2011 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class WAGON display

Note
sabout dis cs
Pl ay ba ck pro blems mayoccu rwhen playing
copied discs.Therearealarge variety of
discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabel stot he discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND. Stickers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recognit ionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommodate
discs which comply withtheEN60908
standard. Youcantherefore onlyusediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudiodata onthe other), they
cannot beeject edand candamage
COMAND.
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8c m,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
If video DVDsdon otconf orm tothe NTSC or
PAL TVstandards, theymaycreate picture,
sound orother problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced according tothe following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e)
R PAL orNTSC standa rd
Yo uw illg en era llyf ind the releva ntdetai ls
ei ther onthe DVD itselfo ro nthe DVD case.
i Ifyo ui nsert avideo DVD with ad ifferent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect . i
COMAND isset toregion code1atthe
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswitha
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewiththe PAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed uptofive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gonthe DVD ,iti sp ossible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you will see theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andremoving DVDs
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Insert ingand
eject ingCDs andDVD s"section
(Y page 154). Switching
tovideo DVDmode
Option 1 X
DVD changer: insertavideo DVD.
X Press theh functionbutton orthe
% backbutton .
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start stop lay it.
Option 2 X
Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
COMAND switchestothe previous disc
operating mode. Video
DVDmode
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Bypre ssing this functi onbutton
rep eatedl y,yo uc an cha nge theoperating
mod eint he follow ing order:
R au dioC D/DVD, video DVD orMP3 disc
in the DVD changer
R memo rycard mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB stora gedev ice
R Med iaInterfa ceoraudioA UX mod e
R Blu etoo th®
au diom ode
X Sele ctMedi a by
sliding VÆ andturni ng
cVd theCOMAND controllera nd pre ss
W toconfir m.
X Sele ctaý video DVD from themed ialist
(Y page 190).
Optio n3 X
Sele ctVide o in
the mainfuncti onbarb y
sli ding ZV andturni ngcVd theCOMAND
control lera nd pre ssW toconfi rm.
Vi de oD VD mod eiss witch edon. Hidi
ng/show ingt he nav igatio nmenu
X To dis play :sl id e ZVÆ theCOMAND
contro ller.
i Thisfun ctio nisn otavail able while the
DVD's ownmenu (Ypage 190)isbeing
displa yed.
X To hide: slideZVÆ theCOMAND
cont roller.
or
X Wait forapproximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplayed
: Disc type
; Current title
= Current scene
? Track time
A Toshow themenu Showin
g/hiding themenu
This function isnot avail able while theDVD's
own menu (Ypage 190)isbeing displayed.
X To display: infull-screen mode,pressW
the COMAND controller.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress Wtoconfirm.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and confirm FullScreen by
pressing W. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function 188
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DVDmodeVideo

X
Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-Video by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
conf irm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Title Selecti on by
turn ingcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. X
Select afilm/t itleand press Wtocon firm. Selecting
avideo DVD from them edia
list
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcontroller toshow
the men u.
X Selec tChan ger or
Medi a by
sliding VÆand
turn ingcVd theCOMAN Dcontroller and
press Wtocon firm .
The media listappears. The#dot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed.
Video DVDsareindic ated bythe ý icon.
X Equip pedwith aDVD changer :press W
the COMAN Dcontroller todisplay all
magazine trays.
X Select avideo DVD byturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND loadsthevideo DVDandbegins
playi ngit. i
Ifyou select aCD,an audio DVDoran
MP3 medium, youswitch tothe respect ive
audio mode. Youcanfind further
information aboutthemedia liston
(Y page 159). DVD
menu
Calling upthe DVD menu The
DVD menu isthe menu stored onthe DVD
itself. Itis struct uredinvarious ways
according tothe individual DVDandpermits
cert ainactions andsettings.
In the case ofmulti-language DVDs,for
example, youcan change theDVD language
in the DVD menu.
X In full-screen mode,pressWthe COMAND
cont roller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu byturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
conf irm.
X Select Menu and
press Wtoconf irm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menuitemsinthe DVD menu X
Select amenu item bysliding ZVÆor
turnin gXVY theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The menu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe selected are
shown ingray. 190
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DVDmodeVideo

X
To rec onfirm your selecti on:confi rm
Sel ect by
pre ssing W.
CO MAND execute sthe acti on.
Ma keaselecti onfrom thefurthe roption s,
if nec essary.
COMAND thenswitc hesback tothe DVD
menu.
i Depen dingonthe DVD ,the menu items:
Back (tomovie) ,
Play ,
Stop ,
., /orGo Up may
not
func tion ormay notfunc tion atcert ain
point sint he DVD menu. Toindicat ethis,
the Kicon appears inthe display.
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Select thecorr espondin gmenu item inthe
DVD menu andpress Wthe COMAND
con troller tocon firm.
or
X Select anymenu iteminthe DVD menu and
press Wthe COMAND controller to
con firm.
X Select GoUp and
press Wtocon firm.
Back tothe film X
Press the% backbuttonrepeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorr espondin gmenu item from
the DVD menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress Wtocon firm. Sett
ingthe langua geand audio
form at
This function isnot available onallDVD s.Ifit
is available, youcan setthe DVD menu
language, theaudio language orthe audio
form at.The number ofsett ings isdeter mined
by the DVD content.Itis possible thatthe
sett ings may alsobeaccess edinthe DVD
menu (Ypage 190). X
In full-sc reenmode, pressWthe COMAND
con troller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Vi deo in
the menu byturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
X Select DVDFuncti ons and
press Wto
con firm.
X Select MenuLangua ge or
Audio Langua
ge and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, amenu appears afterafew
secon ds.The #dot infron tofane ntry
indicat esthe curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select asetting byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm. Subt
itles andcamer aangle
These functionsarenot available onallDVD s.
The number ofsubtit lelanguages andcamera
angles available dependsonthe contentof
the DVD. Itis po ssi blet hatthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 190).
X In full-screen mode,pressWthe COMAND
cont roller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press Wtoconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appea rs.The #dot
in front ofan entr yindicates thecurrent
settin g.
X Select asettin gbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . Video
DVDmode
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herthes yst em isable toplay the
soun dathigh volum ewithout distorting it. Increa
singthev olum eusing COMAN D
X Sele ctVol ume in
theA UX display bytur nin g
cVd theC OMA NDcontroller andpres s
W tocon firm.
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 alvideo
source isadjusted toas tandard value.
Boost :t
he volume ofthe extern alvideo
source israised byapproximately 10dB. Picture
viewer Introduction
If there arepictures onthe active data
medium, youcan look atthem. Data
medium Suppor
tedpicture
forma ts CD/DV
Dwith
picture files jpeg,
jpg USB
devices (sticks,
hard drives)
SD memory card: jpeg,
jpg Calling
upacatego rylist
X Sele ctad ata medi um(e.g. memory card)
wi th pictu resinthe audio menu
(Y pag e144) orinthe medi alist
(Y pag e159).
X Sele ctSearc h in
the basicdis pla yby
sli ding VÆandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
The catego rylista ppears. Displaying
pictures
X Select (Ypage 166)Photos in
the
categ orylistbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
Af older director yappears.
X Select afolder withphotos andpress Wto
conf irm.
The folder display sthe existin gpicture files
(example). X
Select aphoto andpress Wtoconf irm.
The photo isdisplay edand themusic is
stopped. Changing
thepictur eview
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
Am enu appears. Pictur
eviewe r
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COMAN
Dfeatures
Thes eOperatin gInstruc tio ns desc ribeall
st andar dand opt ionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. SIRIUS
Weather Introd
uction
For therecept ionofweather forecastsvia
satellite radio,youwillneed aSIRIUS XM
Satellit eWeather subscript ion.
When theCall SIRIUS toactivat e system at 888-539
-7474 message
withthe
SIRIUS deviceidentification number appears,
you willfirst have toobtain access tothe
weather service.Ad escript ionofthe
procedure canbefound inthe "Registering
satellite radio"section(Ypage 149).
COMAND canreceive weather forecastsvia
satellite radioforthe entireUSA (including
Alaska andHawaii). Thereceived weather
data canbedisplayed asan infor mation chart
(daily forecast,five-dayforec ast,detail
infor mation )oro nthe weather map.
The weather datareceived fromaweather
stat ionisstor edinCOMAND foranhour and
can beshown againimmediately after
rest artin gthe engin e(e.g. after refueling).
The weather mapcandisplay thefollowing
weather datawithsymbols:
R rain radar
R stor mcharact eristics
R areas ofhigh-pres sure/low-pr essure,
weather fronts
R course oftropic alcyclon es(hurricanes ,
typhoon s)
R wind direct ionand speeds
i The rain radar cannotbe displayed for
Alaska, HawaiiandPuerto Rico. i
Hurric ane:descript ionofat ropic al
cyclon ewhich most lydevelop inthe
At lantic Ocean orinthe Nort hPacific
Ocean orSouth Pacific Ocean. Thewind
speeds areabove 74mph (118 km/h).To
charact erizethestrengt hofah urrican e,
ther earefive categor ies.
Typhoon: thedescript ionofat ropic al
cyclon ethat develops inthe Nort hWest
Pacific Ocean. Thewind speeds areinthe
categor yofah urrican e. Switching
theSIRIUS weather display
on/off
Switching on X
Select theglobe iconinthe main function
bar bysliding ZVandturningcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The SIRIUS weather basicdisplay appears. X
Confirm SIRIUS Weather by
pressing W.
The infor mation chartshows thedaily
forec astatthe curren tvehicle position . 196
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WeatherWeat
herservices

Dai
lyfore castasa ninformation chart(example)
You seethefollowi nginformation:
R the date andtime ofthe weather message
received last
R information onthe current weather
(temperature, cloudcover) andforecast for
the next 3,6,12 hours
R the current highest temperature and
forecasts
R the current lowesttemperature and
forecasts
R the probabi lityofrain
X To switch tothe five-day forecast:
confirm 5-Day by
pressing W.
The information chartdispla ysthe forecast
for the next fivedaysint he currently
selected location. Five-day
forecastasan information chart
(example)
X To retur ntothe daily forecast: confirm
Current by
pressing W. Switching
off X
Press the% button.
or
X Select Back by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andconfirm bypressing W.
Both options appearint he SIRIUS weather
basic menu. Displaying
detailedinformation
Besides thecurrent temperatures, youcan
displa yinformation suchaswind speeds and
UV index.
X Select Info in
the information chartby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The information chartshows detailed
information forthe selected area. Selec
tingthearea forthe weather
forecast
Introduction You
canselect thefollowing areas:
R the current vehicleposition
R vicinity ofthe destination
R aw inter sports area
R an area within theUSA
You canselect anarea inthe information
chart (firstoption), onthe map (second
option) orfrom thememory, ifyou have SIRIUS
Weather
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alread
ysave dareas inthem emory
(Y page 199).
i COMA NDreceive sweather forecas tdata
fr om then eares tweat her statio natthe
selec tedd estinat ion.
Opt ion 1:select ingthel ocat ioninthe
infor mation chart X
Sel ect Positi on in
thei nform ationchart
by turnin gcVd theC OMA NDcontroll er
and pres sW toconfirm .
Am enu appears. "Select
ingthe area forthe weather forecast"menu
X To select thecurr entvehicle position:
select Current Position and
press Wto
con firm.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
curren tvehicle position fromthenearest
weather stationand displays it
automatic ally.
X To select thevicinity ofthe
destina tion:select NearDestina tion in
the menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
i You canselect NearDestina tion if
a
route hasbeen calculated (Ypage 57).The
menu itemisother wisegrayed out.
X To select winter sportareas:select In Winter
SportsAreas in
the menu, and
con firm bypressing W. X
Select astate,e.g. Colorad o ,a
nd press
W tocon firm.
X Select awinter sportsarea from themenu
and press Wtocon firm.
The weather dataandother information is
displayed forthe winter sportsarea that
has been select ed.The data issupplied by
the nearest weather station.
The infor mation chartshows thefollowing
infor mation (ifavailable):
R ski slopes/sk ilifts
R snowboardin gand night time openin g
R snow conditions (e.g.snow depth)
R temper ature X
To select thevicinity ofanoth er
location: selectSearch Locatio
ns in
the
menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. 198
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herservices