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163 System
System settings
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and

correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.

Use or  to select the hours or
the minutes.

Press or .
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press  or  changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press  or , the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.

Press the
Back
soft key.
The new setting is stored.Setting the date

Use or  to select the day, the
month or the year.

Press or .
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.

Press the
Back
soft key.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the date/Time format

Press the
Format
soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
iThere is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.
iThe date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.


164 SystemSystem settings
Setting the format: 
Use or  to select a format.

Press.
The appropriate format is selected.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.

In the System menu (
page 162),
press the
Lang.
soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:

Instr. cluster settings
:
The system switches to the lan-
guage already set in the vehicle in-
strument cluster (
Vehicle
Operator’s manual).

All other options:
The system switches to the re-
quested language.
iList entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set
Setting the language

165 System
System settings

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.

In the System menu (
page 162),
press the
Tones
soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.
The requested sounds are switched ON
or OFF.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for
screen to change.
The System menu appears. The new
setting is stored.

In the System menu (
page 162),
press the
Display
soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.The following soft key and option are avail-
able:

Bright.
soft key
Provides access to adjusting the dis-
play brightness (
page 166).

Switching the display dimming charac-
teristics (
page 166).
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF
iThe square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound OFF
Solid square = sound ONDisplay settings

166 SystemSystem settingsSwitching the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day modeThe display is constantly set to daytime
design.

Night modeThe display is constantly set to night-
time design.

AutomaticThe display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.Adjusting display brightness

Press the
Bright.
soft key.
The Brightness display appears.

Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Use this function to:

Start or delete voice control individual-
ization (
page 167)

Activate/deactivate the voice control
help window
Activate/deactivate the help window

Open the System menu (
page 162).

Press the
VC tips
soft key.
The Voice control menu appears.
Voice control settings*

167 System
System settings

Press the  key to select the
Help
Window
menu item.
The status bar shows you whether the
help window is activated or deactivat-
ed.

Press.
The menu to activate or deactivate the
help window appears. The solid circle
shows whether the help window is
activated or deactivated.
In the following display example, the
help window is activated.

Press  or  to select the menu
item with the empty circle .

Press.
This will activate or deactivate the help
window.
Voice control individualization
The individualization function is used to
adapt the voice control to your own voice
and to therefore improve speech recogni-
tion. This does not affect speech recogni-
tion of other users.
Individualization consists of two stages.
The first stage involves training digits,
whilst the second stage trains specific
commands.

From the System menu (
page 162),
press the
VC tips
soft key.
The Voice control menu appears.

Press to select menu item Individualization
.

Press.
The Individualization menu appears.

169 System
System settings
Canceling individualization
You can cancel individualization at any
time during either the first or second
stage. All existing data remains un-
changed.
During any individualization stage,
press the
Cancel
soft key.
Individualization is cancelled.
Deleting individualization

From the Individualization menu,
press to select menu item
Delete
individualization
.

Press.
A prompt appears, which asks if you re-
ally want to delete the data.

Press to select
Yes
.

Press.
The individualization is deleted.Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:

SMS: All SMS messages.

Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the Last destina-
tion memory.
Reset activation

Call up the System menu (
page 162).

Press the
Reset
soft key.
iThis function is not available if no indi-
vidualization data has been saved.
Reset function


173 Glossary
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storage
medium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt-
age samples are taken during the con-
version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig-
nals.
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.
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

178 IndexMP3 CD
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 51
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 52
safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Multi session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
CDs (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Multifunction steering wheel
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36N
Navigation announcements
see also current navigation announce-
ment
after vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 108
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Navigation soft key displays
show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
NO HOME ADDRESS STORED . . . . . 115
NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 90
O
Outgoing calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94P
Permissible
bit rates (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
file systems (MP3 CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Personal Identification Number
see PIN
Personal Unblocking Key
see PUKPhone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
adding spoken names . . . . . . . . . . . 100
deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
selecting entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
switching display between number
and name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 85
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 84, 85
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD. . . . . . . . . 85
POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 172
Points of interest
see POI
Presets (Satellite radio mode) . . . . . 76
Program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Program type list
see program category list
Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87, 172
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88, 172

180 IndexSelecting
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
destination
of destination memory. . . . . . . . . 148
of Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . 147
folder (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
POIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
satellite radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
telephone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
track
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 68
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting
balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
for navigation announcements . . 112
bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
for navigation announcements . . 112
date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
date format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
for navigation announcements . . 112
language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
map orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 41
route mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
time format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
for navigation announcements . . 112
volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
for navigation announcements . . 112
Showing soft key displays (Navigation
mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 88, 173
SIM CARD BLOCKED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 44
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sirius Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Sirius Service Center
calling the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Soft key displays
showing in Navigation mode . . . . . . 135
Soft keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 173
Sound functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Speed dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Spoken names to a phone book
entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Starting route guidance. . . . . . . . . . 130
Station (radio)
presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 42
search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 41
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 41
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Station (satellite radio)
presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
scan search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79