Satellite radio MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2004 W220 Comand Manual

Contents
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tape operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CD operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Satellite radio* operating elements . . . 12
Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 16
Service operating elements . . . . . . . . . 18
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 23
Switching the COMAND control unit
on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Balance and fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Bass and Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening the Audio menu . . . . . . . . 30
Selecting an audio source . . . . . . . 30
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Switching the radio operation on . . 31
Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Tape operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Notes on tape care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching tape operation on . . . . . . 40
Seeking/skipping tracks . . . . . . . . 41
Changing sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fast forward/rewinding . . . . . . . . . 42
Scan function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Skip blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
DOLBY B (noise reduction) . . . . . . . 44
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Return to the Audio menu . . . . . . . 44CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
General Information on
CD operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 46
Switching to CD operation . . . . . . . 47
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Selecting a CD (CD changer* only). 50
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Muting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
MP3-CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Tips on caring for your MP3-CDs . . 56
Switching to MP3-CD operation . . . 57
MP3-CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MP3 options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Telephone* operating elements . . . . . . 14 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

ContentsDVD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
General information on
DVD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
DVD playback requirements . . . . . . 64
Switching to DVD mode . . . . . . . . . 64
Loading a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ejecting a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Soft key display and status bar. . . . 67
Soft key functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DVD menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Settings menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting brightness, contrast and
color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Selecting a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Selecting a scene/chapter . . . . . . . 75
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . . 79
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Changing the program category . . . 81
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Displaying information . . . . . . . . . . 84
Displaying service information . . . . 85
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switching telephone operation on . 92
Switching telephone operation off . 92
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switching to telephone operation . 96Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Route guidance after the vehicle
has been transported . . . . . . . . . . 112
Trip interruption during
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Activating the Navigation
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting the route mode . . . . . . . . . 116
Audio settings for the navigation
announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Saving current position . . . . . . . . . 118
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Activating the Destination
Entry menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selecting home address . . . . . . . . 133

1
Where to find itIntroduction

Where to find itThis 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, cassette player*, CD-
player, CD changer* and DVD drive.
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
Service
Here you will find all the information about:
SMS

Address book

Notebook

Tele Aid*
System settings
This chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.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.

3 Introduction
Operating safety
Warning
G
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer*, satellite
radio*, telephone*, navigation module and
voice control system* are interconnected.
When one of the components is not operati-
onal or has not been removed/replaced pro-
perly, 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.
Warning
G
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
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 50 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.

Operating safety

5
Radio operating elements
Tape operating elements
CD operating elements
Satellite radio* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation system operating elements
Service operating elements
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND
At a glance

12 At a glanceSatellite radio* operating elements
Satellite radio* operating elements

13 At a glance
Satellite radio* operating elements
Function
Page
1
Satellite radio main menu
Switching satellite radio
operation on and off
80
80
2
Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
3
Color screen with Satellite
radio main menu
4
1 - 0
Station selection
Saving stations manually
82
83
5
H,h,g,G
Function selection
6
E Confirm
Function
Page
7
J
Muting
80
8
Volume control
24
9
e Switching on and off
23
a,
b
d and D
Previous or next channel
81

20 At a glanceMenu system

Menu systemThe menu system allows for easy
operation of COMAND.
Main menus are provided for the following
main functions:
Audio
(radio, tape, CD, CDC*, MP3-CD, DVD)

Telephone*

Navigation

Service
Calling up main menus
Audio (
page 30):

Press A.
Satellite radio* (
page 80):

Press B.Telephone* (
page 96):

Press a.
Navigation (
page 114):

Press b.
Service (
page 164):

Press C.
Menu display
A display may consist of three areas.
Example: FM menu1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key
sections 1.
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

77
Important notes
Satellite radio operationSatellite radio*

78 Satellite radio*Important notesIn chapter “Satellite radio”, you will find
detailed information regarding
selecting a station and a program cate-
gory

memory functions

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.iAdditional optional satellite radio equip-
ment and a subscription to satellite ra-
dio service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described here.
Feature description is based on prelimi-
nary information available at time of
printing. At time of printing, no date for
the availability of optional equipment
required for satellite radio operation
had been set. Contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for details and
availability for your vehicle.
iNote that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, channel
and categories shown in illustrations
and descriptions contained in this ma-
nual may differ from the channels and
categories delivered by the service pro-
vider.
Satellite radio service may be unavai-
lable or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things we can’t control. Ser-
vice might also not be available in cer-
tain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking
garages, or within or next to buildings)
or near other technologies.
iSirius Satellite Radio provides approxi-
mately 100 channels, so called
streams, of digital-quality radio, among
others music, sports, news, and enter-
tainment commercial-free.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of
high-power satellites to broadcast 24
hours per day, coast-to-coast.
This diverse, satellite-delivered pro-
gramming is available for a monthly
subscription fee. For more information,
call the Sirius Service Center
(page 79) or contact
www.siriusradio.com.

Important notes