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system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable station/
channel.
or
X Press and hold button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel 18
.
Selecting stations using station presets i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of

a preset position indicates that the
currently selected station is saved there.
X Select station preset by rotating cVd or
sliding ZVÆ and press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM. Entering the frequency using the
COMAND controller
X
Select Radio Q Enter Frequency.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increasing or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
i You can

only select available frequencies.
X Selecting the next number: Slide VY.
X Confirming frequency entry: Press W.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
i If you enter a frequency which is outside
the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to
the next lowest frequency.
Entering the frequency using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter frequency using buttons Å -
Ã.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
Selecting channels using the WB
channel i
This function

is only available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q WB
Q Channel.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
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Example display in audio DVD mode
:
Disc type
; Track name
= Disc number
? Disc name (only when saved on the disc)
A Elapsed track time
B Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
C Sound settings
D Current playback option
E Medium selection
F Track search
G Stop function
H Pause function
I Audio DVD functions
Example display in MP3 mode :
Disc type
; Disc number
= File name or track name (ID3 tags)
? Medium or folder name
A Current playback option B
Elapsed track time
C Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
D Sound settings
E Medium selection
F Track search
G Artist (ID3 tags)
H MP3 functions CD/DVD/MP3 functions
Stop function i
This function is only available in audio
DVD mode.
X Stopping playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q ± (twice).
X Restarting playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q M.
Playback restarts at the beginning of the
DVD.
Pause function In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode
X
Pausing playback: Press button 8 on
the multifunction steering wheel briefly.
X Continuing playback: Press button 8
on the multifunction steering wheel briefly
once more.
In audio DVD mode only
X Pausing playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q «.
M appears instead of «.
X Continuing playback: Select Audio Q
Audio Q DVD-A Q M.
« appears instead of M. COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
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Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media
X
Select Audio Q Media.
The media
list appears. The dot # indicates
the currently selected medium.
X Select a medium.
or
X Enter a media number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Å
(Y page 70).
Selecting a track Selecting by skipping tracks
X
Skipping forward or backward: Slide
XVY or rotate cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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.
i The skip

forward function takes you to the
next track. The skip backward function
takes you to the beginning of the current
track, provided it has been played for
longer that 8 seconds. When the track has
been played for less than 8 seconds, you
will skip to the track before the current one.
When you switch on the option Random
Tracks, the track is chosen at random.
Selecting a track using the telephone
keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter track number using buttons ´ -
Å.
Fast forward/rewind X
Select the main area.
X Slide XVY and hold until the desired track
part is reached. Track search You can use the following criteria to search
for tracks:
R
Current Track List
R Folder
R Keyword Search
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Genres
R Composers
R Year
X Press W during playback while the main
area is selected.
or
X Select Audio Q Search.
The list of search criteria appears.
X Select a search criteria and press W.
The track list appears.
X Select a track and press W.
Copying audio data to hard disk (audio
CD mode only) You can copy audio data to the internal hard
disk while in audio CD mode using the
REC
function.
X Select Audio Q Media.
X Select an audio CD.
X Select REC.
The copy menu appears.
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X
Continuing playback: Select M.
Play is
continued from the point at which it
was stopped.
X Stopping playback: Select ¯
again while
playback is stopped.
or
X Select ¯ twice in quick succession during
playback.
X Resuming playback:

Select M.
Playback starts again from the beginning. Pause playback
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Pause playback: Select II.
In the display, II changes to M.
X Continue playback: Select M.
Play is
continued from the point at which it
was stopped. Selecting scene/chapter
Entering scene/chapter using the
COMAND controller X
Make sure that the control menu is shown
(Y page 176).
X Skipping forwards or back: Slide X
VY or
turn cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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. Entering the scene/chapter using the
telephone keypad X
Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter scene/chapter using buttons j -
x.
COMAND tunes in to the scene/chapter
entered. Selecting film/track
i This function is only available if the DVD
is comprised of several films/tracks.
X Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select DVD-V Q DVD Functions Q
Title Selection.
A selection list appears.
X Select a film/track. Screen settings
Setting brightness, contrast and color X
Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
X Select DVD-V Q Brightness Q
Contrast or Color.
X Changing settings: Slide ZVÆ or turn
cVd until you reach the desired setting.
X Saving settings: Press W.
Changing the picture format X
Select Video Q Video DVD.
X Show the menu system, if necessary
(Y page 176).
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From another main function
X
Press shortcut button R.
COMAND activates the last selected disc
mode.
i When media interface operation was
selected before, it is now activated.
X Select MediaQ Media Interface.
The media list appears. The dot #
indicates the currently played medium.
i When no device is connected, Media
Interface instead of the device name
appears.
If COMAND does not support the
connected device, the message Device
incompatible. appears. The device will
be listed in the media list as Not
Available. When two devices are
connected, the message Please ensure
that only one device is connected.
appears.
X Confirm with W.
COMAND activates a connected device. A
corresponding message appears.
Afterwards, the basic display appears. Example illustration: iPod
®
operation
: Disc type
; Track number
= Track name
? Elapsed track time (graphical display)
A Elapsed track time B
Track number (graphical display)
C Current playback option (no display in
“Normal Track Sequence”)
D Sound settings
E Media list
F Album name (if available)
G Categories, playlists and/or folders
H Artist (if available)
I Submenu for basic settings
i The connected disc type : is identified
by the respective symbols for iPod ®
, MP3
player, or USB storage device.
i When the connected device does not
contain tracks that can be played, a
corresponding message appears.
Within the audio functions X
Connect an external device (Y page 184).
COMAND activates the device. Afterwards,
the basic display appears.
or
X Select Audio Q Media Interface. Selecting audio files
i COMAND lists the stored data on an
iPod ®
, MP3 player, or USB storage device
according to their own respective file
structure.
Selecting by skipping tracks X
Skipping forward or backward: Slide
XVY or rotate cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel 24
.
i The skip forward function takes you to the
next track. The skip backward function
takes you to the beginning of the current
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Approach 1: Selecting vehicle
functions via the main area of the
COMAND display
:
Menu item Vehicle
; Main area
X Select menu item Vehicle :.
Main area ; is active. You can select the
individual vehicle functions by sliding
XVY or rotating cVd.
Approach 2: Selecting vehicle
functions via the submenu :
Submenu
X Select Vehicle Q Vehicle.
Submenu : opens. In the submenu, you
can select the individual vehicle functions
by sliding ZVÆ or rotating cVd and
confirming the selection with W.
The following sections always describe
approach 1. Extending or retracting rear window
sunshade
i The components and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).
This function is used to extend or retract the
rear sunshade. G
Warning!
When operating the rear window sunshade,
be sure that there is no danger of anyone
being harmed by the extending or retracting
procedure.
i At temperatures below -4‡ (-20†), the
rear window sunshade is switched off. X
Select Vehicle.
The main area is active.
X Selecting Rear Window Sunshade
function: Slide XVY or rotate cVd.
X Opening/closing rear window
sunshade: Press W. Setting easy-entry/exit feature
i The components and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68). G
Warning!
You must make sure no one can become
trapped or injured by the moving steering
wheel and driver’s seat when the easy-entry/
exit feature is activated. 190
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To stop seat/steering wheel movement, do
one of the following:
R
Press seat adjustment switch.
R Move steering wheel adjustment stalk.
R Press one of the memory position buttons
or the memory button M.
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
Use this function to have the steering wheel
move up and/or the driver’s seat move back
when entering the vehicle. You select the
following settings:
R OFF, the easy-entry/exit function is
switched off
R Steering Column, the steering wheel
moves up
R Steering Column and Seat , the steering
wheel moves up and the driver’s seat
moves back X
Select Vehicle.
The main area is active.
X Selecting Easy Entry/Exit Feature:
Slide XVY or rotate cVd and press W.
X Selecting setting: Slide ZVÆ or rotate
cVd and press W.
The dot # indicates the currently selected
setting. Setting interior/exterior lighting
delayed shut-off (night security
illumination)
i The components and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).
Interior lighting: You can set if and for how
long the interior lighting remains on in
darkness after you have removed the
SmartKey from the starter switch.
Exterior lighting: You can set if and for how
long the exterior lighting remains on in
darkness after closing the doors. The exterior
lighting goes out automatically after the set
time has elapsed.
You can select between the following
settings:
R 0 seconds, delayed shut-off is switched off.
R 15, 30, 45, 60 seconds, delayed shut-off is
switched on.
i You can reactivate this function by
reopening a door within 1 minute. When
you do not open or close a door or you do
not close an opened door after removing
the SmartKey from the starter switch, the
exterior lighting will go out after
60 seconds. X
Select Vehicle.
The main area is active.
X Selecting Interior Lighting Delayed
Shut-off or Exterior Lighting COMAND vehicle menu
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bolsters. This function improves driving
comfort and pleasure.
X
Select seat (Y page 198).
X Selecting Dynamic Seat: Slide XVY or
rotate cVd.
X Confirming selection: Press W.
A scale appears.
You can choose between:
R 0: off
R 1: level 1 (Less lateral support and slow
air pressure build-up in the air chambers
of the seat backrest side bolsters.)
R 2: level 2 (Strong lateral support and fast
air pressure build-up in the air chambers
of the seat backrest side bolsters.) X
Slide ZVÆ or rotate cVd until desired
setting is reached.
X Saving setting: Press W.
Massage
X Select seat (Y page 198).
X Selecting Massage: Slide XVY or rotate
cVd.
X Confirming selection: Press W.
A list appears. You can choose between
different types of massage: The current setting is indicated by a solid circle.
X
Slide ZVÆ or rotate cVd until desired
setting is reached.
X Saving setting: Press W.
i Depending on the setting, the massage
function runs for about 7 to 10 minutes. Instrument cluster control system
Introduction
The control system is activated as soon as the
starter switch is in position 2.
The control system enables you to call up
information about your vehicle and to change
vehicle settings.
For example, you can use the control system
to find out when your vehicle is next due for
maintenance service, to call up statistical
data on your vehicle, and much more. G
Warning!
A driver’s attention to the road and traffic
conditions must always be his/her primary
focus when driving.
For your safety and the safety of others,
selecting features through the multifunction
steering wheel should only be done by the
driver when traffic and road conditions permit
it to be done safely.
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
14 m) every second. Instrument cluster control system
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