Screen MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

9 Introduction
Operating safety
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful in-
terference, and
(2) This device must accept any interfer-
ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
Operating safety
G Warning
Any alterations of electronic components or
software can cause malfunctions.
Radio, satellite radio, amplifier, DVD chang-
er, navigation module, telephone and Voice
Control systems are interconnected. There-
fore, if one of the components is not opera-
tional, or has not been removed/ replaced
properly, the function of other components
could be impaired.
Such conditions might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend to have any service work on
electronic components carried out by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
G Warning
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings while the vehicle is at a
standstill, and operate the system only
when permitted by road, weather and traffic
conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car
covers a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
G Warning
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-
cused on safe driving behavior, especially
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system’s audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. Their ob-
servance always remains in the driver’s per-
sonal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover
all areas nor all routes within an area.

20 At a glance
COMAND control system
1COMAND controller
The menu items are selected on the
COMAND display using the COMAND con-
troller. An on-screen selector bar is moved.
In this way, you can open menus or lists,
move within menus or lists and exit menus
or lists.
Operating the COMAND controller
The COMAND controller features the fol-
lowing options:

brief press or press and hold n

rotate to the right or left ymz

slide to left, right omp
or

slide up, down qmr
or

slide diagonally wmx
i In this operating guide an operation step is
described as in the example below.
Select “Station List”.
is short for
Rotate ymz or slide qmr the CO-
MAND controller.
This enables you to move the selector
bar in the menu to the “Station List”
menu item.
Press the COMAND controller n.
This confirms your selection. The sta-
tion list appears.
COMAND controller

21 At a glance
COMAND control system
SymbolHow to use the COMAND controllerFunction
nPress briefly.
Select menu item.

Exit full-screen image with Navi.
Press and hold until the selected
action has been carried out.
Accept destination for navigation.
ymzRotate.
Move through vertical or horizontal menus.

Move through text.

Program settings.
qmr Slide.
Move through vertical menus.

Exit horizontal menus.
Slide and hold.
Moves through a navigation map.
ompSlide.
Move through horizontal menus.

Exit vertical menus.
Slide and hold.
Fast forward or reverse for audio CD or audio DVD playback.

Move through a navigation map.
wmxSlide and hold.
Move through a navigation map.

46 Audio
Satellite radio*
Subscribing to satellite radio
To switch to satellite radio operation:
From another main function
Select “Audio” K “Audio” K
“SatRadio”.
i If radio mode was active last, you only need
to select “Audio”.
Within the audio function
Select “Audio” K “SatRadio”.
The Satellite radio main menu will ap-
pear and displays the
Weather chan-
nel. You cannnot select any other
station.
Select “SatRadio” (from the submenu)
K “Service”.
The Service information display will ap-
pear.
Service information display
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2SIRIUS ID of your satellite receiver
Contact satellite radio service provider
at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
i It is also possible to activate the satellite
service online. To do so please visit SIRIUS Sat-
ellite Radio’s website at www.sirius.com (USA)
or www.siriuscanada.com (Canada)
After the connection is made:
Follow the instructions given by the op-
erator.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If it is successful, you will
see the display with the message
“Acquiring Signal...” (

page 47) fol-
lowed by the Satellite radio main menu
(

page 47).
i If a subscription is not included with system
purchase, credit card information is required to
activate your account.
If a satellite receiver is not installed or not prop-
erly installed:
The message “Device Unavailable” will appear.
Subscribing

76 Video
DVD video
Submenu overview
DVD-Video g/T h ChangerSound
DVD functionsg Pauseh Stop playbackMedium selectionTreble
BrightnessT Resuming playbackBass
ContrastT Restarting playbackBalance/Fader
ColorSurround sound
16:9 Optimized
4:3
Widescreen

77 Video
DVD video
From the control unit
Load DVD video (page 55).
COMAND loads the inserted medium
and starts playing it.
or
Press the function button y.
i Pressing the function button switches di-
rectly to the disc mode selected last (CD audio,
DVD audio, MP3 CD or DVD video). COMAND
then accesses all discs in the DVD changer.
If necessary select “Changer” and in
the media list select (
page 78) a DVD
video I.
From the COMAND controller
Select “Video” in the main function
menu.
To display: Slide qmr.
To hide: Slide qmr.
or
Wait apprx. eight seconds.
Control menu displayed
1Disc type
2Current track
3Current scene
4Elapsed track time
5Displays menu system
To display: Press n.
To hide: Slide qm and select “Full
Screen”.
Menu system displayed
1DVD-Video menu
2Pause function
3Stop function
4Media selection
5Sound settings
Switching to DVD videoDisplaying/hiding control menuDisplaying/hiding menu system

79 Video
DVD video
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
To activate playback pause:
Select g.
The g display changes to T.
To resume playback: Select T.
To skip forwards or backwards: Ro-
tate ymz or slide omp.
or
Press G or H on the control unit.
The control menu appears for approx.
eight seconds (
page 77).
i The function is only available if the DVD is di-
vided into several films/tracks.
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
Select “DVD-Video” K “DVD Func-
tions”.
A menu appears.
DVD function menu
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until “Title
Selection” is selected.
To open selection list: Press n.
Select a film/track.Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
color
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
Select “DVD-Video” K “Brightness” or
“Contrast” or “ Color”.
To change setting: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr until the desired setting is
reached.
To save setting: Press n.
Switching picture format
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
Select “DVD-Video”.
The DVD-Video menu appears. F in
front of the menu items “16:9 Optimi-
zed”, “4:3” or “Widescreen” indicates
the format currently selected.
To switch the format: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr until the desired format is
selected.
To save setting: Press n.
Pause function
Selecting a scene/chapter
Selecting a film/trackPicture settings

88 Telephone
Activating the mobile phone
COMAND’s Bluetooth® device name is
“MB Bluetooth”.
In the phone submenu select “Phone”
K “Phone List” K “Update” K
“Options”
K “External Authorization”.
Start Bluetooth® search procedure on
the mobile phone (
mobile phone op-
erating guide).
Select COMAND (“MB Bluetooth”) from
the device list on your mobile phone.
When prompted to do so, enter the
passcode on the mobile phone and on
COMAND.
Displaying details on a mobile phone
In the phone submenu select “Phone”
K “Phone List”.
Select the mobile phone from the list.
Select “Options” K “Details”.
The details screen for the device is dis-
played.
To close details screen: Rotate ymz,
slide qmr or omp or press n.Deregistering (de-authorizing) a mobile
phone
In the phone submenu select “Phone”
K “Phone List”.
Select the authorized mobile phone.
Select “Options” K “De-Authorize”.
You will be asked whether the device
should really be de-authorized.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, the authorization of
the device is withdrawn.
i If the authorization of a device, which had
been authorized in the past, has been withdrawn
and it is no longer found in the search, the device
list no longer includes this device.
Activating another mobile phone
If you have authorized several mobile
phones, you can switch between the indi-
vidual mobile phones.
When you authorize a new mobile phone, it
is activated automatically. Only one mobile
phone is active at a time.
Select “Phone” K “Phone List”.
Select the mobile phone from the list.
Press n.
The selected mobile phone is activated
if the selected mobile is within recep-
tion range and its Bluetooth
® function
is switched on. Any previously activat-
ed phone is deactivated.
Receiving business cards
You can import business cards (vCards)
into the address book from external Blue-
tooth
® devices. Please note the following:

Bluetooth® must be activated
(
page 169)
i If the “Bluetooth” function on the
COMAND is switched off, the message “Blue-
tooth not activated in system settings.” appears.

94 Telephone
COMAND phone book
Displaying details on an entry
COMAND can also fully display an abbrevi-
ated entry.
Select entry.
Select “Options” K “Details”.
The details screen appears.
To close details screen: Slide omp
repeatedly until the entry is highlighted
again.
Select entry (page 93).
Press n.
or
Press thew button on the COMAND
control unit.
If the entry contains subentries, a list
appears.
Select the desired subentry.
Press n again.
or
Press thew button on the
COMAND control unit.
i When a new entry is added through the
COMAND phone book, it is saved to the address
book.
Select “Options” K “New Entry” in the
COMAND phone book.
Select a number category, e. g.
“Home”.
Select a phone category, e. g.
“Mobile Phone”.
Select “Save”.
The input menu with the data fields ap-
pears.
1Cursor
2Data field
3Predictive speller
4Selected phone category
Switching data field
Slide mq until the predictive speller is
not highlighted.
Then slide qmr to select desired field
and press n.
or
Select [ or ] in the speller.
The input menu indicates the selected
data field.
Initiating call to an entry
Creating a new entry

97 Telephone
Call lists
COMAND displays the calls received (in-
cluding missed calls) or made during
phone mode in their own lists.
i The particular menu item can only be select-
ed if calls have already been received or made
from COMAND.
The display of missed calls in the COMAND dis-
play is not possible with all mobile phones.
i The instrument cluster control system
displays a list of the last dialed calls.
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. the (, &, $, %,
#,
s
or t buttons, for selecting a track or a
menu, scrolling through lists or initiating or end-
ing a call (
page 23).
Calling up the list
In the phone main menu select “Call
Lists”.
Select “Calls Received” or “Calls Di-
aled”.
The appropriate list appears.
or
In the phone main menu
press
w.A list of the last dialed calls appears.
List of incoming calls
1List of calls received
2Date/time of the highlighted entry
3List entry options menu
i If there is a symbol in front of the phone
number or the name, then you have missed this
call.
To select a list entry: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
i You can call the selected list entry
(
page 102).
To close list: Select “Back”.
Displaying details on a list entry
COMAND can also fully display an abbrevi-
ated list entry.
Select the list entry.
Select “Options” K “Details”.
The details screen appears.
Back to the list: Slide omp repeatedly
until the list is highlighted.
Call lists