warning MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

89 Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can make an emergency call to an
emergency rescue station with a mobile
communication network.
The emergency call will be placed as long
as the corresponding mobile communicati-
on network is available. To do this, switch
the telephone on if you have not already
done so.
TDMA or CDMA mobile phone
The emergency call will also be placed
if the phone is locked (
page 90).
GSM mobile phone
If no SIM card is in the phone or SIM
PIN is not entered, you can only make
an emergency call at the mobile phone.
Emergency calls may not be possible with
all mobile phone networks or if certain net-
work services and/or telephone functions
are active. Check with your local network
operating company.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must initiate rescue measures yourself.
Emergency call “911”
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This function places a call to the local
911 provider. It does not initiate a
Tele Aid call.
WarningG
The 911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a cri-
minal offense.

92 Telephone*
Telephone operation
If no SIM card is in the telephone, the
message
Please insert SIM card
(Emergency Call 911 only possible
with phone)
appears.
Insert a SIM card. Refer to the mo-
bile phone operator’s manual.
Entry incorrect:
You will hear a warning sound. The mes-
sage
Code incorrect will appear.
You need to re-enter your code.Entering the PUK
If you enter your code incorrectly three
times in a row, you need to enter the PUK
number.
The PUK can only be entered at the mobile
phone. Refer to the mobile phone
operator’s manual.When the COMAND is switched on, you
can switch to telephone operation from
any other system (e.g. radio):
Press a.
The Telephone menu will appear.
Telephone menu
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If the code is entered incorrectly three
times in a row, the SIM card will be
blocked. The message
SIM-card blo-
cked
is displayed briefly. After that the
message
PIN blocked. Please enter
PUK on cell phone
is displayed.
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The PUK number is provided by your
telephone service provider.
Switching to telephone operation

104 Navigation
Important notes

Important notes
WarningG
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 voice
instructions guide you. Stop at a safe locati-
on before using buttons or making correc-
tions.
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 car is co-
vering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
The route calculated by COMAND is a re-
commendation on how to best reach your
selected 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.
WarningG
The Navigation DVD module contains a
Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is ope-
ned or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The Navigation
DVD module does not contain any parts ser-
viceable by the user. For safety reasons,
have any necessary service work performed
by qualified personnel.
The display unit can cause injury if contac-
ted when open. Return the display unit after
inserting a Navigation DVD to its closed
position (
page 166).

113 Navigation
Destination input
Press the State soft key
in the Enter street menu
(
page 112)
in the Enter city menu (page 119).
The Select state/province menu will
appear.
Select state/province menu
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a state.
Press E.
The Enter street menu will reappear
and shows the new state code in the
middle of the screen.
Toggling between State and Province
list
You can toggle between states in the USA
and provinces in Canada.
Push the joystick to H or h.
State of Hawaii
When on the mainland, you cannot choose
destinations in Hawaii, because these are
in a database separate from the USA/
Canada. Similarly, when in Hawaii, you cannot choose mainland destinations. The
message
You must change the state
or province in order to use that
destination
will appear in this case, if
such a destination is selected from the last
destinations memory (
page 153), the
destination memory (
page 155) or as
home address (
page 125).
Choose another state or province.
The warning message
This selec-
tion will restart the system.
Last destinations may not be
available, and today’s plan
will be erased. Do you wish to
continue?
will appear.
Push the joystick to H to select Yes.
Press E to restart.
Selecting the state/province
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Use the State list for selecting states in
the USA and the Province list for
selecting provinces in Canada.
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If you have already calculated a route,
you can toggle to the Last list, which
contains up to 5 last selected states or
provinces.
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After such a restart, Today’s Plan
entries are all deleted. Destinations in
the previous area (for example in Last
Destinations) are kept so that you can
access and delete them.

130 Navigation
Route guidance
After route calculation, the system assists
route guidance using pictorial displays
(
page 131) and voice instructions.
Repeating current voice instructions
If you have not understood a navigation
announcement, you can at any time have a
current announcement repeated.
Press j.
The current navigation announcement
is repeated.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off
Press J during a navigation
announcement.
The message
Voice announcements
muted
will appear briefly. Further route guidance takes place
using only the symbols in the display.
If a new route guidance cycle is started,
the announcements are automatically
switched on again.
Switching on again
Press j.
Voice instructions
WarningG
Voice instructions are intended to direct you
while driving without diverting your attenti-
on from the road and driving.
Always use this feature instead of consulting
the map display for directions. Consulting
the map displays for directions may cause
you to divert your attention from driving and
increase the risk of an accident.

134 Navigation
Route guidance
Usually COMAND guides you through fully
digitized areas on verified roads for as long
as possible. Route guidance is conducted
in the usual manner, i.e. with navigation
announcements and route guidance dis-
plays, map or split screen.
The DVD map may contain areas that are
only partially digitized with unverified
roads although they are within a digitized
region.
Verified roads
include information about the road’s
average speed, turning restrictions, or
whether it is a one-way street
are typically roads within a
metropolitan area, interstate freeways
or major roads connecting cities
enable reasonably accurate route
calculation and selection
Unverified roads
are roads which lack the expected
road’s average speed and other
attributes
could be smaller city streets and roads
either named incorrectly, have no
name or the name is shown in the
wrong location
may not enable reasonably accurate
route calculation and selection
Partially digitized areas/unverified
roads
WarningG
Due to incomplete digitization, the route
shown on the map may differ from the actual
road/traffic situation.
If you follow the route shown on the map, for
example, it is possible that you could drive
the wrong way down a one-way street, that
a street cannot be driven on or that the road
is of questionable quality.
When using route guidance on a unverified
road in a partially digitized area, you must
therefore be sure to observe all relevant
traffic regulations and the course of the
road.
Drive carefully and keep in mind that all re-
levant traffic regulations and the course of
the road always take priority over the route
shown on the map.

135 Navigation
Route guidance
Route guidance in these areas
When you are
entering a partially digitized area
or
starting route guidance within such an
area,
the navigation system will inform you that
turn by turn guidance cannot be provided
with corresponding navigation displays
and voice announcements.
Map display
Within these areas the display shows a
split screen with the map on the left-hand
side and a direction arrow on the right side
pointing to the destination instead of the
symbol for the next driving maneuver
(
page 136).
Route presentation
Usually the map highlights the active route
on verified roads with a blue line.
After route calculation, the route may
contain unverified road sections. Here, the
exact route guidance is suppressed and
these route sections will appear as blue
dotted lines. This type of line e.g. connects
two verified road sections, which are
displayed as blue lines or connects the end
of a verified road with a stopover or
destination located on an unverified road.
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Displayed or audible distance to the
beginning of such an area is an
estimation. The actual distance may
differ.
WarningG
If the origin and destination are located very
close to each other, the system may not pro-
vide the shortest path to the destination
when you are travelling in an unverified area.
In most cases you will be directed to a veri-
fied road closest to the destination. This
may appear to be a long and unconvenient
route but it is safer. At your own risk, you
may choose to drive on the unverified roads
to the destination.

138 Navigation
Route guidance
OFF ROADIf there is no road shown on map at the
current position, the vehicle is OFF ROAD.
COMAND is able to guide you to an OFF
ROAD destination or from an OFF ROAD
location.
COMAND will inform you with the
OFF
ROAD
indication and the direction arrow
pointing to the destination. Corresponding
announcements may be audiable.
1Current vehicle OFF ROAD location and
direction of travel
y
2
Road known to the system, name is
shown above
3Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
4OFF ROAD indication
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by va-
rious factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into considerati-
on by the COMAND system.
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An OFF ROAD destination is not itselve
recorded on the map. You can enter an
OFF ROAD destination using the map,
for example (
page 123).

144 Navigation
During route guidance
This function allows you to select an
intermediate destination while route
guidance is active. A stopover destination
may be a gas station or a restaurant or any
other place. When the route to the
stopover destination is calculated, the
system calculates the route from the
stopover destination to the main
destination.
Entering a stopover destination
Activate the soft key display
(
page 140).
Press the Stopovr soft key.
The map is displayed in full view.
or
The Stopover still active menu will
appear (
page 146) if a stopover
already exists.Available soft keys
After pressing a softkey on the left side, a
corresponding list (
page 145) or, if a POI
is close by, the map will appear with one
POI spotlighted (
page 160).
 soft key:
Shows a list of Mercedes-Benz Centers
near your location.
 soft key:
Shows a list of filling stations or the
map with one filling station spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of parking facilities or the
map with one parking facility
spotlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of restaurants or the map
with one restaurant highlighted.
 soft key:
Shows a list of hospitals or the map
with one hospital spotlighted.
If you press this soft key the following
warning message will appear:
Stopover function

167 Navigation
Software Updates
1Ejecting DVD
2Opening/closing the display unit
3Warning message Press EJECT to
close
You can update the system with a new
navigation DVD. The new DVD may include
new map/road information.
Starting an update
DVDs are loaded and ejected at the
navigation module.
Switch the COMAND on (page 34).
Ejecting
Press l.
The display unit moves forward and
then tilts down. The DVD NAVIGATION
slot is visible.
Press the l button left of the
DVD NAVIGATION slot.
The navigation module ejects the DVD.
The message
No DVD in drive.
Please insert Navigation DVD.

will appear.
Remove the DVD from the slot.
WarningG
The display unit can cause injury if
contacted when open. Please close after
inserting a navigation DVD.
!
Do not place anything on the lowered
display panel (i.e. do not use as a shelf).
Placing objects on the lowered display
panel may result in damage to the
display or COMAND
unit which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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Updating may take several minutes.
During updating, the operation of
COMAND is restricted. You cannot
switch off the system.
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The navigation module is located
behind the display unit of the COMAND
(
page 166).
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There are two l buttons. One is on
the display unit
2. The other is located
left of the DVD NAVIGATION slot
1
behind the display.