wheel MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2007 W463 Comand Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2007, Model line: G-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2007 W463Pages: 206, PDF Size: 11.58 MB
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 10
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 12
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 14
MP3 CD operating elements . . . . . . . . 16
Satellite radio* operating elements . . . 18
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . . 20
Navigation* operating elements . . . . . 22
Service operating elements . . . . . . . . . 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching the COMAND control
unit on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Balance and fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bass and Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear view camera* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Audio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening the Audio menu . . . . . . . . 40
Selecting an audio source . . . . . . . 41
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching to radio operation. . . . . . 42
Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 42
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
General Information
on CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 51
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switching to CD changer* mode . . 54
Loading CDs into
the CD changer*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Switching to CD operation . . . . . . . 56
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Selecting a CD
(CD changer* only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 65
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs . . 66
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 66
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . 68
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . 69
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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26 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Multifunction steering wheel
FunctionPage
1Multifunction display
2Volume setting:
ç Volume down
æ Volume up
32
32
3Making calls:
s
Accepting calls,
Redialing
t
Ending or rejecting calls
98
100
100
4Multifunction display
menu change:
è forward
ÿ back
27
FunctionPage
5Radio mode:
j Next station
k Previous station
44
44
Single CD and CD
changer* mode:
j Next track
k Previous track
59
59
MP3 CD mode:
j Next track
k Previous track
73
73
Satellite radio* mode
j Next station
k Previous station
81
81
Telephone* mode
j Next list entry
k Previous list entry
107
107
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27 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the
respective system if you wish to
operate the system using the buttons
on the multifunction steering wheel.
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press è or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD
or MP3 CD, CD changer*, Satellite
radio* or Telephone* display appears
in the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.Radio operation
1Waveband
2Station frequencySingle CD/ CD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display
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28 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
MP3 CD operation
1MP3 mode
2Current MP3 trackSatellite radio* operation
1SAT mode and preset channel number
2Channel nameTelephone* operation
List with a phone book entry
On display will appear either:
the main display with the READY
message
a list with either a phone book entry or
one of the last 10 outgoing calls
In order to close the list display,
press t.
This switches to the telephone main
display.
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32 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Quick reference COMAND
Switching on
Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2 if the COMAND was
switched off by turning the key in the
starter switch to position 0 and
removing it.
or
Press e.
In both cases, the system will activate
the operating mode which was active
when the system was switched off.Switching off
Turn the key in the starter switch to
position 0 and pull the key out.
or
Press e.
When the audio is playing, the volume
knob will adjust the audio volume, and also
the volume for telephone and navigation.
During a telephone call (talking or ringing),
the volume knob will adjust the telephone
voice and ringer volume.
The volume for the navigation announce-
ments can only be changed while an
announcement is being made.
When you adjust the volume, the system
will automatically store the setting for the
current operating mode.
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You have the following options to
control the system:
at the COMAND
at the multifunction steering wheel
(refer to vehicle Operator’s Manual)
This Operator’s Manual describes the
control at the COMAND.
Unless otherwise indicated, the
descriptions and illustrations refer to
the COMAND.
Switching the COMAND control unit
on and off
i
For an explanation of starter switch
positions, refer to vehicle Operator’s
Manual.
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If the key is not in the starter switch in
position 1 or 2, the system will automa-
tically stop after around 30 minutes.
Volume
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33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Adjusting the volume
At the COMAND, turn the rotary control
at the e key.
or
Press J or I on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume is turned up or down
depending on the direction of rotation
or the key pressed on the
multifunctional steering wheel.
The system remembers the volume
setting when it is switched off.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control feature
adjusts the volume depending on:
vehicle speed (only in vehicles without
premium sound system*)
or
ambient noise inside the vehicle (only
in vehicles with premium sound
system*)
i
When the system is switched on again,
the volume may be lower or higher than
at the time when the system was
switched OFF.
This will be the case when the volume
was adjusted to a value outside a
certain range when the system was
switched off.
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This function is active all the time and
cannot be turned on and off.
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41 Audio
Audio operation
If an audio submenu is displayed, press
the
Back soft key until the Audio menu
is displayed.or
Press A again.
In the Audio menu, press the soft key
for the desired audio source.
Switching On
Press J.
The system mutes the active audio
source and the
ß symbol is displayed in
the status bar. The soft keys on the left
side are greyed out in some submenus.
Switching off
Press J again.
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The CD or the MP3 soft key is
available, depending on the medium
inserted in the CD AUDIO slot.
The
CD soft key is available if a CD
changer* is connected to the
COMAND.
Selecting an audio source
Muting
i
COMAND will also deactivate if you
Press A, B, g, h
Change the volume at COMAND or
the multifunction steering wheel
Operate the joystick
Press any keypad button except
#
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel if the
audio menu is selected
Press any soft key.
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44 Audio
Radio operation
Automatic seek tuning
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to gor G.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel
The radio will tune in to the next
receivable station (FM, AM) or channel
(WB) with descending/ascending
frequency depending on the direction
of seek.
WB direct channel selection
Press a number key 1 through 7.Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 42).
Press g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function rapidly scans the
frequencies.
Press g or h repeatedly to
change the frequency step by step.
or
Push the joystick to H or h.
Each push of the joystick will change
the frequency by one step.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 42).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.
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47 Audio
Radio operation
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 42).
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2.On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 42).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
To select the desired memory preset:
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
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There are 10 presets available
(1 - 9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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49 Audio
Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 47).
You can use one of the following ways to
select a station from the FM/AM presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list (
page 47).
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu (
page 48).
You can use one of the following ways to
select a station from the FM/AM autostore
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.