2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COUPE Video

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COMAN D:e.g .toselect astation fromthe
presets, selectatrack ,direc tentry ,ph one
num berentry
Rea rSe at Entertai nmentSys tem: to
sel ect atrac k,direct entry
F Toexitame nu(ba ck)
X Point theremote controlatthe
correspond ingscreen andexecute the
functions bypressi ngthe correspondi ng
button.
i The remote control's functionmaybe
restricted depending onthe angle atwhi ch
it is pointed atthe respe ctivescreen. Sel
ecting thescree nfor the remote
co ntrol
X To sele ctthe COMAND display:turn
th umbwh eel=untilCOMAN Dis
high light edinthewin dow.
X To sele cttheleft -hand scree n(Rear Seat
En tertain men tSys tem): turnth umbw heel
= untilL REA Ris high lightedin the
win dow.
X To sele cttherig ht-hand scree n(Rear Seat
En tertain men tSys tem): turnth umbw heel
= untilREA RR is high lightedin the
win dow. Swit
chingth escr een on/of f
If th eSm artKey isin pos ition 0or 1in the
ign ition lock(see thevehicle Operator's
Manual ),or the SmartKey isnot inserted, the
screens inthe rear willswitch offafter 30
minutes. Beforethescreens switchoff,they
show amessage tothis effect.
You canswitch thescreens backon.
However, thiswilldischarge thestarter
battery. X
Point theremote controlatthe screen
which hasbeen selected forremote
operation.
X Press button :onthe remote control.
The respective screen(rearorCOMAND)
switches onoroff.
i You canonly switch thescreens onusing
the remote controlifthe ignition is
switched on. Switching
thebutton lighting on/off
X Press button ;onthe remote control.
Depending onthe previous status,the
button lighting isswitched onoroff.
i Ifyou donot use theremote controlfor
abou t15s econ ds,the button lighting
switch esoff automatic ally. Mut
e
This functionisavailable forCOMAND andfor
the Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem in
con junc tion with corded headphones.
X Press button Bonthe remot econ trol.
The sound isswitch edon/ off. Adju
sting thevolume
This functionisavailable forCOMAND andfor
the Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem in
con junc tion with corded headphones.
X Press oneofbutton sC onthe remot e
con trol.
The volume ofthe curren tlyselect edaudio
or video source changes .
For COMAND ,you can also adjust the
volume ofphone callsandnavigation
announ cements. Rem
otecontrol
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Funct
ionsoftheE and
F but
ton
You canusetherem oteco ntrol toexec ute thesame function sas theCOMA NDcontrol pan el.
The function sfor theRear Seat Entertainm entSys tem are desc ribedlat er (Y page 181). Mod
e Funct
ion Aud
iomod e Se
lec tsast ati on usin gth es tati onsearch functio n(Ypage 126) Select
sa trac kby skippin gto atrac k(Y page 140) Fast
forward/ rewind(Ypage 140) Video
mode Select
sa scen eor chapt er(video DVDmode) (Ypage 166) Fast
forwards/ rewinds(videoDVDmode) (Ypage 165) Functions
ofthe num berkeypa d
You canusetheremot econ trolto exec utethe same functionsas the COMAND controlpanel.
The func tionsfor the Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSyst emare described later(Ypage 181). Mode Function
Audio
mode Select
sstat ions viathe stationpreset s(Y page 126) Tunes
instat ions byent ering thefrequen cymanually (Ypage 126) St
ores stations manually (Ypage 126) Select
sa trac k(Y page 140) Select
sa data medium viathe media list(Ypage 139) Telephone
mode Telephone
numberentry(Y page 108) Character
entry En
ters charac ters(direct entry)(Ypage 31) Oper
ating COMAND Selecting
amainfunc tion
Ini tial situatio n You
wouldlike toswi tch from navigation
mode (addre ssentry menu) tothe system
settings, forexamp le.
X To switch onnavi gatio nmode: pressthe
Ø function button.
X To show themenu: pressW the COM AND
controll er. X
Sele ctDesti nation by
sliding VÆand
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAddre ssEntry and
pres sW to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears. Operatin
gCO MAND
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Mute
Swi tching audioandvideo sourceson/
off X
Press the8 button onCOMAND oron
the multifunction steeringwheel.
The sound fromtherespe ctiveaudio or
vide osource isswi tched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
disp laysthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvide o
source ,or adju stthe volu me, sound
au tomatica llyswi tches onaga in.
i You willstill heartraffic
announcements 2
and naviga tionsystem
announcements evenifthe sound ismuted.
Swi tching offallnavig ation
anno uncements X
Navigatio nannoun cements: pressthe
8 button duringthe announcement.
Swi tching navigation announcements
back on X
Press 8again.
i The naviga tionannouncements are
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqcontrol knob. Adjusting
thevolume
Adjusting thevolume forthe audio or
video source X
Turn theqcontrol knob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multi function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe currently selected audio
or vide osource changes. You
canalsoadju stthe volu meforthe
foll owi ng:
R naviga tionannouncements
R phone calls
R Voice Control System voiceoutpu t(see the
separate operating instructions)
Adjusting thevolume fornavigation
announce ments During
anavigation announcement :
X Turn qthe cont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel.
Adjusting thevolume forphone calls You
canadjust thevolume forhands-free
mode during atelephone call.
X Turn theqcont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel. Adjusting
thesound settings
Callin gup the sound menu You
canmake various soundsettings forthe
different audioand video sources. Thismeans
that itis possible toset more bassforradio
mode thanforaudi oCD mode, forexample.
You cancallupthe respective soundmenu
from themenu ofthe desired mode.
The example describes howtocall upthe
sound menuinradio mode.
X Press the$ function button.
The radio displa yappea rs.You willhear the
last station playedon the last waveba nd.
2 Traffic program isnot availa bleinall countries. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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X
Sel ect Logic7 ®
On or
Log ic7 ®
Off by
turni ngcVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Depe nding on your sel ecti on, surrou nd
sou ndissw itche don oroff and themenu
is exi ted.
X To exitthe men uwi thout saving:pre ss
the k back button orslide XVY the
CO MAND controller.
i Plea se note thefollowi ng: forthe
opti mum audio expe rience forall
pa sse nger swh en LOG IC7®
is sw itche don,
the balance and fadersetti ngsshould be
set tothe center ofthe vehicleinter ior.
Yo uwi llach ieve the best sou ndresults by
pl ay ing high-q uality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks shouldha ve ab itrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
the medium waverange(MW) inradio
mode.
Surr ound- soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Climate
controlstatusdisplay
If you change thesettings ofthe climate
cont rolsystem (seethevehicle Operator's
Manual ),the climate statusdisplayappea rs
for three seconds atthe bottom ofthe screen
in the COMAND display.Itdispla ysthe
current settings ofthe various climate control
function s. The
climate statusdisplayappea rswhen:
X You turn oneofthe two temperature
cont rolsandsetthe temperature tothe left
or right.
or
X You press oneofthe followi ngbuttons:
K Increases airflow
I Decreases airflow
¿ Switches climatecontrolon/off
á Switches theZONE function on/off
à Switches onautomatic climate
cont rol
ñ Setstheclimate controlstyle to
automatic mode(FOCUS/MED IUM/
DIFF USE)
_ Setstheairdistribution
¬ Switches onthe defrost function
Ù Switches onmaximum cooling
i You cansetthe climate controlstyle in
automatic modewithautomatic climate
cont rol.
i The climate statusdisplaydoes not
appea rwhen theimage fromtherear view
camera isdispla yed. The
climate statusdisplay inthe COMAND display
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The
illustration showsanexample ofthe
curren tsett ings for:
R the defrost function(top)
R the climate controlstyle inautomatic mode
(cent er)
R the maximum cooling(bottom )
X To hide thedisplay: turncVd orpress
W the COMAND controller.
or
X Press oneofthe button son the COMAND
operating system.
i Adetailed descript ionofclimate control
is available inthe vehicle Operator 's
Manual. Rear
view camer a G
WARN
ING
The rear view camera ismerely anaid.
Please observe thecorr espondin gnotes in
your vehicle's Operator's Manual.
If your vehicle isequipped witharear view
camera, itsimage isautomatically relayedto
the COMAND displayifthe funct ionis
activated andyouengage reverse gear.
If the funct ionisactivated, theCOMAND
display willautomatically switchbacktothe
previously selecteddisplayassoon asyou
shift outofreverse gear.
In vehicles withrearview cameras, you
cann otconn ectexter nalvideo sources tothe
video AUXconnection .
X Press theW functionbutton .
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Rear View Camera and
press Wto
conf irm. X
Select Activation byRgear and
press
W toconf irm.
The funct ionisswitched onO oroff ª,
depending onthe previous status. Rear
view camera
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Stop
function
This funct ionisonly availa bleinaudi oDVD
mode.
X Switch onaudi oDVD mode (Ypage 137).
X To interru ptplayback: selectÉby
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ. É
remains highlighted.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interr upted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interr upted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconf irm.
or
X Select Éandconf irmbypressing W
twice inrapid succession.
Ì ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back starts atthe beginning ofthe
DVD . Selec
tingaudio CD/DVD/MP3 discs
Selec tingviathe media list X
In audio CD/DVD andMP3 mode: select
Media by
sliding VÆorturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X In audio CD/DVD mode only:press W
the COMAND controller when thedisplay /
selection windowisactive.
The media listappears. The#dot
indicates thecurrent medium beingplayed. Media
list
The media listshows thediscs current ly
availa ble. Media
list Magazine
trays,positions 1to6: readable
data media areaudio CDs,MP3CDsorMP3
DVD s,audio DVDsand video DVDs. Memory
card,position 7 MUSIC
REGISTER, position8 Bluetooth
®
audio, position 9 Media
Interface, position 0 i
Ifadata medium isnot readable, anentr y
appears behindthemagazine trayoryou
receive amessage ifyou have selected the
memory card.
X Select thedata medium byturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
i Ifyou select avideo DVD,the system
switches tovideo DVDmode
(Y page 162). Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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The
track sin the curren tlyactive folderare
played inrandom order.
X To select options: switchonaudio CD/
DVD orMP3 mode (Ypage 137).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 by
sliding VÆand
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The options listappears. The#dot
indicates theoption selected.
X Select anoption byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irm.
The option isswitched on.For alloptions
except "Normal tracksequence", youwill
see acorrespon dingdisplay inthe display /
selection window.Seetheexample ofthe
display inaudio CDmode (Ypage 137).
i The "Normal tracksequence" optionis
automatically selectedwhenyouchange
the medium youarecurren tlylistenin gto
or when youselect adifferent medium. If
an option isselected, itremains selected
after COMAND isswitched onoroff. Notes
onMP3 mode
Permissible discs R
CD-R andCD-RW
R DVD -Rand DVD -RW
R DVD +Rand DVD +RW
R PCMCIA memorycard
Permissible filesystems R
ISO 9660 /Joliet standard forCDs
R UDF foraudio andvideo DVDs
R FAT1 6or FAT3 2for PCMCIA memorycards
with storage medium
Multisession CDs For
multisession CDs,thecont entofthe first
session determin eshow COMAND will
process theCD. COMAND playsonlyone
session andgives priority tothe audio CD
session. If
possible, useCOMAND toplay only CDs
which havebeen written inone session.
File structur eof adat acarr ier When
youcreate adisc with compressed
music files,thetrack scan beorganized in
folders. Afolder mayalsocontainsubfolders.
A disc cancont ainam axim umof25 5fold ers.
Eac hfold ercan contain amax imum of
25 5track sand 255subf older s.
The disc may contain nomor eth an eigh t
dire ctory leve ls.File sbeyon dth eeigh thleve l
will notb erecogn izedbythe system.
Tr ack and filenames When
youcreat eadisc with compr essed
music files,youcan assign names tothe
trac ksand folders.
COMAND usesthese names accordingly for
the display. Folderswhichcontain data other
than MP3 orWMA tracksare not displayed by
COMAND .
If MP3 orWMA filesarestor edinthe root
direct oryitself, theroot direct orywill also be
treat edasafolder. COMAND willthen show
the name ofthe root direct oryasthe folder
name.
You must observe thefollowing when
assigning tracknames :
R track nam esmust haveatleast 1
ch arac ter.
R track nam esmust havetheex tens ion
"mp3 "or "wma".
R there must beafull stop bet ween thetrack
nam eand theex tens ion .
Ex ample ofaco rrect track nam e:
Trac k1.m p3
i COMA NDdoes notsuppor tID3 tags. Au
dio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
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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®
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