COMAN
Doper ating syst em Over
view Ex
ample :E-Cl ass Fun
ction Pag
e :
CO
MAND displ ay 18
;
CO
MAND control panel
wi th DVD changer 15
=
CO
MAND controller 16
Back
button (left) 17
Cl
ea rb utt on (rig ht) 17 Comp
onentsof COMAN D
COMA NDconsist sof:
R theCOMA NDdisp lay
R theCOMA NDcontrol pan elwit hDV D
ch ang er
R theCOMA NDcontrol ler withback and
cle arbut tons
You canuseCOMA NDtooper atethe
fol lowin gmain function s:
R thenav igat ionsyst em
R theaudio function withradio andsatellit e
radio modes,disk (audio CD/DVDa ndMP3
mod e),mem orycard(M P3 mod e),MUSI C
REG ISTER ,Blu etoo th®
au dio, Med ia
Inter face and audio AUX
R the telephone andtheaddre ssbook
R the video functio nwi th vid eo DVD and
vid eo AUX modes
R the system settings
Yo ucan callup the mainfunctio ns:
R us ing the corr espond ingfunctio nbuttons
R usin gth emain function bar intheCOMA ND
disp lay 14
COMAN
Doper ating syst emAtaglan ce
Selec
tingamenu/m enuitem and
confir mingyour select ion
X Sele ctamen u/m enuitemusin gth e
=;9 :buttonsand pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm. 26
Rem
otecontr olAtaglance
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
(example) 38
Climate
controlstatusdisplayAt aglance
of
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
000E000100040001B .com
(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 $thefunct ionbutton .
The NoService message
appearsafter
switching onorifno signal isbeing
received. OnceCOMAND receivesthe
signal, thesatellite radiodisplay appears.
The station lastselected isplaye d.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AM, WB
wavebands inthat order andthen switches Satellite
radio
129Audio
Cord
lessheadphones
Over view :
Volum eco ntrol
; Toselec tascreen forthe headpho nes
= Battery compartment cover
? Toswitch thecordless headphoneson/off
A Indicator lampwithvarious displays(Y page 174)
X Open bothsides ofthe headphones andadjust thefitofthe headphones bypull ing the
headphone bandinthe direction ofthe arrow.
Switching thecordless headphones
on/o ff X
Press button ?.
Depending onthe previous status,the
headphones areswitched onoroff. Tosave
the battery, theheadphones areswitched
off automaticall yif they donot receive an
audi osignal within threeminutes.
Adjusting thevolume ofthe
headphones X
Turn volume control: until thedesired
volume hasbeen set. i
Ifyou have connected corded
headphones toarear-compartmen t
screen, youcan adjust thevolume by
pressing buttonsConthe remote control
(Y page 24).
Selec tingascree nfor thehea dphones X
Mov epush slider; toL(lef t-han dsc ree n)
or R(rig ht-hand scree n).
Ind icat orlam pdis pla ys The
color oftheind icat orlamp shows
whet hertheheadp honesare swit ched on or
off and indicat esthech arge levelof the
bat teries inserted. 174
Gener
alinfor mationRea rEnt ertai nme ntSyste m
X
Setting usingCOMAND: press,for
example, the$ functionbutton to
switch onanaudi omode.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The Audio menuappears.
X Select Rear by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i The headphones' volumesettingdoes not
affect themain loudspeakers. Adjust
ingthe sound settings
You canselect thesound settings inthe audio
CD/D VD/MP3, video DVDandAUX modes.
X Switch onanoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode) (Ypage 180).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonson the remote
cont roland press the9button toconf irm.
An adjustmen tscal eap pea rs.
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm. Multi
pleusers
Simul taneoususeofthe rear-
co mpartment discdrive The
two rear-comp artmentscree nscan be
ope rate dalmost entirelyind epe ndentl yfrom
one another. However,there canbeaconfl ict
in some menusif the two scree nsare used
sim ultaneo usly.
If the rear-comp artmentdisc drive isbei ng
us ed for both scree nssim ultaneo usly,
sel ecting certainmenu sor setti ngsonone of
the scree nsalso affe ctsthe othe rscree n.
The followi ng functi onsaffectboth scree ns:
R cha nging play ba ck opti ons
R sel ecting atrack (fromatra cklist or folder)
R us ing the play ,pa useand stopfu nctio ns
R fast for wa rd/ rew ind orscro lling R
cal ling up the DVD menu andnavigati ng
wi thi nit
R setting thelangua ge,subtitles andcamera
angle
R calling upinteract iveDVD content
The followi ngfunction saffect onlyone
screen:
R audi oand video function sas well aspicture
settings
R switching betweenfullscreen andthe
menu
Switching betweenoperating modes When
youexit anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode), thecurrent settingissaved. Ifyou
call upthis operating modeagainlate r,th ere
are two poss ibilities:
R theoper atingmod ehas been chang edon
th eot her scree n.
R theoper atingmod ehas notb een changed.
In the first case, theoperatin gmode appears
as itis on the other screen .
In the secon dcase, thesett ingappears onthe
screen asitwas when youlast exitedthe
operatin gmode. Pictur
esettings
Overview You
canselect thesesettings invideo DVD
and AUX mode. Instruct ions forAUX mode
are detailed later(Y page 188).
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stand
color X
Switc hon video DVDmode (Ypage 184).
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econ trol.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menu
(Y page 164)is shown andpress the9
button tocon firm. Ba
sic functions
177RearEntert ainment System Z
X
In both cases, selectDVD-Video using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
X Select Brightness ,
Contrast or
Color using
the9: buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
An adjus tment scaleappears.
X Select asetting usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
Changi ngthe picture format X
To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu whil
ethe naviga tionmenu
(Y page 164)isshown andpress the9
button toconfirm.
X Select DVD-V using
the:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
The dotinfront ofone ofthe menu items
16:9 Optimized ,
4:3 or
Widescreen indicates
theformat currently selected.
X Select aformat usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm. System
settings Note
You canadjus talmost allsyst emsettings
indiv idually foreach screen witho utaffec ting
the otherscr een. Usetheremo tecon trol to
adjust thesettings. Selecting
thedisp laylangu age
X Selec tSyst em using
the9=;
butt onon the remo tecon trol and press
9 tocon firm .
You seethesyst emmen uon the selec ted
rear screen. X
Selec tSett ings with
the: buttonand
con firm with the9butt on.
X Selec tLang uage using
the9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The listoflanguages appears.The#dot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec talanguage usingthe9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The Rear SeatEnter tain men tSyst em
act ivat esthe respe ctive language. Switch
ingthedisp laydesign
X Selec tSett ings with
the: buttonand
con firm with the9butt on.
X Selec tDay Mode ,
Nigh tMode or
Auto matic using
the9: buttons
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
The dotinfro ntofthe men uitem indicates
the curr entlyselec tedsetting. Design Expla
nation Day
Mode The
display isset
perm anentlytoday
design . Nigh
tMode The
display isset
perm anentlytonigh t
design . Auto
matic The
display design
chan gesdepen dingon
the vehic leinst rumen t
clust erilluminat ion. 178
Syst
emsett ingsRea rEnter tainment System
Setting
thebrightness
X Select Settings with
the: button and
conf irmwith the9button.
X Select Brightness using
the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewith thescale. Showing/hiding
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button son the remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safety
note G
WARNIN
G
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. General
notes
You willfind information onthe following
topics inthe Audio section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 144)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 143)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 144) Inserting
aCD/DVD
The CD/DVD drive isloc ated
R in thece nter und ertherea rseat sin
veh icles witharea rbenc hseat that canbe
folded up
R in the armrest between therear seats in
vehicles withoutarear bench seatthatcan
be folded up :
Disc slot
; Eject button
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode
179Rear Entert ainmentSyst em Z