steering wheel MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2004 W203 Comand Manual
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11 At a glance
Multifunction display
Multifunction display
The starter switch must be in position 1 or
2. Refer to vehicle operating instructions.
You can operate the following systems
with steering wheel buttons 4 and 5:
Radio
CD (CD changer and CD drive)
Auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape recor-
der (
page 218)
Telephone
For more detailed information, refer to
“Multifunction display” in the chapters dis-
cussing the radio, CD, and telephone ope-
ration.
1
2
5
3
4
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Function
1
Multifunction display in speedo-
meterOperating the control system
2
Adjusting the volume
I lowers the volume
J raises the volume
3
Making a call
K Accept incoming call or
starts dialing
L End a call or end Tele Aid
4
Switching between menu sys-
tems
E next system
H previous system
5
Moving within a menu system
F next display
G previous displayFunction
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14 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDAt the multifunction steering wheel
To raise the volume
Press J.
To lower the volume
Press I.
At the COMAND operating unit
Turn the the left-hand rotary/push-
button v.
For the audio sources
Radio
CD (CD drive and CD changer)
you can set the volume jointly.For the service sources
Voice output during route guidance
(navigation system)
and
Voice Control System (refer to separa-
te operating instruction)
you can set the volume jointly.
For the service source
Telephone
you can alter the listening volume for the
telephone only.
Switching on
Press c.
The radio is switched on. The station
last tuned to will begin to play.
Changing the radio band
Press c to switch between FM-,
AM- and WB-Band.
Adjusting the volume
Radio operation
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40 AudioRadio operation1No audio source has been switched on
2The radio is switched on
3Frequency band and the memory pre-
set, if applicable
4Frequency of the station selected5“SP” (memory) - appears if “Memory”
instead of “Station search” or “Freq.”
(depending on model) has been selec-
ted in the “Vehicle” submenu. Refer to
“Control system” in chapter “Controls
in detail” in your vehicle's operating in-
structions for further information.
Press # at the COMAND control
unit to switch on COMAND.
Press c at the COMAND control
unit to switch to radio operation.
Repeatedly press key E or H at
the multifunction steering wheel until
display 2 appears.
Multifunction display
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41 Audio
Radio operation
Repeatedly press F or G at the
multifunction steering wheel until the
desired station frequency appears.
Press E or H at the multifunc-
tion steering wheel to display the next
or previous system.
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87 Telephone*
Important notes
Close the windows and reduce all out-
side noise as much as possible when
you use hands-free operation.
A brief disconnection from the cellular
network is not a malfunction, as this
can occur when the network switches
areas. The phone will automatically try
to sign on to a network again.
If the message “Locked. Please enter
code” appears, enter the unlock code
to enable all telephone functions
(page 96).
If a menu other than the telephone
menu is displayed on the COMAND
screen, the display will change if an
outgoing call is sent out via the multi-
function steering wheel.In the following situations, it is not possible
or not yet possible to use the telephone:
The telephone is already unlocked but
is not or not yet registered in the net-
work.
The message “No Service” appears.
The telephone will try to register into
an existing network. If the network is
available, the telephone will be ready
for use.
The above message also appears
if the network is no longer available
due to weak signals
if you try to make a call (message
appears for 8 seconds)
The message “Telephone is being acti-
vated. Please wait.” appears.
COMAND prepares the telephone for
use. Select other system functions, e.g.
radio, by pressing the corresponding
button or wait until the telephone is ac-
tive.
One of the two messages “No telepho-
ne” or “Telephone not connected” ap-
pears.
Please connect the telephone.
The message “Telephone defective”
appears.
Please contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
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97 Telephone*
Telephone operation
If the phone memory has been downloa-
ded to COMAND, the menu fields “Phone
Book”, “Last Calls” and “Calls” will be avai-
lable.
If the memory was not downloaded, the
menu fields will be dimmed out.
Outgoing calls (
page 100).
Use one of these ways
When the telephone is connected to
the coiled cord, press a on the
COMAND control unit.
or
When the telephone is in portable mo-
de, press # on the phone.Accepting the call at the multifunction
steering wheel
1CALL
The system detects an incoming call,
the phone rings
2Reception strength
The more bars appear, the stronger the
signal of the cellular networkAccepting a call
Press K.
Audio source is automatically muted.
Ending a call
Press L.
The main telephone display appears.
Switching telephone operation off
Incoming call
iYou can also accept a call, if another
display, e.g. navigation, is shown on the
multifunction display.iCommunication between the multifunti-
on display and the COMAND screen:
If different systems appear, the changes
made to COMAND will have no effect on
the driver information display.
Press the COMAND key a to
switch to the telephone functions.
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103 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Dialing a number from the phone book
Dialing using the multifunction steering
wheel
In order to use this feature, the phone
book must have previously been downloa-
ded to the COMAND memory. This is per-
formed automatically each time the
portable phone is connected to the coiled
cord.
The telephone is ready for operation
(page 96).
Press E or H as often as neces-
sary until the telephone mode appears
in the multifunction display.
If ENTER CODE
appears, enter your unlock
code first (
page 96).
The message NO ENTRY
appears when the
portable phone has been put into the crad-
le and no entries are stored in the phone
book.
Press F or G.
You are paging the phone book back-
wards or forwards in alphabetical or-
der. Name and memory location
appear.
or
Press F or G longer than 2 se-
conds.
You are scrolling through the phone
book very quickly.
The name that is selected appears in
the display.iIf you do not wish to place a call, press
L. The process will be cancelled and
the message
READY
appears again.
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109 Telephone*
Telephone operation
RedialDialing using the multifunction steering
wheel1The telephone is ready for operation.
2Number in the redial memory
3Number in the redial memory, dialing
has begun4Dialing is completed. Name or still the
dialed number (name has not been sa-
ved).
5Reception strength - the more bars ap-
pear, the stronger the signal of the cel-
lular network received6Memory location number, the last 10
dialed telephone numbers are stored
L01, number dialed last
L01 to L10, numbers dialed previously
7Call time
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171 Navigation
Route guidance
If an audio source is switched on, e.g. the
radio, the voice output will be mixed with
that of the audio source.
You can individually set the audio volume
differential between voice output/audio
source (
page 64). COMAND mutes navi-
gation voice outputs during telephone/
Tele Aid operation.
Repeating current voice output
Press the left-hand rotary/push-button
v briefly.
Muting current voice output
Press Ö briefly during a voice out-
put. You will hear the next announce-
ment normally.Switching the voice output off for the
duration of the current route guidance
Press Ö longer than 2 seconds du-
ring a voice output.
You will see the message “Voice output
is muted”.
Switching the voice output on again
The current route guidance has been com-
pleted.
Voice output will automatically switch on
again.
During a voice output
Press the left-hand rotary/push-button
v.Altering the voice output volume
At the COMAND control unit
Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button
v during a voice output.
COMAND will accept this setting for
following voice outputs.
At the multifunctional steering wheel
You can alter the volume with the steering
wheel keys during a voice output as well.
To raise the volume
Press J.
To lower the volume
Press I.
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219
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.