key MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

164 Navigation
Today’s plan
Available soft keys
Bestway soft key:
Sorts entries to obtain the most
efficient route through all the
destinations (
page 164).
Rnd trip soft key:
Sorts entries to obtain a route that
circles through all the destinations and
eventually ends at the starting position
(
page 164).
Del. all soft key:
Deletes all entries.
Save soft key:
Saves an entry to the destination
memory.
Details soft key:
Shows the entry in full.
Page V and Page v soft keys (if
available):
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
Delete soft key:
Deletes the selected entry.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Best way
Press the Bestway soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain the most efficient route through
all the destinations.
Round trip
Press the Rnd trip soft key in the
today’s plan memory.
The today’s plan memory is sorted to
obtain a route that circles through all
the destinations.
The current vehicle location is placed
at the bottom of today’s plan as
Starting position entry.
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The Starting position can be represen-
ted by e.g. a parking lot or an off road
location.

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Today’s plan
Display details for starting position
Push the joystick to G to select
Starting position.
Press the Details soft key.
The address information will appear.
Selecting a destination from the
today’s plan
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Use the Page soft keys to scroll page-
wise through the list (if available).
Press E.
The Start route guidance menu will
appear (
page 129).
Saving a today’s plan entry in the
destination memory
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the Save soft key.
The Destination memory input menu
will appear (
page 154).
Deleting a today’s plan entry
Activate the today’s plan.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Press the Delete soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
If you do not want to delete the entry:
Press E to confirm No.
Press E.
The system deletes the destination in
the today’s plan. The entries below the
destination deleted move up by one
position.
Deleting all the today’s plan entries
Activate the today’s plan.
Press the Del. all soft key.
A prompt message will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
If you do not want to delete the entries:
Press E to confirm No.
Press E.
The system deletes all the destination
entries in the today’s plan.
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When you reach the destination, route
guidance ends and the system deletes
the today’s plan entry.

170 System
System settings

System settings
Press {.
The System menu will appear.
System menu
In the System menu you can:
set the time
select the language (page 171)
switch verification and notification
tones on and off (
page 171)
adjust display settings (page 172)
switch the Screen off (page 173)
activate and deactivate the Voice
control system help window
(
page 173)
reset all settings to the factory settings
(
page 176)
open the text message (SMS) inbox
folder (
page 177)
In the System menu, press the Timeset
soft key.
The hour digit of the time is highlighted.
Activating the System menu
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If a system submenu is displayed, you
need to press the
Back soft key.
Setting the time
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You can set the time in steps of 30
minutes if your vehicle is equipped with
Navigation and receives a GPS signal
(GPS controlled time).
If your vehicle has no navigation
function or if there is no GPS reception,
the time can be set in steps of one
minute.

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System settings
Push the joystick to h to or h to
shift the highlighting from the hours to
the minutes or vice versa.
Push the joystick to g or G to set
minutes or hours respectively.
Press the Back softkey or E.
The new time is set and reappears in
the lower right corner of the display.
The language affects the menu text
displays and the voice output during route
guidance.
In the System menu (page 170),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The languages list will appear.
Select Instr. cluster setting.
COMAND will use the same language
as is set in instrument cluster.
or
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired language.
Press E.
The System settings menu will appear
with the display text in the language
selected.
In the System menu, press the Tones
soft key.
The Tones menu will appear.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select an entry.
Press E.
Selecting the language
Switching verification and
notification tones on and off
OptionSymbol
Tone activatedQ
Tone deactivatedq

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System settings
The respective tones are activated or
deactivated. You hear the tone when
you activate it.
Press the Back soft key.
The System settings menu will appear.
The setting is saved.
In the System menu, press the Display
soft key.You can use the following functions:
set the display dimming characteristics
adjust the display brightness
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Day mode
The display is continuously set to
daylight design.
Night mode
The display is continuously set to night-
time design.
Automatic
The display changes depending on the
ambient light sensor in the vehicle.
Press E.
The setting is applied. The System
settings menu will appear.
Adjusting the display brightness
Press the Bright. soft key.
Push the joystick to H or h
direction to adjust the brightness.
or
Press the Bright. soft key longer than
2 seconds.
The display brightness changes
gradually. When the slider reaches the
end of the left or right border, it starts
moving into the opposite direction.
Release the Bright. soft key when the
desired brightness is reached.
Selecting display settings
OptionSymbol
Display mode selected_
Display mode not
selected-

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System settings
Press the Scr.Off soft key.
The screen is switched off.
Press any soft key or button.
The screen is switched on again.
Use this function to:
Activate/deactivate the voice control
help screen
Start or delete voice control
individualization
Activating/deactivating the help
screen
Open the System menu (page 170).
Press the VC Tips soft key.
The Voice control menu will appear.
Push the joystick to g to select the
Help Screen menu item.
The status bar shows you whether
the help screen is activated or
deactivated.
Press E.
The menu to activate or deactivate the
help screen will appear.In this display example, the help screen
is activated.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Press E.
This will activate or deactivate the help
screen.
The help screen (VC Tips) will now be
displayed if you:
Press button ! to activate the
Voice Control System.
Press button 0.
Call up various dialogs.
Switching the screen off or on
Selecting Voice control settings

174 System
System settings
Voice control individualization
The individualization function is used to
adapt the voice control to your own voice
and to therefore improve speech
recognition. This does not affect speech
recognition of other users.
Individualization consists of two stages.
The first stage involves training digits,
while the second stage trains specific
commands.
Open the System menu (page 170).
Press the VC Tips soft key.
The Voice control menu will appear.
Push the joystick to G to select the
Individualization menu item.
Press E.
The Individualization menu will appear.
Starting individualization
Push the joystick to g t o s e l e c t m e n u
item
Start new individualization.
Press E.
The individualization process starts.The system now guides you through
the individualization process using a
dialog, all operations are voice inputs.
After completion of the first stage, the
system prompts you to save the data of the
first stage.
If you do not save the first stage:
Individualization is cancelled,
Data from an existing first stage
remains unchanged.
If you save the first stage:
Data from an existing first stage is
over-written but is not saved until the
second stage is started.
If you do not start the second stage:
Data from the first stage remains
unchanged,
The individualization process is
finished.
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You can only activate the individualiza-
tion function when the car is station-
ary. If the car is moving, the following
message will appear:
Individualization only possible
when car is stationary
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After completion of the second stage, the
system prompts you to save the data of the
second stage.
If you do not save the second stage:
Individualization is cancelled,
Data from an existing second stage
remains unchanged.
If you save the second stage:
Data from an existing second stage is
deleted and all new data is saved,
Individualization is finished.
Canceling individualization
You can cancel individualization at any
time during either the first or second
stage. All existing data remains
unchanged.
During any individualization stage,
press the
Cancel soft key.
Individualization is cancelled.
Deleting individualization
In the Individualization menu, push the
joystick to
G to select menu item
Delete individualization.
Press E.A prompt appears, which asks if you
really want to delete the data.
Press E to confirm Yes.
The individualization is deleted.
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If you later decide to start the second
stage, you must restart the
individualization process from the
beginning of the first stage.
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This function is not available if no
individualization data has been saved.

176 System
System settings
In the System menu, press the Reset
soft key.
The Reset inquiry menu will appear.
No
is highlighted.If you do not wish to reset to the factory
settings
Press the Back soft key or press E.
The System menu will appear.
Accepting the factory settings
Push the joystick to H or h
direction to select
Yes.
Press E.
The inquiry
Do you really want to
reset?
will appear.
Select Yes.
The message
All data has been
reset. COMAND will now restart.
will
appear.
Resetting all settings to the factory
settings
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All your personal data, e.g. Last desti-
nation entries or Radio main menu pre-
set entries, will be deleted.
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The factory settings are:
Time - Central Time
Language - Instrument cluster
Verification tone - On
Notification tone - On
Display setting - Automatic

177 System
SMS*

SMS*
With the SMS Received list, you can
receive SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the System main menu
(
page 170).
Press the SMS soft key.
The Received list will appear.The status bar shows date and time of
the message.
One line is provided for each message.
Symbol = = Message unread
Symbol
z = SMS message
Press the Detail soft key.
The list entry will appear in full in a
window.
Line-by-line scrolling through the SMS
Received list:
Push the joystick to g or G
to highlight the desired message.
Back to the System main menu:
Press the Back soft key.
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The functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.
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If you have received new SMS
messages,
n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
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If another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window with the message
Received a
new SMS
appears when SMS message is
coming in.
SMS Received list
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If there is no SMS message, the SMS
soft key appears greyed out.