Window MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

70 Audio
Music Register
To switch to the next folder up: Se-
lect theQsymbol.
The display changes to the next folder
up.
Changing folder/track name
Select “Folder”.
To select a folder/track: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
Select “Options” K “Change”.
Enter a name for the folder/track in the
input line.
To save change: Select B.
Deleting folder/track
Select “Folder”.
To select a folder/track: Rotate ymz
or slide qmr.
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
A prompt appears. “No” is highlighted.
Do not delete: Press n.
To delete: Select “Yes” and press n.
A message appears.The following options are available:
“Normal Track Sequence”
You will hear the tracks in the normal
sequence (e. g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
“Random Tracks”
The tracks are played in random order.
“Random Folder”
The tracks of the currently active folder
and any subfolders are heard in ran-
dom order.
To select an option: Switch to Music
Register (

page 67).
Select “Music Register” in the sub-
menu.
The Options list appears. A dotRindi-
cates the activated option.
Select an option.
The option is activated. A correspond-
ing display will appear in the display/
selection window for all options except
“Normal Track Sequence”.
i The option “Normal Track Sequence” is au-
tomatically activated if you change the medium
which is currently being played or if you select
another medium. An activated option remains
active after COMAND is switched on or off.Playback options

104 Telephone
Address book
C
The entries of the address book can be
used for making phone calls and naviga-
tion destination entries.
i You should delete your personal data before
selling your vehicle, using the Reset function
(
page 171).
From another main function
Select “Phone” K “Phone” K
“Address Book”.
i If the address book was the last function
open in the phone function, you only need to se-
lect “Phone”.
Within the phone function
Select “Phone” K “Address Book”.
The address book main display ap-
pears.
Address book with address book entry i
and data that support navigation Q
i An address book entry may contain up to
five phone numbers and both a private and busi-
ness address.
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is active.
Address book
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey please familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise
you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
General information
Opening the address book
Submenu overview for address book
Address bookSearching
Receiving
business cards
Import External
dataSearching for an
address book entry
NewDeleting
Creating a new ad-
dress book entryDeleting an ad-
dress book entry
Selecting entry in the address book

119 Navigation
Introduction
Displaying/hiding menu system
To hide: Slide qm and when the menu
item “Full Screen” is displayed press
n.
The menu system is hidden. This dis-
plays the map in full screen mode.
To display: In full-screen map mode
press n.
or
Press the function button z.
Setting the map scale
i You can only set the map scale when the
menu system is hidden (map in full-screen
mode).
Rotate ymz until the required map
scale is set.
The map scale 3 is displayed as soon
as you start rotating ymz. Rotating
clockwise makes the map smaller, ro-
tating anticlockwise enlarges it.1Currently set map scale as number,
here 1 mi (1 inch on the map corre-
sponds to 1 mi)
2Indicator on the map scale pointing to
the currently selected map scale
3Map scale
Saving current vehicle location as des-
tination in the last destinations
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
To save: Select “Position” K “Save Ve-
hicle Position”.
COMAND saves the current vehicle lo-
cation as a destination in the last desti-
nations memory (
page 162). A
window appears containing a corre-
sponding message.
To exit menu: Slide omp or press the
í button.
Scrolling the map
i You can only scroll the map when the menu
system is hidden.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
Slide qmr, omp or wmx.
Crosshairs will appear on the map.
1Current vehicle location
2Crosshairs
3Information on crosshairs position
4Set map scale
i The display 3 may for example be a road if
corresponding data is available in the digital map
and “Current Street” is activated. Or it displays
the geo-coordinate position of the crosshairs if
“Geo-coordinates” display is activated.
(
page 124).

120 Navigation
Introduction
Saving crosshairs position as destina-
tion in the last destinations
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
To save: Select “Position” K “Save
Crosshair Position”.
COMAND saves the crosshairs position
as a destination in the last destinations
memory (
page 162). A window ap-
pears containing a corresponding mes-
sage.
Hiding crosshairs
Press the í button.
The crosshairs disappear and the map
is set to the vehicle location.
or
Set the map to the vehicle location, see
description below.Setting map to vehicle or destination
location
i If you have moved the map, you can quickly
move the map to the vehicle or destination loca-
tion using this function. It is only possible to set
it to the destination location when route guid-
ance is active.
To display menu system if applica-
ble: Press n.
To set map to vehicle location:
Select “Position”
K “Vehicle Position
Map”.
or
Press the í button if the crosshairs
are displayed.
i This hides the crosshairs.
To set to destination location: Select
“Position”
K “Destination Position
Map”.
The crosshairs position is then set to
the destination.
i You can perform the settings listed below
with route guidance inactive or active.
Map display
Map orientation
1Currently set map orientation
The following displays are possible:

9 = orientation to north (the map dis-
play is oriented to the north, north is al-
ways at the top)

8 = Driving direction (the map display
is oriented in the direction of travel, the
direction of travel is always at the top,
the orange tip of the symbol points
northwards)
Basic settings

167 System settings
System settings
Switching help screen on/off

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Voice Control”.

Select “Help Window”.
This switches the help screen on D or
off C.
i In addition to the audible instructions, the
help screen displays other information during
the individualization process and the later voice
control mode.
Individualization function
You can use the individualization function
option to adapt the Voice control system
to your own voice and therefore improve
voice recognition. This will affect the ability
of the system to recognize the voices of
other users, and for this reason it can be
switched off (
page 168).
The individualization function comprises
two parts and lasts around 5 minutes. Dur-
ing the process you will practice a few
number sequences and voice commands.
Starting new individualization process
i You can only start the individualization func-
tion when the vehicle is stationary. First switch
off all interfering units/functions, such as radio
or navigation. After starting, the system will take
you through the training by means of audible in-
structions.

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Voice Control” K “Start New Indi-
vidualization”.
You will be visually and audibly prompt-
ed to confirm whether you would like
additional information.

Select “Yes” or “No”.If you select “No”, the first part of the
individualization will start. You will be
prompted to confirm that you wish to
practice numbers or voice commands.
If you select “Yes”, an information
screen will appear and you will hear in-
formation about the sequence of the in-
dividualization process. The first part of
the individualization then starts auto-
matically
or

To close display: Press n.
You will be prompted to confirm
that you wish to practice numbers
or voice commands.
Voice control settings


208 Voice Control
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
ProblemPossible cause/consequenceSuggested solutions
Voice control does not under-
stand you.You have not operated the system
from the driver’s seat.Only operate the system from the driver’s seat.
Voice control does not under-
stand you.You have spoken too exaggerated-
ly, too loudly or too quietly.State the commands coherently and clearly without exag-
gerating.
Voice control does not under-
stand you.A blower is set to its highest set-
ting or there is wind noise through
an open window.Prevent loud noises from interfering.
An address book entry without
a speaker-dependent voice tag
is not recognized.The fields in the address book en-
try for the last name and first name
are both filled in, but you only said
the first name or the last name.Say the last name and then the first name of the address
book entry in full.
The names entered in the address
book do not sound sufficiently dif-
ferent, or are not pronounced as
they are written.Make sure the address book entries are plausible.
Check the address book entries for the following:

The name entries, e.g. last name and first name, are in the
right fields.

Do not use abbreviations or acronyms.

Avoid unnecessary spaces in names.

Do not use special characters.

211 Voice Control
Troubleshooting
Voice control has a comprehensive help
function to assist the user.
The voice control help function provides:

general information about how best to
operate voice control

a list of the possible commands
“Help voice control”
You can use the “Help voice control” com-
mand to obtain information about how
best to operate voice control.
“Help”
If you press the ! button and say the
command “Help”, you will receive help for
the application currently selected.
If you select the “Help” command during a
voice dialog, for example after the “Dial
number” command, you will receive help
explaining how the dialog continues.
You can also request the help function for
a specific system, for example with the
“Help phone” command.
If you have activated the help window, you
will see a selection of the possible com-
mands on the display (
page 167).
Help function