MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2008 W221 Owner's Manual

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COMAND address book
Display the details of an address book
entry (
page 228) then, select “Op-
tions”
“Change Content”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields.
Proceed as described in the “Switching
between private and business data”
paragraph in the “Creating a new ad-
dress book entry” section
(
page 225).
Changing the description of a tele-
phone number data field
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Change Entry
Name”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.
Otherwise, you will see a prompt ask-
ing whether one of the existing num-
bers should be overwritten.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.
Select number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Adding to a telephone number data
field
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Add Number”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
COMAND adds the data field to the entry if
there are fewer than four numbers as-
signed to the entry in the selected number
category. You can now enter a number into
the data field.
Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section (
page 225).
If four numbers are already saved for the
entry in the selected number category, a
prompt will appear asking whether one of
the data fields should be overwritten.
iThis function is not possible for phone book
entries in the mobile phone.
iOne address book entry may contain up to
four data fields for private telephone numbers
and four data fields for business telephone num-
bers.
This function is not possible for phone book en-
tries in the mobile phone.


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COMAND address book
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four data fields.
Select field to be overwritten.
COMAND deletes the number of the se-
lected field. You can now enter a new
number into the data field.
Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the “Creating a new address book en-
try” section (
page 225).
Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(
page 228).
Press n.
or
Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call. The COMAND display is show-
ing the telephone mode screen.
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(
page 226).
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or
Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.
Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.iTo do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
iPressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
iFor the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the town/city or zip code, the street
and under some circumstances, the house num-
ber. The town/city and street must be spelled in
the same manner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:

Florida or FL

Colorado or CO

Alberta or AB

Ontario or ON

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COMAND address book
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:

select a state (province)

select a county

or enter a town/city

or enter a street

or enter a house number
Selecting a state (province):
Select desired state (province) from
the list.
Selecting a county: Select desired
county from the list.
Entering a town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(
page 178).
Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 180).
Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(
page 185).
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.
Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 226).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control* guides you
through the dialogs.
iIf you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
iFor voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control*. You can not add
voice entries for address book entry that come
from the phone book in the mobile phone.
iYou can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

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COMAND address book
Deleting a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 226).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
COMAND deletes the voice entry de-
pending on your selection.
Listening to a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 226).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Read Aloud”.
You will hear the voice entry.Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone as new address book entry
Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 226).
or
Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Save”
“New En-
try”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Work”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Mo-
bile”.
Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields. The name and the telephone
number are entered automatically.
1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input characters
Proceed as described in the “Changing
a data field” paragraph in the “Creating
a new address book entry” section
(
page 225).
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle* and the COMAND have read out the mo-
bile phone book data. This can take several min-
utes, depending on how many entries each
phone book contains.

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COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from the
mobile phone in an existing address
book entry
Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 226).
or
Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 228).
Select “Options”
“Save”
“Add”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.
Search for desired entry.
After selecting an entry, press n.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the selected entry in the selected num-
ber category. Otherwise, you will see a
prompt asking whether one of the ex-
isting numbers should be overwritten.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.
Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Importing data from external
Bluetooth® devices
You can import vCards from external
Bluetooth
® devices into the address book.
Please keep the following in mind:

Bluetooth® is activated in COMAND
(
page 239) and in the device con-
cerned.

The external device must be able to
send vCards by Bluetooth®.

The external device is inside the vehi-
cle, switched on and authorized
(
page 239).
Importing: Start data transfer on the
external device (see operating instruc-
tions of the device concerned).
If there is no address book entry with
the same first name and last name,
COMAND imports the data.
If there is already an address book en-
try with the same first name and last
name, a prompt will appear asking
whether the existing data should be
overwritten.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The existing address book entry will be
overwritten or not, depending on your
selection.
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
iThere is a detailed description of how to
search for an address book entry in the “Search-
ing for an address book entry” section
(
page 226).

235 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
System settings menu overview
Display settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.
Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Setting the display design
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.
Select “Day Mode”, “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.
Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Saving setting: Press n.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
Display
(
page 235)
Time
(
page 235)
Voice Control*
(
page 237)
Language
(
page 238)
Favorite
(
page 238)
Services
(
page 239)
Reset
(
page 235)
Display settingsTime settingsVoice Control*
settingsLanguage
settingsAssign favorite
buttonBluetooth®
settingsReset COMAND to
factory settings
iIn the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
iThe correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:

Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance

Calculation of estimated arrival time
iThe increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.

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COMAND system settings
Setting the time zone and switching be-
tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-
dard time
Setting time zone: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Time”
“Time
Zone”.
The country list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rent setting.
Select the country in which you are cur-
rently driving.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
Select desired time zone.Subsequent operation depends on:

whether your navigation system has
GPS reception

which country you have previously set
You may either:

manually switch between “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” and “Standard
time (Winter)” in a list
or

switch automatic Daylight Saving Time
to standard time changeover (and vice
versa) on or off
Switching manually: Select “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” or “Standard
time (Winter)”.
The dot R in front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
Switching automatic changeover on
or off: Select “Automatic Daylight Sav-
ings Time”.
You have switched the function on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
function is switched on.
Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Setting the date
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Date”.
Selecting month, day or year:
Slideomp.
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Saving setting: Press n.
iThe correct time zone and Daylight Saving
Time/standard time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:

Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance

Calculation of estimated arrival timeiIf you have switched off the automatic
changeover function, you must change Daylight
Saving Time to standard time and vice versa
yourself.

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COMAND system settings
Setting the time/date format
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Format”.
The format list appears. The dots R in
front of the list entries indicate the cur-
rent setting.
Changing format setting:
Select desired format.
Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Voice Control* settings
Switching help window on or off
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”.
Select “Help Window”.
You can switch the help window on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
help window is switched on.Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune
Voice Control* to your own voice and thus
improve voice recognition. The ability of
the system to recognize the commands of
other users does not deteriorate as a re-
sult.
Individualization consists of two parts. You
train the system to recognize digits in the
first part and specific commands in the
second part.
Starting new individualizationSelect “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”
“Start new indi-
vidualization”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
would like further information.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “No”, the first part of indi-
vidualization begins.
If you select “Yes”, an information dis-
play will be shown with audio instruc-
tion.
Closing display: Select “OK”.
The first part of individualization be-
gins.
At the end of the first part, you will see
a prompt asking whether you want to
begin the second part.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “No”, individualization will
be canceled. The data from the first
part is saved automatically.
If you select “Yes”, the second part be-
gins.
Individualization is completed at the end of
the second part. You will see a message to
this effect. The data from the second part
is saved automatically.iIt is only possible to start individualization
with the vehicle stationary. After starting the
session, the system will guide you through the in-
dividualization by means of acoustic instruc-
tions.

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Canceling during the first or second part
of individualization
Select “Cancel”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really do want to cancel.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, individualization will
be canceled. The data from the part at
which you exited is not saved.
If you select “No”, the part at which you
stopped begins again.
Deleting existing individualization data
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”
“Delete individu-
alization”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really do want to delete.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The individualization data will either be
deleted or not, depending on your se-
lection.
Setting the system language
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Language”.
The language list appears. A dot R in-
dicates the current setting.
Changing setting: Select desired lan-
guage.
The language is set.
Assigning the favorite button
1Favorite buttonYou can assign the following predefined
functions to the favorite buttonP:

“Rear Window Sunshade” (page 503)
You can use the favorite button to ex-
tend or retract the rear window sun-
shade. This is the default setting.

“Display OFF” (page 235)
You can use the favorite button to
switch the COMAND display on or off.

“Repeat Navigation Command”
(
page 213)
You can use the favorite button to re-
call the last announcement issued by
the navigation system.
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Favorite”.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot R in front of the list entry indi-
cates the current setting.
Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.
Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.

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COMAND system settings
Bluetooth® settings
General information about Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth® technology is the standard for
short-range wireless technologies, suitable
for transmitting voice and data. It is possi-
ble to connect Bluetooth
® devices wire-
lessly. Bluetooth® can be used to
exchange vCards or make calls using a
headset.
Bluetooth
® technology uses the freely
available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medi-
cal) wireless network that works at
2.45 GHz. Ranges of up to ten meters are
possible with Bluetooth
®.Activate or deactivate Bluetooth
®
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Services”
“Deactivate Blue-
tooth”.
You have activated or deactivated
Bluetooth
®. A checkmark appears
when Bluetooth® is deactivated.
Connecting Bluetooth
® devices
It is possible to establish a Bluetooth
® con-
nection between COMAND and the follow-
ing types of device:

Mobile phone (only for transferring
business cards)

Headset

Laptop/PDAYou can connect up to twelve devices to
COMAND but only one device can be ac-
tive at a time.
The connection process includes search-
ing for the device and its subsequent au-
thorization.
Calling up the Bluetooth
® device list
and searching for devices
Calling up the list: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Services”

“Search for Bluetooth devices”.
When you call up the list for the first
time after switching on COMAND, the
search for devices in the reception
range starts automatically. You will see
a display to this effect.
The device list appears after a short
while.
Canceling search:
Select “Cancel”.
iTo connect a Bluetooth® device, the
Bluetooth® function must be activated in
COMAND and in the device concerned. The
Bluetooth
® device must also be set to “visible”
or “findable” in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures, please see
the operating instructions for the Bluetooth
®
device.