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Contents
Selecting a scene/chapter . . . . . . . 87Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Satellite radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . .
91
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
92
Changing the program category . . .
93
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Displaying information . . . . . . . . . .
96
Displaying service information . . . .
97
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
Telephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Important
notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104
Switching telephone operation on
104
Switching telephone operation off
104
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . .
105
Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107
Switching to telephone operation
108
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
114
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Saving phone numbers . . . . . . . . .
121
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Important
notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126
Navigation DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Route guidance after the vehicle

has been transported . . . . . . . . . .
128
Trip interruption during route

guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
129
Navigation
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . .
130
Activating the Navigation

main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
130
Setting the route mode . . . . . . . . .
132
Audio settings for the

navigation announcements . . . . . .
133
Saving current position . . . . . . . . .
134
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
Activating the Destination

Entry menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
Selecting home address . . . . . . . .
150
Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Starting route guidance . . . . . . . .
151
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Recalculating an existing route . . .
151
Voice instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Partially digitized areas . . . . . . . . .
155
Off-road and off-map. . . . . . . . . . .
157
Arriving at destination . . . . . . . . . .
159
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . .
159
During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Displaying the soft keys . . . . . . . .
160
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Via function (soft key via) . . . . . . .
162
Selecting a detour . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
Stopover function . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
Saving the current location . . . . . .
167
Defining route guidance displays .
167
Last destinations and

destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Last destinations memory. . . . . . .
171
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . .
172
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Selecting a POI around your

current location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177
Selecting a POI around

another location . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178

32 At a glanceMenu systemThe main area 2 shows messages and
settings.You can change the settings by operating
the system.The status bar 3 is divided into three
areas.Left side: The current operating mode is indicated. In
this example: RadioCenter:The status of the current operating mode
or other selectable functions are indicated.In this example:
FM
= current waveband

9
= memory location of station,

e.g. “9”
Right side:General status information is indicated
independent of the operating mode.In this example:
Ready
= Telephone* is ready for
operation

= Reception strength of the
mobile phone
Menu functions and submenusUsing the soft keys, functions can be
switched ON or OFF, or submenus can be
called up.
Example: Radio main menu:
The
FM/AM
soft key switches between
FM and AM band.

The
Scan
soft key starts/stops the
channel scan.
In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and are not operational. A
soft key without function appears shaded
out.

47
Audio
Radio operation
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Automatic statio
n scan (FM, AM)
The stations in a give n waveband (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice. Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 43).
Press the
Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan will
appear in black lettering.
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
i
If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will listen to the station last tu-
ned to.
i
Station scan performs two runs. During
the first run, stations with good
reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.

60 Audio
CD operation
After entering the track number, wait
approx. 3 seconds.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu is displayed.
CD track scan
The tracks on a CD can be scanned one
after the other for 8 seconds each. The
function will switch off automatically when
the starting track is reached. You can also
manually stop the scan function. Activating
Press the Scan soft key.
Scan will begin.
Ending the function
Scan search is running.
Press the Scan soft key. or
Press
E.
Playback will resume with the desired
track.
Activate the CD main menu
(
page 57) or the CD changer main
menu (
page 57).
Fast forward
Press and hold h.
Fast reverse
Press and hold g.
Ending the function
Release h or g .
Playback will resume.
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Entries higher than the number of
tracks on the CD are not possible.
During MP3-CD playback
CD drive
You can select the tracks of the
current folder (
page 69).
CD changer:
You can select the first 99 tracks of
a MP3 CD.
i
When you start the scan function, the
playback mode
Normal Sequence
(
page 62) is automatically activated.
Fast forward/reverse

70 Audio
MP3-CD operation
Skip Track
Activate the MP3-CD main menu
(
page 68).
Forward
Press D .
The next track from the track list is
played.
Backward
Press d.
If the track has been playing for more
than approx. 10 sec onds, the track is
replayed from the start. If the playing
time is shorter, the previous track is
played. MP3-CD track scan
The tracks of the current folder can be
scanned one after the other for 8 seconds
each. Subfolders ar
e not considered.
The function will switch off automatically
when the starting is reached.
You can also manually stop the scan
search.
Starting the Scan Search
Activate the MP3-CD main menu
(
page 68).
Press the Scan soft key. Ending the scan function
Scan search is running.
Press the Scan soft key.
or
Press E.
The last scanned trac k is played back.
Activate the MP3-CD main menu
(
page 68).
Fast forward
Press and hold h.
Fast reverse
Press and hold g.
Ending the function
Release h or g .
Playback will resume.
i
If the last track in a folder is playing,
the first track is selected.
i
When you start the scan search, the
playback mode
Normal Sequence
(page 72) is automatically activated.
Fast forward/reverse

81
Audio
DVD operation
Stopping DVD playback
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the
Stop soft key.
DVD playback stops.
Restarting DVD playback
After playback has stopped, press the
Play soft key again.
The DVD is played from the start.
or
Select a movie (page 86). Displaying full screen
During DVD playback with the soft keys
displayed press the
Full Scr. soft
key.
The soft keys disappear. The full screen
will appear. Activating DVD menu
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the
Menu soft key.
The highest level of the DVD menu is
displayed, if available (
page 82).
Activating Settings menu
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the Setting soft key.
The DVD settings menu will appear
(
page 83).
i
While DVD playback is stopped, you
can press the
Menu soft key.
The DVD menu saved on the DVD is dis-
played, if available (
page 82).

86 Audio
DVD operation
Changing the camera view
During playback of the DVD, activate
the DVD settings menu (
page 83)
Press the Angle soft key.
A list of the available camera views will
appear.
Use g or G to select the desired
camera view.
Press E.
The selected camera view is used.
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the Brightn., Contr. or
Color soft key.
Press h or H .
The respective setting is changed.
If several movies are on the DVD, you can
select a movie directly.
Movies can be selected while the DVD is
played back or stopped.
E.g.: Select movie no. 3
Press 3.
The 3rd movie starts after a short
while.
i
You can only change the camera view if
several camera views are stored on the
DVD. The number of available
camera views depends on the DVD.
i
The Angle soft key cannot be selected
if the Settings menu is activated from
within the DVD menu (
page 82).
In this case, select the camera view in
the DVD menu.
Some DVDs supporting different
camera views don’t offer a switch
option. In this case, select the camera
view in the Settings menu.
Adjusting brightne ss, contrast and
color
i
In order to avoid driver distraction, the
video function is disabled and no
images will be shown on the COMAND
screen. Therefore the following soft
keys will have no visible effect.
Selecting a movie
i
Movie selection may also be possible in
the DVD menu saved on the DVD
(
page 82).

87
Audio
DVD operation
If the movie is divided into chapters or sce-
nes, you can directly jump to a chapter or
scene or skip them while the movie is
playing. Some DVDs will not allow this in
certain portions of the movie (e.g. during
screen credits, age restriction and/or pa-
rental advisories).
Selecting a scene or chapter directly
E.g.: Scene/chapter 5
While the movie is playing, press
*.
Press 5.
After a short while playback starts from
the 5th chapter or the 5th scene. Scene/chapter skip
Press
D or d .
Button D = Next chapter or scene
Button d = Previous chapter or
scene or beginning of scene if scene
has been playing for more than 10
seconds
Keep D or d pressed during DVD
playback.
D = fast forward
d = reverse
Release the button to stop fast forward/
reverse.
Selecting a scene/chapteri
Chapter/scene selection may also be
possible in the DVD menu stored on
the DVD (
page 82).
Fast forward/reverse

152 Navigation
Route guidance
Muting current voice instructions
Press J.
The current announcement is stopped.
You will hear the next navigation
announcement normally.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off
During a navigation announcement
press J for 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
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. The navigation displays are only visible
while route guidance is active.
To switch to the navigation display from
another display, e.g.
from CD operation:
Press b or c .
Two examples are shown below:
Display example 1: The road you are currently driving on is
shown on the status bar, in this case
I-90.
The indication
120 mi is the distance to
the next driving maneuver.
If the GPS position display (
page 170) is
active, the GPS data are shown instead of
the street name.
Navigation displays
i
Using the multifunction steering wheel
buttons, the display unit can be
changed between km or miles (see
your vehicle’s Operator’s Manual).
When the display unit is set to
miles, the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in kilometers (km) or
meters (m).

166 Navigation
During route guidance
Press a soft key, e.g. .
Press E.
A list of restaurants near your location
is displayed. The arrows left from the entries indicate
the direction of the destination. The
distances indicated are straight line
distances to the destination.
Press
G or g to select a destination
from the list.
Press the Details soft key if required.
Details on the destination are shown.
Name soft key:
Brings you to name input of a stopover
destination (
page 209).
Sort soft key:
Sorts list entries either by increasing
distance or alphabetically.
After you have selected a destination,
press E.
The Start Route Guidance menu will
appear (
page 151).
Press E.
The system calculates the route to the
selected stopover destination. Deleting or replacing a stopover
destination
Activate the soft key display
(
page 160).
Press the St-over soft key.
The menu for deleting or changing a
stopover destination will appear.i
Prior to this, a list may be displayed in
which you can select the desired
category, e.g.
Barbecue/Southern,
pressing G or g .