2012 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class Comand Manual

There
isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraff iccondit ionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion . Notes
aboutdiscs
Playba ckproblems mayoccur whenplaying
copied discs.Therearealarge variety of
discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabels tothe discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND .Stic kers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recogn itionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommo date
discs which comply withtheEN6090 8
standard. Youcantheref oreonly usediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudio dataonthe other), they
cann otbe eject edand candamage
COMAND .
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
There arevideo DVDsavaila bleonthe market
which donot conf orm tothe curren t
standards.
These DVDscan create picture, soundor
other problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced accordingto the following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e) i
Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffer ent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC standard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case.
i COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed uptofive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andremoving DVDs
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Insert ingand
eject ingCDs andDVD s"section
(Y page 127). Switching
tovideo DVDmode
Option 1 X
Insert avideo DVD(Ypage 127).
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it.
Option 2 X
Press theh functionbutton .
COMAND switchestothe disc mode last
set (audi oCD, audio DVD,MP3 CD, video
DVD )or Media Interface. COMAND
accesses alldiscs inthe DVD changer. Video
DVDmode
151Video Z

If
you previou slyselected thevideo DVD
function, itis now switched on.
If you activated adifferent discfunction:
X Select Media .
The media listapp ears.
X Select avideo DVD(Ypage 132).
Option 3 X
Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select Video in
the main function barusing
the 9=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
If video DVDmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwil lnow beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toDVD mode inthe video
menu.
X Select Video using
the9 button and
press the9button toconfirm.
The video menu appears.
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9button
to confirm. Hiding/
showingthe navigatio nmenu
X To show :press the9 or: button.
i This function isnot avai lablewhil ethe
DVD's ownmenu (Ypage 154)isbeing
disp layed.
X To hide: press the9 or: button.
or
X Wai tfor approximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplaye d
: Disc type
; Current title
= Current scene
? Track time
A Shows themenu Showing/
hidingthemenu
This funct ionisnot availa blewhile theDVD 's
own menu (Ypage 154)isbeing display ed.
X To show: pressthe9button .
or
X Select Menu while
thecont rolmenu is
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To hide: press the9 button ,select
Full screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function 152
Video
DVDmodeVideo

?
Media selection
A Sound settings Fast
forward ing/rew inding
X Press andhold the= or; button
until thedesired position isreached.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached.
You seethenavigation menu. Selec
tingavideo DVD
X Show themen u(Y page 152).
X Selec tMedi a and
press the9butt onto
con firm .
The media listappears. The#dot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed. Media
list
: Video DVDsymbol
; Video DVDcurrentlyplaying
X Selec tavideoDVD using the 9
or : button andpress the9button to
confirm.
COMAND loadsthe vide oDVD.
i Ifyou selectaCD, anaudio DVD oran
MP3 medium,youswitch tothe respe ctive
au dio mode. Youcanfind further
informati onabo utthe medi alist on
(Y page 129). Stop
function
X Sho wthe men u(Y page 152).
X To inter rupt pla yback :selec t± and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
The «display changestoM.T hevideo
image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted. Themenu ishidden.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, select±again andpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Selection isat M.
X To restar tplayback: selectMand press
the 9button toconfirm .
Play back starts atthe beginning ofthe
DVD .The menu ishidden. Pause
function
X Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X To pause playback: select«and press
the 9button toconfirm .
The «displa ychanges toM.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconfirm .
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).
It may alsobepossible toselect thescen e/
chapter fromwithin themenu storedon the
DVD . Vid
eoDVD mode
153Vid eo Z

X
To skipfo rwa rds orbac kwards: press
the = or; button.
or
X Pre ssthe E orF button onthe
contro lpa nel .
The navigati on menu (Ypage 152) appe ars
for appro xima telyei ght second s. Se
lecti ng afilm/t itle
This function isonly available ifthe DVD is
divided intosever alfilms /titles .
If the DVD contain ssever alfilms ,the secan
be selec teddirec tly.Afilm can beselec ted
eith erwhen theDVDisbeing playedback or
when itis stopped.
The film canalso beselected fromthemenu
on the DVD itself.
X Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm.
The "DVD function s"menu appears: DVD
functions menu
X Select Title selection using
the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
X Select afilm/title fromthemenu andpress
the 9button toconfirm. DVD
menu
Callin gup the DVD menu The
DVD menu isthe menu stored onthe DVD
itself. Itis struct uredinvarious ways
according tothe individua lDVD andpermits
certain actions andsettings.
In the case ofmulti-langua geDVDs, for
example, youcan change theDVD langua ge
in the DVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=;9 buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm.
X Select Menu and
press the9button to
confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selec tingmenu itemsinthe DVD menu X
Select amenu itemusing the
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm.
The menu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannot beselected are
shown ingray. X
To reconfirm yourselec tion:select
Select and
press the9button toconfirm.
COMAND executesthefunction orshows
a submenu. 154
Video
DVDmodeVideo

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.
or
X Show thecont rolmenu whileinvideo DVD
mode, ifnecessary.
X Select Menu using
the=;
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
X Select DVD-V in
the menu usingthe
=;9: buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Navigate inthe DVD menu usingthe
directional arrows.
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 ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Press thek backbutton.
or X
Select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu andpress the9button to
confirm .
or
X Select anymenu itemfrom theDVD menu.
X Select DVD-V in
the menu usingthe
=;9: buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Goup and
press the9button to
confirm .
Back tothe film X
Press the% backbutton repeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorresponding menuitemfrom
the DVD menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . 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 Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm . Video
DVDmode
155Video Z

X
Sel ect Menulan guage or
Aud io lan
guage and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
In both cases, amenu appe ars afte rafew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entry
indi cates thecurrently selected langua ge.
X Select asetting using the 9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X To exitthe menu: pressthe=
or ; button. Subtitle
sand camera angle
These functions arenot available onallDVDs.
The numbe rofsubt itle lang uages andcam era
ang lesavailab ledepe ndson theco nten to f
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 154).
X Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press the9button toconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appears.The #dot
in front ofan entr yindicates thecurrent
settin g.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Interactive
content
DVD scan cont aininteract ivecont ent(e.g. a
video game). Inavideo game, forexample,
you may beable toinfluence eventsby
selecting andtriggering actions.Thetype and
number ofactions depend onthe DVD . X
Select anaction usingthe
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toexecute it.
A menu appearsand thefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press the9button.
or
X Show thecont rolmenu whileinvideo DVD
mode, ifnecessary.
X Select Menu using
the=;
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
X Select DVD-V in
the menu usingthe
=;9: buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select orexecute anaction usingthearrow
keys. Video
AUXmode Conne
ctingexternal videosources
If your vehicle isequipp edwith aMedia
Int erface, youcan conn ectanextern alvideo
source.
You require anadditional audio/video cable
set toconn ectanextern alvideo source to
Media Interface.
For details, pleaseconsult anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter orvisit http://
www .mer<00030005000400050013002500020005000E001D00210003000F000D00220003
000FB nnect.and
proceed asdescribed under"Media
Int erface".
The conn ection jacksarelocated:
R in the cent erconsole stowage
compartmen t(SL)
R in the glove box 156
Video
AUXmodeVideo

Aud
io/vid eosocke t
: Videopor t(V)
; Audio port(L)
= Audio port(R)
i Tofacilitate correctplayback, itmay be
necessary toset asuitab levideo standard
in the external videosource.
X Connect theexternal deviceto
corresponding port:,;or=.
COMAND activatesthedevice. Switchi
ngon video AUXmode
X Select Video in
the main function barusing
the 9=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
If video AUXmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch tovideo AUXmode inthe
video menu.
X Select Video and
press the9button to
confirm.
X Select Aux and
press the9button to
confirm.
The video AUXmenu appears.You willhear
and seetheconten tof the external video
source ifthis isconnect edand switched to
play back. Video
AUXmode
For detail son how tooperate theexternal
video source, seetherespective device's
operating instructions.
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
aud iooutput volume. Youcanselect two
different inputvolume levelsforthe AUX
connect ion:
R Standard Ext
ernal sources withamediu mtohigh
audio output volume.
R Boost Ex
tern alsources withalow audio output
volume. X
Setting thedesired inputvolume:
Select Volume using
the
9:=; buttonsand press
the 9button toconf irm.
X Select Standard or
Boost and
press the
9 button toconf irm. Video
AUXmode
157Video Z

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