key MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

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Where to find it
Introduction
This operating guide has been designed to
help you use your COMAND control unit in
all situations. Each chapter has its own col-
or code in order to make it easier to find in-
formation.
At a glance
Here you will find an overview of the com-
ponents of COMAND. Then you will find ex-
amples illustrating how to operate
COMAND and information on the basic
functions. If you are operating a COMAND
for the first time or have rented the vehicle,
you should first read this chapter.
Audio
Here you will find all information regarding
the audio function and its radio, SatRadio*,
CD-audio/DVD audio/MP3, music register
and audio aux modes.
Video
Here you will find all information regarding
the video system.
Telephone
The telephone functions are described
here. You will also find information on the
address book.
Navigation
Here you will find detailed information re-
garding the following topics:

Setting options for the map display and
the route calculation

Destination input

POI input

Route guidance

Destination memory
System settings
Here you will find all the important infor-
mation regarding the system settings of
the COMAND.
Furthermore, you will find here basic infor-
mation about TeleAid* (SOS, Roadside as-
sistance and Information calls).
Voice Control
Here you will find information about oper-
ating several COMAND functions via Voice
Control.
Indexes
The technical terminology glossary ex-
plains the most important technical terms.
Content and keyword indexes are intended
to help you find information quickly.
Where to find it

8 Introduction
Symbols
You will find the following symbols in these
operating instructions:
* The asterisk identifies optional
equipment. Since not all models
have the same standard equip-
ment, your COMAND system equip-
ment may deviate from some
descriptions and illustrations.
! Highlights hazards that may result in dam-
age to your COMAND.
i Helpful hints or further information you may
find useful.
This symbol points to in-
structions for you to follow.
A number of these symbols
appearing in succession in-
dicates a multiple-step pro-
cedure.
The continuation symbol
marks an interrupted proce-
dure which will be continued
on the next page.
(
page 9) This symbol tells you where
to look for further infor-
mation on this subject.
-> This symbol is used in the
glossary. It indicates that
the term immediately follow-
ing the symbol is also ex-
plained in the glossary.
“Display”Messages, menu items or
soft key names appearing in
the COMAND color display
are printed in the style
shown here.
SymbolsG Warning
Warning notices draw your attention to ha-
zards that may endanger your health or life,
or the health or life of others.


42 Audio
Radio
You can switch the radio between the FM,
AM, and WB wavebands.
Select “FM” 7, “AM” 6 or “WB” 5 in
the radio display.
The last selected station in the select-
ed waveband is heard.
i In the WB waveband, COMAND displays the
Channel name instead of the station names
and/or frequency.
or
Press the X function button on the
control unit repeatedly until the desired
band is selected.
i Press the button repeatedly to switch wave-
band in the sequence of FM, AM, WB and
SatRadio* mode (

page 47). Pressing again will
switch back to FM radio mode.
You can tune to a station via station search
or by manual frequency input.
Tuning to a station via station search
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is highlighted.
or
Press G or H on the COMAND
control unit.
The search proceeds upwards or down-
wards and stops at the next receivable
station.
Tuning to a station via manual
frequency input
Select “Radio” K “Enter Frequency” in
the radio display.
An input menu appears.
or
Press ß on the control unit.
To enter a frequency: Press number
buttons on the control unit.
i You can only select numbers that are cur-
rently permissible.
COMAND will tune to the frequency en-
tered.
i If in the FM or AM wavebands you enter a
frequency outside the frequency sub-range, CO-
MAND will select the next frequency down.
Tuning to a station via the station
memory
Select “Presets” in the radio display.
or
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
The station memory appears. The
dotR in front of a preset indicates that
the currently tuned station is stored
there.
To select a station: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to a station: Press n.
or
Press a number key, e.g. 4, on the
control unit.
Switching wavebands Tuning to a station

43 Audio
Radio
There are 10 presets available for FM, AM
and SatRadio* wavebands.
Storing stations manually
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
or
Select “Presets” in the radio display.
In both cases, the station memory will
appear. The dotRin front of a preset
indicates that the currently tuned sta-
tion is stored there.
Station memory
To store a station to a selected pre-
set: Press and hold n until a signal
tone sounds.
or
Press and hold a number key, e.g. 4,
until a signal tone sounds.
The station is stored.
Storing via Autostore
i The function automatically assigns receiv-
able stations to the presets, sorted according to
reception quality. The stations which were
stored in the station memory manually are over-
written.
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is active.
Select “Autostore”.
or
Select “Presets” K “Autostore” in the
radio display.
COMAND searches for receivable sta-
tions. A corresponding message is dis-
played. The available stations are
automatically stored under the presets.
Cancelling Autostore procedure
Select “Cancel”.
WavebandsFrequency
AM (MF)530 - 1700 kHz
FM (VHF)87.7 - 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band)Weather channels
Storing stations

44 Audio
Radio
Slide mr to highlight the submenu.
To select the weather band:
Rotate ymz or slide omp until “WB” is
highlighted.
Press n.
1Display selection window
2Currently received channel
3Sound settings
4Weather band
5AM radio
6FM radio
7Channel list
Searching a channel
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is highlighted.
or
Press G or H on the control unit.
The search proceeds upwards or down-
wards and stops at the next receivable
channel.
Selecting a channel from channel list
Slide mr to highlight the submenu.
To call up the channel list:
Rotate ymz or slide omp until
“Channel” is highlighted.
Press n.
The channel list appears.
To select a channel: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to the selected channel:
Press n.
or
Press a number key, e.g. 4, on the
control unit at any time.
Switching to weather band

49 Audio
Satellite radio*
Press ß on the control unit.
To enter a channel: Press correspond-
ing number buttons on the control unit.
i You can only select numbers that are cur-
rently permissible.
COMAND will tune to the channel en-
tered.
Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
Select “SatRadio” K “Channel List” in
the SatRadio menu.
The channel list appears.
To select a channel: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to the selected channel:
Press n.
Memory functions
i There are 10 presets available.
You can use the following functions:
Saving channels manually
Selecting a channel from the Satellite
preset memory (

page 50)
Storing channels manually
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
or
Select “Presets” on the SatRadio sub-
menu bar.
In both cases, the channel memory will
appear. The dotRin front of a preset
indicates that the currently tuned chan-
nel is stored there.
Station memory
To select a preset: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To store a channel to a selected pre-
set: Press and hold n until a signal
tone sounds.
or
Press and hold a number key, e.g. 4,
until a signal tone sounds.
The channel is stored.

50 Audio
Satellite radio*
Storing via Autostore
i The function automatically assigns receiv-
able channels to the presets. The channels
which were stored in the channel memory man-
ually will be overwritten in this process.
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is active.
Select “Autostore”.
or
Select “Presets” K “Autostore” from
the SatRadio submenu.
COMAND searches for receivable
channels. A corresponding message is
displayed. The available channels are
automatically stored under the presets.
Cancelling storage procedure
Select “Cancel”.Selecting a channel from the memory
list
To call up the channel list:
In the submenu rotate ymz or slide
omp until “Presets” is highlighted.
The presets list appears.
To select a channel: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to the selected channel:
Press n.
or
Press a number key, e.g. 4, on the
control unit.
Displaying information
In the submenu rotate ymz or slide
omp until “Info” is highlighted.
Press n.
Information about the current program
appears.1Category
2Channel
3Artist
4Song title
You will see (if available)
the full name
additional information
Switching back to the SatRadio main dis-
play:
Slide omp.

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

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

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