Audio MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class 2008 X164 Comand Manual

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 16
MP3 CD operating elements . . . . . . . . 18
Satellite radio* operating elements . . . 20
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . . 22
Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 24
System operating elements . . . . . . . . . 26
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 28
M, GL and R-Class steering wheel . 28
CLK-Class steering wheel . . . . . . . . 31
Audio search function. . . . . . . . . . . 33
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 37
Switching the COMAND control
unit on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Balance and fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Bass and Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear view camera*
(except CLK-Class) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Audio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Opening the Audio menu . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting an audio source . . . . . . . 45
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching to radio operation. . . . . . 46
Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 46
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General information on
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 54
Loading/Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . 54
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Switching to CD changer* mode . . 57
M, GL and R-Class CD changer* . . . 57
CLK-Class CD changer* . . . . . . . . . 62
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Switching to CD operation . . . . . . . 63
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a CD (CD changer* only). 65
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
MP3 CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 71
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs . . 72
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 72
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . 73
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . 74
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Contents
Rear Audio/Video*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rear Audio operation*
(except CLK-Class) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting headsets . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selecting the audio source . . . . . . . 85
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
operation* (except CLK-Class) . . . . . . . 87
General information on CD/DVD
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Permissible CDs/DVDs. . . . . . . . . . 88
DVD playback requirements . . . . . . 89
Operating the Rear Seat
Entertainment* (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Connecting headsets . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switching the rear monitor on
and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Loading/ejecting CDs. . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting external video sources. 94
Adjusting the headset volume . . . . 95
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switching to CD mode . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . 98
Switching to DVD mode . . . . . . . . 101Switching to AUX mode . . . . . . . . 107
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
RSE audio playback through
speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Muting on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Setting bass and treble . . . . . . . . . 111
Monitor off /on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing remote batteries. . . . . . 112
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Subscribing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . 115
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Changing the program category . . 117
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Displaying information . . . . . . . . . 119
Displaying service information . . . 120
Station list updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Switching telephone operation on 126
Switching telephone operation off 126
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . 127
Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching to telephone operation 130
Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Route guidance after the vehicle
has been transported . . . . . . . . . . 144
Trip interruption during
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Activating the Navigation
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setting the routing mode . . . . . . . 148

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator’s Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the
COMAND operator. Each chapter has its
own guide color to provide fast access to
information.
At a glance
Here 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.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the radio, CD player (CD,
MP3 CD), CD changer* (CD, MP3 CD) and
AUX operation.
Rear Audio/Video*
Hear you can learn about the rear audio*
functions and the rear seat entertainment*
operation.
Satellite radio*
This chapter provides information on how
to select a station and a program category.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, how to
initiate an emergency call and use the pho-
ne book.
Navigation
This chapter provides detailed information
on the following topics:
Destination input
Route guidance including detour
Last destinations and destination
memory
POIs
Today’s plan
System
Here you will find all the information about:
COMAND system settings
SMS*
Tele Aid*
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
WarningG
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer*, satellite
radio*, telephone* and navigation module
are interconnected. When one of the com-
ponents is not operational or has not been
removed/replaced properly, the function of
other components may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
only by qualified personnel.
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the system only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car
is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encoura-
ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read na-
vigational maps, instructions, or downloa-
ded information.
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-
cused on safe driving behavior, including
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system’s audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
FunctionPage
1Audio menu44
2Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3Color display with Radio
main menu
46
41 - 0, *
Station selection
Saving stations manually
Selecting a station from
the preset memory
47
50
52
5Push the joystick to
H,h,g,G
Function selection
g and G
e.g.
Automatic seek tuning
H and h
e.g. Manual tuning
Press E to confirm
47
48
FunctionPage
6J
Muting
45
7Volume control38
8e Switching on and off37
9d and D
Automatic seek tuning
Manual tuning
47
48

15 At a glance
Single CD operating elements
FunctionPage
1Audio menu44
2Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3Color screen with single
CD main menu
The status bar indicates
CD status information
63
41 - 0, *
Track select
66
5Push the joystick to
g and G
Track select
Press E to confirm
66
FunctionPage
6l
Ejecting/loading a CD into
the CD drive
i
There are two l
buttons. One is on the
display unit. The other is
located left of the CD
AUDIO slot behind the
display.
54
7J
Muting
68
8Volume control38
9e Switching on and off37
ad and D
Track select
Fast forward/reverse
66
68

17 At a glance
CD changer* operating elements
The CD changer* is located in the glove
box.
For information on accessing the CD
changer* please refer to
(page 57) for M, GL and R-Class and
to
(page 62) for CLK-Class.
The CD changer* can accommodate up to
6 audio or MP3 CDs.
For information on loading and unloading
the CD changer* please refer to
(page 58) for M, GL and R-Class and
to
(page 62) for CLK-Class.
FunctionPage
1Audio menu44
2Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3Color screen with CD
changer* main menu
The status bar indicates CD
status information
63
63
41 - 0, *
Selecting a Track
1 - 6
Selecting an audio CD or
MP3 CD
66
65
5Push the joystick to
H and h
Selecting an audio CD or
MP3 CD
Push the joystick to
g and G
Track select or
Selecting a CD in the
magazine menu
Press E to confirm
65
66
66
6J
Muting
68
7Volume control38
8e Switching on and off37
9d and D
Track select
Skip track
Fast forward/reverse
66
66
68
FunctionPage

19 At a glance
MP3 CD operating elements
FunctionPage
1Audio menu44
2Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3Color screen with MP3
main menu
The status bar indicates
MP3 CD status
information
75
41 - 0, *
Track select
78
5Push the joystick to
H and h
Selecting a folder
Push the joystick to
g and G
Track select or
Activating playback mode
Selecting a folder
Press E to confirm
75
77
80
76
6l
Ejecting/loading a MP3
CD into the CD drive
i
There are two l
buttons. One is on the
display unit. The other is
located left of the CD
AUDIO slot behind the
display.
54
7J
Muting
79
8Volume control38
9e Switching on and off37
ad and D
Fast forward/reverse
79
FunctionPage

33 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Telephone* operation
List with a phone book entry
1Telephone mode
2Name from phone book
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.This allows you to choose whether the
radio automatic seek tuning function
selects stations via frequency or memory
preset (
page 47).
frequenc.
The radio will tune by frequency.
memory
The radio will tune by preset stations.
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
the
Settings... menu appears in
the multifunction display of the
instrument cluster.
Pressj.
A collection of submenus appears in
the multifunction display.
Press ç repeatedly to select the
Vehicle submenu.
Pressj and select Audio search
function
.
Select frequenc. or memory by
pressing æ or ç.
Audio search function
i
Memory is set as factory setting.

34 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy
operation of COMAND.
Main menus are provided for the following
main functions:
Audio (AM/FM radio, CD,
CD changer*, MP3 CD, AUX, Rear
Audio*)
Satellite radio*
Telephone*
Navigation
SystemCalling up main menus Menu display
A display may consist of three areas.
Example: FM menu
1Soft keys area
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key
sections 1.
Main functionActivating main
menu
Audio
(
page 44)
Press A.
Satellite radio*
(
page 116)
Press B.
Telephone*
(
page 130)
Press a.
Navigation
(
page 146)
Press b.
System
(
page 208)
Press C.
i
A maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.