X
Sel ect anentry byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm. X
Sel ect anentry ,e.g .Art ists ,
and press
W toconfi rm.
The albu ma ndcove r(ifavailable) are
displayed. X
Conf irmthealbum withW.
The track son the album aredisplayed. X
Selec ta track and press Wtocon firm .
Playback start sand thebasic display
appears. MUSIC
REGISTER Gener
alinfor mation
You canstore music filesinacom press ed
for mat inthe MUS ICREGIS TER
(Y page 169).The memo ryhas acapac ityof
10 GB.
! Retain theorigin almusic filesinasecur e
locat ion.Ifyou, forexam ple,accident ally
reset COMA NDtothe fact orysettings with
the reset function,all music filesinthe
MUS ICREGIS TERaredelet ed.Merc edes-
Ben zisnot liablefor any loss ofdata. Switching
toMUSIC REGISTER
Option 1 X
Press theh function buttonrepeatedly
until theMUSIC REGISTER isswitched on.
By pressing thefunction buttonrepeatedly ,
you can change theoperating modeinthe
followi ngorder:
R audi oCD/DVD /MP3(disc)
R memory cardmode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interfaceoraudi oAUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audi omode 168
MUSIC
REGISTERAudio
Disp
laying details X
Se lec taBl uetooth ®
au dio dev iceinthe
Blu etoo th®
dev icelist.
X Sele ctthe symbo lto the right ofthe
Blu etoo th®
au dio dev icebysliding VY the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Detail s and
pressW toconfi rm.
The followi ng info rma tionc oncer ningthe
selected mobilephoneisshown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availa bilitystatus (shown afteran
update)
R authorization status
X To close thedetailed view:turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller.
De-author izing(de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
audio device X
Select aBluetooth ®
audio device inthe
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select thesymbol tothe right ofthe
Bluetooth ®
audio device bysliding VYthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select De-Authorize and
press Wto
conf irm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wishtode-authorize thisdevice.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes ,
the device willbedeleted
from theBluetooth ®
device list.
If you select No ,
the process willbeaborted.
i Before re-authoriz ingthe Bluetooth ®
audio device, youshould alsodelete the
device nameMBBluetooth from
your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list
(see theBluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions). Switching
toBluetooth ®
audio mode
Option 1 X
Connect (Ypage 172)orrecon nect
(Y page 174)aBluetooth ®
audio device.
COMAND activatestheBluetooth ®
audio
device. Thebasic display appears andthe
device startsplayi ng.
Option 2 X
Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
i Bypressing thefunct ionbutton
repeatedly, youcan change theoperating
mode inthe following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory cardmode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface oraudio AUXmode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Option 3 X
Select Bluetooth Audio (Y
page 159)in
the media listbyturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
COMAND activatestheconn ected device.
You willsee amessage tothis effect .The
basic displa ythen appea rs. Bluetooth
®
aud iomode 175Audio Z
Selec
tingatrac k
Th isfunctio nisnot supported byall
Bluetooth ®
audi odevices.
X To skip forwards orbackwards toa
tra ck: press theE orF button on
COMAND.
or
X Press the9 or: button brieflyon
the multifunction steeringwheel.
X Rapid scroll: pressandhold the9
or : button onthe multifunction
steering wheeluntilthedesired trackis
reached.
If you hold down the9 or: button,
the system runsthrough thelistmore
quickly. Selec
tingplayback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audi odevice supports the
corresponding function,the followi ngoptions
are avail able:
R Normal TrackSequence The
tracks areplay edinthe normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3, etc. ).
Audio dataplayback isdetermined bythe
order inwhich thetracks arewritten tothe
data carrier. Alphabetical orderisthe most
common. Onceallthe tracks inafolder
have been played,the tracks inthe next
folder areplay ed.
R Random Tracks All
the tracks onthe medium areplay edin
random order(e.g.track 3,8, 5etc. ). X
Select BT Audio by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The #dot indicates theoption selected.
X Select theoption byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
If you select Random Tracks ,
you willsee
a corresponding symbolinthe displa y/
selection window. Adjusting
thesound settings
The sound settings aredescribed usingradio
mode asan example inthe "Basic function s
of COMAND" section(Ypage 34). Increasin
gthe volume usingCOMAND
X Select BT Audio by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Volume and
press Wtoconfirm.
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing. X
Select Standar d or
Boost and
press Wto
con firm.
You willfind furth erinfor mation inthe "Audio
AUX mode" section(Ypage 182). Bluet
ooth®
aud iomod e177Audio Z
i
The separate USBconn ection ensures
quick access andexpanded mediacontent
options.
i Consult anauthorized Mercedes-Benz
Center ifyou have further questions. Switching
toMedia Interfa cemode
General information In
extr eme cases, startingupindividual
funct ionscantake uptoseveral minutes –
this depends onthe exter naldevice andits
cont ent(e.g. video podcasts).
Only usetheoriginal software tosave fileson
iPods orMP3 players. Otherwise, someorall
funct ionsmay notbeavailab le.
Option 1 X
Connec tan exter naldevice (Ypage 178).
COMAND activatesthe device. Thebasic
display thenappears.
Option 2 The
exter naldevice isconn ected tothe Media
Int erface.
X Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
By pressing thefunct ionbutton repeatedly,
you can change theoperating modeinthe
following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory cardmode
R MUSIC REGISTE R
R USB storage device
R Media Interface oraudio AUXmode
R Bluetoot h®
audio mode
Option 3 X
Press thei number button.
This selects theconn ected externalaudio
device directly. Option
4 X
In the media list(Ypage 159), select the
ent ryat position 0by turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND activatesthe conn ected device.
You willsee amessage tothis effect .The
basic displa ythen appea rs.
If no device isconn ected, youwillsee the
Media Int. entr
yinstead ofadevice
name. Media
Interface mode (iPod®
mode) when
equippe dwith aDVD changer
: Type ofdata medium
; Track number
= Elapsed tracktime(also informat
00:0 0:00 foraudi obooks)
? Track name
A Graphic timedispla y
B Graphic trackdispla y
C Sound settings
D Media list
E Album name(ifavaila ble)
F Music search
G Position inthe media list
H Artist (ifavaila ble)
I Play back options
Type ofdevice :conn ected isindicated by
the corresponding symbolforiPod ®
or MP3
play er. Media
Interface mode
179Audio Z
If
different sortingrulesare defined (e.g.in
iTu nes ®
), the search iscanceled without
any resul t. Playbac
koptio ns
The followi ng opti ons areavailab le:
R Nor mal TrackSequence Norm
altrack sequence: youhea rthe
track sin their normal order(e.g.numerical
or alpha betical).
R Random Medium All
the track son the medium areplay edin
random order.
R Random TrackList The
track sin the current lyactive category
or folder, including anysubfolders, are
play edinrandom order.
i For MP3 players, therandom playlists
offer amaximum of300 track schosen at
random.
X To selec ta playback option:select
Media Interface in
the basic displa yby
sliding VÆandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The options listappea rs.The #dot
indicates theoption selected.
X Select anoption andpress Wtoconfirm . MP3
player instructions
Data forma ts MP3
andWMA aresupported asdata formats
with fixed andvariable bitrates (upto
320 kbits/s ).
Special considerationswhen using MP3
players Up
toeight directory levelswithupto1000
track sper directory aresupported.
Do not use USB exten sionleads oradapters.
They canimpair functionality. i
DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
protect edfiles arenot supported bythe
Media Interface. Audio
AUXmode Notes
onaudio AUXmode
You canconn ectanextern alaudi osource
(AUX) toCOMAND. Thesocket forthis is
located inthe glove box.
If COMAND isequipp edwith aMedia
Int erface, externalaudi osources are
conn ected usingthecorresponding cableset.
An AUX socket isnot provided. The
conn ections forthe Media Interface are
located inthe stowage compartmen tint he
cent erconsole.
i You willfind further information onlineat
htt <0010002C002100210017001700170020000D00020015001300010024000D000F
00020009000C000500200003000F000DH.O rcall
th eMer cedes-Ben zCust ome rAssistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes
(1-800 -367-6372)(for theUSA) or
Customer Relations at1-80 0-387-0100
(for Canada ). Activating
audioAUXmode
When youconn ectanextern alaudi osource,
audi oAUX isnot selected automaticall y.
X Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
If AUX mode wasthelast mode selected, it
will now beactive.
If another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toaudi oAUX mode inthe
audi omenu.
X Select Audio using
ZVandpress Wto
confirm.
The audi omenu appears. 182
Audio
AUXmodeAudio
X
Sel ect Aux us
ing cVd andpressW to
confi rm.
The audioAUX menu appe ars .The medium
in the extern alaudi osource isplay ed,ifthe
source isconn ected andplayback
selected. Please
seetherespective operating
instruct ionsforhow tooperate theextern al
audi osource.
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 33)
and sound (Ypage 34)settin gsinthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNING
Ext ernal audiosources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announcemen tsand
navigation systemannouncemen tsare much
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually . Increasing
thevolume usingCOMAND
In some cases, thevolume ofthe extern al
audi odevice maybequieter orlouder, orthe
usua lmaximum possiblevolumemaybe
lower. Onsome devices, itis possible to
adjust thevolume separately. Inthis case,
start atamedium volumeandincrease it
gradua lly.This enables youtodetermine
whether thesystem isable toplay themusic
at high volume without distorting it. X
Select Volume in
the AUX displa yby turning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing. X
Select Standar d or
Boost and
press Wto
con firm.
Standar d :t
he volume ofthe extern alaudi o
source isadjusted toastandard value.
Boost :t
he volume ofthe extern alaudi o
source israised byapproximately 10dB. Audio
AUXmode
183Audio Z
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eo
i
Bypre ssing this functi onbutton
rep eatedl y,yo ucan change theoperating
mod ein the follow ing order:
R au dio CD/DVD, video DVD orMP3 disc
in the DVD changer
R memo rycard mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB stora gedev ice
R Med iaInterfa ceoraudio AUX mode
R Blu etoo th®
au dio mod e
X Sele ctMedi a by
sliding VÆ andturni ng
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfir m.
X Sele ctaý video DVD from themed ialist
(Y page 190).
Optio n3 X
Sele ctVide o in
the mainfuncti onbarby
sli ding ZV andturni ngcVd theCOMAND
control lera nd pre ssW toconfi rm.
Vi de oDVD modeis sw itch edon. Hidi
ng/show ingthe navigatio nmen u
X To dis play :sl id e ZVÆ theCOMAND
contro ller.
i Thisfu nctio nisnot avail able while the
DVD's ownmenu (Ypage 190)isbeing
displa yed.
X To hide: slideZVÆ theCOMAND
cont roller.
or
X Wait forapproximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplayed
: Disc type
; Current title
= Current scene
? Track time
A Toshow themenu Showin
g/hiding themenu
This function isnot avail able while theDVD's
own menu (Ypage 190)isbeing displayed.
X To display: infull-screen mode,pressW
the COMAND controller.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress Wtoconfirm.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and confirm FullScreen by
pressing W. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function 188
Video
DVDmodeVideo