X
Press 6toanswer acall.
You canalso take acall ifyou have not
selected theTel menu.
i The name ofthe caller onlyappears ifit is
included inthe phone book.
Rejecting orEnding aCall X
Press ~.
You canalso reject orend acall ifyou have
not selected theTel menu.
Di alin gaNumber fromthePhon eBook If
you rmobile phone isable toreceive calls,
you can search forand dialanumber fromthe
phone bookinCOMAND atany time.
i You canenter newnumbers inthe phone
book using COMAND (Ypage 108).
X Select theTel menu.
The multifunct iondisplay shows
Phone READY .
X Press :, 9ora tocall upthe
phone book.
X Press :or9 toselect thename you
are searching for.
The stored names aredisplay edin
alphabetical order.
X Ifonly onetelephone numberisstored
for aname: Press6ora tostart
dialing.
The message Connecting Call... and
the selected numberappearinthe
multifunct iondisplay .The name also
appea rs,provided itis stored inthe phone
book. Theselected numberisstored inthe CALLS
DIALED list
inCOMAND
(Y page 110).
If acall isconn ected, thephone bookentry
appea rsinthe multifunction display.
or
X Ifthere ismore thanonenumber fora
par ticular name:Press6ora to
displa ythe numbers.
X Press :or9 toselect thenumber
you want todial.
X Press 6ora tostart dialing.
The message Connecting Call... and
the selected numberappearint he
multifunction display.The name also
appea rs,provided itis stored inthe phone
book. Theselected numberisstored inthe
CALLS DIALED list
inCOMAND.
If acall isconn ected, thephone bookentry
appea rsinthe multifunction display.
i Toexit thephone bookwithout makinga
call, press the~ button. PhoneREADY appea
rsinthe multifunction display.
i Ifyou press andhold the: or9
button formore thanonesecond, arapid
scroll begins. Afterfour seconds, therapid
scroll speeds up.The rapid scroll stops
when yourelease thebutton orreach the
end ofthe list.
Redialing COMAND
savesthemost recent lydiale d
names andnumbers fromthemobile phone.
This means thatyoudonot have tosearch
through theentire phone book.
X Select theTel menu.
The multifunction displayshows
Phone READY .
X Press 6togo tothe most recent ly
diale dnumber orname inthe
CALLS DIALED menu.
X Press :or9 toselect thenumber
or name youarelooking for.
X Press 6ora tostart dialing. Multifunction
SteeringWheel
31Ataglance Z
Selec
tingMenu Item
X Rotate ymzor slideqmr .
The selector barmoves horizon tally.
Switching MenuBar
X Slide qmr .
Confir mingMenu Item
X Pres sn. Cha
racter Entry
The exam pleshow sa list ofcities durin g
dest inationentryinthen avigat ion. 1
Predictivespell erwit hnum berand
ch arac terlin e
i Inthepred ictive spell er1 you can only
selec tth ech arac ters that are curren tly
availabl e.The setofcharac ters that is
availabl edepen dson those alread yen tered
and thedat afor thedigit almap.
When enterin gch arac ters, thelist entryat the
to palways displaystheen try th at best
mat ches thech arac ters alread yen tered.
COMA NDauto maticall yadds matching
let ters to those alread yen tered bytheuser .Ent
ering Cha racter s Using
theSp eller
X To select character s:Rot ate ymzor
slide omp .
X Sli de qmr tosw itch betwe enthe lines in
the speller.
X To confi rm charac terselecti on:Pre ss
n.
Ap ossible option:
X To switch predictive speller language
(character set):Select !.
With NumberKeypad
Alter natively, youcan enter charact ersusing
the number keypad(directinput).
Ex ample:
X Press oneofthe number keys,e.g.2,once
or repeatedly insuccession.
Aft eryou have pressed itthe first time, the
charact erdisplay appears atthe lower
edge ofthe display .The first availa bleletter
is highlighted. You
seewhich characters youcan enter with
that key. Each timeyoupress thekey, the
next character ishighlighted.
For example, key:
R Press once=A
R Press twice=B
R Press threetimes =C
Wait untilthecharact erdisplay disappears. Opera
tingCOMAND
33Ataglance Z
Switching
COMANDOn/Off
X Press theqbutton.
Aw arning mes sage isdispl ayed. COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
COMANDDisplayOn/Off
X Press theöfunct ionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionline.
The system menuappears.
X To switch off:Select Display Off and
conf irmwith W.
X To switch on:Press theqorthe k
button . Sound
X To switch on/off: Pressthe8 button .
The sound fromtheactive audioorvideo
source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound ismuted, youwillsee the
X icon inthe status bar.
If you change theaudio orvideo source or
change thevolume, thesound is
automatically switchedonagain.
i Ann ouncemen tsfrom thenavigation
system canstillbeheard withthesound
switched off.
Switching NavigationAnnounce ments
On/Off X
Press 8during theannounc ement.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqbutton. Setting
theVolume
X To set: Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe sele cted audio orvide o
source changes.
Volume ofNavigatio nAnn ounc ements You
cansetthe volu mefornaviga tion
announcements independently ofthe volu me
for the active audio orvide osource .
During anaviga tionannouncement:
X Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel.
Audio Fadeout
The Audi oFadeo utfunction, ifactivated ,
low ers the volu meofthe current audio source
when anaviga tionannouncement isissu ed.
As soon asthe naviga tionannouncement has
ended, theaudio source willbe played atthe
previ ousvolume(Ypag e36).
Setting Volume forPhone Calls You
canadju stthe volu meforhands-free
mode duringatelep hone call.
During atelep hone call:
X Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel. Sound
Setting s
You canselectdiffere ntsound settings for
each audio and videosource .The sound
menu canbeopened fromthesubmenu ofthe
desired operating mode. 36
Basic
Function sof COMANDAt aglance
Exam
ples :
R Aud io £
FM/AMRadio £
Sound R
Aud io £
Disc £
Sound Se
ttin gBass andTreb le X
Sel ect Sound £
Treble or
Bas s .
Th epre viou slyse lected setting isind icated
by an emp tybar. Setti
ngtreb leand bass
1 Last selected setting
2 Curre ntsetting
X To chang ethe settin g:Ro tate ymzor
slide qmrunt ilth edesi redtreble andbass
leve lsare set.
X To sav eset ting:Pre ssn.
The setting isstore dand themen uis
ex ited.
X To exit themen uwithout changes: Press
the k buttonorslide omp .
Setting Balance The
balance determines whetherthesound
inten sityishigher onthe driver’s sideoron
the front passenger’s side.
X Select Sound £
Balance . Sett
ingBalance (displayimagemaydiffer
depending onmodel)
1 Current setting
X To change thesetting: Slideqmror
ompunt ilth ebalan ceisset asdesi red.
X To store asetting: Pressth en butt on.
The settingis stored andthemen uis
exit ed.
X To exit themenu withoutchan ges:Press
th ek button. Ba
ng &O lufsen soundsystem
Your vehic leisequipped withthe
Ban g&O lufsen soundsyst em.
There aretwo settings available withTrue Imag
e ™s
ound techn ology:
R reference This
settingprovides acrisp, clear, luxury
high-end soundsettingforastudio
atmosphere inyour vehicle.
R surround This
settingenables awide-ranging sound
experienc efor playi ngmusic andvideos.
The Sound Mode funct
ioncan beused to
optimize theselected soundsettingforone
seat. Thesettings left ,
all and
right can
be selected.
The Bang &Olufsen soundsyst emprov ides
the followin goperat ingmodes :
R Radio (FMonly)
R Sat radio
R Audio CD Ba
sic Functions ofCOMAND
37Ataglance Z
COMAN
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System MenuOverview ........ .......... .... 42
Display Settings <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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00240024> 42
Tim e........ .......... .................................... 43
Read -Out<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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00240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024> 44
Voice Control <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Bluet ooth®
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Rear View Camer a........ .......... ............. 48
Reset <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Language Setting<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Settings
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. System
MenuOverview Opening
SystemMenu
X Press theöfunc tion button .
or
X Select System in
the main function line.
The system menuappears. 1
Settings menu
2 Switc hingthedisplay off Sett
ings Display
Off Display
(Y page 42)
Time (Ypage 43)
Text reader speed
(Y page 44)
Voice
Contr ol(Ypage
44)
Set tingthe language
(Y page 49)
Bluetoot h®
(Y page 46)
Rear View Camera
(Y page 48)
Reset COMAND
(Y page 48)
i Use thisfunc tion
to delete your
person aldata,
e.g. before selling
your vehicle. Display
Off
(Y page 36) Display
Settings Sett
ingthe Brightness
i The brightn essdetec tedbythe COMAND
light sensor affectsthe settingoption sfor
this func tion.
X Select System £
Settings £ Display £
Brightn ess .
1
Bright nessbar 42
Display
SettingsSystem Settings
X
To setthe brightne ss:Rota teymzor
slide qmr .
The brightn essbarmoves upordown.
X To confirm selection: Pressnorslide o
m.
or
X Press thek button . Setting
theDisplay Design
X Select System £
Settings £
Display .
X Select Daymode ,
Night mode or
Automatic .
The Rdot indicates thecurren tsett ing.
i Inthe Automatic sett
ing, COMAND
evaluates thereadings fromtheautomatic
vehicle lightsensor andswitches between
the display designs automatically. Time
Setting
theTime
i The correc ttime must beset forthe
following navigation systemfunctionsto
operate correctly:
R Calcula tionofexpect edtime ofarrival
R Time stamps forcalls received andcalls
dialed
X Select System £
System Settings £
Time £
Set Time . 1
Sets thetime
2 Current date
X To set value: Rotate ymzor slide
qmr .
X To sav ese ttin g:Pre ssn.
i Ifyo uad jus tthe time in30-mi nute
incr eme nts, thepreviouslysel ecte dtime
zone andautoma tictime -zone switch ing
be twe endaylig ht saving time andstanda rd
time settingsarelost (Y page 44) .
i The increme ntvalue for setti ngthe
minu tesdepends onthe equipme nt
ins talled. The yar e30-mi nuteincreme ntsin
veh icles equipp ed with anav igati on
sy stem .They areminute incremen tsin
vehicles withoutanavigation system.The
following operational stepsdepend on
whether thenavigation systemhasGPS
reception. Setting
theDate/Time Format
X Select System £
System settings £
Time £
Format .
The format listappea rs.The Rdots show
the current settings.
i The abbreviations mean:
Date format: DD-Day, MM-Month, YY/
YYYY -Year
Time format :HH -Hour, MM-Minute for
either 24-hour clock orAM/ PMformat Tim
e
43System Settings
X
To chang ethe format: Rotate ymzor
slide qmr .
X To confi rm the chang e:Pre ssn.
X To sto rethe settin gand exitthe men u:
Sli de omp . Setting
theTime ZoneandSwitching
Between DaylightSavingTimeand
Stand ardTime
i The correc ttime zoneand daylight
savin g/standard timemust beset forthe
followin gnavig ation systemfunc tionsto
operat ecor rectly:
R Calculatio nofexpe cted time ofarriv al
R Time stamps forcallsrece ivedand calls
di aled
X To setthe time zone:Sel ect System £
Set tings £
Time £
TimeZon e .
At ime zonelist appears. TheRdot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec tthe appropria tetime zone.
X To switch between DaylightSavingand
standa rdtime: Select Daylight Saving
Time (Summer)
orStandard Time (Winter).
The Rdot indicates thecurrent setting.
X To store setting andexit menu:
Slide omp . Read-O
ut Se
tting Readi ngSpe ed
X Sel ect Syst em £
Sett ings £
Text Read
erSpee d .
The list of pos siblesetti ngsappea rs.The
R dot indicates the curr entsetti ng.
X To select the setting :Ro tate ymzor
slide qmr .
X To confi rm your selecti on:Pre ssn. Voi
ceContro l Sw
itchin gthe HelpScree nOn orOff
X Se lec tSys tem £
Settings £
Voice Con
trol .
X Se lec tHel pWin dow .
You have switched thehelp window on
Ç oroff c.
i Inaddit iontotheaudible instruct ions,the
help scree ndisplays otherinform ation
durin gthe indiv idualizat ionproc essand the
later voicecon trol mode. Individ
ualization
You canusetheindiv idualizat ionfunc tion
opt ion toadapt theVoic econ trol syst emto
your ownvoiceand therefore impro vevoic e
rec ogn ition .This will affect theabili tyof the
system torecogniz ethe voices ofother users,
and forthis reason itcan beswitched off
(Y page 45).
The individua lizationfunctioncomprises two
parts andlasts around fiveminutes. During
the process youwillpractice afew number
sequences andvoice commands.
Star ting New Individualizat ion i
Itis only possible tostart individua lization
when thevehicle isstationary. Before
startin g,switch offalldevices orfunct ions
which couldinterfere,such asthe radio or
the navigation system.Afterstartin gthe 44
Voice
ControlSystem Settings