Tire MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

19 At a glance
COMAND control system
FunctionPage
1Switching to radio mode
Switching wavebands
Switching to SatRadio*
mode40
42
45
2Switching to CD audio,
DVD audio or MP3 mode
Switching to DVD video
mode
60
77
3Disc slot
Loading CDs/DVDs
Ejecting CDs/DVDs
Updating the map soft-
ware
54
57
112
4Load/Eject button
5Clear button for functions
Entering a phone number
Deleting digit or entire
entry
101
95
6Tuning to a station via the
station memory
42, 42
6Storing stations manually
Selecting DVD changer
compartments
Entering a phone number
Sending DTMF tones43, 43
101
102
7Tuning to a station via sta-
tion search
Fast forward
Selecting next track
42
63, 78
63
8Switching COMAND on/
off
35
9Setting the volume35
aSlot for PCMCIA memory
card
bEject button for
PCMCIA memory card
58
cTuning to a station via sta-
tion search
Fast reverse
Selecting previous track
42
63, 78
63
FunctionPage
dAnswering calls
Initiating calls
Redial101
94,101
101
eRejecting calls
Ending an active call101
103
fOpening System menu164
gMute
Switching hands-free mi-
crophone on/off
Switching traffic and navi-
gation announcements off35
102
35
hSwitching to phone mode
92
jSwitching to navigation
mode
Displaying menu system
118
119
FunctionPage

22 At a glance
COMAND control system
1Back button í
To exit menu: Briefly press the í
button1.
COMAND switches to the next menu
level up within the operating mode cur-
rently in use.
i You can also exit a menu by sliding the
COMAND controller
omp or qmr
(page 31).
To switch to the main display from
submenu displays: Press and hold the
í button1.
COMAND switches to the main display
for the operating mode currently in
use.1Clear button î
To delete an individual character:
Briefly press the î button1.
To delete an entire entry: Press and
hold the î button1.
Back buttonClear button

30 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Dialling a number from the phone book
If your mobile phone is able to receive
calls, you can search for and dial a number
from the phone book in COMAND at any
time.
i You can enter new numbers in the phone
book using COMAND (
page 105)..
Select the “Tel” menu.
The multi-function display shows
“Phone ready”.
Press %, $ or # to call up the
phone book.
Press % or $ to select the name
you are searching for.
The stored names are displayed in al-
phabetical order.
If only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press
s or # to
start dialling.
The message “Connecting call” and the
selected number appear in the multi-
function display. The name also ap-
pears, provided it is stored in the phone
book. The selected number is stored in
the “Calls Dialed” list in COMAND
(
page 97).If a call is connected, the phone book
entry appears in the multi-function dis-
play.
or
If there is more than one number for
a particular name: press
s or
# to display the numbers.
Press % or $ to select the num-
ber you want to dial.
Press s or # to start dialling.
The message Connecting call and the
selected number appear in the multi-
function display. The name also ap-
pears, provided it is stored in the phone
book. The selected number is stored in
the “Calls Dialed” list in COMAND.
If a call is connected, the phone book
entry appears in the multi-function dis-
play.
i To exit the phone book without making acall,
press the t button. “Phone ready” appears
in the multifunction display.
i If you press and hold the % or $ but-
ton for more than one second, the on-board
computer scrolls through the names rapidly. Af-
ter four seconds, the rapid scroll speeds up. The
rapid scroll stops when you release the button or
reach the end of the list.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the most re-
cently dialled names and numbers from
the mobile phone. This means that you do
not have to search through the entire
phone book.
Select the “Tel” menu.
The multi-function display shows
“Phone ready”.
Press s to go to the most recently
dialled number or name in the “Calls Di-
aled” menu.
Press % or $ to select the num-
ber or name you are looking for.
Press s or # to start dialling.

32
Example: Navigation, town list
1
Predictive speller with number and
character line
i In the predictive speller 1 you can only se-
lect characters that are currently available. The
characters that are available depends on the
those already entered and the data for the digital
map.
When entering characters, the list entry at
the top always displays an entry that best
matches the characters already entered.
COMAND automatically adds matching let-
ters to those already entered by the user.
Entering characters
To select characters: Rotate ymz or
slide
omp.
Slide qmr to switch between the lines
in the speller.
To confirm character selection:
Press
n.
A possible option:
To switch predictive speller lan-
guage (character set):
Select !.
Deleting an entry
To delete individual characters: Se-
lect
õ at the bottom right of the
speller and press
n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Cancelling an entry
Select “Back” at the bottom left of the
speller and press
n.
or
Press the í button.
CO MA ND g oes one step b ack in th e se-
lection procedure.
Accepting first list entry
Press and hold n until the
Enter Destination menu appears.
Here you will find the accepted list
entry.
or
If COMAND can match the characters en-
tered definitively to one town, the “
Enter
Destination”
menu appears automatically
with the selected list entry.
Character entry

95 Telephone
COMAND phone book
Entering data into a field
Select all the characters one after the
other in the predictive speller 3.
i The predictive speller provides the charac-
ters corresponding to the selected data field.
To switch predictive speller to up-
per or lower case characters: Select
( or &.
To switch predictive speller charac-
ter set: Select #.
Every time this is selected it switches
the character set.
To change the predictive speller lan-
guage: Select !.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the re-
quired language is highlighted and
press n.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting an entry
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Cancelling an entry
Select A.
If one of the data fields contains data,
you will be prompted to confirm wheth-
er you wish to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will be saved or discarded
on the basis of the selection.
Saving entry
Select B
A corresponding message is displayed.The deletion rules vary according to the en-
try selected:

Phone book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND
phone book and the address book if the
address book entry only contains
phone numbers.

Entire address book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND
phone book and additionally also in the
address book if the address book entry
only contains phone numbers.

Subentry of an address book entry se-
lected:
The subentry is deleted in the
COMAND phone book and in the ad-
dress book.
To delete: Select entry (page 104).
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you really want to delete the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
“Yes” option: The entry is deleted ac-
cording to the above rules.
Deleting entry

96 Telephone
COMAND phone book
Select the phone book entry
(
page 104).
Select “Options” K “Add Phone No.”.
Select a number category, e. g.
“Home”.
Select a phone category, e. g.
“Mobile Phone”.
Select “Save”.
If five numbers are saved for the entry
in the selected number category, you
will be prompted to confirm whether
you wish to overwrite one of the exist-
ing numbers.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” a selection list
appears containing the existing five
numbers.
Select the number to be overwritten.
The input menu appears with the data
field for entering the new phone num-
ber appears.
To enter digits: Select all the digits
one after the other in the predictive
speller or using the number keypad.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
To delete individual digits: Select
õ and briefly press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
The digit to the left of the cursor is de-
leted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entry has
been deleted.
To save entry: Select B.
Adding phone number to a phone
book entry

99 Telephone
Call lists
i The speller provides the characters corre-
sponding to the selected data field.
To switch predictive speller to up-
per or lower case characters: Select
( or &.
To switch predictive speller charac-
ter set: Select #.
Every time this is selected it switches
the character set (digits, lower case let-
ters).
To change the predictive speller lan-
guage: Select !.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the re-
quired language is highlighted and
press n.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î next to the
COMAND controller until the entry has
been deleted.
To save entry: Select B
A corresponding message is displayed.
To cancel entry: Select “Back”.
If one of the data fields contains data,
you will be prompted to confirm wheth-
er you wish to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will be saved or discarded
on the basis of the selection.Adding a phone number from the call list
to an existing address book entry
Select the list entry (page 97).
Select “Options” K “Save”K“Add
Phone No.”.
i “Save” has no function if the selected list
entry is already saved in the address book.
Select a number category, e. g.
“Home”.
Select a phone category, e. g.
“Mobile Phone”.
Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.
Search for the required entry.
i Please see the “Searching for an address
book entry” section (
page 106) for a detailed
description on searching for an address book en-
try.
Press n after completing the search.
If there are fewer than five numbers
saved for the required entry in the se-
lected number category, COMAND
saves the data.
A corresponding message is displayed.

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

105 Telephone
Address book
i You can create address data directly in the
address book. If you save phone numbers in the
COMAND phone book, these are saved in the ad-
dress book. When you save a navigation destina-
tion, COMAND creates an address book entry
containing the complete address data that sup-
port navigation.
Open the address book (page 104)
and select “New”.
The input menu with the data fields and
the speller appears.
Input menu with data fields
1Selected data field with cursor
2Speller
Switching data field
Slide qm repeatedly until the predic-
tive speller is hidden.
Then slideqmr and press n to select
a data field.
or
Select [ or ] in the speller.
The input menu indicates the selected
data field.
Entering data into a field
Select all the characters one after the
other in the predictive speller 2.
i The predictive speller provides the charac-
ters corresponding to the selected data field.
To switch predictive speller to up-
per or lower case characters: Select
( or &.
To switch predictive speller charac-
ter set: Select #.
Every time this is selected it switches
the character set.
To change the predictive speller lan-
guage: Select !.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the re-
quired language is highlighted and
press n.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press î button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Creating a new address book entry

107 Telephone
Address book
Searching
Searching via search speller
Switch if necessary from the list to the
search speller.
To change the search speller lan-
guage: Select !.
To switch search speller character
set: Select #.
Depending on the previous setting, this
switches it to letters with special char-
acters or numbers with special charac-
ters.
To enter characters: Select the char-
acters for the required entry one after
another.
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
After entering each character or after
each deletion of a character, the clos-
est matching entry is given at the top of
the list.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
To end search: Switch from the search
speller to the list.
The top list entry is highlighted auto-
matically.
Back to the address book: Switch if
necessary from the list to the search
speller and in the search speller select
A.
Searching via list
If necessary, switch from the search
speller to the list (
page 106).
Rotate ymz for so long or slide qmr
until the desired entry in the list is high-
lighted.
Search for the required entry
(
page 106).
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
A delete prompt appears.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will be deleted or retained on
the basis of the selection.
Switch from the search speller to the
list (
page 106).
or
Select an address book entry in the ad-
dress book (
page 104).
Press n.
The details screen appears.
Deleting entry
Displaying details for an address
book entry