MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2005 W211 Comand Manual

100 Telephone*Phone bookOn the multifunction steering wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 89).

Pressj or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown in the multi-
function display.

Presss
.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the selected number.
If your vehicle is equipped with voice con-
trol system* you can add up to 20 spoken
names to each phone book entry.
Via the voice control system* you can dial
a number by speaking the name.
(
Voice control system* Operator's man-
ual).

Select a phone book entry (
page 99).

Press the
New
soft key.
The voice control system* prompts you
to speak a name.

Speak the name.
The voice control system* prompts you
to speak the name again.

Repeat the name.
The name is stored.

Select the phone book entry to be de-
leted from COMAND (
page 99).

Press the
Delete
soft key.
The delete prompt is displayed.

Use to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press.
The entry is deleted.
Adding spoken names to a phone
book entry
Deleting a phone book entry

101 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)

SMS (Mail)
SMS messages can be received if your ve-
hicle is equipped with a telephone and
SMS messaging is available from your car-
rier.
Received messages are saved in the folder
SMS inbox.
Open the Telephone main menu
(page 89).

Press the
SMS
soft key.
The folder SMS inbox appears.The SMS inbox shows the list of re-
ceived messages. The list is sorted
chronologically, the last message re-
ceived is displayed at the top of the list.
The corresponding date and time ap-
pears in the status bar when the select-
ed message has been received.

Use or  to select another mes-
sage.
iIncoming new messages are indicated
by the symbol in the status bar.
Symbol appears in the status bar if
the SMS memory is full.
In addition, a corresponding message
is displayed when the folder is opened.SMS inbox
iIf no SMS messages have been re-
ceived the
SMS
soft key is without func-
tion and therefore shaded out.


102 Telephone*SMS (Mail)The SMS inbox offers the following op-
tions:
Switching between subject and sender.

Reading a message (
page 102).

Deleting a message (
page 103).
Switching between subject and sender
The SMS messages can be displayed with
the sender or the subject. In the SMS inbox
(
page 101) you can either see the
Subject

soft key or the
Sender
soft key.

Press the
Subject
soft key.
The first characters of the message
texts appears;
or

Press the
Sender
soft key.
The name(s) or phone number(s) of the
message sender(s) appear(s).

In the SMS inbox (
page 101),
use or  to select a message.

Press.
The message text appears.

To scroll through the message text,
press or  as required.
Switching between content and sender
You can either see the
Sender
soft key or the
Contents
soft key.

Press the
Sender
soft key.
The sender’s name appears if it is
saved in the phone book. If not, only
the phone number appears.
or
iThe symbol at the beginning of a list
entry indicates that the message has
not been read.
iThe sender’s number only appears if it
has been transmitted.
The sender’s name only appears if, in
addition, the number and the name are
stored in the phone book (
page 98).
Reading a message

103 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)

Press the
Contents
soft key.
The message text appears;

To return to the SMS inbox press the Back
soft key.

In the SMS inbox (
page 101),
use or to select the message
to be deleted.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete prompt is displayed.

Use to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press.
The message is now deleted.

Press the
Back
soft key.
This returns you to the Telephone main
menu.
Deleting a message
Exiting from the SMS menu

104

105 Navigation*
Important notes
Navigation main menu
Destination entry
Route guidance
During route guidance
Last destinations and destination memory
POIs (Points of Interest)

106 Navigation*Important notesSafety InstructionsWarning
G
For safety reasons, you should only enter a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
When the vehicle is in motion, a passenger
should enter the destination. Study manual
and select route before driving.
Do not watch display screen or operate but-
tons while the vehicle is in motion - let navi-
gation announcements guide you. Stop at a
safe location before using buttons or mak-
ing corrections.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given.
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.
The route calculated by COMAND is a rec-
ommendation on how to best reach your se-
lected destination.
During route guidance, you will not receive
any information on
Traffic lights

Stop and yield signs

Parking or stopping zones

One-way streets

Narrow bridges

Similar traffic regulation data
You should therefore always strictly observe
traffic regulations while driving. Drive care-
fully and always obey traffic laws and road
signs even if they contradict COMAND in-
structions.
Warning
G
The Navigation DVD module contains a
Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is
opened or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The Navigation
DVD module does not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any service work which
may be necessary performed only by quali-
fied personnel.

107 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the E-Class (211) COMAND
system. No other CDs or DVDs will work.
Using other navigation CDs or DVDs might
lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation module.
The navigation module is mounted on the
left-hand side of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading

Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
with the label facing up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
Ejecting

Press and wait until the navigation
computer ejects the DVD.
Navigation DVD
Loading/ejecting the DVD
iYour Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.

108 Navigation*Important notesThe navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD
(page 107).
TIf your vehicle has been transported by a
car, train or ferry, COMAND may require
some time to find its exact position.
COMAND may issue navigation announce-
ments not suited to your actual position. Moving the vehicle a few yards is typically
enough to remedy the situation.
While determining the exact position ,
route guidance is subject to the following
restrictions:

COMAND does not output navigation
announcements.

The display
OFF
ROAD
and an arrow indi-
cating the direction of the destination
appear instead of the detailed naviga-
tion displays.
Once the system is correctly repositioned,
route guidance continues with navigation
announcements and detailed navigation
displays.
Travelling abroadRoute guidance with GPSiGPS (G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
iDeviations from the actual position
may occur 
if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed e. g. in parking garages
and tunnels

if road conditions are bad

depending on the vehicle’s condi-
tion
Route guidance after vehicle trans-
port
iThe navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer (
page 107).

109 Navigation*
Important notes
The following instructions have to be fol-
lowed when interrupting a trip during route
guidance, and later continuation:
Continuation of the trip within 2 hours
after interruption:
The system automatically resumes
route guidance.

Continuation of the trip between
2 and 12 hours after interruption: 
Continue route guidance manually
in the Navigation main menu
(page 110).

Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption:
Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the
Last
destinations
memory (
page 147),
or

Re-enter the destination
(page 117).
Some menus provide lists from which you
can select an item.
Example: Menu to select a streetYou can select a list item using or .
If, as shown in the example, you can see
the
Page
soft keys, then you can use the
soft keys to scroll up or down the list, page
by page.
As soon as you reach the beginning or end
of a list, the appropriate soft key is deacti-
vated.
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance iTrip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.
Selection lists