Comand unit MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

60 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
From the control unit
Load CD/DVD (
page 54) or PCMCIA-
memory card (

page 57).
COMAND loads the inserted medium
and begins playback.
or
Press the y function button.
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, the
memory card or the Music Register.
If necessary, select CD/DVD audio/
MP3 media (

page 62).
or
When playing a DVD video: Open the
media list as described under “Select-
ing DVD media” (

page 78).
Select an audio storage medium.
This switches to the required disc
mode.
From the COMAND controller
From another main function
Select “Audio” K “Audio” K “Disc” or
“Memory Card” or “Music Register” in
the Audio menu (

page 40).
i If the required mode was active last, you
only need to select “Audio”.
Within the audio function
Select “Audio” K “Disc” or “Memory
Card” or “Music Register” in the Audio
menu.
i “Disc” accesses audio discs in the DVD
changer, “Memory Card” selects the PCMCIA
memory card, “Music Register” selects the Mu-
sic Register.
If necessary, select CD/DVD audio/
MP3 media (

page 62).
This switches to the required disc
mode.
Example of CD audio mode display
1Disc type J
2Track number
3Track name (only if stored on disc as
CD text)
4Elapsed track time
5Visual track and time display
6Current playback option
7Sound settings
8Media selection
9Disc name (only if stored on disc as CD
text)
aCalls up track list
bStorage medium position in the media
list
cRecord function (ripping), (

page 68)
dPlayback options
Switching to CD audio, DVD audio or
MP3

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

78 Video
DVD video
Slide and hold omp until the desired
point is reached.
or
Press and hold G or H on the
control unit until the desired point is
reached.
The control menu will appear.
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
Select “Changer”.
The media list appears. The dotRindi-
cates the medium currently playing.
Media list
1Symbol for DVD video
2DVD Video currently playing
To select DVD video I: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
Press n.
COMAND switches the medium.
i If you select a CD-/DVD-audio or MP3 me-
dium, the system switches to the corresponding
audio mode (
page 60).
Further information on the media list can be
found on (
page 62).
In DVD video mode, if necessary dis-
play the menu system (
page 77).
To interrupt playback: Select h.
The g display changes to T.
To resume playback: Select T.
Playback will then continue at the point
at which it was interrupted. The menu
system is hidden.
To stop playback: Press h again
when playback is stopped.
or
Select h twice in immediate succes-
sion during playback.
The option selector remains at T.
To restart playback: Select T.
Playback will start from the beginning.
The menu system is hidden.
Fast forward/reverse
Selecting DVD media
Stop function

85 Telephone
General information
The telephone function via the Bluetooth®
interface is available in conjunction with a
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.
With a suitable mobile phone, you can use
COMAND’s hands-free feature and receive
electronic business cards (vCards) via the
Bluetooth
® interface.
Further information on suitable mobile
phones and connecting Bluetooth-enabled
mobile phones to COMAND is available via
the Internet at www.mbusa.com.Interruptions to the connection may occur
if

there is inadequate GSM network cov-
erage in certain regions

you are switching from one GSM trans-
mitting/receiving station (GSM cell) to
another and there is no voice channel
available in this cell

you are using a SIM card that is not
compatible with the available network.

when using a mobile phone with “Twin-
card”, the mobile phone is simulta-
neously logged into the network with
the second SIM card.
If the mobile phone is connected with
COMAND via the Bluetooth
® interface, you
can operate the phone using the following
devices:

COMAND controller and keypad on the
COMAND control unit

Multifunction steering wheel

Voice ControlThe explanations in this section assume
that the mobile phone is connected to CO-
MAND via the Bluetooth
® interface. Excep-
tions are explicitly described.
Under the following circumstances, the
phone may not yet be useable:

If it is not yet logged into a network.
The phone will try independently to log
into a network. If no network is
available, you will not be able to make
“911” emergency calls.
If you try to make an outgoing call, the
message “No Service” appears briefly.
General information
Making calls via Bluetooth®
interface
Interruptions to the connection
while driving
Operating options
Functional restrictions

90 Telephone
Activating the mobile phone
The following conditions must be met for a
“911” emergency call:

Phone switched on

Mobile phone network available

Valid SIM card in the phone
(not required on all mobile phone net-
works)

Mobile phone connected with
COMAND via Bluetooth®
If you are unable to make an emergency
call, you will have to initiate rescue mea-
sures yourself.
The “911” emergency number is a public
service. Any abuse is punishable by law.
Enter the digits on the COMAND con-
trol unit (
page 101).
Press thew button.
The phone establishes the connection.
Wait until the emergency call centre
answers, then describe the emergency.
“911” emergency call
G Warning
The 911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a
criminal offense.

92 Telephone
Submenu overview
Switching to phone mode
Press the function button Y on the
COMAND control unit.
i If you press thew button with the phone
main menu already open, the call list “Calls Di-
aled” appears (
page 97).
or
From another main function
Select “Phone” K “Phone” K
“Phone”.
i If phone mode was active last, you only need
to select “Phone”.
Within the phone function
Select “Phone” K “Phone”.
or
In the phone mode press the í but-
ton repeatedly until the phone main
menu appears.1Phone service status
2Signal strength (if provided by phone)
3Call status
4Displays COMAND phone book
5Displays call list selection
6Speller with characters for entering
phone numbers
7Device name of the connected mobile
phone
Phone main menu

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

101 Telephone
Making calls
Rejecting or accepting calls
To reject: Select “Reject”.
or
Press W on the COMAND control
unit’s keypad or thet button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
To accept: Select “Accept”.
or
Press w on the COMAND control
unit’s keypad or thes button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
After accepting the call, you will conduct
the conversation over the hands-free sys-
tem. The call volume can be adjusted
(
page 35). Please see the “Functions
during a single call” section for other func-
tions (
page 102).
i You can also accept a call as described
above if COMAND is displaying a screen for an-
other main application. After accepting the call,
the display switches to the phone display. Once
the call is over, the display for the previous main
application will appear again.
Entering phone number via the
COMAND control unit
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
Enter all the digits on the numeric key-
pad one after the other.
To delete individual digits:
Briefly press the
ä button.
To delete entire phone numbers:
Press and hold
ä until the number
has been deleted.
To initiate call: Press thew button.
or
Press thes button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Entering phone number from the
COMAND controller
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
To enter digits: Select all the digits
one after the other.
To delete individual digits: Select
õ and briefly press n.or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
To delete entire phone numbers: Se-
lect õ and press and hold n until
the phone number has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entry has
been deleted.
To initiate call: Select w on the right
in the speller.
Redialing
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
Select G.
or
Press thew button on the COMAND
control unit when the phone main
menu is displayed.
The dialed calls list appears. The call di-
aled last will be at the top of the list.
Making calls
Incoming call
Initiating an outgoing call

102 Telephone
Making calls
To select call: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
To initiate call: Press n.
Initiating a call to a call list entry or
COMAND phone book entry
Open the call list and select an entry
(
page 97).
or
Open the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (
page 104).
To initiate call: Press n.Phone mode with a single call
1Other party
2Symbol for active phone connection
3Switches the hands-free microphone
off or on
4Sends DTMF tones (not possible with
all mobile phones)
5Device name of the connected mobile
phone
6Terminates callSwitching hands-free microphone on or
off
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
To switch off: Select “Mic Off”.
When the microphone is switched off
the symbol > appears in the main ar-
ea.
To switch on: Select “Mic On”.
The symbol > disappears
Sending DTMF tones
i This function is not possible with all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can
be controlled via DTMF tones, e. g. for re-
mote query functions.
To transmit individual characters:
During a call select the required char-
acters using the COMAND controller.
or
Press the corresponding button on the
COMAND control unit keypad.
Every selected character is transmitted
immediately.
Functions during a single call

103 Telephone
Making calls
Transmitting phone book entry as a
sequence of characters: Select
“Name”.
Select the desired phone book entry.
The entry is transmitted immediately as
a sequence of characters.
To switch back to call display: Select
“Back”.
Ending an active call
Switch display to phone mode if neces-
sary (
page 92).
To terminate call: Select 4.
or
Press W on the COMAND control unit
or thet button on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Call waiting
i The call waiting function must be supported
and activated by the phone provider.
If you are conducting a single call and you
receive another, the second call number is
entered into the received calls list and a
signal tone will sound.
You can accept the waiting call with the
mobile phone. The previous call is put on
hold. You then have two calls, the accept-
ed call is the active call.