2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK-Class ESP

control
leru ntil the desired positio nh as
been reached.
or
X Pre ssand hold theF orE button
unt ilth edesir edposi tionisreached.
i OnaniPod ®
,fast rewind onlyfunction s
within thecurrent track. Selec
tingacatego ry/playl ist/folder
iPo d®
and certain MP3playe rs For
aniPo d®
or MP3 player,you can select
tracks using catego riesorfold ers.
Depend ingonthe devi ceconnected, the
foll owi ngcatego riesmay beava ilable ,for
examp le:
R Curre nttrack list R
Playl ists (e.g.
All )
R Artis ts R
Album s R
Track s R
Podca sts R
Genre s R
Compo sers R
Audio books i
Some playback catego riescontain the
entry All .I
ft his entr yhas been selected,
the entire contentofthe category selected
will beplay ed.
USB devices For
USB mass storage devices, youcan select
both folders aswell asany existing playlists.
COMAND canalso displa ythe albu mname
and artist (met adata)durin gplaybac k,ifth is
inf orm ationhasbeen entered intoth e
syst em.
Playlist sare indicat edinthedispl ayby a
spec ialico n.When youopen theplaylist ,th e
co rrespo nding track sare open edand
playbac kbegins. Youcannow select Random categor
ies inst
ead ofRandom folder as
a
playback option.
For USB mass storage devices, youcan
choose todisplay themetadata contained in
the tags ofthe encoded music data,orto
display thefileand direct orynames during
playback.
X To displa ythe album andartist name:
select Media Interfa ce in
the basic
display bysliding VÆandturningcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
X Select Display Metadat
a and
press Wto
con firm.
Selecting acatego ryand open inga
fol der X
Press Wthe COM AND controll erwhe nthe
displa y/selection windowisactive.
or
X Select Music in
the basic displa yby sliding
VÆ andturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
You willsee theavaila blecategories orthe
folder content(e.g. other folders). The
displa y'sstatus barshows theselected
category orthe folder name.
i The Music menu
itemisnot availa bleuntil
the device hasbeen activated. Example
display:categ orylist
: Dev iceicon anddevic enam e
; Sele ctable categor ies Med
iaInter face mod e
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X
Sel ect the cate gory/folde rb ytur ning
cVd theCOMA NDcontro ller and press
W toconfirm .
You willsee theco nten to fthe selected
category orselected folder.
i Ifthe data needs tobe read from the
conn ected device, thePlease wait... message
appears.
X Ifnecessary, repeatthisstep until the
track sin the desired folder/album appear. Example
display:curr ent track list
: Sym bolfornex tfold erup
; Curre ntcat egor y
= Trac ksymbo l
? Curr enttitle
X Se lec tth etrack byturning cVd the
COMA NDcontro ller and pressW to
co nfirm .
The track isplayed .
X To swit chtothesup eror dina te fold er:
sele cttheÒ iconu sing theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm.
i The Ò symbol isalwa yslisted rightat
the top ofthe respective folder. Playing
backthecontent ofac atego ry
or folder
X Sele ctthe catego ryor fold erby turning
cVd theCOM AND controll er.
X Press Wthe COM ANDcontroll erfor longe r
than twoseconds .
The content ofthe catego ryor fold er
sel ected ispla yedin accord ancewith the
pla yback optio n(Ypage 134)select ed. Alphabet
icaltrack selection
iPod ®
and MP3 players This
function isavailable foralphabetically
sort edcateg ories andfolders. Thisfunction
is not available foralbums orplaylists, for
example.
X Select acateg ory,e.g.Artist s ,
by turn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
The available artistsare displayed.
X Press thecorr espondin gnumber keyonce
or several timestoselect thefirst letterof
the artist 'sname (e.g.foranartist
beginn ingwith theletter"C", press number
key ;three times ).
The available letters are listed atthe lower
edge ofthe display.
Aft eramessage, thefirst entryinthe list
which matchestheletterent ered is
highlighted.
i Ifno corr espondin gent ryexist s,the last
ent rycorr espondin gto ap reviou sletter is
high lighted instead .
i For iPod s®
and MP3 players ,the quality
of the search resultsishigh lydepe ndent on
the versio nand langu ageva ria nt ofthe
sof twa re(e.g. iTune s®
ver sion) used to
po pulate the devic e. 14
4 Me
dia Interfac emodeAu dio

USB
massstor age device This
function isavailable foralphabetically
sort eddirect ories. Thisfunction isnot
available foralbums orplaylists, forexample.
X In adirect ory,press thecorr espondin g
number keyonceor several timestoselect
the first letterofthe artist 'sname (e.g.for
an artist beginn ingwith theletter"C", press
number key;three times ).
The available letters are listed atthe lower
edge ofthe display.
If the direct oryonly contains folders,
COMAND searchesfor folders. Aftera
message, thefirst entrywhich matchesthe
lett erent ered isshown atthe top ofthe list.
If no ent rymatc hestheentered letter,the
first item inthe lististhe last entryto
corr espond toaselect ion. Selecting
anactive partition (USB
ma ssstor age devices only)
You canselect thisfunc tion forUSB mass
stor age devices whenthestor age device is
partit ioned. Uptofour partit ions(primary or
logical; FATform at)are support ed.
i The Windows ®
form atting program
support sFA Tpartit ioningup to32 GB as
stan dard.
X Selec tMedia Interface in
the basic
display bysliding VÆandturningcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
X Selec tSelect activepartition and
press Wtocon firm. Playba
ckoptions
The following optionsare available:
R Normal tracksequence Norm
altrac ksequence: youhear the
trac ksintheir norm alorder (e.g.numeric al
or alphabetical).
R Random tracks All
the trac kson the medium areplayed in
random order.
R Random categories or
Random folder (in
the case ofUSB devices whenFolder has
been select ed):
The tracksinthe curren tlyactive categor y
or folder, including anysubfolders, are
played inrandom order.
i For USB devices, therandom playlists
offer amaximum of300 trackschosen at
random.
X To select aplayba ckoption: select
Media Interfa ce in
the basic display by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The option slist appears. The#dot
indicat esthe option selected.
X Select anoption andpress Wtocon firm. Notes
onUSB devices
Data formats The
following dataformat sare supported:
R MP3: fixedandvariable bitrates upto
320 kbit/s
R WMA: fixedandvariable bitrates upto
320 kbit/s
Notes onUSB devices R
In order tokeep theinitializat iontime toa
minimum, storeonly music dataonaUSB
device.
R Up toeight direct orylevels withupto100 0
trac ksper direct oryare supported.
R Do not use USB extension leadsor
adapters. Theycanimpair functionality.
R Abackgr oundsearch ofthe USB device is
perform edand anyplaylists foundare Media
Interfacemod e
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shown
inaseparate categoryinaddition to
the folders. Initialization oflarger USBmass
storage devices containing alarge number
of files may take several minutes.
i DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
protect edfiles arenot supported bythe
Media Interface. Audio
AUXmode Notes
onaudio AUXmode
You canconn ectanextern alaudi osource
(AUX) toCOMAND.
The socket islocated inthe cent erconsole.
If COMAND isequip pedwith aMedia
Interf ace,extern alaudi osources are
conn ected usingthecorresponding cableset.
An AUX socket isnot provided.
i You canfind more information onthe
Intern etathtt p://www .mercedes-
benz.com/co nnectandinthe "Medi a
Interf acemode" section (Ypage 140). 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.
X Select Aux using
cVdandpress Wto
confirm.
The audi oAUX menu appea rs.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 31)
and sound (Ypage 32)settings inthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNING
Ext ernal audiosources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announcement sand
navigation systemannouncement sare much
loude r.Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manuall y. Increasin
gthe volume usingCOMAND
In some cases, thevolume ofthe extern al
audi odevice maybequieter orloude r,or the
usua lmaximum possiblevolumemaybe
lower. Onsome devices, itis possible to
adjust thevolume separately .Int his 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. 146
Audio
AUXmodeAudio

Selec
tingavideo DVD
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcon troller toshow
the men u.
X Selec tMedi a by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAN Dcon troller andpress
W tocon firm .
The media listappears. The#dot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed.
Video DVDsare indic ated bythe ý icon. :
ý icon foravideo DVD.
; Video DVDcurrentlyplaying
X Selec ta video DVDbyturn ingcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller andpress Wto
conf irm.
COMAND loadsthevideo DVDandbegins
playi ngit.
i Ifyou select aCD, anaudio DVDoran
MP3 medium, youswitch tothe respect ive
audio mode. Youcanfind further
inform ationabout themedia liston
(Y page 131). Stop
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To interr uptplayback: selectÉby
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ.T he
video image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, selectÉagain andpress
W toconfirm .
or
X During playback, confirm Ébypressing
W twice inrapid succession.
Selection isat Ì.
X To restar tplayback: confirmÌby
pressing W.
Play back restarts fromthebeginning. Pause
function
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X To pause playback: selectËby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The Ë displa ychanges toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wtoconfirm .
The menu ishidden. Selec
tingascene/ch apter
If th efilm isdivi ded intosc en es orchapt ers,
you can selectthem dire ctly while thefilm is
run ning,or skip for wards step- by-s tep. So me
DV Ds donotpermit thisatcert ainpoint s(e.g.
during theopenin gcredit s). Vid
eoDVD mode
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Make
aselection fromthefurther options,
if necessary.
COMAND thenswitches backtothe DVD
menu.
i Depending onthe DVD ,the menu items:
Back (tomovie) ,
Play ,
Stop ,
., /orGo Up may
not
funct ionornot funct ionatcertain pointsin
the DVD menu. Toindicate this,theK
symbol appearsinthe displa y.
Stopping afilm orskipping tothe
beginn ingorend ofas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssW toconfi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssW to
confi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress Wto
confirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Press thek backbutton.
or
X Select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu andpress Wthe COMAND
cont roller toconfirm .
or
X Select anymenu iteminthe DVD menu and
press Wthe COMAND controller to
confirm .
X Select GoUp and
press Wtoconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Press thek backbutton repeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorresponding menuitemfrom
the DVD menu. X
Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress Wtoconfirm . Setting
thelanguage andaudio
forma t
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe DVD menu
language ,the audi olanguage orthe audi o
format. Thenumber ofsettin gsisdetermined
by the DVD content. Itis possible thatthe
settin gsmay alsobeaccessed inthe DVD
menu (Ypage 154).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-V in
the menu byturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press Wto
confirm .
X Select MenuLanguage or
Audio Language and
press Wtoconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appearsafter afew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entr y
indicates thecurrent lyselected language.
X Select asettin gby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X To exit themenu: slideXVY theCOMAND
cont roller. Subtitles
andcamera angle
These functionsarenot availa bleonallDVD s.
The number ofsubtitle language sand camera
angles availabledepends onthe cont entof
the DVD .Iti spossible thatthesettings may
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 154).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller toshow
the menu.
X Select DVD-V in
the menu byturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm. Video
DVDmode
155Video Z

Remo
tecontrol
Ove rview :
Toswitch thescre enon/off
; Toswitch thebutton lighti ngon/off
= Toselect the scre enfor the remo te
control
? Toselect amenu ormenu itemwith arr ow
key s
A Toconfi rmthe selectio nor setti ngwith
9
B Toswitch soundon/off (forcorded
headphones)
C Toadjust thevolume (forcorded
headphones)
D Toskip, fast-forward/fast -rewind
E Toselect atrack ;direct entry
F Toexit amenu (back) Selecting
thescreen forthe remot e
control You
canusetheremote controltooperate
one ofthe two rear screen sat atime. Todo
so, you must switch theremote controltothe
desired screen.
X To select theleft- hand screen :turn
thumbwheel =until "LREAR" is
highlighted inthe window.
X To select theright- hand screen :turn
th umbwh eel=until"REA RR" is
high light edinthewin dow.
Swit chingth escr een on/of f If
th eSm artKey isin posi tion 0or 1in the
ign ition lock(see thevehicle Operator's
Manual ),or the SmartKey isnot inserted, the
screens inthe rear willswitch offafter 30
minutes. Beforethescreens switchoff,they
show amessage tothis effect.
You canswitch thescreens backon.
However, thiswilldischarge thestarter
battery.
X Point theremote controlatthe rear-
compartment screenwhichhasbeen
selected forremote operation.
X Press on/off button:onthe remote
cont rol.
The respective rearscreen switches onor
off.
i You canonly switch thescreens onusing
the remote controlifthe ignition is
switched on.
Switching thebutton lighting on/off X
Press button ;onthe remote control.
Depending onthe previous status,the
button lighting isswitched onoroff.
i Ifyou donot use theremote controlfor
abou t15s econ ds,the button lighting
switch esoff automatic ally. 160
General
informationRear SeatEntert ainment

Disp
lay St
atus Gree
n The
head phonesare swit ched
on and thebat terie sare fully
ch arg ed. Red The
head phonesare swit ched
on and thebat terie sare
almo stdisc harged. No
disp lay
(dar k) The
head phonesare swit ched
of f,or thebat terie sare
emp ty,inco rrec tly in ser tedor
no tinser ted. Co
nnectin gadditi onalhea dpho nes Yo
ucan conne ctone additio nal set ofcord ed
hea dphone sto each ofthe two rearscree ns
(Y page 159). Thesocke tisdesigned for
headphones witha1/8" stereo jackplug and
an impedance of32 ohms. Rear-comp
artment socke t
On vehicles withtheRear SeatEntertainment
System, thereisasocket inthe rear
compartment onthe cent erconsole.
The socket canbeused foraccessories with
a maximum powerconsumption of180 W. :
Sock et
X Lift upthe cover ofsocket :. Changing
batteries
Batteries arerequired forthe remote control
and forthe two sets ofcordless headphones. G
WARNING
Keep thebatteries outofthe reach of
children. Consultadoctor immediately ifa
child should swallowabattery.
Do not dismantle, short-circuitorburn a
battery. H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofdischarged batteriesinan
environmen tallyresponsible manner.
On the remote control :
Battery compartment
; Catch tab
= Battery compartment cover General
informat ion
163Rear SeatEntertainm ent Z