display MERCEDES-BENZ CLK CABRIOLET 2001 A208 Comand Manual

Introduction1
How to use the COMAND operating manual
Before you take your first drive, please make yourself familiar with the COMAND operating unit and the functions it
supports. Read through these operating instructions carefully and, if necessary, refer to the operating instructions of
your vehicle.
The operating instructions are divided into 6 chapters:
• Introduction: An overview of the operating and display elements as well as explanation of the basic functions
• Audio: Information on the radio and CD equipment (CD drive and CD changer) as well as sound settings
• Telephone: Explanation of the telephone functions
• Navigation: How to enter your destination, selecting your route, route guidance, how to use the route memory, and
selecting a detour.
•Info Services and system settings: Information on how to request and display service informations, setting
language, date/time, tones and day/night display
• Index: Search items to help you find exactly what you are looking for
Explanation of symbols used:
Warning notices for the protection of yourself and others
are preceded by a
symbol.

Introduction3Contents
ContentsIntroduction ........................................ 1
How to use the COMAND
operating manual ............................ 1
Operation – COMAND and
telephone .......................................... 2
Operating safety .............................. 2
Contents .............................................. 3
Quick reference – COMAND ......... 8
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display..................... 11
Screen displays .............................. 12
Switch the COMAND
operating unit on and off ............. 13
Adjusting the volume ................... 14
Selecting beep tones ..................... 14
Switching the screen on and off . 14
Pop-up screen messages when
the battery gets low ...................... 15
Status window for
Tele Aid calls .................................. 15
AudioContents – Audio ............................. 17
Radio operation ................................ 18
Quick reference – Radio ............... 18
Menu overview – Radio ................ 20
Switching radio operation on ...... 22
Changing the Radio Band ............ 22
Selecting a station ......................... 24
Automatic Station Scan ................ 28
Memory functions ......................... 29
Radio playback mute .................... 38
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 39
CD operation ..................................... 40
Quick reference for CD drive
in the control unit and
CD changer operation ................... 40
General information on CD
playback .......................................... 42
CD playback ................................... 43Loading a CD into the
CD drive .......................................... 44
Loading CDs in the
CD changer ..................................... 45
Menu overview – CD operation .. 48
Switching on CD operation
(CD drive, CD changer) ................ 50
Track select .................................... 51
Selecting CD’s ................................ 53
Fast forward / fast backward ....... 55
CD track scan ................................. 56
Entering, altering and
deleting CD names ........................ 57
Selecting playback mode ............. 60
CD playback mute ......................... 62
Error messages .............................. 63
Tips on caring for your CD’s ........ 65
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 68
Sound settings .................................. 69
Adjust sound settings ................... 69

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Contents
Navigation ....................................... 133
Quick reference – Navigation .... 133
Switching the navigation
system on ...................................... 136
Changing the Navigation CD ..... 138
Destination entry ........................... 139
Menu overview –
Destination entry ........................ 139
Entering destination address .... 141
Continue destination input ........ 146
Selecting a destination
via the map ................................... 149
Entering points of interest ......... 153
Selecting the last destinations .. 158
Selecting the route calculation
mode and calculating the route .. 159 Redial ............................................ 102
Dialing from calls list ................. 106
Speed-dialing (only with
COMAND) ..................................... 107
Quick-dialing (for the first 10
memory locations) ...................... 109
Notebook ....................................... 110
Editing the phone book ............... 111
SMS function ................................. 118
Emergency call (9-1-1) ............... 122
Service numbers ......................... 125
NavigationContents – Navigation ................... 129
Notes ................................................ 131
Before you use
the navigation system ................ 131
TelephoneContents – Telephone ..................... 77
Notes .................................................. 78
Before you use the telephone ...... 78
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 80
Overview of the
Multifunction displays ................. 81
Quick reference – Telephone ....... 82
Menu over view – Telephone ....... 84
Switching telephone
operation on ................................... 86
Incoming calls ................................ 88
Outgoing calls ................................ 92
Dialing a telephone number ........ 92
Dialing a number from the
phone book ..................................... 95

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Route guidance ............................... 162
The principle
of route guidance.......................... 162
Requesting destination and
route information ........................ 164
Beginning route guidance .......... 172
Turning onto a street .................. 174
Following the course
of the road ..................................... 175
Driving through
an intersection.............................. 176
Changing to map display
during route guidance ................ 177
Route guidance with a mixture
of map and symbol display ........ 178
Altering the map scale ............... 179
Selecting map orientation .......... 180
Marking a way point ................... 181
Selecting a detour during
route guidance ............................. 184Resetting functions during
route guidance ............................. 288
Deviating from the
calculated route ........................... 189
Reaching your destination ......... 189
Activating audio system ............. 190
Activating audio functions
during route guidance ................ 191
Cancelling route guidance ......... 192
Destination memory ...................... 193
Activating the main destination
memory menu ............................. 193
Retrieving a destination from
the destination memory ............. 194
Saving the current destination
in the destination memory ........ 195
Saving the current vehicle
location in the destination
memory ......................................... 197
ContentsSorting the destination
memory ......................................... 198
Deleting a destination
in the destination memory ........ 199
Entering the vehicle position ....... 200
Calibration ...................................... 201
Info Services and system
settingsContents – Info Services and
system settings .............................. 203
Info Services ................................... 204
Requesting and displaying
Info Services ................................ 204
System settings .............................. 207
Activating the main system
settings menu .............................. 207
Adjusting the brightness ........... 208

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Contents
Activating Settings menu ........... 209
Selecting the language ............... 210
Set the date and time .................. 211
Switching beep tones
on and off ...................................... 218
Setting changeover between
day and night display ................. 219
Reset all settings to the factory
settings .......................................... 220
Auxiliary audio source ............... 221
IndexIndex ................................................ 223

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IntroductionTelephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
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15Radio:
Automatic seek tuning backwards, page 24
Manual tuning backwards, page 25
CD operation:
previous track, page 51
fast backward, page 55
16Radio:
Automatic seek tuning forwards, page 24
Manual tuning forwards, page 25
CD operation:
previous next track, page 51
fast forward, page 55
17Audio:
Press to mute audio source, press again to cancel
mute function
Navigation (voice output):
Press to mute current spoken recommendation,
Press longer than 2 seconds to mute the voice
output for the duration of route guidance, page 173
18Press to call up in succession: night display –
switched off screen – day display19Requesting destination and route information,
page 164
Display an entry in a window in full, page 152
20Requesting and displaying Info Services, page 204
Adjust system settings (brightness, language,
clock, day/night-display), page 207
21Route guidance (navigation) active:
Switches between map and symbol display, page 177
Route guidance not active:
Activating the location map, page 167
22Activating the main detour menu
Selecting a detour during route guidance, page 184
23Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to increase the map scale,
pages 152 and 179
24Press to activate the map scale bar,
Press again to reduce the map scale,
pages 152 and 179
25Color screen

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Audio
Introduction
Telephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings 11 Multifunction steering wheel, Multifunction display
1Multifunction display
2Multifunction steering wheel
Turn the electronic key in the steering lock to position
1 or 2. See your vehicle’s operating instructions.The steering wheel buttons enable activation and
operation of radio, CD and external audio source (e.g.
portable tape deck), the telephone, navigation and Tele
Aid. Information such as the radio frequency is shown
in the multifunction display.
For more detailed information, refer to “Multifunction
steering wheel, multifunction display” in the chapters
on the radio, CD, telephone and navigation systems.
Press key:
3
Next system
4Previous system
Systems which can be activated refer to vehicle
operating instructions
5Next display in the system
6Previous display in the system
7Raising the volume
8Lowering the volume
9Accept incoming telephone call, page 88
Starts dialing after the selection of a number,
page 96, 99
10End telephone call, End Tele Aid info or
Roadside call, page 88
refuse telephone call, page 88

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Screen displaysStructure of, e.g. a radio main menu:
1Information/status line
Display of the system switched on (FM) and
additional information, e.g. 1 (memor y location 1)
or menu name, e.g. FM Memory
Other system displays:
AM – AM radio band
WB – Weather band
CD – CD operation
TEL – Telephone
NAVI – Navigation
SVC – Info Services and system settings
AUX – External audio source
2Station frequency, activated functions
3Menu fields which branch off to submenus
4Symbol bar
Reception strength of the mobile phone
Note:
The symbol bar appears in all system main menus
as well as in the symbol and map displays in
navigation.
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Screen displays include:
• Main menus, the radio main menu in the example
above
• Lists, e.g. CD names list, page 59
• Input menus, e.g. entering, changing and deleting
CD names, page 57
• Selection menus, e.g. selecting playback mode, page 60
• Symbol and map displays in navigation
• Pop-up windows, page 162

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Audio
Introduction
Telephone Navigation Index AudioInfo Services and
system settings 13 Switch the COMAND operating unit on and off
Press the button marked for the equipment you would
like to switch on (e.g.
).
Note:
If the navigation system was the last system used,
there are three different screens which may appear,
depending on the last status.
Route guidance was active:
•
the symbol display
•
the map
Destination entry was active:
• the main destination input menu.
Switch off
Press
.
The COMAND operating unit will switch off. Switch on
Press
.
The COMAND operating unit is switched on. A warning
display is shown.
COMAND switches on with the system which was last
active and displays the corresponding menu.
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Selecting beep tones
To indicate operating steps or error messages acousti-
cally, it is possible to select different beep tones. Beep
tones may be switched on and off, page 218.
Acknowledgement beep:
is heard when an entry is accepted
Info beep:
is heard when window displays warn that the battery
power is decreasing, page 15.
Alarm beep:
is heard on a serious malfunction (e.g. if the tape cover
sticks). This warning can only be switched off by
switching the COMAND off.
Day/Night display, switch off screen
You can change over between day display, night display
and screen switched off by repeatedly pressing
.
Press
once again to switch on the screen again.
It is also possible to automatically change over between
day display and night display by means of the
headlights switch, page 219 Adjusting the volume
Using buttons on the multifunction steering wheel:
Raising the volume – press steering wheel button
Lowering the volume – press steering wheel
button On the COMAND operating unit:
Raising the volume – turn left-hand rotary/push-
button
to the right
Lowering the volume – turn left-hand rotary/push-
button to the left
Audio functions for radio and CD operation (CD drive
and CD changer):
The volume selected applies to all of the audio functions.
For other audio sources:
Other audio sources are telephone, voice output during
route guidance and Voice Recognition System. Refer to
seperate operating instructions for telephone and voice
recognition system. The volume level for voice output
in navigation and voice recognition system is the same
(altering either affects the other). Telephone volume is
adjusted separately.
Altering the listening volume for the telephone affects
only the telephone and not navigation or voice
recognition system.