page 72 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2007 W211 Comand Manual

98 Telephone*
Phone book
Adding spoken names to a phone book
entry (
page 99). This option is only
available for vehicles with voice control
system*.
Deleting a phone book entry
(
page 99).
Switching between number and name
Open the phone book from COMAND
(
page 97).
Press the 123 soft key.
This switches the display to number
display. The name of the highlighted
entry is shown in the status bar;
or
Press the ABC soft key.
This switches the display to name dis-
play. The number of the highlighted en-
try is shown in the status bar. On the COMAND control unit
Open the phone book (page 97).
A list of phone book entries appears,
beginning with a specific first letter (ini-
tial).
Changing initials
Press# or $ once or repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes to the next letter up or
down.
At the end of the list of letters is the
category
Other. This category combines
all entries without a name, or entries
whose names start with a special char-
acter (e.g.
* or #).Selecting an entry
If necessary, change the initial letter
(
page 98).
Select an entry using % or &.
If you press and hold either one of the
buttons, the scrolling up or down accel-
erates.
Establishing a connection
Press3.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the appropriate number.
On 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.
Selecting a phone book entry and es-
tablishing a connection

99 Telephone*
Phone book
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 98).
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 98).
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

100 Telephone*
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.
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Incoming 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
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If no SMS messages have been re-
ceived the
SMS soft key is without func-
tion and therefore shaded out.

101 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)
The SMS inbox offers the following op-
tions:
Switching between subject and sender.
Reading a message (page 101).
Deleting a message (page 102).
Switching between subject and sender
The SMS messages can be displayed with
the sender or the subject. In the SMS inbox
(
page 100) 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 100),
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
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The symbol at the beginning of a list
entry indicates that the message has
not been read.
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The 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 97).
Reading a message


102 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 100),
use% or &0to 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

105 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.
Th e n a v i g a t i o n c o m p u t e r p u l l s t h e D V D
in.
Ejecting
Press: and wait until the navigation
computer ejects the DVD.
The 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 105).
Navigation DVDLoading/ejecting the DVD
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Your 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.
Travelling abroad

106 Navigation*
Important notes
T
If 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. 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 108).
Route guidance with GPS
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GPS (Global Positioning System) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
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Deviations 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
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The navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer (
page 105).
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance
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Trip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.

107 Navigation*
Important notes
Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption:
Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the Last
destinations
memory (page 148),
or
Re-enter the destination
(
page 114).
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.
Selection lists

108 Navigation*
Navigation main menu
Press 5.
The Navigation main menu appears, if
no route guidance is active.
Use% or & to select a menu item
and press';
or
Press one of the soft keys.
The selected menu or the selected soft
key function appears.
Selectable menu items
Continue route guidance
Continues a cancelled route guidance,
Destination memory
Destinations can be selected from the
Destination memory (page 149),
Destination entry
Provides access to the Destination en-
try menu (
page 114),
Last destinations
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 148),
POIs
(Points of Interest)
Provides access to POIs input
(
page 152). POIs include stops at
gas stations, airports, rest areas, hospi-
tals, etc.
Calling up the Navigation main menu
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If route guidance is active, a prompt is
displayed instead, asking if route guid-
ance is to be cancelled (
page 132).
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This menu item only appears:
if the route guidance had previously
been interrupted (
page 132), and
less than 30 minutes have expired
since the interruption,
or
if the trip was interrupted and is to
be continued 2 - 12 hours after in-
terruption (
page 106).
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Destination memory and Last destinations
can only selected only if destinations
are already stored in the system.

109 Navigation*
Navigation main menu
Selectable soft keys
Home soft key
Provides access to the input of a home
address (
page 113).
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 109).
Setting soft key
Provides access to settings adjusting
the acoustics of navigation announce-
ments (treble, bass, volume, balance
and fader)
(
page 109).
Certain road types to be avoided can be
defined for the system’s route calculation.
Press the Mode s o f t k e y i n t h e N a v i g a t i o n
main menu (
page 108).
The Setting Mode menu for road types
to be avoided appears.
Use% or & to select an option.
Press '.
This will switch the option ON or OFF.
Upon completion, press the Back soft
key.The following acoustics criteria for naviga-
tion announcements can be adjusted:
Bass / Treble (page 110).
Balance / Fader (page 110).
Volume (page 110).
Press the Setting soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (
page 108).
The Setting menu appears.
Avoiding certain road types
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Empty square = option OFF
Solid square = option ON
Several options can be activated.
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements