X
Sel ect Blu etooth Pho
nes and
pressW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Update .
X Sel ect Options by
sliding VY the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssing W to
confi rm.
X Sel ect ExternalAuthorization and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
X Star tthe Bluetoo th®
sea rch onthe mob ile
ph one (see the mob ile ph one opera ting
ins tructio ns).
X Sel ect COMAND (MB Bluetooth )
on the
mob ile ph one .
X Enter thepassco deon the mob ile ph one
wh en req uested toand then enteritin
COMA ND. Connect
inganot hermob ilephone
If you have authorizedmor eth an onemob ile
phon e,you can swit chbet ween theind ivid ual
phon es.
i You canonlyswit chtoano ther auth orized
phon eif you arenotcurr ently mak ingacall .
X Se lec tthe mobile phoneinthe Bluetooth ®
telephones listbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
The selected mobilephoneissearched for
and conn ected ifit is within Bluetooth ®
range andifBluetooth ®
is activated.
Only onemobile phonecanbeconn ected
at any one time. Thecurrent lyconn ected
mobile phoneisindicated bythe #dot in
the Bluetooth ®
telephones list
(Y page 104). Displaying
details
X Press the% functionbutton on
COMAND.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Bluetooth Phones and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select thedesired mobilephoneinthe
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select Options by
sliding VYandpress
W toconfirm .
X Select Details and
press Wtoconfirm .
The following information concerning the
selected mobilephoneisshown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availa bilitystatus (isshown afteranew
search)
R authorization status
X To close thedetailed view:turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller. De-registering
(de-authorizing) a
mobile phone
Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LLCrecommen dsde-
authorization onboth COMAND andonthe
mobile phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the% functionbutton on
COMAND.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Bluetooth Phones and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select thedesired mobilephoneinthe
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.106
Telephony viathe Bluetooth ®
interfaceTelephone
Note
son HD Radi o™
i Thefu nctio nsofHD Radioi nclu de:
R digital trans mission inthe same
wa veb and sas ana log AM/FM .The
analog AM/FMstations remaininthe
same position whenselecting astati on
R ab ility tobro adcas tseveral program
str eams overasingle AM/FMfrequenc y
(e.g. HD1,HD 2etc .)
R int erferen ce-free, clear recept ion
R FM: sound inCD quality; AM:sound as
on analog FMstat ions
R awide range ofdata servic es,text-based
infor mation –name ofartist ,name of
song etc.–o nthe displa y.
For further information onHD Radi o,visit
htt p://www.hdrad io.com.
You candeactivate HDRadi ofor the selected
frequency inthe radio submenu. X
Select Radio in
the radio displa yby sliding
VÆ theCOMAND controller andpress W
to confirm .
X Select HDRadio and
press Wtoconfirm .
HD Radi ois deactivated ifthe check box
c isempty.
You hear theanalog program ofthis
frequency.
As soon asyou change toanother HDRadi o
frequency, theHDRadi ois reactivated. Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveba nd.
X Press the$ functionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired wavebandisselected.
i Repea tedlypressing thisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
waveba ndsinthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select FM ,
AM or
WB in
the radio displa yby
sliding VÆandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The waveba ndsubmenu isopened. 1
Waveband submenu(thecurrent ly
selected wavebandisindicated bythe
# dot)
X Select awaveba ndand press Wtoconfirm .
You willhear thelast station onthe
selected waveband. Rad
iomode
125Audio
Exam
ple displ ay:s tati onpre sets
X Sel ect apre set byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressand hold
W unti lyo uhe ar atone .
The stationisstored underthepreset.
Storing stations automatically This
function automaticall ystores stations
with adequ atereception. Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequency. Ifstations arefound,
COMAND storesthemstarting atmemory
slot 1.Storin gis complete whenthehighest
frequency hasbeen reached orwhen 10
stations havebeen found. Stations stored
manuall yin the preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
X Option 1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when thedispla y/selection windowis
active.
The station presetmenuappears.
X Option 2:select Presets by
sliding VÆ
and turning cVdtheCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconfirm.
The station presetmenuappears.
X Irrespective ofthe option, select
Autostore and
press Wtoconfirm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stations thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effect. Theavail able
stations areautomaticall ystored inthe
preset positions.
X To cance lstoring: selectCancel and
press Wtoconfirm. Weather
Band
Switching to X
Press the$ function buttonrepeatedly
until theWeather Bandisswitched on.
or
X Select thecurrently selectedwaveband
FM or
AM by
sliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select WB from
themenu andpress Wto
confirm.
Searching forachanne l X
Quic kselect: turncVd orslide XVY the
COMA NDcontroller while thed isplay/
selec tionwindow inthe radio display is
act ive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
Chann elsearc hscan sup ordown and
st ops atthe nextchan nelfoun d.
Selecting achanne lfrom thechann el
lis t X
Select Channe l by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears. Ra
dio mod e
127Audio
by
chann elnumber andallows youto
browse allavailable channels.
Selecting achanne l Chann
elsearc h
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe SatRadio displayisactive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
COMAND searchesinboth directions
(ascending anddescending) andstops at
the next channel foundinthe selected
category.
SatRa diomenu
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
The SatRadio menuappears. Entering
channelnumbers directly
Option 1
X Press thel button.
An input menu appears.
Option 2
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Enter Channel and
press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To enter achanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorrespo ndingnumbe r
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controllerand
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Channel List and
press Wto
confirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
Memor yfunct ions Stor
ingchannels
i There areten preset savailable.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/select ionwindow isactiv e.
or
X Select Preset s in
the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, thechann elpreset sappear.
The Rdot infron tof apreset entry
indicat esthat thecurren tlyselect ed
chann elisstor edunder thispreset . Sat
ellite radio
131Audio
Inser
ting discsintoth eDVD changer :
Load /ejectbut tonV
; Disc slot
The DVDc hanger hasafixed magazine with
six trays.
X To insert aCD/DVD intoth ema gaz ine
tr ay :pre sstheV load/ejec tb utt on.
Am enu shows thecurren tload status of
the magazine trays.Thelasttray selected
is identified byared digit. Magazine
menu
X Select themagazine traybyturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease Wait... message.
You then seethePlease InsertDisc
Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atatime. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards.
The DVD changer loadsthedisc intothe
selected magazine tray.Themessage
Loading Disc
i Itmay take some timeforthe disc tobe
loaded, depending onthe type ofdisc. Ifno
disc isinsert edfor approximately 20
seconds, thedisplay returnstothe
magazine menu.
The DVD changer playsthedisc if:
R ithas been insert edcorrec tly.
R itis apermissible typeofdisc. :
Full magazine tray(eject functionis
availa ble)
; Empt ymagazine tray(disc canbe
insert ed) 134
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio
X
To exitthe men u:pre ssthe V eject/
lo ad button againo rpress thek button.
or
X Select Back by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X To fill empty magazine trays:pressthe
V load/eject button.
The maga zinemenu appears.
X Select FillEmpty Slots .
You seethePlease Wait... messa
ge.
COMAND switches tothe next empty
maga zinetray. Youthen seethePlease Insert
Disc
ge.
i Never insertadata mediumbefore
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamaga zine
tray atatime.
X Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards .
You seethePlease Wait... messa
ge.
Once thedisc isloa ded, theDVD changer
swi tches tothe next empty tray.Yousee
the Please Insert Disc
ge.
X Rep eatthis step until alltrays areloaded.
The DVD changer willpla ythe lastdisc
loaded ifit has been inserted cor rectlyand
is of aperm issible type.Thisapplies even
if not alltrays have been loaded withadisc.
X To comp letetheinser tion: press the
V eject/load buttonagain orpress the
k button.
Eject ingdiscs from theDVD chang er If
you remo veone disc while playing another
disc, theDVDc hanger interrupts playback.
Play back continues oncethedisc hasbeen
eject ed. X
To eject aCD/DVD: presstheV load/
ej ec tbut ton.
or
X Se lec tBac k by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and press
W toconfirm .
The mag azine men uappea rs.T he magazine
tray with thecurrent discishighlighted. :
Ejec tpossible
; Disc type
= Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc)
? Current disc
X Select amagazine traycont aining adisc by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
You seetheEjecting Disc
Youthen seethefollowing
message. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
135Audio Z
Stop
function
This funct ionisonly availa bleinaudi oDVD
mode.
X Switch onaudi oDVD mode (Ypage 137).
X To interru ptplayback: selectÉby
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ. É
remains highlighted.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interr upted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interr upted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconf irm.
or
X Select Éandconf irmbypressing W
twice inrapid succession.
Ì ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back starts atthe beginning ofthe
DVD . Selec
tingaudio CD/DVD/MP3 discs
Selec tingviathe media list X
In audio CD/DVD andMP3 mode: select
Media by
sliding VÆorturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X In audio CD/DVD mode only:press W
the COMAND controller when thedisplay /
selection windowisactive.
The media listappears. The#dot
indicates thecurrent medium beingplayed. Media
list
The media listshows thediscs current ly
availa ble. Media
list Magazine
trays,positions 1to6: readable
data media areaudio CDs,MP3CDsorMP3
DVD s,audio DVDsand video DVDs. Memory
card,position 7 MUSIC
REGISTER, position8 Bluetooth
®
audio, position 9 Media
Interface, position 0 i
Ifadata medium isnot readable, anentr y
appears behindthemagazine trayoryou
receive amessage ifyou have selected the
memory card.
X Select thedata medium byturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
i Ifyou select avideo DVD,the system
switches tovideo DVDmode
(Y page 162). Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
139Audio Z
The
track sin the curren tlyactive folderare
played inrandom order.
X To select options: switchonaudio CD/
DVD orMP3 mode (Ypage 137).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 by
sliding VÆand
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The options listappears. The#dot
indicates theoption selected.
X Select anoption byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irm.
The option isswitched on.For alloptions
except "Normal tracksequence", youwill
see acorrespon dingdisplay inthe display /
selection window.Seetheexample ofthe
display inaudio CDmode (Ypage 137).
i The "Normal tracksequence" optionis
automatically selectedwhenyouchange
the medium youarecurren tlylistenin gto
or when youselect adifferent medium. If
an option isselected, itremains selected
after COMAND isswitched onoroff. Notes
onMP3 mode
Permissible discs R
CD-R andCD-RW
R DVD -Rand DVD -RW
R DVD +Rand DVD +RW
R PCMCIA memorycard
Permissible filesystems R
ISO 9660 /Joliet standard forCDs
R UDF foraudio andvideo DVDs
R FAT1 6or FAT3 2for PCMCIA memorycards
with storage medium
Multisession CDs For
multisession CDs,thecont entofthe first
session determin eshow COMAND will
process theCD. COMAND playsonlyone
session andgives priority tothe audio CD
session. If
possible, useCOMAND toplay only CDs
which havebeen written inone session.
File structur eof adat acarr ier When
youcreate adisc with compressed
music files,thetrack scan beorganized in
folders. Afolder mayalsocontainsubfolders.
A disc cancont ainam axim umof25 5fold ers.
Eac hfold ercan contain amax imum of
25 5track sand 255subf older s.
The disc may contain nomor eth an eigh t
dire ctory leve ls.File sbeyon dth eeigh thleve l
will notb erecogn izedbythe system.
Tr ack and filenames When
youcreat eadisc with compr essed
music files,youcan assign names tothe
trac ksand folders.
COMAND usesthese names accordingly for
the display. Folderswhichcontain data other
than MP3 orWMA tracksare not displayed by
COMAND .
If MP3 orWMA filesarestor edinthe root
direct oryitself, theroot direct orywill also be
treat edasafolder. COMAND willthen show
the name ofthe root direct oryasthe folder
name.
You must observe thefollowing when
assigning tracknames :
R track nam esmust haveatleast 1
ch arac ter.
R track nam esmust havetheex tens ion
"mp3 "or "wma".
R there must beafull stop bet ween thetrack
nam eand theex tens ion .
Ex ample ofaco rrect track nam e:
Trac k1.m p3
i COMA NDdoes notsuppor tID3 tags. Au
dio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
143Aud io Z