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
Step
1:Selec tingtracks toimport X
Select Tracks by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. :
Torecord allmusic files(standard)
; Torecord individual tracksO
= Toconf irmyour selection
If you donot select anytrack s,every trackon
the CDwill beimported.
Step 2:Selec tingthetarget folder X
Select Folder by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. :
Tocreate anew folder (standard)
; Exist ingfolders
= Currently selectedfolder
X Select afolder byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm. If
you donot select atarget folder, anew one
will becreated.
Step 3:Beginning theimport X
Select Start by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Inform ationabout theimport source and
target aswell asthe progress isdisplay ed. The
Audio CDbasic display automatically
appea rsafter successful import.
X To cancel importing:during importing,
conf irmCancel by
pressing Wthe
COMAND controller.
The Audio CDbasic display appears. Dele
ting allmusic files
This funct iondeletes allmusic filesfrom the
MUSIC REGISTER.
! The deletion procedure maytake several
minutes. Inorder toprevent malfunction s,
do not use COMAND duringthisperiod.
X Select Music Register by
sliding VÆand
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Delete AllMusic Files and
press Wtoconf irm.
Aq uery appear s.No is
high light ed.
If you sele ctYes ,
all musi cfiles aredelet ed.
You seethePlea seWait ... mess
age.
Then ,you seetheDele tion Procedure Succ
essful mess
age. 146
MUSIC
REGISTERAudio
If
you select No ,
the process willbe aborted . Call
ingupmemory spaceinfo
X Select Music Register by
slid ing VÆ and
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Memory Info and
press Wto
confirm.
The follo wing isdisp layed:
R storage capacity
R avai lablememory
R occupie dmemory
R content (folders,tracks) Fol
der functio ns
Introductio n You
canview thecontent ofthe MUSIC
REGISTER, changefolderortrack names and
dele teindivi dualfolders ortracks.
Call ingupthe MUSIC REGISTE R X
Select Folder by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller whenthe
disp lay/selection windowisactive.
You seethecontent sof the current folder. :
Folder selection symbol
; Current folder
= Icon formusic file
X To swi tch tothe superordinate folder:
select theÒ iconandpress Wto
confirm.
The displaychanges tothe next folder up.
Changi ngthe folder/ trackname X
Select Folder by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select afolder/track byturning cVd.
X Select Options by
slid ing VY andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Change and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Ent eraname forthe folder/track.
X To save thechange s:select ¬and
press Wtoconfirm.
De letin gfolders/ tracks X
Select Folder by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select afolder/track byturning cVd.
X Select Options by
slid ing VY andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Delete and
press Wtoconfirm.
Aq uery appear s.No is
high light ed.
If you selectYes ,
th efol der s/track sare
delet ed.You seethePle ase wait... MUS
ICREG ISTER
147Audio Z
i
iPod ®
is aregis tered trademark ofApple
In c.,Cupert ino,Californ ia,USA .
Sup ported iPod ®
var iant s The
followin gare exam plesofsupport ed
iPod ®
varian ts:
R iPod ®
min i
R iPod ®
nan o
R iPod ®
class ic
R iPod ®
touc h
Sup ported USB devices The
followin gUSB devic esare support ed:
R USB stick s(flash memo ry)
R USB hard drivesrequirin gast art up/
perm anentcurr entofamaxim umof
800 mA(itmay benec essary tocon necta
separat epower supply)
R cer tain MP3 players
i The Media Inter face support sUSB
st orage media of"USB DeviceSubc lass6".
In for mat ionconcerningUSB Device
Subc lass6isavail able from theequip ment
manufacturer.
For details andalist ofsupported devices,
visit http://www .mbusa-mobile.com. Or
call theMercedes-Benz CustomerAssistance
Center at
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372) (for
the USA) orCustomer Relations at
1-80 0-38 7-0100(for Canada ). Conne
ctinganexternal device
i Donot leave extern aldevices inthe
vehicle astheir correct function cannotbe
guara nteed ifthey aresubjected to
extreme temperatures, e.g.ifsubjected to
direct sunlight orvery lowoutside
temperatures (seetheoperating
instruct ionsofthe respective device).
Mercedes-Benz USA,LLCaccepts no
liab ility fordamage toextern aldevices. Never
connectmore thanonedevice ata
time. Youwillotherwise notbeable toplay
back fromtheextern aldevice. :
Four-pin socketfor⅛inch stereo jack,
e.g. forMP3 players(audio and video)
; iPod ®
plug, toconn ectaniPod ®
= USB socket ,to conn ectUSB devices
? Example ofdevice, iPod®
X Connect theextern aldevice withsuitabl e
socket :,;or=.
COMAND activatesthedevice.
If you remove adevice, theNoDevice Connected message
appears.
i Aconn ected iPod®
or MP3 playershould
not besimultaneousl yoperated viathe
Media Interfaceand theremote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control), asthis
may produce unpredictable results.
i Connectin gafully discharged iPod®
or
MP3 playercan result inan extended
initialization period.
Malfunction messagesappearwhile the
device isbeing activated if:
R COMAND doesnotsupport thedevice
conn ected (External Device Unavailable ).
R the conn ected device consumes toomuch
power.
R the Media Interface connection isfaulty.
i Consult anauthorized Mercedes-Ben z
Center ifrequired. Media
Interface mode
153Audio Z
Playing
backthecontents ofa
category orfolder
X Select thecategory orfolder byturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller forlonger
than twoseconds.
The cont entofthe category orfolder
selected isplay edinaccordance withthe
play back option (Ypage 142)selected. Alphabetical
track selec tion
iPod ®
and MP3 players This
funct ionisavaila bleforalphab etically
sorted categories andfolders. Thisfunct ion
is not availa bleforalbu msorplay lists, for
example.
X Select acategory, e.g.Artists ,
by turnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
The availa bleartists aredisplay ed.
X Press thecorrespon dingnumber keyonce
or several timestoselect thefirst letter of
the artist's name(e.g.foranartist
beginning withtheletter "C",press number
key l three times).
The availa bleletters arelisted atthe lower
edge ofthe display .
Aft eramessage, thefirst entryin the list
which matches theletter entered is
highlighted.
i Ifno correspon dingentryexists, thelast
entr ycorrespon dingtoap reviou sletter is
high lighted instead .
i For iPod s®
and MP3 players ,the quality
of the search resultsishigh lydepe ndent on
the versio nand langu ageva ria nt ofthe
sof twa re(e.g. iTune s®
ver sion) used to
po pulate the devic e. US
Bm ass storage device Thi
sfunction isava ilable foralpha betica lly
sorted directories .This funct ionisnot
availa bleforalbu msorplay lists, forexample.
X In adirectory, pressthecorresponding
number keyonce orseveral timestoselect
the first letter ofthe artist's name(e.g.for
an artist beginning withtheletter "C",press
number keyl three times).
The availa bleletters arelisted atthe lower
edge ofthe displa y.
If the directory onlycontains folders,
COMAND searchesforfolders. Aftera
message, thefirst entrywhich matches the
letter entered isshown atthe top ofthe list.
If no entr ymatches theentered letter,the
first item inthe lististhe last entryto
correspond toaselection. Selec
tinganactive partition (USB
mass storage devices only)
You canselect thisfunct ionforUSB mass
storage devices whenthestorage deviceis
partitioned. Uptofour partitions (primaryor
logical; FATformat) aresupported.
i The Windows ®
formatt ingprogram
supports FATpartitioning upto32 GB as
standard.
X Select Media Int. in
the basic displa yby
sliding VÆandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Select ActivePartition and
press Wtoconfirm . Playback
options
The following optionsareavaila ble:
R Normal TrackSequence Normal
tracksequence: youhear the
track sin their normal order(e.g.numerical
or alpha betical).
R Random Tracks Media
Interface mode
157Audio Z
X
Remo vedisc harged batterie sA from the
tr ay.
X Inser tthe new batteries. Observethe
polarity markings onthe batteries and
battery compartmen twhen doing so.
Left- hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwa rds.
Right-hand battery:thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwards.
X To close thebatt erycompart ment:
insert battery compartmen tcover =
startin gwith retaining lugs?into the
battery compartmen tand allow catch
tab ;toengage inplace.
On the cordless headphones The
battery compartmen tcover islocated on
the left headphone. :
Batt erycompart mentcover
The cordless headphones contain2type AAA,
1. 5V bat terie s.
X To ope nth ebat tery com partme nt:fli p
bat tery compar tmentco ver :upwar ds.
As you doso, holdth elef t-han dside ofthe
head phonesas sho wntopre ven tthe
batteries fromfalling out.
X Remove thedischarged batteriesfromthe
tray.
X Insert thenew batteries. Observethe
polarity markings onthe batteries and
battery compartmen twhen doing so.
Left- hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwa rds. Right-hand
battery:thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwards.
X To close thebatt erycompart ment:
press battery compartmen tcover
downwards untilitengages intoplace.
If the batteries havebeen inserted
correct ly,the indicator lampwilllight up
green whentheheadphones areswitched
on. Basic
functions Using
headph ones
i Vehicles intendedforsale inthe USA are
equipp edwith cordless headphones.
Corded headphones areavaila bleforthe
Canadia nand othe rmarkets.
You canusetheco rdle ssheadp hones
suppli edand /or uptotwo setsof corded
headp honesconn ect edtothec orrespondin g
jack ofthe rear-com partmentscreen s
(Y page 173).
Infor mation on:
R switching thecordless headphones on/off
R adjusting thevolume ofthe headphones
R selecting ascreen forthe headphones
can befound inthe Cordless headphones
section (Ypage 174). Using
themain loudspeaker s
This funct ionisavaila bleinconj unct ionwith
COMAND.
You canusethevehicle loudspeakers to
listen toadisc insert edinthe rear-
compart mentdrive. Todo so, atleast oneof
the rear-com partmentscree nsmus tbeset to
disc mode. 176
Ba
sic functionsRear Entert ainment System
Setting
thebrightness
X Select Settings with
the: button and
conf irmwith the9button.
X Select Brightness using
the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewith thescale. Showing/hiding
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
WARNIN
G
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. General
notes
You willfind information onthe following
topics inthe Audio section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 144)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 143)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 144) Inserting
aCD/DVD
The CD/DVD drive isloc ated
R in thece nter und ertherea rseat sin
veh icles witharea rbenc hseat that canbe
folded up
R in the armrest between therear seats in
vehicles withoutarear bench seatthatcan
be folded up :
Disc slot
; Eject button
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode
179Rear Entert ainmentSyst em Z