Service MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2004 W203 Comand Manual

210Info Services*/System settingsSystem settingsAltering the time
Setting the clock ahead
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the right.
Each click will move the time 30 mi-
nutes ahead.

Setting the clock back
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to the left.
Each click will move the time 30 mi-
nutes back.
Canceling setting mode

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The minutes appear in black lettering.Switching back to the main system set-
tings menu

Press
*
.
or

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
You will see the new time.
Selecting the country and the time
zone
You can select among several countries. If
a country has multiple time zones, e.g.
Canada and USA, you can select the appli-
cable time zone.
COMAND will indicate this information in
the main system settings menu.
1Input line
2Activating country list

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Info Services*/System settings
System settings

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Country (Time)...” in
the settings menu and press to con-
firm.
An input menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the initial letter for the
country name and press to confirm.
The letter appears in 1.

Enter additional letters.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
or

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Country List” and press
to confirm.
The country list appears.
Country list3Country entered previously
4Page back for more countries
5Page forward for more countries
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired country in
the list and press to confirm.
The time zone list appears for countries
with several time zones (e.g. Canada,
USA).Selecting time zone

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds to
confirm the country.
The “Timezone” menu will appear sho-
wing the available time zones.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the required time zone
and press to confirm.

Then set the automatic time conversi-
on as described next.

212Info Services*/System settingsSystem settingsAutomatic time conversion
1Setting change summer/winter time

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
Checkmark P indicates that auto-
matic time change is active.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
The settings are adopted and the main
system settings menu will appear.
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Position 1
Meaning
Automatic sum-
mer/winter time
The time in this
country/timezone
changes, the dates
of the time change
are known
Summer time
The dates of the
time changs are
not known, the
change to winter
time must be made
manually

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Info Services*/System settings
System settings
Manually setting date and clock
You must manually set the date and clock,
if
COMAND does not receive a GPS time

the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery

the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Date/time menu1Day, month, year, hours, minutes
Day is highlighted when the menu
appears
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the
settings menu (
page 206) and press
to confirm.
The menu displays date and time.Setting

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The day appears in red letters, setting
mode is active.
Moving the day forward or back

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right or left.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The day appears in black letters, set-
ting mode is switched off. The cursor
moves one position to the right.

Repeat the operating steps to subse-
quently change month, year, hours and
minutes.
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214Info Services*/System settingsSystem settingsAdopting settings
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
The main system settings menu will ap-
pear with the changed settings.Selecting the time format
1Date display in day, month format
2Date display in month, day format
3Time display in 24-hour format
4Time display in 12-hour format
P Setting is active
Q Setting is not activeIn the “Date/Time” menu

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Time format” and press
to confirm.
The “Time format” menu will appear.
Setting

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired entry and
press to confirm. A checkmark will ap-
pear P.
iIf you have selected an invalid setting,
the message “Invalid input” will appear.
iIf the 12-hour format is selected, either
AM (a
nte m
eridiem) or PM (p
ost m
eri-
diem) will appear after the time.

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Info Services*/System settings
System settings
Adopting settings
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
The main system setting menu will ap-
pear.
or

Press *.
The “Date/Time” menu will appear.
1Acknowledgement beep
2Info beep
P Tone is switched on
Q Tone is switched off

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Beeps” in the settings
menu and press to confirm.
The “Beeps” menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight 1 or 2 and press to
confirm.
The beep selected is switched on or off
accordingly.
Acknowledgement beep
You will hear this beep if you confirm a
function or select an entry.
Info beep
You will hear this beep if COMAND pro-
vides information, e.g. navigation turn
is approaching.
Switching beep tones on and off

216Info Services*/System settingsSystem settings1Changes by pressing Ä
2Changes by pressing Ä and head-
lights switch
P Setting active
Q Setting not activeIf the settings menu (
page 206) is dis-
played

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Display (day/night)...”
and press to confirm.
The “Display (Day/Night)” menu will
appear. The setting 2 is active, when
calling up the menu for the first time.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired setting and
press to confirm.
The desired setting is active.
Setting 2 has been selected
When the headlights are switched on, the
screen will change to night display.Changing the display

Press Ä to access the following dis-
plays in succession.
Day display

Night display

Screen off

and the Day display again
Setting the display dimming charac-
teristics (day and night display)
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Info Services*/System settings
System settings
If the settings menu is displayed
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Factory settings” and
press to confirm.
An inquiry menu will appear. “Yes” is
highlighted.
Accepting the factory settings

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
A screen with the factory setting will
appear for 8 seconds.
The main system settings menu is reac-
tivated.The factory settings are:

Acknowledgement beep – off

Info beep – off

Language – English (imp.)

Time display – 24 h

Date format –DD.MM (day, month)
If you do not wish to reset to factory
settings

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “No” and press to con-
firm.
The main system settings menu will ap-
pear.
Resetting all settings to the
factory settings
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218Info Services*/System settingsAuxiliary audio source

Auxiliary audio sourceThe auxiliary audio source (e.g. tape recor-
der) will be installed in the glove compart-
ment of your vehicle and connected to the
socket available for this purpose. You will
require a separate connecting cable for
this.COMAND will play back voice outputs du-
ring route guidance even if the auxiliary au-
dio source has been switched on.
It is possible to use the telephone while the
auxiliary audio source is in operation.
1Adjusts sound settings (
page 63)
ConnectingiMercedes-Benz recommends that any
auxiliary audio unit is installed and con-
nected by an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
iRefer to the seperate operating instruc-
tions for information on how to operate
the auxiliary audio source (e.g. tape
player).
Switching auxiliary audio source on
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Info Services*/System settings
Auxiliary audio source

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Aux” in the main sys-
tem settings menu and press to con-
firm.
The “Aux” menu will appear. The auxili-
ary audio source will switch on if it has
been connected to the COMAND cont-
rol unit.
Adjusting the volume (
page 14).Adjusting the volume level of an auxilia-
ry audio source

Adjust volume of vehicle radio to a
comfortable listening level.

Connect adapter cable to portable tape
deck and to vehicle (socket in glove
box).

Press ( button on COMAND unit.

Activate the “Aux” menu as described.

Press “Play” button on the portable
tape deck.

Adjust the volume on the portable tape
deck so that the audio system output is
at or near the same comfortable level
previously set in radio mode.

Volume can now be adjusted using
either COMAND or volume controls on
multifunction steering wheel.Muting auxiliary audio source

Press Ö.
Symbol R will appear.
Canceling mute function

Press Ö again.
Symbol R will disappear.
iThe sound adjustments for the auxiliary
audio source are independent of those
selected for the COMAND audio sour-
ces.
iOnly the volume setting of the tape play-
er can be controlled using the
COMAND system.