MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

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
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
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

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

103
Navigation*
Important notes
Navigation main menu
Destination entryRoute guidance
During
route
guidance
Last
destinations
and
destination
memory
POIs (Points of Interest)

104 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.

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 slot
Loading 
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.
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 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.
Travelling abroad

106 Navigation*Important notesTIf 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 GPSiGPS (
Global
Positioning
System) 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
105)
.
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.

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 street
You 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

.
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 menuiIf route guidance is active, a prompt is
displayed instead, asking if route guid
-
ance is to be cancelled
( page
132)
.
iThis 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)
.
iDestination 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
soft key in the Naviga
-
tion 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 Navi
-
gation main menu
( page
108)
.
The Setting menu appears.
Avoiding certain road types
iEmpty square
= option OFF

Solid square
= option ON
Several options can be activated.
Adjusting the acoustics for

navigation announcements

110 Navigation*Navigation main menuSetting bass/treble 
Press the
Bass
or
Treble
soft key in the
Setting menu.

Press

or

.
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing bass or treble accordingly.

Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
Wait until the display changes.The new setting is stored and activat
-
ed.
Setting balance and fader 
Press the
Bal/Fad
soft key in the Set
-
ting menu.A cross-hair cursor appears. The verti
-
cal line represents the balance setting.
The horizontal line represents the fader
setting.

Press

or

.
The vertical line moves, adjusting the
balance accordingly,
or
Press

or

.
The horizontal line moves, adjusting
the fader accordingly.

Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
Wait until the display changes.The new setting is stored and activat
-
ed.
Adjusting the volume Automatically generated navigation an
-
nouncements are superimposed over any
other active audio source. The volume dif
-
ference is adjustable. This setting serves
to lower the volume of the currently active
audio source while the announcement is
being made.
In the Setting menu
( page
109)
,
press the
Nav.Vol
. soft key.
Use this menu to set the volume differ
-
ence.
iThe lines can be moved simultaneously
using
+
and
(
.