steering MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2007 W219 Comand Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2007, Model line: CLS-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2007 W219Pages: 187, PDF Size: 3.08 MB
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
MP3 operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 18
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . 20
Navigation* operating elements . . . . . 22
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 24
Selecting the multifunction display 25
Audio search function. . . . . . . . . . . 26
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Balance and fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening the Audio main menu . . . . 36
Selectable soft keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Switching to radio mode . . . . . . . . . 37
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tuning to a FM/AM station . . . . . . 38
Tuning to a station on
Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storing FM/AM stations . . . . . . . . . 43
Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 45
Switching to Single CD mode . . . . . 45
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Single CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . 49
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49MP3 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 51
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs . . 52
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 52
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . 53
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switching to MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . 54
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 61
Switching to CD changer mode . . . 61
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Accessing the CD changer . . . . . . . 62
Retracting the CD changer . . . . . . 63
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
MP3 operating elements
CD changer* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation* operating elements
Multifunction steering wheel
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND
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24 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
E-Class illustrated
FunctionPage
1 Multifunction display
2 Volume setting:
ç Volume down
æ Volume up
29
29
3 Making calls:
s Answering calls
Redialing
t Ending or refusing
calls
Entering a phone num-
ber:
t Deleting the entire
entry
90
92
91
91
4 Multifunction display
menu change:
è forward
ÿ back
25
25
FunctionPage
5 Radio mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
via station search
via station presets
38
39
5Single CD, CD changer*
and MP3 mode:
j Next track
k Previous track
69
69
5Satellite radio* mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
79
79
5Telephone* mode:
j Next list entry
k Previous list entry
94
94
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25 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD,
MP3, CD changer*, Satellite radio* or
Telephone* display appears in the mul-
tifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequencySingle CD operation
1Single CD operation
2Current track
CD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current trackMP3 operation
1MP3 operation
2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display
i
Depending on vehicle production date
COMAND may not be equipped with
the MP3 functionality. If so, the CD
changer* may be used for playback of
MP3 CDs.
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26 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Satellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel name
Telephone* operation
Either the main display, or a list appears on
display.
Telephone main display:In the list screen, instead of the READY mes-
sage, either a phone book entry or one of
the last 10 outgoing calls will be displayed.
In order to close the list display,
presst
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.
The following functions are available:
Freq. function:
You can tune to stations via the station
search (
page 38).
Memory function:
You can tune to stations via the station
presets (
page 39).
Setting audio search function
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
the
Settings... menu appears in the
multifunction display in the instrument
cluster.
Pressj and switch to the submenu
options.
Press æ or ç and select the
Vehicle menu.
Pressj and select Audio Search
Function
.
By pressing æ or ç, select Freq.
or
Memory.Audio search function
i
Memory is set at the factory.
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29 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or
Press).
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press).Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation*, Telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
i
The system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or
from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching ON/OFF
i
Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
i
If a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, ) is disabled.
Volume
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30 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting the volume
Turn the rotary control* located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel
The volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if:
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set t o a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without Sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with Sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)A common balance and fader setting ap-
plies to the following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance or the fader,
the system automatically stores the set-
ting for the currently active operating
mode.
Balance and fader
i
For Navigation* a different balance/
fader setting is possible. You find the
description under “Adjusting the
acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 109).
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36 Audio
Audio main menu
Press-.
The Audio main menu appears.
If one of the Audio submenus appears:
Press the Back soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears,
or
Press- again.
Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.
Radio soft key
Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear (
page 37)
CD soft key or MP3 soft key
The Single CD main menu (
page 46)
or the MP3 main menu (
page 55) ap-
pears
CDC soft key
The CD changer main menu appears
(
page 66)
AUX soft key
Facilitates operation of an external au-
dio source (
page 72)Switching the mute function ON:
Press (.
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF:
Press (0again,
or
Turn the rotary control* located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
The audio source heard is the one se-
lected before the mute function was
activated.
Opening the Audio main menuSelectable soft keys
i
The Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing; (
page 75).
Mute function
i
The mute function is still activated if
the system is switched off and then on
again.
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38 Audio
Radio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search (page 38).
Tuning via station presets (page 39).
Tuning via Autostore presets
(
page 40).
Tuning via scan search (page 40).
Manual tuning (page 41).
Tuning via direct frequency input
(
page 41).
Tuning via station search
On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave-
band (
page 37).
Press+ or %:
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
Press, or &:
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display
(
page 25).
Pressj:
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
i
The wavebands cover different fre-
quency ranges.
FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)
87.7 - 107.9 MHz
Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)
530 - 1710 kHz
Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)
162.400 - 162.550 MHz
Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station
i
Audio search function Freq. must be
set in the multifunction display
(
page 26).
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39 Audio
Radio operation
Pressk:
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.
On COMAND control unit
The presets are accessed using the num-
ber keypad, or via the Presets menu.
Accessing via number keypad:
Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 37).
Press one of the number keys
! - ":
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:
Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 37).
Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Use $, #, % or & to choose a
preset and press',
or
Press one of the number keys
! - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display
(
page 25).
Pressj.
The system tunes to the next station
stored in the station presets;
or
Pressk.
The system tunes to the previous sta-
tion stored in the station presets.
i
Audio search function Memory must be
set in the multifunction display
(
page 26).