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traffic lane recommenda tions.....87
real -time traffic reports<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Miss edcalls,listo f<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Miss ednavig ation
anno uncements, requesting.............. 89
Mobi letele phone
see Telepho ne
MP3 mode, mainvehicle <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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fast forwa rdand revers e................ 146
sel ecting atrack <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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sel ecting folders<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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starting playback <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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stoppi ngorpau sing playback ........ 145
voice control with <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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MP3 players <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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pla yback optio ns....... .............. ....... 156
pla ylists and folders<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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sel ecting activepartition ............... 156
sel ecting tracks <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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MP3 storage medium ..................... ...136
Multifun ctiondisplay <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Audi omenu <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Menus andsubmenus <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Multifun ctionstee ring wheel............. 26
voice control button.......................172
Multis ession CDs....... ..................... ...136
Music register <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Deleti ng<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Fold erfunctions <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Memory spaceinfo <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Pla yback optio ns<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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recordi ng<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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swi tching on<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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voice control with <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Muting audio
mai nsystem <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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navig ationannou ncements ........36,89
My address (destinatio n).............. 74,95
del eting fromdestination memory ...98
setting orchangi ng<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Names forMP3 filesand folders....... .........136
for save ddesti nations ..................... .98
searching forPOIs by<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Navigati on(Se ealso Route
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au dio fade out<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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bas icsettings ................................... 59
desti nation input.<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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desti nation memory <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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dis pla ying/hid ingmenu system ....... 58
genera linforma tion.......................... 55
la st desti nations <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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map displa y.<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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menu overview....... ..................... ..... 56
ope ratio nalread iness <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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POI inpu t.<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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scroll ingthe map <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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setting mapscale....... ......................58
steering wheeloperation <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
0024> 28
swi tching tonavig ationm ode .......... 57
to add ress book destinations ........120
traffic messages<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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upd ating mapsoftwa re<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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voice control with <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
00240024> 176,191
Navigati on
anno uncements <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
0024002400240024> 85,89, 170
dur ing active phone calls................. 89
swi tching on/off <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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volu meof<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Navi menu <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Near destin ation,entering POI.......... 78
Netwo rkcoverage forphone calls.. 102
Normal trackseque nce<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Number keypad
entering characters with <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Numbers, entering with voi ce
co mmand <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Off-map routes<0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Operatin gexample <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Orie ntation ofmap <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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dex
9

COMAN
Dfea tures <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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COMAND ControlSystem <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Mult ifunction SteeringWheel............ 26
Opera tingCOMAND <0024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024002400240024
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Basic Functions ofCOMAND ..............35 17At
aglance

Multifunc
tionSteeri ngWheel Func
tion 1
Mul
tifunction display 2 W
Volumeup
X Volumedow n
8 Mute
~ Endandreject calls
6 Accept andiniatecall s 3 ?
Activate VoiceControl Func
tion 4 %
Pressbriefly:
Navi gate onelevelup inthe
menu structure ofthe
mul tifunction display
Ca ncel Voice Control
Confirm messages
Press andhold:
Mul tifunction displaychanges
to the standa rddisp lay(trip
odome terand odome ter)
COMAND changestothe main
disp layofthe current
opera tingmode 5
Select
submenu orscroll through
lis ts
9 Upwards
: Downwa rds
Selecting amenu
; Right
= Left
a Confirm selection 26
Multifunc
tionSteering Whee lAtaglan ce

Opera
tingtheMult ifunction Display G
WARN
ING
A driver’s attentiontothe road andtraffic
con ditions mustalway sbe his/her primary
focus whendriving.
For your safety andthesafety ofother s,
select ingfeatures through themultifunc tion
steer ingwheel should onlybedone bythe
driver whentrafficand road conditions permit
it to be done safely.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second.
X To select amenu: Pressthe=
or ; button .
X To select asubmenu orscro llin alist:
Press the9 or: button.
X To select thenext menu levelup:Press
the % button.
X To select thes tanda rddis play :Pre ssthe
% button repeated lyunti lthe standa rd
di spl aywith the odome terand trip
od ome terappe arsag aini nt he displa y.
or
X Press andhold the% button untilthe
standard displaywith theodometer andtrip
odometer appears.
X To confirm theselec tion:Press the
a button.
X To confirm adispla ymessag e:Pres sth e
a or% button. Mul
tifunct ionDispla y
The desc ription field onthem ultifun ction
disp laysho wsyou values andsetting sas well
as any disp laymes sage sth at may have been
gen erat ed. 1
Descript ion field
2 Linefor men us
Tex tfield 1shows settings, func tions,
submen usand anymalfun ctions thatoccur.
X To show theline formenu s2 :
Press the
= or; button. Menus
andSubm enus
The numb erofmen usshown dependson the
opt ional equipmen tint he vehicle.
Multifunction DisplayMenus i
The following tableonlyliststhefunct ions
and submenus thatareneeded in
conn ection withCOMAND. Forinformation
on the vehicle-related submenusplease
refer tothe vehicle operator's manual. Menus Functions
andSubmenus Navi Navigation
messages Audio Selectin
gradio stations
Operating theDVD changer/
Music register/Memory card Tel Acc
epting acall
Initiating acall
Rejecting acall
Endin gacall
Selectin gaphone bookentry
Call sdiale d Multifunction
SteeringWheel
27Ataglance Z

Navi
Menu
Th emu ltifu nctio ndisplay shows navigation
inst ruct ions inthe Navi menu.
Rou teGuid ance Inactive 1
Direct ion oftravel
2 Curren troad
The road youarecurr entlydrivin gon only
appears ifit is in the map software.
Rou teGuid ance Active No
Man euver Announced 1
Dist anceto dest ination
2 Dist anceto nex tmane uver
3 Curren troad
4 Symbo lfor “follo wthe road's course” Man
euver Announced Without Chang eof
Lane 1
Road intowhich themane uverleads
2 Dist anceto mane uverandgraphic
dist ancedisplay
3 Symbo lfor mane uver
When amane uverisann ounc ed,you willsee
the symbol forthe mane uverandbeside ita
graphic distancedisplay 2.Thisdecreases
as you approach theannounced maneuver.
Maneuver AnnouncedWith Change of
Lane
Lane recommen dationsareonly displa yedif
the relevant dataisavaila bleonthe digital
map. 1
Road intowhich themaneuver leads
2 Distanc eto maneuver andgraphic
distance display
3 Lane recommen dation
4 Symbol formaneuver
On multiple-lane roads,alane
recommen dation3may beshown forthe
next maneuver. Theremaybeadditional lanes
during amaneuver. 28
Multifunction
SteeringWheelAtaglance

Lane
Recom mendation
Displa y Mea
ning Lan
ewith outlower
limit Un
interr upte dlane Lan
ewith lower limit New
lanedurin ga
man euver Lan
ewith arrow Lan
erec omm ended
for theman euver Na
viga tion Status Indica torsin the
Mul tifunct ionDispla y
When routeguidan ceisact ivat ed, the
follo wing mess ages mayappear:
R <:y ouhave reached thedestination .
R Within Destination Area :y
ou are
approaching thedestinat ion.This message
appears, forexample, withrelatively large
special destinat ions.
R New Route... :t
he system iscalculating a
new route, forexample becauseyouhave
deviated fromtheprevious route.Route
guida nceissubsequ entlyresumed.
R Calculating Route :arou
teisbei ng
calcu lated,after whichroute guidance will
start.
R Off Map :t
he vehicle isoutside therange
of the digital map.Thevehicle isin an off-
map position.
R Off Mapped Road :t
he vehicle ison aroad
which isnot inthe digital map,orisaway
from theroad, forexample inacar park.
R No Route :
no route tothe selected
destinat ioncould becalculated. Audio
Menu
Use thefunct ionsinthe Audio menuto
operate theaudio equipment. Ifno audio
equipment isswitched on,the multifunct ion
display showsthemessage AudioOff.
X To adj ust the volume: PresstheW or
X button . Selecting
aRadio Station /Channe l X
Switch onCOM AND andselect FM/AM Radio (Y
pag e126) orSatRa dio (Y
pag e132).
X Sele ctthe Audi omenu. 1
Wav eband
2 Prese tnumbe rwith chan nelnumb er,
chan nelname orfre quenc y
X To select thenext orprevious preset
chann el:Briefly press 9or:.
or
X To select thenext orprevious channel:
Press andhold 9 or:.
i You canonly chan gethe wave bandand
save newstation s/chann elsusing
COMA ND.
Oper ating theDVD Chang er/Music
Regist er/Mem oryCard/Med ia
Inter face X
Swit chon COMA NDand selec tDisc ,
Memo ryCard (Y
page 143),Musi c Regi
ster (
Y page 148)orM edia Interface
(Y page 153).
X Select theAudio menu.Mult
ifunction SteeringWheel
29Ataglance Z

Exam
ple: View ofthe CDplay er
1 Curre ntdisc
2 Curre nttrac k
X To select the next or prev ious track :
Bri eflypre ss9 or:.
or
X To scrol lthrou ghthe track list in
upw ardordow nward dire ction:Pre ss
and hold9 or:.
i Ifyo uar eplay ing aCD orDVD with trac k
info rma tion,the multifu nctio ndisplay
shows thename andnumb erofthe track .
The track isdisplayed onMP3s .
Oper ating theDVD Video X
Swit chon COMA NDand selec tDVD Video
(Y page 162).
X Select theAudio menu.
1
Current scene
X To sele ctthe next orprevious scene:
Briefly press9or:.
X To search forthe next orprevious
scen e:Press andhold 9 or:. Tel
Menu G
WARNING
Some jurisdictions prohibitthe driver from
using acellula rtelephone whiledriving.
Whether ornot prohibited bylaw, forsafety
reasons, thedriver should notuse thecellular
telephon ewhile thevehicle isin motion .Stop
the vehiclein asa fe locati onbefor epl aci ng or
ans weringacal l.
If yo unone theless cho ose tousethe mob ile
ph one while dri vin g,plea se uset he handsfree
feature andbesure topay attent iontothe
traffic situation atall times. Usethemobile
phone onlywhen road,weather andtraffic
conditions permit.Otherwise, youmay notbe
able toobserve trafficconditions andcould
endanger yourselfandothers.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/h), yourvehicle is
covering adistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second.
You canusethefunct ionsinthe Tel menu
to
operate yourmobile phone.
X Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 36).
X Select theTel menu
(Ypage 106).
Mobile PhoneStatus R
Ifthe mobile phonehasnotyetbeen
authorized, themessage inthe
multifunction displayis:
Ready forBluetooth Telephony... (Y
page 103).
R Ifthe mobile phoneisswitched onand
authorized, themessage PhoneREADY appea
rsinthe multifunction display.
Acc epting aCall If
someo necall syou whileyou areinthe
Tel menu,
thefollowi ngmessa geapp earsin
the multifunctio ndisplay: 30
Mult
ifunction Steering WheelAtaglance

X
Press 6toanswer acall.
You canalso take acall ifyou have not
selected theTel menu.
i The name ofthe caller onlyappears ifit is
included inthe phone book.
Rejecting orEnding aCall X
Press ~.
You canalso reject orend acall ifyou have
not selected theTel menu.
Di alin gaNumber fromthePhon eBook If
you rmobile phone isable toreceive calls,
you can search forand dialanumber fromthe
phone bookinCOMAND atany time.
i You canenter newnumbers inthe phone
book using COMAND (Ypage 108).
X Select theTel menu.
The multifunct iondisplay shows
Phone READY .
X Press :, 9ora tocall upthe
phone book.
X Press :or9 toselect thename you
are searching for.
The stored names aredisplay edin
alphabetical order.
X Ifonly onetelephone numberisstored
for aname: Press6ora tostart
dialing.
The message Connecting Call... and
the selected numberappearinthe
multifunct iondisplay .The name also
appea rs,provided itis stored inthe phone
book. Theselected numberisstored inthe CALLS
DIALED list
inCOMAND
(Y page 110).
If acall isconn ected, thephone bookentry
appea rsinthe multifunction display.
or
X Ifthere ismore thanonenumber fora
par ticular name:Press6ora to
displa ythe numbers.
X Press :or9 toselect thenumber
you want todial.
X Press 6ora tostart dialing.
The message Connecting Call... and
the selected numberappearint he
multifunction display.The name also
appea rs,provided itis stored inthe phone
book. Theselected numberisstored inthe
CALLS DIALED list
inCOMAND.
If acall isconn ected, thephone bookentry
appea rsinthe multifunction display.
i Toexit thephone bookwithout makinga
call, press the~ button. PhoneREADY appea
rsinthe multifunction display.
i Ifyou press andhold the: or9
button formore thanonesecond, arapid
scroll begins. Afterfour seconds, therapid
scroll speeds up.The rapid scroll stops
when yourelease thebutton orreach the
end ofthe list.
Redialing COMAND
savesthemost recent lydiale d
names andnumbers fromthemobile phone.
This means thatyoudonot have tosearch
through theentire phone book.
X Select theTel menu.
The multifunction displayshows
Phone READY .
X Press 6togo tothe most recent ly
diale dnumber orname inthe
CALLS DIALED menu.
X Press :or9 toselect thenumber
or name youarelooking for.
X Press 6ora tostart dialing. Multifunction
SteeringWheel
31Ataglance Z

Switching
COMANDOn/Off
X Press theqbutton.
Aw arning mes sage isdispl ayed. COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
COMANDDisplayOn/Off
X Press theöfunct ionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionline.
The system menuappears.
X To switch off:Select Display Off and
conf irmwith W.
X To switch on:Press theqorthe k
button . Sound
X To switch on/off: Pressthe8 button .
The sound fromtheactive audioorvideo
source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound ismuted, youwillsee the
X icon inthe status bar.
If you change theaudio orvideo source or
change thevolume, thesound is
automatically switchedonagain.
i Ann ouncemen tsfrom thenavigation
system canstillbeheard withthesound
switched off.
Switching NavigationAnnounce ments
On/Off X
Press 8during theannounc ement.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqbutton. Setting
theVolume
X To set: Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe sele cted audio orvide o
source changes.
Volume ofNavigatio nAnn ounc ements You
cansetthe volu mefornaviga tion
announcements independently ofthe volu me
for the active audio orvide osource .
During anaviga tionannouncement:
X Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel.
Audio Fadeout
The Audi oFadeo utfunction, ifactivated ,
low ers the volu meofthe current audio source
when anaviga tionannouncement isissu ed.
As soon asthe naviga tionannouncement has
ended, theaudio source willbe played atthe
previ ousvolume(Ypag e36).
Setting Volume forPhone Calls You
canadju stthe volu meforhands-free
mode duringatelep hone call.
During atelep hone call:
X Turn theqrotary /push button.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe multi -
function steeringwheel. Sound
Setting s
You canselectdiffere ntsound settings for
each audio and videosource .The sound
menu canbeopened fromthesubmenu ofthe
desired operating mode. 36
Basic
Function sof COMANDAt aglance

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Safet
yPrecaut ions G
WARN
ING
A driver's attentiontothe road must alway s
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofother s,we
recom mendthatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortakin ga
telephon ecall. Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfr ee
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtrafficcon ditions permit.
Some jurisdict ionsprohibit thedriver from
using acellular mobilephonewhiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second. G
WARN
ING
You andother smay damage yourhealth due
to exces siveelectr omagnet icradiation. By
using anext ernal anten na,the possible health
risks ofelectr omagnet icfields, whichare
under discussion amongthescien tific
comm unity,should belargely prevented. General
Information Making
CallsviaBluet ooth®
Interfa ce
The telephon efunc tion viathe Bluetoot h®
int erface isavailable incon junc tion with a
Bluetoot h-enabled mobile phone. With
asuitable mobilephone, youcan use
COMAND ’shands- freefeature todownload
con tact sfrom yourmobile phone(Phone
Book Access profile) andelectr onicbusiness
cards (vCards) viathe Bluetoot h®
int erface.
Suita bleMobile Phones Furt
herinfor mation onsuitable mobile
phones andconnectingBluetoot h-enabled
mobile phones toCOMAND isavailable via
the Internet at
htt p://ww w.mbu sa-mobile.com. Orcall
the Mercedes- BenzCustome rAssistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-800 -367-6372)(US), orCustomer
Rela tions at1-80 0-387-0100(Canad a). Interrup
tionstothe Conne ctionWhile
Driving
Interr uptions tothe conn ection mayoccur if
R there isinadequ atenetwork coverage in
certain regions
R you areswitching fromonetransmitt ing/
receiving station(cell)toanother andthere
is no voice channel available inthis cell
R you areusing aSIM card thatisnot
compatible withtheavail able network
R when usingamobile phonewith
“Twincard”, themobile phoneis
simultaneousl ylogged intothenetwork
with thesecond SIMcard. Operat
ingOptions
If the mobile phoneisconn ected with
COMAND viathe Bluetooth ®
interface, you
can operate thephone usingthefollowi ng
devices:
R Keypa don the COMAND controlunit
R Multifunction steeringwheel
R Voice Control
The explanations inthis section assume that
the mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND 102
General
Informat ionTelephone