navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2003 C215 Comand Manual

28 AudioRadio operationIn chapter “Audio” you will find detailed in-
formation regarding 
radio operation

CD operation and

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
Main radio menu FM1Frequency band (FM, AM, WB) and me-
mory location of station, e.g. “1”
2Station frequency
3Menu fields
Press c to switch to radio operati-
on.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.Muting

Press o while listening to the radio.
The symbol ß will appear in the top
right corner of the display.

Press o again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol ß will have disappeared.

Press any system key, e.g. d.
COMAND will switch to CD mode.
Switching oniYou can operate the telephone and the
navigation system while the radio is on.
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2
3
FM1
FM Presets
Auto Presets Scan
97.1 FM
Sound
WB
iMuting will also be canceled if you
switch to a different audio source, e.g.
CD, or if you alter the volume.Switching another system on

43 Audio
CD operation
Function
Page
1
CD drive in the
control unit and
CD changer operation
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2, 3
Press briefly:
Previous track or start of
the track (depending on
playback time)/next
track
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Fast forward/fast re-
verse
51
54
4
Requesting and dis-
playing Info ServicesAdjusting system settings
184
187
5
Switching on CD operati-
on (CD drive, CD chan-
ger)
50
6
CD drive for audio CD or
navigation CD
45
7
Color screen with main
CD menu
8
Selecting a CD
Selecting a track
52
5 1
9
Track selection with the
number keypad
51
10
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or activate a subme-
nu
11
Return to previous menuFunction
Page
12
Press briefly:
Deletes the character
that has been entered
last
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Deletes a complete
name
55
55
13
Muting CD playback (mu-
ting on/off)
60
14
Ejecting an audio CD or a
navigation CD
45
15
Turn to the right:
Raises the volume
Turn to the left:
Lowers the volumeFunction
Page

63 Audio
Sound settings

Sound settings
COMAND is equipped with a standard am-
plifier.
You can set 
the sound Bass/Treble individually

the sound-center (Fader and Balance)

select predefined sound optimization.
See individual audio mode descriptions for
instructions on this feature.
Adjustments to the sound have a different
effect on the audio and service sources.
The predefined sound optimizations are
available for the audio sources only.Audio sources include:

Radio FM, AM, WB

CD (CD drive, CD changer)

auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape deck (if
connected)
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the audio sources through the menu field
“Sound”.
Service sources include:

Telephone

Voice output in the navigation

Voice control system
See separate operating instructions for te-
lephone and voice control system.
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the “NAVI Settings” menu (
page 180),
through the menu field “Sound”. Activating the main sound menu
For audio sources
Main sound menu1Radio (FM) is switched on
2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)
3Actual sound-center (Fader and Balan-
ce)
4Slider switch to alter the value
5Resets Bass/Treble to “0”, and the Ba-
lance to the middle of the vehicle
6Activates predefined sound optimizati-
ons
Adjusting sound settings
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0
0 0
1
23
4
5
6
CD Sound
Treble
Fader
Balance Bass
Reset
Other Options

79 Telephone
Telephone operation
If the phone memory has been downloa-
ded to COMAND, the menu fields “Phone
Book”, “Last Calls” and “Calls” will be avai-
lable.
If the memory was not downloaded, the
menu fields will be dimmed out.
Outgoing calls (
page 82).
Use one of these ways

When the telephone is connected to
the coiled cord, press a on the
COMAND control unit.
or

When the telephone is in portable mo-
de, press # on the phone.Accepting the call at the multifunction
steering wheel
1
CALLThe system detects an incoming call,
the phone ringsAccepting a call

Press K.
Audio source is automatically muted.
Ending a call

Press L.
The main telephone display appears.
Switching telephone operation off
Incoming call
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CALL
TEL
1
iYou can also accept a call, if another
display, e.g. navigation, is shown on the
multifunction display.iCommunication between the multifunti-
on display and the COMAND screen:
If different systems appear, the changes
made to COMAND will have no effect on
the driver information display.
Press the COMAND key a to
switch to the telephone functions.

115 Navigation
Important notes
Changing tires
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
have your tires changed by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
COMAND operates based on measure-
ments taken by wheel revolutions. When
changing tires, the correct tire information
must be entered for the system to operate
as expected.
See “Calibration” (
page 180).

117 Navigation
Quick reference
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
System settings
184
187
3
Switching the navigation
system on
122
4
CD drive for navigation
CD or audio CDiPay attention to regional
version of navigation CD
45
5
Color screen
6
Entering destination via
the map
131
7
Zooming out for less de-
tailed map
Displaying and removing
a long list entry in full in
a window
133,
158
138
8
Zooming in for more de-
tailed map
133,
158
9
Turn to
Highlight menu field, list
entry or character
Alter the map scale
Press to
Confirm entry/selection,
starting function or acti-
vating submenu
133
10
Switching back to the
previous menu
11
When entering informati-
on:
Deletes last character or
complete entry
124
Function
Page
Function
Page
12
Muting current route in-
structions or
Switching off voice out-
put for the duration of
the current route
guidance
153
153
13
Change between day and
night display
198
14
Ejecting navigation CD
119
15
Route guidance active:
Displays estimated time
of arrival and current dis-
tance to destination
Route guidance not acti-
ve:
Displays last
destination driven
147
147

122 NavigationDestination inputMain destination input menu
Press b.
The display that appears is dependent
on the last navigation function used:Route guidance has been switched off

the main destination input menu or

the location map (
page 149).
Route guidance has been switched on

the symbol display with an arrow in-
dicating your driving direction
(page 144) or

the map with the symbol indicating
current vehicle location
(page 144)
Route guidance has been switched on,
COMAND has been switched off for
more than 2 hours

an inquiry menu (
page 168)Changing over to another system, for
e.g. radio

Press c.
Switching the navigation system on
Settings
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NAVI Destination Entry
Destn from Memory...
Destination via Map...
Points of Interest...
Last Destinations...Address...
iThe following message will appear when
COMAND is preparing for navigation
startup: “Navigation being activated.
Please obey all traffic rules.”. Then, one
of the 3 displays will appear.
!Potential fault messages during prepa-
ration of navigation startup:
“Navigation cannot be activated. An
error has occurred”.

“CD-Reading error. Please use ano-
ther CD”.
Eject the inserted CD and insert a
navigation CD.

“No CD available. Please insert
NAVI-CD type DX only”.
Insert a current DX-coded navigati-
on CD. Using other navigation CDs
might lead to malfunctions.
If the error has been eliminated, you will
see the message “Navigation being acti-
vated. Please obey all traffic rules”.

146 NavigationRoute guidanceAfter the destination is selected and the
route is calculated, the navigation system
will guide you to the destination using both
pictorial displays and voice outputs.
During route guidance, you can select the
following 3 screen displays:
Symbol display
Always appears after a route has been
calculated

Map display
Activate the map with menu field 5,
switch back to symbol display with
menu field 8

Mix
Before the vehicle makes a turn,
COMAND switches automatically from
the map to the symbol display.
Once the turn has been completed, the
map is displayed again.
iIn the map display, the left menu bar is
removed after 6 seconds.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to display the menu fields
again.
iThe map appears automatically after 5
seconds if the vehicle is located on a
road which is not digitized (message
OFF ROAD).
You will see the message OFF MAP e.g.
after changing the navigation CD and
selecting a destination from the desti-
nation memory.
If COMAND recognizes a stored road,
the symbol display is called up again.

164 NavigationRoute guidance
Detour in route list
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Detour in Route List” in
the main detour menu and press to
confirm.
The message “The route list is being
calculated” will appear.
Then the route list will appear.
Route list1Street cannot be blocked off
2Symbol “+”: street contains several
sections which can be blocked off
Displaying an entry in full in a window
Press u.

Press u again to remove the window.
iCOMAND will delete an existing detour
if you
enter a new detour

switch off the system for more than
30 minutes while a detour is activa-
ted
After you have switched the COMAND
on again you will see the message “Ma-
nual route exclusions being reset”.
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NAVI Traffic Jam
4081 E OLYMPIC B
399 S HILL
250 S GRAND AVE
630 W 5TH
3589 S FIGUEROA 200 N STATE
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1.0 MI
2.4 MI
1.8 MI
0.5 MI
1.6 MI 1.2 MI

170 NavigationRoute guidanceDuring route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
Activating audio functions
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RECTOR ST
Map
Stop
Mix
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97.1 FM
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