X
Sel ect Blu etooth Pho
nes and
pressW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Update .
X Sel ect Options by
sliding VY the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssing W to
confi rm.
X Sel ect ExternalAuthorization and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
X Star tthe Bluetoo th®
sea rch onthe mob ile
ph one (see the mob ile ph one opera ting
ins tructio ns).
X Sel ect COMAND (MB Bluetooth )
on the
mob ile ph one .
X Enter thepassco deon the mob ile ph one
wh en req uested toand then enteritin
COMA ND. Connect
inganot hermob ilephone
If you have authorizedmor eth an onemob ile
phon e,you can swit chbet ween theind ivid ual
phon es.
i You canonlyswit chtoano ther auth orized
phon eif you arenotcurr ently mak ingacall .
X Se lec tthe mobile phoneinthe Bluetooth ®
telephones listbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
The selected mobilephoneissearched for
and conn ected ifit is within Bluetooth ®
range andifBluetooth ®
is activated.
Only onemobile phonecanbeconn ected
at any one time. Thecurrent lyconn ected
mobile phoneisindicated bythe #dot in
the Bluetooth ®
telephones list
(Y page 100). Displaying
details
X Press the÷funct ionbutton onCOMAND.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe COMAND
controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Bluetooth Phones and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select thedesired mobilephoneinthe
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select Options by
sliding VYandpress
W toconfirm .
X Select Details and
press Wtoconfirm .
The following information concerning the
selected mobilephoneisshown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availa bilitystatus (isshown afteranew
search)
R authorization status
X To close thedetailed view:turncVd or
slide XVY theCOMAND controller. De-registering
(de-authorizing) a
mobile phone
Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LLCrecommen dsde-
authorization onboth COMAND andonthe
mobile phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the÷funct ionbutton onCOMAND.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Bluetooth Phones and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select thedesired mobilephoneinthe
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.102
Telephony viathe Bluetooth ®
interfaceTelephone
Ente
ringcha nnel numbersdir ectly
Opt ion 1
X Pres sth eõ butt on.
An inputmen uappear s.
Opt ion 2
X Sele ctSat Radio in
thesubme nubar by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroller and
pres sW tocon firm.
X Sele ctEnt erChannel and
pres sW to
con firm.
An inputmen uappear s.
X To ent erac hanne 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
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controllerand
press Wtoconfirm.
X Select Channel List and
press Wto
confirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X Select achann elby turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm. Memor
yfunct ions Stor
ingchannels
i There areten preset savailable.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/select ionwindow isactiv e.
or
X Select Preset s in
the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, thechann elpreset sappear.
The Rdot infron tof apreset entry
indicat esthat thecurren tlyselect ed
chann elisstor edunder thispreset . St
ation preset s
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press andhold
W until youhear aton e.
or
X Press andhold anumber button,e.g. 4,
until youhear aton e.
The chann elisstor edunder thepreset .
Selecting achanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe preset list:sele ct
Presets by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The channel preset list appe ars.
X To setac hanne l:sele ctaprese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey, e.g. 4. 124
Sat
ellite radioAudio
Disp
laying informa tion X
Se lec tInf o in
thesubm enubar byturn ing
cVd theCOM ANDco ntro ller and press
W toconfirm .
In fo rm ation onthecur ren tly rec eived
pro gram isdis played . 1
Catego ry
2 Chan nelnam e
3 Artist
4 Track s
If avai lable ,you see:
R thech ann elnam e
R theart ist ofthetrack that iscur ren tly bein g
played
R thetrack that iscur ren tly bein gplayed
X To retu rn tothesa tellit era dioma in
me nu:slid eXVY theCOM ANDc ont roller.
Displaying serviceinformation The
provider's customerservicecenteris
availa blebyphone atany time toanswer any
general questions orquestions onthe
versions available.
X Select SatRadio in
the submenu barby
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Service and
press Wtoconf irm.
The provider's detailsappear. 1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)or
Call Service Provider 2
SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
X To retu rntothe satellite radiomain
menu: slideXVY theCOMAND controller.
Channel listupd ates During
reception ofanew chann ellist, the
Updating Channels... message
isshown.
The station lastselected isswitched tomute
until theupdate hasbeen completed.
Satellite radiomode isnot availa bleduring
this process.
Once theupdate hasbeen completed, the
satellite radiomainmenu appears. The
station lastselected isplaye d.
Sound settings You
willfind details onthe sound settings in
the "Ataglance" section(Ypage 32). Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
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, Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
125Audio
Z
all
main tenan cework must becar ried outby
qualifi edafters ales tech nic ians . G
WAR
NING
On lywhen theveh icle isstatio naryshoul d
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
Ther eis arisk ofbein gdist ractedfrom the
road andtraff iccon dition sif th is is don ewhile
th eveh icle isin mot ion. Inser
ting/ej ectin gCDs/DVDs
Not es If
th eCD/ DVDh asaprin tedside, this must
fac eupwards whentheCD/ DVDisinserted.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe play ed
should facedownwards. CDs/DVDswith
copy protect ionmay notbeable tobe play ed
by the system.
i Ifamedium contains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloadi ngtime
before thefirst track starts toplay may be
longer.
Inse rting discs intotheDVD changer :
Disc slot
; Load/eject button8
The DVD changer hasafixed magazine with
six trays. X
To insert aCD/DVD intoth ema gaz ine
tr ay :pre ssthe8 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 themagazine traybyturnin gcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.:.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease Wait... message.
You then seethePlease InsertDisc
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atatime. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards. 126
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio
The
DVD changer loadsthedisc intothe
selected magazine tray.Themessage
Loading Disc
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: pressthe8 eject/
load button againorpress thek button .
or
X Select Back by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X To fill empt ymagaz inetrays: press the
8 load/eject button.
The magazine menuappears.
X Select FillEmpty Slots .
You seethePlease Wait... message.
COMAND switchestothe next empty
magazine tray.Youthen seethePlease Insert
Disc
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 Insert Disc
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 complete theinsertion: pressthe
8 eject/load button againorpress the
k button .
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: pressthe8 load/
ej ec tbut ton.
or
X Se lec tBac k by
slid ing VÆ andturning
cVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and press
W toconfirm .
The mag azine men uappea rs.T he magazine
tray with thecurrent discishighlighted. :
Ejec tpossible
; Disc type Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
127Audio Z
Pause
function
In audio CD/DVD andMP3 mode X
To pause playback: brieflypresstheB
button.
The , symbol appears atthe top leftin
the status bar.
X To continue playback: brieflypressthe
B button again.
The , symbol disappea rs.
Only inaudio DVDmode X
To pause playback: switchonaudi oDVD
mode (Ypage 129).
X Select Ëbysliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interr upted. TheÌ display changes
to Ë. Stop
function
This funct ionisonly availa bleinaudi oDVD
mode.
X Switch onaudi oDVD mode (Ypage 129).
X To interru ptplayback: selectÉby
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ. É
remains highlighted.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interr upted. X
To stop playback: whileplayback is
interr upted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconf irm.
or
X Select Éandconf irmbypressing W
twice inrapid succession.
Ì ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: selectÌand
press Wtoconf irm.
Play back starts atthe beginning ofthe
DVD . Selec
tingaudio CD/DVD/MP3 discs
Selec tingviathe media list X
In audio CD/DVD andMP3 mode: select
Media by
sliding VÆorturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
or
X In audio CD/DVD mode only:press W
the COMAND controller when thedisplay /
selection windowisactive.
The media listappears. The#dot
indicates thecurrent medium beingplayed. Media
list
The media listshows thediscs current ly
availa ble. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
131Audio Z
X
To select opti ons:sw itch onaudio CD/
DVD orMP3 mode(Y pa ge 129) .
X Sel ect CD ,
DVD -A or
MP3 by
slid ing VÆ and
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controller and
pre ssW toconfi rm.
The optio ns list appe ars. The #dot
ind icates the optio ns elected.
X Select anoption byturn ingcVd andpress
W tocon firm.
The option isswitch edon. For alloption s
exc ept "Normal tracksequence", youwill
see acorr espondin gdisplay inthe display/
select ionwindow. Seetheexample ofthe
display inaudio CDmode (Ypage 130).
i The "Normal tracksequence" optionis
automatic allyselect edwhen youchange
the medium youarecurren tlylisten ingto
or when youselect adifferen tmedium. If
an option isselect ed,itremains selected
after COMAND isswitch edon oroff. Notes
onMP3 mode
Perm issible discs R
CD-R andCD-RW
R DVD -Rand DVD -RW
R DVD +Rand DVD +RW
R PCMCIA memorycard
Perm issible filesystem s R
ISO 9660/Joliet standard forCDs
R UDF foraudio andvideo DVDs
R FA T16 orFA T32 forPCMCIA memorycards
with storage medium
Mult isession CDs For
multisession CDs,thecontentofthe first
session determines howCOMAND will
process theCD. COMAND playsonly one
session andgives priority tothe audi oCD
session.
If possible, useCOMAND toplay only CDs
which havebeen written inone session. File
structure ofadat acarrier When
youcreate adisc with compressed
music files,thetrack scan beorganized in
folders. Afolder mayalsocontainsubfolders.
A disc cancont ainam axim umof25 5fold ers.
Eac hfold ercan contain amax imum of
25 5track sand 255subf older s.
The disc may contain nomor eth an eigh t
dire ctory leve ls.File sbeyon dth eeight hleve l
will notb erecogn izedbythe system.
Tr ack and filenames When
youcreat eadisc with compr essed
music files,youcan assign names tothe
trac ksand folders.
COMAND usesthese names accordingly for
the display. Folderswhichcontain data other
than MP3 orWMA tracksare not displayed by
COMAND .
If MP3 orWMA filesarestor edinthe root
direct oryitself, theroot direct orywill also be
treat edasafolder. COMAND willthen show
the name ofthe root direct oryasthe folder
name.
You must observe thefollowing when
assigning tracknames :
R track nam esmust haveatleast 1
ch arac ter.
R track nam esmust havetheex tens ion
"mp3 "or "wma".
R there must beafull stop bet ween thetrack
nam eand theex tens ion .
Ex ample ofaco rrect track nam e:
Trac k1.m p3
i COMA NDdoes notsuppor tID3 tags.
Pe rmis sibl efo rmats CO
MAND supp orts thefollowi ng forma ts:
R MP EG1 AudioLayer3( MP3)
R Microsoft WindowsMediaAudioV2,V7,V8
and V9(WMA) Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
135Audio Z
Permissible
bitand samp lingrates COMAND
supportsMP3filesofthe following
types:
R const antand variable bitrates from
32 kbit/ sto 320 kbit/ s
R sampling ratesof8kHz to48 kHz
COMAND supportsWMAfilesofthe
following types:
R fixed bitrates from5kbit/ sto 384 kbit/ s
R sampling ratesof8kHz to48 kHz
COMAND doesnotsupport WMAfilesofthe
following types:
R DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
encrypted files
i Only usetrack swith abit rate ofat least
128 kbit/ sand asampling rateofat least
44.1 kHz.Lower ratescancause a
notic eable deterioration inqual ity.This is
especially thecase ifyou have activated a
surround soundfunction.
Notes oncopyright MP3
orWMA tracksthat youcreate orplay
back aregenerally subjecttocopyright
protect ioninaccordance withtheappli cable
intern ational andnational regulations.
In many countr ies,reproductions, evenfor
private use,arenot permitted withoutthe
prior consen tofthe copyright holder.
Make surethatyouknow about theappli 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. Play
back problems mayoccur whenplaying
copied discs.Thereisawide range ofdata
carriers, 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.CDs
of this type donot confor mto the current ly
appli cable standards.
i Onmany DVDaudiodiscs, thelast track
does notcont ainany music andCOMAND
then switches tothe next disc. Thisis
normal system behavior anddoes notmean
that there isamalfunction.
! 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 isable toplay back audioCDs
in multichannel audioformat. MUSIC
REGISTER General
notes
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. 136
MUSIC
REGISTERAudio