MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

21 At a glance
Telephone* operating elements
Function
Page
1


Telephone main menuSwitching the telephone
ONSwitching the telephone
OFF
898585
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)


Function
Page
3
3
- "
Entering PINEntering unlock codeEntering phone numberSpeed dial
87889195
4

, 
, 
, 
Selection buttons
5


Confirmation
Function
Page
6
0

Answering callsRedialing
9092
7
/

Ending or refusing a call
91
8
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
9
4Volume adjustment
29

22 At a glanceNavigation* operating elements

23 At a glance
Navigation* operating elements
Function
Page
1


Navigation main menuCancelling route

guidance
108132
2
%

Switching map display
131
3
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
4

, 
, 
, 
,+
,
(
Selecting optionsSelecting characters for
text entryScrolling map
Function
Page
5


Confirmation
6
Navigation computer
105
7
Navigation DVD slot
105
8
1Switching navigation an
-
nouncements OFF
129
9
6Current navigation an
-
nouncementSwitching navigation an
-
nouncements ON
129129
Function
Page
a
Ejecting navigation DVDs
105
b
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
c
4Volume adjustment


29

24 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelE-Class illustrated
Function
Page
1
Multifunction display
2
Volume setting:

ç Volume down

æ Volume up
2929
3
Making calls:s Answering callsRedialingt Ending or refusing
callsEntering a phone num
-
ber:t Deleting the entire
entry
90929191
4
Multifunction display
menu change:è forwardÿ back
2525
Function
Page
5
Radio mode:j Next stationk Previous station
via station search

via station presets
3839
5
Single CD, CD changer*
and MP3 mode: j Next trackk Previous track
6969
5
Satellite radio* mode:j Next stationk Previous station
7979
5
Telephone* mode:j Next list entryk Previous list entry

9494

25 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re
-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press
è or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD,
MP3, CD changer*, Satellite radio* or
Telephone* display appears in the mul
-
tifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Radio operation1Waveband and position in Preset menu2Station frequency
Single CD operation1Single CD operation 2Current trackCD changer* operation1Current CD2Current track
MP3 operation1MP3 operation 2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display

26 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelSatellite radio* operation1SAT and position in Preset menu2Channel nameTelephone* operationEither the main display, or a list appears on
display.Telephone main display:
In the list screen, instead of the
READY
mes
-
sage, either a phone book entry or one of
the last 10 outgoing calls will be displayed.
In order to close the list display,
press
t
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.
The following functions are available:
Freq.
function:

You can tune to stations via the station
search
( page
38)
.

Memory
function:

You can tune to stations via the station
presets
( page
39)
.
Setting audio search function
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press
è or ÿ repeatedly until
the Settings...
menu appears in the
multifunction display in the instrument
cluster.

Press
j and switch to the submenu
options.

Press æ or ç and select the Vehicle
menu.

Press
j and select
Audio Search
Function
.

By pressing æ or ç, select Freq.
or
Memory
.
Audio search function
iMemory
is set at the factory.

27 At a glance
Menu system


Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera
-
tion of COMAND.Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio

(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Telephone*

Navigation*

Service
Opening main menus 
Audio
( page
36)
:
Press

.

Satellite radio*
( page
73)
:
Press
5
.

Telephone*
( page
89)
:
Press

.

Navigation*
( page
108)
:
Press

.

Service
( page
159)
:
Press

.
Menu display A display can be composed of 3 sections.Example: Radio main menu1Soft key sections2Main area3Status barThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec
-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.

The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.The status bar 3 is divided into three ar
-
eas.Left side:

The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: RadioCenter:

Indication of the selected operating mode.In this example:

FM = selected waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

28 At a glanceMenu systemRight side:

General status information is displayed, re
-
gardless of the selected operating mode. In this example:
ROAMING
= telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out
-
side your home network.

= telephone* signal strength
Menu functions and submenus Using the soft keys, you can switch func
-
tions ON or OFF, or open submenus.Example: Radio main menu:

The
Scan
soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.

The
Autost.
soft key opens the sub
-
menu for the Autostore settings.
In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap
-
pear white.Example:

Presets
, Scan
and
Autost.
soft key.
Exiting from submenus You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the
Back
soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.

The system does not accept setting modi
-
fications which have not been stored.

There are exceptions where pressing the Back
soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.
iThis information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis
-
plays).

29 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND


Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po
-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press
.
.
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po
-
sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press
.
.
Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation*, Telephone*, or Voice con
-
trol*.A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.When setting the volume, the system auto
-
matically stores the setting for the current
-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce
-
ment.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper
-
ation from COMAND and from the mul
-
tifunction steering wheel.

Unless otherwise specified, the de
-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.Switching ON/OFF
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands
-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF,
.
is disabled.
Volume

30 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSetting the volume 
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de
-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.

After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if:
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without Sound-system*),or onthe interior ambient noises of the vehi
-
cle (only in vehicles with Sound-sys
-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance and fader setting ap
-
plies to the following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance or the fader,
the system automatically stores the set
-
ting for the currently active operating
mode.Balance and faderiFor Navigation* a different balance/
fader setting is possible. You find the
description under “Adjusting the
acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
109)
.