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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
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i TheseOpe rating Instru ctionsdescri beall
sta nda rdand optio nal equipme ntava ilab le
for your veh icleat the time ofpurcha se.
Pl ea se note thatyour vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. General
information Changing
thebatt eries
Notes Both
theremote controland thetwo sets of
wireless headphones requirebatteries. G
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Keep thebatteries outofthe reach of
children. Consultadoctor immediately ifa
child should swallow abattery.
Do not dismantle, short-circuit orburn a
battery. H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofdischarged batteriesinan
environ mentallyresponsible manner. In
the remot econtrol :
Batt erytray
; Lug
= Batt erycompartm entcover
? Retaining lugs
A Batt eries
The remote controlcont ains 2type AAA
1.5 Vbatteries.
X To open thebatt erycompar tment:
remove batterycompartm entcover =on
the back ofthe remote control.
X To do so, press lug;downwards andtake
off battery compartm entcover =.
X Remove discharged batteriesAfrom the
compartm ent. 162
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Insert newbatteries. Observethepola rity
marking onthe batteries andinthe battery
compartment whendoing so.
Left-hand battery:thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwards.
Rig ht-hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwa rds.
X To clo sethe battery compartment: first
pla cebattery compartment cover=into
the battery compartment withretaining
lug s? and allow lug ;toclip into place.
In the wirel essheadphones The
battery compartment coverislocated on
the left head phone. :
Battery compartment cover
The wirel esshead phones contain 2type AAA
1. 5V bat terie s.
X To ope nth ebat tery com partme nt:fo ld
th ebat tery compar tmentco ver :
upwar ds.Whe ndoing so,hold theleft
headphone asshown toprevent the
insert edbatteries fromfalling out.
X Remove thedischarged batteriesfromthe
compart ment.
X Insert newbatteries. Observethepolarity
marking onthe batteries andinthe battery
compart mentwhen doing so.
Left- hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwards. Right-hand
battery:thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwards.
X To close thebatt erycompar tment:
press thebattery compartm entlid
downwards untilitclips intoplace.
If the batteries havebeen insert ed
correc tly,the indicator lampwilllight up
green whentheheadphones areswitched
on. Basic
functions Using
headphones
You canusethewireless headphones
supplied and/oruptotwo sets ofwired
headphones connected tothe correspon ding
jack ofthe rear-com partmentscreen s
(Y page 30).
Infor mation on:
R switching thewireless headphones on/off
R adjusting thevolume ofthe headphones
R selecting ascreen forthe headphones
can befound inthe "Wireless headphones"
section (Ypage 33). Using
themain loudspeaker s
You canusethevehicle loudspeakers to
listen toadisc insert edinthe rear-
compart mentdrive. Todo so, atleast oneof
the rear-com partmentscree nsmus tbeset to
disc mode.
X Sett ingusing COMAND: press,for
example, the$ function button to
switch onanaudio mode.
X Select Audio using
the9 button and
press the9button tocon firm.
The audio menu (Ypage 21)appears.
X Select Rear using
the9: buttons
and press the9button tocon firm.
i The headphones' volumesettingdoes not
affect themain loudspeakers. Ba
sic functions
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Adj
usting thesoun dsettings
You canselec tthe sound settingsinthe audi o
CD/DV D/MP3, TV,video DVDandAUX
modes.
X Switch onanoperating mode(e.g.CD
mode).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
As etting scale appears.
X Select asett ingusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm. Several
users
Simult aneous useofthe rear -
compa rtment drive i
The two rear-c ompartm entscreen scan
be operated almostentirely independen tly
from oneanoth er.However, therecan bea
con flict insome menus ifthe two screen s
are used atthe same time.
If the rear-c ompartm entdrive isbeing used
for both screen ssimultaneously, selecting
cert ainmenus orsett ings onone ofthe
screen salso affect sthe other screen .
The following functionsaffect bothscreen s:
R changin gplayback options
R select ingatrac k(from thetrac klist ora
folder)
R using play,pause andstop
R fast forward/r ewindorscrollin g
R calling upthe DVD menu andnavigatin g
within it
R sett ingthe language, subtitlesandcamera
angle
R calling upinteract iveDVD content The
following functionsaffect onlyone
screen :
R audio andvideo functionsas well aspicture
sett ings
R switch ingbetween fullscreen andthe
screen showing themenu
Switching betweenoperatingmodes The
curren tsett ings aresaved whenyouexit
an operatin gmode (e.g.audio CDmode). If
you callupthis operatin gmode againlater,
ther eare two possibilities:
R the operatin gmode hasbeen adjusted on
the other screen .
R the operatin gmode hasnotbeen adjusted.
In the first case, theoperatin gmode appears
as shown onthe 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
(Y page 32).
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stand
color X
Switc hon video DVDmode.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econ trol.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menu
(Y page 154)is shown andpress the9
button tocon firm.
X Select DVD-Vid eo using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm. 164
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Sel ect Bright ness ,
Con trast or
Col or and
pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
As etting scale appears.
X Select thesett ingand press the9button
to con firm.
Changing thepictu reform at X
To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econ trol.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menu
(Y page 154)is shown andpress the9
button tocon firm.
X Select DVD-Vid eo using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
The äicon infron tof the 16:9 Optimiz
ed ,
4:3 or
Widescr een menu
item
indicat esthe curren tlyselect edformat .
X Select theformat andpress the9button
to con firm. System
settings Notes
You cansetallsystem settings individually for
each screen without affectingthe other
screen .You make these settings using the
remote control(Ypage 31). Selecting
thedisplay language
X Select System using
the9=;
button son the remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The system menuwillappear onthe
selected rear-compartmentscreen . System
menu
X Select Settings using
the: button
and press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Language using
the9:
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
The listoflanguages appears.The#dot
indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select alanguage usingthe9:
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
The Rear SeatEntert ainment System
activates theselected language. Toggling
thedisplay design
X Select Settings in
the system menuusing
the : button andpress the9button
to conf irm.
X Select DayMode ,
Night Mode or
Automatic using
the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
The äicon indicates thecurrent setting. System
settings
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Design Exp
lanation Day
Mode The
displayisset
per man ently to day
des ign. Nig
htMode The
displayisset
per man ently to
ni ght design. Aut
omatic The
displaydes ign
ch ang esdepe nding
on theveh icle
in st rum entclu ster
illum inati on. Set
ting thebr igh tness
X Se lec tSet tings in
thesyst emmen uusin g
th e: buttona nd pre ssthe 9button
to confi rm.
X Sel ect Brightness us
ing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
image dimsorbrightens according tothe
bar position onthe scale. Hiding/showing
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . CD/D
VDaudio andMP3 mode Import
antsafety notes G
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ning!
The CD/D VDdrive isaclass 1laser product.
You must noto pen thecasing. Thereisarisk
of exposure toinvisible laserradiation ifyou
open thecasing orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged.
The Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem contains
no parts which youcan repair yourself. For
safety reasons ,all maint enanc ework must be
carried outbyqualified aftersales
tec hnic ians. G
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The driver should notwear aRear Seat
En tert ainmen theadset whileoperatin gthe
vehicle underanycircumstan ces.Theuseof
a headset whiledriving thevehicle could
drastic allyimpair theability toreact toaudible
traff iccon ditions (e.g.emergen cysirens from
police/fir e/ambulance, anothercar’s horn,
etc .). G
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When notinuse, headsets orext ernal video
sources shouldbestor edinas afe locatio n
(e. g.on eof theveh icle’sstorag e
com partmen ts)so that they are notloose
within thepassenger compartmentduring
braking, vehiclemaneuvers oratraffic
accident .Object smoving withinthe
passenger compartmentcould cause serious
personal injurytovehicle occupant s. G
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Due toapotent ialchokin ghazar d,wired
heads etusage bychildre nshould onlyoccur
with adultsuper vision . 166
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Gene
ralnotes
You willfind information onthe follo wing
topics inthe "Aud io"chapter:
R Notes onCDs/DVDs (Ypage 139)
R Notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 137)
R Notes oncopyri ght(Ypage 139) Ins
erting aCD/DVD
M- Class :th eCD /DVD drive isin thece nter
beh ind th efron tseats.
R-Class: theCD/D VDdrive isin the center
con sole. :
Disc slot
; Eject button
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. The
CD/D VDdrive plays thedisc if:
R ithas been insert edcorr ectlyand itis a
permissible type.
R you have switchedtodisc mode (audio CD,
audio DVDandMP3 mode) (Ypage 167).
Dat aon anMP3 CDfirst needs tobe loaded
by the drive. Theloading processtak esa
cert aintime, dependin gon the number of
folders andfiles. Ejecting
aCD/DVD
X Press theþ ejec tbut ton.
The drive ejec ts thedis c.
X Tak eth edis co utofthed isc slot .
If you donot takethe disc outofthe disc
slot ,the drive willdraw itin again
autom atically afterashor twhile. Switching
onaudio CD,audio DVDor
MP3 mode
X Insert aCD/DV D(Y page 167).
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemloads
the inserted disc.
X Select Disc in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
The corresponding modeisswitched on.
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemplays
the disc. Example
displayinaudio CDmode
: Type ofdata medium _
; Track number CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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