There
isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraff iccondit ionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion . Notes
ondiscs
There maybeplayb ackproblems when
playi ngcopied 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 ersorlabels tothe discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND .Stic kers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recogn itionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommo date
discs which comply withtheEN6090 8
standard. Youcantheref oreonly usediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudio dataonthe other), they
cann otbe eject edand candamage
COMAND .
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
Video DVDsnot conf orming tothe standards
are commer ciallyavaila ble.
These DVDscan create picture, soundor
other problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced accordingto the following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e) i
Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffer ent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC TVstandard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case.
i COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed amaximum offive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKicon inthe
display . Inserting
andejecting aDVD
X Pro cee das descri bedin the "Inser ting and
ejec ting CDs andDVDs" section
(Y page 129) . Sw
itchin gon video DVD mode
Opti on1 X
Inse rtavid eo DVD (Y pa ge 129) .
CO MAND load sthe med iumi nser tedand
sta rts toplay it.
Opti on2 X
Pre ssthe h functio nbu tton.
CO MAND switch estothe previouslyset
di sc mod e(a ud ioCD, audio DVD, MP3CD
or vid eo DVD) ortoMed iaInter face mod e. Vide
oDVD mode
153Vide o Z
Showing/
hidingthenavigation menu
X To show: pressthe9 or: button.
X To hide: press the9 or: button.
or
X Wait forapproximately eightseconds. Navigation
menu
: Type ofdata medium
; Current track
= Current scene
? Track time
A Toshow themenu Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To show: pressthe9button onthe
remote control.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To hide: press the9 button, select
Full Screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function
? Toadjust thetreble
A Toadjust thebass Fast
forward /rewind
X Press andhold theE orF button on
the remote controluntil thedesired
position hasbeen reached.
You seethenavigation menu. Pause
function
X Show themenu (Ypage 172).
X To pause playback: select«and press
the 9button onthe remote controlto
conf irm.
The «display changes toM.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconf irm.
The menu ishidden. Stop
function
X Show themenu (Ypage 172).
X To interru ptplayback: select±and
press the9button onthe remote control
to conf irm.
The «display changes toM.T hevideo
image ishidden. 172
Video
DVDmodeRear SeatEnterta inment
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
focuse
don safe drivingbeha vior,especially
pay attention totraffic andstreet signs,and
shou ldutil ize the system 'sau dio cues while
drivi ng.
The navig ation system doesnotsupplyany
informa tiononstop signs, yield signs, traffic
regu lations ortraffic safetyrul es. Thei r
obse rvance alwaysremai nsinthe drive r's
perso nalrespo nsibility.DVD maps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulationsalways have priority over
any route recommendations given.Bearin
mind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(app roximately 50km/h), yourvehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second.
During routeguidance, youwillnotreceive
infor mation on:
R traff iclights
R stop andyield signs
R parking orstoppin gzon es
R one- way street s
R narrow bridges
R other trafficregulation data
You should thereforealway sstric tlyobserve
traff icregulations whiledriving. Drive
carefully andalway sobey trafficlaws and
road signs, evenifthey contradict navigation
system instruct ions. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
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 inastres sfulsituation .This could cause
adelay incompleting yourphone call
in atimely manner. Thiscould distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Operat
ion
You canusevoice controlto:
R enter astate
R enter aprovince
R enter acity
R enter adistrict (center)
R enter astreet
R enter anintersec tion
R enter ahouse number
R enter anentire address
R enter azip code
R find address
R enter apoint ofinterest
R select oneofyour previous destinations
R call uproute information
R store adestination
R displa ythe map
R enlarge/reduce thesize ofthe map
R listen tothe destination memory
R start andstop route guidance
R switch theguida nceinstruct ionsonand off
To select thenavigation application:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the ? button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you. 186
Navigat
ionVoiceControl