2012 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class Comand Manual

X
To rec onfirm your selecti on:confi rm
Sel ect by
pre ssing W.
CO MAND execute sthe action.
Ma keasel ecti onfrom thefurthe roption s,
if nec essary.
COMAND thenswitc hesback tothe DVD
menu.
i Depen dingonthe DVD ,the menu items:
Back (tomovie) ,
Play ,
Stop ,
., /orGo Up may
not
func tion ormay notfunc tion atcert ain
point sin the DVD menu. Toindicat ethis,
the Kicon appears inthe display.
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Select thecorr espondin gmenu iteminthe
DVD menu andpress Wthe COMAND
con troller tocon firm.
or
X Select anymenu iteminthe DVD menu and
press Wthe COMAND controller to
con firm.
X Select GoUp and
press Wtocon firm.
Back tothe film X
Press the% backbuttonrepeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorr espondin gmenu itemfrom
the DVD menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress Wtocon firm. Sett
ingthe langua geand audio
form at
This function isnot available onallDVD s.Ifit
is available, youcan setthe DVD menu
language, theaudio language orthe audio
form at.The number ofsett ings isdeter mined
by the DVD content.Itis possible thatthe
sett ings may alsobeaccess edinthe DVD
menu (Ypage 190). X
In full-sc reenmode, pressWthe COMAND
con troller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Vi deo in
the menu byturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
X Select DVDFuncti ons and
press Wto
con firm.
X Select MenuLangua ge or
Audio Langua
ge and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, amenu appears afterafew
secon ds.The #dot infron tof an ent ry
indicat esthe curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select asett ingbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm. Subt
itles andcamer aangle
These functionsare not available onallDVD s.
The number ofsubtit lelanguages andcamera
angles available dependsonthe contentof
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 190).
X In full-screen mode,pressWthe COMAND
cont roller toshow themenu.
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu byturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press Wtoconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appears.The #dot
in front ofan entr yindicates thecurrent
settin g.
X Select asettin gby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm . Video
DVDmode
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Int
era ctive cont ent
DV Ds can contain interac tive conten t(e. g.a
vide ogame ).In avide ogame ,for example ,
you may beable toinfluen ceeve ntsby
sele cting and trigge ringact ions.The typeand
num berofact ionsdepe ndontheDV D.
X Se lec tana ction bysliding ZVÆ orXVY the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
exe cute it.
A menu appe arsand thefirst entry ,
Sel ect ,
is highl ighted .
X Pre ssW the COMAND controller. AU
Xvideo mode Co
nnectin gex tern alvideo source s
If yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with aMed ia
Inter face (Y pa ge 178) ,yo ucan conne ctan
exte rnalvid eo sou rce (AUXvideo).
The 1/8inch audio/vi deoj ack sare inthe
cen terc onsole stowage compartment.
i Invehicles witharear view camera, the
AUX video jackcann otbe used forexter nal
video sources. Switching
toAUX video mode
X Select Video in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If AUX video mode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toAUX video mode inthe
video menu.
X Select Video and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Aux and
press Wtoconf irm.
The AUX video menu appears. Youwillhear
and seethecont entofthe exter nalvideo
source ifit is conn ected andswitched to
playb ack. AUX
video mode
For details onhow tooperate theexter nal
video source, seetherespect ivedevice's
operating instructions. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To show: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and conf irmFull Screen by
pressing W. Volume
andsound settings
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 33)
and sound (Ypage 34)settings inthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNIN
G
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announc ementsand
navigation systemannounc ementsare much
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually.
i Itmay bethe case thatadevice whichis
conn ected asan exter nalvideo source
seems quieter orlouder inthe vehicle, or
that theusual maximum volumecannotbe
reached. Onsome devices, itis possible to
adjust thevolume separately. Inthis case,
start atamedium volumeandincrease it
graduall y.This enables youtodetermin e 192
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whet
herthesyst emisable toplay the
soun dat high volum ewith outdistorting it. Increa
singthevolum eusing COMAN D
X Sele ctVol ume in
theAU Xdisplay bytur nin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontroller andpres s
W tocon firm.
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 alvideo
source isadjusted toastandard value.
Boost :
the volume ofthe extern alvideo
source israised byapproximately 10dB. Picture
viewer Introduction
If there arepictures onthe active data
medium, youcan look atthem. Data
medium Suppor
tedpicture
forma ts CD/DV
Dwith
picture files jpeg,
jpg USB
devices (sticks,
hard drives)
SD memory card: jpeg,
jpg Calling
upacatego rylist
X Sele ctadata medium(e.g. memory card)
wi th pictu resinthe audio menu
(Y pag e144) orinthe medi alis t
(Y pag e159).
X Sele ctSearc h in
the basicdis pla yby
sli ding VÆandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
The catego rylista ppears. Displaying
pictures
X Select (Ypage 166)Photos in
the
categ orylistbyturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller and press Wtocon firm.
Af older director yappears.
X Select afolder withphotos andpress Wto
conf irm.
The folder display sthe existin gpicture files
(example). X
Select aphoto andpress Wtoconf irm.
The photo isdisplay edand themusic is
stopped. Changing
thepictur eview
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
Am enu appears. Pictur
eviewe r
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X
To turn thepicture cloc kw ise: confi rm
Tur nClo ckwise by
pre ssing W the
CO MAND controller.
X To turn thepicture counte r-clockw ise:
sel ect TurnCou nterclockwise by
tur ning thecVd COMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
X To zoo minto apic ture: select Zoom by
tur ning thecVd COMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
After youha ve zoom edinto thepictur e,yo u
can mov ethe sectionof the pictur e.
X Sli de ZVÆ andXVY theCOMAND
contro ller.
X To return tothe original size: pressW
the COMAND controller. Ex
iting the picture view er
X Sel ect BackTo Menu in
the menu by
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm. X
To start playingmusi c:confi rmSea rch by
pre ssing W.
The cate gorylist appe ars(Y page 165) .
X Sel ect acate goryby turning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect othe rentrie swi thi nt he category
(e.g. track ,albu m)until themusic starts
play ing. 194
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viewerVideo

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COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. SIRIUS
Weather Introd
uction
For therecept ionofweather forecastsvia
satellite radio,youwillneed aSIRIUS XM
Satellit eWeather subscript ion.
When theCall SIRIUS toactivat e system at 888-539
-7474 message
withthe
SIRIUS deviceidentification number appears,
you willfirst have toobtain access tothe
weather service.Ad escript ionofthe
procedure canbefound inthe "Registering
satellite radio"section(Ypage 149).
COMAND canreceive weather forecastsvia
satellite radioforthe entireUSA (including
Alaska andHawaii). Thereceived weather
data canbedisplayed asan infor mation chart
(daily forecast,five-dayforec ast,detail
infor mation )or on the weather map.
The weather datareceived fromaweather
stat ionisstor edinCOMAND foranhour and
can beshown againimmediately after
rest artin gthe engin e(e.g. after refueling).
The weather mapcandisplay thefollowing
weather datawithsymbols:
R rain radar
R stor mcharact eristics
R areas ofhigh-pres sure/low-pr essure,
weather fronts
R course oftropic alcyclon es(hurricanes ,
typhoon s)
R wind direct ionand speeds
i The rain radar cannotbe displayed for
Alaska, HawaiiandPuerto Rico. i
Hurric ane:descript ionofatropic al
cyclon ewhich mostlydevelop inthe
At lantic Ocean orinthe Nort hPacific
Ocean orSouth Pacific Ocean. Thewind
speeds areabove 74mph (118 km/h).To
charact erizethestrengt hof ahurrican e,
ther eare five categor ies.
Typhoon: thedescript ionofatropic al
cyclon ethat develops inthe Nort hWest
Pacific Ocean. Thewind speeds areinthe
categor yof ahurrican e. Switching
theSIRIUS weather display
on/off
Switching on X
Select theglobe iconinthe main function
bar bysliding ZVandturningcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The SIRIUS weather basicdisplay appears. X
Confirm SIRIUS Weather by
pressing W.
The infor mation chartshows thedaily
forec astatthe curren tvehicle position . 196
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Dai
lyfore castasan information chart(example)
You seethefollowi nginformation:
R the date andtime ofthe weather message
received last
R information onthe current weather
(temperature, cloudcover) andforecast for
the next 3,6,12 hours
R the current highest temperature and
forecasts
R the current lowesttemperature and
forecasts
R the probabi lityofrain
X To switch tothe five-day forecast:
confirm 5-Day by
pressing W.
The information chartdispla ysthe forecast
for the next fivedaysin the currently
selected location. Five-day
forecastasan information chart
(example)
X To retur nto the daily forecast: confirm
Current by
pressing W. Switching
off X
Press the% button.
or
X Select Back by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andconfirm bypressing W.
Both options appearint he SIRIUS weather
basic menu. Displaying
detailedinformation
Besides thecurrent temperatures, youcan
displa yinformation suchaswind speeds and
UV index.
X Select Info in
the information chartby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The information chartshows detailed
information forthe selected area. Selec
tingthearea forthe weather
forecast
Introduction You
canselect thefollowing areas:
R the current vehicleposition
R vicinity ofthe destination
R awinter sports area
R an area within theUSA
You canselect anarea inthe information
chart (firstoption), onthe map (second
option) orfrom thememory, ifyou have SIRIUS
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alread
ysave dareas inthemem ory
(Y page 199).
i COMA NDreceive sweat herforecas tdata
fr om thene ares tweat herstatio nat the
selec teddest ination.
Opt ion 1:select ingthelocat ioninthe
infor mation chart X
Sel ect Position in
theinf orm ationch art
by turnin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroll er
and pres sW toconfirm .
Am enu appears. "Select
ingthe area forthe weather forecast"menu
X To select thecurr entvehicle position:
select Current Position and
press Wto
con firm.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
curren tvehicle position fromthenearest
weather stationand displays it
automatic ally.
X To select thevicinity ofthe
destina tion:select NearDestina tion in
the menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
i You canselect NearDestina tion if
a
route hasbeen calculated (Ypage 57).The
menu itemisother wisegrayed out.
X To select winter sportareas:select In Winter
SportsAreas in
the menu, and
con firm bypressing W. X
Select astat e,e.g. Colorad o ,
and press
W tocon firm.
X Select awinter sportsarea from themenu
and press Wtocon firm.
The weather dataandother information is
displayed forthe winter sportsarea that
has been select ed.The data issupplied by
the nearest weather station.
The infor mation chartshows thefollowing
infor mation (ifavailable):
R ski slopes/sk ilifts
R snowboardin gand night time openin g
R snow conditions (e.g.snow depth)
R temper ature X
To select thevicinity ofanoth er
location: selectSearch Locatio
ns in
the
menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. 198
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