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Mobile phone network providers
Calling up ....................................... 160
MP3
Bit/sampling rates ......................... 203
Copyright ....................................... 204
Data medium ................................. 202
Fast forward/fast rewind ............... 200
File systems ................................... 202
Formats ........................................ .203
Mode, switching to ........................ 197
Notes ............................................. 202
Pause function ............................... 198
Playback options ........................... 202
Safety notes .................................. 195
Selecting a media type .................. 198
Selecting a track ............................ 199
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble) .............................................. 30
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting the volume ....................... 29
Multisession CD ................................ 203
Music files
Importing ....................................... 208
MUSIC REGISTER
Deleting all music file s................... 209
Deleting individual music files ....... 210
General notes ................................ 207
Memory space info ........................ 210
Playback options ........................... 211
Switching to ................................... 207
Music search ..................................... 204 N
Navigation Adjusting the volume of the navi-
gation announcements .................... 29
Alternative route .............................. 93
Avoiding an area ............................ 114
Basic settings .................................. 62
Blocking a route section affected
by a traffic jam ................................. 92
Compass function .......................... 117
Destination memory ...................... 103
Destination/route download ......... 170
Displaying destination informa-
tion (arrival time, distance to des-
tination) ........................................... 94 Entering a destination ...................... 63
Entering a destination by address .... 63
Entering a destination using the
map ................................................. 71
Entering a point of interes
t.............. 76
Entering characters (character
bar) .................................................. 35
Entering/saving your home
address ............................................ 69
Freeway information ...................... 112
General notes .................................. 60
GPS reception .................................. 60
Important safety notes .................... 60
Lane recommendation ..................... 89
List of areas ................................... 115
Map settings .................................. 108
Off-road/off-map (off-road desti-
nation) ............................................. 97
Previous destinations .................... 107
Reading out traffic reports ............. 102
Repeating announcements .............. 91
Route guidance ................................ 87
Search & Send ................................. 86
Selecting a destination from the
destination memory ......................... 70
Selecting a destination from the
list of last destinations ..................... 70
Selecting your home address ........... 70
Setting options for destination/
route download .............................. 173
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels, fer-
ries) ................................................. 62
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or economic route) ............................... 62
Showing/hiding the menu ............... 61
Starting route calculation ................ 69
Switching announcements on/
off .................................................... 91
Switching to ..................................... 61
Navigation announcements
Switching off .................................... 29
Night View Assist Plus
Showing the image on the
COMAND display ............................. 56
Switching automatic activation
on/of f.............................................. 56 8
Index

Selecting a menu item
X
Select the station by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The station is set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 0043control knob.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current audio or video source will also be
switched off. Switching the sound on or off
Audio/video source sound X
Press the 0063button on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 006Bsymbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video source or change
the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system announce-
ments. Switching off navigation announce-
ments X
Navigation announcements: press the
0063 button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press the 0063button again.
The navigation announcements are active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0043 control knob
R or after starting route guidance Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source X
Turn the 0043control knob.
or X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the fol-
lowing:
R Navigation announcements
R Phone calls
R Voice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel. Basic COMAND functions
29At a glance

Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel. Adjusting the sound settings
Calling up the sound menu You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu in radio mode.
X Press the 002Abutton.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and bal-
ance for radio mode. Adjusting treble and bass Setting the bass
X Select Treble Treble orBass
Bass in the sound menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting balance and fader Setting the balance
With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the front or the rear of the vehicle.
You can adjust the fader depending on the
vehicle model. 30
Basic COMAND functionsAt a glance

To do so, use the special cordless head-
phones (Y page 239). Using the headphones
on the correct sides ensures an optimal
sound.
You can connect your own headphones to a
special headphones jack. You can use the
remote control to operate them. Points to remember
R You can only adjust the volume for the
headphones supplied, directly on the head-
phones.
R Only entertainment functions, i.e. audio,
TV, video and Internet, for example, may be used with SPLITVIEW.
R Different media can be used on the driver
and front-passenger sides as long as they
use different media sources. Example: if a
medium from the single DVD drive is being
played on the driver's side, then another
medium that is also played from the single
DVD drive cannot be played separately on
the front-passenger side. However, other
media can be used at the same time on the
front-passenger side, including radio,
memory card, MUSIC REGISTER, Media
Interface, USB or AUX.
R If you use the same medium on both sides,
you can both carry out the respective set-
tings.
R Internet use is only available at any one
time to the driver or the front passenger.
A corresponding message appears on the
display.
R Internet can only be used, if it is set and
connected via a telephone on the driver's
side.
R The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side. Switching SPLITVIEW on/off
Switching on SPLITVIEW
X Select System System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the dis-
play and display 0044switches to Off
Off .
The front passenger sees the display of the
function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes previ-
ously, the display from the driver's side is
shown.
The front passenger can now call up the
COMAND functions with the remote con-
trol.
Switching off SPLITVIEW X Select 0044in the menu bar by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043disappears from the
display. Display 0044switches to On
On.
i If COMAND has already been switched
on, you can also use the remote control to
switch SPLITVIEW on and off. Make sure
that the SPLITVIEW symbol is set on the
remote control thumbwheel (Y page 237).
The SPLITVIEW display remains on for approx-
imately 30 minutes after the SmartKey has
been turned to position 0in the ignition lock.
After this time or after the SmartKey has been
removed, the settings on the front-passenger side are saved for approximately 30 minutes 38
SPLITVIEWAt a glance

Calling up/exiting the display
X
To call up the full screen display: press
the 0066 button.
X In the system menu, slide 00970052the
COMAND controller up until the Full
Full
Screen
Screen option is selected.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The system display is shown as full screen
(without system menu).
X Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller repeat-
edly until the fuel consumption indicator
appears.
The COMAND display shows the fuel con-
sumption for the last 15 minutes of the
journey.
X To exit the full-screen display: press0098
the COMAND controller.
The system menu appears.
Every bar of the graph displays the average
value for one minute.
The fuel consumption display may differ from
the display in the FROM START FROM STARTtrip computer
in the Trip
Tripmenu; see the vehicle Operator's
Manual. ON&OFFROAD display
Overview
Depending on the vehicle model series, the
settings and the status of the ON&OFFROAD
functions can be shown in the COMAND dis-
play, e.g.:
R vehicle's angle of inclination
R uphill or downhill gradient in percentage
R steering angle
Further information on the ON&OFFROAD
functions can be found in the vehicle Opera-
tor's Manual. Calling up displays
X Press 0066.
X In the system menu, slide 00970052the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selection window is selected.
X Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller until
the ON&OFFROAD display appears.
The COMAND display shows the settings
and status of the ON&OFFROAD functions. Exiting the display
X Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel consump-
tion) is shown. Driving conditions menu (Active Body
Control) General notes
On vehicles with Active Body Control (ABC),
you can display some driving systems and
additional information in the COMAND dis-
play. Driving conditions menu (Active Body Control)
51Vehicle functions

X
Select Yes
YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry is deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed. SIRIUS XM service
Displaying SIRIUS XM service informa-
tion You can display the SIRIUS XM service infor-
mation.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select SIRIUS Service
SIRIUS Service and press0098to
confirm.
The window on the right half of the display shows the telephone number of the pro-
vider (SIRIUS XM) and the serial number of
your service module.
Registering for the SIRIUS XM traffic
report service X
Call the traffic report provider's phone
number shown on the screen.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA).
Once the connection has been established: X Follow the instructions of the operator.
The activation process may take up to ten
minutes.
If registration is not included when purchas-
ing the system, your credit card details will be required to activate your account. Compass function
You can view the current direction of travel,
the current height and the coordinates of the current vehicle position in the compass view.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Position Position in the navigation system
menu bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Compass
Compass and press 0098to confirm. Example: compass
0043
Current direction of travel
0044 Current height above average sea level
(rounded)
0087 Current vehicle position: longitude coor-
dinates
0085 Number of GPS satellites currently being
used
0083 Current vehicle position: latitude coordi-
nates
0084 Currently set steering angle of the front
wheels
i To display current elevation
0044, the sys-
tem must be able to receive at least four
satellites. Steering angle 0084can be a max-
imum of 35° in both directions.
X To exit the display: confirmBack Backby press-
ing 0098or press the 0038back button. Additional settings
117Navigation Z

press
0098
R using the 0061or0076 button and using
the telephone keypad on COMAND
R using the 0061or0076 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel
R using the Voice Control System (see the
separate Voice Control System operating
instructions)
Unless stated otherwise, the descriptions and illustrations in this section refer to COMAND. Function restrictions
The telephone is not ready for use in the fol-
lowing situations:
R The telephone automatically tries to log on
to a network. If no network is available, you may not be able to make a " 911" emer-
gency call. If you attempt to make an out-
going call, the No Service
No Service message will
appear for a short while. "911" emergency call
The 911 emergency call is a public service.
Using it without due cause is a criminal
offense.
The following requirements must be fulfilled
for a 911emergency call:
R the mobile phone must be switched on.
R a network must be available.
R a valid and operational SIM card must be
inserted in the mobile phone.
R the mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself. X
Enter the number on COMAND
(Y page 132).
X Press 0061.
The telephone makes the connection.
X Wait until the emergency call center
answers and describe the emergency sit-
uation. Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
inter-
face Prerequisites
For telephony via COMAND's Bluetooth ®
interface, a Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone is required.
On COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 45).
On the mobile phone X Switch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
functions and, where
necessary, Bluetooth ®
visibility on the
mobile phone (see the mobile phone oper-
ating instructions).
The battery of the mobile phone should
always be kept sufficiently charged in order to prevent malfunctions.
In preparation for telephoning via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface, you should check the fol-
lowing items on your mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions):
R Hands-Free Profile
The mobile phone must support Hands-
Free Profile 1.0 or above.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
On certain mobile phones, the device itself
must be made "visible" to other devices, as
well as activating the Bluetooth ®
function
(see the mobile phone operating instruc-
tions). Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface 125Telephone Z

X
Select Reception Volume
Reception Volume orTransmis‐
Transmis‐
sion Volume
sion Volume and press0098to confirm.
X Select a volume setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X To close the setting scale: press0098or
slide 009500520096 .
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Incoming call
Accepting a call Example: incoming call
X To accept: confirmAccept
Accept by pressing 0098.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
i You can also accept the call by voice com-
mand using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
Once you have accepted the call, you can use
hands-free mode.
The call volume can be adjusted (Y page 30).
Other functions during a call (Y page 133)
If the phone number of the caller is transfer-
red, it appears in the display.
If an entry for the caller exists in the phone
book, you will also see the name.
If the phone number is not transferred or the
"Hide data" function is activated, Unknown Unknown
appears in the display. i
You can also accept a call as described
above when another main function is
switched on in COMAND. Once you have
accepted the call, the display switches to
the telephone display. After the call is fin-
ished, you see the display of the previous
main application again.
The display does not switch to telephone
mode if you:
R press the 0038back button next to the
COMAND controller and then
R accept the call using the 0061button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting a call X
To reject: selectReject Reject by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Making a call
Using the number keypad X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
X To connect the call: press the0061but-
ton on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Using the telephone basic menu X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X Select the digits one by one by turning 00790052007A
and sliding 009700520064the COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm. 132
Using the telephoneTelephone

X
To make a call: select°in the character
bar and press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Redialing X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X Select °in the character bar and press 0098
to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 0061button on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears.
The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
X To select a call: turn00790052007A the COMAND
controller.
X To connect the call: press0098the
COMAND controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone
book X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 140).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 137).
X To make a call: press0098the COMAND
controller or the 0061button.
Making a call via speed dial The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book (Y page 142).
Option 1:
X Hold down one of the number keys for lon-
ger than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Option 2:
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X Select Call
Call Lists Lists by sliding 00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Speed
Speed Dial
DialPreset
Preset List
Listby turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select preset and press 0098to confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Functions available during a call
Overview Telephone operation with a single call
0043 Person you are calling
0044 Symbol for active telephone connection
0087 To switch the microphone on/off
(Ypage 134)
0085 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 134)
0083 To end a call
Available functions:
R Accepting a waiting call (Y page 134)
R Making a second call (Y page 135)
R Call waiting (Y page 135)
Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth ®
mobile phone. Using the telephone
133Telephone Z

Switching the microphone on/off
This function is also available during an active
phone call.
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X To switch off: selectMic
MicOff
Offand press 0098
to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the 004Dicon, and the The
The
microphone microphone is
isoff
off message appears for
a short period.
X To switch on: selectMic on Mic on and press 0098
to confirm.
The 004Dsymbol disappears. You will briefly
see the The
The microphone microphone is
ison
onmessage.
Sending DTMF tones This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
X If you would like to listen to the messages
on your answering machine, for example,
dial the corresponding number.
X To transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answering machine, select the desired characters in the character bar, pressing
0098
to confirm each of them.
or
X Press the corresponding key on the
COMAND number keypad.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName
Name by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select the desired phone book entry and
press 0098to confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
X To return to the call display: selectBack Back
and press 0098to confirm.
i You can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions. Calls with several participants
Rejecting or accepting a waiting call The mobile phone network provider must sup-
port and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs when accepting a
call.
If you have a call in progress and receive
another call, a new window appears in the
display. You also hear a tone. You can accept or reject the call.
X To reject: selectReject Reject and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X To accept: selectAccept
Accept and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. 134
Using the telephoneTelephone