radio MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

66 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationExample 2: category POP
Use or  to select the category
POP from the list.
In the station list, only stations of category
POP are available (category mode).
When changing the category, the channel
selected last in the new category becomes
audible.The system will automatically switch to a
station of POP category if the currently se-
lected station is not of the POP category.
Otherwise, the currently selected station
remains tuned.
Tuning a station within the selected
category
The channels identified for the currently
selected category are sorted nummerical-
ly. Only one entry is visible at a time.
Tuning using COMAND control unit

Press or .
The search proceeds in ascending or-
der.
or

Press or .
The search proceeds in descending or-
der.
The search stops at the first receivable
station.
Tuning using the multifunction steering
wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Satellite radio
display (
page 23).

Pressk.
The search proceeds in ascending or-
der.
oriUsing oris followed by a short
delay before the change occurs. Using
 and changes the channel
immediately.

67 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Pressj.
The search proceeds in descending or-
der.
The search stops at the first receivable
station.
Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:

Scan search plays a channel for
approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current
category.

Scan search can be terminated manu-
ally.

Scan search stops automatically at the
station that was playing when scan
search was started.

Press the Scan soft key.
The scan search starts.

Press the Scan soft key again.
The scan search stops.
Additional text information (artist and title)
related to the current channel can be dis-
played.

Press the Info soft key.Two options are available:

Storing using the number keys
(page 67).

Storing using the Presets menu
(page 68).
Storing via number keys

Press and hold a number key between

and  for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.
Obtaining additional text
information
Storing stationsiWhen storing a station out of the cate-
gory All, later selection of this channel
does not lead into the category mode.

68 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStoring via Presets menu 
Press the Presets soft key.
The Preset list appears.

Use or  to select a preset loca-
tion.

Press for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.Resetting Presets menu

Press the Presets soft key.
All channels in the Preset list are delet-
ed.

Press the Service soft key.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of the
particular receiver appear.It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser-
vice Center.

if you want to cancel the subscription
or to re-subscribe at a later date,

if you forget to pay the bill, or

if you sell the car to another person.
Calling the Sirius Service Center

70 Telephone*Important notes1 Observe all legal requirementsWarning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
Warning
G
Never operate radio transmitters provided
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to malfunction
of the vehicle's electronic system, possibly
resulting in an accident and/or personal
injury.

71 Telephone*
Important notes

Please read chapter “Telephone*” be-
fore attempting to operate your tele-
phone.

Always drive with extreme caution
when operating the telephone hands-
free.

For safety reasons, the mobile tele-
phone handset should not be used to
place or receive a call while driving.

If the signal is very weak (display in the
status bar):
Wait until reception improves before
placing a call.
iOnce the mobile phone is inserted into
the telephone cradle*, it can be operat-
ed:
using the cell phone itself,

using the COMAND control unit,

using the multifunction steering
wheel, or

using the voice control system*.
Descriptions in this Operator’s Manual
presume that the mobile phone is in-
serted into the telephone cradle*.
iThis Operator's Manual describes op-
eration of the telephone using the
COMAND control unit and the multi-
function steering wheel. Unless other-
wise specified, the descriptions and
the illustrated displays refer to the
COMAND control unit.
Operation of the mobile phone and
voice control system* are explained in
separate operation guides.!Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit,
should only be used inside the vehicle if
they are connected to a separate exte-
rior antenna approved by Mercedes-
Benz.

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
Index

160 IndexCopy protection . . . . . . . 42, 43, 48, 50
Current navigation announcement 117D
Deleting
Break destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Destination from the last
destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Destination in destination memory . 135
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Telephone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Destination
deleting
from the last destinations . . . . . . 133
in destination memory . . . . . . . . . 135
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
saving in destination memory . . . . . 133
Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Destination Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
requesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Starting route guidance to a stored
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Destination memory
Saving a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Detour function (Navigation) . . . . . 123
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Display
Adjust brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Call not possible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Enter unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
NO SERV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 77
No telephone available . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Phone not installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Please insert phone. . . . . . . . . . . 72, 73
Please insert SIM card . . . . . . . . . . . 73
SIM card blocked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Telephone not plugged in . . . . . . . . . 73
wrong PIN number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Displaying
Route (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 157
E
Ejecting
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 53
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Ejecting (CD changer*) . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 145Emergency calls “911”. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Entering
Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Frequency (in radio mode) . . . . . . . . 39
home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
new telephone book entry. . . . . . . . . 87
Phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 76
Entering a phone number . . . . . . . . . 79
Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
F
Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 157
Forward
in CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 58
Frequency input (in radio mode) . . . 39G
General information
on CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . 48
on Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Global Positioning System
see GPS
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

161 Index
GPS position display
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130H
Handling of
CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 48
Home address
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102I
Interrupting journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97L
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Starting route guidance to a last
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
List (Satellite radio* mode)
Program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
List (telephone* mode)
Missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Loading
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 49
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Location determination. . . . . . . . . . . 96
Low tones, see Bass
M
Manual tuning (in radio mode). . . . . 38
Memory
Destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 40
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 146
Missed calls (telephone*). . . . . . . . . 80
Mix
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CD track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 58
Multifunction steering wheel
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34N
Navigation announcements . . . . . . 117
after vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . 96
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
current announcement . . . . . . . . . . 117
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Navigation* mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Navigation soft key displays
show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
New telephone book entry . . . . . . . . 87
NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 77
Notes
on the handling of CDs . . . . . . . . 42, 48
on the Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . 96
O
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81P
Personal Identification Number
see PIN
Personal Unblocking Key
see PUK
PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 73
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Entering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 76
PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 72, 73
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD . . . . . . . . 73