MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2004 W203 Comand Manual

4 IntroductionOperating safety

5 At a glance
COMAND control unit
Multifunction display
Quick reference COMAND

6 At a glanceCOMAND control unit

COMAND control unit

7 At a glance
COMAND control unit
/
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Switching the navigation
system on
Quick reference
140
134
3
CD drive for an audio or a
navigation CD
4
Zooming in for more de-
tailed map
176
5
Zooming out for less de-
tailed map
176
6
Route guidance is active:
Switching between map
and symbol display or ac-
tivating the map
Route guidance is
not active:
Activating the location
map
174
167
7
Selecting a detour during
route guidance
181
8
Requesting destination
and route information
165
9
Muting of:
Audio source

Voice output during
route guidance
28
171
a
Setting the display dim-
ming characteristics
(day and night display)
216
b
Ejecting an audio or a na-
vigation CD
45
c
Radio operation:
Selecting a station
Saving stations manually
CD operation:
Selecting a track or CDs
Telephone:
Entering the unlock code
Entering the telephone
number

30
34
51, 53
96
100
Function
Page
Navigation (Destination
input):
Selecting destination via
the map
149
d
Subsequent dialing
Displaying a long list en-
try in full in a window
Removing a window
102
145
145
e
Subsequent dialing
102
f
From within a system:
Return to the previous
menu
Telephone:
Ending a call
99
Function
Page

8 At a glanceCOMAND control unit
Function
Page
g
General:
Altering or deleting
entries
CD operation:
Deleting a CD name
Telephone:
Altering or deleting the
unlock code or a tele-
phone number
19
57
101
h
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to start a function
or activate a submenu
j
Turn to adjust the volu-
me of 
Audio source

Hands-free operation
of the telephone

Voice output during
route guidance
Press to repeat the cur-
rent voice output
14

k
Radio operation:
Automatic seek tuning
Manual tuning
CD operation:
Track select
Fast forward/reverse
30
31
51
53
l
Switching satellite radio
operation on
Quick reference
74
70
Function
Page
m
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
Adjusting system set-
tings
202
205
n
Switching radio operati-
on on
Quick reference
Changing the radio band
28
24
29
o
Switching CD operation
on
Quick reference
50
42
p
Switching telephone
operation on
Quick reference
96
92
q
Color screen, e.g. with
main radio menu
14
Function
Page

9 At a glance
COMAND control unit
Screen displays include:
Main system menus, e.g. the main ra-
dio menu

Lists for the selection of entries,
e.g. the city list (
page 20)

Input menus, e.g. during destination
input (
page 19)

Selection menus, e.g. during route
calculation (
page 21)

Symbol display (
page 21) or map
(
page 150) in navigation

Pop-up windows (
page 189)Main menu structure
Main radio menu1Status line, displays active system
2Station frequency and function that
has been switched on
3Menu fields to call further menus or
functions
4Symbol barStatus line and symbol bar
Screen displays
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1
23
4
Symbols
Status line
FM1
AM, WB
SAT, CD,
TEL, NAV,
SVC, SYS,
AUX
Symbol bar
>
M
Meaning
The radio is switched on in
FM Band; the current sta-
tion has been saved in me-
mory location 1 in the FM
preset menu
AM or Weather Band WB
The corresponding system
is active
Reception strength of the
mobile phone
Incoming SMS message
1
1 if available from carrier

10 At a glanceCOMAND control unitPop-up screen messages
Battery voltage gets low
You can still operate COMAND without the
engine running.You will see the message “Caution. Please
start engine. Otherwise COMAND will shut
down in 3 minutes”.

Start the engine.
You will see the message “Caution. Please
start engine. Otherwise COMAND will shut
down in 10 seconds”.

Start the engine.
You will see the message “Caution.
COMAND will shut down now”.

Start the engine.Transmitting an emergency call
via Tele Aid*
Refer to the vehicle operating instructions
for information regarding the operation of
the Tele Aid emergency call system and on
how to transmit an emergency call.
You will see the message “Tele Aid active”.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to remove the window.
COMAND will mute an audio source or one
of the two service sources Voice output in
navigation or Voice control system.
iThe symbol bar appears in all system
main menus.
For symbol and map displays in naviga-
tion:
The symbol bar appears on the left hand
side of the display and shows different
symbols.!To prevent the car battery from running
down, you will be receiving two mes-
sages asking you to start the engine
when battery power gets low.
iIf you do not start the engine, you can
continue using COMAND until the next
message appears.

11 At a glance
Multifunction display

Multifunction display
The starter switch must be in position 1 or
2. Refer to vehicle operating instructions.
You can operate the following systems
with steering wheel buttons 4 and 5:

Radio

CD (CD changer and CD drive)

Auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape recor-
der (
page 218)

Telephone
For more detailed information, refer to
“Multifunction display” in the chapters dis-
cussing the radio, CD, and telephone ope-
ration.
1
2
5
3
4
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Function
1
Multifunction display in speedo-
meterOperating the control system
2
Adjusting the volume
I lowers the volume
J raises the volume
3
Making a call
K Accept incoming call or
starts dialing
L End a call or end Tele Aid
4
Switching between menu sys-
tems
E next system
H previous system
5
Moving within a menu system
F next display
G previous displayFunction

12 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMANDThe section “Quick reference COMAND”
summarizes information regarding the
main functions of your COMAND system.
You should read this section with particu-
lar care if you are operating COMAND for
the first time.
For detailed information, please refer to
the pages indicated and the respective
system chapters.Switching on

Press #.
The Mercedes logo and the lettering
Mercedes-Benz will appear. The display
then changes and an alert box will ap-
pear.COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.Switching the COMAND control unit
on and off
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13 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
The navigation system was the last sys-
tem used
The menu displayed will vary according to
the last navigation function used.
If route guidance was active:
the symbol display or

the map
If route guidance was active and the
COMAND was switched off for more than
2hours:

an inquiry menu (
page 187)If destination input was active:

the main destination input menuSwitching another system on

Press a system key, e.g. d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Switching off

Press #.
The COMAND control unit will switch
off.
iIf COMAND is switched off for more
than 30 minutes during active route
guidance, all manually entered traffic
jams and detours are deleted. You will
see a corresponding message. Selec-
ting a detour (
page 181).