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166 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
164)
,
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 formatsList 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

167 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
164)
,
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
164)
,
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
168)
.

Switching the display dimming charac
-
teristics
( page
168)
.
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 ON
Display settings

168 SystemSystem settingsSwitching the display dimming

characteristics You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day
mode

The display is constantly set to daytime
design.

Night
mode

The display is constantly set to night
-
time design.

Automatic

The 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
169)

Activate/deactivate the voice control
help window
Activate/deactivate the help window
Open the System menu
( page
164)
.

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

169 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 individualizationThe 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
164)
,
press the
VC tips
soft key.
The Voice control menu appears.

Press

to select menu item
Individualization
.

Press

.
The Individualization menu appears.

171 System
System settings
Canceling individualizationYou 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
164)
.

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


174 GlossaryGSM
(Global
System for
Mobile Communica
-
tion) Set of standards used for cellular com
-
munication; widely used in Europe.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Latitude
One of the two -> coordinates that indi
-
cate the geographical position on the
earth's surface. The latitude indicates
the north-south position in relation to
the equator.
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.
Longitude
One of the two -> coordinates that indi
-
cate the geographical position on the
earth's surface. The longitude indicates
the east-west position in relation to the

-> Greenwich meridian.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for -
>MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing audio data.
Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Data is written to the CD in a num
-
ber of sessions.
PIN
(Personal
Identification
Number)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.
POI
(Point
of 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.
PUK
(Personal
Unblocking
Key)
Personal unblocking code, must be en
-
tered if the wrong PIN was entered
three consecutive times.

175 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
(Subscriber
Identity
Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access
-
ing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(Short
Message
Service)
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
Alarm
Identification on
De-
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
(Universal
Time
Coordinated)

The mean sun time associated with lon
-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weatherband

180 IndexMP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 52permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 53safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Multi session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174CDs (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Multifunction steering wheelcontrols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 NNavigation announcementssee also current navigation announce
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mentafter vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 106switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Navigation soft key displaysshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136NO HOME ADDRESS STORED . . . . . 113NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,
89
OOutgoing calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 PPermissiblebit rates (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,
62
file system (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61file systems (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,
61
MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,
61
Personal Identification Numbersee PINPersonal Unblocking Keysee PUKPhone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97adding spoken names . . . . . . . . . . . . 99deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99selecting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98switching display between number and name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 85
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 83,
85
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD. . . . . . . . . 85POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,
174
Points of interestsee POIPresets (Satellite radio mode) . . . . . 77Program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Program type listsee program category listProvider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,
174
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,
174
RRadio mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37RandomCD (CD changer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71folder (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59trackin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 71in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

182 IndexSettingbalance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30for navigation announcements . . 110bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31for navigation announcements . . 110date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164date format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30for navigation announcements . . 110language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166map orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,
42
route mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164time format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164treble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31for navigation announcements . . 110volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30for navigation announcements . . 110
Showing soft key displays (Navigation mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,
87,
175
SIM CARD BLOCKED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 37,
45
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Sirius Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Sirius Service Centercalling the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Soft key displaysshowing in Navigation mode . . . . . . 136Soft keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,
175
Sound functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Speed dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Spoken names to a phone book entry. 99Starting route guidance. . . . . . . . . . 128Station (radio)presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,
42
search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,
42
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,
42
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Station (satellite radio)presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77scan search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Stop-over destinationchanging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Storingcurrent vehicle position . . . . . . . . . . 126destination in Destination memory . 150location selected via the map . . . . . 127radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43satellite radio station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Subscriber Identity Modulesee SIM card