MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2011 W204 Comand Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2011, Model line: C-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2011 W204Pages: 190, PDF Size: 2.21 MB
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i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradioreception . Switching
torad iomode
Option 1 X
Press theófunct ionbutton .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband
selected.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select Audiointhe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If another audiomode isswitched on,you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audiobysliding ZVtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The audio menu appears. Example
display:audiomenu
: Main functionbar
; Current audiooperating mode
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM radio byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Example
display:FMradio
: Display window withstation settings
; Preset position ofthe selected station
= Name ofthe selected station
? Frequency ofthe selected station
A Sound settings
B WB (Weather Band)
C AM radio
D FM radio
E Memory functions
F Radio functions 120
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Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press theófunct ionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselected.
i Repea tedlypressing thisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select FM,AMorWB inthe radio display by
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
You willhear thelast station onthe
selected waveband. Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng stati onsusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press theE orF button.
or
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe radio displa yis active.
Stat ionsearch scansupordown andstops
at the next station found.
Selec tingstations viathe stat ion
presets X
Quick setting: pressanumber key,e.g.
H.
X To selec tdirect lywithin thesta tion
pr esets: selectPresetsbysliding VÆand turn
ingcVd theCOMAN Dcon troller and
press Wtocon firm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcont roller when the
display /select ionwindow isactive.
The station presetmenuappears. The#
dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irmorpress anumber key,e.g.
H.
Tuning instat ions byentering the
frequ encymanu ally X
Option 1:press theõbutton .
X Option 2:select Radio inthe radio display
by sliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Enter Frequency andpress Wto
conf irm.
Irrespect iveofthe option used,aninput
menu willappear.
X En ter afrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
enter ed. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.
7–107. 9Mhz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
chann els i
You canonly enter current lypermitt ed
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
wavebands whichisoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Rad
iomode
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Storing
astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presetsavailabl efor the FMand
AM waveb and s.
X Qui cksav e:pre ssand holdanum berk ey,
e.g. H,until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor ed.
X To store direct lyin the stat ionpresets:
press Wthe COMAND controller whenthe
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000EV windowinthe radio
display isactive.
or
X Select Presets bysliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
In both cases, thestationpreset sappear.
The #dot indicat esunder which preset
the curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. Ex
ample display: stationpresets
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress andhold
W until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingstat ions automat ically This
function automatic allystoresstat ions
with adequate reception.Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequenc y.Ifstat ions arefound,
COMAND storesthem startingatmemory
slot 1.Storing iscomplet ewhen thehighest
frequenc yhas been reached orwhen 10
stat ions have been found. Stations stored manually
inthe preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when the<0004000900130010000C0001001A002200130005000C0005000300140009000F
000EV windowis
active.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Opt ion 2:select Presets bysliding VÆ
and turningcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Irrespec tiveofthe option ,select
Autosto reand press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stat ions thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.The available
stat ions areautomatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press Wtocon firm. Weat
herBand
Switching to X
Press theófunc tion button repeatedly
until theWeather Bandisswitch edon.
or
X Select WBbysliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. :
Display window withchann elsett ings
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Sou ndsetti ngs
? Wea ther Band switche don
A AM radio
B FM radio
C Channe llist
Se archi ngfor achanne l X
Quic kselect: turncVd orslide XVY the
COMA NDcontroller while thed isplay/
selec tionwindow inthe radio display is
act ive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
Chann elsearc hscan sup ordown and
st ops atthe nextchan nelfoun d.
Selecting achanne lfrom thechann el
lis t X
Select Channe lby sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears. X
Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
or
X Press anumber keyonthe controlpanel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Sat
Rad io Impor
tantnotes
This sectionprovides detailedinformation on
the following topics:
R select ingachann eland program category
R memor yfunc tions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode describedbelow
requires optionallyavailable satelliteradio
equipment andregist ration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecateg ories andchann els
shown inthe illustration sdepend onthe
program contentoffer edbythe provider.
The program contentsmay vary. The
illustration sand descr iption sin these
operatin ginst ruct ions may therefore differ
from thechann elsand categ ories offered
by the provider.
Satellit eradio mode maybetempo rarily
unavailable orinterrupt edfor avariety of
reasons .These reasons include
environm entalortopographical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecont rol
of Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LLC.Operation
may alsobeimpaired incertain locations
(e.g. tunnels,parking garages orwithin as
well asclose tobuild ings).
i SIRIUS XMRadi ooffers morethan130
digital-qua lityradio channels providing
100% commerc ial-freemusic,sport,news
and entert ainment.
SIRIUS XMRadi oemploys afleet ofhigh-
performance satellitestobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada .
The satellite radioprogram isavaila blefor
a mont hlyfee. Details areavaila blefrom
the SIRIUS XMService Centerandat
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(Canada ). SatR
adio
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Reg
isteri ngsate llite radio
X Swi tch onsatell ite rad iomod e
(Y page 124).
The satell ite rad iomai nm enu appears
showing theweather channel.You cann ot
select anyother stations.
X Select SatRadio inthe lower menu bar
and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service andpress the9button to
con firm.
The servic einfor mation screenappears. Serv
iceinfor mation screen
1 Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS XMIDofyour satellite receiver
X Call thephone number ofyour satellite
radio provider shownonthe screen .
i You canalso have thesatellite service
activat edonline. Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt p://ww w.siriu s.com(USA)or
htt p://ww w.siriu scanada .com
(Canada).
Onc ethe connection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstruct ions ofthe servic estaff .
The activat ionprocess maytake uptoten
minut es.Ifthe activat ioniscomplet ed
success fully,theNoService message
appears inthe display, followed bythe
satellite radiomainmenu.
i Ifregistr ationisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card details
willberequired toactivat eyour
accoun t.
If the satellite receiver isnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device
Unavail ablemessage willappear. Switching
tosatellit erad iomode
Notes You
canalso usethemultifunc tionsteer ing
wheel totune inchann elsorscroll through
lists, e.g.bypressing the=;
9: buttons(Y page 21).
Import antnoteson registr ation,see
"Registering satelliteradio"(Y page 124).
Opt ion 1 X
Press theófunc tion button .
The NoService message appearswhen
start inguporifno signal isbeing received.
Onc eCOMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodisplay appears. Thestation
last select edisplayed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AM, WB
wavebands inthat order andthen switch es
to satellite radiomode. Pressin gthe button
again takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audiointhe main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If satellite radiomode wasthelast mode
select ed,itwill now beactiv e.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch tosatellite radiomode in
the audio menu. 124
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X
Sel ect Audiobysliding ZV theCOMAND
control lera nd pre ssW toconfi rm.
The audio menu appe ars.
X Sel ect Sat Radioand pressW toconfi rm.
The NoServicemes sage appe arswh en
sta rting uporifno signa lis be ing rece ived.
If the satel lite rece iverisnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device
Unavailable messagewillappea r. Once
COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodispla yappea rs.The station
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiomaindispla y
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/channel number
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a SatRadio menu Channel
information Acan beviewed in
detail (Ypage 127).
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/talk
shows, sportsorcountry, ifthey areavail able.
The category listissorted alphabetically .
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callup the categ orylist:sel ect
Catego rybyturning cVdtheCOM AND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cate gorylist appe ars.
X To select ac atego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
press Wtoconfirm.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.You hear thestation lastselected
for this category.
The All Channels categoryisat the top
of the category list.This category issorted
by channel numberandallow syou to
browse allavaila blechannels.
Selec tingachanne l Chann
elsearc h
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe SatRadio displayisactive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
COMAND searchesinboth directions
(ascending anddescending) andstops at
the next channel foundinthe selected
category.
SatRa diomenu
X Select SatRadio inthe submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
The SatRadio menuappears. SatR
adio
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Ente
ringcha nnel numbersdir ectly
Opt ion 1
X Pres sth eõ butt on.
An inputmen uappear s.
Opt ion 2
X Sele ctSat Radiointhesubme nubar by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroller and
pres sW tocon firm.
X Sele ctEnt erCha nneland pres sW to
con firm.
An inputmen uappear s.
X To ent erac hanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorresp ondingnumber
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
X Select SatRadio inthe submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controllerand
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Channel Listandpress Wto
confirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm. Memor
yfunct ions Stor
ingchannels
i There areten preset savailable.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/select ionwindow isactiv e.
or
X Select Preset sin the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, thechann elpreset sappear.
The Rdot infron tof apreset position
indicat esthat thecurren tlyselect ed
chann elisstor edther e. Channel
presets
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press andhold
W until youhear aton e.
or
X Press andhold anumber button,e.g. 4,
until youhear aton e.
The chann elisstor edunder thepreset .
Selecting achanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe chann ellist:sele ct
Preset sby turning cVdtheCOMAND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The channel preset list appe ars.
X To setac hanne l:sele ctaprese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey, e.g. 4. 126
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Disp
laying informa tion X
Se lec tInf oin thesubm enubar byturn ing
cVd theCOM ANDco ntro ller and press
W toconfirm .
In fo rm ation onthecur ren tly rec eived
pro gram isdis played . 1
Catego ry
2 Chan nel
3 Artist
4 Track nam e
If avai lable ,you see:
R thefull nam e
R addit ionalinfo rm ation
X To retu rn totheSa tRad ioma indisp lay :
slid eXVY theCOM ANDco ntro ller .
Disp laying service informa tion The
provider'scus tomer servicece nter is
avai lable bypho neatany time toans wer any
gen eralques tion sor ques tion son the
ver sions avai lable .
X Se lec tSat Radiointhesubm enubar by
tu rn ing cVd theCOM ANDco ntro ller and
pre ssW toconfirm .
X Se lec tSer viceand pressW toconfirm .
The provider'sdet ails appe ar. 1
Prov ider 'spho nenum ber(SIRI US XM) or
Cal lSer vicePro vider
2 SIRIU SID ofyour satellit erec eiver
X To retu rn totheSa tRad ioma indisp lay :
slid eXVY theCOM ANDco ntro ller .
Cha nnel listupdates Du
ringrec ept ion ofane wch ann ellist ,th e
Upd atingChannels...mes sage issho wn.
The stat ion last selectedis swit ched tomut e
unt ilth eupdat ehas been compl eted.
Sat ellit erad iomo deisno ta vail ableduri ng
this process.
Once theupdate has been comple ted,the
satel literadi omain menu appears. The
station lastselected isplayed.
Sound settings You
willfind details onthe sound settings in
the "Ataglance" section(Ypage 32). Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
War
ning!
COMAND isclassified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisarisk ofexposure to
invisible laserradiation. Thismay damage
your eyes, orthose ofothers.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatcan
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons, Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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qualifi edafters ales tech nic ians . G
Wa
rning!
On lywhen theveh icle isstatio naryshoul d
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
Ther eis arisk ofbein gdist ractedfrom the
road andtraff iccon dition sif th is is don ewhile
th eveh icle isin mot ion. Inser
ting/ej ectin gCDs/DVDs
Not es If
th eCD/ DVDh asaprin tedside, this must
fac eupwards whentheCD/ DVDisinserted.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe play ed
should facedownwards. CDs/DVDswith
copy protect ionmay notbeable tobe play ed
by the system.
i Ifamedium contains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloadi ngtime
before thefirst track starts toplay may be
longer.
Inse rting discs intotheDVD changer :
Load/eject button8
; Disc slot
The DVD changer hasafixed magazine with
six trays. X
To insert aCD/DVD intoth ema gaz ine
tr ay :pre ssthe8 load/ejec tb utt on.
A men usho wsthecur ren tmagaz ine
co nten ts.T he last tray selected isidentified
by ared digit. Magazine
menu
X Select themagazine traybyturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.:.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease
Wait... message.
You then seethePlease InsertDisc
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc atatime intoa
magazine tray. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards. 128
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