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rotate ymz.

왘 Saving setting: Press n.

The setting is saved and the menu is closed.

왘 Exiting menu without saving chang-

es: Press L or slide omp.

i Please note the following: 앫 For an ideal sound experience at all seats, the balance and fader should be adjusted to the center of the passenger compartment with LOGIC7® switched on.

앫 The best sound results are achieved by play- ing high-quality audio CDs and audio DVDs.

앫 For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at

least 128 kbit/s.

앫 Surround sound does not function for

mono-signal sources.

앫 In the event of poor radio reception quality,

e.g. inside a tunnel, you should switch off LOGIC7®, as a dynamic switch from Stereo to Mono could occur, resulting in temporary sound distortion.

Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio

Only use the COMAND when road and traffic conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise you could be involved in an accident in which you or others could be injured.

왔 COMAND FM/AM radio

Warning!

Please devote your attention first and fore- most to the traffic situation you are in.

Before your journey, please familiarize your- self with the radio functions.

Submenu overview

i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on (컄 page 81).

Radio (except Weather Band) Station List (in FM waveband only) Save Station Frequency Entry Show Station Info (in FM waveband only)

Presets (except Weather Band) Autostore

Channel (only Weather Band) Channel list

FM or AM or WB

Sound

Switch to FM waveband

Treble

Preset station list

Switch to AM waveband Bass Switch to Weather Band Balance/Fader

3D Sound

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Switching to radio mode

왘 Select “Audio”씮 “Audio”씮 “FM/AM

Radio”.

or 왘 Press the M shortcut button once or

twice. The radio display appears once you have switched to radio mode. You will hear the station/channel last tuned in in the previously selected waveband, provided that the station/channel can be received.

i The number of times you have to press the M shortcut button depends on the operating mode currently selected.

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Switching wavebands

You can switch between the FM, AM and WB (Weather Band) wavebands. 왘 Select “Audio”씮 “Audio”씮 “FM/AM

Radio”씮 “FM” or “AM” or “WB”. You will hear the station last tuned in on the selected waveband.

Selecting stations/channels

You have the following selection options: 앫 The station list 앫 The search function 앫 The station presets 앫 The manual frequency entry 앫 The channel list

Selecting stations using the station list

i The station list is only available for the FM waveband. It contains all the stations that can be currently received and is sorted by station fre- quencies.

Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband 1 Main area with frequency display 2 Preset position of selected station 3 Frequency of selected station 4 Name of selected station 5 Sound settings 6 To switch to Weather Band 7 To switch to AM waveband 8 Selected waveband 9 Preset options a Radio options

i Station name display 4 is available for the FM waveband and can only be seen when it is switched on (컄 page 99) and if the station trans- mits a name.

왘 Select “Audio”씮 “Audio”씮 “FM/AM

Radio”씮 “FM”.

Selecting stations using station pre- sets

Selecting stations by entering the fre- quency manually

Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio

왘 Select “Radio”씮 “Station List”.

The station list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the cur- rently selected station. A number in front of the list entry indicates the pre- set position in the station preset mem- ory.

왘 Select a station by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

Selecting stations/channels using the search function 왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz when the

main area is selected. Depending on the direction in which the controller is being slid or rotated, the system searches upward or down- ward and stops at the next receivable station/channel.

i This function is not available for Weather Band. 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM

Radio” 씮 “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Presets”. or 왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed. The preset menu appears. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that the currently selected station is saved there.

왘 Select station preset by rotating ymz

or sliding qmr and press n.

i This function is not available for Weather Band. 왘 Select “Audio”씮“Audio”씮“FM/AM

Radio”씮“FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Radio”씮“Frequency Entry”.

The menu for manual frequency entry appears.

왘 Exiting menu without making an en- try: Press L back button in the cen- ter console (컄 page 82).

왘 Increasing or decreasing number:

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

i You can only select currently permitted numbers. 왘 Selecting the next number:

Slide mp.

왘 Confirming frequency entry:

Press n. COMAND tunes in to the frequency en- tered.

컄컄

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Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio

컄컄

i If you enter a frequency in the AM waveband which is outside the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to the next lowest frequency.

Selecting channels using the channel list

i This function is only available for Weather Band. 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM

Radio” 씮 “WB” 씮 “Channel”.

or 왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed. The channel list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the cur- rently selected channel.

왘 Select channel by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

Saving stations

i Twenty stations can be saved in each wave- band except for Weather Band.

You have the following options: 앫 Saving stations manually 앫 Saving stations using Autostore

Saving stations manually

Option 1
왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM

Radio” 씮 “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Radio ”씮 “Save Station”.

Option 2
왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

Option 3
왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM

Radio” 씮 “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Presets”. All three of these will call up a station pre- set screen. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that the currently select- ed station is saved there.

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왘 Selecting a preset position:

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Saving a station to a selected preset po- sition If you have called up the station preset screen using option 1: 왘 Press n briefly. In options 2 and 3: 왘 Press and hold n until you hear a sig-

nal. The station is saved.

Saving using autostore

Station name display

i This function is not available for Weather Band. The Autostore function saves receivable stations as presets in order of their reception quality. All stations saved manually in the preset memory will be lost if COMAND finds 20 sta- tions. If COMAND finds less than 20 stations, for example 9, then the stations saved in preset po- sitions 1 – 9 will be over written.

Option 1
왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

왘 Select “Autostore”.

Option 2
왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM

Radio” 씮 “FM” or “AM”.

왘 Select “Presets” 씮 “Autostore”.

Option 3
왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM Radio” 씮 “Radio” 씮 “Save Station” 씮 “Autostore”.

i In the FM waveband, COMAND can show the name of the station currently tuned in. Sta- tion name display 1 can only be seen when it is switched on and if the station transmits a name.

1 Station name display 왘 Switching the station name display on/off: Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “FM/AM Radio” 씮 “FM” 씮 “Radio” 씮 “Show Station Info”.

Control systems COMAND FM/AM radio

The display is switched on or off, de- pending on the previous setting. When the display is switched on, a check- mark appears in front of the “Show Station Info” menu item.

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Control systems COMAND satellite radio (USA only)

Warning!

Please devote your attention first and fore- most to the traffic situation you are in.

Before your journey, please familiarize your- self with the radio functions.

Submenu overview

i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on (컄 page 81).

Only use the COMAND when road and traffic conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise you could be involved in an accident in which you or others could be injured.

Presets Station presets

Info Show program info

Category Select category

Sound Treble Bass Balance/Fader 3D Sound

Sat Radio Channel List Save Channel Channel Entry Service

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Control systems COMAND satellite radio (USA only)

i Satellite radio service may be unavailable or interrupted from time to time for a variety of rea- sons, such as environmental or topographic con- ditions and other things we can’t control. Service might also not be available in certain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or within or next to buildings) or near other technologies. In such situations, the satellite radio’s main menu shows the “Acquiring signal...” screen. At this point, the radio’s functions are restricted to manual channel number entry (컄 page 104) and service info display (컄 page 106).

Introduction to Satellite radio

i A subscription to SIRIUS satellite radio ser- vice provider is required for the satellite radio op- eration described in this chapter. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for details and availability for your vehicle.

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 (컄 page 106), or go to www.siriusradio.com.

Switching to satellite radio

왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra-

dio”.

or 왘 Press the M shortcut button once or twice. The Satellite radio menu appears if it was the last active radio mode. The screen which then appears de- pends on the activation status of the satellite radio service. The following options are possible: 앫 Satellite radio service is not activat-

ed

앫 Only the preview channel is activat-

ed

앫 Satellite radio service is fully acti-

vated

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Satellite radio service is not activated The telephone number of the SIRIUS Ser- vice Center and the twelve-digit electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular receiver are displayed.

Only the preview channel is activated The satellite radio preview channel ap- pears.

Main satellite radio menu

This information is required when calling the SIRIUS Service Center for an activation request.

i Credit card information is also required for your application. The activation process takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the SIRIUS Service Center. 왘 Closing screen: Press n.

i If only the preview channel is activated, you cannot tune in another channel. If you try to do this, you will see the screen described in the sec- tion “Satellite radio service is not activated” (컄 page 102).

Satellite radio service is fully activated The main satellite radio menu appears. You will hear the channel last tuned in, provid- ed that it can be received.

1 Main area with channel display 2 Preset position of selected channel 3 Selected channel 4 Selected program category 5 Sound settings 6 To select program category 7 Channel number of selected channel 8 Other channel information 9 Preset options a Satellite radio options

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i Main area 1 can show all channels includ- ed in your subscription. Which channels are shown depends on the selected program category 4. Note that categories and channels shown in illus- trations are dependent on programming content delivered by the service provider. Programming content is subject to change. Therefore, channel and categories shown in illus- trations and descriptions contained in this man- ual may differ from the channels and categories delivered by the service provider.

Control systems COMAND satellite radio (USA only)

Selecting program category

Tuning in channels

i The channels are categorized. Categories al- low you to tune to stations broadcasting a cer- tain type of program. 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra-

dio” 씮 “Category”. The category list appears.

i If only the preview channel is activated, only certain categories are available on the list. Which categories these are depend on the service provider. 왘 Select category by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n. When selecting a channel using the channel search function or the channel list, you have access to the channels you subscribe to and which are includ- ed in the selected category.

i When you select the category “All Chan- nels”, you have access to all the channels you subscribe to, regardless of category, when you are tuning in a channel using the channel search function or the channel list.

You have the following selection options: 앫 The channel search function 앫 The channel presets 앫 The manual channel number entry 앫 The channel list

Tuning in channels using channel search function

i This function is not possible when only the preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in a channel in this instance, you will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (컄 page 102). 왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz when the

main area is selected. Depending on the direction in which the controller is being pressed or rotat- ed, the system searches upward or downward and stops at the next receiv- able channel.

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i Which channels are found by the channel search function depends on which channels you have subscribed to and the program category you have selected (컄 page 103).

Tuning in channels using channel pre- sets 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra-

dio” 씮 “Presets”.

or 왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed. The preset menu appears. The dot R in front of a preset position indicates that this is the channel currently select- ed and being listened to.

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Tuning in channels using manual chan- nel number entry

i This function is not possible when only the preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in a channel in this instance, you will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (컄 page 102). 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra- dio” 씮 “Sat Radio” 씮 “Channel Entry”. The menu for manual channel number entry appears.

왘 Exiting menu without making an en- try: Press L back button in the cen- ter console (컄 page 82).

왘 Increase or decreasing number:

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

왘 Selecting next number: Slide omp. 왘 Confirming channel entry: Press n. Further operation depends on whether the selected channel number is valid or if the channel is included in your sub- scription.

왘 Select station preset and briefly

press n. COMAND tunes in the corresponding channel as long as it is included in your subscription and is still available. If the channel is not included in your subscription, you will see the message described in the section “Satellite radio service is not activated” (컄 page 102). If the channel is no longer available or only the preview channel is activated, you will see the message “Invalid Chan- nel”.

왘 Closing message: Press n.

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Channel number is valid and channel is included in subscription COMAND tunes in the channel entered.

Channel number is invalid You will see the message “Invalid Chan- nel”. 왘 Closing message: Press n.

Channel number is valid but channel is not included in subscription You will see the screen described in the section “Satellite radio service is not acti- vated” (컄 page 102). 왘 Closing display: Press n.

Tuning in channels using the channel list 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra- dio” 씮 “Sat Radio” 씮 “Channel List”. The channel list appears. The dot R in front of a list entry indicates the cur- rently selected channel.

왘 Select channel by rotating ymz or

sliding qmr and press n.

i The contents of the channel list depends on which channels are included in your subscription and which program category you have selected (컄 page 103). If only the preview channel is acti- vated, the channel list contains only the preview channel.

Saving channels

i There are twenty preset positions available. Option 1
왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra- dio” 씮 “Sat Radio” 씮 “Save Channel”.

Option 2
왘 Press n when the main area is select-

ed.

Option 3
왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra-

dio” 씮 “Presets”.

All three of these will call up a preset menu. The dot R in front of a preset posi- tion indicates that this is the channel cur- rently selected and being listened to.

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왘 Selecting a preset position:

Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Saving a channel to a selected preset position If you have called up the channel preset screen using option 1: 왘 Press n briefly. In options 2 and 3: 왘 Press and hold n until you hear a sig-

nal. The channel is saved.

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Show program info

Channel update

왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra-

dio” 씮 “Info”.

i If the program provider does not offer any in- formation, the “Info” menu item cannot be se- lected.

You will see a screen that may contain the following information: 앫 Selected program category 앫 Selected channel 앫 Artist of the track currently being

played

앫 Name of current track

i The program provider determines what in- formation is displayed on the screen. COMAND shows no more than two lines per item of infor- mation. If an item of information is too long, COMAND shortens it. 왘 Closing screen: Slide omp or

press n.

The service provider may conduct a chan- nel update. During the update, the message “Updating channels...” will appear on the display. No functions can be operated in satellite radio mode during the update.

Calling SIRIUS Service Center

i It may be necessary to call the SIRIUS Ser- vice Center if, for example: 앫 You want to cancel the subscription or

re-subscribe at a later date.

앫 You forget to pay the bill. 앫 You sell the car to another person. 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “Sat Ra-

dio” 씮 “Sat Radio” 씮 “Service”. The telephone number of the SIRIUS Service Center and the twelve-digit electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular receiver are displayed.

왘 Closing screen: Slide omp or

press n.

왔 COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
Safety precautions

Warning!

Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3

Notes about MP3 mode

Warning!

COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser product. You must not open the casing. There is a risk of exposure to invisible laser radiation if you open the casing, or if the casing is faulty or damaged. COMAND does not contain any parts that you are able to maintain yourself. For safety reasons, all maintenance work must be car- ried out by qualified technicians.

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.

Only carry out the following when the vehi- cle is stationary: 앫 Inserting a disc 앫 Ejecting a disc There is a risk of accident by being distract- ed from road and traffic conditions if you load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in mo- tion.

Permissible media for MP3 files 앫 CD-R and CD-RW 앫 DVD-R and DVD-RW 앫 PCMCIA card (컄 page 112)

Permissible file systems 앫 ISO9660/Joliet for CDs 앫 UDF for DVDs 앫 FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA cards with

storage medium

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Multisession CDs For multisession CDs, the first session type of the CD determines how COMAND will process the CD. For example, if the first session type is ac- cording to the audio CD standard and the second session type is according to the data CD standard containing MP3 tracks, COMAND will treat the CD as a conven- tional audio CD. This means that it is only possible to access the audio CD tracks. Access to the MP3 tracks is not possible. Similarly, if the first session type is accord- ing to the data CD standard containing MP3 tracks and the second session type is according to the audio CD standard, COMAND will treat the CD as a data CD. This means that it is only possible to ac- cess the MP3 tracks. Access to the audio CD tracks is not possible.

File structure on a disc When you create an MP3 disc, the MP3 tracks can be organized in folders. A folder can also contain other folders. A disc can contain a maximum of 255 folders. Each folder can contain a maximum of 255 tracks and 255 folders. A disc can contain a maximum of 4000 tracks. Usual- ly this number will not be reached because each minute of an MP3 track requires ap- proximately 1 MB of storage space.

Track and folder names When you create an MP3 disc, you can as- sign names to the MP3 tracks and folders. COMAND uses these names for the corre- sponding display in MP3 mode. Empty fold- ers or folders which contain data other than MP3 tracks are not displayed by COMAND. If MP3 files are saved in the root directory itself (uppermost directory on storage me- dium), the root directory will also be treat-

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ed as a folder. COMAND will then show the name of the root directory as the folder name. You must observe the following when as- signing track names: 앫 Track names must have at least one

character.

앫 Track names must have the extension

“mp3”.

앫 There must be a period between the

track name and the extension. Example of a correct track name: Track1.mp3

i COMAND does not support ID3 tags.

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Permissible MP3 formats COMAND supports the MPEG1 Audio Lay- er 3 format.

i This format is generally known as “MP3”.

Permissible bit and sampling rates 앫 Fixed and variable bit rates up to

320 kbit/s

앫 Sampling rates of 24 kHz – 48 kHz

i Only use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of at least 128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least 44.1 kHz. Smaller rates can cause a noticeable deterioration in sound quality. This is especially the case if you have activated a surround sound function.

Notes on copyright The music tracks that you create for MP3 mode and can play back in MP3 mode are generally subject to copyright protection in accordance with the applicable interna- tional and national regulations. In many countries, reproductions are not permitted without the prior consent of the copyright holder, not even for private use. Make sure that you know the applicable copyright regulations and that you comply with these. If you own these rights yourself, e.g. for your own compositions and recordings, or the copyright holder has granted you per- mission, these restrictions do not apply.

Notes about audio DVD operation

COMAND can playback commercially available, prerecorded audio DVDs that bear the following label. You will usually find the label on the DVD booklet, the inlay, or the DVD itself.

i Audio DVDs differ from recordable DVD-R and DVD-RW discs.

i COMAND cannot playback video DVDs.

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Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3

Data on audio DVDs are stored either in uncompressed format or in lossless com- pressed format. The sound quality on au- dio DVDs is therefore better than on recordable DVDs that contain MP3 data because the MP3 format uses a lossy type of compression. You cannot delete data from or record additional data to commercially available, prerecorded audio DVDs. Please note the following information about CDs/DVDs and pay special atten- tion to the notes on copied and/or self-written CDs/DVDs.

Notes about CDs/DVDs

i Audio CDs with copy protection are not compatible with the CD audio standard and therefore may not be able to be played by COMAND. There may be playback problems when playing copied discs. There is a large variety of discs, disc-writing soft- ware and writers available. This variety means that there is no guarantee that the system will be able to play discs that you have written/copied yourself. There may be playback problems if you use CD-R or CD-RW type discs you have copied yourself with a storage capacity of more than 700 MB. These CDs are not compatible with currently ap- plicable standards.

! Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs. These could peel away and damage COMAND. COMAND is designed to hold discs which com- ply with the IEC 60908 standard. You can there- fore only use discs with a maximum thickness of 1.3 mm. If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that contain data on both sides (DVD on one side and audio data on the other), they cannot be ejected and can damage COMAND. Do not use discs with an 8-cm diameter, even if they have an adapter. Only use round discs with a 12-cm diameter.

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Notes about handling CDs/DVDs

Inserting CDs and DVDs

앫 Only hold discs by the edge. 앫 Handle discs carefully to prevent play-

Warning!

Loading the CD/DVD changer The CD/DVD changer can hold up to a to- tal of 6 audio CDs or DVDs.

back problems.

앫 Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints

and dust on discs.

앫 Clean discs from time to time with a

commercially-available cleaning cloth. Do not wipe them with a circular mo- tion, but only in straight lines from the center outwards.

앫 Only use a pen designed for such a pur-

pose to label discs.

앫 Place discs back in their boxes after

use.

앫 Protect discs from heat and direct sun-

light.

Only insert a CD or DVD when the vehicle is stationary. There is a risk of accident by be- ing distracted from road and traffic condi- tions if you load a CD/DVD while the vehicle is in motion.

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.

i If the CD/DVD has a printed side, this must face upwards when the CD/DVD is inserted. If neither side is printed, the side to be played should face downwards.

1 Disc slot 2 Load button (all magazine trays) 3 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6

i Each magazine tray button 3 indicates the status of the corresponding magazine tray by means of an LED. 앫 LED off = magazine tray is empty 앫 LED constantly lit = magazine tray is loaded 앫 LED flashes = CD/DVD changer requesting

disc to be loaded

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Loading an individual magazine tray 왘 Press desired magazine tray button 3.

If a disc is loaded, it will be ejected.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1. 왘 Wait until LED for magazine tray

button 3 which you pressed flashes quickly.

왘 Insert disc into slot 1.

The DVD changer draws the disc in and begins playback if: 앫 it has been loaded correctly 앫 it is a permissible type of disc

Loading all six magazine trays 왘 Press load button 2.

The DVD changer checks the load sta- tus of all magazine trays and switches to the first empty tray.

왘 Wait until LED for corresponding maga-

zine tray button 3 flashes quickly.

왘 Insert disc into slot 1.

The DVD changer switches to the next empty magazine tray.

i If a disc is not inserted within approximately 15 seconds COMAND resumes playback of the last disc. 왘 Repeat last two steps until all trays are

loaded. The DVD changer will play the last disc you loaded if: 앫 it has been loaded correctly 앫 it is a permissible type of disc

Inserting a PCMCIA card

i COMAND supports commercially available PCMCIA cards or PCMCIA card adapters with storage media that may not be designed for the temperatures which occur in the vehicle. You should therefore remove the PCMCIA card from the vehicle when not in use since extreme tem- peratures could damage these devices.

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1 Slot for PCMCIA card 왘 Insert PCMCIA card into slot 1.

The side with the contact must point towards the slot. If the PCMCIA card contains a storage medium with MP3 tracks, COMAND switches to MP3 mode.

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Ejecting CDs and DVDs

Warning!

i If you eject one disc while playing another disc, the DVD changer interrupts playback. Play- back continues once the disc has been ejected. 왘 Ejecting one disc: Press desired mag-

Ejecting a PCMCIA card

Only eject a disc when the vehicle is station- ary. You may otherwise be distracted from the traffic conditions and could cause an ac- cident.

Ejecting from the DVD changer

1 Disc slot 2 Magazine tray buttons 1 – 6
3 Eject button (all discs)

azine tray button 2.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1.

If you do not take the disc out of slot 1, the DVD changer will draw it back automatically in approximately 15 seconds.

왘 Ejecting all discs: Press eject

button 3. The DVD changer switches to the first loaded tray and ejects the disc.

왘 Take disc out of slot 1.

The DVD changer switches to the next loaded magazine tray and ejects the disc.

왘 Repeat last step until magazine is emp-

ty.

1 Eject button 2 Slot for PCMCIA card 왘 Press eject button 1 twice. The PCMCIA card is ejected.

왘 Take PCMCIA card out of slot 2.

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Submenu overview

i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on (컄 page 81).

CD or DVD-A or MP3

Pause/Stop/Play (audio DVD mode only)

Normal Track Sequence Pause playback

Random Tracks

Stop playback

Restart playback

Random folder (MP3 mode only) Repeat folder (MP3 mode only) Group (DVD-Audio mode only)

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Tracks/Track List/Tracks A-Z Show track list (audio CD mode and audio DVD mode) Display alphabetical track listing (MP3 mode only)

Folders (MP3 mode only) Select folder

Changer

Sound

Select medium

Treble

Bass

Balance/Fader

3D Sound

Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or MP3 mode

왘 Load CD/DVD (컄 page 111) or

PCMCIA card (컄 page 112).

or 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio”, then “CD”,

“DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

or 왘 Press the M shortcut button once or

twice.

i The M shortcut button takes you directly to the previously set disc mode (audio CD, audio DVD or MP3-CD/DVD). The number of times you have to press the shortcut button de- pends on the previously set mode.

Control systems COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3

Example display in audio CD mode

Example display in audio DVD mode

1 Current playback option 2 Track number 3 Disc number 4 Disc name (only if saved on the disc) 5 Track name (only if saved on the disc) 6 Track time 7 Graphic time and track display 8 Sound settings 9 Medium selection a To call up track listing b Disc type c Playback options

1 Current playback option 2 Track number 3 Disc number 4 Disc name (only if saved on the disc) 5 Track name (only if saved on the disc) 6 Track time 7 Graphic time and track display 8 Sound settings 9 Medium selection a To call up track listing b Stop function c Pause (“Play” appears if paused) d Disc type e Playback options

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Example display in MP3 mode

Stop function

Pause function

i This function is only available in audio DVD mode. 왘 Stopping playback: Select “Audio” 씮

“Audio” 씮 “DVD-Audio” 씮 “Stop”.

왘 Restarting playback: Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “DVD-Audio” 씮 “Play”. Playback starts at the beginning of the DVD.

In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode 왘 Pausing playback: Press F briefly.

왘 Continuing playback: Press F

again briefly.

Only in audio DVD mode 왘 Pausing playback:

Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “DVD-Au- dio” 씮 “Pause”. The “Pause” screen changes to “Play”. 왘 Continuing playback: Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “DVD-Audio” 씮 “Play”. The “Play” screen changes to “Pause”.

1 Current playback option 2 Medium type 3 Disc number (not on PCMCIA card) 4 Track name 5 Current folder path 6 Current folder 7 Track time 8 Graphic time and track display 9 Sound settings a Medium selection b Folder listing c Track listing d Playback options

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Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media

Selecting a track

왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio”. 왘 Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

COMAND begins playback.

왘 In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3

mode: Select “Changer”.

or 왘 In audio CD and audio DVD mode only: Press n when the main area is selected. The media list appears. The dot R in- dicates the current medium.

왘 Select a medium or folder.

COMAND changes the medium.

Selecting by skipping to tracks 왘 Skipping forwards or backwards to

a track (in CD or DVD mode only): Rotate ymz.

i Skipping forwards through the tracks skips to the next track. Skipping backwards through the tracks skips to the beginning of the current track if the track has been playing for more than 8 seconds. If the track has been playing for less than 8 seconds, it skips to the start of the previ- ous track. If you have switched on the “Random Tracks” playback option, the order of the tracks is ran- dom.

Selecting from the track list 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio”. 왘 Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”. 왘 Select “Tracks”, “Tracks A-Z” or “Track

list”.

or

왘 Only in MP3 mode: Press n when the

main area is selected. The track list of the current folder ap- pears. The dotR indicates the current track.

왘 Select a track by rotating ymz or slid-

ing qmr.

i In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks in alphabetical order.

Fast forward/rewind

왘 Select main area. 왘 Slide and hold omp until desired place

is reached.

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Selecting a folder

i This function is only available in audio MP3 mode. 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “MP3” 씮

“Folder”.

or 왘 Press n when main area is selected. The track list of the current folder ap- pears. This is what the illustration in the right column is showing as well.

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1 Back folder symbol 2 Current track symbol 3 Track symbol 왘 Selecting one folder higher: Select

the Q symbol. The display changes to the next folder up in the folder structure on the disc.

1 Back folder symbol 2 Current folder symbol 3 Folder symbol containing tracks 왘 Selecting a folder: Select desired fold-

er. You will see the tracks in the folder.

왘 Select a track.

The track is played and the correspond- ing folder is now the active folder.

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Setting the audio format

Playback options

This function lets you choose the audio for- mat that you would like COMAND to play and is only available in DVD-Audio mode.

i The tracks on an audio DVD can be stored in various audio formats. The number of audio for- mats depends on the audio DVD. 왘 Select “Audio” 씮 “Audio” 씮 “DVD-Au-

dio” 씮 “Group”.

i The “Group” menu item cannot be selected if only one audio format is saved on the DVD.

The list of available audio formats appears. A dot R indicates the format currently se- lected. 왘 Changing setting: Slide qmr or

rotate ymz.

왘 Exiting menu: Slide omp.

The following options are available: 앫 “Normal Track Sequence”

Tracks playback in the order on the disc (e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).

앫 “Random Tracks”

Tracks playback in a random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5, etc.).

앫 “Random Folder” (in MP3 mode only)

Tracks in the active folder and any sub- folders playback in random order.

앫 “Repeat Folder” (in MP3 mode only) Tracks in the active folder will be re- peated until you switch the function off.

왘 Selecting an option: Select “Audio”

씮 “Audio”.

왘 Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.

The option list appears. A dot R indi- cates which option is switched on.

왘 Select an option and press n.

The option is switched on. For all op- tions except “Normal Track Sequence”, you will see a corresponding indicator in the main area.

i The “Normal Track Sequence” option is au- tomatically activated when you select a different medium. If an option is activated, it remains acti- vated after COMAND is switched on/off.

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Safety precautions

Warning!

Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a cellular telephone while driving. Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety reasons, the driver should not use the cellu- lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location before placing or answering a call.

If you nonetheless choose to use the mobile phone1 while driving, please use the hands- free feature and be sure to pay attention to the traffic situation at all times. Use the mo- bile phone only when road, weather and traf- fic conditions permit. Otherwise, you may not be able to observe traffic conditions and could endanger yourself and others.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima- tely 14 m) every second.

1 Observe all legal requirements.

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Warning!

Never operate radio transmitters equipped with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with- out being connected to an external antenna) from inside the vehicle while the engine is running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc- tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos- sibly resulting in an accident and/or personal injury.

General notes

Calls disconnected while the vehicle is in motion A call may be disconnected if: 앫 there is insufficient network coverage 앫 you move from one transmitter/receiv- er area (cell) into another and no chan- nels are free or the cell is full

Operating options

i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on (컄 page 81) and (컄 page 89).

i Various mobile phone cradles can be in- stalled in the front center armrest, see separate installation instructions for the mobile phone cradle. These mobile phone cradles can be ob- tained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen- ter. For more information about telephone (컄 page 479). When the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle, you can operate the telephone us- ing the following devices: 앫 mobile phone keypad 앫 COMAND telephone keypad 앫 buttons s and t on the multi- function steering wheel (컄 page 257)

앫 Voice Control (컄 page 278) 앫 Bluetooth® headset (컄 page 136)

Please note that these functions are only available with Mercedes-Benz approved mobile phones. Please contact an autho- rized Mercedes-Benz Center for informa- tion on features available for your mobile phone of choice. You can control other functions of the mo- bile phone via the COMAND, instrument cluster control system (컄 page 265) or Voice Control.

i In order for the functions described in this section to work correctly, the Bluetooth® head- set must be linked to COMAND (컄 page 232). Please make sure any Bluetooth® headset linked with the mobile phone is switched off or that the headset is linked with COMAND before you in- sert the mobile phone in the cradle (컄 page 479) and use the telephone functions with COMAND.

The descriptions in this section assume that the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly stat- ed. Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip- tions and illustrations in this section refer to COMAND and the telephone keypad.

Operation using the mobile phone and Bluetooth® headset is described in the re- spective separate Operating Instructions.

Caller ID COMAND can display the telephone num- ber and the name of the caller, e.g. for an incoming call and also in other menus or displays. For the telephone number to be displayed, the caller must transmit their telephone number. This is also the case for name displays. For this, the telephone number and the name of the caller must also be saved in the mo- bile phone book.

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Functional restrictions You will not be able to use the telephone, or you may have to wait a while, in the fol- lowing situations: 앫 If the telephone has not yet logged into

the network. The telephone automatically tries to log into a network. If no network is available, you will also not be able to make a “911” emergency call. If you attempt to make an outgoing call, the “No Service” message will appear for a short while.

앫 If the mobile phone is not inserted in

the cradle.

앫 SIM card is not inserted in GSM type

phone

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Switching telephone on or off

Activating telephone mode

왘 Switching on: Insert mobile phone

왘 Select “Telephone” 씮 “Telephone” 씮

“Telephone”.

or 왘 Press s on telephone keypad.

Telephone keypad

into cradle when COMAND is switched on.

or 왘 Switch on the mobile phone

(see mobile phone operating instruc- tions).

왘 Switching off: Select “Telephone” 씮

“Telephone” 씮 “Telephone OFF”.

or 왘 Switch off mobile phone (see mobile

phone operating instructions).

1 Telephone keypad 2 Folding cover

With the telephone keypad you can: 앫 Enter and clear numbers and special

characters

앫 Reject, accept, connect and end calls 왘 Entering characters: Select “Tele-

phone” 씮 “Telephone” 씮 “Telephone”.

왘 Fold up cover 2. 왘 Enter characters using A - #.

i You can enter the * character by pressing > once. Pressing this button again within 1.5 seconds enters the + character. 왘 Deleting individual characters:

Press *.

왘 Deleting an entire word or number: Press and hold * until the word or number is deleted.

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Placing a “911” emergency call before entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un- lock code

Placing a “911” emergency call after entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un- lock code

Entering the number using the COMAND controller 왘 Select “Telephone” 씮 “Telephone” 씮

“Telephone” 씮 “Dial 911”.

Entering the number using the COMAND controller 왘 Select “Telephone” 씮 “Telephone” 씮

“Telephone”.

Entering the number using the tele- phone keypad 왘 Enter digits 9-1-1 (컄 page 122). 왘 Press s.

왘 Select all the digits in sequence. 왘 Select “S”.

Entering the number using the tele- phone keypad 왘 Enter digits 9-1-1 (컄 page 122). 왘 Press s.

“911” emergency call

i The “911” emergency call system is a public service. Using it without due cause is a criminal offense.

i This function places a call to the local 911 provider. It does not initiate a Tele Aid call.

The following conditions must be fulfilled in order to make a “911” emergency call: 앫 The phone is switched on. 앫 A mobile network is available. 앫 There is a valid SIM card in the phone (not necessary in all mobile networks).

i If no SIM card is inserted in the mobile phone, you can only initiate a “911” emergency call by using COMAND and the mobile phone.

If you cannot make an emergency call, you must initiate rescue measures yourself. The “911” emergency call is a public ser- vice. Any misuse is punishable by law.

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Entering using the telephone keypad 왘 Entering: Enter digits (컄 page 122). 왘 Confirming an entry: Press n or

press s.

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Confirming the emergency call After the digits have been entered, you will see the question “Do you want to dial the 911 emergency number?”. 왘 Use COMAND controller to select

“Yes”. The telephone makes the connection. 왘 Wait until the emergency call center answers and describe the emergency situation.

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Entering the PIN

i Your PIN code (Personal Identification Num- ber code) prevents unauthorized persons from using your GSM mobile phone. The PIN code is a number string, which you have to enter when switching on the telephone. The PIN entry applies only to GSM mobile phones.

Entering using the COMAND controller 왘 Select “Telephone” 씮 “Telephone” 씮

“Telephone”.

왘 Entering: Select all the digits in se-

quence.

왘 Deleting a digit: Select ) and briefly

press n.

왘 Deleting an entire number: Select ) and press and hold n until the number is deleted.

왘 Confirming an entry: Press n.

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Entering the PIN2

Entering the PUK/PUK2

Entering the unlock code

i The PIN2 entry applies only to GSM mobile phones.

i The PUK/PUK2 entry (Personal Unblocking Key) applies only to GSM mobile phones.

The phone may request the PIN2 in order to use certain functions. A corresponding message appears in the display. 왘 Enter PIN2 digits into mobile phone.

If you enter the PIN or PIN2 incorrectly three times, the SIM card will be locked. A corresponding message appears in the display. It is necessary to enter the PUK/PUK2 to unlock it. The PUK and/or PUK2 are provided by your telephone ser- vice provider. 왘 Enter PUK/PUK2 digits into mobile

phone.

Many mobile phones can be protected from unauthorized use with an unlock code (see mobile phone operating instructions). If you wish to use the phone functions when the unlock code is active, a screen appears requesting that you enter the un- lock code. You cannot use the phone func- tions (except “911” emergency call) until you have entered the unlock code. 왘 Proceed in the same way as entering

the PIN (컄 page 124).

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Telephone submenu overview

i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on (컄 page 81).

Name (only when the mobile phone is inserted in the cradle) Display COMAND phone book

Call lists (not during a call)

DTMF (only during a call)

Mic OFF/ON (only during a call)

Text message (not during a call)

Display call list selection: 앫 Calls received 앫 Calls dialed

Send numerical se- quence

Switch hands-free mi- crophone on/off

Call up SMS inbox

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Main telephone menu

왘 Calling up main menu: Select “Tele- phone” 씮 “Telephone” 씮 “Telephone”.

or 왘 Press s on the telephone keypad

(컄 page 122).

i If you press s when the main telephone menu has already been called up, the “Calls Di- aled” list will appear (컄 page 128).

2 Symbol mailbox 3 Symbol

1 Numbers/characters to enter tele-

phone number

for new voice message in

for unread SMS messag-

es in SMS inbox (컄 page 145)

4 Signal strength and network status

display 앫 Network status “READY” = mobile

phone is logged in with its own provider’s network

앫 Network status “READY ROAM” = mobile phone is logged in with an- other provider’s network

앫 Network status “No Service” = No

network available

5 To show COMAND phone book

(“Name”) (컄 page 137)

6 To call up text message (SMS)

(컄 page 145)

7 To display call list selection

(컄 page 128)

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Mailbox

The symbol in the example illustration above indicates that your mailbox contains new voice messages. You will have to call the mailbox in order to retrieve the mes- sages. You can call your mailbox by: 앫 Speed dialing (컄 page 132) 앫 Entering a telephone number using the

telephone keypad (컄 page 131)

앫 Entering the telephone number using the COMAND controller (컄 page 131)

i Once connection with your mailbox has been established, the mailbox system will guide you through the next steps.

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Call lists

COMAND can display the following calls in separate lists: 앫 Calls received 앫 Calls dialed

i The list of incoming calls contains received calls as well as missed calls.

Calling up a list 왘 Select “Call List” from main telephone

menu.

왘 Select “Calls Received” or “Calls Di-

aled”. The corresponding list appears.

i The “Calls Received” and “Calls Dialed” menu items do not function if the respective list has no entries. The “Call List” menu item does not function if neither list has any entries.

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You will see the telephone number of caller 6 if 앫 the caller transmitted the telephone number 앫 no caller data is saved in either the COMAND address book or the phone book on the mo- bile phone

An unknown caller 5 has not transmitted his or her telephone number. i In the list of dialed calls, you will see the name of the person called if you have saved his or her telephone number and name in the COMAND address book or in the phone book on the mobile phone. If no data has been saved, you will see the telephone number. 왘 Switching to list display: Select

“123” or “ABC”. The display changes to telephone num- ber or name display.

왘 Closing list: Slide omp and

select “Back”.

왘 Selecting a list entry: Slide qmr or

rotate ymz and select entry.

Illustration: list of incoming calls 1 To close list 2 To switch list display (“123” or “ABC”) 3 To call up options 4 Name or telephone number of a caller 5 Unknown caller 6 Telephone number of a caller

i In the list of calls received, you will see the name of caller 4 if 앫 the caller transmitted the telephone number 앫 the name and telephone number are saved

in the COMAND address book or in the phone book on the mobile phone

앫 the telephone number is saved in the same

way in which the caller transmits it

Displaying details of a list entry COMAND can also show a shortened list entry in its entirety. 왘 Select list entry (컄 page 128). 왘 Slide omp and select “Options” 씮

“Details”. The detailed view appears.

왘 Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or

omp or press n.

Saving a list entry in the address book

i List entries that show a telephone number are neither saved in the COMAND address book, nor in the phone book on the mobile phone. You can save such entries in the COMAND address book. You can also save list entries in the COMAND address book which have already been saved in the phone book on the mobile phone.

Saving as a new entry in the COMAND address book 왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz and select

list entry (컄 page 128).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Save” 씮 “New En-

try”.

i “Save” does not function if the selected list entry is already saved in the COMAND address book. 왘 Select a number category, e.g. “Home”. 왘 Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land

Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

The input menu appears with the data fields. The data field for the telephone number is filled in automatically. The data field for the last name is also filled in automatically if the entry to be saved contains a name.

왘 If you would like to save the entry

now: Select ?.

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1 Data field 2 Input mark (cursor) 3 Input characters 왘 If you want to change the available characters: Proceed as described in the “Changing data field” paragraph in the “Assigning a New Entry in the Ad- dress Book” section (컄 page 140).

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Adding to an existing entry in the COMAND address book 왘 Slide omp or rotate ymz and select

list entry (컄 page 128).

왘 Select “Options” 씮 “Save” 씮 “Add”.

i “Save” does not function if the selected list entry is already saved in the COMAND address book. 왘 Select a number category to add,

e.g. “Home”.

왘 Select a telephone category to add,

e.g. “Land Line”.

왘 Select “Save”.

The search menu for COMAND address book entries appears.

왘 Search for desired entry.

i There is a detailed description of searching for an COMAND address book entry in the “Searching for an address book entry” section (컄 page 217). 왘 Press n when you have finished

searching.

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COMAND saves the data if there are fewer than four numbers assigned to the entry you are searching for in the selected number category. If four numbers are saved for the entry you are searching for, a prompt will ap- pear asking whether you want to over- write one of the existing numbers.

왘 Select “Yes” or “No”.

If you select “Yes”, a selection list will appear containing the four existing numbers.

왘 Select the number to be overwritten.

COMAND overwrites the selected num- ber with the new data.

Incoming call

Rejecting or accepting the call 왘 Rejecting: Select “Reject”. or 왘 Press t on the telephone keypad or

on the multifunction steering wheel.

i If you have a CDMA/TDMA mobile phone and reject a call, only the ring tone will stop. The call itself can only be ended by the caller. 왘 Accepting: Select “Accept”. or 왘 Press s on the telephone keypad or

on the multifunction steering wheel.

or 왘 Press ! on the multifunction steer-

ing wheel.

왘 Use the mobile phone (see mobile

phone operating instructions).

or

왘 Use the Bluetooth® headset

(see headset operating instructions).

i The use of a Bluetooth® headset requires Bluetooth® to be activated and the Bluetooth® headset to be authorized (컄 page 232). If you have accepted the call using COMAND, the telephone keypad, the mul- tifunction steering wheel or the mobile phone, the call will be conducted via the hands-free system. The volume of the call can be adjusted (컄 page 91). If you have accepted the call using the Bluetooth® headset, the call will be con- ducted via the headset. Further operating functions can be found in the “Functions during a single-call con- nection” section (컄 page 133). You can also accept a call if the COMAND display is showing a screen oth- er than the telephone mode screen. After accepting the call, you will see the caller’s data in a window. 왘 Closing window: Slide qmr or omp

or press n.

Making an outgoing call

i If you place an outgoing call and receive a busy signal, the telephone automatically starts to redial as long as the provider and the mobile phone support this function (see mobile phone operating instructions). While the call is connecting, you can also send character strings (컄 page 134).

Entering the telephone number using the COMAND controller 왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (컄 page 127).

왘 Entering digits: Select desired digits by rotating ymz or sliding omp and press n.

왘 Deleting individual digits: Select )

and briefly press n.

왘 Deleting an entire telephone num- ber: Select ) and press and hold n until the telephone number is deleted.

왘 Connecting a call: Select “S”.

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Entering a telephone number using the telephone keypad 왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (컄 page 127).

왘 Use telephone keypad to enter digits.

i A detailed description of how to enter digits using the telephone keypad can be found on (컄 page 84). 왘 Connecting a call: Press s.

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Redial 왘 Switching screen to telephone

mode: Call up main telephone menu (컄 page 127).

왘 Use COMAND controller to select

“S”.

or 왘 Press s on the telephone keypad

(컄 page 84). The list of dialed numbers appears. The most recently dialed number is at the top.

왘 Select desired entry. 왘 Connecting a call: Press n.

i If the list of dialed calls contains no entries, the “S” menu item cannot be selected and the s button on the telephone keypad does not function.

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Placing a call to a call list entry or COMAND phone book entry 왘 Call up a call list and select an entry

(컄 page 128).

or 왘 Call up COMAND phone book and se-

lect an entry (컄 page 137).

왘 Connecting a call: Press n.

Speed dialing