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Selec
tingatrac k
Th efu nctio nisnot supported byall
Bluetooth ®
audi odevices.
X To skip forwards orbackwards toa
tra ck: press theE orF button. Selec
tingplayback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audi odevice supports the
corresponding function,the followi ngoptions
are avail able:
R Normal TrackSequence The
tracks areplay edinthe normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3,etc. ).
Audio dataplayback isdetermined bythe
order inwhich thetracks arewritten tothe
data carrier. Alphabetical orderisthe most
common. Onceallthe tracks inafolder
have been played,the tracks inthe next
folder areplay ed.
R Random Tracks All
the tracks onthe medium areplay edin
random order(e.g.track 3,8,5etc. ).
X Select BT Audio by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The #dot indicates theoption selected.
X Select theoption byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
If you select Random Tracks ,
you willsee
a corresponding symbolinthe displa y/
selection window. Adjusting
thesound settings
The sound settings aredescribed usingradio
mode asan example inthe "Basic function s
of COMAND" section(Ypage 35). Increasin
gthe volume usingCOMAND
X Select BT Audio by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Volume and
press Wtoconfirm.
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing. X
Select Standar d or
Boost and
press Wto
con firm.
You willfind furth erinfor mation inthe "Audio
AUX Mode" section(Ypage 158). Media
Interfacemode Connection
options
Overview The
connection jacksare located:
R in the glove box(E-Class)
R in the centercon sole (CLS)
Devic e-spec ificadapter cables,included with
the Media Interface, arerequired tocon nect
ext ernal devices tothe Media Interface.
i Store individual partsinas afe plac e.
On lyuse genuine Mercedes-Ben z
co nn ect ion cabl es.
You canconn ect thefoll owin gdat acar rier s
to COMA NDviatheMedia Inte rface:
R iPod ®
R US Bd evices (USBsticks,USB hard drives) 152
Media
Interfacemod eAudio
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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
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Switching
toMedia Interface mode
General notes In
extr eme cases, startingup individual
funct ionscantake uptoseveral minutes –
this depends onthe extern aldevice andits
cont ent(e.g. video podcasts).
Only usetheoriginal software tosave fileson
iPods orMP3 players. Otherwise, someorall
funct ionsmay notbeavaila ble.
Option 1 X
Connect anextern aldevice (Ypage 153).
COMAND activatesthedevice. Thebasic
display thenappears.
or
X Select Audio in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If you had previously selectedMedia
Int erface mode,thiswillnow beactivated.
If another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toMedia Interface modein
the audi omenu.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
The audi omenu appears.
X Select Media Int. and
press Wto
conf irm.
Option 2 X
Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
By pressing thefunct ionbutton repeatedly,
you can change theoperating modeinthe
following order:
R audi oCD/D VD/MP3 (disc)
R memory cardmode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R Bluetooth ®
audi omode
R Media Interface oraudi oAUX mode Option
3 X
Press thei number button.
This selects theconn ected extern alaudi o
device directly. Media
Interface mode(iPod®
mode)
: Disc type
; Track number
= Track name
? Graphic timedisplay
A Elapsed tracktime(also informat
00:0 0:00 foraudi obooks)
B Graphic trackdisplay
C Current playback settin gs(no symbol for
"Normal tracksequence")
D Sound settings
E Media list
F Album name(ifavaila ble)
G Categories, playlists and/or folders
H Artist (ifavaila ble)
I Play back options Selec
tingmusic files
Note COMAND
displaysthe data stored onthe
iPod ®
,MP3 playeror USB mass storage
device according tothe filing struct ureused
in the respective medium. 154
Media
Interface modeAudio
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Opt
ion 2 X
Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
COMAND switchestothe previous disc
operatin gmode.
i Bypressing thisfunc tion button
repeatedly, youcan change theoperatin g
mode inthe following order:
R audio CD/DVD/video DVD/ MP3 inthe
DV Dchan gerorDV Dsing ledrive (disc
mode)
R memo rycard mode
R MUS ICREGIS TER
R Bluet ooth®
audio mode
R Media Inter face oraudio AUXmode
X Selec taývi deoDVD from themedi alis t
(Y pag e165).
Option 3 X
Select Video in
the main function barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
Vide oDVD mode isswi tched on. Hiding
/showing the navig ation menu
X To show :turn cVd orslide ZVÆ the
COMAND controller.
i This function isnot available whilethe
DVD's ownmenu (Ypag e166) isbei ng
disp layed.
X To hide: slide ZVÆ theCOMAND
controller.
or
X Wai tfor approximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplaye d
: Disc type
; Current track
= Current scene
? Track time
A Toshow themenu Showing/
hidingthemenu
This funct ionisnot availa blewhile theDVD 's
own menu (Ypage 166)isbeing display ed.
X To show: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress Wtoconf irm.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and conf irmFull Screen by
pressing W. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function 164
Video
DVDmodeVideo