2008 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class DVD

Contents
Rear Audio/Video*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rear Audio operation*
(except CLK-Class) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting headsets . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selecting the audio source . . . . . . . 85
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE)
operation* (except CLK-Class) . . . . . . . 87
General information on CD/DVD
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Permissible CDs/DVDs. . . . . . . . . . 88
DVD playback requirements . . . . . . 89
Operating the Rear Seat
Entertainment* (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Connecting headsets . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switching the rear monitor on
and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Loading/ejecting CDs. . . . . . . . . . . 93
Connecting external video sources. 94
Adjusting the headset volume . . . . 95
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Switching to CD mode . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching to MP3 CD mode . . . . . . 98
Switching to DVD mode . . . . . . . . 101Switching to AUX mode . . . . . . . . 107
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
RSE audio playback through
speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Muting on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Setting bass and treble . . . . . . . . . 111
Monitor off /on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Replacing remote batteries. . . . . . 112
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Subscribing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . 115
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Changing the program category . . 117
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Displaying information . . . . . . . . . 119
Displaying service information . . . 120
Station list updates . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Switching telephone operation on 126
Switching telephone operation off 126
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . 127
Entering codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching to telephone operation 130
Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Active call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Navigation*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Route guidance after the vehicle
has been transported . . . . . . . . . . 144
Trip interruption during
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Activating the Navigation
main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setting the routing mode . . . . . . . 148

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
WarningG
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer*, satellite
radio*, telephone* and navigation module
are interconnected. When one of the com-
ponents is not operational or has not been
removed/replaced properly, the function of
other components may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
only by qualified personnel.
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the system only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 mp/h (approximately 50 km/h), your car
is covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 14 m) every 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 encoura-
ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read na-
vigational maps, instructions, or downloa-
ded information.
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-
cused on safe driving behavior, including
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. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

25 At a glance
Navigation operating elements
FunctionPage
1b
Navigation main menu
During route guidance:
Change over to navigation
display
Cancelling route guidance
146
169
177
2c
Switches to map display
Changing the map display
(split and full view)
169
171
3Soft keys
(multifunction keys)
4Color screen with
Navigation main menu
146
5Entering a house or street
number
Entering a POI by phone
number
153
199
6Push the joystick to
H,h,g,G,F,f
Function selection,
Scrolling on map
Press E to confirm
7l
Updating software/
changing map data
i
There are two l
buttons. One is on the
display unit. The other is
located left of the DVD
NAVIGATION slot behind
the display.
204
FunctionPageFunctionPage
8J
During a voice instruction:
Muting current voice
instruction
Switching off voice
instructions
168
168
9j
Repeating current voice
instruction
Switching on voice
instructions
168
168
aVolume control38
be Switching on and off37

53 Audio
CD operation

CD operation
General information on CD operation
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30
m.p.h. (approximately 50 km/h), your car
covers a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
Health hazardG
The CD drive and CD changer* are Class 1
laser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer* do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qualified personnel.
i
Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the compact
standard (IEC 60908). You can
therefore only use CDs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.
i
The system may not be able to
play CDs with copy protection or
copied CDs.
!
Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm,
do not use 8-cm CDs.
An 8-cm CD adapter may cause
damage to the CD drive and to the CD
changer* and should not be used.
i
Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.

71 Audio
MP3 CD operation

MP3 CD operation
Safety instructions
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 m.p.h. (approximately 50 km/h), your
car covers a distance of 44 feet (approxi-
mately 14 m) every second.
WarningG
The CD drive is a Class 1 laser products.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does
not contain any parts which can be serviced
by the user. For safety reasons, have any
necessary service work performed by quali-
fied personnel.
Tips on data storage media
!
Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.
!
Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they will become stuck and
damage the drive.
Do not play single CDs (80mm) with an
adapter. An adapter could become
stuck and damage the drive. Only use
12 cm diameter CDs.

87 Rear Audio/Video*
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) operation* (except CLK-Class)

Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) operation* (except CLK-Class)
Tips on caring for your DVDs
Treat DVDs with care to prevent
malfunctions during playback.
Do not scratch, touch or soil your
DVDs.
Do not attach labels to or write on your
DVDs.
From time to time, clean your DVDs
with a commercially available cleaning
cloth. Never wipe circularly, but in a
straight line from inside to outside.
After use, put your DVDs into the DVD
box.
Protect your DVDs from high
temperatures and direct sunlight.
WarningG
The RSE CD/DVD player is a Class 1 laser
product. There is a danger of invisible laser
radiation when you open or damage the cov-
er.
Do not remove the cover. The RSE CD/DVD
player does not contain any parts which can
be serviced by the user. For safety reasons,
have any necessary service work performed
by qualified personnel.
WarningG
The driver should not wear a Rear Seat
Entertainment headset while operating the
vehicle under any circumstances. The use of
a headset while driving the vehicle could
drastically impair the ability to react to
audible traffic conditions (e.g. emergency
sirens from police/fire/ambulance, another
driver’s horn, etc.).
WarningG
When not in use, headsets or external video
sources should be stored in a safe location
(e.g. one of the vehicle’s storage
compartments) so that they are not loose
within the passenger compartment during
braking, vehicle maneuvers or a traffic
accident. Objects moving within the
passenger compartment could cause
serious personal injury to vehicle
occupants.
WarningG
Due to a potential choking hazard, wired
headset usage by children should only occur
with adult supervision.
General information on CD/DVD
operation

88 Rear Audio/Video*
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) operation* (except CLK-Class)
Multi session discs
With multi session discs, the content of the
first session determines how the RSE CD/
DVD player treats the CD.
For example, if the first session contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains data in MP3 format, the
RSE CD/DVD player will treat the CD as a
conventional audio CD.The following file and disc formats can be
played in the RSE CD/DVD player:
Audio CD which bears the below label
CD-R and CD-RW containing MP3 files
or CDDA files with title text.
DVD-Video which bears the below label
DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW
containing video content.
Tips on creating MP3 CDs (
page 72)
Tips on copyright (
page 73)
i
Your RSE CD/DVD player has been de-
signed to play CDs/DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard. You
can therefore only use CDs with a max-
imum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected and
will damage the drive.
i
CDs, software and hardware for writing
data to CDs vary widely. Therefore, we
cannot guarantee that the system will
be able to play every user-written CD.
i
The system may not be able to play
copied CDs or those with copy
protection.
!
Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.
!
Do not play single CDs (80mm) with an
adapter. An adapter could become
stuck and damage the drive. Only use
12 cm diameter CDs.
Permissible CDs/DVDs

89 Rear Audio/Video*
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) operation* (except CLK-Class)
You can operate the RSE via
the Remote control and
the button panel at the front on the two
rear monitors.
Point the remote control with the
infrared transmitter 1 at the receiver
diode l on one of the two rear
monitors.
Switching between the rear monitors
Move the left/right monitor switch 3
on the right side of the remote control
to switch between the left monitor and
the right monitor.Soft key selection via remote control
Turn the thumb wheel up or down.
You navigate through the soft keys. The
corresponding soft key on the selected
rear monitor changes its color.
Press the thumb wheel.
The function is selected.
DVD playback requirements
i
Some DVDs may not comply with the
NTSC or PAL TV playback standards.
Sound, picture and other playback
problems may occur when you play
such DVDs.
The RSE CD/DVD player can playback
video DVDs meeting the following
requirements:
Correct regional code
NTSC or PAL TV standard
The appropriate information is usually
given either on the DVD or the DVD
box. The factory setting of the RSE CD/
DVD player is regional code 1. The
setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This
will allow you to playback video DVDs
with other regional codes, as long as
they comply with the NTSC or PAL TV
standard.
Operating the Rear Seat
Entertainment* (RSE)