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ContentsTelephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Important notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Multifunction display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Display overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Quick reference  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching telephone operation on  . 96
Switching telephone operation off  . 97
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Notebook  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Editing the phone book . . . . . . . . . 116
SMS function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Activating  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reading SMS messages received . 122
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Telephone is ready for operation  . 125Service numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Calling a service number. . . . . . . . 126
Changing personal service 
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Changing the number for Roadside 
Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Important notes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Quick reference  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Changing the navigation CD . . . . . 137
Destination input  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Menu overview  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Switching the navigation system 
on  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Entering destination address  . . . . 141
Continuing destination input. . . . . 146
Selecting a destination via 
the map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Entering Points of Interest  . . . . . . 155
Selecting the last destinations  . . . 159
Calculating a route  . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Route guidance principles. . . . . . . 162
Requesting destination and route 
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Beginning route guidance . . . . . . . 170
Turning onto a street. . . . . . . . . . . 172
Following the course of the road  . 173
Driving through an intersection. . . 173
Changing to map display. . . . . . . . 174
Mix of map and symbol display . . . 175
Altering the map scale  . . . . . . . . . 176
Selecting map orientation . . . . . . . 177
Marking a way point  . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Selecting a detour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Resetting functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Deviating from the calculated 
route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 
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1
Where to find itIntroduction
 Where to find itThis Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the 
COMAND operator. Each chapter has its 
own guide color to provide fast access to 
information.At a glance
Here you will find an overview of 
all COMAND control elements and system 
components. If you are operating 
COMAND for the first time or if you have 
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the 
chapter you should read first.Audio
Here you will find all the information on 
how to use the radio, cassette player*, CD- 
player, CD changer*, and adjust the audio 
system settings.
Satellite radio*
This chapter provides information on how 
to select a station and a program category.Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the 
many functions of the telephone, SMS, 
how to initiate an emergency call and use 
service numbers.Navigation
This chapter provides detailed information 
on the following topics:
Destination input
Route selection and calculation
Route guidance including detour
Destination memory
Info Services* and System settings
This chapter provides information on how 
to:
Request and display info services such 
as news, weather, stocks and sports
Adjust COMAND system settings
Directories
The glossary explains the most important 
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory 
will help you quickly locate the information 
you need. 
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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 
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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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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 
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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). 
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17 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
The scan function ends:
automatically after 6 seconds
or
When you use the number keys 1 th-
rough 0 or t, u.
The first station (alphabetical order) of 
the chosen category will begin to play. 
You will see the corresponding catego-
ry and station name.
Switching another system on
Press any system key, e.g c.
COMAND will switch to normal radio 
operation.
You will find more information in chapter 
“Satellite radio” (
page 70).Switching on
Press a.
The menu to enter the unlock code will 
appear.Entering the unlock code
Use the number keys 1 through 0 to 
enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits will appear in 
the input line.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the entry.
If entered code is correct and the pho-
ne is registered in a network, the phone 
is ready for use.
Outgoing call
Enter a telephone number
Use the number keys 1 through 0 to 
enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit 
is entered.
Telephone* operation
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18 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDBegin dialing
When the “Send” button is highlighted, 
press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm your input.
Dialing will begin. If the phone number 
together with a name is stored in the 
phone book, the name appears on the 
screen.
Conducting a call
When the call is answered, the call time ap-
pears in the screen.
Ending a call
Press the right-hand rotary/push-but-
ton v to confirm the “End” button.
Switching another system on
Press any system key, e.g. b.
COMAND switches to the navigation 
system.
You will find more information in chapter 
“Telephone” (
page 96).Switching the navigation system on
Main destination input menu
Press b.
If the navigation system has not been 
booted up, the message “Navigation 
being activated. Please obey all traffic 
rules” will appear.
The navigation menu displayed will vary 
according to the last navigation func-
tion used (
page 13).
If route guidance was switched off, the 
main destination input menu will be 
displayed.
Entering a destination and calcula-
ting a route
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19 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Entering destination address
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v in the main destination input 
menu and confirm “Address...”.
The main address menu will appear.
The entry behind “City...” is either 
empty or the city you last entered will 
appear.
“City/Suburb Entry” input menu
Press the right-hand rotary/push-but-
ton v in the main address menu and 
confirm “City...”.
The “City/Suburb Entry” input menu 
will appear.
Adopting the city last selected
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.Entering a city
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the first letter 
and press to confirm.
Enter other characters until the desired 
city appears in the input line.
Correcting entry
Last character
Press r briefly.
Complete entry
Press r longer than 2 seconds.
Activating the city list
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds until 
the city list appears. 
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20 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDCity list
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again to confirm the city.
A selection menu will appear.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Street…”.
The input menu “Street Entry” will ap-
pear.
The further sequence corresponds to the 
“Entering a city” section.
Now enter the street and activate the 
street list. Then confirm the street in 
this list.You have now selected the destination and 
can calculate the route.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “OK”.
The “Route Mode” selection menu will 
appear.
iIf several options of a city/suburb are 
available, another menu will appear 
where you must make and confirm your 
desired selection.
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25 Audio
Radio operation
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on 
and off
12
2
Muting the radio audio 
(muting on/off)
28
3
Selecting a station via 
number keypad (presets)
Selecting a station via di-
rect frequency entry
Saving a station
Selecting a station from 
the preset menu FM/AM
Selecting a station from 
the WB preset menu
32
32
34
38
38
4
Activating the input 
mode for station fre-
quency
in the main radio menu
in the presets
32
39
5
Return to previous menu
6
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or access a subme-
nu
7
Adjusting the volume
14
8
Automatic seek tuning 
ascending/descending
Manual tuning ascen-
ding/descending
30
31
9
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
Adjusting system set-
tings
202
205
a
Switching to radio opera-
tion
28
b
Color screen with main 
radio menu
 
Function
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