light MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2007 W211 Comand Manual

8 Introduction
Symbols
The following symbols are used in this
Operator’s Manual:* The asterisk identifies optional
equipment. Since not all models
have the same standard equip-
ment, your COMAND system’s
equipment may deviate from
some descriptions and illustra-
tions.
This symbol points to instruc-
tions for you to follow.
A number of these symbols ap-
pearing in succession indicates
a multiple-step procedure.
 This continuation symbol marks
an interrupted procedure which
will be continued on the next
page.
page This symbol tells you where to
look for further information on
this subject.
->This symbol is used in the glos-
sary. It indicates that the term
immediately following the sym-
bol is also explained in the glos-
sary.
Display Words appearing on the
COMAND display or the multi-
function display are printed in
the type shown here.
WarningG
Warning notices draw your attention to haz-
ards that may endanger your health or life,
or the health or life of others.
!
Highlights hazards that may result in
damage to your COMAND.
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Helpful hints or further information you
may find useful.

45 Audio
Single CD operation

Single CD operation
Only touch the CD on the edges.
Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.
Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.
Do not write or put labels on CDs
Open the Single CD main menu
(
page 46).
or
Load an audio CD into the COMAND
CD drive.
Safety Instructions
WarningG
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 when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does
not contain any parts serviceable by the us-
er. For safety reasons, have any necessary
service work performed by qualified person-
nel.
Tips on caring for your CDs
Switching to Single CD mode
Loading a CD
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper-
ate the audio system only when road, weath-
er and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
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Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damgage the drive.

52 Audio
MP3 operation
Only touch the CD on the edges.
Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.
Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.
Do not write or put labels on CDsPermissible MP3 CDs
I n M P 3 m o d e C O M A N D c a n r e a d C D - R a n d
CD-RW CDs.
Permissible file systems
The permitted file system is
ISO9660/Joliet for CD-R and CD-RW.
Multi session discs
With multi session discs, the content of the
first session determines how COMAND
treats the CD. For example, if the first session contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains data in MP3 format,
COMAND will treat the CD as a conven-
tional audio CD.
File structure
When creating an MP3 CD, you can orga-
nize MP3 tracks into folders. A folder can
also contain additional folders.
The root directory may have a maximum of
255 entries in total (folders or tracks).
A CD may have a maximum of 255 folders
in total. A maximum of 255 tracks are per-
missible per folder.
Mathematically a maximum of 65025
tracks would result. However, this amount
is usually not reached since MP3 requires
approx. 1 MB storage per minute recorded.
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs
Tips on creating MP3 CDs
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CDs, software and hardware for writing
audio data to CDs are widely available.
Therefore, we cannot guarantee that
COMAND will be able to play every
user-written CD.
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Problems may be encountered during
playback of user-written CDs with a
s t o r a g e c a pa c i t y o f m o re t h a n 70 0 M B .
These CDs do not meet valid standards
as of this printing.

61 Audio
CD changer* operation

CD changer* operation
Only touch the CD on the edges.
Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.
Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.
Do not write or put labels on CDs
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 66).
or
Load an audio CD into the CD changer
(
page 63).The CD changer can play audio and MP3
CDs.
The CD changer is concealed behind the
control panel faceplate in the center con-
sole.
Permissible MP3 CDs
The CD changer can read CD-R and CD-RW
CDs.
Permissible file system
The permitted file system is Joliet for
CD-R and CD-RW.
Permissible MP3 formats
The CD changer supports the following file
formats:
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
Safety Instructions
WarningG
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 when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
The CD changer is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD changer
does not contain any parts serviceable by
the user. For safety reasons, have any nec-
essary service work performed by qualified
personnel.
Tips on caring for your CDs
Switching to CD changer mode
CD changer
MP3 CDs

64 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer has a built-in magazine
which can hold up to six CDs.
The CD changer has six magazine compart-
ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading
procedure. LEDs in the buttons indicate
the status of the corresponding magazine
compartment.
Button LED off:
Magazine compartment empty
Button LED continuously red:
Magazine compartment loaded with a
CD
The status of a magazine compartment can
also be seen when selecting a CD in the CD
Selection menu (
page 68).
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.
Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Access the CD changer (page 62).
Briefly press the button 2 of the emp-
ty magazine compartment to be load-
ed.
Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD. The load-
ing procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer (page 63).
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments
Initial situation: all magazine compart-
ments empty.
The CD changer loads all magazine com-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Access the CD changer (page 62).
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
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Loading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

65 Audio
CD changer* operation
Press and hold the button 2 of an
empty magazine compartment for
more than 2 seconds.
The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever-
al times.
Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment button 2 flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in; the magazine com-
partment is loaded.
The red LED in the corresponding mag-
azine compartment button 2 li g ht s u p
continuously.
The CD changer then requests inser-
tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor-
responding magazine compartment
button 2 flashes green.
Repeat the last step until all six maga-
zine compartments are loaded.
The system plays the sixth CD. The
LEDs in all magazine compartment but-
tons 2 light up red continuously.
The loading procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer (page 63).
The following options are available:
Ejecting one CD
Ejecting all CDs (page 66)Ejecting one CD
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
Access the CD changer (page 62).
Briefly press the appropriate magazine
compartment button 2.
The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD
changer ejects the CD.
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If, for example, only compartments 1
through 4 are to be loaded instead of
all six compartments, simply do not in-
sert the a fifth CD into the slot 1. The
CD changer attempts to load the fifth
CD, yet aborts the loading procedure.
The system automatically plays the last
(fourth) CD.
Ejecting CDs


93 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the list of ac-
cepted and missed calls.
Opening of list
Press the Recvd.# soft key in the Tele-
phone main menu (
page 89).
The list appears with the last call high-
lighted.
The list is sorted chronologically, the
last accepted or missed call is dis-
played at the top of the list.Switching between number and names
Press the 123 soft key.
This switches the list to number dis-
play.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
This switches the list to name display.
The number in the phone book that be-
l o n g s t o t h e hi g hl i g h t e d n a m e is s h o w n
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing
the connection
Use% or & to select the desired
entry.
Press3.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
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If no calls have been received yet the
Recvd.# soft key is shaded out and with-
out function.
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The list shows up to ten calls you re-
ceived last. It is a combined listing of
both accepted and missed calls. The
list does not show or specify which
calls were accepted and which ones
were missed.

94 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the list of di-
aled calls
COMAND automatically creates a list of di-
aled calls. This list can contain 10 entries
max. The list is sorted chronologically, the
last dialed call is displayed at the top of the
list.
On the COMAND control unit
Opening the list:
Press the Dialed # soft key in the Tele-
phone main menu (
page 89).
The list appears.Switching between number and names:
Press the 123 soft key.
This switches the list to number dis-
play.
If a name in the phonebook is stored
with the number of the highlighted call
it is shown in the status bar.
Press the ABC soft key.
This switches the list to name display.
The number in the phone book that be-
longs to the highlighted name is shown
in the status bar.Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection:
Use% or & to select the desired
entry.
Press3.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Opening the list:
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 25).
Presss once.
The last dialed call is displayed on the
multifunction display.
Dialed calls
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If no calls have been placed yet the
Dialed # soft is shaded out and without
function.
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If you presss twice, the telephone
will immediately establish a connection
with the phone number dialed last.

97 Telephone*
Phone book

Phone book
On the COMAND control unit
Press the soft key in the Telephone
main menu (
page 89).
The Phone Book menu appears on the
display. The first list entry is highlighted
automatically.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 26).
Pressj or k.
A phone book entry appears on the
multifunction display; scroll up or down
as required.Phone Book menu
An example for the Phone Book menu is
shown above. It shows a list of the phone
book entries whose names start with the
letter
B. Displayed in the status bar is the
number of the highlighted name, in this ex-
ample
18005551212.The following options are now available:
Switching between number and
name(
page 98).
Selecting a phone book entry and est-
sablishing a connection(
page 98).
Opening the phone book
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If no numbers are stored in the phone
book, the soft key is shaded out
and without function.
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Various icons may be assigned to the
phone numbers, depending on the en-
try made on the telephone:
Home number
Work number
Fax number
Main number
Mobile number
Pager number
In the instrument cluster the name of
the category assigned to the phone
number, e.g.
Home, appears in the multi-
function display.


98 Telephone*
Phone book
Adding spoken names to a phone book
entry (
page 99). This option is only
available for vehicles with voice control
system*.
Deleting a phone book entry
(
page 99).
Switching between number and name
Open the phone book from COMAND
(
page 97).
Press the 123 soft key.
This switches the display to number
display. The name of the highlighted
entry is shown in the status bar;
or
Press the ABC soft key.
This switches the display to name dis-
play. The number of the highlighted en-
try is shown in the status bar. On the COMAND control unit
Open the phone book (page 97).
A list of phone book entries appears,
beginning with a specific first letter (ini-
tial).
Changing initials
Press# or $ once or repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes to the next letter up or
down.
At the end of the list of letters is the
category
Other. This category combines
all entries without a name, or entries
whose names start with a special char-
acter (e.g.
* or #).Selecting an entry
If necessary, change the initial letter
(
page 98).
Select an entry using % or &.
If you press and hold either one of the
buttons, the scrolling up or down accel-
erates.
Establishing a connection
Press3.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the appropriate number.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 89).
Pressj or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown in the multi-
function display.
Selecting a phone book entry and es-
tablishing a connection