Tele MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

141
Data entry
Tele Aid*Service

142 ServiceData entryFor various occasions, data such as names
or telephone numbers can be entered.
Examples:
New phone book entry

New destination memory entry
The following entry methods can be used:

Using a Selection menu
(page 142), or

using the 12 button keypad
(page 143).
The Selection menu is displayed automati-
cally when pressing the corresponding key
in a menu that allows this method of data
entry. The following might be displayed, for
example, if you establish a new entry in the
phone book.Switching characters
Upper and lower case characters, accent-
ed characters, special characters and
numbers can be entered.
To select lower or upper case, or to select
special characters, use the following shift
fields on the display:
= upper case
= lower case
= special characters

Use and  or to select one
of the shift fields.

Press.
Entering characters

Use, , , or  to select the
character to be entered.

Press.
The character is entered.
Entry via Selection menu
ABCabc...
iSymbol “ ” represents a space.

145 Service
Tele Aid*

Tele Aid*
Tele Aid* incorporates the following func-
tions:
Emergency call system

Roadside Assistance

Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op-
erator's Manual for additional information.
If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting appears on the display.
During the emergency call Call Connect-
ed appears on the display. No operation
from COMAND is possible.Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi-
cle are experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.
Connecting appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the display.
Even after termination of the connection,
the service may remain active for up to an-
other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re-
quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Text messages

Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(page 116).
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

146 ServiceTele Aid*Terminating the connection
On the COMAND control unit: 
Press.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

Presst
.
COMAND reverts to the system last ac-
tive before Tele Aid* was activated.
A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information. When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re-
sponse Center is initiated, Connecting ap-
pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes-
sage Call Connected appears on the dis-
play.
Even after the connection has been termi-
nated, the service will remain active for 5
minutes in order to transmit any required
data. During this time, phone calls can not
be made, nor can SMS messages be re-
ceived.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Text messages

Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(page 116).
Information

157 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
CDMA
(C
ode D
ivision M
ultiple A
ccess)
A digital spread-spectrum modulation
technique used mainly with personal
communication devices such as mobile
phones. CDMA digitizes the conversa-
tion and tags it with a special frequency
code.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Man
agement and D
ata Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*). DVD
(D
igital V
ersatile D
isc)
Digital storage medium for storing
large volumes of data (e.g. films).
Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
GPS
(G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
GSM
(G
roupe S
peciale M
obile)
Set of standards used for cellular com-
munication; widely used in Europe.LOGIC7®
A 7-channel surround matrix that con-
verts any 2-channel material into
breathtaking multi-channel surround
sound, creating a natural, 360-degree
“enveloping” soundfield with a maxi-
mum “audio sweetspot” for all passen-
gers.
PIN
(P
ersonal I
dentification N
umber)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.
POI
(P
oint o
f Interest)
Points of Interest include service sta-
tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi-
tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth-
er services within the network.
Glossary

158 GlossaryPUK
(P
ersonal U
nblocking K
ey)
Personal unlocking code, must be en-
tered if the wrong PIN was entered
three consecutive times.
SCAN search
Plays receivable radio stations, or CD
tracks in succession, each for approx.
8 seconds.
SIM
(S
ubscriber I
dentity M
odule)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access-
ing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(S
hort M
essage S
ervice)
With this function, you can receive,
read and delete short text messages
(if SMS service is provided by your ser-
vice provider).Soft keys
Keys to activate different functions,
depending on the selected operating
mode.
TDMA
(T
ime D
ivision M
ultiple A
ccess)
A method of digital wireless communi-
cation transmission allowing a large
number of users to access a single ra-
dio-frequency channel without interfer-
ence. Each user is given a unique time
slot within each channel.
Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and man-
ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail-
able.
Telematics*
Compound word made up of the terms
Telecommunication and Informatics.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unautho-
rized persons from using your tele-
phone. The unlock code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
UTC
(U
niversal T
ime C
oordinated)
The mean sun time associated with lon-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weatherband

159 Index
A
Accident hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Answering
Call (telephone*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Audio AUX mode
Switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 29
Autostore (in radio mode). . 37, 41, 157
AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157B
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 157
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Blocking
Route segments (Navigation) . . . . . 123
Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
destination, changing . . . . . . . . . . . 126
destination, deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . 126C
Call
terminating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 83, 84Call (telephone*)
answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
initiating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
rejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Calling up
Destination Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cancelling
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Navigation announcements . . . . . . 117
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Category list (satellite radio*) . . . . . 65
CD
Copy protection . . . . . . . 42, 43, 48, 50
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 53
Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 49
Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 56
Track mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58CD changer*
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CD changer* mode
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CD slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing
Break destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Detour (Navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing map scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Connecting
Call (telephone*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Controls
CD changer* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 22
Navigation* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Telephone* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Index

160 IndexCopy protection . . . . . . . 42, 43, 48, 50
Current navigation announcement 117D
Deleting
Break destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Destination from the last
destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Destination in destination memory . 135
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Telephone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Destination
deleting
from the last destinations . . . . . . 133
in destination memory . . . . . . . . . 135
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
saving in destination memory . . . . . 133
Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Destination Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
requesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Starting route guidance to a stored
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Destination memory
Saving a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Detour function (Navigation) . . . . . 123
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Display
Adjust brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Call not possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Enter unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
NO SERV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 77
No telephone available . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Phone not installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Please insert phone. . . . . . . . . . . 72, 73
Please insert SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 73
SIM card blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Telephone not plugged in . . . . . . . . . 73
wrong PIN number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Displaying
Route (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 157
E
Ejecting
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 53
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Ejecting (CD changer*) . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 145Emergency calls “911”. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Entering
Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Frequency (in radio mode) . . . . . . . . 39
home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
new telephone book entry. . . . . . . . . 87
Phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 76
Entering a phone number . . . . . . . . . 79
Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
F
Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 157
Forward
in CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
Frequency input (in radio mode) . . . 39G
General information
on CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . 48
on Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Global Positioning System
see GPS
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

161 Index
GPS position display
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130H
Handling of
CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 48
Home address
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102I
Interrupting journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97L
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Starting route guidance to a last
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
List (Satellite radio* mode)
Program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
List (telephone* mode)
Missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Loading
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 49
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Location determination. . . . . . . . . . . 96
Low tones, see Bass
M
Manual tuning (in radio mode). . . . . 38
Memory
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 40
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 146
Missed calls (telephone*). . . . . . . . . 80
Mix
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CD track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58
Multifunction steering wheel
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34N
Navigation announcements . . . . . . 117
after vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . 96
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
current announcement . . . . . . . . . . 117
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Navigation* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Navigation soft key displays
show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
New telephone book entry . . . . . . . . 87
NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 77
Notes
on the handling of CDs . . . . . . . . 42, 48
on the Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . 96
O
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81P
Personal Identification Number
see PIN
Personal Unblocking Key
see PUK
PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 73
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Entering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 76
PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 72, 73
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD . . . . . . . . 73

162 IndexPOI
see Points of interest
Points of interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Presets
Satellite radio* station . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Program type list
see Program category list
Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158R
Radio mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reading SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rejecting
Call (telephone*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Repeat
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CD track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58Repeat track (CD mode) . . . . . . . 47, 58
Reset function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Retracting (CD changer) . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reverse
in CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
ROAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Route display (navigation mode) . . 122
Route guidance
after vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Interrupting journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
starting
to a destination in the destination
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
to a last destination . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Route guidance info menu . . . . . . . 121
Route mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
S
Safety instructions. . . . . 42, 48, 70, 77
Satellite radio* operation . . . . . . . . . 63
Saving current vehicle location . . . 127Scan search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
in CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 57
in radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
in Satellite radio* mode . . . . . . . . . . 67
Search
Radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 39
Select
Destination in destination memory . 134
Selecting
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
CD track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 56
Destination from the last
destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Satellite radio* station . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Telephone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selecting a track
in CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 56