MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

20 At a glanceNavigation* operating elements

21 At a glance
Navigation* operating elements
Function
Page
1

Navigation main menu
Cancelling route
guidance
98
120
2

Switching map display
120
3
Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
4
, , , ,,

Selecting options
Selecting characters for
text entry
Scrolling map
Function
Page
5

Confirmation
6
Navigation computer
95
7
Navigation DVD slot
95
8

Cancelling navigation an-
nouncements
Switching navigation an-
nouncements OFF
117
117
Function
Page
9

Current navigation an-
nouncement
Switching navigation an-
nouncements ON
117
117
a

Ejecting navigation DVDs
95
b

Switching ON/OFF
28
c


Volume adjustment
28

22 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheel
Function
Page
1
Multifunction display
2
Volume setting
ç Volume down
æ Volume up
28
28
3
Making calls:
s
Answering calls
Starting connection
Redialing
t
Terminating calls
78
83
80
79
4
Multifunction display
menu change:
è forward
ÿ back
23
23
Function
Page
5
Radio mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
Single CD and CD chang-
er* mode:
j Next track
k Previous track
36
36
56
56
5
Satellite radio* mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
66
66
5
Telephone* mode:
j Next list entry
k Previous list entry
82
82

23 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, radio, Single CD,
CD changer*, satellite radio* or tele-
phone* display appears in the multi-
function display of the instrument
cluster.Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequency
Single CD operation
1Single CD operation
2Current trackCD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current track
Satellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel nameSelecting the multifunction display

24 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelTelephone* operation:
Either the main display, or a list appears on
display.
Telephone main display:
In the list screen, instead of the READY
message, either a phone book entry or one
of the last 10 outgoing calls will be dis-
played.
In order to close the list display,
presst
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.

25 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Navigation*

Telephone*

Service
Opening main menus

Audio (
page 34):
Press
.

Satellite radio* (
page 61):
Press .

Navigation* (
page 98):
Press .

Telephone* (
page 77):
Press .

Service (
page 141):
Press .
Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status barThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.
The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.
The status bar 3 is divided into three ar-
eas.
Left side:
The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: Radio
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

26 At a glanceMenu systemCenter:
Indication of the selected operating mode.
In this example:

FM = selected waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Right side:
General status information is displayed, re-
gardless of the selected operating mode.
In this example:

ROAMING = telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network.

= telephone* signal strengthMenu functions and submenus
Using the soft keys, you can switch func-
tions ON or OFF, or open submenus.
Example: Radio main menu:

The Scan soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.

The Autost. soft key opens the sub-
menu for the Autostore settings.In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap-
pear white.
Example:
Presets, Scan and Autost. soft key.

27 At a glance
Menu system
Exiting from submenus
You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the Back soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.
The system does not accept setting modi-
fications which have not been stored.
There are exceptions where pressing the
Back soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.

28 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSwitching ON 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press .
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or

Press .Different volume settings are possible for
navigation*, telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, CD changer*, AUX and
Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching ON/OFF
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, is disabled.Volume

29 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting the volume 
Turn the rotary control
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or

Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel
The volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched off.
This could be the case if
the system was switched off for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on

the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without Sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with Sound-sys-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)A common balance and fader setting ap-
plies to the following operating modes:

Radio

Single CD

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance or the fader,
the system automatically stores the set-
ting for the currently active operating
mode.Balance and faderiFor navigation* a different balance/
fader setting is possible. You find the
description under “Adjusting the
acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 99).