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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
MP3 operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 18
Satellite Radio* operating elements . . 20
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . 22
Navigation* operating elements . . . . . 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the
multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching COMAND ON/OFF . . . . . 32
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Calling up the
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching to Radio mode . . . . . . . . 42
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tuning to a FM/AM station . . . . . . 43
Tuning to a station on
Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storing FM/AM stations . . . . . . . . . 49
Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 51
Switching to Single CD mode . . . . . 52
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Single CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . 57
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57MP3 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 58
Tips on caring for your
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 59
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . 61
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Switching to MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . 62
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 70
Switching to
CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CD changer main menu . . . . . . . . . 75

Contents
Selecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Audio AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Introduction to satellite radio . . . . . 86
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching to
Satellite radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
SAT main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Obtaining additional text
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Calling the
Sirius Service Center . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tips on telephone operation . . . . . . 96
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Switching the phone
ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
911 emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Entering the PIN (only GSM) . . . . 101
Entering the unlock code . . . . . . . 103
Switching to telephone mode . . . 104
Telephone main menu. . . . . . . . . . 104
Answering an incoming call . . . . . 106
Placing an outgoing call . . . . . . . . 107
Accepted and missed calls . . . . . . 108
Dialed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Speed dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Opening the phone book. . . . . . . . 114
Phone Book menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Selecting a phone book entry
and establishing a connection . . . 116
Deleting a phone book entry . . . . 117SMS (Mail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
SMS inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Reading a message . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Deleting a message . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Exiting from the SMS menu . . . . . 120
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Tips on the navigation DVD . . . . . . 123
Loading/ejecting the DVD . . . . . . 123
Travelling abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Route guidance with GPS . . . . . . . 124
Determination of location
after vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . 124
Trip interruption during
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Selection lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Calling up the
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . 127
Avoiding certain road types . . . . . 128
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements . . . . . . 129

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro-
vide support for you, the COMAND opera-
tor. 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 audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*
This chapter contains all information relat-
ed to the satellite radio system.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers.
Navigation*
This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry
Route selection and calculation
Route guidance
Destination memory
Service
This chapter contains information con-
cerning Tele Aid*
System
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.

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
WarningG
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, satellite radio*,
CD changer*, navigation module* and tele-
phone* are interconnected. Therefore,
when one of the components is not opera-
tional 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
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 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 encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
WarningG
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain
focused 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.

11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
MP3 operating elements
CD changer* operating elements
Satellite Radio* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation* operating elements
Multifunction steering wheel
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND

29 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu:
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*
and AUX mode)
Satellite radio*
Telephone*
Navigation*
ServiceOpening main menus
Audio (page 40):
Press .
Satellite radio* (page 85):
Press .
Telephone* (page 104):
Press .
Navigation* (page 127):
Press .
Service (page 187):
Press .Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
Setting the volume
Turn the rotary control located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)

34 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Balance soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the balance accordingly.
Storing new settings:
Press or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
Balance
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For Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements”
(
page 129).

35 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
For the following operating modes, differ-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)
Radio (AM waveband)
Radio (Weather Band)
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
Navigation*Bass and treble settings for navigation an-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 129).
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Bass or Treble soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Bass and treble

86 Satellite radio*
General information
Sirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan-
nels, so called streams, of digital-quality
radio, among others music, sports, news,
and entertainment free of commercials.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day, coast-to-coast, in the contiguous US.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information and service availabil-
ity, call the Sirius Service Center
(
page 94), or contact
www.siriusradio.comProgram categories
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode)
(
page 90).
Category selection
ALL contains the station
list of all receivable channels (channel
mode) (
page 90).
Introduction to satellite radio
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Additional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel-
lite radio service provider are required
for the satellite radio operation de-
scribed in this chapter.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.
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Note that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, chan-
nel and categories shown in illustra-
tions and descriptions contained in this
manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
Satellite radio service may be unavail-
able 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.