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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*
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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
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171 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.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit
)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact D
isc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.CD-RW
(CD
Rew
riteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
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*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(D
igital V
ersatile D
isc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
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.
Glossary
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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