
Vehi
cle equi pmen t
i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Display
settings Setting
thebrightness
The brightn essdetect edbythe COMAND
light sensor affectsthe sett ingoptions forthis
funct ion.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Display andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select Brightness andpress Wto
conf irm. :
The needle pointstothe current setting
X Adjust thebrightn essbyturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. Display
design
Your COMAND displayfeatures optimized
designs foroperation duringdaytime and
nightt imehours. Youcancustomiz ethe
design tosuit your personal preferenc esby manually
selecting dayornight design oropt
for anautomatic setting.
X Press theSbutton .
X Select Settings byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Display andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select DayMode, Night Modeor
Automatic byturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The äicon indicates thecurrent setting. Design Explanat
ion Day
Mode The
display isset
permanent lyto day
design. Night
Mode The
display isset
permanent lyto night
design. Automatic The
display design
changes, depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination. i
When theAutomatic settingisselected,
COMAND evaluatesthereadings fromthe
automatic vehiclelightsensor and
switches betweenthedisplay designs
automatically. Time
settings General
information
If COMAND isequipped withanavigation
system andhasGPS reception ,COMAND
automatically setsthetime anddate. Youcan
also adjust thetime yourself in30- minute
increm ents,but thedate cannotbe changed.
i Ifyou setthe time in30- minute
increm ents,any time zonesett ings and
sett ings forchanging betweensummerand
standard timearelost (Ypage 39). 38
Tim
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Inser
ting aPCMCIA memorycard :
PCMCI Amemory cardslot
X Inser tthe memory cardintothe slot. The
side with thecontact smust face
downwards andpoint towards theslot.
COMAND loadsthememory cardand
shows amessage tothis effec t.Ifno MP3
trac kscan befound, youwillsee amessage
to this effec t.
Ejecting aPCMCIA memorycard :
Eject button
; PCMCIA memorycardslot
X Press ejectbutt on : twice.
The mem orycardis ejec ted.
X Remo vethemem orycardfrom slot ;. Swit
chingto CD/au dioDVD orMP3
mod e
Op tion 1 X
Inser taC D/DVD (Ypage 128) oraP CMCIA
mem orycard(Y page 131).
COMA NDloads themed iuminserted and
st art sto play it.
Op tion2 X
Pre ssthee function button.
i This switches tothelast disc mode
sele cted (CD /audi oDV D/ vide oDV D/
MP3 ).COMA NDwill access alldisc sin the
DV Dc hanger, thememory card,theMUSIC
REGISTER orthe Media Interface.
X Select anaudi omedium fromthemedia list
(Y page 133).
Option 3 X
Select Audiointhe main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
If disc mode wasthelast mode selected, it
will now beactive.
If another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch todisc mode inthe audi o
menu.
X Select Audiobysliding ZVandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
The audi omenu appears.
X Select DiscorMemory Cardandpress
W toconfirm .
The desired discmode isactivated.
X Select anaudi omedium fromthemedia list
(Y page 133). Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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Note
son discs
Th ere maybe play ba ck pro blems when
pl ay ing cop ieddi scs .There arealarge variety
of discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabel sto the discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND. Stickers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recognit ionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommodate
discs which comply withtheEN60908
standard. Youcantherefore onlyusediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudiodata onthe other), they
cannot beeject edand candamage
COMAND.
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
If video DVDsdon otconf orm tothe NTSC or
PAL TVstandards, theymaycreate picture,
sound orother problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced according tothe following
standards:
R Region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e)
i Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffe rent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC TVstandard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case. i
COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed amaximum offive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andejecting aDVD
X Pro cee das descri bedin the "Inser ting and
ejec ting CDs andDVDs" section
(Y page 128) . Sw
itchin gto video DVD mode
Opti on1 X
Inse rtavid eo DVD.
CO MAND load sthe med iumi nser tedand
sta rts toplay it.
X To dis play thepicture: pressthe e
bu tton.
Opti on2 X
Pre ssthe efunctio nbu tton.
CO MAND switch estothe previous disc
op era ting mod e.
If vid eo DVD modewa sthe last mod e
sel ecte d,itwi llnow beacti ve. DVD
video mode
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X
Sel ect System Settingsusing the :
bu tton andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Languageusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The list of langu ages appe ars .The # dot
indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select alanguage usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
The Rear SeatEntertainment System
activates theselected language. Toggling
thedisplay design
X Select System Settings usingthe:
button andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select DayMode, Night Modeor
Automatic usingthe9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm .
The äicon indicates thecurrent setting. Desig
n Explanation
Day
Mode The
displa yis set
permanent lyto day
design. Night
Mode The
displa yis set
permanent lyto night
design. Automatic The
displa ydesign
changes, depending on
the vehicle instrumen t
cluster illumination. Setting
thebrightness
X Select System Settings usingthe:
button andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select Brightness usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
image dimsorbrightens according tothe
bar position onthe scale. Hiding/showing
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off
in the system menuusingthe:;
button son the remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safety
note G
War
ning
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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