2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COUPE Comand Manual

Exam
ple displ ay:s tati onpre sets
X Sel ect apre set byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressand hold
W unti lyo uhe ar atone .
The stationisstored underthepreset.
Storing stations automatically This
function automaticall ystores stations
with adequ atereception. Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequency. Ifstations arefound,
COMAND storesthemstarting atmemory
slot 1.Storin gis complete whenthehighest
frequency hasbeen reached orwhen 10
stations havebeen found. Stations stored
manuall yin the preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
X Option 1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when thedispla y/selection windowis
active.
The station presetmenuappears.
X Option 2:select Presets by
sliding VÆ
and turning cVdtheCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconfirm.
The station presetmenuappears.
X Irrespective ofthe option, select
Autostore and
press Wtoconfirm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stations thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effect. Theavail able
stations areautomaticall ystored inthe
preset positions.
X To cance lstoring: selectCancel and
press Wtoconfirm. Weather
Band
Switching to X
Press the$ function buttonrepeatedly
until theWeather Bandisswitched on.
or
X Select thecurrently selectedwaveband
FM or
AM by
sliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select WB from
themenu andpress Wto
confirm.
Searching forachanne l X
Quic kselect: turncVd orslide XVY the
COMA NDcontroller while thed isplay/
selec tionwindow inthe radio display is
act ive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
Chann elsearc hscan sup ordown and
st ops atthe nextchan nelfoun d.
Selecting achanne lfrom thechann el
lis t X
Select Channe l by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears. Ra
dio mod e
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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by
chann elnumber andallows youto
browse allavailable channels.
Selecting achanne l Chann
elsearc h
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe SatRadio displayisactive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
COMAND searchesinboth directions
(ascending anddescending) andstops at
the next channel foundinthe selected
category.
SatRa diomenu
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
The SatRadio menuappears. Entering
channelnumbers directly
Option 1
X Press thel button.
An input menu appears.
Option 2
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Enter Channel and
press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To enter achanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorrespo ndingnumbe r
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controllerand
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Channel List and
press Wto
confirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
Memor yfunct ions Stor
ingchannels
i There areten preset savailable.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/select ionwindow isactiv e.
or
X Select Preset s in
the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, thechann elpreset sappear.
The Rdot infron tof apreset entry
indicat esthat thecurren tlyselect ed
chann elisstor edunder thispreset . Sat
ellite radio
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Stati
onpre sets
X Sel ect apre set byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssand hold
W unti lyo uhea rato ne.
or
X Pre ssand holdanum berb utt on,e. g. 4,
unt ilyou hear ato ne .
The chann elisstore dund erthepre set.
St ori ng cha nnels autom aticall y
This function auto maticallystore sch ann els
wit hadequat erec ept ion inthepre set
mem ory.Chan nelsstore dman ually inthe
pre set mem orywill beove rwritte n.
X Op tion1: pre ssW theCOMA NDcontrol ler
when thedisp lay/s election win dow is
act ive.
X Se lec tAut ostore in
thepre setsby turnin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and press
W toconfirm .
X Op tion2: sele ctPre sets in
thesubm enu
bar byslidi ngVÆ andturnin gcVd the
COMA NDcontrol ler and pressW to
co nfirm .
X Se lec tAut ostore and
pressW toconfirm .
In bot hcas es, COMA NDsear ches for
ch ann elsthat can berec eive d.You willsee
a mes sage tothis eff ect.The availab le
ch ann elsare auto maticallystore din the
pre set posi tion s.
X To cance lst ori ng: sele ctCan cel and
pre ssW toconfirm . Select
ingachanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe preset list:sele ct
Presets by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The channel preset list appe ars.
X To setac hanne l:sele ctaprese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey, e.g. 4.
Displaying information X
Select Info in
the submenu barbyturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
Inf ormat iononthe curren tlyreceived
program isdisplayed. 1
Category andchann elnumber
2 Channel name
3 Artist
4 Track s
If available, yousee:
R the fullchann elname
R the artist ofthe trac kthat iscurrent lybeing
play ed
R the track thatiscurrent lybeing played
X To retur nto the satellite radiomain
menu: confirm Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up. 132
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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
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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 message. i
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... appears.
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
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