audio MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2001 W203 Comand Manual

Introduction1
How to use the COMAND operating manual
Before you take your first drive, please make yourself familiar with the COMAND operating unit and the functions it
supports. Read through these operating instructions carefully and, if necessary, refer to the operating instructions of
your vehicle.
The operating instructions are divided into 6 chapters:
• Introduction: An overview of the operating and display elements as well as explanation of the basic functions
• Audio: Information on the radio and CD equipment (CD drive and CD changer) as well as sound settings
• Telephone: Explanation of the telephone functions
• Navigation: How to enter your destination, selecting your route, route guidance, how to use the route memory, and
selecting a detour.
•Info Services and system settings: Information on how to request and display service informations, setting
language, date/time, tones and day/night display
• Index: Search items to help you find exactly what you are looking for
Explanation of symbols used:
Warning notices for the protection of yourself and others
are preceded by a
symbol.

Introduction3Contents
ContentsIntroduction ........................................ 1
How to use the COMAND
operating manual ............................ 1
Operation – COMAND and
telephone .......................................... 2
Operating safety .............................. 2
Contents .............................................. 3
Quick reference – COMAND ......... 8
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display..................... 11
Screen displays .............................. 12
Switch the COMAND
operating unit on and off ............. 13
Adjusting the volume ................... 14
Selecting beep tones ..................... 14
Switching the screen on and off . 14
Pop-up screen messages when
the battery gets low ...................... 15
Status window for
Tele Aid calls .................................. 15
AudioContents – Audio ............................. 17
Radio operation ................................ 18
Quick reference – Radio ............... 18
Menu overview – Radio ................ 20
Switching radio operation on ...... 22
Changing the Radio Band ............ 22
Selecting a station ......................... 24
Automatic Station Scan ................ 28
Memory functions ......................... 29
Radio playback mute .................... 38
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 39
CD operation ..................................... 40
Quick reference for CD drive
in the control unit and
CD changer operation ................... 40
General information on CD
playback .......................................... 42
CD playback ................................... 43Loading a CD into the
CD drive .......................................... 44
Loading CDs in the
CD changer ..................................... 45
Menu overview – CD operation .. 48
Switching on CD operation
(CD drive, CD changer) ................ 50
Track select .................................... 51
Selecting CD’s ................................ 53
Fast forward / fast backward ....... 55
CD track scan ................................. 56
Entering, altering and
deleting CD names ........................ 57
Selecting playback mode ............. 60
CD playback mute ......................... 62
Error messages .............................. 63
Tips on caring for your CD’s ........ 65
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 68
Sound settings .................................. 69
Adjust sound settings ................... 69

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Route guidance ............................... 162
The principle
of route guidance.......................... 162
Requesting destination and
route information ........................ 164
Beginning route guidance .......... 172
Turning onto a street .................. 174
Following the course
of the road ..................................... 175
Driving through
an intersection.............................. 176
Changing to map display
during route guidance ................ 177
Route guidance with a mixture
of map and symbol display ........ 178
Altering the map scale ............... 179
Selecting map orientation .......... 180
Marking a way point ................... 181
Selecting a detour during
route guidance ............................. 184Resetting functions during
route guidance ............................. 288
Deviating from the
calculated route ........................... 189
Reaching your destination ......... 189
Activating audio system ............. 190
Activating audio functions
during route guidance ................ 191
Cancelling route guidance ......... 192
Destination memory ...................... 193
Activating the main destination
memory menu ............................. 193
Retrieving a destination from
the destination memory ............. 194
Saving the current destination
in the destination memory ........ 195
Saving the current vehicle
location in the destination
memory ......................................... 197
ContentsSorting the destination
memory ......................................... 198
Deleting a destination
in the destination memory ........ 199
Entering the vehicle position ....... 200
Calibration ...................................... 201
Info Services and system
settingsContents – Info Services and
system settings .............................. 203
Info Services ................................... 204
Requesting and displaying
Info Services ................................ 204
System settings .............................. 207
Activating the main system
settings menu .............................. 207
Adjusting the brightness ........... 208

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Contents
Activating Settings menu ........... 209
Selecting the language ............... 210
Set the date and time .................. 211
Switching beep tones
on and off ...................................... 218
Setting changeover between
day and night display ................. 219
Reset all settings to the factory
settings .......................................... 220
Auxiliary audio source ............... 221
IndexIndex ................................................ 223

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IntroductionTelephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings
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Quick reference – COMAND
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Audio
Introduction
Telephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings 9 1Switching the COMAND on/off, page 11
2Switching the navigation system on/off,
Quick reference, page 136
3CD drive, inserting an audio or a navigation CD,
page 44
4Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to increase the map scale,
pages 152 and 179
5Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to reduce the map scale,
pages 152 and 179
6Route guidance (navigation) active:
Switches between map and symbol display, page 177
Route guidance not active:
Activating the location map, page 167
7Activating the main detour menu
Selecting a detour during route guidance, page 184
8Requesting destination and route information,
page 164
Display an entry in a window in full, page 152
9Audio:
Press to mute audio source, press again to cancel
mute functionNavigation (voice output):
Press to mute current spoken recommendation,
Press longer than 2 seconds to mute the voice
output for the duration of route guidance, page 173
10Press to call up in succession: night display –
switched off screen – day display
11Ejecting an audio or a navigation CD
12Radio:
Station selection via number keypad (presets),
page 26
Station selection via direct frequency entry,
page 27
CD operation:
Selecting tracks, page 51
Selecting CD’s, page 53
Telephone:
Entering the unlock code, page 86
Entering a telephone number, page 92
Navigation (Destination input):
Moving the cross hairs according to the
corresponding arrows, page 150
13Subsequent dialing, page 94
14Subsequent dialing, page 94

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15The last digit or the whole number will be deleted,
page 92
Deleting list entries (e.g. CD name), page 59
Altering or deleting entries, page 57
16Return to the previous menu
Ending a call, page 99
17Turn to highlight a menu field, list entry or a
symbol
Press to activate a submenu, confirm an entry/
selection or start a function
18Turn to adjust the volume of the audio source,
set the volume for the hands-free operation of the
telephone or altering the voice output during route
guidance
Press to repeat the current route instruction
19Radio:
Automatic seek tuning backwards/forwards,
page 24
Manual tuning backwards/forwards, page 25
CD operation:
previous track/next track, page 51
fast backward/fast forward, page 5520Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 204
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 207
21Switching radio operation on,
Quick reference, page 18
Changing the radio band, page 22
22Switching the CD operation on,
Quick reference, page 50
23Switching telephone operation on,
Quick reference, page 86
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Audio
Introduction
Telephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings 11 Multifunction steering wheel, Multifunction display
1Multifunction display
2Multifunction steering wheel
Turn the electronic key in the steering lock to position
1 or 2. See your vehicle’s operating instructions.The steering wheel buttons enable activation and
operation of radio, CD and external audio source (e.g.
portable tape deck), the telephone, navigation and Tele
Aid. Information such as the radio frequency is shown
in the multifunction display.
For more detailed information, refer to “Multifunction
steering wheel, multifunction display” in the chapters
on the radio, CD, telephone and navigation systems.
Press key:
3
Next system
4Previous system
Systems which can be activated refer to vehicle
operating instructions
5Next display in the system
6Previous display in the system
7Raising the volume
8Lowering the volume
9Accept incoming telephone call, page 88
Starts dialing after the selection of a number,
page 96, 99
10End telephone call, End Tele Aid info or
Roadside call, page 88
refuse telephone call, page 88
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Screen displaysStructure of, e.g. a radio main menu:
1Information/status line
Display of the system switched on (FM) and
additional information, e.g. 1 (memor y location 1)
or menu name, e.g. FM Memory
Other system displays:
AM – AM radio band
WB – Weather band
CD – CD operation
TEL – Telephone
NAVI – Navigation
SVC – Info Services and system settings
AUX – External audio source
2Station frequency, activated functions
3Menu fields which branch off to submenus
4Symbol bar
Reception strength of the mobile phone
Note:
The symbol bar appears in all system main menus
as well as in the symbol and map displays in
navigation.
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Screen displays include:
• Main menus, the radio main menu in the example
above
• Lists, e.g. CD names list, page 59
• Input menus, e.g. entering, changing and deleting
CD names, page 57
• Selection menus, e.g. selecting playback mode, page 60
• Symbol and map displays in navigation
• Pop-up windows, page 162

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Audio
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Telephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings 13 Switch the COMAND operating unit on and off
Press the button marked for the equipment you would
like to switch on (e.g.
).
Note:
If the navigation system was the last system used,
there are three different screens which may appear,
depending on the last status.
Route guidance was active:
•
the symbol display
•
the map
Destination entry was active:
• the main destination input menu.
Switch off
Press
.
The COMAND operating unit will switch off. Switch on
Press
.
The COMAND operating unit is switched on. A warning
display is shown.
COMAND switches on with the system which was last
active and displays the corresponding menu.
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