=
Sou ndsetti ngs
? Wea ther Band switche don
A AM radio
B FM radio
C Channe llist
Se archi ngfor achanne l X
Quic kselect: turncVd orslide XVY the
COMA NDcontroller while thed isplay/
selec tionwindow inthe radio display is
act ive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
Chann elsearc hscan sup ordown and
st ops atthe nextchan nelfoun d.
Selecting achanne lfrom thechann el
lis t X
Select Channe lby sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears. X
Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
or
X Press anumber keyonthe controlpanel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Sat
Rad io Impor
tantnotes
This sectionprovides detailedinformation on
the following topics:
R select ingachann eland program category
R memor yfunc tions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode describedbelow
requires optionallyavailable satelliteradio
equipment andregist ration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecateg ories andchann els
shown inthe illustration sdepend onthe
program contentoffer edbythe provider.
The program contentsmay vary. The
illustration sand descr iption sin these
operatin ginst ruct ions may therefore differ
from thechann elsand categ ories offered
by the provider.
Satellit eradio mode maybetempo rarily
unavailable orinterrupt edfor avariety of
reasons .These reasons include
environm entalortopographical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecont rol
of Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LLC.Operation
may alsobeimpaired incertain locations
(e.g. tunnels,parking garages orwithin as
well asclose tobuild ings).
i SIRIUS XMRadi ooffers morethan130
digital-qua lityradio channels providing
100% commerc ial-freemusic,sport,news
and entert ainment.
SIRIUS XMRadi oemploys afleet ofhigh-
performance satellitestobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada .
The satellite radioprogram isavaila blefor
a mont hlyfee. Details areavaila blefrom
the SIRIUS XMService Centerandat
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Sel ect Audiobysliding ZV theCOMAND
control lera nd pre ssW toconfi rm.
The audio menu appe ars.
X Sel ect Sat Radioand pressW toconfi rm.
The NoServicemes sage appe arswh en
sta rting uporifno signa lis be ing rece ived.
If the satel lite rece iverisnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device
Unavailable messagewillappea r. Once
COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodispla yappea rs.The station
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiomaindispla y
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/channel number
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a SatRadio menu Channel
information Acan beviewed in
detail (Ypage 127).
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/talk
shows, sportsorcountry, ifthey areavail able.
The category listissorted alphabetically .
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callup the categ orylist:sel ect
Catego rybyturning cVdtheCOM AND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cate gorylist appe ars.
X To select ac atego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
press Wtoconfirm.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.You hear thestation lastselected
for this category.
The All Channels categoryisat the top
of the category list.This category issorted
by channel numberandallow syou to
browse allavaila blechannels.
Selec tingachanne l Chann
elsearc h
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe SatRadio displayisactive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
COMAND searchesinboth directions
(ascending anddescending) andstops at
the next channel foundinthe selected
category.
SatRa diomenu
X Select SatRadio inthe submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
The SatRadio menuappears. SatR
adio
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ringcha nnel numbersdir ectly
Opt ion 1
X Pres sth eõ butt on.
An inputmen uappear s.
Opt ion 2
X Sele ctSat Radiointhesubme nubar by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroller and
pres sW tocon firm.
X Sele ctEnt erCha nneland pres sW to
con firm.
An inputmen uappear s.
X To ent erac hanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorresp ondingnumber
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
X Select SatRadio inthe submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controllerand
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Channel Listandpress Wto
confirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm. Memor
yfunct ions Stor
ingchannels
i There areten preset savailable.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/select ionwindow isactiv e.
or
X Select Preset sin the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, thechann elpreset sappear.
The Rdot infron tof apreset position
indicat esthat thecurren tlyselect ed
chann elisstor edther e. Channel
presets
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press andhold
W until youhear aton e.
or
X Press andhold anumber button,e.g. 4,
until youhear aton e.
The chann elisstor edunder thepreset .
Selecting achanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe chann ellist:sele ct
Preset sby turning cVdtheCOMAND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The channel preset list appe ars.
X To setac hanne l:sele ctaprese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey, e.g. 4. 126
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Pause
function
In audio CD/DVD andMP3 mode X
To pause playback: brieflypressB.
The , display isat the top leftofthe
status bar.
X To continue playback: brieflypressthe
B button again.
The , display goesout.
Only inaudio DVDmode X
To pause playback: switchonaudi oDVD
mode (Ypage 131).
X Select «bysliding VÆandturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
The «display changes toM.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
W toconf irm.
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interr upted. TheMdisplay changes to
«. Stop
function
This funct ionisonly availa bleinaudi oDVD
mode.
X Switch onaudi oDVD mode (Ypage 131).
X To interru ptplayback: select±by
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The «display changes toM.T he± icon
remains highlighted.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
W toconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted. X
To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, select±again andpress W
to confirm .
or
X Select ±and confirm bypressing Wtwice
in rapid succession.
The selection markerisat M.
X To restar tplayback: selectMand press
W toconfirm .
Play back starts atthe beginning ofthe
DVD . Selec
tingCD/audio DVD/MP3 discs
Selec tingviathe media list X
In CD/ audio DVDandMP3 mode: select
Media bysliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
or
X In CD/ audio DVDmode only:press W
the COMAND controller when thedispla y/
selection windowisactive.
The media listappea rs.The #dot
indicates thecurrent medium beingplayed. Media
list
The media listshows thediscs current ly
availa ble. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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Media
list Maga
zinetrays ,posi tions 1to6: readable
data media areaudio CDs,MP3CDsorMP3
DVD s,audio DVDsand video DVDs. Memory
card,position 7 MUSIC
REGISTER, position8 Media
Interface, position 9 i
Ifadata medium isnot readable, anentr y
appears behindthemagazine trayoryou
receive amessage ifyou have selected the
memory card.
X Select thedata medium byturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
i Ifyou select avideo DVD,the system
switches tovideo DVDmode
(Y page 152). Selecting
atrac k
Se lecti ng byskippin gto atrac k X
To ski pfo rwa rdsorbac kto atrac k:tur n
cVd theCOMAND controllerwh en the
di sp lay/ selectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
Sk ipping forward skipsto the nexttr ack .
Sk ipping backwards restartsthe curr ent
tr ack (ifithas been playing formor ethan
8s econ ds)orstart sthe previous track(if
the curr enttrack hasonly been playing for
a shor tertime).
If you have switchedonthe Rand om
Trac ksplayback option, theorder ofthe
tr ack sis rand om.
Selecting bytrack list X
In audio CD/DVDm ode, select Track
List bysliding VÆandturnin gcVd the COMAND
controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller inMP3
mode whenthedisplay /select ionwindow
is active.
The track listappears. The#dot indicates
the current track.
X Select thetrack byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irm.
i InMP3 mode, thelistshows allthe track s
in alphabetical order. Fast
forward /rewind
X While thedisplay /select ionwindow is
active, slideXVY andhold theCOMAND
cont roller untilthedesired position has
been reached.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position hasbeen
reached. Selecting
afolder
This function ison lyavailable inMP3 mode .
X Swit chon MP3 mode (Ypage 131).
X Sele ctFol der byslidin gVÆ andturnin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontroller andpres s
W tocon firm.
or
X Pres sW theCOMA NDcontroller when the
display/ selectionw indow isact ive.
The contentofthe folder isdispla yed. 134
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To select opti ons:sw itch onaudio CD/
DVD orMP3 mode(Y pa ge 131) .
X Sel ect CD,DVD -AorMP3 byslid 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 byturn ingcVd andpress
W tocon firm.
The option isswitch edon. For alloption s
exc ept "Normal tracksequence", youwill
see acorr espondin gdisplay inthe display/
select ionwindow. Seetheexample ofthe
display inaudio CDmode (Ypage 132).
i The "Normal tracksequence" optionis
automatic allyselect edwhen youchange
the medium youarecurren tlylisten ingto
or when youselect adifferen tmedium. If
an option isselect ed,itremains selected
after COMAND isswitch edon oroff. Notes
onMP3 mode
Perm issible discs R
CD-R andCD-RW
R DVD -Rand DVD -RW
R DVD +Rand DVD +RW
R PCMCIA memorycard
Perm issible filesystem s R
ISO9 660/Joliet forCDs
R UDF foraudio andvideo DVDs
R FA T16 orFA T32 forPCMCIA memorycards
with storage medium
Mult isession CDs For
multisession CDs,thecontentofthe first
session determines howCOMAND will
process theCD. COMAND playsonly one
session andgives priority tothe audi oCD
session.
If possible, useCOMAND toplay only CDs
which werewritten inone session. File
structure ofadisc When
youcreate adisc with compressed
music files,thetrack scan beorganized in
folders. Afolder canalso containsubfolders.
A disc cancont ainam axim umof25 5fold ers.
Eac hfold ercan contain amax imum of25 5
tr ack sand 255subf older s.
The disc may contain nomor eth an eigh t
dire ctory leve ls.File sbeyon dth eeigh thleve l
will notb erecogn izedbythe system.
Tr ack and filenames When
youcreat eadisc with compr essed
music files,youcan assign names tothe
trac ksand folders.
COMAND usesthese names accordingly for
the display. Folderswhichcontain data other
than MP3 orWMA tracksare not displayed by
COMAND .
If MP3 orWMA filesarestor edinthe root
direct oryitself, theroot direct orywill also be
treat edasafolder. COMAND willthen show
the name ofthe root direct oryasthe folder
name.
You must observe thefollowing when
assigning tracknames :
R track nam esmust haveatleast one
ch arac ter.
R track nam esmust havetheex tens ion
"mp3 "or "wma".
R there must beafull stop bet ween thetrack
nam eand theex tens ion .
Ex ample ofaco rrect track nam e:
"Trac k1.m p3"
i COMA NDdoes notsuppor tID3 tags.
Pe rmis sibl efo rmats CO
MAND supp orts thefollowi ng forma ts:
R MP EG1 AudioLayer3( MP3)
R Microsoft WindowsMediaAudioV2,V7,V8
and V9(WMA) Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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If
you select No,the process willbe aborted . Call
ingupmemory spaceinfo
X Select Music Register byslid ing VÆ and
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Memory Infoandpress Wto
confirm.
The follo wing isdisp layed:
R storage capacity
R avai lablememory
R occupie dmemory
R content (folders,tracks) Fol
der functio ns
Introductio n You
canview thecontent ofthe MUSIC
REGISTER, changefolderortrack names and
dele teindivi dualfolders ortracks.
Call ingupthe MUSIC REGISTE R X
Select Folder byslid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller whenthe
disp lay/selection windowisactive.
You seethecontent sof the current folder. :
Folder selection symbol
; Icon formusic file
= Current folder
X To swi tch tothe superordinate folder:
select theU iconandpress Wto
confirm.
The displaychanges tothe next folder up.
Changi ngthe folder/ trackname X
Select Folder byslid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select afolder/track byturning cVd.
X Select Options byslid ing VY andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Change andpress Wtoconfirm.
X Ent eraname forthe folder/track.
X To save thechange s:select ¬and
press Wtoconfirm.
De letin gfolders/ tracks X
Select Folder byslid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select afolder/track byturning cVd.
X Select Options byslid ing VY andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Delete andpress Wtoconfirm.
Aq uery appear s.No ishigh light ed.
If you selectYes ,th efol der s/track sare
delet ed.You seethePle ase Wait... MUS
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ge.Then, youseetheDeletion
Procedur eSuccessf ulmessa ge.
If you sele ctNo, the process willbe abo rted. Playbac
koptio ns
The followi ng opti ons areavailab leto you:
R Nor mal TrackSeq uence
Yo uwi llhea rthe track sin the normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3,etc. ).
R Random Tracks
All the track son the medium areplay edin
random order.
R Random Folder(MP3mode only)
The track sin the current lyactive category
or folder areplay edinrandom order.
X To selec toptio ns:switch onthe MUSIC
REG ISTER (Ypage 139).
X Sel ect Musi cRegi ster bysliding VÆ and
turni ngcVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconfi rm.
The options list appea rs.The #dot
ind icates the optionselected .
X Sel ect anopti onand pressW toconfi rm.
The optionisswi tched on.Allopti ons
excep tNorm alTrac kSequ ence willbe
ind icated byacorre sponding iconint he
displa y/selection window.
i The Normal TrackSequence optionis
automatically selectedwhenyouchange
the disc youarecurrent lylistening toor
when youselect adifferent medium. Ifan
option isselected, itremains selected after
COMAND isswitched onoroff. Media
Interface mode Conne
ctionoptions
Overview You
willfind theconn ection socketsin the
glove box. To
conn ectextern aldevices tothe Media
Int erface, youwillneed device-specific
adapter cableswhichareincluded withthe
Media Interface.
i Stow theindividua lparts inasecure
location.
Use only genuine Mercedes-Ben z
conn ecting cables.
You canconn ectthe following datacarriers
to COMAND viathe Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R USB devices (USBsticks,USB hard drives)
i iPod ®
is aregistered trademark ofApple
Inc. ,Cupertino, California, USA.
Suppor tediPod ®
variant s The
following areexamples ofsupported
iPod ®
variants:
R iPod ®
mini
R iPod ®
nano
R iPod ®
classic
R iPod ®
touch
Suppor tedUSB devices The
following USBdevices aresupported:
R USB sticks(flash memory)
R USB hard drives requiring astartup/
permanent currentofamaximum of
800 mA(itmay benecessary toconn ecta
separate powersupply)
R certain MP3players
i The Media Interface supports USB
storage mediaof"USB Device Subclass 6".
Inform ationconcerning USBDevice
Subclass 6isavail able from theequip ment
manufacturer.
For further detailsandalist ofsupported
devices, visithttp://www .mbusa-
mobile.co m.O rcall theMer cedes-Ben z
Cust omerAssistance Centerat
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