2008 Mercedes-benz CL Class Owners Manual

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Telephone* (컄 page 294) Assistance* (컄 page 298) Dialing a number from the phone book

Displaying the distance graphic*, DISTRONIC Plus*

Redialing

Answering a call

Ending a call or rejecting an incoming call

Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE® Brake* (vehicles with DISTRONIC Plus* only) Switching on or off Rear View Camera* automatically Switching on or off Blind Spot Assist*

Service (컄 page 299) Calling up vehicle malfunction, warning and system status messages stored in memory Checking tire inflation pres- sure

Calling up maintenance service display Checking engine oil level (CL 600)

Settings (컄 page 301) Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA only)

Switching additional speedometer on or off

Switching on or off radar sensors*

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Trip menu

i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). In the “Trip” menu, you can show an addi- tional display for the speedometer and call up or reset your vehicle’s statistical data.

Standard display In the standard display, the trip odometer and main odometer are shown in the multifunction display. 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Trip”

menu.

1 Main odometer 2 Trip odometer

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Fuel consumption statistics since start 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Trip”

menu.

Fuel consumption statistics since last reset 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Trip”

왘 Press % to select “From Start”.

menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select “Since

Reset”.

1 Distance driven since start 2 Time elapsed since start 3 Average speed since start 4 Average fuel consumption since start

i All values that are based on the last start are reset when you turn off the vehicle’s engine for more than four hours (컄 page 415).

i If you turn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2 again during this time, the values will not be re- set. After 9 999 hours or 99999 miles (kilome- ters), the fuel consumption statistics after start are automatically reset.

1 Distance driven since last reset 2 Time elapsed since last reset 3 Average fuel consumption since last re-

set

4 Average speed since last reset

i After 9999 hours or 99999 miles (kilome- ters), the fuel consumption statistics since last reset are automatically reset.

Resetting fuel consumption statistics 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Trip”

Distance to empty 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Trip”

menu.

menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the func-

tion you wish to reset.

왘 Press #.

Illustration: Reset trip odometer 왘 Press % to select “Yes” and confirm

with #.

왘 Press % or $ to select “Range”. The calculated remaining driving range based on the current fuel tank level ap- pears in the multifunction display.

i If only very little fuel is left in the tank, a fuel pump is shown instead of the range.

Digital speedometer 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Trip”

menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the digital

speedometer.

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Navi menu

i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). The display in the “Navi” menu depends on whether route guidance is active or not. 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Navi”

menu.

Route guidance not active The multifunction display shows the direc- tion of travel and the name of the street you are currently driving on, if known by the navigation system.

1 Digital speedometer

1 Direction of travel 2 Street you are currently driving on

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Route guidance active The image on the multifunction display de- pends on whether you are being notified of a driving maneuver.

No notification of driving maneuver

Example illustration 1 Distance to destination 2 Symbol for “follow the course of the

road”

3 Distance to next driving maneuver 4 Street you are currently driving on

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Notification of driving maneuver with- out lane recommendation

Example illustration 1 Street into which the driving maneuver

leads

2 Symbol for “driving maneuver” 3 Distance to driving maneuver and visu-

al distance display

When you are being notified of a driving maneuver, you will see a visual distance display 3 next to the driving maneuver symbol. The visual distance display is re- duced from bottom to top the closer you come to the announced driving maneuver.

Navigation status displays in the instru- ment cluster While route guidance is active, the follow- ing messages may be shown on the multi- function display: 앫 <

You have reached your destination.

앫 “Area of dest. reached”

You have arrived in the area of your destination. The message appears, for example, for relatively large POIs.

앫 “New Route…”

COMAND calculates a new route, e.g. because you have deviated from the calculated route or due to a detour re- port. Afterward, COMAND continues route guidance.

앫 “Calculating Route”

Audio menu

COMAND is calculating a route. After- ward, COMAND starts route guidance.

앫 “Off Map”

The vehicle’s location is outside of the digital map’s range. The vehicle is in an off-map position (컄 page 238).

앫 “Off Mapped Road”

The vehicle is either on a road that has not been digitized (컄 page 238) or on the side of a road, e.g. in a parking space.

앫 “No Route”

COMAND cannot calculate a route to the selected destination.

앫 “Direction of Dest.”

The vehicle has gone off the map dur- ing route guidance (컄 page 238).

i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). The functions in the “Audio” menu operate the audio equipment which you currently have turned on. If no audio equipment is currently turned on, the message: “Audio OFF” is shown in the multifunction display.

Selecting radio station 왘 Turn on COMAND and select “Radio”

(컄 page 98).

왘 Press ( or & to select the

“Audio” menu.

왘 Selecting a preset station: Briefly

press % or $.

왘 Selecting a station using the search

function: Press and hold % or $.

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1 Station frequency 2 Waveband 왘 Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-

ume.

i You can only change the frequency band and save new stations using COMAND (컄 page 98).

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Selecting satellite radio channel The satellite radio is treated as a radio ap- plication. 왘 Turn on COMAND and select

“Sat Radio” (컄 page 104).

왘 Press ( or & to select the

“Audio” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select a station.

1 Channel number and/or name 2 SAT mode 왘 Press æ or ç to adjust the

volume.

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i A subscription to SIRIUS Satellite Radio ser- vice provider is required for the satellite radio op- eration. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for details and availability for your vehi- cle. For more information on satellite radio (컄 page 104).

Operating DVD changer/audio CD/ audio DVD/MP3
왘 Turn on COMAND and select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3” (컄 page 112). 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Au-

dio” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select a track.

왘 Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-

ume.

i When you play a CD or DVD with text, the multifunction display shows the name and num- ber of the track. For MP3s, only the track is shown.

Operating video DVD 왘 Turn on COMAND and select “Video”

씮 “Video” 씮 “Video DVD” (컄 page 130).

왘 Press ( or & to select the “Au-

dio” menu.

Example: audio CD 1 Current track

1 Current scene 2 Disc number 왘 Press % or $ to select a scene.

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AMG menu

i This function is only available in CL 63 AMG and CL 65 AMG only.

The main screen of the AMG menu shows you 앫 the gear currently engaged 앫 the engine oil temperature 앫 the vehicle supply voltage 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“AMG” menu.

If the engine reaches the overspeed range in the manual shift program, you will see “up” 2 next to gear indicator 1 as a re- minder to upshift.

RACETIMER

Warning!

i The engine oil temperature value and unit will be shown in blue if the engine oil tempera- ture has not yet reached 176°F (80°C). During this time, avoid driving at full engine speed.

Use buttons % or $ to select the fol- lowing functions in the AMG menu:

The RACETIMER feature is for use only on roads and in conditions where high speed driving is permitted. Racing on public roads is prohibited under all circumstances and the driver is and must always remain re- sponsible for following posted speed limits.

Function RACETIMER Overall analysis Lap analysis

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The RACETIMER allows you to time and save driving stretches in hours, minutes and seconds. 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“AMG” menu.

왘 Press % to select the RACETIMER.

컄컄

1 Gear indicator 2 Upshift indicator “up” 3 Engine oil temperature 4 Vehicle supply voltage

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컄컄

1 Gear indicator 2 RACETIMER 3 Seconds display 4 Lap

i You can start the RACETIMER when the en- gine is running or the starter switch is in position 2 (컄 page 365).

i While the RACETIMER is being displayed, you cannot adjust the audio volume using but- tons æ or ç. 왘 Starting RACETIMER: Press æ. 왘 Displaying intermediate time:

Press ç. The intermediate time is shown for 5 seconds.

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왘 Stopping RACETIMER: Press æ. 왘 To select a different display, press

$, ( or &.

i When you stop the vehicle and turn the Smartkey to position 1 (컄 page 365) or, in vehi- cles with KEYLESS-GO*, turn off the engine and do not open the driver’s door, the RACETIMER stops timing. Timing is resumed when you switch the ignition back on or restart the engine and then press æ button.

i When you switch on the Night View Assist* (컄 page 481) while the RACETIMER is operating, the RACETIMER will continue to run in the back- ground but cannot be operated with the multi- function steering wheel buttons. To stop the RACETIMER, switch off the Night View Assist* first.

Saving lap time and starting a new lap

i You can save up to 16 laps. 왘 Press button ç while the timer is

running. The intermediate time will be shown for 5 seconds.

왘 Press button ç within 5 seconds. The intermediate time shown will be saved as a lap time. The RACETIMER begins timing the new lap. The new lap begins to be timed as soon as the intermediate time is called up.

1 Gear indicator 2 RACETIMER 3 Best lap time

Resetting current lap 왘 Press button æ while the timer is

The reset menu appears in the multi- function display.

running. The timer stops.

왘 Press button ç.

The lap time is reset to “0”.

Deleting all laps

i It is not possible to delete a single saved lap. 왘 Press button æ while the timer is

running. The timer stops.

왘 Press button ç for at least

3 seconds.

왘 Press button æ to start timer again.

The saved laps are deleted.

or 왘 Press #.

왘 Press % to select “Yes” and confirm

with #. The saved laps are deleted.

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Overall analysis

i These functions are only available if you have saved at least one lap and have stopped the RACETIMER. 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“AMG” menu.

왘 Press $ repeatedly until the overall analysis appears in the multifunction display.

1 Overall analysis of RACETIMER 2 Overall driving time 3 Maximum speed 4 Overall distance driven 5 Average speed 왘 To select a different display, press

$, ( or &.

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Lap analysis

왘 Press $ or % to see other lap

Telephone menu*

i These functions are only available if you have saved at least two laps and have stopped RACETIMER. 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“AMG” menu.

왘 Press $ repeatedly until the lap

analysis appears in the multifunction display.

analyses.

왘 To select a different display, press

( or &.

i Each lap is shown in its own submenu. The fastest lap is indicated by flashing symbol 1.

1 Lap number 2 Lap time 3 Maximum speed 4 Lap length 5 Average speed during lap

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i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). You can use the functions in the “Tele- phone” menu to operate your telephone, provided it is inserted in the cradle and switched on.

Warning!

Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a mobile telephone while driving. Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety reasons, the driver should not use the mo- bile 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 phone 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 your- self 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.

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.

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 519).

Logging-on to a network 왘 Switch on the telephone and COMAND

(컄 page 83).

왘 Press ( or & to select the “Tele-

phone” menu.

Which messages appear in the multifunc- tion display depends on whether your tele- phone is switched on or off. 앫 If the telephone is off, the message in the multifunction display is: “Telephone OFF”.

앫 If the telephone is not inserted in the cradle, the message in the multifunc- tion display is: “No telephone inserted”.

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앫 If the PIN or unlock code is not yet en- tered, the message in the multifunction display is “Please enter PIN” or “Enter unlock code”.

앫 If the telephone is switched on, the telephone will then search for a net- work. During this time, the multifunc- tion display is blank. If no network available, the multifunction display reads “No Service”.

앫 If the telephone is on, as soon as the

telephone has found a network, “Ready” or “Ready (Roaming)” appears in the multifunction display.

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Entering the PIN or unlock code 왘 Enter the PIN or unlock code using the

telephone keypad, Voice Control or telephone*. The telephone will then search for a network.

You may carry out the following functions:

Function Dialing a number from the phone book Redialing Answering a call Ending a call or rejecting an in- coming call

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Dialing a number from the mobile phone book If your telephone is ready to receive calls, you may select and dial a number from the phone book at any time. 왘 Log on to the network (컄 page 295).

왘 Press % or $ or # to switch

to the phone book.

왘 Press % or $ to select the de-

sired name. The stored names are displayed in as- cending alphabetical order.

i When you insert a Mercedes-Benz approved mobile phone into the cradle*, the control sys- tem reads in the phone book that is saved on the SIM card or in the phone book of the mobile phone. This can take several minutes, depending on how many entries each phone book contains. When you press %, $, (, & or # during the download of the phone book the message “Reading telephone data, please wait...” appears in the multifunction display. When the message: “Reading telephone data, please wait...” disappears, the phone book has been loaded.

i If you do not want to dial from the phone book, press t or L. In the multifunction display appears again “Ready” or “Ready (Roam- ing)”.

i If you press and hold % or $ for more than 1 second, the system scrolls rapidly through the list of names. If you press and hold % or $ for more than 4 seconds, the control system shows the first four entries of the letter next used. Release the button to stop the quick search. The search stops automatically at the end of the list.

왘 Press s or # to start dialing. If several entries are present for the same name, they are all shown. 왘 Select the desired entry. 왘 Press s or # to start dialing. The message “Connecting call…” ap- pears on the multifunction display, as well as the dialed telephone number or name as long as it is stored in the phone book. The dialed number is saved in the “Di- aled numbers” list. Once a connection has been estab- lished, the name appears on the multi- function display, provided that it has been stored in the phone book, other- wise the dialed telephone number ap- pears.

Redialing The control system stores the most recent- ly dialed phone numbers. This eliminates the need to search through your entire phone book. 왘 Log on to the network (컄 page 295). 왘 Press s to switch to the number and/or name last dialed in the redial memory.

왘 Press % or $ to select the de-

sired number and/or name.

왘 Press s or # to start dialing. Once a connection has been estab- lished, the name appears in the multi- function display, provided that it has been stored in the phone book, other- wise the dialed telephone number ap- pears.

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Answering a call When your telephone is ready to receive calls, you can answer a call at any time with the ignition on. When you are in the “Telephone” menu, you will see the follow- ing message on the multifunction display:

왘 Press s.

i The caller’s number appears only if it is transmitted. The caller’s name appears only if the number and the name are stored in the phone book.

Ending a call or rejecting an incoming call 왘 Press t.

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Assistance menu*

i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). In the “Assistance” menu, you can change the settings of your driving systems.

Displaying distance graphic*, DISTRONIC Plus* For information about displaying distance graphic (컄 page 448).

Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE® Brake* (vehicles with DISTRONIC Plus* only) 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“Assistance” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the

“PRE-SAFE Brake” function.

왘 Press #.

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Switching on or off Rear View Camera*

i The image from the Rear View Camera is shown on the COMAND display. 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“Assistance” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the

“Rearview Camera” function.

왘 Press #.

왘 Press # again if you would like to

change the current status.

1 PRE-SAFE® Brake* indicator : 왘 Press # again if you would like to

change the current status. After the function has been activated, indicator : appears on the left-hand side of the multifunction dis- play.

For more information (컄 page 75).

The following settings are available:

“On when in Reverse”

“Disabled”

The Rear View Camera au- tomatically switches on when reverse gear is en- gaged. The Rear View Camera is not switched on.

Switching on or off Blind Spot Assist* 왘 Press ( or & to select the

“Assistance” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the “Blind

Spot Assist” function.

왘 Press #.

왘 Press # again if you would like to

change the current status.

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Service menu

i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). The “Service” menu is used for 앫 calling up messages 앫 checking tire inflation pressure elec-

tronically with the Advanced TPMS

앫 calling up the maintenance service in-

dicator display

앫 check engine oil level*

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Calling up vehicle malfunction, warning and system status messages stored in memory Use the vehicle status message memory menu to scan malfunction and warning messages that may be stored in the sys- tem. Such messages appear in the multi- function display and are based on conditions or system status the vehicle’s system has recorded. The vehicle status message memory menu only appears if there are any messages stored.

performed on the vehicle and by bringing the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to address the malfunction and warning messages (컄 page 622).

왘 Press ( or & to select the

“Service” menu. If conditions have occurred causing status messages to be recorded, the number of messages appears in the multifunction display: “2 messages”.

왘 Press % or $ to select the mes-

sage.

Warning!

왘 Press # to confirm.

Checking tire inflation pressure For information about checking tire infla- tion pressure (컄 page 572).

Calling up the maintenance service in- dicator display For information about calling up the main- tenance service indicator display (컄 page 592).

Checking engine oil level (CL 600 and CL 65 AMG) For information about checking engine oil level (컄 page 555).

i See the “Practical hints” section for mal- function and warning messages (컄 page 622).

i If you turn the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 0 and then back to position 2, all messages will be deleted from the message memory.

Malfunction and warning messages are only indicated for certain systems and are inten- tionally not very detailed. The malfunction and warning messages are simply a remind- er with respect to the operation of certain systems and do not replace the owner’s and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain the vehicle’s operating safety by having all required maintenance and safety checks

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Settings menu

i The menu overview can be found on (컄 page 284). In the “Settings” menu, you can: 앫 switch the daytime running lamps on or

off (USA only)

앫 switch the additional speedometer on

or off

앫 switch the radar sensors* on or off

(USA only)

Setting daytime running lamp mode (USA only)

i This function is not available in countries where the daytime running lamp mode is manda- tory and therefore in a constant mode. 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Set-

tings” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the “Day-

time Running Lamps” function.

왘 Press #.

왘 Press # again if you would like to

change the current status. Depending on the previous status, the daytime running lamps will be switched on or off.

With “Daytime Running Lamps” mode se- lected and the exterior lamp switch at po- sition M or *, the low beam headlamps are switched on when the en- gine is running. In low ambient light conditions the follow- ing lamps will switch on additionally: 앫 Parking lamps 앫 Tail lamps 앫 License plate lamps 앫 Side marker lamps For more information on the daytime run- ning lamp mode (컄 page 393).

i If you turn the exterior lamp switch to anoth- er position, the corresponding lamp(s) will switch on.

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i Make sure that the light switch is set to B or * when you switch off the day- time running lamps while driving at night.

Showing or hiding additional speedometer You can have an additional digital speed- ometer shown on the multifunction dis- play. The speed is shown in the unit of kilometers/hour (USA) or miles/hour (Canada). 왘 Press ( or & to select the “Set-

tings” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the “Add.

Speedometer” function.

왘 Press #. 왘 Press # again if you would like to

change the current status. Depending on the previous status, the additional speedometer will be switched on or off.

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Switching on or off radar sensors* If your vehicle is equipped with DISTRONIC Plus*, BAS Plus*, or Park Assist* it is equipped with a radar sensor system which you can switch on and off. When travelling in Canada in a vehicle not registered in Canada, you must switch off the radar sensor system. Canadian law does not permit the use of the radar sensor system for vehicles from outside of Cana- da. When you switch off the radar sensor system, the following functions are deactivated: 앫 BAS Plus* (컄 page 68) 앫 PRE-SAFE® Brake* (컄 page 75) 앫 DISTRONIC Plus* (컄 page 443) 앫 Park Assist* (컄 page 467) 앫 Advanced Parking Guidance*

(컄 page 471)

앫 Blind Spot Assist* (컄 page 485)

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i USA only: This device has been approved by the FCC as a “Vehicular Radar System”. The radar sensor is intended for use in an automotive radar system only. Removal, tampering, or altering of the de- vice will void any warranties, and is not permitted by the FCC. Do not tamper with, alter, or use in any non-approved way. Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

i Canada only: This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference re-

ceived, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Removal, tampering, or altering of the device will void any warranties, and is not permitted. Do not tamper with, alter, or use in any non-approved way. Any unauthorized modification to this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

왘 Press ( or & to select the “Set-

tings” menu.

왘 Press % or $ to select the “Ra-

dar Sensors” function.

왘 Press #. 왘 Press # again if you would like to

change the current status. Depending on the previous status, the radar sensors will be switched on or off.

i The selected status of the radar sensors re- mains stored in memory even if the engine is turned off and restarted.

i The following message appears in the multi- function display if the radar sensors are switched off and you attempt to activate DISTRONIC Plus*, Park Assist* or PRE-SAFE® Brake*: “Radar Sensors (See Oper. Manual) Disabled”

The navigation system does not supply any information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic regulations or traffic safety rules. Their ob- servance always remains in the driver’s per- sonal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all routes within an area.

Traffic regulations always have priority over any route recommendations given.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 13.5 m) every second.

왔 Voice Control Operating safety

Warning!

Please devote your attention first and fore- most to the traffic situation you are in. While the system permits hands-free phone oper- ation, attention to traffic may be diverted not only by physical operation of a phone, but also by the distraction of a phone con- versation while driving. As such, for safety reasons, we encourage the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe place before answering or placing a phone call.

For safety reasons, you should only select a destination when the vehicle is stationary.

While the navigation system provides direc- tional assistance, the driver must remain fo- cused on safe driving behavior, especially attention to traffic and street signs, and should utilize the system’s audio cues while driving.

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Warning!

Navigation announcements are intended to direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.

Please always use this feature instead of consulting the map display for directions. Consulting the symbols or map display for directions may cause you to divert your at- tention from driving and increase your risk of an accident.

Warning!

Please do not use the Voice Control System in an emergency, as the tone of your voice may change in a stressful situation. This could cause a delay in completing your phone call in a timely manner. This could distract you in an emergency situation and cause you to be involved in an accident.

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The Voice Control System gives you the ca- pability to control the following systems on your vehicle using spoken commands: 앫 Telephone* (컄 page 308) 앫 Navigation (컄 page 315) 앫 Address book (컄 page 325) 앫 Audio (컄 page 329) (AM/FM radio,

CD/DVD changer, MP3 player)

The commands and digit sequences can be spoken without pausing between the indi- vidual words. If an unavailable or incorrect command is used, the Voice Control Sys- tem will prompt you for a new command by asking “Please repeat” or “Please repeat your entry”. In order to provide for a safe and comfort- able dialog, the Voice Control System ac- knowledges important commands.

You control these systems using spoken commands. Moreover, controls such as the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel (컄 page 306) allow you to keep your hands on the steering wheel. The command vocabulary consists of approximately 300 ready to use phrases. The Voice Control System recognizes com- mands and number sequences, irrespec- tive of the speaker. To optimize speech recognition for your voice follow the indi- vidualization process (컄 page 350). You can use the Voice Control System to call up all of COMAND’s main menu items, with the exception of the main menus for “Vehicle” and “Navi”.

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Command types

Active System

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The active system is the system currently shown in the COMAND display. If, for example, you listen to the radio while the telephone system is active on the COMAND display, you have to switch to the radio using the command “Radio” be- fore you can operate the radio.

You may not need to spell the entire name (street, intersection, city or point of inter- est) especially if the name is lengthy. Spell- ing the first three to five characters of the name should be sufficient for the system to recognize the name provided it is avail- able on the navigation DVD. The selection appearing on the COMAND display is sorted based on your recognized voice input and a matching algorithm. You can use the commands “Next page” or “Previous page” to scroll up or down in the list. Use the command “Correction” to start over by again spelling the name. Speak each character as clearly as you can, especially when they sound very simi- lar (d or e).

The Voice Control System commands can be categorized as: 앫 General Commands

These are commands always available to you as soon as the Voice Control System is activated (for example “Help” commands).

앫 Local Commands

These are commands specific to the currently active system shown in the COMAND display (for example commands to control the CD/DVD changer).

For a complete list of commands (컄 page 335).

i During Voice Control System operation visu- al help windows also appear in the COMAND dis- play (컄 page 307).

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Controls

Operation via the multifunction steering wheel

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Item

1 ! to activate Voice Control

to accept a call

2 L to cancel Voice Control 3 æ to increase volume ç to decrease volume s to take a call

to dial to redial

t to end a call

to reject an incoming call

i Voice Control can be cancelled at any time, even during a dialog. Please note that if the Voice Control System is cancelled during a dialog, then the complete procedure is stopped and Voice Control is cancelled.

Activating Voice Control 왘 Switch on COMAND (컄 page 83). 왘 Press !.

An audible tone (beep) confirms the activation of the system.

왘 Speak a command.

Cancelling Voice Control 왘 Press L. or 왘 Speak the command “Cancel”

(except for speaking voice entries, entering a city or carrying out individu- alization).

or 왘 Press any COMAND button.

Setting volume level 왘 Activate Voice Control. 왘 Speak a command, for example “Help”. 왘 Press æ or ç. The volume is in- creased or decreased during voice out- put.

or 왘 Set volume for voice output using the COMAND volume thumbwheel on the lower part of the front central console (컄 page 94).

Displays

COMAND Display In addition to the acoustic help function, a visual help function (컄 page 257) is avail- able on the COMAND display. Upon activating the Voice Control, the most important available commands for the currently active system appear on the COMAND display.

When the Voice Control System requires additional information from the user, a se- lection list is shown on the COMAND dis- play in the address book and navigation system.

1 COMAND display

Multifunction display For example: telephone numbers are shown on the multifunction display while dialing when the main “Telephone” menu is selected in the instrument cluster con- trol system.

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Symbols

The following symbols are found in follow- ing Voice Control System pages: s This symbol stands for commands and voice entries you are speaking. t This symbol stands for voice output

by the system.

u This symbol indicates that informa-

tion is available on the COMAND display.

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Warning!

Warning!

Telephone operation

Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a mobile telephone while driving. Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety reasons, the driver should not use the mo- bile 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 phone 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.

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.

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 519).

The Voice Control System gives you the following capabilities: 앫 Enter a telephone unlock code 앫 Dial a phone number by speaking the

telephone number

앫 Store names and numbers in the

COMAND address book

앫 Dial a phone number by speaking the name of an COMAND address book en- try

앫 Delete an address book entry from the

address book

앫 Have the system read out the phone book of the address book entry by en- try

앫 Manage and access an automated an-

swering system/voice mail box

앫 Redial names and numbers

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The Voice Control System detects whether 앫 your telephone is switched on 앫 the corresponding mobile network is

logged in

앫 it is possible to dial If dialing is not possible, the Voice Control System will advise you accordingly.

i You can continue operating your mobile phone using the telephone keypad or keypad on your phone.

Before you can operate the telephone us- ing the Voice Control System, you have to activate the Voice Control (컄 page 306).

Telephone commands

For a complete list of commands (컄 page 335).

“Telephone” Use the command “Telephone” to activate the telephone main menu. Use this com- mand if you want the digits you are enter- ing to appear on the COMAND display.

“Help telephone” The Voice Control System features a com- prehensive help function. Use the command “Help telephone” and the Voice Control System will read out an option list of available functions and com- mands that can be used in conjunction with the telephone (컄 page 257).

“Enter PIN”

i The PIN (only GSM mobile phones) prompt starts automatically whenever the phone is locked and you wish to use it.

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Use the command “Enter PIN” to input the code to unlock your telephone. After speaking the command, you are prompted to enter the code. Speak the code 앫 as a continuously spoken string of dig-

its, or

앫 in digit blocks of three to five digits. Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” may be used. After each digit block (separate the digit blocks by using an approximately 0.5 second pause), the Voice Control Sys- tem repeats the recognized digits and waits until you continue speaking.

Sample dialog: s Enter PIN t Please say the PIN s Zero zero one one t Zero zero one one s OK

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“Dial number” You can dial a phone number using the command “Dial number”. Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” may be used. The phone number must be spoken 앫 as a continuously spoken string of

digits, or

앫 in digit blocks (three to five digits in

each block).

After each digit block (separate the digit blocks by using an approximately 0.5 second pause), the Voice Control Sys- tem repeats the recognized digits and waits until you continue speaking. When dialing 1800 numbers, you may pro- nounce the first four digits as “One eight hundred” and the system will recognize the spoken entries as “One eight zero zero”. All other numeric entries must be spoken as individual numbers.

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Sample dialog: s Dial number t Please say the number s One two three t One two three s Four five six seven t Four five six seven s OK t Dialing

i You can also dial the telephone number spo- ken by pressing button s on the multifunc- tion steering wheel (instead of using the command “OK”): You can dial the telephone number before all numbers are recited in full.

“Confirm” Using the command “Confirm” will repeat all digits spoken up to that point. Upon re- peating the digits, the system will prompt you to continue your input.

Sample dialog: s Dial number t Please say the number s One two three t One two three s Confirm t One two three, please continue s Four five six seven t Four five six seven s OK t Dialing

“Correction” Using the command “Correction” will cor- rect the last entered digit block. After speaking the command, the last digit block is deleted and all previously entered digits are repeated. The system then prompts you to continue your input.

Sample dialog: s Dial number t Please say the number s One two three t One two three s Four five six seven t Five five six seven s Correction t One two three, please continue s Four five six seven t Four five six seven s OK t Dialing

“Delete” Using the command “Delete” will erase all digits entered. The system then prompts you to start your input again.

Sample dialog: s Dial number t Please say the number s One two three t One two three s Four five six seven t Four five six seven s Delete t Number deleted. Please enter the

number again

s Four two seven three t Four two seven three s Three nine one t Three nine one s OK

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“Redial” Use the command “Redial” to dial the last dialed number.

“Save name” (COMAND address book) Use the command “Save name” to create a new entry in your COMAND address book. After using the command, the system will prompt you to enter a phone number. Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” can be en- tered (컄 page 310). Speak the telephone number 앫 as a continuous string or, with longer phone numbers, 앫 in form of digit blocks (three to five dig-

its).

After each digit block (separate the digit blocks by using an approximately 0.5 second pause), the Voice Control Sys- tem repeats the recognized digits and waits until you continue speaking.

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After the command “OK”, you will be prompted up to two times to input the name. When repeating the name, make sure that you pronounce it in the same manner as during the first input. Otherwise the name cannot be saved and the Voice Control System cancels the save proce- dure.

i The Voice Control System may recognize names even if not saved in your voice. For opti- mum call-up performance, however, you should speak and save the names you intend to use yourself.

i You can also add a name to an entry by call- ing up the corresponding menu on COMAND and saying the name twice (컄 page 163).

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Sample dialog: s Save name t Please say the number first s One two three t One two three s Four five six seven t Four five six seven s OK t Please say the name s John Smith t Please repeat the name s John Smith t Do you want to save the number in

a category?

s No t Name and number saved

“Dial name” (COMAND address book) Use the command “Dial name” to place a phone call by selecting a name previously saved in your personal address book.

Sample dialog: s Dial name t Please say the name s John Smith

If several telephone numbers exist for the same entry, the Voice Con- trol System will ask for clarification. t Do you want to place a work call or

a home call?

s Work t John Smith work

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“Call ” (Address book) Use the command “Call ” to place a phone call by directly selecting a name previously stored in your address book. One address book entry can have up to three different telephone numbers (mobile phone/car/land line) for both the home and work fields. If only one telephone number is stored for a given name, you can recall the entry us- ing the command “Call John Smith”. If several telephone numbers are associat- ed with one entry, you can recall the de- sired telephone number by using the following commands: 앫 “Call John Smith home” 앫 “Call John Smith work” 앫 “Call John Smith home cell phone” 앫 “Call John Smith home car”

앫 “Call John Smith home land line” 앫 “Call John Smith work cell phone” 앫 “Call John Smith work car” 앫 “Call John Smith work land line” The system confirms your input and the number is dialed.

Sample dialog: s Call John Smith

If several telephone numbers exist for the same entry, the Voice Con- trol System will ask for clarification. t Do you want to place a work call or

a home call?

“Delete name” (COMAND Address book) Use the command “Delete name” to delete a name from the COMAND address book.

Sample dialog: s Delete name t The name, please s Smith office t Smith office: Would you like to de-

lete the voice name?

s Yes t The voice name is deleted

s Work t John Smith work

Dialing

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“List phone book” and dialing a phone number Use the command “List phone book” to lis- ten to all voice entries in the phone book with a phone number stored, and select an entry and dial that number.

Sample dialog: s List phone book

The system reads out the complete phone book entry by entry.

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Selecting an entry and dialing that number 왘 For the desired entry, press ! dur- ing or immediately after voice output. If more than one phone number exists for a given entry, the Voice Control Sys- tem prompts:

t Do you want to place a work call or

a home call?

s Home

The system reads out the name of the selected entry and dials the cor- responding number.

Cancelling the dialog 왘 Press L.

The system confirms “Cancel”. The dialog is concluded.

Managing automated answering sys- tem/voice mail box Activate the Voice Control System to ac- cess and manage your answering ma- chine/voice mail box. 왘 Activate the Voice Control System dur-

ing a phone call (컄 page 306). An audible tone (beep) confirms the ac- tivation of the system.

왘 Speak the required digits (“Zero” to

“Nine”). or

왘 Speak the required words “Star” and

“Pound”.

왘 Speak the final command “OK”.

The system dials the number entered.

왔 Voice Control navigation Important notes

Warning!

For safety reasons, you should only select a destination when the vehicle is stationary. While the navigation system provides direc- tional assistance, the driver must remain fo- cused on safe driving behavior, especially attention to traffic and street signs, and should utilize the system’s audio cues while driving.

The navigation system does not supply any information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic regulations or traffic safety rules. Their ob- servance always remains in the driver’ per- sonal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all routes within an area.

Traffic regulations always have priority over any route recommendations given.

Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately 13.5 m) every second.

During route guidance, you will not receive information on: 앫 traffic lights 앫 stop and yield signs 앫 parking or stopping zones 앫 one-way streets 앫 narrow bridges, or 앫 other traffic regulation data. You should therefore always strictly observe traffic regulations while driving. Drive care- fully and always obey traffic laws and road signs, even if they contradict navigation sys- tem instructions.

Warning!

Please do not use the Voice Control System in an emergency, as the tone of your voice may change in a stressful situation. This could cause a delay in completing your phone call in a timely manner. This could distract you in an emergency situation and cause you to be involved in an accident.

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Warning!

Navigation announcements are intended to direct you while driving without diverting your attention from the road and driving.

Please always use this feature instead of consulting the map display for directions. Consulting the symbols or map display for directions may cause you to divert your at- tention from driving and increase your risk of an accident.

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Navigation operation

The Voice Control System allows you to 앫 enter a state or province 앫 enter a city 앫 spell the name of a city 앫 spell the name of district or center 앫 spell the name of a street 앫 spell the name of an intersection 앫 enter a house number 앫 enter a complete address 앫 select one of your last destinations 앫 enter a POI (point of interest) 앫 select one of your last destinations 앫 save a destination 앫 navigate to a destination stored in the

destination memory of the address book

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앫 start route guidance 앫 display the map 앫 zoom in or zoom out of the map 앫 listen to the destination memory 앫 cancel route guidance 앫 turn guide instructions on or off Before you can operate navigation using the Voice Control System, you have to ac- tivate the Voice Control System (컄 page 306).

Selecting navigation mode 왘 Press !. 왘 Speak the command “Navigation”. 왘 Press !. 왘 Speak one of the navigation com-

mands.

Navigation commands

i You cannot start the route guidance until all necessary address data has been entered.

For a complete list of commands (컄 page 335).

“Help navigation”/“Help” Use the command “Help navigation” or “Help” to read out an option list of avail- able functions and commands that can be used in conjunction with the navigation system.

“Enter state”,“Enter province” Use the command “Enter state” or “Enter province” to select a different state or province on the navigation DVD.

Sample dialog: s Enter state t Please say the name of the state s New York u The system shows a numbered list of states recognized by the system

t Please select a line number s Number two

or accept, say

Dialog for entering a complete address

“Enter destination” Use the command “Enter destination” to enter a complete destination address. The system guides you through the dialog. As soon as a valid address has been en- tered, you can start route guidance or save the destination. For information on spelling (컄 page 322).

s Yes t State accepted The selected entry is adopted from the list.

“Last states” Use the command “Last states” to select a state or province from among a number of last selected states or provinces.

Sample dialog: s Enter destination t Please spell a New York street

name

s B-R-O-A-D-W u The system displays a numbered list of matching street names on the COMAND display

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t Please select a line number s Number two t Number two accepted t Do you want to enter a house num-

ber? s No t Do you want to enter an intersec-

tion?

s No t Do you want to spell the town’s

name?

s Yes t Please spell the town name s N-E-W-Y-O-R-K u The system displays a numbered list of matching city names on the COMAND display

t Please select a line number s Number one

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t Number one accepted t Do you want to start route guid-

ance?

s Yes t Starting route guidance The system calculates the route and, upon completing route calculation, starts route guidance.

i You may not need to spell the entire name (street, intersection, city or point of interest) es- pecially if the name is lengthy. Spelling the first three to five characters of the name should be sufficient for the system to recognize the name provided it is available on the navigation DVD.

i The selection appearing on the COMAND display is sorted based on your recognized voice input and a matching algorithm. You can use the commands “Continue” or “Back” to scroll up or down in the list. Use the command “Correction” to start over by again spelling the name. Speak each character as clearly as you can, es- pecially when they sound very similar (d or e).

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“Points of interest” Use the command “Points of interest” to select a point of interest (POI) such as air- ports, railroad stations, gas stations etc.

Sample dialog: s Points of interest u The system shows the following list

on the COMAND display: 앫 current position 앫 other city 앫 Global POI

t Please select a line number s Number one u The system displays a numbered

list of available POI categories: Select POI category menu t Please select a line number s Number one

u The system displays a numbered list search categories: Find menu

t Please select a line number s Number one u The system displays a numbered list of airports sorted by distance

t Please select a line number s Number one t Point of interest accepted t Do you want to start route guid-

ance?

s Yes t Starting route guidance

i Depending on the number of categories and POI’s available for a given area, the system may display several lists on each of which you may have to make a selection by speaking the desired line number or you have to spell the name of a POI.

“Next POI” With the commands 앫 “Next gas station” 앫 “Next parking lot” 앫 “Next Mercedes-Benz service” 앫 “Next restaurant” 앫 “Next hospital” you can select POIs in your vicinity.

Sample dialog: s Next gas station u The system shows a numbered list of gas stations on the COMAND dis- play

t Please select a line number s Number one t Number one accepted t Do you want to start route guid-

ance?

s Yes

The system calculates the route and, upon completing route calculation, starts route guidance.

“Last destinations” Use the command “Last destinations” to select a destination from among a number of destinations last navigated to.

“Save destination” Use the command “Save destination” to save the current destination in the address book.

i The Voice Control System may recognize names even if not saved in your voice. For best possible call-up performance, however, you should speak and save the names you intend to use yourself. If an entry is already available in the address book, the system will ask you if you would like to add the address to the available entry.

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Sample dialog: s Save destination t Please say the name s John Smith t Please repeat the name s John Smith t Where do you want to save: home

or work?

s Work t The destination has been saved

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“Navigate to ” (Address book) Use the command “Navigate to ” to start route guidance by selecting voice entry with a saved destination ad- dress from the COMAND address book. A voice entry may have two different desti- nation addresses associated with it (home or work). The system confirms your command, cal- culates the route, and begins route guid- ance. If only one address is stored, you can use the command “Navigate ” to select the stored destination address for that name.

If two addresses are stored, you can use the commands 앫 “Navigate home” or 앫 “Navigate work” to directly select between home or work address for that name. The system con- firms your selection, calculates the route, and begins route guidance.

Sample dialog: s Navigate to John Smith

If more than one address exists for this voice entry, the Voice Control System will prompt you:

t Navigate to home or work? s Work t John Smith work

Starting route guidance

“Start route guidance” Use the command “Start route guidance” to start route guidance after entering a val- id destination.

Sample dialog: s Start route guidance t Starting route guidance Route guidance begins.

“Guidance instructions on” Use the command “Guidance instructions on” to have the Voice Control System re- peat the last guidance instruction. If guid- ance voice output was previously muted, using this command will deactivate the muting of the voice output.

“Guidance instructions off” Use the command “Guidance instructions off” to mute the systems’ guidance voice output.

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“Zoom in”, “Zoom out” Use these commands to zoom in on map or to zoom out of map to the desired level of map detail.

“Zoom in completely”, “Zoom out com- pletely” These commands are used to adapt the map display directly to the smallest or larg- est map scale.

“List destination memory” Use the command “List destination memo- ry” to have the system read out all destina- tion memory entries and select and entry for route guidance.

“Cancel route guidance” Use the command “Cancel route guid- ance” to cancel route guidance.

Sample dialog: s Cancel route guidance t Are you sure you want to cancel

route guidance?

s Yes Route guidance is canceled. or s No t Cancel The dialog with the Voice Control System is canceled. Route guidance remains ac- tive.

“Map” Use the command “Map” to activate or switch to map display.

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