MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

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System settings
Push the joystick to h to or h to
shift the highlighting from the hours to
the minutes or vice versa.
Push the joystick to g or G to set
minutes or hours respectively.
Press the Back softkey or E.
The new time is set and reappears in
the lower right corner of the display.
The language affects the menu text
displays and the voice output during route
guidance.
In the System menu (page 170),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The languages list will appear.
Select Instr. cluster setting.
COMAND will use the same language
as is set in instrument cluster.
or
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired language.
Press E.
The System settings menu will appear
with the display text in the language
selected.
In the System menu, press the Tones
soft key.
The Tones menu will appear.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select an entry.
Press E.
Selecting the language
Switching verification and
notification tones on and off
OptionSymbol
Tone activatedQ
Tone deactivatedq

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The respective tones are activated or
deactivated. You hear the tone when
you activate it.
Press the Back soft key.
The System settings menu will appear.
The setting is saved.
In the System menu, press the Display
soft key.You can use the following functions:
set the display dimming characteristics
adjust the display brightness
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Day mode
The display is continuously set to
daylight design.
Night mode
The display is continuously set to night-
time design.
Automatic
The display changes depending on the
ambient light sensor in the vehicle.
Press E.
The setting is applied. The System
settings menu will appear.
Adjusting the display brightness
Press the Bright. soft key.
Push the joystick to H or h
direction to adjust the brightness.
or
Press the Bright. soft key longer than
2 seconds.
The display brightness changes
gradually. When the slider reaches the
end of the left or right border, it starts
moving into the opposite direction.
Release the Bright. soft key when the
desired brightness is reached.
Selecting display settings
OptionSymbol
Display mode selected_
Display mode not
selected-

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Press the Scr.Off soft key.
The screen is switched off.
Press any soft key or button.
The screen is switched on again.
Use this function to:
Activate/deactivate the voice control
help screen
Start or delete voice control
individualization
Activating/deactivating the help
screen
Open the System menu (page 170).
Press the VC Tips soft key.
The Voice control menu will appear.
Push the joystick to g to select the
Help Screen menu item.
The status bar shows you whether
the help screen is activated or
deactivated.
Press E.
The menu to activate or deactivate the
help screen will appear.In this display example, the help screen
is activated.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select an entry.
Press E.
This will activate or deactivate the help
screen.
The help screen (VC Tips) will now be
displayed if you:
Press button ! to activate the
Voice Control System.
Press button 0.
Call up various dialogs.
Switching the screen off or on
Selecting Voice control settings

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Voice control individualization
The individualization function is used to
adapt the voice control to your own voice
and to therefore improve speech
recognition. This does not affect speech
recognition of other users.
Individualization consists of two stages.
The first stage involves training digits,
while the second stage trains specific
commands.
Open the System menu (page 170).
Press the VC Tips soft key.
The Voice control menu will appear.
Push the joystick to G to select the
Individualization menu item.
Press E.
The Individualization menu will appear.
Starting individualization
Push the joystick to g t o s e l e c t m e n u
item
Start new individualization.
Press E.
The individualization process starts.The system now guides you through
the individualization process using a
dialog, all operations are voice inputs.
After completion of the first stage, the
system prompts you to save the data of the
first stage.
If you do not save the first stage:
Individualization is cancelled,
Data from an existing first stage
remains unchanged.
If you save the first stage:
Data from an existing first stage is
over-written but is not saved until the
second stage is started.
If you do not start the second stage:
Data from the first stage remains
unchanged,
The individualization process is
finished.
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You can only activate the individualiza-
tion function when the car is station-
ary. If the car is moving, the following
message will appear:
Individualization only possible
when car is stationary
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After completion of the second stage, the
system prompts you to save the data of the
second stage.
If you do not save the second stage:
Individualization is cancelled,
Data from an existing second stage
remains unchanged.
If you save the second stage:
Data from an existing second stage is
deleted and all new data is saved,
Individualization is finished.
Canceling individualization
You can cancel individualization at any
time during either the first or second
stage. All existing data remains
unchanged.
During any individualization stage,
press the
Cancel soft key.
Individualization is cancelled.
Deleting individualization
In the Individualization menu, push the
joystick to
G to select menu item
Delete individualization.
Press E.A prompt appears, which asks if you
really want to delete the data.
Press E to confirm Yes.
The individualization is deleted.
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If you later decide to start the second
stage, you must restart the
individualization process from the
beginning of the first stage.
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This function is not available if no
individualization data has been saved.

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In the System menu, press the Reset
soft key.
The Reset inquiry menu will appear.
No
is highlighted.If you do not wish to reset to the factory
settings
Press the Back soft key or press E.
The System menu will appear.
Accepting the factory settings
Push the joystick to H or h
direction to select
Yes.
Press E.
The inquiry
Do you really want to
reset?
will appear.
Select Yes.
The message
All data has been
reset. COMAND will now restart.
will
appear.
Resetting all settings to the factory
settings
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All your personal data, e.g. Last desti-
nation entries or Radio main menu pre-
set entries, will be deleted.
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The factory settings are:
Time - Central Time
Language - Instrument cluster
Verification tone - On
Notification tone - On
Display setting - Automatic

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SMS*

SMS*
With the SMS Received list, you can
receive SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the System main menu
(
page 170).
Press the SMS soft key.
The Received list will appear.The status bar shows date and time of
the message.
One line is provided for each message.
Symbol = = Message unread
Symbol
z = SMS message
Press the Detail soft key.
The list entry will appear in full in a
window.
Line-by-line scrolling through the SMS
Received list:
Push the joystick to g or G
to highlight the desired message.
Back to the System main menu:
Press the Back soft key.
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The functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.
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If you have received new SMS
messages,
n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
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If another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window with the message
Received a
new SMS
appears when SMS message is
coming in.
SMS Received list
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If there is no SMS message, the SMS
soft key appears greyed out.

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SMS*
In the SMS Received (page 177) list,
push the joystick to
g or G to
highlight the desired message.
Press E.
The message is displayed. In the status
bar, the name or the phone number of
the sender will appear.Line-by-line scrolling through the message
text:
Push the joystick to g or G.
Back to the SMS Received list:
Press the Back soft key.
Reading SMS message received

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Tele Aid

Tele Aid
Tele Aid incorporates the following
functions:
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance
Information
For certain emergency situations, the
system automatically triggers an
emergency call. An emergency call can
also be triggered manually by pressing the
corresponding button. Refer to your
vehicle Operator’s Manual for additional
information.If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting call and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated.
During the emergency call,
Call Connected
appears on the status bar. No operation
from COMAND is possible, so you cannot
disconnect the emergency call.Roadside Asssistance will assist if
technical problems with your vehicle are
experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually by pressing the corresponding
button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance, the
system initiates the call to the Assistance.
Connecting call and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated except
Emergency call.
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

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Tele Aid
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the status bar.
During activation of a Roadside Assistance
call
it is possible to switch to navigation
you can initiate an Emergency call.
Terminating the connection
Press K.
COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.A call to the Response Center will be
initiated by pressing the corresponding
button. Information regarding the opera-
tion of your vehicle, the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center or Mercedes-Benz
USA products and services is available to
you. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s Man-
ual for additional information.
When an information call is initiated,
Connecting call and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated except
Emergency call and Roadside Assistance
call.When the connection is made, the
message Call Connected appears on the
status bar.
During activation of an Information call
it is possible to switch to navigation
you can initiate an Emergency call or
Roadside Assistance call.
Terminating the connection
Press K.
COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.
Information