Air MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

Content
Importing vCards from a
PCMCIA card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Updating the map software . . . . . 112
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Input restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Switching to navigation mode . . . 118
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Introduction to destination input . 126
Entering a destination via the address
126
Entering a destination from the desti-
nation memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Entering destination from the last des-
tinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Entering destination via the map . 137
Entering stopover destination. . . . 138
POI input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Entering a POI in local area of
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Entering a POI in the vicinity of the
location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Entering a POI in the vicinity of a
specific location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Entering a POI via a name search . 141
Entering a POI via a phone number
search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Choosing a POI category . . . . . . . 142
Entering a POI via the map . . . . . . 147
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Driving maneuver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Example display without driving
maneuver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Traffic lane recommendations . . . 150
Destination or destination region
reached. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Off-road and off-map . . . . . . . . . . 152
Navigation announcements . . . . . 153
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 154
Resuming route guidance after
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Detour function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Alternative route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Route browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Displaying destination information . . .
155
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Saving a destination in the
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Deleting destination or home
address from the destination
memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Saving a destination permanently
in the destination memory . . . . . . 162
Saving vehicle location in the last
destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Saving crosshairs position in the
last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Deleting one of the last
destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
System settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Opening System menu . . . . . . . . . 164
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Read-out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Voice control settings . . . . . . . . . . 167
Bluetooth® settings . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Setting the system language . . . . 171
Tele Aid*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

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.

53 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Please note the following when assigning
track names:
Track names must contain at least one
character.
Track names must have the extension
“mp3”.
A period must appear between the
track name and the extension.
i COMAND does not support ID3 tags.
Permissible MP3 formats
COMAND supports the MPEG1 audio
layer 3 format.
i In everyday speech, this format has been re-
placed by the designation “MP3”.
Permissible bit and scan rates
Fixed and variable bit rates from
32 kbps to 320 kbps
Scan rates from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
i Only use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of 128
kbps or higher and with a scan rate of 44.1 kHz
or higher. Lower rates may result in impaired
sound quality. This is particularly true if the sur-
round sound function has been activated.
Notes on copyright
The music tracks that you can create for
playback in MP3 mode are generally copy-
right-protected under applicable interna-
tional and national laws.
In many countries,the reproduction of
copyrighted material is not permitted even
if only for personal use without the express
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Please check the current copyright laws
for your country and comply with them.
These restrictions do not apply, for exam-
ple, to your own compositions and record-
ings or for recordings for which
authorization has been obtained from the
copyright holder.
Notes about audio DVD discs
COMAND can playback commercially
available, prerecorded audio DVDs that
bear the following label. You will usually
find the label on the DVD booklet, the inlay
or the DVD itself.
i Audio DVDs differ from recordable DVD-R
and DVD-RW discs.
Data on audio DVDs are stored either in
uncompressed format or in lossless com-
pressed format. The sound quality on au-
dio DVDs is therefore better than on
recordable DVDs that contain MP3 data
because the MP3 format uses a lossy type
of compression. You cannot delete data
from or record additional data to commer-
cially available, prerecorded audio DVDs.
Please note the following information
about CDs/DVDs and pay special atten-
tion to the notes on copied and/or self-
written CDs/DVDs.
Other readable audio formats
COMAND can also read music files in the
WMA (Windows
® Media Audio), AAC (Ad-
vanced Audio Coding) and WAV (Waveform
Audio Format) formats.
i If other music files are stored in these audio
formats on a storage medium, in addition to MP3
files, the loading process may take longer before
the first track is played.

89 Telephone
Activating the mobile phone

The external device can send vCards
via Bluetooth®.

The external device in the vehicle is
switched on and authorized
(
page 86).
If the phone main menu is displayed se-
lect “Phone”
K “Receive Business
Cards”.
or
If the address book is displayed, select
“Address Book”
K “Receive Business
Cards”.
To import: Start the data transfer on
the external device (
operating guide
for the relevant device).
The COMAND imports the data for the
business cards and displays the num-
ber of business cards received.
To end reception: Press n.
or
Press the í button.
i You can also receive business cards via the
PCMCIA memory card. To do this, the business
cards must be stored in the main directory of the
PCMCIA memory card. Load PCMCIA memory
card (
page 110).
i These settings should normally not be
changed as the factory settings are matched to
most mobile phones.
i Changes may result in significant impair-
ments to the transmission quality. These set-
tings may not be changed during an active phone
call.
In the phone submenu select “Phone”
K “Phone List”.
Select an authorized mobile phone
from the list.
Select “Options” K “Reception Volu-
me” or “Transmission Volume”.
i Reception volume and Transmission only ap-
pear for authorized devices.
1Volume bar
To set the volume: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
The volume bar moves up or down.
To confirm selection: Press n or
slide om.
Setting transmit and receive volume

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Introduction
An unsuccessful update may be caused by
one of the following:

DVD dirty or scratched.
Clean the DVD.
Please refer to the “Notes on DVD
discs” section (
page 112).
Restart the update.

Overheating as a result of excessively
high temperatures in the passenger
compartment.
Wait until the passenger compart-
ment has cooled down.
Restart the update.

The memory medium (hard drive) inte-
grated into COMAND has a physical de-
fect.
Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.Operational readiness of the navigation
system after the system software up-
date
Sometimes the installed map software is
no longer compatible following a system
software update by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. In this case, the
navigation system is not operational.
To update map software: Proceed as
described in the “Update process” sec-
tion (
page 114). Use map software
compatible with the system software.
i Please note that in this case the update
must run through right to the end. If you cancel
beforehand, the navigation system will still not
be ready for operation.
After start-up or initial start-up, the naviga-
tion system must perform a position find-
ing operation. As a result, you may have to
drive for some time until precise route
guidance takes place.
GPS reception
The correct functioning of the navigation
system is also dependent on the GPS re-
ception. In certain situations, the GPS re-
ception may be impaired, distorted or even
impossible, e. g. in tunnels, multi-storey
car parks or due to snow on the GPS anten-
na. If there is snow on the GPS antenna,
you should remove it. The GPS antenna is
at the rear on the vehicle’s roof.
Route guidance after vehicle transport
After vehicle transport (e. g. by ferry, car
train or by towing) COMAND must deter-
mine the vehicle location again.
Position finding takes place automatically
when the vehicle is driven off again, even if
COMAND is switched off. The actual length
of time may vary from case to case.
While the vehicle is determining its posi-
tion, route guidance is subject to the fol-
lowing restrictions:

Navigation announcements, route
guidance displays and displayed street
names do not match the actual loca-
tion.
General information

117 Navigation
Introduction
Navi submenus
Menu overview
Navi
Selecting map display
Setting route calculation mode
Setting Block Area
Selecting information on map
Switching highway information on/off
Guide Route (with active route
guidance)Position6 (with active route
guidance)Destination
Selecting POI in depict-
ed map segment, if avail-
ableOpening detour function
Having alternative route
calculated
Opening destination in-
formation
Opening route browserSave vehicle location or
crosshairs position
i The crosshairs position
can be saved if the
crosshairs are displayed on
the map, e.g. (
page 119).
Display vehicle position
map
Display destination
position map
Repeating current navi-
gation announcementCancel route guidance
Entering destination

via address

from memory

from “Last destina-
tions” memory

as POI

via map

as stopover destina-
tion
Saving destination

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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).

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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

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Introduction

8 = Bird’s-eye view (the map display is
oriented in the direction of travel, the
map projection reproduces the curva-
ture of the earth’s surface, the orange
tip of the symbol points northwards)
Example of map from bird’s-eye view
1Current crosshairs location
2Currently set map orientation
To set map orientation: Display menu
system if applicable (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Map Display”.
A dotRindicates the current setting.1Options for map orientation
2Options for POI symbols (
page 121)
Select “North Up” or “Heading Up” or
“Bird‘s-eye View”.
To exit menu: Slide omp.
Hide menu system if applicable
(
page 119).
The map orientation changes accord-
ingly.
Setting POI symbols
You can select which POIs are to be dis-
played as symbols on the map. Points of in-
terest include, for example, gas stations,
hotels, cinemas and restaurants.The following settings are available:

“Standard Symbols”
Displays the factory-set symbols

“Personal Symbols”
You can choose the symbols yourself.

“No Symbols”
To set: Display menu system if applica-
ble (
page 119).
Select “Navi” K “Map Display”.
Select “Standard Symbols” or “Personal
Symbols” or “No Symbols”.
If you have selected “Personal Sym-
bols”, the list of POIs will be displayed.
To switch symbol display on/off:
Select the corresponding POI.
Depending on the previous status,
the corresponding symbol displays
will be switched on D or off C.
You may also activate the symbol
displays for several POIs.
i The list indicates all symbols for all coun-
tries that are contained in the digital map. How-
ever, not all POIs are available in all countries. As
a result, certain POI symbols may not be shown
on the map even though the symbol display is
switched on.


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Introduction
Time of arrival/distance to destination
Map with display activated for time of arriv-
al/distance
1Symbol for destination
2Distance to the destination
3Symbol for estimated time of arrival
4Estimated time of arrival
i This display can only be seen during route
guidance. In the “Move map” function you will
see other data depending on the crosshairs posi-
tion, for example a street name if the digital map
supports this data.
Current street
Map with road display activated
1Road name or road number, e.g. for
highways
Geo-coordinates display
Map with geo-coordinates display activated
1Current height above sea level (round-
ed off to 50 m)
2Coordinates display of the current vehi-
cle location (latitude)
3Coordinates display of the current vehi-
cle location (longitude)
4Number of GPS satellites currently be-
ing used
i Adequate GPS reception must be available
for all displays. The altitude display 1 may differ
from reality because the navigation system cal-
culates it using the GPS signals.
i In the “Move map” function the displays 1
and 4 are not displayed. The geo-coordinate
position of the crosshairs is displayed.
“None” menu option
Map with display switched off
1Currently set map orientation
i In the “Move map” function you will see oth-
er data depending on the crosshairs position, for
example a road name if the digital map supports
this data.