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
125Audio
X
Sel ect acha nnel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey on the control panel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Displaying
stationinform ation
This function isonly available foranalog FM
and digital AM/FMprograms (HDRadio).
Inf ormation onthe curren tstat ionis
displayed belowthemain function bar.
X Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. X
Select ShowStation Information by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous state,switch
Show Station Informa
tion on
O oroff
ª. Displaying
program information
This function isonly available foranalog FM
and digital AM/FMprograms (HDRadio).
Inf ormation onthe curren tstati onissho wnin
the disp laywi ndo w. X
Sel ect Info in
the radio disp layby slid ing
VÆ andturning cVd theCOMAND
contr ollera nd pre ssW toconfi rm.
Info rma tionon the currentl ysel ecte d
sta tionisdispla yed.Thecont ents and
purpose ofthe information dependonthe
HD Radi ostation. Satellite
radio Importa
ntnotes
This section provides detailedinformation on
the followi ngtopics:
R selecting achannel andprogram category
R memory functions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode described below
requires optionally available satellite radio
equip ment andregistration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecategories andchannels
shown inthe illustrations dependonthe
program contentoffered bythe provider.
The program contents mayvary. The
illu strations anddescriptions inthese
operating instructionsmay therefore differ
from thechannels andcategories offered
by the provider.
Satellite radiomode maybetemporarily
unavail ableorinterrupted foravariety of
reasons. Thesereasons include
environmen talortopographical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecont rol 128
Satellite
radioAudio
of
Mercedes-B enzUSA ,LLC. Operation
may alsobeimpaired incert ainlocations
(e.g. tunnels,parking garages aswell as
inside ornext tobuildi ngs).
i SIRIUS XMRadio offers morethan130
digital-quali tyradio chann elsproviding
100% commer cial-free music,sport,news
and enter tainmen t.
SIRIUS XMRadio employs afleet ofhigh-
performanc esatellites tobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada.
The satellite radioprogram isavaila blefor
a mont hlyfee. Details areavaila blefrom
the SIRIUS XMServic eCenter andat
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DB (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001B .com
(Canada) . Registering
satelliteradio
X Switch onsatellite radiomode
(Y page 129).
The satellite radiomainmenu appears
showing theweather channel.You cann ot
select anyother station s.
X Select SatRadio in
the lower menu bar
and press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Service and
press Wtoconf irm.
The service informationscreen appears. Service
informat ionscreen
1 Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS XMIDofyour satellite receiver X
Call thephone number ofyour satellite
radio provider shownonthe screen .
i You canalso have thesatellite service
activated online.Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DB (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001B .com
(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe service staff.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes. Ifthe activation iscompleted
successfully, theNoService message
appears inthe display ,followed bythe
satellite radiomainmenu.
i Ifregistrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account .
If the satellite receiver isnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device Unavailable message
willappear. Switching
onsatellite radiomode
Notes You
canalso usethemultifunct ionsteerin g
wheel totune inchann elsorscroll through
lists, e.g.bypressing the=;
9: buttons(Y page 21).
Import antnoteson registrat ion,see
"Registering satelliteradio"(Ypage 129).
Option 1 X
Press $thefunct ionbutton .
The NoService message
appearsafter
switching onorifno signal isbeing
received. OnceCOMAND receivesthe
signal, thesatellite radiodisplay appears.
The station lastselected isplaye d.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AM, WB
wavebands inthat order andthen switches Satellite
radio
129Audio
to
satel lite radiomod e.Pre ssing the button
ag aint ake syou back toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Sel ect Audio in
themain function bar by
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
If sat ellit eradio modewas thelast mod e
selec ted, itwill nowbe act ive.
If ano ther audio modeis swit ched on,you
can nowswit chtosat ellit eradio modein
th eaudio menu.
X Sel ect Audio by
slidin gZV theCOMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
The audio menuappear s.
X Sel ect Sat Rad
io and
pres sW toconfirm .
The NoService mes
sage appear swhen
st art ing uporifno sign alisbein grec eive d.
If th esat ellit erec eive risnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device Unavailable message
willappea r. Once
COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodispla yappea rs.The station
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiodispla yarea
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/channel number
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a SatRadio menu
Channel information Acan beviewed in
detail (Ypage 132).
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/talk
shows, sportsorcountry, ifthey areavail able.
The category listissorted alphabetically .
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callup the categ orylist:sel ect
Catego ry by
turning cVdtheCOM AND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cate gorylist appe ars.
X To select ac atego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
press ingWtoconfirm.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.You hear thestation lastselected
for this category.
The All Channels category
isat the top
of the category list.This category issorted 130
Satellite
radioAudio
Disp
laying service informa tion The
provider'scus tomer servicece nter is
avai lable bypho neatany time toans wer any
gen eralques tion sor ques tion son the
ver sions avai lable .
X Se lec tSat Radio in
thesubm enubar by
tu rn ing cVd theCOM ANDco ntro ller and
pre ssW toconfirm .
X Se lec tSer vic e and
pressW toconfirm .
The provider'sdet ails appe ar. 1
Prov ider 'spho nenum ber(SIRI US XM) or
Cal lSer vicePro vider 2
SIRIU SID ofyour satellit erec eiver
X To retu rn tothesa tellit era dioma in
me nu:slid eXVY theCOM ANDc ont roller.
Channel listupd ates During
reception ofanew chann ellist, the
Updating Channels... message
isshown.
The station lastselected isswitched tomute
until theupdate hasbeen completed.
Satellite radiomode isnot availa bleduring
this process.
Once theupdate hasbeen completed, the
satellite radiomainmenu appears. The
station lastselected isplaye d.
Sound settings You
willfind details onthe sound settings in
the "Ataglance" section(Ypage 35). Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
COMAND isclassified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisarisk ofexposure to
invisible laserradiation. Thismay damage
your eyes, orthose ofothers.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatcan
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
all mainten ancework must becarried outby
quali fiedaftersales technicians. G
WARNING
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
There isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraffic conditionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion . <001E000E00130005001200140009000E000700210005000A0005000300140009
000E0007B
CDs/DVDs
Notes If
the CD/D VDhas aprinted side,thismust
face upwards whentheCD/D VDisinsert ed.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe playe d
should facedownwards. CDs/DVDswith
copy protec tionmay notbeable tobe playe d
by the system.
i Ifamedium contains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloading time
before thefirst track startsto play may be
longer. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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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