All
the tracks onthe med iuma repla yed in
random order.
R Random Categori es or
Random Folder (for
USB devicesifFolder has
been
sele cted)
The tracks inthe currently activecategory
or folde r,includ ingany subfolde rs,are
pla yed inrandom order.
i For USB devices, therandom playlists
offer amaximu mof 300 tracks chosen at
random.
X To selecta playbac koption :sele ct
Media Interfac e in
the basicdisp layby
slid ing VÆ andturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
The options listapp ears. The#dot
indica testhe option selected.
X Select anoption andpress Wtoconfirm. Notes
onUSB devic es
Data formats The
followi ngdata formats aresupported:
R MP3: fixedandvaria blebitrates upto
320 kbit/s
R WMA: fixedandvaria blebitrates upto
320 kbit/s
Notes onUSB devic es R
In order tokeep theinitia lization time toa
minimu m,store onlymusi cdata onaUSB
devi ce.
R Up toeigh tdirec torylevels withupto1,0 00
tr ack sper direc toryare support ed.
R Do not use USB extens ion leads or
adapter s.They canimpair functionality.
R Aback groun dsearc hof the USB devic eis
perf ormedand anyplaylists foundare
shown inaseparat ecat egory inadditio nto
the folders. Initia lizati onoflarge rUSB mas s
stora gedevice sconta ining alarge numb er
of files may take severalminut es. i
DRM (DigitalRights Manage ment)
prot ectedfiles arenot support edbythe
Media Inter face . Audio
AUXmode Not
eson aud ioAUX mode
You canconnectan ext ern alaudio source
(AU X)toCOMA ND.
The socketscan befoun d:
R in the glove box(E-Class)
R in the centercon sole (CLS) :
⅛inc hsoc ket
If COMA NDisequipped withaMedia
In ter face ,ext ern alaudio sourcesare
con nected using thecorrespo ndingcable set.
An AUX socket isnot prov ided.
i You canfindmor einf orm ation onthe
In ter net athttp://www.m ercedes-
benz. com/connect andinthe "Media
In ter face mode" section(Ypage 152). Activa
tingaudioAUX mode
When youconnectane xterna lau dio sou rce,
au dio AUX isnot selecte dau toma tically.
X Sel ect Audio in
the mainfunctio nba rby
sl id ing ZV andturni ngcVd theCOMAND
contro ller and pressW toconfi rm.
If AUX modewa sthe last mod esel ecte d,it
wi llnow beacti ve. 15
8 Au
dio AUXmodeAu dio
If
another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toaud ioAUX mode inthe
aud iomenu.
X Select Audio using
ZVandpress Wto
confirm.
The audiomenu appears.
X Select Aux using
cVdandpress Wto
confirm.
The audioAUX menu appears. Themediu m
in the external audiosource ispla yed ,if the
source isconnect edand playba ck
selected.
Plea sesee therespective operating
instructions forhow toopera tethe external
aud iosource.
You willfind detai lson volu me(Ypage 35)
and sound (Ypage 35)settings inthe "Ata
gla nce" section. G
WARNING
Extern alaud iosources mayhave different
volume s,which canmean thatsystem
messag essuch astraffic announcements and
naviga tionsystem announcements aremuch
lou der. Ifnecessary ,plea sedeactiva tethe
system messagesoradjust theirvolume
manua lly. Inc
reasing thevolume usingCOMA ND
In some cases, thevolu meofthe external
aud iodevice maybequi eter orlou der, orthe
usu almaximum possiblevolu memay be
lowe r.On some devices, itis possi bleto
adjus tthe volume separately. Inthis case,
start atamedium volumeandincrease it
gradua lly.This enables youtodetermine
whether thesystem isable toplay themusic
at high volume without distortin git.
X Select Volume in
the AUX displa yby turning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing. X
Select Standar d or
Boost and
press Wto
con firm.
Standar d :t
he volume ofthe extern alaudi o
source isadjusted toastandard value.
Boost :t
he volume ofthe extern alaudi o
source israised byapproximately 10dB. Audio
AUXmode
159Audio Z
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. General
information Autom
aticpictu reshut off
The video picture isonly shown ifthe select or
lever isin the Pposition .
If the select orlever ofthe tran smission is
changed fromposition P,the In order not
to
distrac tyou from thetraffic situati
on, the picture is faded out
while
thevehicle isinmotion. message
appears
As soon asthe select orlever ofthe
tran smission isreturn edtoposition P,the
video image isshown. Basic
settings Pictur
esettings
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stor
color X
Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Vid eo by
sliding VÆand
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Brightn ess ,
Contras t or
Color by
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm. Changing
thepictu reform at X
Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Vid eo by
sliding VÆand
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select 16:9Optimiz ed ,
4:3 or
Widescr een and
press Wtocon firm.
The dotinfron tof the entryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edformat .
X Select asett ingbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Video
DVDmode Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
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 . 162
Video
DVDmodeVideo
Note
sabo utdis cs
Pl ay ba ck pro blems mayoccu rwhen playing
copied discs.Therearealarge variety of
discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabel sto the discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND. Stickers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recognit ionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommodate
discs which comply withtheEN60908
standard. Youcantherefore onlyusediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudiodata onthe other), they
cannot beeject edand candamage
COMAND.
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
If video DVDsdon otconf orm tothe NTSC or
PAL TVstandards, theymaycreate picture,
sound orother problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced according tothe following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e)
i Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffer ent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC standard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case. i
COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed uptofive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andremoving DVDs
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Insert ingand
eject ingCDs andDVD s"section
(Y page 134). Activating
videoDVDmode
Option 1 X
Insert avideo DVD.
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it.
X To display thepictur e:press theh
button . Video
DVDmode
163Video Z
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
?
Media selection
A Sound settings Fast
forward /rewind
X Slide XVY andhold theCOMAND
cont roller untilthedesired position has
been reached.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached.
You seethenavigation menu. Selec
tingavideo DVD
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcon troller toshow
the men u.
X Selec tMedi a by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAN Dcon troller andpress
W tocon firm .
The media listappears. The#dot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed.
Video DVDsare indic ated bythe ý icon. :
ý icon foravideo DVD.
; Video DVDcurrentlyplaying
X Selec ta video DVDbyturn ingcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND loadsthevideo DVDandbegins
playi ngit.
i Ifyou select aCD, anaudio DVDoran
MP3 medium, youswitch tothe respect ive audio
mode. Youcanfind further
informat ionabout themedia liston
(Y page 139). Stop
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To interr uptplayback: selectÉby
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ.T he
video image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconfirm .
or
X During playback, confirm Ébypressing
W twice inrapid succession.
Selection isat Ì.
X To restar tplayback: confirmÌby
pressing W.
Play back restarts fromthebeginning. Pause
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To pause playback: selectËby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
The menu ishidden. Video
DVDmode
165Video Z
Selec
tingascene/ch apter
If th efilm isdivi ded intosc en es orchapt ers,
you can selectthem dire ctly while thefilm is
run ning,or skip for wards step- by-s tep. So me
DV Ds donotpermit thisatcert ainpoint s(e.g.
during theopenin gcredit s).
It may alsobepossible toselect thescen e/
chapter fromwithin themenu storedon the
DVD .
X To skip forwar dsorback: turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller.
or
X Press theE orF button onthe
con trol panel.
The navigation menu(Ypage 164)appears
for approximat elyeight secon ds. Selecting
afilm/t itle
This function isonly available ifthe DVD is
divided intosever alfilms /titles .Ift he DVD
cont ains several films,these canbeselected
directly. Afilm can beselec tedeitherwhen
the DVDisbeing playedback orwhen itis
stopped.
The film canalso beselected fromthemenu
on the DVD itself.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Video by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Title Selecti on by
turn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. X
Select afilm/t itleand press Wtocon firm. DVD
menu
Calling upthe DVD menu The
DVD menu isthe menu storedon the DVD
itself. Itis str uctured invarious ways
accor dingtothe individual DVDandpermit s
cert ainaction sand settings.
In the case ofmulti-lan guageDVDs,for
example, youcan change theDVD language
in the DVD menu.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Vid eo in
the menu byturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
X Select DVDFunctio ns and
press Wto
con firm.
X Select Menu and
press Wtocon firm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menuitemsinthe DVD menu X
Select amenu itembysliding ZVÆor
turn ingXVY theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
The menu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe select edare
shown ingray. 166
Vid
eoDVD modeVideo
X
To rec onfirm your selecti on:confi rm
Sel ect by
pre ssing W.
CO MAND execute sthe action.
Ma keasel ecti onfrom thefurthe roption s,
if nec essary.
COMAND thenswitc hesback tothe DVD
menu.
i Depen dingonthe DVD ,the menu items:
Back (tomovie) ,
Play ,
Stop ,
., /orGo Up may
not
func tion ornot func tion atcert ainpoint sin
the DVD menu .To ind icatethis,the K
sy mbo lap pe arsin the disp lay.
Sto ppin gafilm orski ppin gto the
be ginn ingor endo fas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssW toconfi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssW to
confi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress Wto
confirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Press thek backbutton.
or
X Select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu andpress Wthe COMAND
cont roller toconfirm . or
X Select anymenu iteminthe DVD menu and
press Wthe COMAND controller to
confirm .
X Select GoUp and
press Wtoconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Press thek backbutton repeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorresponding menuitemfrom
the DVD menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress Wtoconfirm . Setting
thelanguage andaudio
forma t
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe DVD menu
language ,the audi olanguage orthe audi o
format. Thenumber ofsettin gsisdetermined
by the DVD content. Itis possible thatthe
settin gsmay alsobeaccessed inthe DVD
menu (Ypage 166).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select MenuLanguage or
Audio Language and
press Wtoconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appearsafter afew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entr y
indicates thecurrent lyselected language.
X Select asettin gby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. Video
DVDmode
167Video Z