AUX MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

Contents
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Audio AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Introduction to Satellite radio . . . . .
74
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Switching to Satellite radio mode . .
75
SAT main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Obtaining additional text

information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Calling the Sirius Service Center . .
80
Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Tips on telephone operation . . . . .
82
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Switching the phone ON/OFF . . . .
85
911 emergency calls. . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Entering the PIN (only GSM) . . . . .
87
Entering the unlock code . . . . . . . .
88
Switching to telephone mode . . . .
88
Telephone main menu. . . . . . . . . . .
89
Answering an incoming call . . . . . .
90
Placing an outgoing call . . . . . . . . .
91
Accepted and missed calls . . . . . . .
92
Dialed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
Opening the phone book. . . . . . . . .
97
Selecting a phone book entry and es
-
tablishing a connection . . . . . . . . .
98
Adding spoken names to a phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Deleting a phone book entry . . . . .
99
SMS (Mail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
SMS inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Reading a message . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
Deleting a message . . . . . . . . . . .
102
Exiting from the SMS menu . . . . .
102
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . .
104
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105
Loading/ejecting the DVD . . . . . .
105
Travelling abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
105
Route guidance with GPS . . . . . . .
106
Route guidance after

vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Trip interruption during

route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Selection lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . .
108
Calling up the Navigation

main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
108
Avoiding certain road types . . . . .
109
Adjusting the acoustics for

navigation announcements . . . . . .
109
Destination entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Entering data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Destination entry menu. . . . . . . . .
114
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . .
115
Selecting the region . . . . . . . . . . .
115
Entering a city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Narrowing of the destination

after selecting city . . . . . . . . . . . .
117
Entering a city center . . . . . . . . . .
118
Entering a street in the

destination city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
Narrowing of the destination

after selecting street . . . . . . . . . . .
120

27 At a glance
Menu system


Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera
-
tion of COMAND.Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio

(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Telephone*

Navigation*

Service
Opening main menus 
Audio
( page
36)
:
Press

.

Satellite radio*
( page
73)
:
Press
5
.

Telephone*
( page
89)
:
Press

.

Navigation*
( page
108)
:
Press

.

Service
( page
159)
:
Press

.
Menu display A display can be composed of 3 sections.Example: Radio main menu1Soft key sections2Main area3Status barThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec
-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.

The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.The status bar 3 is divided into three ar
-
eas.Left side:

The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: RadioCenter:

Indication of the selected operating mode.In this example:

FM = selected waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

29 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND


Quick reference COMAND
Switching 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, MP3, 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

30 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSetting the volume 
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de
-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.

After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if:
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without Sound-system*),or onthe interior ambient noises of the vehi
-
cle (only in vehicles with Sound-sys
-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance and fader setting ap
-
plies to the following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance or the fader,
the system automatically stores the set
-
ting for the currently active operating
mode.Balance and faderiFor Navigation* a different balance/
fader setting is possible. You find the
description under “Adjusting the
acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
109)
.

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Setting balance/fader
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
27)
.

Press the
Bal/Fad
soft key.
The Balance/Fader menu is displayed.
Now you can set the balance and the
fader
( page
31)
.
A cross-hair cursor appears. The verti
-
cal line indicates the balance setting.
The horizontal line indicates the fader
setting.

Press

or

:
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing the desired balance,
or
Press

or

:
The cursor moves vertically, adjusting
the fader.Storing new settings:

Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
For the following operating modes, differ
-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se
-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)

Radio (AM waveband)

Radio (Weather Band)

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*

Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an
-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
109)
.
i Using
+
and
(
, the cursor can be
moved simultaneously in vertical and
horizontal direction (diagonally).
Bass and treble

32 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDWhen adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
27)
.

Press the
Bass
or
Treble
soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.

Press

or

.
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Storing new settings
Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys
-
tem*, the sound functions are available for
the following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
The following sound functions are avail
-
able:
Default
Settings
:
Resets the sound functions to the fac
-
tory setting.

Standard
:
Normal stereo playback.

Speech
:
Playback optimized for speech compre
-
hension.

LOGIC7
Surround
:
7-channel-surround playback (not for
mono-sources like AM waveband or
Weather Band in radio mode).
Different sound functions can be activated
for each one of the operating modes listed
above.
Sound functions*

35
Audio
Audio main menuRadio operation
Single CD operation
MP3 operation
CD changer* operation
Audio AUX operation

36 AudioAudio main menu
Press

.
The Audio main menu appears.If one of the Audio submenus appears: 
Press the
Back
soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears,
or
Press

again.
Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.

Radio
soft key

Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear
( page
37)

CD soft key or
MP3
soft key

The Single CD main menu
( page
46)

or the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
ap
-
pears

CDC
soft key

The CD changer main menu appears ( page
66)

AUX
soft key

Facilitates operation of an external au
-
dio source
( page
72)
Switching the mute function ON: 
Press
1
.
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF: 
Press
1
again,
or
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel.The audio source heard is the one se
-
lected before the mute function was
activated.
Opening the Audio main menu
Selectable soft keysiThe Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing
5
( page
75)
.
Mute functioniThe mute function is still activated if
the system is switched off and then on
again.

72 AudioAudio AUX operation
Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.

Press the
AUX
soft key.
The AUX menu appears.

The external audio source is made au
-
dible, provided it is connected and
switched to playback.
In AUX mode, you can adjust the following:
Volume
( page
29)

Fader and balance
( page
30)

Bass and treble
( page
31)

Sound functions
( page
32)
iAn external audio source, for example a
tape player, can be connected to
COMAND.

For further information, please contact
your Mercedes-Benz Center.Switching to AUX mode
iPlease refer to the appropriate operat
-
ing manual for the operation of the ex
-
ternal audio source.

177 Index
AAccepted calls (telephone). . . . . . . . 93Accessing CD changer. . . . . . . . . . . . 62Adding spoken names to a phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Answering call (telephone). . . . . . . . 90Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 30Autostore (in Radio mode) . 40,
43,
173
BBalance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,
173
for navigation announcements . . . . 110Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31for navigation announcements . . . . 110Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,
62
Bluetooth®notes about. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
CCall (Telephone)answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,
95
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94placing an outgoing call . . . . . . . . . . 91refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Calling up Destination memory . . . 149Cancellingroute guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Caring for CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,
52,
61
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 77CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173see also MP3 CDcopy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,
63
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,
65
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,
63
random CD (CD changer mode) . . . . 71repeat (CD changer mode) . . . . . . . . 71selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67CD changeraccessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18permissible file system (MP3) . . . . . . 61permissible MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 61permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 61Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61CD slotCD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63,
64,
65
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17single CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,
173
CD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,
173
Changingdetour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 142CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 77COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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