MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

150 SystemSystem settings
Setting the format: 
Use or  to select a format.

Press.
The appropriate format is selected.

Finally, press the Back soft key.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.

In the System menu, press the
(page 148) Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.

Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster.

Other options:
The system switches to the requested
language.

Finally, press the Back soft key.
iList entry 1-3:
Date formats
List entry 4 and 5:
Time formats
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set
Setting the language

151 System
System settings

In the System menu, press the
(page 148) Tones soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.
The requested sounds are switched On
or Off.

Press the Back soft key.
The System menu appears. The new
setting is stored.

Open the System menu (
page 148).

Press the Display soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.The following options are available:

Switching the display design (day or
night) (
page 152), or

Adjusting the display brightness
(page 152).
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF
iThe square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound Off
Solid square = sound OnDisplay settings

152 SystemSystem settingsSetting the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day mode:
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.

Night mode:
The display is constantly set to night-
time design.

Automatic:
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.Adjusting display brightness

In the Display Settings menu, press the
Bright. soft key.
The Brightness display appears.

Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.

Press the Back soft key.
The new setting is stored.Use this function to:

start or delete voice control individual-
ization (
page 153)

activate/deactivate the voice control
help window
Activate/deactivate the help window

Open the System menu (
page 148).

Press the VC tips soft key.
The Voice control menu appears. Voice control settings

153 System
System settings

Press the  key to select the Help
Window menu item.
The status bar shows you whether the
help window is activated or deactivat-
ed.

Press.
The menu to activate or deactivate the
help window appears. The solid circle
shows whether the help window is
activated or deactivated.
For example: help window is activated

Press  or  to select the menu
item with the empty circle .

Press.
This will activate or deactivate the help
window.
Voice control individualization
The individualization function is used to
adapt the voice control to your own voice
and to therefore improve speech recogni-
tion. This does not affect speech recogni-
tion of other users.
Individualization consists of two stages.
The first stage involves training digits,
whilst the second stage trains specific
commands.

From the System menu (
page 148),
press the VC tips soft key.
The Voice control menu appears.

Press to select menu item
Individualization.

Press.
The Individualization menu appears.

154 SystemSystem settingsStarting individualization
Press to select menu item Start
new individualization.

Press.
The individualization process starts.
The system now guides you through
the individualization process using a di-
alog, all operations are voice inputs.
Once the first stage has been completed,
the system asks whether you want to save
the data from the first stage.If you don’t save the first stage:

individualization is cancelled

data from an existing first stage re-
mains unchanged
If you save the first stage:

data from an existing first stage is de-
leted and all new data is saved

it all depends on whether you want to
start the second stage
If you don’t start the second stage:

data from the first stage remains un-
changed

the individualization process is finishedOnce the second stage has finished, the
system asks if you want to save the data of
the second stage.
If you don’t save the second stage:

individualization is cancelled

data from an existing second stage re-
mains unchanged
If you save the second stage:

data from an existing second stage is
deleted and all new data is saved

individualization is finished
iYou can only activate the individualiza-
tion function when the car is station-
ary. If the car is moving, the following
message appears: Individualiza-
tion only possible when car is
stationary.
iIf you then decide you want to start the
second stage, you will have to restart
the individualization process, starting
from the beginning with the first stage.

155 System
System settings
Canceling individualization
You can cancel individualization at any
time during either the first or second
stage. All existing data remains un-
changed.
During any individualization stage,
press the Cancel soft key.
Individualization is cancelled.
Deleting individualization

From the Individualization menu,
press to selec t m enu it em Delete
individualization.

Press.
A prompt appears, which asks if you re-
ally want to delete the data.

Press to select Yes.

Press.
The individualization is deleted.Actuating the Reset function resets CO-
MAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:

SMS: All SMS messages.

Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the Last destina-
tion memory.
Reset activation

Call up the System menu (
page 148).

Press the Reset soft key.
iThis function is not available if no indi-
vidualization data has been saved.
Reset function


156 SystemSystem settings
A prompt appears asking if resetting
the system and deleting the data is re-
ally intended.

Use to select the menu item Yes.

Press.
You are prompted again to confirm if
you really want to reset the system and
delete the data.

Use to select the menu item Yes.

Press.
This resets the entire system.iIf you do not want to reset the system
and delete the data:
Use  to select the menu item No.

Press.
You will exit the reset screen.

157 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
CDMA
(C
ode D
ivision M
ultiple A
ccess)
A digital spread-spectrum modulation
technique used mainly with personal
communication devices such as mobile
phones. CDMA digitizes the conversa-
tion and tags it with a special frequency
code.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Man
agement and D
ata Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*). DVD
(D
igital V
ersatile D
isc)
Digital storage medium for storing
large volumes of data (e.g. films).
Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
GPS
(G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
GSM
(G
roupe S
peciale M
obile)
Set of standards used for cellular com-
munication; widely used in Europe.LOGIC7®
A 7-channel surround matrix that con-
verts any 2-channel material into
breathtaking multi-channel surround
sound, creating a natural, 360-degree
“enveloping” soundfield with a maxi-
mum “audio sweetspot” for all passen-
gers.
PIN
(P
ersonal I
dentification N
umber)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.
POI
(P
oint o
f Interest)
Points of Interest include service sta-
tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi-
tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth-
er services within the network.
Glossary

158 GlossaryPUK
(P
ersonal U
nblocking K
ey)
Personal unlocking code, must be en-
tered if the wrong PIN was entered
three consecutive times.
SCAN search
Plays receivable radio stations, or CD
tracks in succession, each for approx.
8 seconds.
SIM
(S
ubscriber I
dentity M
odule)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access-
ing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(S
hort M
essage S
ervice)
With this function, you can receive,
read and delete short text messages
(if SMS service is provided by your ser-
vice provider).Soft keys
Keys to activate different functions,
depending on the selected operating
mode.
TDMA
(T
ime D
ivision M
ultiple A
ccess)
A method of digital wireless communi-
cation transmission allowing a large
number of users to access a single ra-
dio-frequency channel without interfer-
ence. Each user is given a unique time
slot within each channel.
Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and man-
ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail-
able.
Telematics*
Compound word made up of the terms
Telecommunication and Informatics.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unautho-
rized persons from using your tele-
phone. The unlock code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
UTC
(U
niversal T
ime C
oordinated)
The mean sun time associated with lon-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weatherband

159 Index
A
Accident hazard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Answering
Call (telephone*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Audio AUX mode
Switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 29
Autostore (in radio mode). . 37, 41, 157
AUX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157B
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 157
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Blocking
Route segments (Navigation) . . . . . 123
Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
destination, changing . . . . . . . . . . . 126
destination, deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . 126C
Call
terminating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79, 83, 84Call (telephone*)
answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
initiating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
rejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Calling up
Destination Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cancelling
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Navigation announcements . . . . . . 117
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Category list (satellite radio*) . . . . . 65
CD
Copy protection . . . . . . . 42, 43, 48, 50
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 53
Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 49
Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 56
Track mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58CD changer*
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CD changer* mode
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . 48
CD slot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Changing
Break destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Detour (Navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Changing map scale. . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Connecting
Call (telephone*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Controls
CD changer* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 22
Navigation* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Telephone* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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