manual radio set MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

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Where to find itIntroduction


Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro
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vide support for you, the COMAND opera
-
tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.At a glanceHere you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time, or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first. AudioHere you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*This chapter contains all information relat
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ed to the satellite radio system.Telephone*Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers. Navigation*This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry

Route selection and calculation

Route guidance

Destination memory
ServiceThis chapter contains information con
-
cerning Tele Aid*.SystemThis chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.DirectoriesThe glossary explains the most important
technical terms.The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio main menu
36
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
3
- "
Entering frequency man
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uallyStoring stationsRequesting station pre
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sets
414339
Function
Page
4

, 
, 
, 
Tuning stations FM / AMStation memory,

selecting presets
3843
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function

36
Function
Page
7
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
8
4Volume adjustment
29
9
-
and
,

Station searchManual tuning


3841

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
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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
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matically stores the setting for the current
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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
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ation from COMAND and from the mul
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tifunction steering wheel.

Unless otherwise specified, the de
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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

38 AudioRadio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search
( page
38)
.

Tuning via station presets
( page
39)
.

Tuning via Autostore presets

( page
40)
.

Tuning via scan search
( page
40)
.

Manual tuning
( page
41)
.

Tuning via direct frequency input

( page
41)
.
Tuning via station search On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave
-
band
( page
37)
.

Press
-
or

:
The next receivable ascending frequen
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cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
Press
,
or

:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
iThe wavebands cover different fre
-
quency ranges.FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)

87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)

530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)

162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station
iAudio search function
Freq.
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

40 AudioRadio operationTuning via Autostore presets The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep
-
tion quality
( page
43)
.
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre
-
quencies are displayed.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

.
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.

During the first run, stations with ex
-
tremely good reception are played.

During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta
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tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.

43 Audio
Radio operation
Ten presets each are available for the

FM and AM waveband.The following options are available:
Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore

Storing manually using the number

keys
3
- "

Tune to the station to be stored ( page
38)
.

Press a number key between
3
and
"
and hold it for more than 2 sec
-
onds.The station is now stored in the respec
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tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu 
Tune to the station to be stored ( page
38)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to select a
preset.

Press

for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec
-
tive memory location.
Storing using Autostore The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.

The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.

Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.
Storing FM/AM stations
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets
soft
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.


76 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStation information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.Main area, in this example: 
ROCK
= selected category
( page
77)

Vault
= name of the selected station
Status bar, in this example:
SAT
(on the left) = the selected mode

SAT5
= location in the program

memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16
= number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys
Presets

shows channels pre-stored in the pro
-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations
( page
80)
and re
-
quest stored stations
( page
76)
.

Info

shows additional text information relat
-
ed to the current channel.

Scan

is used to start and stop the scan
search
( page
79)
.

Service

displays a screen showing the tele
-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the particular receiver.
You can also adjust the following:

Bass and treble
( page
31)

Balance and fader
( page
30)

Sound functions
( page
32)

Volume (not on soft keys) ( page
29)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets
( page
77)

Tuning via manual channel input ( page
77)

Tuning via the program category list

( page
77)

Tuning a station within the selected category
( page
78)

Tuning via scan search
( page
79)
SAT main menu
Selecting a station

77 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Tuning via station presets Ten Satellite radio station presets are
available.

You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keys 
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu. 
Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets list appears.

Use

or

to choose a preset and
press

,
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via manual channel inputExample: Tuning in channel 12
Press
2
.

Press
3
and

.
The system tunes to channel 12.
Tuning via the program category list The category list contains all currently re
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ceivable categories of programs. It is sort
-
ed alphabetically.Only one entry is visible at a time. The en
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try appears at the top of the main screen.Selecting a category Example 1: category
ALL

The station list of category
ALL
contains all
receivable channels (channel mode).

Use

or

to select the category
All
from the list.
iThe Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.
iIf an entry is made and such a channel
is not available, the message
Channel

unavailable
appears. The channel se
-
lected last continues playing.


179 Index
Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173random (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59repeat (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59selecting (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Forwardin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Frequency input (in Radio mode). . . 41 GGlobal Positioning Systemsee GPSGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,
173
Greenwich meridian . . . . . . . . . . . . 173GSM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,
87,
174
HHands-free microphoneswitching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Home addressentering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 IID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,
174
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,
174
JJoliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,
174
LLanguage setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Last destinations memory . . . . . . . 148selecting destination. . . . . . . . . . . . 148starting route guidance to Last

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,
174
List (Satellite radio mode)program categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 77List (Telephone mode)accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Loading CDin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Loading navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 105LOGIC7®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,
174
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125,
174
MManual tuning (in Radio mode). . . . . 41Memorydestination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,
43
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 161Missed calls (telephone). . . . . . . 92,
93
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 . . . . 53,
61,
174
MPEG2 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 62MPEG2.5 Audio Layer 3. . . . . . . . . . . 62MP3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . 52tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . . 53tips on data storage media . . . . . . . . 51MP3 CDejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,
61