2012 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Comand Manual

by
chann elnumber andallows youto
browse allavailable channels.
Selecting achanne 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.
Satellite radiomenu
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The satellite radiomenu appears. Entering
channelnumbers directly
Option 1
X Press thel button.
An input menu appears.
Option 2
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Channel Entry and
press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To enter achanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorrespo ndingnumbe r
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
You canselectachannel using eithe rthe
channel list(option 1)or the channel listthat
displa ysthe artists ortrack scurrent lybeing
play ed(option 2).
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Option 1
X Select Channel List and
press Wto
confirm .
The channel listappea rs. Satellite
radio
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X
Sel ect acha nnel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
Opti on2
X Sel ect ChannelLis twit hArt ist, Tit
le and
pressW toconfi rm.
The channel list appe arsand displ aysthe
ar tis ts and trackscur rentl ybe ing play ed . X
Sel ect acha nnel byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
Memo ryfun ctions Sto
ringch ann els
i Thereareten presets availabl e.
X Pre ssW the COMAND controller wh en the
di spl ay/se lectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Selec tPres ets in
the submen ubar by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroller and
press Wtocon firm .
In bot hcases ,the chan nelprese tsappear.
The Rdot infro ntofaprese tent ry
indic ates thatthecurr entlyselec ted
st ation isstored under thisprese t. St
ation presets
X Selec tapreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press andhold
W until youhear aton e.
or
X Press andhold anumber button,e.g.
n, untilyouhear aton e.
The chann elisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingchannels automat ically
This function automatic allystoreschann els
with adequate receptioninthe preset
memor y.Channels storedmanually inthe
preset memor ywill beoverwrit ten.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when thedisplay/select ionwindow is
activ e.
X Select Autost ore in
the preset sby turn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
X Opt ion 2:select Preset s in
the submenu
bar bysliding VÆandturningcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
X Select Autost ore and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
chann elsthat canbereceiv ed.You willsee
a message tothis effec t.The available
chann elsare automatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: select Cancel and
press Wtocon firm. 152
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ellite radioAudio

Selec
tingachanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe preset list:sele ct
Presets in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel presetlist appears.
X To set achanne l:sele ctaprese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey, such asn.
Displaying information X
Select Info in
the submenu barbyturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
Inf ormation onthe curren tlyreceived
program isdisplayed. If
available, yousee:
R the complet echann elname
R the artist ofthe curren tlyplayed track
R the curren tlyplayed track
X To retu rntothe radiodispla y:con firm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up.
Displaying serviceinformation The
provider's customerservic ecen teris
available byphone atany time toanswer any
general questions orquestions onthe
version savailable. X
Select Satradio in
the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service and
press Wtocon firm.
The provider's detailsappear. 1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)or
Call Service Provider 2
SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
X To retu rntothe SatR adio main displa y:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller.
Channel listupd ates When
receivin ganew chann ellist, thedisplay
shows theUpdatin gChannel s... message.
The stationlast select edisswitch edtomute
until theupdate hasbeen complet ed.
Satellit eradio mode isnot available during
this process .
Onc ethe update hasbeen complet ed,the
satellite radiomainmenu appears. The
stat ionlast select edisplayed.
Sound settings You
willfind details onthe sound settings in
the "Ataglance" section(Ypage 34). Sat
ellite radio
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ioCD/DVD andMP3 mode Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
COMA NDisclas sified 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
WARNING
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
There isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraffic conditionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion. <001E000E00130005001200140009000E000700210005000A0005000300140009
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CDs/DVDs
Notes If
the CD/D VDhas aprinted side,thismust
face upwards whentheCD/D VDisinsert ed.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe playe d
should facedownwards. Thesystem maynot
be able toplay CDs/D VDswith copy
protect ion.
i Ifamedium contains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloading time
before thefirst track startsto play may be
longer.
Inserting discsintotheDVD changer The
DVD changer hasafixed magazine with
six trays. X
To insert aCD/DVD intoth ema gaz ine
tr ay :pre sstheV load/ejec tb utt on.
Am enu shows thecurren tload status of
the magazine trays.Thelasttray selected
is identified byared digit. Magazine
menu
X Select amagazine traytobe filled by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease wait... message.
You then seethePlease insertdisc . message.
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atatime. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards. 154
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The
DVD changer loadsthedisc intothe
selected magazine tray.TheLoading disc
message
appears.
i Itmay take some timeforthe disc tobe
loaded, depending onthe type ofdisc. Ifno
disc isinsert edfor approximately 20
seconds, thedisplay returnstothe
magazine menu.
The DVD changer playsthedisc if:
R ithas been insert edcorrec tly.
R itis apermissible typeofdisc. :
Full magazine tray(eject functionis
availa ble)
; Empt ymagazine tray(disc canbe
insert ed)
X To exit themenu: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress the% back
button .
or
X Select Back by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X To fill empt ymagaz inetrays: press the
V load/eject button.
The magazine menuappears.
X Select FillEmpty Slots .
You seethePlease Wait... message.
COMAND switchestothe next empty
magazine tray.Youthen seethePlease Insert
Disc. message.
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never insert
morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atatime.
X Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards.
You seethePlease Wait... message.
Once thedisc isloaded, theDVD changer
switches tothe next empty tray.Yousee
the Please InsertDisc message.
X Repeat thisstep until alltrays areloaded.
The DVD changer willplay thelast disc
loaded ifit has been insert edcorrec tlyand
is of apermissible type.Thisapplies even
if not alltrays havebeen loaded withadisc.
X To cancel loading: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress the% back
button .
i Ifyou cancel loading withthe% back
button ,the system loadsandplays thelast
CD you insert ed.
Ejecting discsfromtheDVD changer If
you remove onedisc while playinganother
disc, theDVD changer interruptsplayb ack.
Playba ckcont inues oncethedisc hasbeen
eject ed.
X To eject aCD/DVD: presstheV load/
ej ec tbut ton.
The mag azine men uappea rs.T he magazine
tray with thecurrent discishighlighted. :
Ejec tpossible
; Disc type
= Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc)
? Current disc Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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X
Sel ect amag azine tray conta ining adi sc by
turni ngcVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconfi rm.
or
X Pre ssanumb erkey ,e.g. j.
Yo usee themes sage: Eje ctingDisc
... Yo
uthen seethefollowi ng
mes sage: X
Ta ke the disc outo fthe slot.
If you donot take thedisc outofthe slot,
COMAND willdraw itin again automatically
after ashort while andload itagain.
X To eject allCDs/ DVDs: presstheV
load/eject button.
The magazine menuappears. X
Select Eject All by
sliding ÆVand
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The DVD changer ejectsthe last disc
selected. Youseethemessage: Ejecting Disc
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 exit themenu: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress the% back
button.
or
X Select Back by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm . Inserting
andejecting anSD memory
card
General informat ion COMAND
supportsSDmemory cards
(Secure Digital)andSDH Cmemory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity).
i Not allmemory cardsavailableonthe
market aredesigned forthe temperatures
which maybereached inthe vehicle.
If you arenolonger usingtheSDmemory
card, remove itfrom COMAND, ashigh
temperatures coulddamage thecard.
Due tothe wide range ofSD memory cards
availa bleonthe market, playback cannot
be guaranteed forallbrands ofSD memory
card.
The readabl estorage capacity depends on
the memory cardused. Youcanobtain
further information atany authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCent er. 156
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CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio

Inser
ting anSD mem orycard X
Inser tthe memory cardintotheslot until it
engages inplace. Theside with the
cont acts must facedownwards 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 thememory card.
The memory cardiseject ed.
X Take thememory cardoutofthe slot
(Y page 17),position H. Connec
tingaUSBdevice
The USB portislocated inthe stowage
compartmen tin the cent erconsole.
Elect ricalconsumpt ionatthis conn ection
must notexceed acont inuous current of
500 mA.Ifthe electrical consumpt ionis
higher, useaseparate sourcetoprovide
power forthe USB device (e.g.
12 Vp ower supply).
X Connect theUSB device (e.g.USBstick)to
the USB port. Ac
tiv atin gaudi oCD /DVD orMP3
mode
Opti on1 X
Inse rtaC D/DVD (Ypage 154) ,SDmem ory
car d(Y page 157) orconne ctaU SBdevice
(Y page 157) .
CO MAND load sthe med iumi nser tedand
sta rts toplay it.
Opti on2 X
Pre ssthe h functio nbu tton oneormor e
time s. i
Bypre ssing the functio nbutton
rep eatedly, youcan chang eth eoper ating
mod ein thefol lowin gord er:
R audio CD/DVD/vide oDV D/ MP3 CD/
MP3 DVDin theDV Dch ang er(disc
mod e)
R mem orycardmod e
R MUS ICREGI STER
R US Bstorag edev ice
R Medi aIn te rface oraudio AUXmod e
R Blue toot h®
audio mode
X Se lec tana udio mediumfrom themed ialist
(Y page 159).
Op tion 3 X
Se lec tAud io in
themain function bar by
slidi ngZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
co ntrol ler and pressW toconfirm .
The lastactive audio sourceisno w
act ivat ed.
You canactivat eadiff ere ntaudio source
usin gth eaudio menu.
X Se lec tAud io by
slidi ngZV andturnin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and press
W toconfirm .
The audio menuappear s.
X Se lec tDis c ,
Mem ory Card ,
Mus ic Reg
ister ,
USB Storage or
Med ia Int
erface and
pressW toconfirm .
This switches tothedesi redaudio source.
X Se lec tana udio mediumfrom themed ialist
(Y page 159). Aud
ioCD/DVD andMP3 mode
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Exam
pledispla y:au dio CDmod e :
CD cover(ifavailable )
; Trac ktim e
= Trac knum berand track nam e(on lyif
st ore don thedisc asCD text or if
Grac enote®
dat ais available )
? Graph ictim eand track display
A Disctype, discposition inthemed ialist
and disc name(on lyifstor ed on thedisc
as CD text or ifGrac enote®
dat ais
avail able)
B Artist (on lyifst or ed on thedisc asCD text
or ifGrac enote®
dat ais avail able)
C CD mod emen u
Exa mpledisp lay :au dioDVD mode :
Cov er(ifavail able)
; Tracktime
= Tracknum ber
? Grap hictime and track disp lay
A Disc typ e,disc position inthemed ialist ,
disc name(on lyifstor ed on thedisc )
B Aud ioDV Dmod emen u Exa
mpledisp lay :MP 3mo de :
Cov er(ifavail able)
; Tracktime
= Tracknum berand nam e
? Grap hictime and track disp lay
A Med iumtype,pos ition ofmed iuminthe
med ialist ,cur ren tfolder
B Artist (ifavaila ble)
C MP3 mode menu Pause
function
In audio CD/DVDand MP3 mode X
To pause playback: brieflypressthe
8 button .
The , symbol appears atthe top leftin
the status bar.
X To continue playback: brieflypressthe
8 button again.
The , symbol disappea rs. 158
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