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ContentsSatellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Introduction to Satellite radio . . . . . 62
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Calling up the SAT main menu . . . . 63
Soft key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Obtaining additional text
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Calling the Sirius Service Center . . 68Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching the phone ON/OFF . . . . 73
911 emergency calls. . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Entering the PIN (only GSM) . . . . . 75
Entering the unlock code . . . . . . . . 76
Switching to telephone mode . . . . 76
Telephone main menu . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selectable soft keys and options . . 78
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Outgoing call / entering a phone
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Accepted and missed calls . . . . . . . 80
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Opening the phone book. . . . . . . . . 85
Selecting a phone book entry and
establishing the connection . . . . . . 86
Deleting a phone book entry . . . . . 87
Adding a new phone book entry . . 87
SMS (Mail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
SMS inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reading a message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Deleting a message . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Exiting from the SMS menu . . . . . . 91
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Loading/ejecting the DVD . . . . . . . 95
Route guidance after vehicle
transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Determination of location after
vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Trip interruption during route
guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Selection lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Calling up the Navigation main
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Avoiding certain road types . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements . . . . . . . 99
Saving current location . . . . . . . . . 101
Destination entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . 102
Enter Destination menu . . . . . . . . 103
Narrowing of the destination . . . . 104
Selecting the region . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Entering a city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Continuing destination entry
after selecting city . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Entering a city center . . . . . . . . . . 108
Entering a street in the
destination city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Continuing destination entry
after selecting street . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 112
Entering a house number . . . . . . . 113
Destination input using the map . . 114

19 At a glance
Telephone* operating elements
Function
Page
1

Telephone main menu
Switching the telephone
ON
Switching the telephone
OFF
77
73
73
2
Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
Function
Page
3

- 
Entering PIN
Entering unlock code
Entering phone number
Speed dial
75
76
79
82
4
, , , 
Selection buttons
5

Confirmation
Function
Page
6

Answering calls
Starting connection
Redialing
78
83
80
7

Terminating a call
79
8

Switching ON/OFF
28
9


Volume adjustment
28

28 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSwitching 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, 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.
iThe 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
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, is disabled.Volume

72 Telephone*Important notes
Close the windows and reduce all ex-
ternal noise as much as possible when
using hands-free operation.

Make sure that the air vents are not
pointed in the direction of the micro-
phones located in the overhead control
panel near the rear view mirror. Adjust
air vents and/or reduce blower speed
if necessary.

A brief disconnection from the cellular
network is not a malfunction, as this
can occur when the network switches
areas. The phone automatically at-
tempts to again sign on with a network.

If the message Enter unlock code is
displayed, enter the unlock code
(page 76). Only then will you be able
to use all the telephone functions.
You will still be able to make 911 emer-
gency calls (
page 74) if the tele-
phone is locked. The telephone cannot, or not yet, be used
in the following situations:

The telephone is already unlocked, but
it is not yet registered with the net-
work.
The message NO SERV. appears in the
status bar. The telephone automatical-
ly attempts to register with a network.
If there is no network available, “911”
emergency calls can NOT be placed.
If you try to place an outgoing call, the
message Call not possible is dis-
played temporarily.

If the message Telephone being
activated, please wait is dis-
played,

If the message Please insert phone
is displayed.
Insert the cell phone into the tele-
phone cradle*.

74 Telephone*Telephone operationThe 911 emergency call will also function if
the telephone is locked.
Placing an emergency call
An emergency call can be placed using the
cell phone or the COMAND control unit.Using the cell phone
(
Telephone Operation Guide).
Using the COMAND control unit during
PIN or unlock code entry

Press the 911 soft key.
The system opens an inquiry menu
prompting you if you want to dial a
911 call.

If necessary, press  to select Yes.

Press  to confirm Yes if you want to
place the 911 emergency call.
The emergency call will be placed.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers, then describe the emergency.
If you do not want to place the emergency
call:

Press  to select No when the inquiry
menu appears.

Press  to confirm No.
Using the COMAND control unit after
PIN and unlock code entry

Press repeatedly until the Tele-
phone main menu appears.
911 emergency callsWarning
G
The “911” emergency call system is a
public service. Using it without due
cause is a criminal offense.iThe following conditions must be met
for a “911” emergency call:
telephone switched ON

available cell phone network
If you cannot make an emergeny call,
you will have to initiate rescue mea-
sures yourself.

76 Telephone*Telephone operation
After three incorrect entries, the SIM
card is blocked. Message SIM card
blocked will appear briefly.


The PUK has to be entered.
(Telephone Operation Guide)
The unlock code protects the telephone
against unauthorized use. The unlock code
can be activated on the telephone
(
Telephone Operation Guide).
Memorize the unlock code!
The telephone functions are available only
after entering the unlock code.Example: unlock code 2307

In sequence, press the number
keys", #, and !.
In case of erroneous entry, delete the
last or more digits:
Press the Delete soft key as often
as required.

After entering all digits, press or the
OK soft key.All telephone functions are available if
the correct number has been entered.
After registering, Ready or Roaming ap-
pears in the center of the status bar.
The unlock code has to be entered
again if the entry was incorrect.
When COMAND is switched ON, switching
to telephone mode from any other opera-
tion mode is made as follows:
On the COMAND control unit:

Press.
The Telephone main menu opens
(page 77).
On the multifunction steering wheel:

See (
page 23)
Entering the unlock code iThe system switches back to last mode
if the unlock code is not entered within
8 seconds after you are prompted to do
so.
Switching to telephone mode

77 Telephone*
Telephone operation
1 Observe all legal requirements
Press.
The Telephone main menu appears.
Telephone status information is displayed
on the right end of the status bar:
The following displays are possible:

READY = telephone is logged into your
mobile communcations home network
and ready for use,

ROAMING = telephone is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network,

NO SERV. = no network available,

= telephone signal strength,

= call active (
page 83).
Other messages could also appear:

If the message
Please insert phone,
Phone not installed or
Please insert SIM card
appears, see chapter “Switching the
phone ON / OFF” (
page 73)

If the message
Please enter PIN appears, see “En-
tering the PIN” (
page 75)

If the message
Enter unlock code appears, see “En-
tering unlock code” (
page 76)
Telephone main menuWarning
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.

122 Navigation*During route guidance1Estimated time of arrival
2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes
3Remaining journey (distance)
Points 1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-
over destination. You'll only see the de-
tails for the final destination when you
arrive at your stopover and the system
has calculated the route to the main
destination.Selectable soft keys:

Route soft key:
Allows access to the display of the
route on the map (
page 122).

Mode soft key:
Allows access to the setting of the
route mode (
page 99).

In the Info menu (
page 121), press
the Route soft key.The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue color.
The destination is marked with a flag
, any stop-over destination is marked
with a flag . The current vehicle posi-
tion is identified with the symbol.
Depending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take some time before
the route display appears.
iThe estimated time of arrival does not
refer to the time zone of destination,
but always refers to the time zone of
the vehicle's current location. For a
correct calculation, make sure that the
system clock is set correctly
(page 148).
Displaying the route on the map
s

123 Navigation*
During route guidance

In the Info menu (
page 121), press
the Route soft key.
The route appears on the map.

Press the List soft key.
The list of road/route sections remain-
ing appears.
The road currently travelled on appears
at the top.

Press or  to scroll through the
list.
Press the Page soft keys to scroll
through the list page by page.
The Detour function blocks a route seg-
ment ahead.
The length of this route segment can be
entered. The system then calculates a de-
tour route, if possible.Activate function and setting length of
route segment to be blocked

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the Detour soft key.
If the detour function has already been
activated, then you can change the
length of the route segment to be
blocked (
page 124) or switch off the
function (page 124).
If the function has not been activated,
the system gives you a full-screen map
and freezes the map and screen show-
ing the position of the vehicle. You can
now set the distance of the route seg-
ment to be blocked.

Continue to press the soft key More or
Less until the desired distance for the
route segment to be blocked is set.
Displaying the route list
iDepending on the distance to the des-
tination, it may take a few moments be-
fore the route list is completed.
The list is completed only when the
route calculation is completed. Dest.
is displayed before the last list entry.Detour function


124 Navigation*During route guidance
The distance of the route segment
blocked ahead appears in the status
bar. The section of the road that is
blocked appears as a red and white
dotted line on the map.
1Symbol = current position

Press .
The system calculates a new route
avoiding the blocked road segment.Switching OFF

Show the soft key displays
(page 121).
If a Detour is already active, the Detour
soft key is displayed in no color.

Press the Detour soft key.

Use  to select the Delete detour
menu item.

Press.
The blocked road segment or detour re-
quirement is cancelled. The system re-
calculates the route.
Changing detour

The soft key displays are shown
(page 121).

Press the Detour soft key.