2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Comand Manual

136 Control systemsCOMAND video DVDStop playback
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Stop play: Select “Stop”.
In the display, “Pause” changes to
“Play”.

Continue playback: Select “Play”.
Play is continued from the point at
which it was stopped.

Stop playback: Select “Stop” again
while playback is stopped.
or

Select “Stop” twice in quick succession
during playback.

Resume playback: Select “Play”.
Playbacks starts again from the begin-
ning.
Pause playback
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Pause playback: Select “Pause”.
In the display, “Pause” changes to
“Play”.

Continue playback: Select “Play”.
Play is continued from the point at
which it was stopped.
Selecting scene/chapter
Entering scene/chapter using the
COMAND controller
Make sure that the control menu is
shown (
page 135).

Skipping forwards or back: Slide
omp or turn ymz.
Entering the scene/chapter using the
telephone keypad

Press> on the telephone keypad
(page 144).

Enter scene/chapter using the A-
9 buttons.
COMAND tunes in to the scene/chap-
ter entered.

137 Control systems
COMAND video DVD
Selecting film/track
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”

“Title selection”.
A selection list appears.

Select a film/track.
Screen settings
Setting brightness, contrast and color
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Select “DVD-V”
“Brightness”

“Contrast”or “Color”.

Changing settings: Slide qmr or turn
ymz until you reach the desired set-
ting.

Saving settings: Press n.Changing the picture format

Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Select “DVD-V”.
The DVD-V menu appears. The dotRin
front of a menu item -
“16:9 Optimized”, “4:3” or “Wide-
screen” indicates the current format.

Changing the format: Slide qmr or
turn ymz, until you reach the desired
setting.

Saving the format: Press n.
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This function is only available if the DVD is
comprised of several film/tracks.

138 Control systemsCOMAND video DVDDVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the
DVD itself. It is structured in various ways
according to the individual DVD and per-
mits certain actions and settings.
Calling up the DVD menu
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”

“Menu”.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu

Slide qmr or omp.

Confirming the selection: Press n.
The selection menu appears.

Reconfirming the selection: Select
“Select”.
COMAND carries out the action de-
fined by the selected DVD menu item.Stopping the film or skipping to the
beginning/end of a scene
Select a menu item of your choice from
the DVD menu.
The selection menu appears.
1Stop film
2Skip to the end of a scene
3Skip to the beginning of a scene

Stopping the film: Select “Stop”.

Skipping to the end of a scene:
SelectH.

Skipping to the beginning of a
scene: Select G.
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Depending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Play” either has no function or has
no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.

139 Control systems
COMAND video DVD
Switching to the next highest DVD menu level
Press the L back button in the cen-
ter console.
or

Select the corresponding menu item in
the DVD menu.
or

Select a menu item of your choice from
the DVD menu.

Select the menu item “Go up” in the se-
lection menu.
Back to the film
Press the L back button until you
can see the film.
or

Select the corresponding menu item in
the DVD menu.
or

Select a menu item of your choice from
the DVD menu.

Select the menu item “Back (to the
film)” in the selection menu.
Setting the language and audio format
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”.

Select “Menu Language” or “Audio Lan-
guage”.
In both cases a selection list will ap-
pear. The dotRin front of an entry
indicates the current language.
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Depending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu items H and G either have no func-
tion or have no function in certain parts of the
DVD menu.
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Depending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Go up” either has no function or has
no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.
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Depending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Back (to the film)” either has no
function or has no function in certain parts of the
DVD menu.
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This function is not available for all DVDs. If
it is available, you can set the language for the
DVD menu and the audio language and/or the
audio format. The number of settings you can
make is determined by the content of the DVD. It
may also be possible to make the settings in the
DVD menu (
page 138).


140 Control systemsCOMAND video DVD
Changing the setting: Slide qmr or
turn ymz, until you reach the desired
setting.

Saving a setting: Press n.

Exiting the menu: Slide omp.
Subtitles and camera angles
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 135).

Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”.

Select “Subtitles” or “Camera angle”.
In both cases a selection list will ap-
pear. The dotRin front of an entry
indicates the current language.

Changing the setting: Slide qmr or
turn ymz, until you reach the desired
setting.

Saving a setting: Press n.

Exiting the menu: Slide omp.
Interactive content
Selecting an action: Slide qmr or
omp, or turn ymz, until you reach the
desired setting.

Initiating an action: Press n.
A menu appears, the first entry “Se-
lect” is highlighted.

Press n.
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This function is not available for all DVDs.
The number of settings you can make is deter-
mined by the content of the DVD. It may also be
possible to make the settings in the DVD menu
(
page 138).
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DVDs may include interactive content (e.g. a
video game). In a video game you can control the
play by selecting and initiating actions. The type
and number of actions depends on the DVD.


141 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
COMAND telephone*
Safety precautions
General notesCalls disconnected while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:


there is insufficient network coverage


you move from one transmitter/receiv-
er area (cell) into another and no chan-
nels are free or the cell is full
Warning!
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the mobile
phone
1 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.
1Observe all legal requirements.
Warning!
G
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
USA only:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interfer-
ence, and
(2) this device must accept any interference re-
ceived, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Any unauthorized modification to this device
could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.
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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.
Any unauthorized modification to this device
could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

142 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Operating options
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, you can operate the telephone us-
ing the following devices:

mobile phone keypad


COMAND telephone keypad


buttonss andt on the multi-
function steering wheel (
page 288)


Voice Control (
page 313)


Bluetooth
® headset (
page 157)Please note that these functions are only
available with Mercedes-Benz approved
mobile phones. Please contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center for informa-
tion on features available for your mobile
phone of choice.
You can control other functions of the mo-
bile phone via the COMAND, instrument
cluster control system (
page 299) or
Voice Control.
The descriptions in this section assume
that the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly stat-
ed.Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip-
tions and illustrations in this section refer
to COMAND and the telephone keypad.
Operation using the mobile phone and
Bluetooth
® headset is described in the re-
spective separate Operating Instructions.
Caller ID
COMAND can display the telephone num-
ber and the name of the caller, e.g. for an
incoming call and also in other menus or
displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit their telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name
of the caller must also be saved in the mo-
bile phone book.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 87) and
(
page 96).
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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
(
page 539).
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In order for the functions described in this
section to work correctly, the Bluetooth
® head-
set must be linked to COMAND (
page 180).
Please make sure any Bluetooth
® headset linked
with the mobile phone is switched off or that the
headset is linked with COMAND before you in-
sert the mobile phone in the cradle (page 539)
and use the telephone functions with COMAND.

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COMAND telephone*
Functional restrictions
You will not be able to use the telephone,
or you may have to wait a while, in the fol-
lowing situations:

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


If the mobile phone is not inserted in
the cradle.


SIM card is not inserted in GSM type
phone.Notes about COMAND telephone fea-
tures using a Bluetooth
® connection
Many of the Mercedes-Benz approved mo-
bile phones, cradles and adaptors avail-
able for use in your vehicle utilize
Bluetooth
® technology to communicate
with each other and the vehicle. Depend-
ing on your phone brand and model, the
number of in-vehicle or on-display
COMAND telephone features supported
via Bluetooth® communication, and thus
available for your use, may vary.
The descriptions and illustrations in this
section are based on the use of fully com-
patible Mercedes-Benz approved mobile
phones and cradles that do not utilize Blue-
tooth
® technology to communicate with
each other. If your vehicle is equipped with
integrated Bluetooth
® functionality than a
Bluetooth
® capable mobile phone, head-
set, Laptop, PDA, etc. is required to utilize
those features.For additional information about
Mercedes-Benz approved Bluetooth
® mo-
bile phones and related accessories please
contact the Mercedes-Benz Customer As-
sistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
or your nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Switching telephone on or off
Switching on: Insert mobile phone
into cradle when COMAND is switched
on.
or

Switch on the mobile phone
(see mobile phone operating instruc-
tions).

Switching off: Select “Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Telephone OFF”.
or

Switch off mobile phone (see mobile
phone operating instructions).
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The roof cargo container* may impair mo-
bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove
the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle
(
page 539) to make a call.