ESP MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class 2009 C208 Comand Manual
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Welcome to COMAND!Please make yourself familiar with your 
COMAND control unit and read the instruc
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tions in this manual before operating the 
COMAND system. This will help you derive 
a greater benefit from the system. Please 
also follow the instructions and warnings 
contained in this manual. Ignoring them 
could result in damage to the vehicle or 
personal injury to you or others. Depending on model, version and configu
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ration, your COMAND system equipment
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may differ. Therefore, you may find 
explanations for optional equipment not in
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stalled in your vehicle. If you have any 
questions about the operation of any 
equipment, your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate 
the proper procedures. We continuously strive to improve our pro
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duct and ask for your understanding that 
we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment. Therefore, informa
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tion, illustrations and descriptions in this 
manual might differ from the equipment in
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stalled in your vehicle. As such, the infor
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mation, illustrations and descriptions 
contained in this manual may not be reaso
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nably relied upon in making any claims 
with respect to the actual performance of 
the product. These operating instructions form an inte
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gral part of the vehicle and should there
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fore always be kept inside the vehicle and 
passed on to the new owner if the vehicle 
is sold. We extend our best wishes for many miles 
of safe, pleasurable driving.Mercedes-Benz USA, LLCA Daimler Company
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9 Introduction
Operating safety
 
Operating
 safety
Warning
G
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc
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tions.The radio, amplifier, CD changer, satellite ra
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dio, telephone and navigation module are in
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terconnected. When one of the components 
is not operational or has not been removed/
replaced properly, the function of other 
components may be impaired. This condition might seriously impair the 
operating safety of your vehicle.We recommend that you have any service 
work on electronic components carried out 
only by qualified personnel.
Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could 
lead to an accident, the driver should enter 
system settings with the vehicle at a stand
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still and operate the system only when road, 
weather and traffic conditions permit. Bear in mind that at a speed of just 
 
30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h),
 your car 
is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima
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tely 14 m) every second.COMAND supplies you with information to 
help you select your route more easily and 
guide you conveniently and safely to your 
destination. For safety reasons, we encoura
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ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe 
place before answering or placing a call, or 
consulting the COMAND screen to read na
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vigational maps, instructions, or downloa
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ded information.
While the navigation system provides direc
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tional assistance, the driver must remain fo
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cused on safe driving behavior, including 
attention to traffic and street signs, and 
should utilize the system’s audio cues while 
driving. The navigation system does not supply any 
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic 
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al
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ways remains your personal responsibility 
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all 
areas nor all routes within an area. 
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29 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the 
respective system if you wish to 
operate the system using the buttons 
on the multifunction steering wheel.
On the multifunction steering wheel, 
press è or ÿ repeatedly until 
one of the following, Radio, Single CD 
or MP3 CD, CD changer, Satellite radio 
or Telephone display appears in the 
multifunction display of the instrument 
cluster.
Radio operation1Waveband2Station frequency
Single CD/ CD changer operation1Current CD2Current trackMP3 CD operation1MP3 mode2Current MP3 track
Satellite radio operation1SAT mode and preset channel number2Setting for station selection using 
memory3Channel name or number
Selecting the multifunction display
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38 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND
Speech:Playback optimized for language 
comprehensibility.
LOGIC7 Surround:Surround playback.
You can use different sound functions for 
the modes mentioned above.E.g.: For radio operation the function
 
Standard
, for CD operation the function 
LOGIC7 Surround
.
Activating the sound functionsIn any audio source operation:
Activate the main menu for the 
respective operating mode ( page
 31)
.
Press the 
Sound
 soft key.
The Sound menu will appear.
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select the desired function.
Press E.The function is activated.
iLOGIC7 Surround sound offers a sound 
quality superior to conventional stereo 
sound. If the radio reception is poor, the 
system should be switched back to 
standard stereo playback. Switching 
back to standard stereo playback may 
improve audio quality.
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41 System settings
System settings
Push the joystick to h to or h to 
shift the highlighting from the hours to 
the minutes or vice versa.
Push the joystick to g or G to set 
minutes or hours respectively.
Press the 
Back
 softkey or E.
The new time is set and reappears in 
the lower right corner of the display.
The language affects the menu text 
displays and the voice output during route 
guidance.
In the System settings menu ( page
 40)
, press the 
Lang.
 soft key.
The languages list will appear.
Select 
Instr. cluster setting
.
COMAND will use the same language 
as is set in instrument cluster.
or
Push the joystick to 
g
 or 
G
 to 
select the desired language.
Press E.The System settings menu will appear 
with the display text in the language 
selected.
In the System settings menu, press the Tones
 soft key.
The Tones menu will appear.
Push the joystick to 
g
 or 
G
 to 
select an entry.
 
Press E.
Selecting the language
Switching verification and 
notification tones on and offOption
Symbol
Tone activated
Q 
Tone deactivated
q 
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42 System settingsSystem settings
The respective tones are activated or 
deactivated. You hear the tone when 
you activate it.
Press the 
Back
 soft key.
The System settings menu will appear. 
The setting is saved.
In the System settings menu, press the Display
 soft key.
You can use the following functions:
set the display dimming characteristics
adjust the display brightness
Setting the display dimming 
characteristics
Push the joystick to 
G
 or g
 to 
select an entry.
Day modeThe display is continuously set to 
daylight design.Night modeThe display is continuously set to night-
time design.AutomaticThe display changes depending on the 
ambient light sensor in the vehicle.
Press E
.
The setting is applied. The System 
settings menu will appear.
Adjusting the display brightness 
Press the 
Bright.
 soft key.
Push the joystick to H or h 
direction to adjust the brightness.
or
Press the 
Bright
. soft key longer than 
2 seconds.
The display brightness changes 
gradually. When the slider reaches the 
end of the left or right border, it starts 
moving into the opposite direction.The display brightness changes 
gradually. When the slider reaches the 
end of the left or right border, it starts 
moving into the opposite direction.
Selecting display settingsOption
Symbol
Display mode selected
_ 
Display mode not 
selected
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51 Audio
Radio operation
The station you have selected will 
begin to play.
FM, AM bandEntries outside the frequency range are 
not accepted. The message 
Please 
observe frequency range 87.7 - 107.9 
MHz
 will appear briefly.
Preset station selection via number 
keypadFM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as 
2 briefly.The radio will tune to the frequency as
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signed to that memory location. If none 
has been set by you, the radio will not 
change the station.
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)The stations on the same band (FM, AM) 
can be scanned one after the other for 8 
seconds each.Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band ( page
 48)
.
Press the 
Scan
 soft key.
Frequency band
Frequency range
FMAM
87.7 - 107.9 MHz530 - 1710 kHz
iIf you do not make another entry within 
8 seconds, the function will be canceled 
and you will continue listening to the 
station last tuned to.
iFM and AM presets are independent 
and can only be accessed while in the 
corresponding band.Saving stations for FM and AM ( page
 52)
.
iIn the AM band, two search runs take 
place. During the first run, stations with 
good reception are played. During the 
second run, stations with weaker 
reception are played. 
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54 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset 
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory ( page
 52)
.
You can use one of the following two ways 
to select a station from the FM/AM 
presets
Press the corresponding number key, 
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g, 
G to highlight a memory preset in the 
FM/AM preset list 
( page
 52)
.
Press E.In both cases, you will see the main 
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the 
Back
 soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the 
memory preset number.
Selecting a station from the FM/AM 
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset 
menu 
( page
 53)
.
You can use one of the following two ways 
to select a station from the FM/AM 
autostore presets
Press the corresponding number key, 
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g, 
G to highlight a memory position.
Press E.In both cases, you will see the main 
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the 
Back
 soft key.
iThere are max. 10
 presets available (1 
- 9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta
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tions to the memory locations in the or
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der of their reception quality. The 
strongest station is available on 
 
preset 1. The number of available 
 
stations depends on the stations avai
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lable in the area the vehicle is operated 
in.
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55 Audio
CD operation
 
CD
 operation
General Information on CD operationWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could 
lead to an accident, the driver should insert 
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and 
operate the audio system only if permitted 
by road, weather and traffic conditions.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph 
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a 
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) 
every second.
Health hazard
G
The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la
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ser products. There is a danger of invisible 
laser radiation when you open or damage 
the cover.Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and 
the CD changer do not contain any parts 
which can be serviced by the user. For safe
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ty reasons, have any necessary service work 
performed by qualified personnel.iOnly use CDs, which bear the label 
shown and that conform to the compact 
standard (IEC 60908). You can there
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fore only use CDs with a maximum 
thickness of 1.3 mm.
iThe system may not be able to 
 
play CDs with copy protection or 
copied CDs.!Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm, 
do not use 8-cm CDs.An 8-cm CD adapter may cause dama
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ge to the CD drive and to the CD chan
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ger and should not be used. iYour CD drive has been designed to 
play CDs which correspond to the IEC 
60908 standard.If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g. 
ones that have data on both sides (one 
side with DVD data, the other side with 
audio data), they cannot be ejected 
and will damage the drive. 
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64 AudioCD operation
Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select 
the corresponding CD.Loading CD 2 
is displayed.
The CD is changed. The selected CD is 
played back.The message 
No CD <number>
 will 
appear if a selected slot is empty.
In the Magazine menu
Press the 
Magaz.
 soft key.
The Magazine menu is displayed. If the 
magazine has not been read in, the 
message 
Magazine scan 
 
Please wait
 is displayed first.
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a CD.
Press E.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
6.The CD is changed. The message Loading CD <number>
 will appear.
You can select a track:
with g or h 
( page
 64)
with the joystick 
( page
 65)
with the number keypad 
( page
 65)
with CD track scan 
( page
 66)
With g or h
Activate the main CD menu ( page
 61)
.
Next track
Press h.The next track is played.
iThe name of the CD instead of e.g. 
CD1
 
is displayed if the information is 
available.
Track select
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