wheel MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

35 At a glance
Basic functions of COMAND
i The COMAND components can be found on
(
page 14). Operating examples can be found
on (
page 31).
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. for volume setting the æ, ç
buttons, (
page 23).
Press the rotary/push button x.
or
Press the display cover button
The cover opens up and the
COMAND display folds out. A warning
message appears. COMAND opens the
last active menu.
i When COMAND is switched off, playback of
the current audio or video source is also
switched off.
To switch on/off: Press V.
The sound from the active audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, the symbol
X appears in the status line.
If you change the audio or video source or alter
the volume, the sound is automatically switched
on again.
i Announcements from the navigation system
can still be heard with the sound switched off.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off
Press V during the announcement.
i The navigation announcements are
switched on again after restarting route guid-
ance or after switching COMAND off/on using
x.
To set: Turn the rotary/push button
x.
The volume of the selected audio or
video source changes.
Volume of navigation announcements
You can set the volume for navigation an-
nouncements independently of the volume
for the active audio or video source.
During a navigation announcement:
Turn the rotary/push button x.
Setting volume for phone calls
The volume for hands-free operation can
be set during an active phone call.
Turn the rotary/push button x.
Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off
Mute
Setting the volume

40 Audio
Radio
i Information on the COMAND control system
and how to operate it can be found on
(

page 14) and (
page 31).
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. the (, &, $ or % but-
tons, for selecting a station or a menu or scroll-
ing through lists (

page 23).
From the COMAND control unit
Press the X function button.
i Press the button repeatedly to switch wave-
band in the sequence FM, AM, WB (

page 42)
and SatRadio* mode (

page 45). Pressing
again will switch back to FM radio mode.
From the COMAND controller
From another main function
Select “Audio” K “Audio” K “FM / AM
Radio” in the display.
i If radio mode was active last, you only need
to select “Audio”.
Within the audio function
Select “Audio” K “FM / AM Radio”.The radio display appears. The last se-
lected station in the last selected wave-
band is heard.
Display with Audio menu
1Main function line
2Audio menu
3Current audio mode
i You can switch to the various audio modes
in the audio menu:
FM / AM radio mode
SatRadio* mode (
page 45)
CD-/DVD audio/MP3 mode (“Disc” and
“Memory Card” are described together in
this guide), (

page 60)
Music Register (
page 67)
Aux mode (
page 71)Radio display
1Display/selection window with station
or frequency
2Memory preset number
3Name or frequency of selected station
4Sound settings
5WB (Weather band)
6AM radio
7FM radio
8Stored station list
9Radio functions
Radio
Switching to the radio

47 Audio
Satellite radio*
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. the (, &, $ or % but-
tons, for selecting a channel or a menu or scroll-
ing through lists (

page 23).
Switching on
See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(

page 46).
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”.
i No Satellite receiver:
The message “No Satellite Radio”
will appear in
a window.
The message will appear at start up or
when the signal is not available.
After the COMAND acquires the signal, the
Satellite radio display will appear. The sta-
tion last tuned to will begin to play.Satellite radio main menu
1SatRadio main display
2Channel name
3Memory preset number
4Selected category/channel number
5Channel info (short)
6Sound settings
7Category list
8Channel info (detailed)
9Preset channel list
aSatRadio menu
i You can display 5 in full:
Channel info (
page 50)
Satellite radio operation

63 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. the (, &, $ or % but-
tons, for selecting a track or a menu or scrolling
through lists (

page 23).
Selection via track skip
To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: Rotate ymz.
or
Press G or H.
i ‘Forward track skip’ skips to the next track.
‘Backward track skip’ skips to the beginning of
the current track, if the track has been playing
for more than 8 seconds. If the track has been
playing for less than 8 seconds, it will skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
If the playback option “Random Tracks” is
switched on, the track sequence is random.
Selecting via track list
In CD audio/DVD audio mode: Select
“Track” or “Track List”.
or
In MP3 mode: Press n if the display/
selection window is highlighted.The track list appears. The dotRindi-
cates the current track.
To select a track: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
Press n.
i In MP3 mode the list displays all tracks in al-
phabetical order.
Display/selection window is high-
lighted: 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.
i The function is only available in MP3 mode.
Switch to MP3 mode (
page 60).
Select “Folder”.
or
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
The folder list appears.
1Back folder symbol
2Current track
3Track symbol
4Current folder name
Selecting tracks
Fast forward/reverse
Selecting folders

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

93 Telephone
COMAND phone book
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
entries from the COMAND address book.
All the COMAND address book entries hav-
ing at least one phone number can be
found in the COMAND phone book.
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).
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
Select “Name”.
The COMAND phone book is displayed.
COMAND phone book with search speller
1Address book entry
2Calls up options
3Search speller
4Closes phone book
5m symbol for voice tag
Address book entries may have the symbol
5. An additional voice tag is saved with
these entries.
If an address book entry has the symbol
+ then this has more than one phone
number. You can select these subentries
(
page 93).
To close phone book: In the search
speller select the symbol “Back”.
or
Press í.
Selecting via list
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired entry is highlighted.
Selecting subentries
Select an address book entry with the
symbol + from the list and press n.
The symbol + changes into / and
the subentries appear.
1Expanded phone book entry
2Phone book entry with subentries
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired subentry is highlighted.
COMAND phone book
Opening COMAND phone book
Selecting an 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

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

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.

152 Navigation
Route guidance
Once you have reached your destination, a
checkered flag is displayed and route guid-
ance is ended automatically.Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion
COMAND can also guide you to destina-
tions that are within the area covered by
the digital map, but are not themselves in-
cluded on the map.
Such destinations are off-road destina-
tions, which you can enter, for example, by
entering the destination via the map.
In this case, COMAND guides you on roads
known to the system for as long as possi-
ble using navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.1Off-road destination
2Off-road route segment (dashed line)
3Current vehicle location, tip of the tri-
angle points in the vehicle’s direction
of travel
4Off-road, no road name available
Just before reaching the last known point
on the map, the message “You will enter an
area with unreliable map data in xx miles” is
announced.
When the vehicle is entering the area that
is not covered by the digital map, the
screen is split. On the right half of the
screen an arrow appears that points to the
off-road destination
1 and the system
announces: “Please follow the arrow on the
display”. When the vehicle comes close to
the destination the message “Destination
region reached” is given.
Destination or destination region
reached
Off-road and off-map
G Warning
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver’s sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by
various factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into consider-
ation by the COMAND system.