MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual
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160 Navigation
Destination memory
Selecting memory options
Saving destination without name
Select “Save Without Name”.
COMAND saves the destination in the 
destination memory and uses the ad-
dress as the destination name.
or
Select “Save as My Address”.
COMAND saves the destination under 
the “My Address” entry in the destina-
tion memory.
If the entry already contains data that 
support navigation, you will be prompt-
ed to confirm that you wish to over-
write the previous destination address.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” the message “Saving 
Procedure Successful” appears, select-
ing “No” cancels the operation.
Saving destination with name
Select “Save With Name”.
Select desired category, e. g. “Home”.
The input menu is displayed with the 
data fields and the predictive speller.1Selected data field with cursor
2Predictive speller
To enter data: Continue with the step 
“Switching data field” (
page 105) in 
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section.
COMAND saves the destination under 
the name entered.
Assigning destination to an address 
book entry
i This function assigns the complete address 
data that support navigation to an existing ad-
dress book entry. You can then select this entry 
in the address book and from there start naviga-
tion to the address.
Select “Assign to Address Book Entry”.
Select the desired category, e. g. 
“Home”.
You will see either the list or, if there 
are more than 8 address book entries, 
the search menu with search speller.
Select the desired address book entry. 
Proceed as described in the “Searching 
for an address book entry” section 
(
page 106).
If the selected address book entry does 
not yet contain any address data that 
support navigation, COMAND saves 
the data.
If the selected address book entry al-
ready contains address data that sup-
port navigation, you will be prompted 
to confirm that you wish to overwrite 
the existing data.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND saves the 
data. 
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161 Navigation
Destination memory
If necessary switch to navigation mode 
and display menu system 
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Memo-
ry”.
If there are more than 8 entries in the 
destination memory, the destination 
memory list with predictive speller 
(
page 136) is displayed, otherwise 
the destination memory list is dis-
played without predictive speller 
(
page 137).
Select destination you want. Proceed 
as described for entering a destination 
in the “Entering a destination from the 
destination memory” section 
(
page 135).
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that 
you wish to delete the destination.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” COMAND deletes 
the destination. A message will be dis-
played.
i If the address data, which support naviga-
tion, for the destination to be deleted has also 
been assigned to an address book entry, 
COMAND deletes this data there too. If the cor-
responding address book entry does not contain 
any other data, e. g. phone numbers, COMAND 
deletes the entire address book entry.Deleting destination or home address 
from the destination memory 
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162 Navigation
Last destinations
i COMAND automatically saves the last desti-
nations used for the last route calculation. If the 
memory is full, COMAND deletes the oldest des-
tination. You can also save a destination from 
the last destinations to the destination memory. 
Here it is saved permanently.
Proceed as described in the “Accepting 
from the last destinations” section 
(
page 159).
If necessary switch to navigation mode 
and display menu system 
(
page 118).
Select “Position” K “Save Vehicle Posi-
tion”.
COMAND saves the current vehicle lo-
cation as a destination in the last desti-
nations memory.
i If you move the map manually, crosshairs 
will appear on it. The crosshairs position can be 
saved as a destination in the last destinations 
memory.
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
Select “Position” K “Save Crosshair 
Position”.
or during route guidance
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
Select “Position” K “Destination Posi-
tion Map”.
The map with the crosshairs position 
on the destination appears.
To show the menu system: Press n.
Select “Position” K “Save Crosshair 
Position”.
COMAND saves the crosshairs position 
as a destination in the last destinations 
memory.
If necessary switch to navigation mode 
and display menu system 
(
page 118).
Select “Destination” K “From Last 
Destinations”.
The list of last destinations appears.
Select the desired destination.
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
Last destinations
Saving a destination permanently in 
the destination memory
Saving vehicle location in the last 
destinations
Saving crosshairs position in the last 
destinationsDeleting one of the last destinations 
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163 System settings
Opening System menu .............. 164
Menu overview ........................... 164
Display settings .......................... 164
Time settings .............................. 165
Read-out settings ....................... 166
Voice control settings ............... 167
Bluetooth
® settings ................... 169
Reset ............................................ 171
Setting the system language .... 171
Tele Aid* ...................................... 172 
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164 System settings
System settings
Press the function button Z. 
or
Select “System” in the menu bar with 
main functions.
Adjusting brightness
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Display” K “Brightness”.
1Brightness bar
To adjust brightness: Rotate ymz or 
slide qmr.
The brightness bar moves up or down.
To confirm selection: Press n or 
slide om.
System settings 
Opening System menu
Menu overview
System settingsLanguage 
Display
Time
Text reader speed
Voice control
Bluetooth
Reset (resets 
COMAND to 
factory settings)
i Use this function 
to delete your person-
al data, e.g. before 
selling your vehicle.
Setting language
Display settings 
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165 System settings
System settings
Setting the display design
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Display”.
Select “Day Mode” or “Night Mode” or 
“Automatic”.
The dotRin front of the list entry indi-
cates the current selection.
i In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND evalu-
ates the automatic vehicle light sensor and auto-
matically switches over the display design.
Setting the time
i The correct time is essential for the follow-
ing system functions to operate correctly:
Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic routing
Calculation of estimated time of arrival
Time stamps for calls received and calls di-
aled
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Time” K “Set Time”.1Sets the time
2Current date
To set value: Rotate ymz or slide 
qmr.
To save setting: Press n.
i The increment for setting the minutes de-
pends on the situation. It is 30 minutes if the ve-
hicle is equipped with a navigation system and if 
GPS signals are being received. It is one minute 
if GPS reception is not available.
i If you change the time in 30 minute steps, 
previously selected settings for time zone and 
switching between summer time and standard 
time are lost (
page 166).
Setting time/date format
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Time” K “Format”.
The format list appears. The dotsRin 
front of the list entries indicate the cur-
rent setting.
i The abbreviations mean:
Date format: DD - Day, MM - Month, 
YY/YYYY - Year
Time format: HH - Hour, MM - Minute for 
24-hour and AM/PM format
To change format setting: Rotate 
ymz or slide qmr.
To confirm selection: Press n.
To save setting and quit menu: 
Slide omp.
Time settings 
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System settings
Setting time zone and switching be-
tween daylight saving time and stan-
dard time
i The correct time zone and daylight saving/
standard time settings are essential for the fol-
lowing system functions to operate correctly:
Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic routing
Calculation of estimated time of arrival
Time stamps for calls received and calls di-
aled
To set time zone: Select “System” K 
“System Settings” 
K “Time” K “Time 
Zone”.
A time zone list appears.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr to select the 
appropriate time zone.
To switch between Daylight Saving 
and standard time: Select “Daylight 
Saving Time” (Summer) or “Standard Ti-
me” (Winter).
The dotRin front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
To save setting and exit menu: 
Slide omp.
Setting reading speed
You can use this feature to adjust the read-
out speed of the address book via voice 
control.
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Text Reader Speed”.
The list of possible speeds appears. 
The dotRin front of the list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
Select the desired speed.
The new setting is stored.
Read-out settings 
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167 System settings
System settings
Switching help screen on/off
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Voice Control”.
Select “Help Window”.
This switches the help screen on D or 
off C.
i In addition to the audible instructions, the 
help screen displays other information during 
the individualization process and the later voice 
control mode.
Individualization function
You can use the individualization function 
option to adapt the Voice control system 
to your own voice and therefore improve 
voice recognition. This will affect the ability 
of the system to recognize the voices of 
other users, and for this reason it can be 
switched off (
page 168).
The individualization function comprises 
two parts and lasts around 5 minutes. Dur-
ing the process you will practice a few 
number sequences and voice commands. 
Starting new individualization process
i You can only start the individualization func-
tion when the vehicle is stationary. First switch 
off all interfering units/functions, such as radio 
or navigation. After starting, the system will take 
you through the training by means of audible in-
structions.
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Voice Control” K “Start New Indi-
vidualization”.
You will be visually and audibly prompt-
ed to confirm whether you would like 
additional information.
Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “No”, the first part of the 
individualization will start. You will be 
prompted to confirm that you wish to 
practice numbers or voice commands.
If you select “Yes”, an information 
screen will appear and you will hear in-
formation about the sequence of the in-
dividualization process. The first part of 
the individualization then starts auto-
matically
or
To close display: Press n.
You will be prompted to confirm 
that you wish to practice numbers 
or voice commands.
Voice control settings
 
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System settings
Once the first part is over, you will be 
prompted to confirm that you wish to 
start the second part.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “No”, the individualization 
is cancelled. The data from the first 
part is saved automatically.
If you select “Yes”, the second part of 
the individualization will start.
The individualization is ended once the 
second part has been completed. A corre-
sponding message is displayed. The data 
from the second part is saved automatical-
ly.Cancelling first or second part of indi-
vidualization process
Select “Cancel”.
You will be prompted to confirm that 
you really wish to cancel.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, the individualization 
is cancelled. The data from the can-
celled part will be lost.
If you select “No”, the cancelled part of 
the individualization will restart.
Deleting any previous individualization 
data
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Voice Control” K “Delete Individu-
alization”.
You will be prompted to confirm that 
you really wish to delete it.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The individualization data will be delet-
ed or retained on the basis of the selec-
tion. A corresponding message is 
displayed.Switching individualization on/off
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Voice Control” K “Individualization 
On”.
This switches the individualization on 
D or off C. 
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System settings
General information on Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® is a technology for wireless 
data communication over short distances 
of up to approx. 30 feet. Using Bluetooth
® 
you can exchange business cards (vCards), 
for example.
Switching Bluetooth® on/off
Select “System” K “System Settings” 
K “Bluetooth” K “Activate Bluetooth”.
This switches Bluetooth
® on D or 
off C.
Connecting Bluetooth® devices
i In order to connect Bluetooth® devices, 
Bluetooth® must be activated on the COMAND 
and on the particular device. In addition, a Blue-
tooth
® device must be ‘visible’ for COMAND, so 
that COMAND can find it and display it. The pro-
cedure for performing this setting is given in the 
manual for the Bluetooth
® device.
The following types of devices can be con-
nected to COMAND via Bluetooth®:
Mobile phone
Portable personal computer
Laptop/PDA
You can connect a maximum of 10 devices 
to COMAND.
The connection process includes search-
ing for a device and then authorizing it.
Opening the Bluetooth
® device list and 
searching for a device
To open the list: Select “System” K 
“System Settings” 
K “Bluetooth” K 
“Bluetooth Device List”.
To start search: Select “Update”.
COMAND starts searching for devices 
in the reception range. After a short 
time, the device list appears.
i If you open the device list again, the list of 
authorized devices appears.
To cancel search: Select “Cancel”.
The device list may contain the following 
devices:
All (available) devices found, regardless 
of whether they have been authorized 
or not.
All authorized devices, regardless of 
whether they have been found (are 
available) or not.When first entering the device list and be-
fore running an update, the black 
dotRindicates the active phone (found 
and authorized).
After running an update:
Phone icons 3 indicate if a phone is found 
(black) or not (grey).
The check marks 1 indicate if a phone 
has been authorized (black) or not (grey).
If a phone is not in the vehicle but has been 
authorized previously, the phone symbol 
and the check mark are grey 2.
Bluetooth® settings