service reset MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

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Contents
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 121Entering a house number . . . . . . .
122
Entering a destination using

the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Entering a destination via

geo coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Storing map location . . . . . . . . . .
126
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Start route guidance menu . . . . . .
128
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Route re-calculation . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Navigation announcements . . . . .
129
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . .
129
Destination reached . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . .
132
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . .
132
Off-road and off-map . . . . . . . . . .
134
During
route
guidance . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
Showing soft key displays . . . . . .
136
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
Displaying the route on the map .
137
Displaying the route list . . . . . . . .
138
Detour function . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Stop-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
Defining route guidance displays .
143
Setting symbols displays . . . . . . .
143
Setting map orientation . . . . . . . .
144
Map display menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .
145
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . .
146
Scales for full-screen and

split-screen map display . . . . . . . .
146
Last
destinations
and

destination
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Last destinations memory . . . . . .
148
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . .
149
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Selecting POI in the local area

of the current position . . . . . . . . .
153
Selecting POI for a selected city. .
154
Selecting POI for a long-distance

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Selecting a POI using the map . . .
156
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Tele Aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . .
160
Roadside Assistance. . . . . . . . . . .
160
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
164
Calling up the System menu . . . . .
164
Setting the date/time . . . . . . . . . .
164
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Switching confirmation beeps and acoustic signals ON/OFF . . . . . . .
167
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Voice control settings* . . . . . . . . .
168
Reset function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177

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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.

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76 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStation information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.Main area, in this example: 
ROCK
= selected category
( page
77)

Vault
= name of the selected station
Status bar, in this example:
SAT
(on the left) = the selected mode

SAT5
= location in the program

memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16
= number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys
Presets

shows channels pre-stored in the pro
-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations
( page
80)
and re
-
quest stored stations
( page
76)
.

Info

shows additional text information relat
-
ed to the current channel.

Scan

is used to start and stop the scan
search
( page
79)
.

Service

displays a screen showing the tele
-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the particular receiver.
You can also adjust the following:

Bass and treble
( page
31)

Balance and fader
( page
30)

Sound functions
( page
32)

Volume (not on soft keys) ( page
29)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets
( page
77)

Tuning via manual channel input ( page
77)

Tuning via the program category list

( page
77)

Tuning a station within the selected category
( page
78)

Tuning via scan search
( page
79)
SAT main menu
Selecting a station

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80 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationTwo options are available:
Storing using the number keys

Storing using the Presets menu
Storing via number keys 
Press and hold a number key between 3
and
"
for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.
Storing via Presets menu 
Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Preset list appears.

Use

or

to select a preset loca
-
tion.

Press

for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.
Resetting Presets menu The
Presets
soft key is active indicated by
its color changed.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
All channels in the Preset list are delet
-
ed.

Press the
Service
soft key.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of the
particular receiver appear.
It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser
-
vice Center if, for example:
you want to cancel the subscription or
to re-subscribe at a later date,

you forget to pay the bill, or

you sell the car to another person.
Storing stationsiWhen storing a station out of the cate
-
gory
All
, later selection of this channel
does not lead into the category mode.
Calling the Sirius Service Center

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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