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Info Services/System settings
System settings
Setting the time in increments of 30 mi-
nutes
You can set the the time to any local time
(time zone) in increments of 30 minutes.
1COMAND receives GPS time
2Setting the clock (increments of 30 mi-
nutes)
3Selecting the country and the time
zone (
page 192)
4Selecting the time format (
page 196)

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the
settings menu and press to confirm.
The menu displays the date and the
time, minutes are highlighted.Activating the setting mode

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
Setting mode is active, the minutes will
appear in red.
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Info Services/System settings
System settings

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Country (Time)...” in
the settings menu and press to con-
firm.
An input menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the initial letter for the
country name and press to confirm.
The letter appears in 1.

Enter additional letters.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Country List” and press
to confirm.
The country list appears.
Country list3Country entered previously
4Page back for more countries
5Page forward for more countries
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired country in
the list and press to confirm.
The time zone list appears for countries
with several time zones (e.g. Canada,
USA).Selecting time zone

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds to
confirm the country.
The “Timezone” menu will appear sho-
wing the available time zones.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the required time zone
and press to confirm.

Then set the automatic time conversi-
on as described next.

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Info Services/System settings
System settings
Manually setting date and clock
You must manually set the date and clock,
if

COMAND does not receive a GPS time


the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery


the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Date/time menu1Day, month, year, hours, minutes
Day is highlighted when the menu
appears
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the
settings menu (
page 188) and press
to confirm.
The menu displays date and time.Setting

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The day appears in red letters, setting
mode is active.
Move the day forwards or back

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right or left.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The day appears in black letters, set-
ting mode is switched off. The cursor
moves one position to the right.

Repeat the operating steps to subse-
quently change month, year, hours and
minutes.
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198Info Services/System settingsSystem settings1Changes by pressing Ä
2Changes by pressing Ä and head-
lights switch
P Setting active
Q Setting not activeIf the settings menu (
page 188) is dis-
played

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Display (day/night)...”
and press to confirm.
The “Display (Day/Night)” menu will
appear. The setting 2 is active, when
calling up the menu for the first time.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired setting and
press to confirm.
The desired setting is active.
Setting 2 has been selected
When the headlights are switched on, the
screen will change to night display.Changing the display

Press Ä to access the following dis-
plays in succession.

Day display


Night display


Screen off


and the Day display again
Setting the display dimming charac-
teristics (day and night display)
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200Info Services/System settingsAuxiliary audio source
Auxiliary audio sourceThe auxiliary audio source (e.g. tape recor-
der) will be installed in the glove compart-
ment of your vehicle and connected to the
socket available for this purpose. You will
require a separate connecting cable for
this.COMAND will play back voice outputs du-
ring route guidance even if the auxiliary au-
dio source has been switched on.
It is possible to use the telephone while the
auxiliary audio source is in operation.
1Adjusting sound settings (
page 63)
ConnectingiMercedes-Benz recommends that any
auxiliary audio unit is installed and con-
nected by an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
iRefer to the seperate operating in-
structions for information on how to
operate the auxiliary audio source (e.g.
CD changer).
Switching auxiliary audio source on
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Info Services/System settings
Auxiliary audio source

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Aux” in the main sys-
tem settings menu and press to con-
firm.
The “Aux” menu will appear. The auxili-
ary audio source will switch on if it has
been connected to the COMAND cont-
rol unit.
Adjusting the volume (
page 14).Adjusting the volume level of an auxilia-
ry audio source

Adjust volume of vehicle radio to a
comfortable listening level.

Connect adapter cable to portable tape
deck and to vehicle (socket in glove
box).

Press ( button on COMAND unit.

Activate the “Aux” menu as described.

Press “Play” button on the portable
tape deck.

Adjust the volume on the portable tape
deck so that the audio system output is
at or near the same comfortable level
previously set in radio mode.

Volume can now be adjusted using
either COMAND or volume controls on
multifunction steering wheel.Muting auxiliary audio source

Press Ö.
Symbol R will appear.
Canceling mute function

Press Ö again.
Symbol R will disappear.
iThe sound adjustments for the auxiliary
audio source are independent of those
selected for the COMAND audio sour-
ces.
iOnly the volume setting of the tape
player can be controlled using the
COMAND system.

207 Index
M
Main menu structure 9
Map
altering the map scale 133
Compass needle 159
Heading-up 159
Map with cross hairs 132
moving the cross hairs 132
North arrow 159
North-up 159
Symbol for current vehicle
location 159
Memory functions
Radio operation 34
Menu
“City/Suburb” input menu 124
“Destination info” selection
menu 147
“Incoming calls memory” 94
“Phone book” 98“Phone book” selection menu 87
“Points of Interest” selection
menu 137
“Settings” 188
“Street” input menu 126
“Way point” 160
Category list 137
Main address menu 123
Main destination entry menu 122
Main destination memory menu 174
Main radio menu FM 28
Main system setting menu 184, 187
Phone book page (names) 88
Phone book pages (phone
numbers) 90
Ready for operation display
(Telephone) 78
SMS view 104
Traffic jam menu 164
Menu fields 9Menu overview
CD operation 48
Destination input 120
Radio operation 26
Telephone mode 76
Message
“Being activated” 61
“CALC. ROUTE” 145
“Caution. COMAND will shut down
now”. 10
“Caution. Please start engine. Otherwi-
se COMAND will shut down in 10
seconds” 10
“Caution. Please start engine. Otherwi-
se COMAND will shut down in 3
minutes” 10
“CD Magazine empty” 60
“CD-Reading error. Please use another
CD” 122
“Compiling sorted destination
list” 174, 179