MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2001 W203 Comand Manual

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system settings 209 Activating Settings menu
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Settings” menu field in the main system settings
menu and press to confirm.
The settings menu will appear.1Selects the language, page 210
2Sets the date and time, page 211
3Switches the beep tones on and off, page 218
4Setting changeover between day and night display,
page 219
5Activates factory settings, page 220
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Selecting the language
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to confirm
the highlighted “Language...” menu field in the settings
menu.
The languages list will appear.
1Current language setting appears in red
2Page back, if the arrow is filled in
3Page forward for more languages
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton to highlight
the desired language and press to confirm.The message “Loading the xx language” will be
displayed.
The language selected will be loaded.
You will hear the corresponding voice output.
Note:
The language affects the menu text displays and the
voice output during route guidance.
After the language has been loaded, the main system
settings menu will appear with the display text in the
language selected.
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system settings 211Set the date and time
COMAND is equipped with an integrated clock. Press
to display the current time. The clock is used e.g.
for indicating the estimated time of arrival at the
destination, page 164.
There are several ways to set the time:
• With GPS reception, page 212
Set the time in 30 minute steps, page 213
Set the time by selecting a country and the time
zone, page 214
• Without GPS reception, page 212
Set the date and time manually, page 216
Note:
The clock must always be reset if the COMAND
system was disconnected or if the vehicle batter y
was discharged. List of languages:
• “Adopt from Instrument Cluster” – the system will
use the same language as is set in instrument
cluster
• “Deutsch”
• “English (metric)” – distance measured in km,
speed in km/h
• “English (imperial)” – distance measured in yards,
miles, speed in mph
• “Español“
• “Français“
• “Italiano“
• “Nederlands“

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With GPS reception
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Date/Time ...” menu field in the “Settings” menu
(page 209) and press to confirm.
1GPS symbol indicates GPS time reception
2Setting the clock to a 30 minute increments,
Activating the setting mode, page 213
3Selecting the country and time zone, page 214
4Selecting the time format, page 217Without GPS reception
5Setting the date and time manually, page 216
Note:
If GPS time is not available, the GPS symbol (1) will not
appear in the display.
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system settings 213 GPS reception: setting the time in 30 minute
increments
Activating the setting mode:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
. The
minutes will appear in red lettering.
Altering the time to a 30 minute increments:
Setting the clock ahead – Turn the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
to the right, the time will move back 30
minutes with each click.
Setting the clock back – Turn the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton to the left, the time will move back 30
minutes with each click.Canceling the setting mode:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
. The
minutes will appear in black lettering.
To activate the main System settings menu, either:
• Press
• Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
longer
than 2 seconds.
The new time will appear in the display.
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Selecting the country and the time zone
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Country (Time)” menu field in the “Date/Time”
menu and press it to confirm.
An input menu will appear.
6Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to
highlight the initial letters for the country name
one after the other and press to confirm
7To access country list, use the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
to highlight this menu field and
press to confirm or press the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton until the zoom disappears.
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8Highlighted country, entered previously
9Move to previous page,
Arrow is empty – start of list
10Move to next page,
Arrow is empty – end of list
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the desired country and press to confirm.
To move to the next/previous page, highlight the
or
symbol with the right-hand rotary/pushbutton and confirm by pressing.

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For countries with several time zones (e.g. Canada,
USA):
After you have confirmed the country, the “Timezone”
menu is activated. Highlight the zone you want with the
right-hand rotary/pushbutton
and confirm by
pressing.In the next menu, press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to set the menu field “Automatic S/W time”.
“Automatic S/W time” menu field - there is change of
time in this country/timezone and the dates of time
changes are known. Checkmark
indicates that
automatic time change is active.
“Summer time” menu field – the dates of time changes
are unknown, the change to the winter time must be
made manually, page 216.
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
longer than 2
seconds. The settings are adopted, and the main system
menu is displayed.

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Set the date and time manually
If the clock has been disconnected from the vehicle
battery for any reason or if the dates of the change
between summer and winter time are not available in
advance, it will be necessary to set the clock manually.
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Date/Time ...” menu field in the “Settings” menu
(page 209) and press to confirm.
11Setting the day, month, year, hours, minutes,
when the menu appears on the screen, the day is
highlighted automatically.Activate the setting mode:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
. The day is
shown in red.
Move the day forwards – turn the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
to the right.
Move the day back – turn the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton to the left.
Exiting from the setting mode:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
. The day is
shown in black, the cursor moves to the month
indicating.
Adopting a date and time:
Press the right-hand rotary/pushbutton longer than
2 seconds.
The main System settings menu will appear.
Note:
If an entry is not accepted, the message “Invalid input”
will appear.
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system settings 217 Selecting the time format
In the “Date/Time” menu use the right-hand rotary/
pushbutton
to highlight the “Time Format” menu
field and press to confirm.
The time format menu will appear.
Setting is activeSetting is not active12Date displayed in day, month format
13Date displayed in month, day format
14Time displayed in 24 hour format
15Time displayed in 12 hour format (AM and PM),
in the main menu for system settings and in the
“Date/Time” menu the abbreviations AM or PM are
shown after the time.
To alter the setting:
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
an entry and press to confirm (a checkmark will
appear).
You can confirm your selection in one of the following
ways:
• Hold the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
longer
than 2 seconds – this activates the main menu for
system settings
• Press
– this activates the “Date/Time” menu.
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Switching beep tones on and off
Use the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the “Beeps...” menu field in the settings menu and
press to confirm.
The beeps menu will appear.
Tone is switched onTone is switched off1Acknowledgement beep – acknowledges a function
or the selection of an entry
Factory setting is off.
2Info beep – is heard where information is provided to
the user, e.g. navigation turn is approaching.
To alter the setting:
Turn the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
to highlight
the desired beep and press to confirm. The beep
selected will be switched off or on accordingly.
You can confirm your selection in one of the following
ways:
• Hold the right-hand rotary/pushbutton
longer
than 2 seconds - this activates the main menu for
system settings
• Press
– this activates the “Date/Time” menu.
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