MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2001 C215 Comand Manual

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system settings 219 Activating the main system settings menu
Press
in any menu.
The main system settings menu is loaded.
1Information on the date, time
Format depends on the time format selected,
to select the time format, page 229
2Adjusting the brightness, page 220
3Accessing the settings menu, page 221
4Switching on an external audio source, e.g. a tape
deck, page 2335Country setting,
the time zone can also be displayed
Note on (5):
Information is shown if the clock has been set to GPS
reception and if a country, e.g. USA, Canada and time
zone was selected, page 226.
Setting the clock with GPS reception, page 224.
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Adjusting the brightness
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the
“Brightness” menu field and press to confirm.
The Brightness menu will appear.
1Previous setting
2Current setting
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To darken the screen:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to the left,
the triangle (2) moves to the left.
To brighten the screen:
Turn the rotary/pushbutton to the right,
the triangle (2) moves to the right.
To confirm the new setting:
Press the rotary/pushbutton .
The main system settings menu will now appear.

System settings
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system settings 221 Activating Settings menu
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the
“Settings” menu field in the main system settings
menu and press to confirm.
The settings menu will appear.1Selects the language, page 222
2Sets the date and time, page 223
3Switches the beep tones on and off, page 230
4Setting changeover between day and night display,
page 231
5Activates factory settings, page 232
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Selecting the language
Press the rotary/pushbutton
to confirm the
highlighted “Language...” menu field in the settings
menu.
The languages list will appear.
1Current language setting appears in red
2Page back, if the arrow is filled in
3Page forward for more languages
Use the rotary/pushbutton to highlight the desired
language and press to confirm.The message “Loading the xx language” will be
displayed.
The language selected will be loaded.
You will hear the corresponding voice output.
Note:
The language affects the menu text displays and the
voice output during route guidance.
After the language has been loaded, the main system
settings menu will appear with the display text in the
language selected.
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System settings
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system settings 223Set the date and time
COMAND is equipped with an integrated clock. Press
to display the current time. The clock is used e.g.
for indicating the estimated time of arrival at the
destination, page 176.
There are several ways to set the time:
• With GPS reception, page 224
Set the time in 30 minute steps, page 225
Set the time by selecting a country and the time
zone, page 226
• Without GPS reception, page 224
Set the date and time manually, page 228
Note:
The clock must always be reset if the COMAND
system was disconnected or if the vehicle battery
was discharged. List of languages:
• “Adopt from Instrument Cluster” – the system will
use the same language as is set in instrument
cluster
• “Deutsch”
• “English (metric)” – distance measured in km,
speed in km/h
• “English (imperial)” – distance measured in yards,
miles, speed in mph
• “Español“
• “Français“
• “Italiano“
• “Nederlands“

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With GPS reception
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the “Date/
Time ...” menu field in the “Settings” menu (page 221)
and press to confirm.
1GPS symbol indicates GPS time reception
2Setting the clock to a 30 minute increments,
Activating the setting mode, page 225
3Selecting the country and time zone, page 226
4Selecting the time format, page 229Without GPS reception
5Setting the date and time manually, page 228
Note:
If GPS time is not available, the GPS symbol (1) will not
appear in the display.
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system settings 225 GPS reception: setting the time in 30 minute
increments
Activating the setting mode:
Press the rotary/pushbutton
. The minutes will
appear in red lettering.
Altering the time to a 30 minute increments:
Setting the clock ahead – Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to the right, the time will move back 30 minutes
with each click.
Setting the clock back – Turn the rotary/pushbutton
to the left, the time will move back 30 minutes with
each click.Canceling the setting mode:
Press the rotary/pushbutton
. The minutes will
appear in black lettering.
To activate the main System settings menu, either:
• Press
• Press the rotary/pushbutton
longer than
2 seconds.
The new time will appear in the display.
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Selecting the country and the time zone
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the “Country
(Time)” menu field in the “Date/Time” menu and press
it to confirm.
An input menu will appear.
6Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the
initial letters for the country name one after the
other and press to confirm
7To access country list, use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight this menu field and press to
confirm or press the rotary/pushbutton
until
the zoom disappears.
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8Highlighted country, entered previously
9Move to previous page,
Arrow is empty – start of list
10Move to next page,,
Arrow is empty – end of list
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the desired
country and press to confirm.
To move to the next/previous page, highlight the
or
symbol with the rotary/pushbutton
and confirm
by pressing.

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For countries with several time zones (e.g. Canada,
USA):
After you have confirmed the country, the “Timezone”
menu is activated. Highlight the zone you want with the
rotary/pushbutton
and confirm by pressing.In the next menu, press the rotary/pushbutton
to set
the menu field “Automatic S/W time”.
“Automatic S/W time” menu field - there is change of
time in this country/timezone and the dates of time
changes are known. Checkmark
indicates that
automatic time change is active.
“Summer time” menu field – the dates of time changes
are unknown, the change to the winter time must be
made manually, page 228.
Press the rotary/pushbutton
longer than 2 seconds.
The settings are adopted, and the main system menu is
displayed.

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Set the date and time manually
If the clock has been disconnected from the vehicle
battery for any reason or if the dates of the change
between summer and winter time are not available in
advance, it will be necessary to set the clock manually.
Use the rotary/pushbutton
to highlight the “Date/
Time ...” menu field in the “Settings” menu (page 221)
and press to confirm.
11Setting the day, month, year, hours, minutes,
when the menu appears on the screen, the day is
highlighted automatically.Activate the setting mode:
Press the rotary/pushbutton
. The day is shown in
red.
Move the day forwards – turn the rotary/pushbutton
to the right.
Move the day back – turn the rotary/pushbutton
to
the left.
Exiting from the setting mode:
Press the rotary/pushbutton
. The day is shown in
black, the cursor moves to the month indicating.
Adopting a date and time:
Press the rotary/pushbutton longer than 2 seconds.
The main System settings menu will appear.
Note:
If an entry is not accepted, the message “Invalid input”
will appear.
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