pursuan ttoPart 15
of the FCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned
to provide reasonable protectionagainst
harmful interferenc ewhen theequipment
is operated inacommer cialenviron ment.
This equipment generates,usesandcan
radiate radiofrequency energyand,ifnot
installed andused inaccordanc ewith the
instr uction manual, maycause harmful
interf erence toradio communic ations. G
WARNIN
G
This transm ittermust notbeco-loc atedor
operated inconj unct ionwith anyother
anten naortransm itter. G
WARNIN
G
This equipment complieswithFCCradiation
exposure limitssetforth foruncon trolled
equipment andmeets theFCC radio
frequency (RF)Exposure Guidelinesin
Supplement Cto OET65 .
This equipment hasvery lowlevels ofRF
energy thatisdeemed tocomply without
maximum permissive exposureevaluation
(MPE). Butitis desirable thatitshould be
installed 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.) In
troduc tion
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Infor
mation oncopy right
Free Type Por
tion sof thissof twar eare copyrig ht©
20 05
The FreeTyp ePro ject http://
www.f reetype. org .
All rightsres erved. COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eoper ating instruct ionsdesc ribeall
st and ard and 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. Thisalso applies to
safety- relevant systems andfunc tions.
Therefor e,the equipment onyour COMAND
system maydiffer fromthatinthe
descript ionsandillustration s.The original
purchase contrac tdocumen tationforyour
vehicle contains alist ofall ofthe systems in
your vehicle. ContactaMercedes-Benz
Service Centreifyou have anyquestions
about equipment oroperation. Function
restrictions
For safety reasons, someCOMAND functions
are restrict edorunavaila blewhile thevehicle
is in motion. Youwillnotic ethis, forexample,
because youwilleither notbeable toselect
certain menuitemsorbecause COMAND will
displa ya message tothis effect . 16
Introduct
ion
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Basic Functions ofCOMAND ..............35 17At
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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. COMAND
ControlSystem Function Page
1
COMAND
display 19
2
COMAND
control unit with
DVD changer 21
3
COMAND
controller 23
Components
ofCOMAND
COMAND comprises:
R the COMAND display
R the COMAND control unit with DVD
changer
R the COMAND controller withtheBack and
Clear button 18
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You
canuseCOMA NDtooperat ethe
followin gmain functions:
R the navig ation system
R the audio functionwith theradio, SatRadio,
disc (CDaudio, DVDa udio orMP3 mode),
PCMCI Amemory card(MP3 mode), Music
Register andAudio Auxmodes
R the telephon eand theaddress book
func tion
R DVD Video
R systems settings
You cancallupthe main functions:
R using thecorr espondin gfunc tion button s
R using themain function lineinthe
COMAND display COMAND
Display
i Donot touch theCOMAND display.The
display hasavery sensit ivehigh-gloss
surface; thereis arisk ofscrat ching .Should
the displa yneed cleaning, useamild
cleaning agentandasoft, antistat ic,lint-
free cloth. Commercially availablealcohol
and ammonia-free TFTorLCD cleaners are
recommen ded.
The COMAND displayshows thefunct ion
current lyselected anditsassociated menus.
The COMAND displayis divided intoseveral
areas.
The radio displa yis shown inthe example. Example:
Audiomainfunctiondisplay
1 Stat usline
2 Main functionline
3 Main area
4 Submenu line
Stat usline 1displa ysthe time andthe
current telephone status.
With themain functionline 2you can select
the main function.
Select thefunct ionwith theCOMAND
cont roller (Ypage 23).
In the example, theaudi omainfunction isset
to radio modeand themain area3isact ive.
i The arrang eme ntofthemen uscan vary,
depen dingon theequipm ent.Nor mally, the
men usfor thefull equipm entv ersion are
shown inthis manual. COMAND
ControlSystem
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Menu
Overvi ew Having
selected amai nfunc tion ,you willfindth esubm enulin eat thebot tome dge ofthe
COMAND display.
If one ofthe main functionssuch asNavigation ,Audio, Videoor Pho neiscur ren tly sele cted,
addit ionalmen usare availab lefrom themain function line(Y page 20).
This isind icat edbyasmal ltriangl ebehi ndthe main function label. 1
Tria ngle indica tinganadd itiona lmenu Navi Audio Phone Video
Mode FM/AM
Radio Phone DVD
Video Map
Orientatio n SatRa
dio Address
book Vide
oAux POI
Symbol sOn
Map Disc
(CDaudio,
DVD audio, MP3
mode) Traffi
cInformation
On Map Memory
card(MP3
mode) Text
Information
On Map Musi
cRegister Ç
Topographic
Map Media
Interface Ç
Highway
infor mation AUX
Ç
Read Traffic
Messages
Autom atically Ç
Audio Fadeout Block
Area SIRIUS
Service 20
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You
candete rmin ebasic settings for the map display, routecalc ulation androuteguidanc e
func tionsin Na vigat ion.
i You cancallupfunc tionssuch asdest inationentry and thedest inationmem oryatthe
bot tomo fthe COMAND displayin the Navigation Submenuline.
In the Audio mainfunction,youcan switch modes inthe audi omenu.
In the Phone mainfunction,you can choose between thetelephon emode andtheaddress
book.
In the Video mainfunction,youcan choose between theDVD mode andtheVideo Auxmode. COMAND
ControlUnit
The COMAND controlunit allows youto:
R switch COMAND on/off
R adjust thevolume
R select themain function/mode directly
R enter telephone numbersandaccept,
rejec t,initiate andend calls
R load andeject CDs/D VDsoraPCMCIA
memory card COMAND
ControlSystem
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Funct
ion Pag
e 1 ó
Swit
chtoradio mode 12
6 Swit
chwaveb ands 12
8 2 e
Swit
chto Last
selected med iumin
DV Dch ang er 14
3,
16 2 Mem
oryCard 14
0 Music
Register 14
8 Media
Inte rface 15
3 3
Dis
cslot CD/
DVDloading 138
CD/
DVDejec tion 140
Updat
ethe map software 52
4 8
Load/
ejectbutt on 13
8 5
Clear
buttonfor function s Telep
honenum berentry 11
3 De
leteadigit orentire en try Funct
ion Pag
e 6
Num
berkeypad Se
lec tstati ons via sta tion
pre sets 129
Store
stations ma nua lly 129
Te
leph one num bere ntry 113
DTMF
tonetrans mission 115
7 F
Sel
ect stations using the
sta tions earch function 129
Fast
forward 146
Select
thenexttrac k 146
8 q
Switc
hCOMAND on/off 36
Adj
ust the volume 36
9
PCMCIA
memorycardslot 140
a
Ej
ect button forthe
PCMCIA memorycard 141
b E
Select
stations using the
stat ionsearch function 129
Fast
revers e 146
Select
theprevious track 14622
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