MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2010 W251 Comand Manual

COMANDOperator's Manual

Welcome to COMAND!
Please make yourself familiar with your
COMAND control unit and read the
instructions in this manual before operating
the COMAND system. This will help you derive
a greater benefit from the system. Please also
follow the instructions and warnings
contained in this manual. Ignoring them could
result in damage to the vehicle or personal
injury to you or others.
Depending on model, version and
configuration, your COMAND system
equipment may differ. Therefore, you may
find explanations for optional equipment not
installed in your vehicle. If you have any
questions about the operation of any
equipment, your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper
procedures.
We continuously strive to improve our
product and ask for your understanding that
we reserve the right to make changes in
design and equipment. Therefore,
information, illustrations and descriptions in
this manual might differ from the equipment
installed in your vehicle. As such, the
information, illustrations and descriptions
contained in this manual may not be
reasonably relied upon in making any claims
with respect to the actual performance of the
product.
These operating instructions form an integral
part of the vehicle and should therefore
always be kept inside the vehicle and passed
on to the new owner if the vehicle is sold.
We extend our best wishes for many miles of
safe, pleasurable driving.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
A Daimler Company2305841987 É2305841987]ËÍ

Introduction ......................................... 15At a Glance .......................................... 19System Settings .................................. 37Navigation ........................................... 47Telephone ............................................ 95Audio .................................................. 117Video .................................................. 153Rear Seat Entertainment ..................163Voice Control ..................................... 183Tele Aid .............................................. 215
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1, 2, 3 ...
911 emergency call system ..... 100, 216
A
Accepting incoming calls ........... 26, 107
Active partitions in USB devices ..... 150
Address book adding destinations to .....................93
creating new entries ......................110
deleting entries from .............103, 112
dialing numbers from .....................113
downloading contents ...................114
editing entries ................................ 113
Home address ................................. 90
navigating to destinations in ..........113
opening .......................................... 109
saving call list entries in ................105
searching ....................................... 111
voice control
with ....................... 114, 197, 208, 212
see My address (destination)
Address of destination (See also
Destinations)
entering with voice commands ......191
home address .................................. 70
stopover destinations ......................72
Alphabetical track selection ............ 150
Alternative Route function ................. 85
Announcement phase (driving
maneuvers) .......................................... 81
Announcements, navigation see Navigation announcements
Announcements, traffic (real-time) ... 89
Answering incoming calls .......... 26, 107
Audio .......................................... 118, 171
announcements ............................... 84
CD, DVD, and MP3 ........................130
loudness .......................................... 32
media interface .............................. 145
phone volume .................................. 99
read-out ........................................... 32
rear seat entertainment system .....168
sound settings ................................. 32
steering wheel operation .................25
surround sound ................................ 33
turning off ........................................ 31
voice control .................................. 184
wireless headsets ..........................166
see Muting audio
see Navigation announcements
see Read-aloud announcements
see Volume
Audio Aux (auxiliary)
boost function ............................... 151
main system .................................. 151
voice commands for ......................205
Audio DVD
Notes about ................................... 131
Pause function ............................... 138
Audio format
audio playback ............................... 141
DVD video ...................................... 160
rear seat entertainment system .....174
Audio menu .................................. 25, 118
Authorizing Bluetooth
devices ........................................... 44, 97
Automatic (display)
main display ..................................... 40
rear seat entertainment system .....170
Automatic picture switch-off ........... 154
Automatic reading of traffic messages
switching on/off .............................. 61
Auxiliary (Aux) operation
main audio ..................................... 151
main video ..................................... 161
rear seat entertainment
system ........................... 166, 168, 179
voice commands for ......................205
voice control with .......................... 211
Avoid settings for route guidance ..... 56
B
Backward track skip ......................... 139
Balance (sound), setting ..................... 33
Bass setting
main system .................................... 32
rear seat entertainment system .....169
Batteries for rear seat
entertainment .................................... 167
Bird's eye view .................................... 55
Bit rates for digital audio .................. 132
Blocked areas for route guidance ...... 56
Blocking routes ................................... 85
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Bluetooth®
........................................... 42
activating phone .............................. 97
de-authorizing device ......................45
displaying details ............................. 44
downloading address book
content .......................................... 114
external authorization ................45, 98
list of devices ................................... 43
making calls ..................................... 96
switching on/off .............................. 43
Boost function ........................... 151, 161
Brightness setting
DVD video ...................................... 158
main function display .......................40
rear seat entertainment
system ........................... 170, 177, 180
Browsing lists
see Predictive speller
see Searching
C
Calculating routes see Route guidance
Calling (See also Telephone)
dialing with keypad ........................107
emergency calls ..................... 100, 216
history of calls ............................... 104
redialing ................................... 27, 108
using address book entries ............113
using phone book
entries ............................. 27, 101, 108
voice control with ..................187, 199
see Call lists
Call lists ............................................. 104
calling number in ........................... 108
deleting .......................................... 106
saving entries in address book ......105
Selecting ........................................ 104
Call waiting function ......................... 109
Camera, rear view ............................... 42
Camera angle, DVD video ......... 160, 179
Canceling entry into COMAND ........... 29
Categories
iPods, MP3 players, and USB
devices .......................................... 148
points of interest (POIs) ...................75
satellite radio ......................... 127, 202
stopover destinations ......................72
CD/DVD discs
Loading .......................................... 133
CD/DVD drive, rear seat
entertainment .................................... 166
multiuser operation and ................. 169
CD audio, main vehicle ..................... 130
ejecting discs ................................. 134
fast forward and reverse ................139
Gracenote ®
Media Database .........140
handling and care of discs .............132
loading discs .................................. 133
selecting a track ............................ 139
starting playback ........................... 136
stopping or pausing playback ........138
voice control with ..................204, 210
CD audio, rear seat
entertainment ........................... 166, 169
Channel selection (satellite radio) ..... 25
voice commands for ......................203
Chapter selection (DVD)
main video ..................................... 158
rear seat entertainment system .....176
Character entry ................................... 28
City center, selecting as
destination ................................... 66, 193
City of destination, selecting ............. 63
Color video settings
main video ..................................... 158
rear seat entertainment
system ................................... 177, 180
COMAND
Phone book .................................... 101
COMAND, about ................................... 20
basic functions ................................ 31
operation of ..................................... 27
resetting to factory settings .............45
switching on/off .............................. 31
Commands for voice control ............ 205
for address book ...................198, 208
for CD, DVD, MP3 ..................204, 210
for navigation ........................ 191, 207
for phone operation ...............187, 206
for radio and satellite radio .... 201, 209
general commands ........................205
Compass display ................................. 61Index5

Contactssee Address book
Contrast setting
main video ..................................... 158
rear seat entertainment
system ................................... 177, 180
Control System .................................... 20
Copying music files into Music
Register .............................................. 143
Copyright, audio ................................ 131
Crosshair position in map .................. 54
saving in Last Destinations ..............94
Current location of vehicle
see Vehicle location (current)
Current street, displaying ................... 58
Customer Assistance Center,
calling ................................................. 217
D
Data for navigation see Updating map software
Date/time format ................................ 39
Daylight Savings Time ........................ 39
Day mode (display)
main display ..................................... 40
rear seat entertainment system .....170
Deregistering Bluetooth devices ....... 45
Destination input ................................. 61
entering a city .................................. 63
Entering a house number .................67
from destination memory ................. 70
from Last Destinations ..................... 71
from map ......................................... 71
Selecting a state/province ..............62
speed restriction on ...................51, 71
via address ...................................... 62
Destination memory (See also Last
Destinations) ................................. 70, 90
adding stopover destination ............72
choosing destination from ...............70
home address in .............................. 90
saving destinations to ..............92, 195
voice control for ............................ 195
Destination reached message ............ 83
Destinations
adding to address book ...................93
displaying information about ...........86
distance to, displaying .....................58
guidance to ...................................... 80
moving map to ................................. 54
saving to destination
memory ................................... 92, 195
Search & Send service ...................217
selecting point of interest ................73
stopover destinations ......................72
voice control with .......................... 191
see Route guidance
Detour function ................................... 85
Dialed calls, list of ............................. 104
Dialing telephone see Calling
Dialog
see Voice control
Disc handling ....................... 48, 132, 154
Disk drive for rear seat
entertainment system ...................... 166
multiuser operation and ................. 169
Display, main ....................................... 22
automatic DVD picture switch-off ..154
brightness setting ............................ 40
menus ........................................ 25, 27
rear view camera ............................. 42
settings for ...................................... 40
switching on/off .............................. 39
with voice command ......................186
Display, map
see Map display
Display screens, rear seat
entertainment .................................... 165
hiding or showing menus ...............175
multiuser operation .......................169
selecting for headset .....................167
selecting for remote ......................165
Distance to destination, displaying ... 58
District, selecting as destination ....... 66
with voice commands ....................193
Downloading address book
content ............................................... 114
Driving-direction map orientation ..... 55
Driving maneuvers .............................. 80
DRM (Digital Rights Management) ... 146
DTMF tone transmission .................. 108
DVD audio, main vehicle ................... 130
ejecting discs ................................. 1346Index

fast forward and reverse ................139
handling and care of discs .......48, 132
loading discs .................................. 133
selecting a track ............................ 139
setting audio format ......................141
starting playback ........................... 136
stopping or pausing playback ........138
voice control with ..................204, 211
DVD audio, rear seat
entertainment ........................... 166, 168
DVD changer
loading ............................................. 49
DVD menu operation ................ 158, 177
DVD playback conditions ................. 155
DVD video .......................................... 154
automatic picture switch-off ..........154
control menu, displaying/hiding ....156
DVD menu ..................................... 158
fast forward/rewind ......................157
functional restrictions ....................155
handling and care of discs .............154
interactive content ........................160
menu system ................................. 157
notes on media .............................. 154
operating DVD menu .............158, 177
picture settings .............................. 158
rear seat entertainment system .....174
safety notes ................................... 154
selecting film/track .......................158
selecting media ............................. 157
stop function ................................. 157
submenu overview .........................156
switching to ................................... 156
voice control with ..................205, 211
E
Ejecting discs, rear seat
entertainment system ...................... 171
Ejecting discs and memory cards
main audio system ......................... 134
Emergency phone calls ............ 100, 216
Ending active phone calls ................. 109
Ending calls .......................................... 27
External audio or video devices
main system .......................... 145, 151
rear seat entertainment system .....179
voice control with .......................... 205
F
Fader (sound), setting ......................... 33
Fast forward
audio playback ...................... 139, 148
rear seat entertainment
system ................................... 173, 176
video playback ............................... 157
Film selection, DVD ................... 158, 176
Folders
iPods, MP3 players, and USB
devices .......................................... 148
MP3 mode, selecting .....................140
music register ........................ 143, 144
rear seat MP3 operation ................173
Formats, audio .................................. 131
Forward track skip ............................ 139
Full-screen map ................................... 53
G
Geo-coordinates, displaying ............... 58
Global voice control commands ...... 185
Google Maps ®
.................................... 217
GPS reception ...................................... 51
displaying geo-coordinates ..............58
GSM network coverage ....................... 96
H
Hands-free microphone, switching
on/off ................................................. 108
Hanging up (phone calls) .................. 109
Hard disk drive
voice control with .......................... 211
HD Radio™ ......................................... 123
Headsets, rear seat
entertainment ........................... 166, 168
Help with voice control, general ...... 214
Highway information, displaying ....... 60
Highway junctions, selecting as
destination ........................................... 68
Home address in destination
memory .......................................... 70, 90
deleting ............................................ 93
setting or changing ..........................90
House numbers, entering for
destination ................................... 67, 194
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I
Incident (traffic notification) .............. 87
Incoming calls
answering ................................ 26, 107
rejecting .................................. 27, 107
Individualization of voice control ...... 41
Information calls ............................... 217
Initiating phone calls see Calling
Input of navigation destination .......... 61
speed restriction on ...................51, 71
Inserting disk, rear seat
entertainment .................................... 171
Installing map data ............................. 49
Interactive content on DVDs .... 160, 179
Interrupting audio playback ............. 138
Interrupting video playback ............. 157
Intersection (selecting) .................... 193
IPod devices ...................................... 145
connecting to ................................. 145
playback options ............................ 148
playlists and folders .......................148
selecting tracks ............................. 148
K
Keypad, entering characters with ..... 29
L
Lane recommendations ...................... 82
Language settings ............................... 40
DVD video .............................. 160, 178
for predictive speller ......................106
rear seat entertainment system .....170
Last Destinations ............................... 93
adding stopover destination ............72
adding to memory ............................ 92
choosing destination from ...............71
deleting destination from .................94
saving current vehicle
position ...................................... 53, 94
voice control for ............................ 195
Lever for voice control ...................... 185
Listing address book contents ........ 199
Loading CDs and DVDs
main system .................................. 133
rear seat entertainment system .....171
Loading SD memory cards ............... 134
Local voice control commands ........ 185
Location of vehicle, current see Vehicle location (current)
LOGIC7 ®
Surround Sound system ..... 33
Loudness see Volume
M
Magazine compartments, DVD
changer .............................................. 133
Main function display see Display, main
Main function menus
list of ................................................ 22
navigation mode, switching to .........53
opening ............................................ 27
Main menu, overview of ..................... 23
Maneuver phase (driving
maneuvers) .......................................... 81
Map display (See also Navigation) ..... 55
blocked area for route .....................56
destination information .................... 86
driving maneuver preparation ..........80
entering destination on ....................71
entering POI from ............................ 78
general information, at bottom ........58
hiding crosshairs .............................. 54
selecting points of interest (POIs) ....55
setting scale .................................... 53
traffic information ............................ 60
traffic lane recommendations ..........82
traffic notifications in .......................87
updating map software ....................48
Measurement units, navigation ......... 51
Media interface ................................. 145
connecting devices ........................146
data formats .................................. 146
selecting category/playlist/folder . 148
selecting files ................................. 148
switching to ................................... 147
Memory cards
ejecting .......................................... 135
loading ........................................... 134
starting playback ........................... 136
voice control with ..................205, 211
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