2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN remote control

R
Radio mode
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Rear-co mpartm entscre ens.............. 209
Rear SeatEntertainment System
Adjusting soundsettings ............... 214
Adjusting thebrightness ................ 214
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AUX mode ......................................228
CD/DVD audio and MP3 mode ......216
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Cha nging thepictu reforma t.......... 215
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Opera tingwith the headpho nes..... 213
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Using themainloudspeaker ..........213
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Reco rding theroute
View ingthe route onthe map .......... 86
Redial ................................... ...............122
Remote control
Rea rSeat Entertainment System...209
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Destinati onreach ed....... ....... ....... ....81
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options
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Route overview .......... ...................... .... 84
Route type
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Safety notes
Audi oCD/DVD andMP3 mode .....154
Using thetelep hone ..................... ..114
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Scre en
Selecting forremote operation...... 210
SD memory card
Ejecting ................................... ....... 157
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Searc h&Send...... ........ ........ ........ ........ 76
SIRIUS weatherdisp lay
5- day forecas t....... ........ ........ .. ...... .1 97
Daily forecas t......... ........ ........ ........ 197
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Informati onchart <003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B003B
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Sele cting thearea forthe wea ther
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Skippin gback
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SMS
Rea daloud ....... .............. ................133
Soun d
Switchi ngon/off ..................... ....... ..33
Soun dsettings ...... ........ ........ ........ .......3 4
Speed diallist
Stor ingaphone book entryint he
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State/pro vince
Sele cting ........ ........ .......... ...... ...... .. .. 54 8
In
dex

X
Sel ect symbo l: byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssthe ; button onCOMAND.
X Enter thephone num ber:
R ma nua lly( Ypa ge121)
R us ing the phone book (Ypage 125)
R from thecalllists (Y page 129)
R us ing speeddial (Y page 122)
Cal lwaiting Yo
uc an switch back and forth betwe encalls
wi th thisfun ctio n.The functio nisa vail able if
your mobile phonesupports thetoggling
function (viaBluetooth ®
).
You canusethefunction ifyou areanswering
as econd callormaking asecond call.
Switching betweenthe active calland the
call onhold :
Active call
; Callonh old
X Confirm symbol;bypressing W.
or
X Press the; button onCOMAND oron
the multifunction steeringwheel.
The previous callonhold isactivated. Ends
anactive call
X Select ¢inthe telephone basicmenu and
press Wtoconfirm.
or
X Press the~ button onCOMAND oron
the multifunction steeringwheel.
The callonhold isactivated.
Confe rence call You
canintercon nectcalls (active andon
hold) onthe mobile phone. Thispermits
several partiestohear oneanother andspeak
with oneanother.
You canalso make afurther callinCOMAND
(Y page 123).
Sending DTMFtones This
function isnot supported byallmobile
phones.
Answering machinesorother devices canbe
cont rolled byDTMF tones, e.g.forremote
query function s.
X Ifyou woul dlike tolisten tothe messages
on your answering machine,forexample,
select thecorresponding number.
X To transmit individual characters: once
ac onn ection hasbeen established tothe
answering machine,selectthedesired
characters inthe character barand press
W toconfirm.
or
X Press thecorresponding keyonthe
COMAND numberkeypad.
Every character selectedwillbe
transmitt edimmediately .
X To send aphone book entry asaD TMF
sequence :select Name by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select thedesired phonebookentry and
press Wtoconfirm.
The entry issent asaD TMF character
string. 124
Telephone
operationTelephone

X
To select opti ons:sw itch tothe MUSI C
REG ISTER (Ypage 168) .
X Sel ect Mus ic Reg
ist er by
slid ing VÆ and
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
The optio ns list appe ars. The #dot
ind icates the optio ns elected.
X Select anoption andpress Wtocon firm.
The option isswitche don.For alloption s
exc ept Normal TrackSequenc e ,y
ou will
see acorr espondin gdisplay inthe display/
select ionwindow.
i The Normal TrackSequenc e option
is
automatic allyselect edwhen youchange
the disc youarecurren tlylisten ingtoor
when youselect adifferen tmedium. Ifan
option isselect ed,itremains selectedafter
COMAND isswitched onoroff. Bluet
ooth®
aud iomode Connecting
Bluetooth®
aud iodevices
Conditions Bluet
ooth®
aud iodevice
Bluetoot h®
audio mode requires a
Bluetoot h®
-c apable audiodevice.
i Not allBluetoot h®
audio devices available
on the market areequally suitable. For
more detailed information onsuitable
Bluetoot h®
audio devices andon
con nectingB luetoot h®
audio devices to
COMAND ,visit
htt p://ww w.mbu sa-mobile.com (for
USA ).Alt ernat ively, calltheMercedes- Benz
Customer AssistanceCenter at
1-8 00- FOR-ME RCedes (1-800-367 -6372)
(for USA )orC ustomer Relations at
1-8 00- 387 -0100(for Canada). Befor
eusing Bluetoot h®
audio mode, you
should checkyour Bluetooth ®
audio device
for the following (seetheBluetooth ®
audio
device's operating instructions):
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device mustsupport
the A2D Pand AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
On cert ainBluetooth ®
audio devices, as
well asactivatin gthe Bluetooth ®
funct ion,
the device itselfmust alsobemade
"visible" toother devices (seethe
Bluetooth ®
audio device's operating
instr uctions).
R Bluetooth ®
device name
This device nameispredetermin edbut can
usual lybe changed. Tomake aclear
selection ofthe Bluetooth ®
device
possible, Mercedes-B enzrecomm ends
that youcustomiz ethe device name(see
the Bluetooth ®
audio device's operating
instr uctions).
i A2D P(Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile foraudio
data trans mission
AVRCP (AudioVideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile foraudio
data playb ack
X Act ivate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibility onthe Bluetooth ®
audio device.
On COMAND
X Act ivate theBluetooth ®
funct ionin
COMAND (Ypage 45).
General information Before
usingyourBluetooth ®
audio device
with COMAND forthe first time, youwillneed
to authorize it.
When youauthorize anew Bluetooth ®
audio
device, itis conn ected automatically.
Connect ioninvolves firstsearching fora 172
Bluetooth ®
aud iomodeAudio

Media
Interface mode Co
nne ctio noption s
Overvi ew The
connection socketsareloca tedinthe
stowa gecompartme ntinthe center console.
Device-spe cificadapter cables,inclu dedwith
the Medi aInterface, arerequ iredtoconnect
external devicestothe Medi aInterface.
i Store individualparts inas afe plac e.
On lyuse genuine Mercedes-Ben z
co nn ect ion cabl es.
You canconn ect thef ollowin gdatam ediato
COMA NDviatheM edia Inte rface:
R iPod ®
R cer tain MP3 player s
i iPod ®
is ar egist ere dtrademar kofApple
Inc .,Cupertino ,California, USA.
Supp orted devices For
details andalist ofsupported devices,
visit http://www .mbusa- mobile.com.
Alt ernat ively, calltheMercede s-Benz
Customer AssistanceCente rat
1-800-FOR-MERC edes(1-800-367-6372)
(for USA) orCu stomer Relatio nsat
1-800-387-0100 (forCanada ). Co
nne ctin gane xte rnal device
i Donot leaveexternal devicesinthe
vehi cle,astheir correct function cannotbe
gua ranteed ifthey aresubjected to
extreme temperatures,e.g.from expos ure
to dire ctsunl ight orvery lowoutsi de
tempera tures(seetheoper ating
instructio nsofthe respe ctivedevice).
Merced es-Benz USA,LLCaccep tsno
lia bil ity for dam agetoexternal devices.
Never connect morethanonedeviceata
time. Youwillotherw isenot beabletop lay
back fromtheexternal device. :
Four-p insocket for⅛inch stereo jack,
e.g. forMP3 players (audi oa nd vide o)
; iPod®
plu gfor connecting aniPo d®
= USB socket forconnecting anMP3 player
? Exampl eofdevi ce: iPod®
X Connect theexternal devicewith sui tabl e
socket :,;or=.
COM AND activa testhe devi ce;am essa ge
app ears .
If you remove adevice, the NoDevice Connec
ted messa
geapp ears .
i Aconnected iPod®
or MP3 players hould
not besimultaneously operatedviathe
Media Interface andtheremote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control)ordirectly
on the device itselfasthis may cause
unforeseen technicaldifficulties.
i Connect ingafully discharged iPod®
or
MP3 playercan result inan exten ded
initialization period.
Malfunction messagesappearwhile the
device isbeing activated if:
R COMAND doesnotsupport thedevice
conn ected (External Device Unavailable message).
R the conn ected device consumes toomuch
power.
R the Media Interface connection isfaulty.
R am ass storage device(e.g.USBstick or
USB hard disk) isconn ected tothe Media
Int erface (Please Connect The Device
To
The Other USBPort message).178
Media
Interface modeAudio

A
Con firms asele ction orset ting
B Swit ches soun don/off( forc orded
headphones)
C Adjust sthe volume (forcorded
headphones)
D Skips toatrack, fast-forwa rd/fast-rew ind
E Selects atrack; directentry
F Exits amenu (back)
Sel ecting thescre enfor the remote
co ntrol You
canusetheremote controltoopera te
one ofthe two rear screens atat ime. Todo
so, you must switch the remote controltothe
desi redscreen.
X To sele ctthe left-hand screen:turn
thumbw heel=until "LREAR" is
high lighted inthe windo w.
X To sele ctthe right-hand screen:turn
thumbw heel=until "REAR R"is
high lighted inthe windo w.
Swi tching thescre enon/ off If
the SmartKey isin posi tion 0or 1in the
ignitio nlock (see thevehicle Operator's
Manual), orthe Smart Keyisnot insert ed,the
screen sint he rear willswitch offafter 30
minutes. Beforethescreen sswitch off,they
show amessage tothis effect .
You canswitch thescreen sback on.
How ever,this will disc harg ethe start er
bat tery.
X Poin tthe rem otec ontro latthe rear -
co mpar tments cree nwhich hasbeen
selected forremote operation.
X Press button :onthe remote control.
The respective rearscreen switches onor
off.
i You canonly switch thescreens onusing
the remote controlifthe ignition is
switched on. Switching
thebutt onlighting on/off X
Press button ;onthe remote control.
Depending onthe previous status,the
button lighting isswitched onoroff.
i Ifyou donot use theremote controlfor
about 15seconds, thebutton lighting
switches offautomatically .
Switching thesound on/off(corded
headph onesonly) X
Press button Bonthe remote control.
The sound isswitched on/off.
Selec tingamenu/m enuitem and
confir mingyour select ion X
Sele ctam enu/m enuitemu singthe
=;9 :buttonso nthe
rem otec ontrol and pres sthe 9 butt onto
con firm. CD/DVD
drive and AUX jacks :
CD/ DVDs lot
; AUX,righ t-han d(R) jac kfor audio signal
(red)
= AUX, left-hand (L)jack foraudio signal
(white)
? AUX, video (V)jack (yellow )
A CD/D VDeject button
The AUX jacksshown areforthe AUX drive.
Ident icaljack scan be found onthe right- hand
side ofthe rear-com partmentscreen s(AUX
display ),(Y page 209). 210
General
informationRear
Seat
Entert ainment System

Cord
lessheadphones
Over view :
Volum econtro l
; Select sas cree nf or the headphones
= Batt erycompart mentcover
? Switches thecordless headphones on/off
A Indicat orlamp withvarious displays(Ypage 211)
X Open bothsides ofthe headphones andadjust thefitofthe headphones bypulling the
headphone bandinthe direction ofthe arrow.
Switching thecordless headphones
on/off X
Press button ?.
Dependin gonthe previous status,the
headphones areswitched onoroff. Tosave
the battery, theheadphones areswitched
off automatically ifthey donot receive an
audio signal within threeminutes.
Adjust ingthe volume ofthe
headp hones X
Turn volume control: until thedesired
volume hasbeen set. i
Ifyou have connected corded
headphones toarear-com partmen t
screen ,you can adjust thevolume by
pressing buttonsC onthe remote control
(Y page 209).
Selecting ascree nfor theh eadp hones X
Mov epush slide r; toL(lef t-han dscree n)
or R(rig ht-hand scree n).
Ind icat orlam pdispla ys The
color ofthei nd icat orlamp shows
whet hertheh eadp honesare swit ched on or
off and indicat esthec harge leve lofthe
bat teries inserted. Gener
alinfor mation
211RearS
eatE
nter
tai nme
nt
Syste m Z

LED
disp lay St
atus Green The
batteries arefine. Red The
batteries arealmos t
disc harge d. Lit
con tinuous
ly The
headph onesareswit ched
on and connected toas cree n. Fla
shing The
headph ones are
sea rchi ngfor the connecti on
to as cree n. No
displ ay
(d ark) The
headph ones areswitched
off orthe batterie sare
di scha rged. Co
nne cting additi onalheadpho nes You
canconnect oneadditiona lset ofcord ed
hea dph ones toeach ofthe two rearscree ns
(Y page 209). Thesocke tisd esigned for
headphones witha3.5mm stereo jackplug
and animpedance of32 ohms. Changing
batteries
Notes Batteries
arerequired forthe remote control
and forthe two sets ofcordless headphones. G
WARNING
Keep thebatteries outofthe reach of
children. Consultadoctor immediately ifa
child should swallowabattery.
Do not dismantle, short-circuitorburn a
battery. H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofdischarged batteriesinan
environment allyresponsible manner. On
the remote control :
Battery compartment
; Catch tab
= Battery compartment cover
? Retaining lugs
A Batteries
The remote controlcont ains 2type AAA ,
1.5 Vbatteries.
X To open thebatter ycompart ment:
remove batterycompartment cover=on
the back ofthe remote control.
X To do so, press downcatch tab;and
remove batterycompartment cover=.
X Remove discharged batteriesAfrom the
tray. 212
General
informat ionRear
Seat
Entertainment System

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 Switc honano perating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode) (Ypage 217).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconf irm.
An adjustmen tscal ea ppears.
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 entir elyi nd epe ndentl yfrom
one another. However,there canbeaconfl ict
in some menusifthe 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 sorsetti ngs onone 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 (fromat rack list or folder)
R us ing the play ,p ause and stopfunctio ns
R fast for wa rding/r ewind ing 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 sasw ellaspicture
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 theo per atin gmodeh asbeen chang edon
th eo ther scree n.
R theo per atin gmodeh asnotb 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 228).
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stand
color X
Switc honvideo DVD mode (Ypage 221).
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econtrol.
or
X Select (Ypage 188)Menu while
the
navigation menuisshown andpress the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select DVD-Vid eo using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm. 214
Ba
sic functionsRear
Seat
Entert ainment System