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COMAND
Operator,
s Manual
Jul 28, 2008 i have a 2001 s500 amg with navigation,and i so that the cd is missing!! So i would like to know the original nav is a cd or dvd? And what maps will it work if i download and make a data cd with maps?,(like microsoft maps 2008).
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As a result of new improvements in equipment and components, some descriptions and illustrations in this operating
manual are approximate or may deviate from the features actually included in your COMAND operating unit.
As such, the information, illustrations and desriptions contained in this manual may not be reasonably relied upon in
making any claims with respect to the actual performance of the product.
If your COMAND operating unit is equipped with functions which are not described in this operating manual or if you
have any questions, please contact any Mercedes-Benz Center for further information.
We recommend that you keep the operating instructions in your vehicle so that you always have them available.
If you sell your vehicle, you should give the operating manual to the new owner.
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Introduction1
How to use the COMAND operating manual
Before you take your first drive, please make yourself familiar with the COMAND operating unit and the functions it
supports. Read through these operating instructions carefully and, if necessary, refer to the operating instructions of
your vehicle.
The operating instructions are divided into 6 chapters:
• Introduction: An overview of the operating and display elements as well as explanation of the basic functions
• Audio: Information on the radio, tape and CD equipment (CD drive and CD changer) as well as sound settings
• Telephone: Explanation of the telephone functions
• Navigation: How to enter your destination, selecting your route, route guidance, how to use the route memory, and
selecting a detour.
•Info Services and system settings: Information on how to request and display service informations, setting
language, date/time, tones and day/night display
• Index: Search items to help you find exactly what you are looking for
Explanation of symbols used:
Warning notices for the protection of yourself and others
are preceded by a
symbol.
This is a LIKE NEW Mercedes-Benz COMAND Navigation System - The CD's were never installed or used! The CD’s are to be used in Mercedes-Benz navigation systems and are dated 2002. Command Navigation System Digital Road Map Bosch Rel 7/02 Check with your MB dealer to make sure these will work with your particular car. This is just a guideline. Mar 10, 2013 Comand system operations after adding Argos Bluetooth and a hidden tape adapter and iPhone interface. 2000 S430 - w220 chassis I bought the Argos kit.
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Operating safety
Warning!
Any alterations made to electronic components
and the software can cause malfunctions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer, telephone and
Voice recognition system are interconnected.
Therefore, when one of the components is
defective or has not been removed/replaced
properly this may impair the function of other
components.
These malfunctions might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service work or
alternations on electronic components done in an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Operation – COMAND and telephone
Warning!
In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an
accident, system settings should be entered with the
vehicle at standstill and system should be operated
by the driver only when traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approxi-
mately 50 km/h), your car is covering a distance of
50 feet (approximately 14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to help you
select your route more easily and guides you conven-
iently and safely to your destination. For safety’s sake,
you should not use some of the functions, such as
entering the destination, unless your vehicle is station-
ary (electronic key in the ignition at position 1).
The navigation system does not supply any informa-
tion on stop signs, yield signs, traffic regulations or
traffic safety rules. This always remains your
personal responsibility when you drive.
1 Observe all legal requirements.
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Introduction3Contents
ContentsIntroduction ........................................ 1
How to use the COMAND
operating manual ............................ 1
Operation – COMAND and
telephone .......................................... 2
Operating safety .............................. 2
Contents .............................................. 3
Quick reference – COMAND ......... 8
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display..................... 11
Screen displays .............................. 12
Switch the COMAND
operating unit on and off ............. 13
Adjusting the volume ................... 14
Selecting beep tones ..................... 14
Switching the screen on and off . 14
Pop-up screen messages when
the battery gets low ...................... 15
Status window for
Tele Aid calls .................................. 15
AudioContents – Audio ............................. 17
Radio operation ................................ 18
Quick reference – Radio ............... 18
Menu overview – Radio ................ 20
Switching radio operation on ...... 22
Changing the Radio Band ............ 22
Selecting a station ......................... 24
Automatic Station Scan ................ 28
Memory functions ......................... 29
Radio playback mute .................... 38
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 39
Tape operation .................................. 40
Quick reference – Tape deck ....... 40
Menu overview – Tape deck ........ 42
Switching tape operation
on and off ........................................ 44
Changing sides .............................. 45
Seeking/Skipping tracks ............. 45Fast forward/rewinding ............... 46
Scanning ......................................... 47
Repeating tracks ............................ 48
Skip blanks .................................... 49
Dolby B, Dolby C
(noise reduction) ........................... 50
Tape playback mute ...................... 51
Alarm on serious malfunction ... 51
Notes on tape care ......................... 52
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 55
CD operation ..................................... 56
Quick reference for CD changer
operation (optional) ...................... 56
General information on CD
playback .......................................... 58
Loading CDs in the CD changer .. 59
Menu overview – CD operation .. 62
Switching on CD operation .......... 64
Track select .................................... 65
Selecting CD’s ................................ 67
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Contents
NavigationContents – Navigation ................... 143
Notes ................................................ 145
Before you use
the navigation system ................ 145
Navigation ....................................... 147
Quick reference – Navigation .... 147
Switching the navigation
system on ...................................... 149
Changing the Navigation CD ..... 150
Destination entry ........................... 151
Menu overview –
Destination entry ........................ 154
Entering destination address .... 153
Continue destination input ........ 158
Selecting a destination
via the map .................................... 161
Entering points of interest ......... 165
Selecting the last destinations .. 170
Selecting the route calculation
mode and calculating the route .. 171 Overview of the
Multifunction displays ................. 95
Quick reference – Telephone ....... 96
Menu overview – Telephone ....... 98
Switching telephone
operation on ................................. 100
Incoming calls .............................. 102
Outgoing calls .............................. 106
Dialing a telephone number ...... 106
Dialing a number from the
phone book ................................... 109
Redial ............................................. 116
Dialing from calls list ................. 120
Speed-dialing (only with
COMAND) ..................................... 121
Quick-dialing (for the first 10
memory locations) ...................... 123
Notebook ....................................... 124
Editing the phone book .............. 125
SMS function ................................ 132
Emergency call (9-1-1) ............... 136
Service numbers ......................... 139 Fast forward / fast backward ....... 69
CD track scan ................................. 70
Entering, altering and
deleting CD names ........................ 71
Selecting playback mode ............. 74
CD playback mute ......................... 76
Error messages .............................. 77
Tips on caring for your CD’s ........ 79
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 82
Sound settings .................................. 83
Adjust sound settings ................... 83
TelephoneContents – Telephone ..................... 91
Notes .................................................. 92
Before you use the telephone ...... 92
Multifunction steering wheel,
Multifunction display ................... 94
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Route guidance ............................... 174
The principle
of route guidance.......................... 174
Requesting destination and
route information ........................ 176
Beginning route guidance .......... 184
Turning onto a street .................. 186
Following the course
of the road ..................................... 187
Driving through
an intersection.............................. 188
Changing to map display
during route guidance ................ 189
Route guidance with a mixture
of map and symbol display ........ 190
Altering the map scale ............... 191
Selecting map orientation .......... 192
Marking a way point ................... 193
Selecting a detour during
route guidance ............................. 196
Resetting functions during
route guidance ............................. 200Deviating from the
calculated route ........................... 201
Reaching your destination ......... 201
Activating audio system ............. 202
Activating audio functions
during route guidance ................ 203
Canceling route guidance .......... 204
Destination memory ...................... 205
Activating the main destination
memory menu ............................. 205
Retrieving a destination from
the destination memory ............. 206
Saving the current destination
in the destination memory ........ 207
Saving the current vehicle
location in the destination
memory ......................................... 209
Sorting the destination
memory ......................................... 210
Deleting a destination
in the destination memory ........ 211
ContentsEntering the vehicle position ....... 212
Calibration ...................................... 213
Info Services and system
settingsContents – Info Services and
system settings .............................. 215
Info Services ................................... 216
Requesting and displaying
Info Services ................................ 216
System settings .............................. 219
Activating the main system
settings menu .............................. 219
Adjusting the brightness ........... 220
Activating Settings menu ........... 221
Selecting the language ............... 222
Set the date and time .................. 223
Switching beep tones
on and off ...................................... 230
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Contents
Setting changeover between
day and night display ................. 231
Reset all settings to the factory
settings .......................................... 232
Auxiliary audio source ............... 233
IndexIndex ................................................ 235
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CARS.COM — An area we looked forward to testing over the long haul on our 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 long-term tester was the all-new multimedia system, which for 2015 got a thorough modernization and a newly optional 8.4-inch screen perched on top of the center console. The big, optional screen is included in a $2,690 Multimedia Package and is part of Mercedes’ Comand — short for Cockpit Management and Data — system made up of navigation, CD/DVD drive, the physical buttons, rotary controller, all-new touchpad and USB media ports.
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Halfway through our yearlong test, five aspects of the Comand system stand out in Cars.com’s long-term 2015 Mercedes-Benz C300 test car.
High-Quality Display
Perhaps what’s most stunning about the Comand system is the graphic quality and interface that fill the main semifloating 8.4-inch screen with the kind of high-resolution imagery you’d expect to find in a top-tier tablet. Whether you’re customizing things like ambient lighting, scrolling through a music library or tweaking the multiple drive settings, you’re treated with a high-quality (960 x 540 pixels) display showing off sleek and modern graphics.
Dig into the vehicle settings menu and a highly detailed graphic of the C-Class shows cutaways of the powertrain while the car flips around to a model with an open door and view of the inside when adjusting entry and exit settings. The screen is big enough to handle any amount of information cleanly, and the text is always easily read.
The interface may look great, but it doesn’t make up for other issues, according to Senior Editor Mike Hanley.
“Graphics quality and resolution has improved with this generation of the available Comand navigation system, but usability has declined because of one seemingly small change that’s not: Before, all of the Comand menus at the top and bottom of the screen stayed on the screen. Now, when you’ve performed an action like selecting a radio station, those menus disappear,” he said.
“It’s very annoying, and visually locating what menu you need takes more attention than it otherwise would if it was just there all the time.”
Rotary Controller
The main access points to control all functions of the C300’s multimedia system are a large rotary dial and new touchpad located just ahead of the center armrest. The rotary controller performs many of the same functions as the touchpad and is the primary way most of our staff interacts with Comand even though the touchpad is flashier and has more tricks. Making the controller easy to use is its close proximity to the driver plus a separate volume wheel and a much-appreciated back button also in close proximity.
Cars.com Road Test Editor Joe Bruzek primarily uses the rotary controller. “The rotary controller is my go-to because of its hefty, weighted feel and consistent performance,” he said. “The touchpad sometimes requires an extra swipe before the intended function is recognized.”
Touchpad
The new kid on the block is the touchpad that hovers over the controller like something straight out of the captain’s chair of the Star Trek Enterprise. The touchpad — while aesthetically pleasing — hasn’t caught on with our driving staff, but it does have a few tricks that separate it from the main rotary control knob. While using navigation, a press of the touchpad brings up the nav viewing function. You can slide the cursor around to any destination using the touchpad, then pinch and zoom in and out of a destination like with a smartphone. It’s handier than using the dial for the same function.
The pad also can be used to write destinations into the navigation system.
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“The written entry works extraordinarily well and faster than I could scroll and click letters using the rotary controller for the same address,” Bruzek said.
When adjusting stereo settings like bass, treble and midrange, you can use a turning motion with your fingertips to crank the stereo setting up and down. The touchpad often gets in the way of using the controller; a brush of the arm can trigger an unwanted command. The touchpad also has buttons for favorites, quick access to audio and phone as well as a back button.
“I only use the touchpad when listening to music,” said Managing Editor David Thomas. “I leave the beautiful map on the screen and then swipe through my tunes with the touchpad. That’s all I use it for, but I use it a lot.”
Overall, however, the touchpad is mostly redundant and its placement creates some issues.
“My biggest beef is with the placement of the touchpad. Too often, when I want to use the dial controller, I also manage to hit the touchscreen, which brings up menus I don’t want,” said Senior Editor William Jackson.
Integration With iPhones/iPods
Our C-Class came with an Apple Lightning connector for the latest-model iPhones that has worked flawlessly, so far, with the majority of our staff’s iPhones. The high-quality display showcases what it can do when searching through artists and albums, and a carousel of artwork pops up from Gracenote. Big music libraries are easily navigable with the quick-scrolling rotary controller and search-by-letter navigation for long song or artist lists. Plus, the Burmester premium sound system in the Premium Package ($2,120) pumps out good tunes.
The Lightning connector is a nice addition, but the bulky L-shaped connector doesn’t fit with all phone cases. Thicker cases have to be removed to use the factory cable, though a standard iPhone cable still works when plugged into either of the two USB ports.
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Hanley noted that Comand offers a unique compatibility when paired over Bluetooth instead of a USB connector; that’s something that not all multimedia systems support.
“I paired my iPhone to the car over Bluetooth and was pleased to see that the screen showed track information and gave you control of song playback through the Comand interface. Not all systems do,” he said.
Mercedes-Benz’ mbrace Phone App
The mbrace app may not be a direct part of Comand, but its functionality can access some systems like navigation. Available for Apple iOS and Android devices, the Mercedes-Benz mbrace app is a slick way to keep tabs on your car with a vehicle locator as well as offers a Curfew Minder that allows you to set a time limit and receive an alert if the car is operated after curfew. Got trust issues? Or a teenager? More useful, however, is the ability to send a destination to the navigation system right from your phone.
A few staffers, including Assistant Managing Editor Jennifer Geiger, struggled with the navigation system’s traditional destination entry.
“It was very difficult to input my destination; I tried using both the touchpad and the dial controller,” she said. “The menu structure is complicated, and I found that nothing is set up in an intuitive way.”
The app would have been a great shortcut for Geiger since all you have to do is enter the address in the app, send it to the car and when you fire up the C-Class a message appears on the Comand display asking if you want to navigate to that destination.
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