2012 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class warning

1
Toshow alltraff icreports (including those
not affect ingthe route)
2 Tohave trafficreports readout,seeread-
aloud function(Ypage 73)
3 Affected roads, areasorregions (only
availab lewhen therearetraff icreports for
the route)
X To show alltraffic repor ts:use the
9:=; buttonsto select
Display AllMessages and
press the
9 button toconf irm.
You seealist ofall roads, areasandregions
for which trafficreports areavailab le,even
if the reports donot affect yourroute. X
To display arepor t:select aroad, anarea
or aregion fromthelist.
X To close thelist: press the; or=
button onceorrepeatedly. Examp
le:traffic repor t 1
Dependin gon your selection :Messages On
Route or
All Messages 2
Report 1of 1for the road affect ed
3 Beginn ingofthe affect edroute section
4 Endof the affect edroute section
5 Text ofreport
6 Road, areaorregion affectedbytraff ic
reports
C Icon forreport type,e.g.warning message
D Country code
X To scroll within themessage ortothe
next message: pressthe9 or:
button .
X To retu rntothe message list:press
the ; or= button . Read-
aloud function
The read-aloud functionisonly availab lewhile
route guidance isactive. Itreads outtraff ic
reports affectingthe curren troute. Youcan
adjust thetext reader volume (Ypage 27).
If the automatic read-aloud functionfortraff ic
reports isactivat ed,received trafficreports
are read outautomatically.
X Ifnecess ary,switch onnavigation mode
and show themenu system (Ypage 47).
X Use the9:=; buttonsto
select TMC and
press the9button to
conf irm.
X Select Readoutallmessages on route and
press the9button toconf irm. 76
Tr
affic repor tsNavigation

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. General
information Introd
uction
In the telephon efunc tion,telephon yvia
Bluetoot h®
int erface isavailable ifa
Bluetoot h®
-c apable mobile phoneis
con nected.
Using theBluetoot h®
int erface andasuitable
mobile phone, youcan useCOMAND ’shands-
free feature todownload electronicbusiness
cards (vCards).
More detailed information onsuitable mobile
phones andoncon nectingBluetoot h®
-
capable mobilephones toCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet athtt p://
www.mbusa- mobile.com.Or call the
Mercedes- BenzCust ome rAssistance Center
under
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372)
(USA), orCustomer Relations under
1-80 0-387-01 00(Canad a). Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
A driver's attentiontothe road must always
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommend thatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfree
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtraffic conditions permit. Some
jurisdictions prohibitthedriver from
using acellula rmobile phone whiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNING
You andothers maydamage yourhealth due
to excessive electromagneticradiation. By
using anexter nalanten na,the possible health
risks ofelectrom agneticfields,whichare
under discussion amongthescient ific
communit y,should belargely prevent ed. Call
disconnec tionwhile thevehicle is
in motion
Ac allmay bedisc onnected if:
R there isins ufficie ntnetwo rkcover age in
cer tain areas .
R you mov efrom onetrans mitter/ rec eive r
area (cell)int oano ther and nochann elsare
fr ee.
R you useaSI M car dwhic his no tcompatible
with thenetwork available.
R you areusing amobile phonewith
"Twincard" andthemobile phonewiththe
second SIMcard isalready loggedintothe
network . Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R the = and; button orthe 9button
on COMAND
R the 6 or~ button andthenumber
keypad onCOMAND
R pressing the6 or~ button onthe
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel
R by speaking usingtheVoice Control
System 94
General
informationTelephone

X
Sel ect °inthe characte rbarand pres sth e
9 buttonto confirm .
or
X While the° iconishighlig hted,press the
6 button onCOMAND.
In both cases, thecalls dialedlist appea rs.
The most recent lydial ednumber isat the
top.
X To selec tacall:press the9 or:
button.
X To make acal l:press the9or6
button.
Co nne ctin gac all toan entry inac all list
or inthe COM AND phone book X
Ca llup acall lista nd select anentry using
the 9: buttons.
or
X Ca llup the COMAND phone book and
sel ect anentry using the 9:
bu ttons.
X To make acal l:pre ssthe 9or6
bu tton. Fu
nctio ns avai labledurin gac all
Ove rview Tel
epho neoper ationwithasing lecall
: Perso nyou are calling
; Icon foractive telephone connection
= Toswitch hands-fr eemicrophon eon/of f?
Tosend DTMF tones(not possible withall
mobile phones)
A Device nameofthe mobile phone
conn ected
B Toend acall
Switching thehands- freemicroph one
on/off This
funct ionisalso availa bleduring anactive
phone call.
X Call upthe telephone basicmenu
(Y page 99)
X To switch off:select Mikeoff and
press
the 9button toconf irm.
If the microphon eis switched off,the
display showstheQicon andtheThe microphone is off message
appearsfor
a short period.
X To switch on:select Mikeon and
press
the 9button toconf irm.
The Qsymbol disappea rs.You willbriefly
see theThe microphone is on message.
Ending anactive call X
Select ¢andpress the9button to
conf irm.
or
X Press the~ button onCOMAND oron
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
Call waiting i
The "call waiting" functionmust be
supported bythe network provider andbe
enabled.
If you arebusy withasingle calland receive
another call,thetelephone numberofthe call
waiting willbeenter edinthe listofincomin g
calls. Awarning tone soun ds.
Send ingDTM Fton es This
function isno tsuppor tedby allmob ile
phon es. Tel
eph one oper ation
101Teleph one Z

Disp
laying service informa tion If
you haveany ques tion so rrequire version
infor mation ,you can calltheprovider's
custo merservic ecen teratany time.
X Select SatRadi o using
the
9:=; buttonsand press
the 9button tocon firm.
X Select Service and
press the9button to
con firm.
The provider's detailsappear. 1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
= SIRIUS IDofyour traffictuner
X To retu rntothe SatR adio main displa y:
press ;or=.
Upda tingthechannel list When
receivin ganew chann ellist, thedisplay
shows theUpdatin gChannel s... message.
The stationlast select edismuted untilthe
update hasbeen complet ed.SatRadio mode
is not available duringtheupdate process .
When theupdate hasbeen complet ed,the
SatRadio mainmenu appears. Thestationlast
select edisplayed.
Sound settings Inf
ormation onthe sound settings canbe
found inthe "Ataglance" chapter.
R Volume (Ypage 27)
R Balance andfader (Ypage 28) R
Treble andbass (Ypage 28)
R Surroun dsound (Ypage 28) Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
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,
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
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CDs/DVDs
Notes G
WARNING
Only insert aCD orDVD when thevehicle is
station ary.There isarisk ofbeing distract ed
from theroad andtraffic conditionsifthis is
done while thevehicle isin motion .
If the CD/D VDhas aprinted side,thismust
face upwards whentheCD/D VDisinsert ed.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe playe d
should facedownwards. CDs/DVDswith
copy protec tionmay notbeable tobe playe d
by the system. 126
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio

Load
ingemp tyma gaz ine trays
X Pres sth eV load/ejectbutt on.
The magaz inemen uappears .
X Sele ctFil lemp tyslots .
You seethePle ase wait... mess
age.
COMA NDswit chesto thenex tempt y
magaz inetray. You then see thePle ase ins
ert disc . mess
age.
i Nev erins ert adata medium before
COMA NDprom ptsyou todo so. Nev er
ins ert mor eth an one disc atatim eint oa
magaz inetray.
X Insert adisc intoth edisc slotwith the
prin tedside facing upwards.
You seethePle ase wait... mess
age.
On ce thedisc isloaded, theDV Dc hanger
switches tothe next empty tray.Yousee
the Please insertdisc message.
X Repea tthis step until alltrays areloaded .
The DVD changer willplay thelast disc
loaded ifit has been inserted correctlyand
is of apermissible type.Thisappli eseven
if not alltrays havebeen loaded withadisc.
X To complete theinsertion: pressthe
V eject/load button againorpress the
k button.
Ejecting discsfromtheDVD changer Notes
G
WARNING
Only eject adisc when thevehicle is
stationary. Otherwise, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic condition sand could cause an
accident.
If you remove onedisc while playinganother
disc, theDVD changer interrupts playback.
Play back continues oncethedisc hasbeen
eject ed.
Ejecting asingle disc
X Press theV load/ej ectbutt on.
The magazin emen uappears. Themagazin e
tr ay with thecurr entdisc ishighlight ed. :
Magazin etr ay loaded (ejectionisenabled)
; Disc type
= Disc name (onlyifsto red onthe disc)
? Curren tdisc (eje cting possible )
X Selec taloaded magazinetray using the
=; buttonsand press the9butt on
to con firm .
or
X Press numberkeys j top.
The Ejec ting disc... mess
age
appears. Then,you seethefollowin g
mess age: X
Take thedisc outofthe slot.
If you donot takethe disc outofthe slot,
COMA NDwill draw itin again autom atically
aft erashor twhile and load itagain. 128
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio

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. General
information Autom
aticpictu reshut off
The video picture isonly shown whenthegear
lever isin position "P".
If the gear lever isshift edtoaposition other
than "P",theInorder nottodistrac t you from the traffic situati
on, the
picture
isfaded outwhile the vehicle
isinmotion message
appears.
If you reset thegear lever to"P", thepicture
will bedisplayed again. Basic
settings Pictur
esettings
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stor
color The
following describes thevideo DVDand
video AUXmodes.
X Press the9button invideo DVDmode and
show themenu.
X Select DVD-Vid eo or
AUX using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Brightn ess ,
Contras t or
Color using
the9: buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select asett ingusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm. Changing
thepictu reform at The
following describes thevideo DVDand
video AUXmodes.
X Press the9button invideo DVDmode and
show themenu.
X Select DVD-Vid eo or
AUX using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
Am enu appears.
X Select 16:9Optimiz ed ,
4:3 or
Widescr een using
the9: buttons
and press the9button tocon firm.
The äicon indicat esthe format currently
select ed. Sound
settings
The sound settings canbeselect edtosuit a
variety ofdifferen tvideo sourc es.You cancall
up the respe ctive soun dmen ufro mt hemenu
of the desired mode(Ypage 27). Video
DVDmode Safety
notes G
WARNING
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,
all mainten ancework must becarried outby
quali fiedaftersales technicians. G
WARNING
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc 150
Video
DVDmodeVideo

Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To show: pressthe9button.
X To hide: press the9 button, select
Full Screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Volume
andsound settings
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 27)
and sound (Ypage 27)settin gsinthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNING
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announcem entsand
navigation systemannouncem entsaremuch
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually .
i Itmay bethe case thatadevice whichis
conn ected asan extern alvideo source
seems quieter orlouder inthe vehicle, or
that theusua lmaximum volumecannotbe
reached. Thevolume ofsome devices can
be set separately. Inthis case, startata
medium volumeandthen raise itslowly .
This enables youtohear ifthe system can
play themusic without distortion evenat
high volumes. 158
Video
AUXmodeVideo

X
Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewith thescale. Showing/hiding
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
The CD/D VDdrive isaclass 1laser product.
Nev eropen thehousi ng.There isarisk of
exposure toinvisible laserradiation ifthe
housing isopened, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged.
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemcontains
no parts which youcan repair yourself. For
safety reasons, allmaintenanc ework must be
carried outbyqual ified aftersales
techn icians. G
WARNING
The driver should notwear aRear Seat
Ent ertainment headsetwhileoperating the
vehicle underanycircumstan ces.Theuseof
a headset whiledriving thevehicle could
drastically impairtheabili tyto react toaudi ble
traffic conditions (e.g.emergency sirensfrom
<0010000F000C0009000300050024000600090012000500240001000D00020015
000C0001000E000300050035> anothercar'shorn,
etc. ). G
WARNING
When notinuse, headsets orextern alvideo
sources shouldbestored inas afe locatio n
(e. g.on eof theveh icle'sstorag e com
partmen ts)so that they are notloose
within thepassenger compartmentduring
braking, vehiclemaneuvers oratraffic
accident .Object smoving withinthe
passenger compartmentcould cause serious
personal injurytovehicle occupant s. G
WARNING
Due toapotent ialchokin ghazar d,wired
heads etusage bychildre nshould onlyoccur
with adultsuper vision . Gener
alnot es
You willfindinf orm ationonthe following
topics inthe "Audio" section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 137)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 136)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 137) Inserting
aCD/DVD
M- Class :th eCD /DVD drive isin thece nter
beh ind th efron tseats.
R-Class: theCD/D VDdrive isin the center
con sole. :
Disc slot
; Eject button
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is 164
Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 modeRear Entert ainmentSyst em