2011 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class SD card

Selec
tingbytrack list X
Select Title or
Tracks in
audi oCD/D VD
mode andpress the9button toconf irm.
or
X Press the9button inMP3 mode whenthe
display /selection windowisactive.
The track listappears. The#dot indicates
the current track.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
i InMP3 mode, thelistshows allthe track s
in alphab eticalorder.
Selec tingatrac kusing thenumber pad X
Press theU button onthe number pad.
An umer icalentry fiel dappear s.The
num berofposi tion soff ere dcorresponds to
the number oftrack sonthe CD/DV D.Onl y
num bers tha tcorr espond toatrac k
num beron the CD/DV Dcan beente red.
X Enter thedesired trac knum berus ing the
num berk eys.
X To complete entry:press the9button .
i Pressin gand holding anumber keyfor
two secon dsormore alsocomplet esent ry
and thecorr espondin gtrac kisplay ed.
Selec tingusing themultifunction
steering wheel X
Switch onaudi oCD/DVD ,MP3 orSD
memory cardmode onCOMAND.
X Use theV orU button onthe
multifunction steeringwheeltoselect the
DISC displa y.
X Press the9 or: button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel.
You willhear theprevious ornext track.
Skipping backwards skipstothe beginning
of the current trackifthe track hasbeen
play ingformore thaneight seconds. Ifthe
track hasbeen playingforless than eight
seconds, itskips tothe start ofthe previous
track. Fast
forward/rewind
Selec tingusing COMAND X
The displa y/selection windowisactive:
press the= or; button repeatedly
until youreach thedesired position.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position hasbeen
reached.
Selec tingusing themultifunction
steering wheel X
Press andhold the9 or: button on
the multifunction steeringwheeluntilthe
desired position hasbeen reached. Selec
tingafolder
This function ison lyavailable inMP3 mode .
X Swit chon MP3 mode (Ypage 131).
X Sele ctFol der usin
gth e:=;
butt onsand pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
or
X Pres sth e9 butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionw indow isact ive.
The contentofthe folder isdispla yed. :
Icon fornext folder up
; Current track
= Track icon CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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only beatta ined with up-to-da te
Gra cenote ®
mus icreco gnitiontechno logy .
Inform ation abou tnew versions can be
obta ined from anauthori zedMercede s-Benz
Ce nter.
You canhave your mus icreco gnition
softw areupdated there with aD VD, oryou
can upda teityou rself.
i The Gracenote MediaDatabase is
upda tedatthe same timeasthe map
software. Setting
theaudio format
You canonly setthe audioformat inaud io
DVD mode. Thenumber ofaud ioformats
avai labledepends onthe DVD. Theconten tof
an audio DVDiscalled an"album", andthis
can bedivided intouptonine groups. Agroup
can contain musicind iffe ren tsound qualities
(stereo andmultichann elformats ,for
example) orbonus tracks.Each group can
cont ainupto99 track s.Ifan audio DVDonly
cont ains oneaudio format, the"Group" menu
item(s) cannotbe selected.
X Switch onaudio DVDmode (Ypage 131).
X Select DVD-A using
the:=;
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Group using
the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
The listofavaila bleaudio formats appears.
The #dot indicates theformat currently
selected.
X Select anaudio format usingthe
9: buttonsand press the9button
to conf irm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Playback
options
The following optionsareavaila bletoyou:
R Normal TrackSequence You
willhear thetrack sin the normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3etc. ).
In MP3 mode, playbackproceeds inthe
order inwhich thetrack swere written to
the disc bythe program usedtocreate the
MP3 disc. Thisiscommon lyalphabetical
order. Onceallthe track sin afolder have
been played,the track sin the next folder
are playe d.
R Random Tracks All
the track son the medium areplaye din
random order(e.g.track 3,8, 5etc. ).
R Random Folder (MP3
mode only)
The track sin the current lyactive category
or folder areplaye din random order.
X To select options: switchonaudio CD/
DVD orMP3 mode (Ypage 131).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
The options listappears. A# dot indicates
the option selected.
X Select anoption usingthe9 or:
button andpress the9button toconf irm.
The option isswitched on.For alloptions
except "Normal tracksequence", youwill
see acorrespon dingdisplay inthe display /
selection window.Seethedisplay example
for audio CDmode (Ypage 132), itemB.
i The "Normal tracksequence" optionis
automatically selectedwhenyouchange
the medium youarecurrent lylistening to
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 SD memory card CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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COMA NDdoes notsuppo rtthe"SD -HC
2. 0St and ard" SDcardfor mat .Mer cedes-
Ben zrec omm ends usin gSDmem orycards
wi th astor agecap acityof up to4G B.
Pe rmiss ible filesys tems R
ISO9660/J oliet for CDs
R UDF foraudio and video DVDs
R FAT16 forSD memo rycard swi th stora ge
med ium
Multi sessi on CDs For
multisession CDs, thecontent ofthe first
ses siond eterm ineshow COMAND will
process theCD. COMAND playsonlyone
session andgives priority tothe audio CD
session.
If possible, useCOMAND toplay only CDs
which werewritteninone session.
File structur eof adisc When
youcreat eadisc with compr essed
music files,thetrac kscan beorganiz edin
folders. Afolder canalso containsubfolders.
A disc cancont ainam axim umof25 5fold ers.
Eac hfold ercan contain amax imum of25 5
tr ack sand 255s ubfo lders.Ad isc can contain
a maxim umof120 0track s.
The disc may contain nomor ethan eight
direc torylevels. Filesbeyond theeight hlevel
will notberec ogn ized bythe syst em.
Tr ack and filenam es When
youcreate adisc with compress ed
music files,youcan assign namesto the
tr ack sand folder s.
COMA NDuses thesename sacc ordin glyfor
the display. Folderswhich contain data other
than MP3 orWMA track sare not displayed by
COMA ND.
If MP3 orWMA filesarestored inthe root
direc toryits elf, the root direc torywill also be
tr eated asafolder .COMAND willthen show the
name ofthe root directory asthe folder
name.
You must observe thefollowi ngwhen
assigning tracknames:
R track names musthaveatleast one
character.
R track names musthavetheextension
"mp3" or"wma ".
R there mustbeafull stop between thetrack
name andtheextension.
Example ofacorrect trackname:
"Track1.mp3"
i COMAND doesnotsupport ID3tags.
Permissible formats COMAND
supportsthefollowi ngformats:
R MPEG1 AudioLayer3(MP3)
R Microsoft WindowsMediaAudioV2,V7,V8
and V9(WMA) without copyprotect ion
Permissible bitand samp lingrates MP3
COMAND supportsMP3filesofthe following
types:
R fixed andvariable bitrates of32 kbit/s up
to 320 kbit/s
R sampling ratesof8kHz to48 kHz
WMA
COMAND supportsWMAfilesofthe following
types:
R fixed bitrates of8kbit/s upto
384 kbit/s
R sampling ratesof8kHz to48 kHz
COMAND doesnotsupport WMAfilesofthe
following types:
R DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
encrypted files
R variable bitrate
R WMA Pro
R 5.1 Surround 138
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playback
willbegin atthe point itwas last
int errupt ed.
If ther eare nomusic files,youwillsee a
message tothis effec t.
By pressin gthe h function button
repeatedly, youcan chang ethe operatin g
mode inthe following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R SD memor ycard mode
R MUSI CREGISTE R
R operatin gwith theMedia Interface
X You first need tocopy music filestothe
MUSI CREGISTE R(Y page 140).
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main functionbarusing
the 9=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm.
If MUSI CREGISTE Rwas thelast mode
select ed,itis now switc hedon.
If anot heraudio source isswitc hedon,you
can now switc hon the MUSI CREGISTE Rin
the audio menu.
X Select Audio using
the9 buttonand
press the9butt ontocon firm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Regist er and
press the9
butt ontocon firm.
Opt ion 3 X
Press ther number key.
The MUSI CREGISTE Ris switc hedon. Ex
ample display: MUSICREGISTE R
: Type ofdata medium: MUSICREGISTE R
; Track number
= CD orDVD insert ed
? Track name
A Track time
B Visual timeandtrackdisplay
C Curren tplayback settings (no icon for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
D Soun dset tings
E Media selection
F Curren tfolder
G Folder functions
H Data medium positioninthe media list
I Tocall upthe MUSIC REGISTER menu Copying
musicdatato the MUSIC
REGISTER
Introdu ction You
cancopy music filesfrom discs inthe
DVD changer orfrom thememory card,as
long asthey areinMP3 and/or WMAformat.
i While copying, severalfunctionswillnot
be availa ble.Ifthis isthe case, youwillsee
a message tothis effect .
1. Selecting adat amedium X
Select Music Register using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm. 140
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REGISTERAudio

X
Sel ect CopyMus icFiles and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
The med ialist appe ars .Ad atamedi um
fr om whic hfile scan becopied isselec ted
auto maticall y. :
Datamedi umselec ted
X Sel ect adat amedi umusin gth e:
9 buttons and pres sth e9 buttonto
co nfirm .
The datamedi umisloaded .
If th edat amedi umcontains music filesth at
can becopied, youseeamen u. :
Toselec tanindi vidualfol der
; Tocop yal lmu sicf iles
= Tocon firm your selec tion
2. Selecting music files Selecting
allmu sic files
X Selec tAll MusicFile s .
This function copie sall music filesonthe
selec teddata carrier.The icon infro ntof
All MusicFile s ;
isfilled inand all followin
gent ries have atic kO beside
the m.
Selecting foldersor tracks
X Press the: or9 buttonand press
the 9butt ontocon firm .
Selec tion:isindic ated bythe Otickin
fro ntofthe folder ortrack entry.
3. Confir mingyourselection X
Selec tCont inue and
press the9butt on
to con firm .
The copyin gmen uappears.
4. Sta rting thecopying process :
Tocopy fromamemo rycard
; Tocopy tothe MUS ICREGIS TER
= Memor yrequire ment;see "Calling up
memo ryspace info" (Y page 142)
? Todete rmin edest inationfolder
A Name ofthe data medium fromw hich files
are being copied
B Tostart thecopying process
C Data medium positioninthe media list
D Tocancel copying ofmusic files
X To selec tadestination fold er:selec t
Des tinationFolder and
pres sth e9
butt ontocon firm.
X Pres sth e: or9 buttonand pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Conf irmStart by
pres singth e9 butt on.
Copying begins.The prog ress barindicates
th est atus ofthecop ying procedure.
! Under nocircum stanc esshould you
rem ove themem orycardwhile youare
cop ying data fromi t.Doi ngsowillge nera te
unu sable da ta inthe MUS ICREG ISTER. MUS
ICREG ISTER
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Con necting aco mple tely disc harg ediPod
or MP3 player canresult inan extend ed
ini tializ ation per iod.
Er ror mes sage sappear whilethedev iceis
bein gact ivat edif:
R COMA NDdoes notsuppor tthe device
conn ected (External Device Unavailable ).
R two devices areconn ected simultaneously
(Please makesurethatonlyone device
isconnected ).
R the conn ected device consumes toomuch
power.
R the Media Interface connection isfaulty.
i Ifnecessary, consultanauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCent er. Switches
onMedia Interfa cemode
General notes In
ext reme cases, startingupindividual
func tionscan take uptoseveral minutes–
this depends onthe external device andits
con tent(e.g. video podcasts ).
Only usetheoriginal software tostor edata
on your iPods andMP3 players. Otherwise,
some orall func tionsmay notbeavailable.
Opt ions forswitching on Opt
ion 1
X Connec tan ext ernal device (Ypage 144).
COMAND activatesthe device. Thebasic
display thenappears.
Opt ion 2
X Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
By pressing theh function button
repeatedly, youcan change theoperatin g
mode inthe following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R SD memory cardmode R
MUSIC REGISTE R
R Media Interface mode
Opt ion 3
X Press thex number key.
This direct lyselect sthe con nected external
audio equipment.
Opt ion 4
X Use the9: buttonsto select the
ent ryunder position 0int he media list
(Y page 134)andpress the9button to
confirm .
COMAND activatestheconn ected device.
You willsee amessage tothis effect .The
basic displa ythen appea rs.
If no device isconn ected, youwillsee the
Media Int. entr
yinstead ofadevice
name. Example
ofMedia Interface display (iPod®
mode)
: Type ofdata medium
; Track number
= Track name
? Visual timedispla y
A Elapsed tracktime(also informat
00:0 0:00 foraudi obooks)
B Visual trackdispla y
C Current playback settin gs(no icon for
"Normal tracksequence")
D Sound settings
E Media list
F Album name(ifsuppli ed)
G Categories, playlists and/or folders Media
Interface mode
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Vehi
cle equi pmen t
i Thisma nua lde scri besal lthe standa rd
and optio nal equipme ntofyour veh icle
wh ich wasava ilab leat the time of
pu rcha se.Country -specificd iffe ren ces are
possible .Bear inmind thatyour vehicle
may notfeature allfunc tionsdescribed
here. Thisalso refers tosafety- related
systems andfunc tions. Overview
Opera
tingSafet y G
War
ning!
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremo stto the traff icsituation youarein.
While thesystem permitshands- freephone
operation ,atten tiontotraff icmay bedivert ed
not only byphysical operation ofaphone, but
also bythe distrac tionofaphone
con versat ionwhile driving. Assuch, forsafety
reasons, weenco urage thedriver tostop the
vehicle inasafe place before answering or
placing aphone call.
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destin ationwhen thevehicle isstat ionary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
pay atten tiontotraff icand street signs, and
should utilizethesystem' saudio cueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver's
person alrespon sibility. DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulations alwayshave priority over
any route recom mendat ionsgiven.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare intended to
direct youwhile driving without divertingyour
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
con sulting themap display fordirect ions.
Consultin gthe symbols ormap display for
direct ionsmay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an acciden t. G
War
ning!
Please donot use theVoice ControlSystem
in an emergen cy,asthe toneof your voice
may change inastr essful situation .This could
cause adelay incompleting yourphone call
in atimely manner. Thiscould distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Symbols
OnlyUsed inthis Chapter
The following symbolsindicate:
s thatyouhave tosay something
t thatthere isavoice output fromthe
voice control
u thatthesystem showsinformation on
the displa y. Usage
You canusethevoice controlsystem to
operate thefollowing systemsdepending on
the equipment inyour vehicle:
R Phone
R Navigation
R Address book
R Audio (radio, satellite radio,DVDchanger,
memory card,music register)
Say thecommands withoutpausingbetween
individua lwords. Ifyou enter acommand that
does notexist orisincorrec t,the voice
cont rolsystem asksyouforanew command
with “Please repeat”or“Please repeatyour 180
OverviewVoice
Control

“Group
1”to“Group 9” With
the“Group 1”to“Group 9”comman ds,
you can select agroup onaninsert edaudio
DVD .
“Next Group”/“Previous Group” With
the“Next group”/“Previous group”
comman ds,you can select thenext or
previous grouponthe insert edaudio DVD.
“Next <003E000F000C00040005001200180022004800470012000500160009000F0015
0013F Folder”With
the“Next <0006000F000C00040005001200180024005400530012000500160009000F0015
0013> folder”
comman ds,you can select afolder onthe
insert edCD/D VDinMP3 mode.
“Memory Card” With
the“Memory card”comman d,you can
switch tothe SDcard onthe COMAND
system.
“DVD Video” With
the“DVD video” comman d,you can start
a video DVDonthe COMAND system.
“Har dDisk” With
the“Hard disk”comman d,you can
change tothe inter nalhard disk(Music
Register) ofCOMAND . External
Equipment(Aux) “Audio
Aux”
You canusethe“Audio Aux”comman dto
activate theAux input. Command
List
In the Command listsection ,you willfind all
the main comman dsfor operating voice
cont rol.The comman dsavaila bletoyou
depend onthe vehicle’s equipment. i
Some functionshave several voice
comman dstofacilitate operation. These
are grouped togetherbetween the
separator linesinthe listand canbeused
inter changeably.
Some comman dsare enclosed inangular
bracket s<>. This signifies thatthe
enclosed commandis avoice name, which
you can determin eyourself andattach to
address bookentries, radio station s,
program categories etc. General
Command s R
Yes
R Correct
R Okay R
Cancel R
No R
Pause R
Address book R
MP3 R
CD changer R
CD R
Navigation
R Route guidance
R Nav R
DVD video R
DVD audio R
Radio R
Satellite radio/Sirius R
Phon e R
Message s R
Video Comm
andList
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