2011 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class Temperature

inst
alled andoperat edwith atleast 8inche s
(20 cm) andmore betwe enthe radiator and a
pe rso n's body (exclu ding extre mities:hands,
wri sts, feetand legs.) Co
rrec tuse
Observe thefollowing information whenusing
COMAND :
R the safety notesinthis manual
R all road trafficregulations
i Improper workonelectr oniccompon ents
or other systems (suchasradio, DVD
changer )and their software mayresult in
malfunct ionorfailure. Evensystems that
have notbeen modified couldbeaffect ed
because theelectr onicsystems are
con nect ed.Elect ronic malfunct ionscan
seriously jeopardize theoperation alsafety
of your vehicle.
i Only have work orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataqualified
specialist workshop whichhasthe
neces saryspecialist knowledge andtools
to carry outthework required. Daimler
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried out
at aqualified specialist workshop.
i Protec tionagainst theft:this device is
equipp edwith techn icalprovisions to
protect itagainst theft.Further information
on protect ionagainst theftcanbeobtained
from anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er. Vehicle
equipment
These Operator 'sManual describe all
stan dard andoption alequipment available
for your vehicle atthe time ofgoing toprint .
Country- specificdeviations arepossible.
Please notethat your vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Thisincludes
safety-related systems and
func tions.The equipment inyour vehicle may
ther efore differ fromsome ofthe descript ions
or illustration s.The original purchase
agreement listsallsystems installed inyour
vehicle. Contactana uth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erifyou have anyquestions about
equipment oroperation . Function
restrictions
For safety reasons, someCOMAND functions
are rest rictedorunavailable whilethevehicle
is in motion .You will notice this, forexample,
because youwilleither notbeable toselect
cert ainmenu itemsorbecause COMAND will
display amessage tothis effect .
To protec tthe integrated harddisk, COMAND
deactivates itat very high temperatures and
at extr eme altitudes. Thefollowing functions
will betemporarily unavailable:
R navigation system
R Voice Control System
R address book
R MUSIC REGISTER 12
Introduction

Tex
tread ersettin gs Se
ttin gthe read -alou dspe ed
X Pre ssthe W button.
X Sel ect Settings us
ing
the :=; buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect TextRea der Speed and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
Al ist appears. The#dot indic ates the
curr entsetting.
X Selec tasetting usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm. Voice
Control System settings General
notes
This function isavail able ifCOMAND features
an integrated harddisk.
To protect theintegrated harddisk, COMAND
deactivates itat very high temperatures and
at extreme altitudes. TheVoice Control
System willthen betemporarily unavailable. Opening/
closingthe help window
X Press theW button.
X Select Settings using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
X Select Voice Control and
press the9
button toconfirm.
X Select Helpwindow and
press the9
button toconfirm.
You have switched thehelp window on
O oroff ª.
i The help window provides information in
addition tothe audi bleinstruct ionsduring
individua lizationaswell aslater, when you
are using voicecontrol. <001F000E0004000900160009000400150001000C0009001D000100140009000F
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Introduction Using
individua lization,youcan fine tune the
Voice Control System toyour ownvoice and
thus improve voicerecognition. Thismeans
that other users' voices willnotberecognized
as easil y,and therefore thisfunction canbe
deactivated (Ypage 39).
Individual izationcomprises twoparts and
takes approximately 5minut es.Itcon sistsof
tr ainin gthe syst emtorec ogn izeacer tain
numb erofdigit sequen cesand voice
com mand s.
Sta rting new indiv idualiz ation In
dividualiz ationcanonly bestart ed when the
vehic leisstation ary.Before start ing, switc h
off alldevic esorfunc tionswhich could
int erf ere, such asthe radio orthe navig ation
syst em. After start ing the sessio n,the syst em
guides youthrough thetrainin gwith spoken
inst ruct ions .
X Press theW button.
X Selec tSett ings using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tVoic eCont rol and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tStar tnew individualization and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
You willsee and hear aprom pt,askin g
whet heryou would likefurther inform ation .
X Selec tYes or
No and
press the9butt on
to con firm .
If you selec tNo ,
the firstpart of
indiv idualizat ionbegin s.You willbeasked
whet heryou would liketotrain digit sor
voic ecom mand s.
If you selec tYes ,
you willsee and hear
inf orm ation onthe indiv idualizat ion 38
Voice
ControlSyst emsett ingsSyst emsett ings

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
Navigation Unavailable message
appea rs. COMAND
hasanintegrated harddiskonwhich thedigital mapis
stored.
To protect thehard diskfrom damage, COMAND switchesitoff at
very high temperatures. Thenavigation systemwillthen be
temporarily unavailable.
X Let the vehicle andCOMAND cooldown.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain. If
an area ofthe hard dischasamalfunction ,COMAND canno
longer access themap data inthis area, forexample when
calculating aroute.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain.
The navigation systemwillbeoperational againuntilithas to
access thefaulty areaofthe hard diskonce more. Themessage
will then reappear.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
willsee amessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressthe9button.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thesystem software updatedatan authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty orscratc hed.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddiskisfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 92
Problems
withthenavigation systemNavigationsystem

Eject
ingallCDs/DVDs X
Pres sth eV load/eject butt on.
The magaz inemen uappear s.
X Sele ctEje ct All .
The DVDc hanger ejectsthe last disc
selected. YouseetheEjecting Disc ... message.
X Take thedisc outofthe disc slotwhen you
see thePlease RemoveDisc message.
The DVD changer switches tothe next
loaded magazine trayandeject sthe disc.
X Repea tthe last step until themagazine is
empty.
X To cancel ejecting: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress thek button. Inserting
andejecting anSD memory
card
General informat ion COMAND
supports16-bitfull-size typeIand
II SD mem orycards.
Me rced es-Benzreco mme ndsusing SD
mem orycardswith astor agecap acityof up
to 4GB.
SD mem orycardsfea turethe following logo: This
logo isaregistered trademark ofSanDisk
Corporation.
i COMAND doesnotsupport the"SD-H C
2.0 Standard" SDcard format. NotallSD
memory cardsandstorage mediaare
designed forthe temperatures whichmay
be reached inthe vehicle.
Due tothe wide range ofSD memory cards
availa bleonthe market, playback cannot
be guaranteed forallbrands ofSD memory
card.
Inserting anSD memory card X
Insert theSDmemory cardintotheslot.
The side with thecont acts must face
downwards andpoint towards theslot.
COMAND loadsthememory cardand
shows amessage tothis effect .Ifn oMP3
track scan befound, youwillsee amessage
to this effect .
Ejecting anSD memor ycard X
Press theSDmemory card.
The SDmemory cardiseject ed.
X Remove theSDmemory cardfrom theslot. Switching
onaudio CD/DVDorMP3
mode
Option 1 X
Insert aCD/D VD(Ypage 128)oran SD
memory card(Ypage 131).
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it. CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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i
Only usetracks withabit rate ofat least
128 kbit/s andasampling rateofat least
44.1 kHz.Lower ratescancause a
noticeable deterioration inqual ity.This is
especial lythe case ifyou have activated the
surround soundfunction.
Notes oncopyright MP3
orWMA tracks thatyoucreate orplay
back aregenerally subjecttocopyright
protection inaccordance withtheappl icable
internat ionalandnational regulations.
In many countries, reproductions, evenfor
private use,arenot permitted withoutthe
prior consent ofthe copyright holder.
Make surethatyouknow aboutthe appli cable
copyright regulations andthat youcomply
with these.
If you own these rights yourself, e.g.foryour
own compositions andrecordings, orifthe
copyright holderhasgranted youpermission,
these restrict ionsdonot apply .
Notes onCDs/ DVDs Discs
withcopy protect ionare not
compatible withtheaudi oCD standard and
therefore maynotbeable tobe play edby
COMAND.
There maybeplay back problems when
play ingcopied discs.Therearealarge variety
of discs, disc-writing softwareandwriters
availa ble.This variety meansthatthere isno
guarantee thatthesystem willbeable toplay
discs thatyouhave copied yourself.
There maybeplay back problems ifyou play
CDs thatyouhave copied yourself witha
storage capacity ofmore than700MB.These
CDs arenot compatible withcurrent ly
appli cable standards.
i Inmany DVDaudioalbu ms,thelast track
does notcont ainany music andtheRear
Seat Entertainment Systemswitches tothe
next disc. Thisbehavior issystem-related
and isnot amalfunction. !
Donot affix stick ersorlabel sto the discs.
They could peeloffand damage thedrive.
The drive isdesigned tohold discs which
comply withtheEN60908 standard.
Therefore, youcan only usediscs witha
maximum 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 the
drive.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. Onlyuseround discs
with adiameter of12 cm.
i COMAND canplay back audioCDswith
the high -res oluti on surro und forma t. MUS
ICREG ISTER Ge
neral notes
Th isfunctio nisavail able ifCOMAND is
equip pedwith anintegrated harddisk.
To protect thehard drive fromdamage ,
COMAND switchesitoff atvery high
temperatures. TheMUSIC REGISTER willthen
be temporarily unavailable.
You canstore music filesinMP3 orWMA
format inthe MUSIC REGISTER. Thememory
has acapacity of4G B.
! Retaint he original musicfilesinasecure
location. Anerror inCOMAND mightresult
in the loss ofthe music filesstored inthe
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Ben zis not
liabl efor any loss ofdata. Switching
onthe MUSIC REGISTER
Option 1 X
Press theh functionbutton repeatedly
until theMUSIC REGISTER isswitched on.
If there areany music files,youwillhear the
first track inthe first folder foundor MUSIC
REGISTER
139Audio Z

To
conn ectexter naldevices tothe Media
Int erface, yourequire device-spec ificadapter
cables whichareincluded inthe Media
Int erface scopeofdelivery.
i Stow the individual partsinasecure
location.
Use only genuine Mercedes- Benz
conn ectin gcables.
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.
Supp orted iPod®
varia nts The
following areexamples ofsupported
iPod ®
variants:
R iPod ®
mini
R iPod ®
nano
R iPod ®
classic
R iPod ®
touch
Supp orted USBdevices The
following USBdevices aresupported:
R USB sticks(flash memory)
R USB hard drives requiring astart up/
permanen tcurren tof max. 800mA(itmay
be necess arytoconn ectaseparate power
supply)
R cert ainMP3 players
i The Media Interface supports USB
storage mediaof"USB Device Subclass 6".
Infor mation concernin gUSB Device
Subclass 6isavail able from theequip ment
manufacturer.
For further detailsandalist ofsupported
devices, pleasecontactanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Centerorvisit http://
www .mercedes-be nz.com/conne ctand proceed
asdescribed under"Media
Interf ace". Conne
ctinganexternal device
i Donot leave extern aldevices inthe
vehicle, asatextreme temperatures (e.g.in
direct sunlight orextremely lowoutside
temperatures) theycannot beguara nteed
to function correctly(see theoperating
instruct ionsforthe respective device).
Mercedes-Benz doesnottake
responsibili tyfor any damage toextern al
devices.
Never connectmore thanonedevice ata
time. Youwillotherwise notbeable toplay
back fromtheextern aldevice. :
Four-pin socketfor3.5 mm stereo jack,
e.g. forMP3 players(audio and video)
; iPod socket ,to conn ectaniPod ®
= USB socket ,to conn ectaUSBdevice
? Examp leof device (iPod ®
)
X Co nnect theexter naldevice with suita ble
socke t:, ;or=.
CO MAND activate sthe device .
If yo uremo veade vice ,the No Device Connected message
appears.
i Aconn ected iPod®
or MP3 playershould
not besimultaneously operatedviathe
Media Interface andtheremote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control)asthis
may produce unpredictable results.144
Media
Interface modeAudio