2011 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class AUX

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Playback
options
The following optionsareavaila bletoyou:
R Normal TrackSequence You
hear thetrack sin their normal order
(numerical oralphab etical,forexample).
R Random Tracks All
the track son the medium areplay edin
random order.
R Random Categories or
Random Folder (in
the case ofUSB devices whenFolder has
been selected):
The track sin the current lyactive category
or folder, including anysub-folders, are
play edinrandom order.
i ForUSB devices, therandom playlists can
cont ainamaximum of300 randomly
selected tracks.
X To selec ta playback option:select
Media Int. in
the basic display using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconf irm.
The options listappears. The#dot
indicates theoption selected.
X Select anoption usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm. Notes
onUSB devices
Data forma ts The
following dataformats aresupported:
R mp3: CBR,VBR(upto320 kbit/ s)
R wma: CBR,VBR(upto320 kbit/ s)
Notes onUSB devices R
Avoid storing dataother thanmusic dataon
the USB device sothat thestart- uptime is
not exten dedunnecessarily.
R Up toeight directory levelswithupto1000
track sare supported. R
Do not use aUSB exten sioncable or
adapter. Thesemayimpair functionality.
R As earch ofthe USB device isperform edin
the backgr oundandanyplaylists foundare
provided inaseparate categoryin addition
to the folders. Initialization oflarger USB
mass storage devices containin gahigh
number offiles cantake uptoseveral
minut es.
i Files protec tedwith DRM (Digital Rights
Managemen t)are not supported bythe
Media Interface. Audio
AUXmode Notes
onaud ioAUX mode
You canconnectan ext ernal audio source
(AUX) toCOMAND .The sock etfor this is
located inthe glove box.
If COMAND isequipped withaMedia
Int erface, external audio sources are
con nected using theassociated cableset.
The audio cablesetreplaces theaudio AUX
sock et.
i You canfind more information onthe
Int ernet athtt p://ww w.mer cedes-
benz.com /connectand inthe "Media
Int erface mode" section(Ypage 143). Switching
onaud ioAUX mode
When youconnectane xterna lau dio sou rce,
au dio AUX isnot selecte dau toma tically.
X Sel ect Aud io in
the mainfunctio nbarusin g
th e9=; buttons and pres sth e
9 buttonto confirm .
If AU Xmod ewas thelast mod eselec ted, it
will nowbe act ive.
If ano ther audio sourceisswit ched on,you
can nowswit chtoaudio AUXmod ein the
audio menu.
X Sel ect Audio usin
gth e9 buttonand
pres sth e9 buttonto confirm .
The audio menuappear s. Aud
ioAUX mode
149Aud io Z

X
Sel ect Aux us
ing the 9: buttons
and pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The audioAUX menu appe ars .You will hear
the medium inthe exter nalaudio source if
it is conn ected andswitched toplayb ack. For
operation ofthe exter nalaudio source,
please seethecorrespon dingoperating
instr uctions.
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 27)
and sound (Ypage 28)settings inthe "Ata
glance" section. G
War
ning!
Ext ernal audio sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announc ementsand
navigation systemannounc ementsare much
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually. 150
Audio
AUXmodeAudio

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eo

Vehi
cle equi pmen t
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 Automa
ticpictur eshutoff
The video picture isonly shown ifthe selector
lever isset to"P".
As soon asthe selector leverisset toa
position otherthan"P",theInorder not to
distract youfrom thetraffic situation, the picture is faded out
while
thevehicle isinmotion. message
isdisplay ed.
If you return theselector levertoposition "P",
the video picture isshown oncemore. Basic
settings Picture
settings
Adjust ingthe brightness, contrastor
colo r The
following describes thevideo DVDand
video AUXmodes.
X Press the9button invideo DVDmode and
show themenu.
X Select DVD-Video or
AUX using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Brightn ess ,
Contras t or
Color using
the9: buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select asett ingusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm. Changing
thepictu reform at The
following describes thevideo DVDand
video AUXmodes.
X Press the9button invideo DVDmode and
show themenu.
X Select DVD-Vid eo or
AUX using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select 16:9Optimiz ed ,
4:3 or
Widescr een using
the9: buttons
and press the9button tocon firm.
The äicon indicat esthe format currently
select ed. Sound
settings
The sound settings canbeselect edtosuit a
variety ofdifferen tvideo sourc es.You cancall
up the respe ctive soun dmen ufro mt hemenu
of the desired mode(Ypage 28). Video
DVDmode Safety
notes G
Warning!
COMAND isclassified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisarisk ofexposure to
invisible laserradiation. Thismay damage
your eyes, orthose ofothers.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatcan
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
all mainten ancework must becarried outby
quali fiedaftersales technicians. G
War
ning!
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc 152
Video
DVDmodeVideo

X
Sel ect MenuLan guage or
Aud io Lan
guage and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
In both cases, amenu appe ars afte rafew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entry
indi cates thecurrently selected langua ge.
X Select asetting using the 9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X To exitthe menu: pressthe=
or ; button. Subtitle
sand camera angle
These functions arenot available onallDVDs.
The numbe rofsubt itle lang uages andcam era
ang lesavailab ledepe ndson theco nten to f
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 156).
X Show themenu (Ypage 154).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press the9button toconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appears.The #dot
in front ofan entr yindicates thecurrent
settin g.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Interactive
content
DVD scan cont aininteract ivecont ent(e.g. a
video game). Inavideo game, forexample,
you may beable toinfluence eventsby
selecting andtriggering actions.Thetype and
number ofactions depend onthe DVD . X
Select anaction usingthe
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toexecute it.
A menu appearsand thefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press the9button.
or
X Show thenavigation menuwhileinvideo
DVD mode, ifnecessary.
X Select Menu using
the=;
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu usingthe
=;9: buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select orexecute anaction usingthearrow
keys. Video
AUXoperation Conne
ctingexternal videosources
If your vehicle isequipp edwith aMedia
Int erface, youcan conn ectanextern alvideo
source.
You require anadditional audio/video cable
set toconn ectanextern alvideo source to
Media Interface.
For details, pleaseconsult anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter orvisit http://
www .mer<00030005000400050013002500020005000E001D00210003000F000D00220003
000FF nnect.and
proceed asdescribed under"Media
Int erface".
The conn ection jacksarelocated:
R in the cent erconsole stowage
compartmen t(SL)
R in the glove box 158
Video
AUXoperat ionVideo

Aud
io/vid eosocke t
: Videopor t(V)
; Audio port(L)
= Audio port(R)
i Tofacilitate correctplayback, itmay be
necessary toset asuitab levideo standard
in the external videosource.
X Connect theexternal deviceto
corresponding port:,;or=.
COMAND activatesthedevice. Switchi
ngon video AUXmode
X Select Video in
the main function barusing
the 9=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
If video AUXmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch tovideo AUXmode inthe
video menu.
X Select Video and
press the9button to
confirm.
X Select Aux and
press the9button to
confirm.
The video AUXmenu appears.You willhear
and seetheconten tof the external video
source ifthis isconnect edand switched to
play back. Video
AUXmode
For detail son how tooperate theexternal
video source, seetherespective device's
operating instructions.
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
aud iooutput volume. Youcanselect two
different inputvolume levelsforthe AUX
connect ion:
R Standard Ext
ernal sources withamediu mtohigh
audio output volume.
R Boost Ex
tern alsources withalow audio output
volume. X
Setting thedesired inputvolume:
Select Volume using
the
9:=; buttonsand press
the 9button toconf irm.
X Select Standard or
Boost and
press the
9 button toconf irm. Video
AUXoperat ion
159Video Z

Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To show: pressthe9button.
X To hide: press the9 button, select
Full Screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Volume
andsound settings
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 27)
and sound (Ypage 28)settin gsinthe "Ata
glance" section. G
Warning!
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announcem entsand
navigation systemannouncem entsaremuch
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually .
i Itmay bethe case thatadevice whichis
conn ected asan extern alvideo source
seems quieter orlouder inthe vehicle, or
that theusua lmaximum volumecannotbe
reached. Thevolume ofsome devices can
be set separately. Inthis case, startata
medium volumeandthen raise itslowly .
This enables youtohear ifthe system can
play themusic without distortion evenat
high volumes. 160
Video
AUXoperat ionVideo