ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

Content
i
Please also refer to the index (
page 217).
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Declaration of conformity regarding
the distribution of
telecommunica-tions equipment . . 11
Intended purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Function restrictions when driving
the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
COMAND control system . . . . . . . . . . . 14
COMAND components . . . . . . . . . . 14
COMAND display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
COMAND control unit . . . . . . . . . . . 17
COMAND controller . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Back button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clear button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 23
Operating the Multifunction display 24
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Menus and submenus . . . . . . . . . . 24
Navi menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Audio menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Operating COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Opening menu for a main function . 31
Selecting menu item . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Character entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operating example . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Basic functions of COMAND . . . . . . . . 35
Switching COMAND on/off . . . . . . 35
Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting sound settings . . . . . . . . 36
Surround sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching to the radio. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tuning to a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switching to weather band . . . . . . . 44
Satellite radio* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Subscribing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . 47
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3 . . . . . . 52Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Notes on MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Notes on CD/DVD discs . . . . . . . . . 54
Notes on the care of
CD/DVD discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Loading CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . 54
Loading PCMCIA memory card . . . 57
Ejecting CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . 57
Ejecting PCMCIA memory card . . . . 58
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Switching to CD audio, DVD audio
or MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stop function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Pause function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media . . . 62
Selecting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gracenote Media Database . . . . . . 64
Setting audio format . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Music Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Switching to Music Register . . . . . . 67
Recording music files . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Deleting all music files . . . . . . . . . . 69
Requesting memory space
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Folder functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Content

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

37 At a glance
Basic functions of COMAND
To save setting: Press n.
The setting is stored and the menu is
exited.
To exit menu without changes: Press
the Back button
í.
Your vehicle is equipped with the harman/
kardon LOGIC7
® Surround Sound system.
You can select between “
LOGIC7®On” and
“
LOGIC7®Off”.
harman/kardon LOGIC7
® Surround Sound
is available for the following operating
modes:

Radio (FM only)

SatRadio*

CD audio

DVD audio (MLP, DTS, PCM and Dolby
Digital audio formats)

MP3 (including PCMCIA memory card)

Aux

DVD video (PCM, DTS and Dolby Digital
audio formats)
i As some DVDs contain both stereo and also
multi-channel audio formats, it may be neces-
sary to set the audio format (
page 66).
i The “LOGIC7®On” function of the harman/
kardon LOGIC7® Surround Sound system per-
mits the playback of discrete 5.1 and stereo re-
cordings with an optimal surround sound
platform for each passenger. Music and films on
CD or audio and video DVDs with high-resolution
surround formats, such as MLP, DTS or Dolby
Digital, are played with optimum sound.
The LOGIC7
® distributes the 5.1 surround infor-
mation over the 12-channel system architecture
to provide the optimum sound in all seats. This
produces the sound characteristics as intended
by the sound engineer during the original record-
ing.
harman/kardon LOGIC7
® converts all two-chan-
nel stereo sound sources into multi-channel sur-
round sound. The surround information stored
during the original recording is read out using
LOGIC7
® and likewise distributed over the
12 channels. No effects are created during the
process, anything that was always on the record-
ing is just made audible again.
Moreover, harman/kardon LOGIC7
® draws the
audible sound source away from the individual
loudspeakers, thus creating a natural 360°
sound platform for each passenger.
i By selecting “LOGIC7® Off”, the playback
of all playable formats is performed as on the ex-
isting medium. Due to the spatial conditions in
the vehicle, optimal sound is not possible in all
seats.
i Discs supporting the above-mentioned au-
dio formats display the following logos

Dolby Digital

DTS

MLP
Surround sound

38
Setting the surround sound
For surround sound, you can select be-
tween “
LOGIC7®On” and “LOGIC7®Off”.
Select “Sound” K “Surround”.
To select the setting: Rotate ymz or
slide
qmr.
To save setting: Press n.
The setting is stored and the menu is
exited.
To exit menu without changes: Press
the
í button or slide omp.
i Please note the following:

For an optimal sound in all seats, balance
and fader should be set to the centre of the
passenger compartment with LOGIC7
®
switched on.

The best sound results are achieved when
playing high-quality audio and video DVD
discs.

For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at
least 128 kbps.

Surround playback does not function with
mono signal sources such as the medium
wave range in radio mode.

In the case of poor radio reception quality,
e.g. in tunnels, LOGIC7® should be switched
off, as otherwise a dynamic switchover from
stereo to mono and thus temporary sound
characteristic shifts can occur.

With certain stereo recordings, the sound
characteristic may deviate from convention-
al stereo playback.

52 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Permissible storage media
CD-R and CD-RW
DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD-R and DVD-RW
PCMCIA memory card (
page 57)
Permissible file systems
ISO9660/Joliet for CD storage media
UDF for DVDs
FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA memory
card with storage medium
Multisession CDs
On multisession CDs, the content of the
first session determines how COMAND
handles the CD.
If the first session, for example, contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains MP3 tracks, COMAND
handles the CD as a conventional audio
CD. This means that the MP3 tracks can-
not be accessed.Similarly, if the first session contains MP3
tracks and the second session contains
d a t a i n a u d i o C D f ormat, COMAND handles
the CD as an MP3 CD. Only the MP3 tracks
can be accessed.
File structure of storage medium
When creating an MP3 storage medium,
you can organize MP3 tracks into folders.
A folder can also contain additional fold-
ers. A storage medium may have a maxi-
mum of 255 folders in total. A maximum of
255 tracks and 255 folders are permissible
per folder. A maximum of 4000 tracks in
total are permissible per storage medium.
Track names and folder names
When creating an MP3 storage medium,
you can assign names to the MP3 tracks
and to the folders.
COMAND uses these names in MP3 mode
for the corresponding display. Empty fold-
ers or folders containing data other than
MP3 tracks will not be displayed by
COMAND.
If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name.
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Safety instructions
G Warning
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser
product. You must not open the casing.
There is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
laser radiation if you open the casing, or if
the casing is faulty or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that
you are able to maintain yourself. For safety
reasons, all maintenance work must be car-
ried out by qualified technicians.
G Warning
Only carry out the following when the vehi-
cle is stationary:
Inserting a disc
Ejecting a disc
There is a risk of accident by being distract-
ed from road and traffic conditions if you
load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
Notes on MP3 mode

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.

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

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

65 Audio
CD audio/DVD audio and MP3
Many audio CDs contain CD text.
COMAND uses the information contained
in this text for displaying the name of the
artist, album and track.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD
text, COMAND can recognise unknown
audio tracks in CD audio mode with the aid
of the Gracenote Media Database. For this
to happen, the corresponding information
must be stored in the Gracenote Media
Database and the “Read CD Database”
function must be switched on.
If this is the case, COMAND provides the
corresponding data, such as name of art-
ist, album and track, in the corresponding
displays and lists.
If COMAND accesses the Gracenote Media
Database while reading an audio CD, the
following information is displayed:Switching ‘Read CD database’ function
on and off
Switching to CD audio mode
(

page 60).
Select “CD” K “Read CD Database”.
Depending on the previous status, the
function will be switched off C or on D.Updating the Gracenote
® Media
Database
As new music CD releases occur it is nec-
cessary to update the Gracenote Media
Database. Optimum Gracenote
®
music recognition function is only
achieved when the most up-to-date data-
base is available in your vehicle.
You can have the music recognition soft-
ware updated at an Authorized Mercedes-
Benz center by means of a DVD or, perform
the update process yourself.
i The Gracenote® Media Database is updated
at the same time as the map software
(

page 113).

74 Video
DVD video
If the vehicle is travelling faster than ap-
proximately 3 MPH, the picture will switch
off automatically in DVD video mode.
The following message will then appear in
the display: “In order not to distract you
from the traffic situation, the picture is fad-
ed out while the vehicle is in motion.”.
As soon as the speed falls below approxi-
mately 3 MPH, the picture switches back
on again.
i When playing copied discs, problems may
occur with the playback.
A wide variety of disc-writing software and writ-
ers are available. Due to this variety we cannot
guarantee that the system will be able to play
discs that you have written/copied yourself
! Do not attach stickers or labels of any kind
to discs. They may come loose and damage
COMAND. Labels may also cause the disc to
bend, which may result in reading errors and
problems with disc recognition.
! COMAND has been designed for discs meet-
ing the requirements of standard EN 60908.
Therefore, only discs with a maximum thickness
of 1.3 mm can be used.
If a thicker disc is inserted, e. g. one which stores
data on both sides, (DVD on one side, audio data
on the other side), this cannot be ejected and
COMAND will be damaged.
Do not use 8 cm diameter discs, not even with an
adapter.
Only use round, 12 cm diameter discs.

Only touch the discs at the edges.

Handle discs with care in order to pre-
vent malfunctions during playback.

Avoid scratching, leaving fingerprints
and dust on the discs.

Clean the discs occasionally with a
commercially available cleaning cloth.
Always wipe in a straight line from the
inside outwards, never in a circular mo-
tion.

The discs must only be labelled using
pens specially designed for this pur-
pose.
DVD video
Safety instructions
G Warning
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser
product. You must not open the casing.
There is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
laser radiation if you open the casing, or if
the casing is faulty or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that
you are able to maintain yourself. For safety
reasons, all maintenance work must be car-
ried out by qualified technicians.
G Warning
Only carry out the following when the vehi-
cle is stationary:

Inserting a disc

Ejecting a disc
There is a risk of accident by being distract-
ed from road and traffic conditions if you
load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
Automatic picture switch-off
Notes on storage media
Notes on the care of discs