2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CABRIOLET radio

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vide oDVD (PCM,dts and Dolby Digital
au dio formats)
R AUX
Becau sesome DVDs contain bothstereo and
mul tichannel audio formats, itmay be
necessa ryto set the audio format
(Y pag e142).
i The Logic7 ®
On function
createsa
surrou ndsound experienceforevery
pas senger whenplaying, forexampl e,
stereo recordi ngs.Itenabl esoptimu m
pla yba ckofmusi cand films onCD, audio
DVD orvid eo DVD with mu lticha nnel audio
form ats,su ch asMLP ,dts orDol byDig ital.
Thi sres ults insou ndcha racteri stics like
thos einte ndedby the soundeng ineer
wh en the original wasreco rded.
i Ifyo usel ect Log ic7 ®
Off ,
al lpe rmi ssible
form atsareplay ed asstor edon the
med ium. Due tothe design ofthe
pa sse nge rcompartmen t,an optimum
audio experienc ecann otbe guaranteed for
all passengers.
i Discs which support theaudio formats
ment ioned havethefollowing logos: Dolby
Digital dts MLP
Switching surround sound on/off Ex
ample: switching onsurround soundfor
radio mode
X Press the$ functionbutton .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband. X
Select Sound by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select surround and
press Wtoconf irm. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
37Ataglance Z

X
Sel ect Logic7 ®
On or
Log ic7 ®
Off by
turni ngcVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Depe nding on your sel ecti on, surrou nd
sou ndissw itche don oroff and themenu
is exi ted.
X To exitthe men uwi thout saving:pre ss
the k back button orslide XVY the
CO MAND controller.
i Plea se note thefollowi ng: forthe
opti mum audio expe rience forall
pa sse nger swh en LOG IC7®
is sw itche don,
the balance and fadersetti ngsshould be
set tothe center ofthe vehicleinter ior.
Yo uwi llach ieve the best sou ndresults by
pl ay ing high-q uality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks shouldha ve ab itrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
the medium waverange(MW) inradio
mode.
Surr ound- soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Climate
controlstatusdisplay
If you change thesettings ofthe climate
cont rolsystem (seethevehicle Operator's
Manual ),the climate statusdisplayappea rs
for three seconds atthe bottom ofthe screen
in the COMAND display.Itdispla ysthe
current settings ofthe various climate control
function s. The
climate statusdisplayappea rswhen:
X You turn oneofthe two temperature
cont rolsandsetthe temperature tothe left
or right.
or
X You press oneofthe followi ngbuttons:
K Increases airflow
I Decreases airflow
¿ Switches climatecontrolon/off
á Switches theZONE function on/off
à Switches onautomatic climate
cont rol
ñ Setstheclimate controlstyle to
automatic mode(FOCUS/MED IUM/
DIFF USE)
_ Setstheairdistribution
¬ Switches onthe defrost function
Ù Switches onmaximum cooling
i You cansetthe climate controlstyle in
automatic modewithautomatic climate
cont rol.
i The climate statusdisplaydoes not
appea rwhen theimage fromtherear view
camera isdispla yed. The
climate statusdisplay inthe COMAND display
(example) 38
Climate
controlstatusdisplayAt aglance

Voi
ceContro lSys tem settin gs Ac
tiva ting/deac tivatingthe help
wi ndo w
In additio nt othe audib leinstr uctions, the
help window willshow youother inform ation
during voicecontroloperation andthe
individuali zationprocess.
X Press theW button .
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic and
press Wto
conf irm.
X Select HelpWindow and
press Wto
conf irm.
You have switched thehelp window on
O oroff ª. Individualiza
tion
Introdu ction You
canusetheindividuali zationfunctionto
fine tune theVoice Control System toyour
voice andtherefor eimprove voice
recogn ition.However, thiswillaffect the
system's abilitytorecogn izethe voices of
other users. Forthis reason thisfunct ioncan
be switched off(Ypage 46).
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000EV consistsof two parts and
lasts about fiveminutes. Itinvolves training
the system usingacert ainnumber of
numerical sequences andvoice comman ds.Star
ting new individualiza tion It
is only possible tostart individuali zation
when thevehicle isstation ary.Before
start ing,switch offalldevices orfunct ions
which couldinterfere,such asthe radio orthe
navigation system.Afterstart ingthe session,
the system guidesyouthrough thetrainin g
with spoken instructions.
X Press theW button .
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Linguatronic and
press Wto
conf irm.
X Select Start NewIndividualiz ation and
press Wtoconf irm.
You seeand hear aprompt askingwhether
you would likefurther informat ion.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconf irm.
If you select No ,
the first part of
individuali zationbegins. Youhear aprompt
asking whether youwould liketotrain the
system innumbers orinvoice comman ds.
Aft erselecting Yes ,
you seeaninformat ion
display andhear inform ationregarding the
individuali zationprocess. Thefirst part of
individuali zationthenbegins automatically.
X To close thedisplay: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
You hear aprompt askingwhether you
would liketotrain thesystem innumbers
or invoice comman ds. Voice
Control System settings
45Systemsettings

Traffi
crepo rts Co
ndi tions
To rece ivereal-time trafficrep orts via
sa tel lite radio, youreq uire:
R op tio nal lyavailabl e sa tel lite radio
eq uipme nt
R asu bs cri pti on toSIR IUS XMSate llite Radio
Tra fficM essage Service
Furt herinfor mation onsatellite radiois
available inthe "Satellite radio"section
(Y page 128).
COMAND canreceive trafficreport svia
satellite radioandtake these intoaccoun tfor
route guidance inthe navigation system.
Received trafficreports aredisplay edinthe
map either astext oras icons. Real-t
imetraffic repor tson the map
COMAND canshow certaintraffic incident s
on the map. Traffic reports areshown onthe
map atscales of0.0 5mi to20 mi.
X To hide themenu: slideZVtheCOMAND
cont roller and,when theFull Screen menu
itemisshown, pressWtoconf irm.
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
display .
X Turn cVd theCOMAND controller untilthe
desired mapscale isset. 1
Icon delimiting thesection ofthe route
affect ed
2 Icon indicating anincident onthe route
(traffic flow) 3
Dest ination
4 Map scale 78
Tr
affic repor tsNavigation system

Reg
isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXM traffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe traff icrep ort provider'spho ne
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youcan also have the satell ite service
acti vate donli ne. Todo so, visitthe SIRIUS
XM Radio we bsi teat
http:// www.sirius.c om(USA) or
http:// www.siriusc anada.c om
(C ana da).
Once theconnecti onhasbee nestablished:
X Follow theinstruct ionsofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registration isnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account. Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinates ofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Position in
the navigation system
menu barbysliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconfirm. Example
display:compass
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinates
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinates
B Currently setsteering angleofthe front
wheels
i Todispla ycurrent height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. SteeringangleBcan bea
maximum of35° inboth directions.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress thek button. Updat
ingthe digital map
Introduction The
digital mapbecomes outdatedinthe
same wayasconven tionalroadmaps.
Optimal routeguidancecanonly beprovided
by the navigation systeminconj unction with
the most up-to-date mapsoftware.
Information aboutnew version sof the digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter .You canhave the
digital mapupdated atthe centerwith aDVD ,
or you can update themap yourself. Addit
ional settings
97Navigation system Z

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The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
digital map.During thistime, youwillonly
be able toswitch onradio mode andto
accept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
completed morequickly ifthe vehicle is
station ary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengine
switched offand thestart erbattery has
insufficien tpower, COMAND may
automatically switchoffduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe battery. Ifthis
occurs, restarttheupdate withtheengine
runnin g. G
WARNIN
G
Never leavetheengine runningin an enclosed
space. Theexhaust gasescontaincarbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes
a health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
consc iousness oreven death.
Upda tingprocess X
Insert theDVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 134).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compatible withthenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, COMAND
start supdating thedigital map.
If the map data hasalready beeninstalled,
the display showsversion dataanda
message tothis effect .
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
While theupdate isrunnin g,you willsee a
message tothis effect andaprogress bar.The
navigation systemisnot operational untilthe
update iscomplete.
i You cann oteject theDVD during the
update. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinter rupted. It then
continues fromwhere itwas
interr upted whenthesystem isrestart ed.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
during theupdate.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
X Insert therequested DVD.
Once theupdate hasbeen successfully
completed, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the update isnot successfully completed,
you willsee amessage thatthemap update
is not possible.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 98
Additional
settingsNavigation system

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradiorecept ion. Switching
torad iomode
Opt ion 1 X
Press the$ function button .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last stationplayed onthe last waveband
select ed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The audio menu appears. Ex
ample display: audiomenu
: Main function bar
; Current audiooperatin gmode
= Audio menu
X Select FM / AM radio by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Ex
ample display: HDRadio
: Display window withstationsett ings
; Preset position ofthe select edstat ion
= Name ofthe select edstat ion(icon forHD
Radio andnumber ofsubprogram)
? Frequenc yof the select edstat ion
A Sound settings
B FM radio, AMradio orWB radio
C Program information
D Memory functions
E Radio functions 124
Rad
iomod eAudio

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
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