2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COUPE AUX

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Retain theoriginal musicfilesinasecure
location. Anerror inCOMAND mightresult
in the loss ofthe music filesstored inthe
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz isnot
liab lefor any loss ofdata. Switchin
gto MUSIC REGISTER
Option 1 X
Press theh function buttonrepeatedly
until theMUSIC REGISTER isswitched on.
By pressing thefunction buttonrepeatedly ,
you can change theoperating modeinthe
followi ngorder:
R audi oCD/DVD /MP3(disc)
R memory cardmode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R Bluetooth ®
audi omode
R Media Interfaceoraudi oAUX mode
If there areany music files,youwillhear the
first track inthe first folder foundorplay back
will begin atthe point itwas lastinterrupted.
If there arenomusic files,youwillsee a
message tothis effect.
X Confirm themessage bypressing Wthe
COMAND controller andcopy themusic
files (Ypage 145).
Option 2 X
Select Audio in
the main function barby
slidi ngZV andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
If MUSIC REGISTER wasthelast mode
selected, itis now switched on.
If another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch onthe MUSIC REGISTER in
the audi omenu.
X Select Audio by
slidi ngZV andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The audi omenu appears. X
Select Music Register and
press Wto
confirm. :
Type ofdata carrier: MUSICREGISTER
; Track number
= Track orfile name
? Track time
A Graphi ctime and track display
B Curren tplayback settings (no symbol for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
C Soun dset tings
D Media selection
E Curren tfolder
F Folder functions
G Data carrier position inthe media list
H Tocall upthe MUSIC REGISTER menu Import
ingmusic files
Introdu ction CD
inform ationsuchasalbum name, disk
name, artistandtrack isprovided through
Gracenote MediaDatabase (Ypage 141).
X Switch onaudio CDmode (Ypage 137).
X With anaudio CDinsert ed,select REC in
the
basic CDdisplay bysliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm. MUSIC
REGISTER
145Audio Z

X
Sel ect De-Aut horize and
pressW to
confi rm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtode-authorize thisdevice.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes ,
the device willbedeleted
from theBluetooth ®
device list.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
i Before reauthorizing theBluetooth ®
audio device, youshould alsodelete the
device nameMBBluetooth from
your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list. Switching
toBluetooth ®
audio mode
Option 1 X
Connect ing(Ypage 148)orrecon necting
(Y page 150)aBluetooth ®
audio device.
COMAND activatestheBluetooth ®
audio
device. Thebasic display appears andthe
device startsplayi ng.
Option 2 X
Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
i Bypressing thefunct ionbutton
repeatedly, youcan change theoperating
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
Opt ion 3 X
Press numberbutt ons.
This willselec tthe conn ected Bluetooth ®
audi odevice directly. Option
4 X
In the media list(Ypage 139), select the
entr yat position 9by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
COMAND activatestheconn ected device.
You willsee amessage tothis effect .The
basic displa ythen appea rs. Bluetooth
®
audio display (example)
: Bluetooth ®
audi odata medium type
; Position inthe media list
= Sound settings
? Media list
A Tostop ±orstart Mplay back
B Toconn ectBluetooth ®
audi odevices
i Ifthe Bluetooth ®
audi odevice connected
supports metadata andcorresponding data
is availa ble,then theartist, trackandalbu m
name canbedispla yed. Star
ting/stopping playback
X To star tplayback: selectMby turning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Play back starts.
X To stop playback: select±byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Am essage appears. Selectionisat M. Bluet
ooth®
aud iomod e151Audio Z

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

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

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
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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
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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