phone MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2014 W463 Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipmen tfor your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. COMAND operating system
Overview
0001
COMAND display (Y page 20)
0002 COMAND control panel with a single DVD
drive or DVD changer
0014 COMAND controller (Y page 26)
You can use COMAND to operate the
following main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function
R the telephone function
R the video function
R the system settings
R the online and Internet functions
R the Digital Operator's Manual
(available depending on the vehicle model) You can call up the main functions:
R
using the corresponding function buttons
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
R using the remote control COMAND display
General notes !
Do not use the space in front of the
display to stow anything. Objects placed
here could damage the display or impair its
function. Avoid touching the surface of the
display .Pressure exerted on the surface of
the display can have an irreversible,
detrimental effect on the display.
Wearing polarized sunglasses may impair
youra bility to read the display.
The display has an automatic temperature-
controlled switch-of ffeature. The brightness
is automatically reduced if the temperature is
too high. The display may temporarily switch
off completely. 20
COMAND operating systemAt a glance

Display overview
Example display fo
rradio
0001 Status bar
0002 To call up the audio menu
0014 Main function bar
0013 Display/selectio nwindow
0011 Radio menu bar
Status bar 0001shows the time, the active network provider and the signal strength.
The main functions –navigation, audio, telephone and video –feature additional menus. This
is indicated by triangle 0002.The following table lists the available menu items.
Main function bar 0014allows you to call up the desired main function. When the main function
is activated, it is identifiable by the white lettering.
In the example, the radio mode is switched on within the audio main function, display/
selection window 0013is active.
Menu bar 0011allows you to operate the radio functions. COMAND operating system
21At a glance

Menu overview
Navi Audio Telephone Video System Symbol
000C Route settings FM/AM
radio (using
HD Radio™) Telephone Video DVD Calls up the
system
menu Calls up the
Digital
Operator's
Manual
(available
depending
on the
vehicle
model)
Map settings Satellite
radio Address
book Aux Calls up
COMAND
and Internet
Personal points of
interest Disc Calls up the
weather
service
SIRIUS
Weather
Messages
(street name
announcements,
acoustic
information during
calls, audio
fadeout, reserve
fuel level) Memory
Card Calls up the
Mercedes-
Benz Mobile
website
0010
Activates/
deactivates
alternative routes MUSIC
REGISTER
Avoids an area USB
storage
device
SIRIUS service Bluetooth
Audio
Map version Media
Interface
Aux22
COMAND operating systemAt a glance

COMAND control panel
Function Page
0001
Switches to radio mode 184
Switches wavebands 185
Switches to satellite radio 189
0002
Switches to navigation
mode
61
Shows the menu system 61
0014
Press
0007repeatedly • Switches to the audio CD,
audio DV
Dand MP3 mode 197
• Switches to memory card
mode
197
• Switches to MUSIC
REGISTER
209
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
197
• Switches to Media
Interface or audio AUX
mode
220
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 217
0013
Calls up the telephone
basi
cmenu: • Telephony via the
Bluetooth
®
interface 133 Function Page
0011
Load/eject button
0007
Single DVD drive 194
0009
DVD changer 194
0012
Selects stations via the
station search function
186
Rewinds 201
Selects the previous track 200
0005
Disc slot
• Loads CDs/DVDs 194
• Ejects CDs/DVDs 195
• Updates the digital map 119
0006
Selects stations via the
station search function
186
Fast forward 201
Selects the next track 200
0007
Clear button
• Deletes characters 37
• Deletes an entry 37COMAND operating system
25At a glance

Function Page
0008
Number pad
• Selects stations via the
statio
npresets 186
• Stores stations manually 186
• Mobile phone
authorization
130
• Telephone number entry 134
• Sends DTMF tones 136
• Character entry 36
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory
265
0031
Displays the current
track being played 203
0019
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually 186
0019
Selects a track 200
0009
Switches COMAND on/off 29
Adjusts the volume
29 Function Page
000B
SD memory card slot 197
000C
Calls up the system menu 42
000D
Accepts a call 134
Dials a number 135
Redials 135
Accepts a waiting call 136
000E
Switches the sound on or
off
29
Switches the hands-free
microphone on/off
136
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function 147
Switches off navigation
announcements 29
0010
Rejects a call 134
Ends an active call 137
Rejects a waiting call 136
COMAND controller
Overview 0001
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display. You can:
R
call up menus or lists
R scroll withi nmenus or lists and
R exit menus or lists
Operation Example: operating the COMAND controller26
COMAND operating systemAt a glance

Using COMAND
Selecting
amain function Address entry menu
0001 Mai nfunction bar
Situation :switching fro mnavigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0012 function button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
X Select Address Entry and press
0037to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide 00360012the COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar 0001.
X Select System in the main function bar by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The system menu appears. Selecting the men
uofamain function Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
0001
To call up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video mai nfunctions is switched on,
triangle 0001appears next to the entry in the
main function bar. You can now select an
associated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
CD is playing).
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The 000Fdot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Selec tanothe raudio mode, e.g. Radio , by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
Radio mode is activated. 28
Using COMANDAt a glance

Selecting
amenu item X
Select the station by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The statio nis set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 0002control knob.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the
previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current audio or video source will also be
switched off. Switching the sound on or off
Audio/video source sound X
Press the 001Cbutton on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 0022symbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video source or change
the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on. i
Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system
announcements.
Switching off navigation
announcements X
Navigation announcements: press the
001C button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press the 001Cbutton again.
The navigation announcementsa re active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0002 control knob.
R or after starting route guidance Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source X
Turn the 0002control knob.
or
X Press the 000Dor000E button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R voice outpu tofthe Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions) Basic COMAND functions
29At a glance

Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0002control knob.
or
X Press the 000Dor000E button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X
Turn the 0002control knob.
or
X Press the 000Dor000E button on the
multifunction steering wheel. Adjusting the soun
dsettings
Calling up the sound menu You can make various sound settings for the
differen taudio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu in radio mode.
X Press the 0006button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and
balance for radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass Setting the bass
X
Select Treble or
Bass in the sound menu
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
An adjustmen tscale appears.
X Select a setting by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
confirm.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting balance and fader Setting the balance
With the balance function, you can control
whethe
rthe sound is louder on the driver's or
front-passenger side. 30
Basic COMAND functionsAt a glance

When playing using an iPod
®
, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s.
For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the “EQ” setting on the
iPod ®
.
Surround-sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
the medium wave range (MW) in radio
mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Character entry (telephony)
Example: entering characters
00010021
To switch the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
00020001 To switch the character bar from
uppercase/lowercase letters to
digits
00140013 To change the language of the
character bar
00130015 To delete a character/an entry
The example describes how to enter the
surname “Schulz”.
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 141).
X Select S and confirm
0037with the COMAND
controller.
S appears in the data field. X
Select c and confirm
0037with the COMAND
controller.
The letter c is added to
S in the data field.
X Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
Other input menu functions:
R Deleting a character/an entry
(Y page 35)
R Switching between upper/lower-case
letters (Y page 35)
R Changing the character set (Y page 35)
R Moving the cursor to the next data field
(Y page 35)
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning 003C0012003Dand sliding 003600120008the
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. Switching dataf
ields 0001
Cursor in the nex tdata field
0002 To store an entry
0014 0039 and 0020symbols to selec tadata field
In the input menu, if you want to enter a first
name after you have entered a surname, for
example, proceed as follows to switch
between the data fields:
Option 1
X Select 0039or0020 in the character bar and
press 0037to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. 34
Character entry (telephony)At a glance

If there are several entries for a city or if
several cities of the same name are stored,
then 0004 is highlighted in the character bar.
X Press 0037the COMAND controller. Option 2: city list as selection list
COMAND either shows the selection list
automatically or you can call up the selection
list from the list with the character bar.
The example shows the selection list after the
city NEW YORK has been entered. The entry is
highlighted automatically.
X Confirm NEW YORK by pressing
0037the
COMAND controller.
The address entry menu appears. You can
now enter a street, for example.
Observe the information on destination entry
(Y page 63). SPLITVIEW
Method of operation
SPLITVIEW allows you to simultaneously use
different COMAND functions on the front-
passenger side and on the driver's side.
Different content is seen depending on your
perspective when viewing the display.
The "Navi" function, for example, can be used
from the driver's side while a video is watched
from the front-passenger side.
SPLITVIEW is operated with the remote
control from the front-passenger side. To do so, use the special radio headphones.
Using the headphones on the correct sides
ensures an optimal sound.
You can connect youro
wn headphones to a
special headphones jack. You can use the
remote control to operate them. Points to remember
R You can only adjus tthe volume for the
headphones supplied, directly on the
headphones.
R Only entertainment functions, i.e. audio,
TV, video and Internet, for example, may be
used with SPLITVIEW.
R You can only operate media from the
driver's and front-passenger sides
separately if the media are from different
sources. Example: if a medium from the
DVD changer is being played on the driver's
side. Then, no other medium can be used
separately on the front-passenger side that
is also played from the DVD changer.
However, other media can be used at the
same time on the front-passenger side,
including radio, memory card, MUSIC
REGISTER, Media Interface, USB or AUX.
R If you use the same medium on both sides,
you can both carry out the respective
settings.
R Internet use is only available at any one
time to the driver or the front passenger.
Ac orresponding message appears on the
display.
R Internet can only be used, if it is set and
connected via a telephone on the driver's
side.
R The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side. 38
SPLITVIEWAt a glance