Continental Automotive Systems UHI-5100 User manual

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COMAND introduction
COMAND FM/AM radio
COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)
COMAND
audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
COMAND video DVD (USA only)
COMAND telephone*
COMAND navigation
COMAND address book
COMAND system settings
COMAND vehicle menu
COMAND automatic climate control
COMAND seats
Instrument cluster control system
Voice Control*

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Warning! G
Any alteration of electronic components or
software can cause malfunctions.
Radio, satellite radio* (USA only), amplifier,
CD/DVD changer, navigation module, tele-
phone and Voice Control Systems* are in-
terconnected. Therefore, if one of the
components is not operational, or has not
been removed/ replaced properly, the func-
tion of other components could be impaired.
Such conditions might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend to have any service work on
electronic components carried out by an au-
thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning! G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings while the vehicle is at a
standstill, and operate the system only
when permitted by road, weather and traffic
conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/ h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) ev-
ery second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
Warning! G
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’s per-
sonal responsibility. DVD maps do not cover
all areas nor all routes within an area.

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왔COMAND introduction
COMAND (Cockpit Management and Data
System) is an information and operating
center for vehicle sound and communica-
tions systems, including the radio and nav-
igation system, as well as other optional
equipment (satellite radio*, telephone*,
etc.).
Availability of functions while the vehi-
cle is in motion
For safety reasons, certain COMAND func-
tions are not available while the vehicle is
in motion or they are only available to a
limited extent. You will notice this, for ex-
ample, by the fact that certain menu items
cannot be selected or that the COMAND
display shows a corresponding message.
Switching COMAND on or off
왘Press the oshortcut button in the
center console (컄page 86).
COMAND calls up the menu last select-
ed.
COMAND components
In your vehicle, COMAND can be used to
operate:
앫audio functions
앫the navigation system
앫the telephone* and communication
functions (SMS*)
앫Video DVD (USA only)
앫various vehicle settings
COMAND consists of the following:
앫COMAND shortcut buttons
앫COMAND display
앫telephone* keypad
앫COMAND controller
iWhen you switch off COMAND, you also
switch off the currently playing audio source.
During a telephone call, you cannot switch off
COMAND.

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COMAND shortcut buttons
Use the COMAND shortcut buttons to se-
lect main functions directly.
Example:
왘Switching directly to Radio or CD
menu: Press Monce or twice.
COMAND display
In the COMAND display, you will find the
function currently selected and the corre-
sponding menus. The COMAND display is
divided into several areas.
1Status line
2Main functions
3Main area
4Submenus
5Climate control settings
A white bar under the main functions 2in-
dicates the active area.
Once you have selected a main
function 2, the main area 3is active.
iDuring Dynamic Rear View Monitor* opera-
tion (컄page 453) it is not possible to operate
the COMAND shortcut buttons.
Function Page
1PFavorite button 240
2MShortcut button for:
앫CD/DVD
앫radio
120
101
3LBack button 94
4OSeat menu 261
5NShortcut button for:
앫telephone*
앫navigation
132
167
6oCOMAND on/off
button
85
7,Volume control 96
8FMute button 96

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Instrument cluster multifunction
display
This section describes features and con-
trols via the COMAND controller, display
and shortcut buttons only.
Please refer to the “Instrument cluster
control system” section of this manual
(컄page 266) for function descriptions and
operation of the instrument cluster multi-
function display and multifunction steering
wheel buttons as they relate to COMAND
features described in this section.
Adjusting COMAND display
illumination
1Knob
왘Brightening illumination: Turn
knob 1clockwise.
왘Dimming illumination: Turn knob 1
counterclockwise.
Swiveling COMAND display
1Button for swiveling display to the left
2Button for swiveling display to the right
You can swivel the COMAND display to the
left or right. The buttons are on the
right-hand side of the instrument cluster.
iThe layout of the menus may vary depending
on your vehicle’s equipment. This manual shows
the menus for a fully equipped vehicle.

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Telephone keypad*
With the help of the telephone keypad, you
can use your mobile phone if it is inserted
in the cradle.
1Telephone keypad
2Folding cover
COMAND controller
Use the COMAND controller to select
menu functions shown on the COMAND
display.
1COMAND controller
You can operate the COMAND controller
as follows:
앫press briefly or press and hold
앫rotate to the left or right
앫slide to the left, right, up, down or
diagonally
In this way, you can move through the
menus, select menu items or exit menus.
You can move through the menus either by
rotating or sliding the controller.
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Symbol How to use the COMAND controller Function
n왘Press briefly. 앫Select menu item.
앫Exit full-screen image with Navi.
왘Press and hold until the selected ac-
tion has been carried out.
앫Save a station.
앫Accept a destination for navigation.
ymz왘Rotate. 앫Move through vertical or horizontal menus.
앫Move through text.
앫Program settings.
qmr왘Slide. 앫Move through vertical menus.
앫Exit horizontal menus.
왘Slide and hold. 앫Move through a navigation map.
omp왘Slide. 앫Move through horizontal menus.
앫Exit vertical menus.
왘Slide and hold. 앫Fast forward or reverse for audio CD or audio DVD playback.
앫Move through a navigation map.
wmx왘Slide and hold. 앫Move through a navigation map.

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Operating COMAND
Menu overview
The illustration below shows the structure
of the main functions and their main
menus.
Each main function has a main menu. Each
menu item in the main menu in turn has
several submenu items.
Navi Page Audio Page Telephone* Page
Commands/menus
Map Display 169 FM/AM Radio 100 Telephone* 132
Mode 172 Sat Radio* (USA only) 105 Address Book* 226
CD 112 Telephone OFF* 134
DVD-Audio 112
MP3 112
Audio OFF 99

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Video DVD (USA only)1
1Depending on your vehicle’s production date the video DVD function may be not available.
Page Vehicle Page
Commands/menus
Video DVD 124 Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off 244
Submenu overview 126 Locator Lighting 245
Switching to video DVD mode 126 Exterior Mirror Convenience Settings 246
Pause playback 128 Automatic Locking 247
DVD menu 129 Easy Entry/Exit Feature 248
Interior Lighting Delayed Switch-off 250
Interior Ambient Light 249
Rear Window Sunshade* 251
Trunk Opening-height Restriction* 251

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Calling up the main menu
Illustration: audio main menu
You can call up the main menu of a main
function in the following manner:
왘Moving to the main function line:
Slide qm.
왘Selecting a main function: Slide omp
or rotate ymz.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
Vertical menus
왘Moving through the menu:
Slide rmqor rotate ymz.
왘Selecting a menu item: Press n.
왘Exiting a menu without making a se-
lection: Slide ompin the opposite di-
rection of the list orientation or press
back button L.
Horizontal menus
왘Moving through the menu:
Slide ompor rotate ymz.
왘Selecting a menu item: Press n.
왘Exiting a menu without making a se-
lection: Slide rmqin the opposite di-
rection of the list orientation or press
back button L.

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Entering characters
Illustration: entering a navigation destina-
tion
Selecting characters
왘Slide ompor rotate ymz.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
COMAND completes your entry as
soon as it can be clearly identified. In
this case, you do not need to switch to
the list.
Deleting individual characters
왘Select and press )repeatedly in the
bottom line.
Deleting entire words or numbers
왘Press and hold )in the bottom line
until the word or number is deleted.
Exiting character entry
왘Select and press “Back” in the bottom
line.
or
왘Press back button Lin the center
console (컄page 86).
Switching to the list
왘Slide qm.
or
왘Select and press ? in the second line
from the bottom.
왘Exiting list: Slide omto select “Back”.
Accepting first entry
왘Press n until you exit the character
entry window.
Selecting list item
Illustration: list of towns and cities for navi-
gation
1Symbol for other selection options
(e.g. county)
왘Selecting a line: Slide rmqor
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왘Confirming selection: Press n.
Additional selection options are avail-
able for list entries featuring
symbol 1. For example, cities marked
with symbol 1indicate that the select-
ed country has more than one city fea-
turing that name. Confirming such a list
entry opens up another submenu.
Back button
1Back button
왘Switching to the next highest menu:
Press Lbriefly.
COMAND switches to the next highest
menu level within the currently active
operating mode.
왘Switching to the main menu: Press
and hold L.
You will hear a signal, and COMAND
switches to the main menu of the cur-
rently active operating mode.
Example of how to use COMAND
In the descriptions below, the main func-
tions always serve as the starting point for
locating the individual menu items.
Example:
“Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM Radio” 
“Radio”  “Save Station”
If you already see one of the submenus on
the screen (e.g. the “Audio” “Audio” 
“Radio” submenu), it is not necessary to
perform the first steps.
The individual steps for the above-men-
tioned example are described below.
왘Switching to the main function line:
Slide qm.
왘Selecting “Audio” main function:
Slide ompor rotate ymz.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
The audio operating mode last selected
appears.
iIn the COMAND display, you will see the
submenu previously called up for each main
menu.
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왘Selecting “Audio” in the main menu:
Slide qm.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
A selection list with the functions of the
“Audio” main menu appears.
왘Selecting “FM/AM Radio”:
Slide qmor rotate ymz.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
The FM/AM Radio menu appears.
왘Selecting “Radio”: Slide mror
rotate ymz.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
The Radio submenu appears.
왘Select “Save Station” from selection
list by rotating ymzor sliding rmq.
왘Select desired position.
왘Confirming selection: Press n.
The selected station is saved at the
designated position. The display
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Main menus of COMAND
Sound
왘Muting: Press the Fshortcut but-
ton in the center console (컄page 86).
The sound of the current audio source
is switched on or is muted.
Switching off navigation announce-
ments entirely
왘Canceling navigation message:
Briefly press Fshortcut button dur-
ing an announcement.
왘Switching off navigation messages:
Press and hold Fduring an an-
nouncement until the announcement is
switched off.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.
Adjusting volume
1Thumbwheel
왘Adjusting: Turn ,thumbwheel.
The volume of the currently selected
audio source changes.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (컄page 85).
iWhen the sound is muted, you will see the
symbol F in the status line. When you
change the audio source, the sound is automati-
cally switched on. You will be able to hear an-
nouncements from the navigation system even
when the sound is muted.
iThe announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with the obut-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
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Volume of navigation announcements
You can adjust the volume of the naviga-
tion announcements independently from
the volume of the respective audio source.
During a navigation announcement:
왘turn thumbwheel ,
or
왘press æor çon the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Adjusting volume for telephone calls
In hands-free mode, you can adjust the vol-
ume of a telephone call while the call is
currently active.
During a telephone call:
왘turn thumbwheel ,
or
왘press æor çon the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Selecting sound settings
You can select different sound settings for
each individual audio source. The respec-
tive sound menu can be found via the sub-
menu for which you wish to make settings.
Example:
“Audio”  “Audio”  “FM/AM Radio” 
“Sound”
Adjusting treble or bass
왘Select “Sound”  “Treble” or “Bass”.
The setting last selected is indicated by
an outlined bar.
Adjusting treble and bass
1Setting last selected
2Current setting
왘Changing setting: Slide rmqor
rotate ymzuntil desired treble or bass
setting is reached.
왘Exiting menu: Press n, Lor
slide omp.
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Adjusting balance or fader
Balance is used to determine whether the
sound focus should be shifted toward the
driver’s side or the passenger’s side.
Fader is used to determine whether the
sound focus should be shifted toward the
front or rear of the vehicle
왘Select “Sound”  “Balance/Fader”.
The setting last selected is indicated by
an outlined bar.
Adjusting balance and fader
1Current setting indicated by orange
cross-hair symbol
왘Changing setting: Slide rmqor omp
until desired balance/fader setting is
reached.
왘Exiting menu: Press n or L.
The setting is saved.
Surround sound
With surround sound, you can choose be-
tween “LOGIC7®ON” and “LOGIC7®OFF”.
Harman/kardon LOGIC7®surround sound
is available for the following operating
modes:
앫Audio DVD (MLP, DTS, PCM, and Dolby
Digital audio formats)
앫Video DVD (DTS, PCM, and Dolby Digi-
tal audio formats) (USA only)
앫Audio CD
앫MP3
앫Radio (FM, AM, WB,
Satellite* (USA only))
앫PCMCIA
iSince some DVDs contain both stereo as
well as multi-channel audio formats, it may be
necessary to adapt the audio format
(컄page 123).
iThe “LOGIC7®ON” function of the har-
man/kardon LOGIC7®surround sound system
makes it possible to play discrete 5.1 and stereo
recordings with optimal surround sound for ev-
ery passenger. Music on CDs or audio DVDs with
high-resolution surround formats such as MLP,
DTS or Dolby Digital is played back optimally.
For an ideal sound experience on all seats,
LOGIC7®distributes 5.1 surround information
via the 13-channel system architecture. The re-
sult is a sound as intended by the sound engi-
neers during the original recording.
harman/kardon LOGIC7® converts all two-chan-
nel stereo sound material into multi-channel sur-
round sound. With the help of LOGIC7®,
surround information stored during the original
recording are read out and distributed through
the 13 channels. No effects are created during
this process; only that which was already there
becomes audible.
In addition, harman/kardon LOGIC7®moves the
perceived sound source away from the individual
loudspeakers, thus generating a natural 360°
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Adjusting surround sound
With surround sound, you can choose be-
tween “LOGIC7®ON” and “LOGIC7®OFF”.
왘Select “Sound”  “3D Sound”.
Adjusting surround sound
1Current setting
왘Selecting a setting: Slide rmqor
rotate ymz.
왘Saving setting: Press n.
The setting is saved and the menu is
closed.
왘Exiting menu without saving
changes: Press Lor slide omp.
Switching off/on the audio source
왘Switching off: Select “Audio”  “Au-
dio”  “Audio OFF”.
The audio source is switched off; “Au-
dio OFF” appears in the display.
왘Switching on: Select “Audio”, then the
desired audio source.
or
왘Load CD/DVD (컄page 115) or a
PCMCIA card (컄page 117).
iBy selecting “LOGIC7®OFF”, all compatible
formats as they are present on the medium are
played back. Due to the vehicle’s spatial charac-
teristics, an optimal sound experience is not en-
sured on all seats.
iPlease note the following:
앫For 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.
앫The best sound results are achieved by play-
ing high-quality audio CDs and audio DVDs.
앫For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at
least 128 kbit/s.
앫Surround sound does not function for
mono-signal sources.
앫In 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.
앫With some stereo recordings, the resulting
sound may deviate from conventional stereo
playback.
iWhen you insert an audio CD or audio DVD,
it automatically becomes the active audio
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COMAND FM/AM radio
Submenu overview
Warning! G
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.
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.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (컄page 85).
Radio
(except Weather Band)
Presets
(except Weather Band)
Channel
(only Weather Band)
FM or AM or WB Sound
Station List
(in FM waveband only)
Autostore Channel list Switch to FM waveband Treble
Save Station Preset station list Switch to AM waveband Bass
Frequency Entry Switch to Weather Band Balance/Fader
Show Station Info
(in FM waveband only)
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Switching to radio mode
왘Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio”.
or
왘Press the Mshortcut 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.
Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband
1Main area with frequency display
2Preset position of selected station
3Frequency of selected station
4Name of selected station
5Sound settings
6To switch to Weather Band
7To switch to AM waveband
8Selected waveband
9Preset options
aRadio options
Switching wavebands
You can switch between the FM, AM and
WB (Weather Band) wavebands.
왘Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “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:
앫The station list
앫The search function
앫The station presets
앫The manual frequency entry
앫The channel list
iThe number of times you have to press the
Mshortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.
iStation name display 4is available for the
FM waveband and can only be seen when it is
switched on (컄page 104) and if the station
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Selecting stations using the station list
왘Select “Audio” “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM”.
왘Select “Radio” “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.
왘Select a station by rotating ymzor
sliding qmrand press n.
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function
왘Slide ompor rotate ymzwhen 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.
Selecting stations using station
presets
왘Select “Audio”  “Audio” “FM/AM
Radio” “FM” or “AM”.
왘Select “Presets”.
or
왘Press nwhen 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.
왘Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmrand press n.
Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually
왘Select “Audio”“Audio”“FM/AM
Radio”“FM” or “AM”.
왘Select “Radio”“Frequency Entry”.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
왘Exiting menu without making an
entry: Press Lback button in the
center console (컄page 86).
왘Increasing or decreasing number:
Slide qmror rotate ymz.
왘Selecting the next number:
Slide mp.
왘Confirming frequency entry:
Press n.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
iThe 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.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band.
iYou can only select currently permitted
numbers.