2012 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class USB

A
Acti vepartiti on (USB devices only)
Se lec ting ...... ...... .................. .......... 146
Add ressbook
Br owsin g.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Ca lling up ....... ............................ ....109
Cha nging anentry .......................... 111
Connecting acall<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 111
Cre ating anentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 109
Deleti nganentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 110
Detail sabout anent ry<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 110
Importi ngcontacts <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 113
Searchi ngfor anentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 109
Starting routeguidance <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 112
voice control with .......... 191,202,206
Voice tag<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Address bookentry
Adopt ingasahome address ............ 77
Showing thedetails <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 110
Address entry(example) <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 49
Address entrymenu ............................ 49
Address ofdestin ation(Seealso
Destinat ions)
ent erin gwith voicecom mands ......185
Al ternative route<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 70
Area Avoidi ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Audio
voice control <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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00230023> 178
Audio Aux(auxi liary)
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 199
Audio AUXjack<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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00230023> 147
Audio CD/DVD orMP3 mode
Switchi ngto<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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002300230023> 129
Audio DVD
Pau sefunction <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 167
Stop function <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 131
Audio format
Setting (audi oDVD mode )............. 135
Autos tore<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 118
Auxi liary (Aux) operatio n
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 199
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 204 B
Back button <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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002300230023002300230023002300230023> 16
Bird's-ey evie w<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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0023002300230023> 83
Blueto oth®
Activating/d eactivating <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 40
Authori zingadevi ce....... .............. ....41
Devices <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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External authoriza tion................ 42,97
Gene ralinforma tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 40
Interface <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 95
Settings <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 40
Tel epho ny<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 94,95
Blueto oth®
inte rface
Tel epho ny<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 94
Blueto oth®
inte rface telephony
Cond itions <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 95
Blueto oth®
tele phone list<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 96 C
Call Accepting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 100,114
Connecting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 100
Ending .............. ..................... .........114
Reje cting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 100,114
Call ing(Seealso Telephone )
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 181,193
Call list
Openi ngand selecting anentry .....106
Cal llis ts <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Displ aying deta ils....... .............. ...... 106
Saving anentry inthe address
book <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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Storing anentry whichhas notyet
bee nstore d.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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00230023> 107
Categ ories
satel literadio<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 195
Categ ory
Satell iterad io<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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CD
Cop yprotection <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 137
Data medium<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 137
Gene ralinforma tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 137
Mul tisess ion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 136
Pla yback optio ns<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 135
Sele cting amedium <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 132
Sele cting atrack <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 1324
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M
Map Arrival time/di stanceto
destina tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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0023002300230023002300230023> 84
Ca lling up .............................. ...........5 6
Map displa y.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 83
Movi ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 56,82
Showi nggeo-coo rdinates................ 85
Showi ngroad names <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 84
Map display (alsosee navig ation)
Traffi creports <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 73
Map information <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 84
Map orientation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 83
Map scale
Adjusting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 81
Media Interface
Active partition <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 146
Basi cmenu <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 143
Connectio noption s.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 141
iPo d®
<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 141
Metad ata<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 145
Mode <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 141
MP3 player.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 142
Sele cting catego ries<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 144
Sele cting folders<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 144
Sele cting musicfiles <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 144
Sele cting playlists <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 144
Switchi ngto<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 143
USB mass storag edevice .............. 141
Media list<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 132,153
Memory cards
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 199,204
Menu
Exiting ........................................ 29, 48
Showi ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 47
Showi ng/hid ing<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 152
System settings <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 18
Menu item
Sele cting .................... .................. .. .. 21
Menu overview
COM AND <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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002300230023002300230023002300230023> 17
Mess ages
dur ing voice command <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 180
Mobi lephone
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
interfa ce)...96
De-au thorizi ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 98External
authoriza tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 97
Reg isteri ng(authori zing)<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 96
MP3
Bit/samp lingrates ..................... ....136
Cop yright <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 137
Data medium<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 136
File systems <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 136
Formats <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 136
Selecti ngam edium <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 132
MP3 mode, mainvehicle
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 198,204
Multifun ctionstee ring wheel............. 19
Sele cting atrack <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 133
Tel epho ne<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 113
voice control button..................... ..179
Multis ession CDs....... .............. ..........136
Music Register
Cop ying musi cdata <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 138
MUSI CREGI STER
Deleti ngallm usic files.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 140
Pla yback optio ns<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 141
Switchi ngto<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 138
My address
see Home address N
Navigati on(als osee route
guidan ce)
Traffi creport <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 73
Navigati on(Se ealso Route
guidan ce)
voice control with<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 183,200
Navigati onanno uncements .......68,178
Switchi ngoff <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 27,69
Switchi ngon <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 69
Navigati onmenu
Showi ng/hid ing<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 152,169
Navigati onmode
Switchi ngto<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 47
Navigati onsyste mdisplay s
Mul tifunctio ndisplay <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 69
North uporie ntation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 83
Numbers, entering with voi ce
co mmand <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
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7

When
therestr iction isactive, certainentries
cann otbe made. Thiswillbeindicated bythe
fact that certainmenu itemsaregrayed out
and cann otbe selected.
The following entries arenot possible, for
example:
R ent ering thedestin ationcityand street
R ent ering adestin ationviathe map
R ent ering points ofinter estinthe vicinit yof
a city orvia aname search
R editing entries
R using thenumber keypadfordirect entry
Other entries arepossible, suchasent ering
points ofinter estinthe vicinit yof the
destin ationorcurren tposition. Switching
tonavigation mode
X Press theØ functionbutton .
or
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar using
the =;9 buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
In both cases, youwillsee themap either
with orwithout themenu shown. Map
showing themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Stat usbar
; Main functionbar
= Current vehicleposition
? Navigation menubar Map
without themenu; routeguidance inactive
: Current vehicleposition
; Map orientat ionselected
= Map scale selected
"Route guidance active"meansthatyouhave
enter edadestination andthat COMAND has
calculated theroute. Thedisplay showsthe
route, changes ofdirection andlane
recomm endations. Navigation
announc ementsguide youtoyour
destination .
"Rou teguidance inactive"meansthatno
destination hasbeen enteredand that no
route hasbeen calculated. Showing/
hidingthemenu
X To hide themenu: pressthe9 button
and conf irmtheFull screen menu
item
by pressing the9button .
The map canbeseen inthe full-screen
display .
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
when themap isshown infull-screen . Basic
settings Route
mode
Setting routeoptions X
To call upthe rout emode menu: press
the Ø functionbutton . Basic
settings
47Navigation Z

To
conn ectexter naldevices tothe Media
Int erface, yourequire device-spec ificadapter
cables whichareincluded inthe Media
Int erface scopeofdelivery.
i Stow the individual partsinasecure
location.
Use only genuine Mercedes- Benz
conn ectin gcables.
You canconn ectthe following datacarriers
to COMAND viathe Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R USB devices (USBsticks,USB hard drives)
i iPod ®
is aregistered trademark ofApple
Inc .,Cupertino, California,USA.
Supp orted iPod®
varia nts The
following areexamples ofsupported
iPod ®
variants:
R iPod ®
mini
R iPod ®
nano
R iPod ®
classic
R iPod ®
touch
Supp orted USBdevices The
following USBdevices aresupported:
R USB sticks(flash memory)
R USB hard drives requiring astart up/
permanen tcurren tof max. 800mA(itmay
be necess arytoconn ectaseparate power
supply)
R cert ainMP3 players
i The Media Interface supports USB
storage mediaof"USB Device Subclass 6".
Infor mation concernin gUSB Device
Subclass 6isavail able from theequip ment
manufacturer.
For further detailsandalist ofsupported
devices, pleasecontactanauthorized
Mercedes-Benz Centerorvisit http://
www .mercedes-be nz.com/conne ctand proceed
asdescribed under"Media
Interf ace". Conne
ctinganexternal device
i Donot leave extern aldevices inthe
vehicle, asatextreme temperatures (e.g.in
direct sunlight orextremely lowoutside
temperatures) theycannot beguara nteed
to function correctly(see theoperating
instruct ionsforthe respective device).
Mercedes-Benz doesnottake
responsibili tyfor any damage toextern al
devices.
Never connectmore thanonedevice ata
time. Youwillotherwise notbeable toplay
back fromtheextern aldevice. :
Four-pin socketfor3.5 mm stereo jack,
e.g. forMP3 players(audio and video)
; iPod socket ,to conn ectaniPod ®
= USB socket ,to conn ectaUSBdevice
? Examp leof device (iPod ®
)
X Co nnect theexter naldevice with suita ble
socke t:, ;or=.
CO MAND activate sthe device .
If yo uremo veade vice ,the No Device Connected message
appears.
i Aconn ected iPod®
or MP3 playershould
not besimultaneously operatedviathe
Media Interface andtheremote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control)asthis
may produce unpredictable results.142
Media
Interface modeAudio

H
Artis t(ifsupplied)
I Playback options
Type ofdevic e: con nected isindic ated by
the correspo ndingicon foriPod ®
,MP3 player
or USB mass storage device.
i Ifthe devic econ nected does notcontain
any playable track s,amess ageappears to
this effect . Selecting
music files
Not es COMA
NDdisplays thedata stored onthe
iPod ®
,MP3 player orUSB mass storage
devic eacc ordin gto the filingst ruct ureused
in the respe ctive medium.
Selecting byskip ping toatrac k X
To skipfo rwa rds orbac kwards toa
trac k:pre ssthe ; or= button.
or
X Pre ssthe F orE button.
Skip ping forwa rdski ps tothe next track.
Skip ping backwa rdsskips tothe beginning
of the curre nttra ck ifthe track hasbe en
pl ay ing formor etha neight seco nds.Ift he
track hasbeen playingforless than eight
seconds, itskips tothe start ofthe previous
track .Ify ou have selected aplayb ack
option otherthanNormal Track Sequence ,
the track sequence israndom.
Selecting usingthenumber keypad X
To mak eane ntr y:press theU button .
An input menu appears. Thenumber of
charact ersavailable forinput depends on
the number ofstor edtrac ks.
X To enter atr ack number :press anumber
key, such asq.
The digit isent ered inthe first position in
the input line. i
COMAND willignore andnotdisplay an
invalid digit.
X Ifdesired, enterfurth erdigits.
X To confirm anentry :press the9button
or press andhold thenumber key
corr espondin gto the last digit ofthe
desired tracknumbe r.
The selected track isplayed.
Fast forwar d/rewind X
Wit hth edisp lay/s election win dow active,
pre ssthe; or= buttonr epeatedly
until youreach thedesired position.
or
X Press andhold theF orE button
until thedesired position hasbeen
reached.
i OnaniPod ®
,the fast rewind function can
only beused within thecurren tlyplaying
trac k. Selecting
acatego ry/play list/fol der
iPo d®
and selected MP3 playe rs You
canselect tracks foraniPo d®
and MP3
pla yera ccord ingtocate goriesand folder s.
Ca tego riescan include:
R Curr entTracklist R
Play lists (e
.g. All )
R Arti sts R
Albu ms R
Trac ks R
Podc asts R
Genr es R
Comp osers R
Audi obooks i
Some play ba ck cate goriescontai nthe
All entr
y.Ifthis entryhas been selected,
the entire contentofthe category selected
will beplay ed. 144
Media
Interface modeAudio

USB
devices For
USB mass storage devices ,you can select
folders andalso playlists (ifavailable). When
playing backplaylists, COMAND canalso
display therespec tivealbum andartist name
(metadat a),ifthes ehave been uploaded to
the system .
Playlists areindicat edinthe display bya
special icon.When youopen theplay list, the
corresponding tracksare opened and
play back begins. NowRandom Categories is
availa bleasaplay back option instead of
Random Folder .
For USB mass storage devices, youcan
choose todispla ythe metadata contained in
the tags ofthe encoded musicdata,orto
displa ythe fileand directory nameswhenthe
music isplay ing.
X To display thealbum andartist's
name: selectMedia Int. in
the basic
displa yusing the:=; buttons
and press the9button toconfirm .
X Select Display Metadata using
the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
Selec tingacatego ryand open inga
fol der X
Press the9button whenthe displa y/
selection windowisactive.
or
X Select Music in
the basic displa yusing
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
You willsee theavaila blecategories orthe
folder content(e.g. other folders). The
category selectedorthe folder nameisin
the status barofthe displa y.
i The Music menu
itemisnot availa bleuntil
the device hasbeen activated. Example
ofdisplay :categ orylist
: Dev iceicon anddevic enam e
; Sele ctable categor ies
X Sele ctacat egor y/folder usingth e
9: buttonsand pres sth e9 butt on
to con firm.
You willsee thecon tent oftheselec ted
cat egor yor selec tedfold er.
i Ifth edata needstobe read from the
con necteddevic e,thePle ase Wait... mes
sage appears .
X Ifnec essar y,repe atthis oper atingst ep
unt ilth etrack sin thes elected folder/
album appear. Ex
ample ofdisplay: currenttrac klist
: Icon fornex tfolder up
; Current category
= Track icon
? Current track
X Select atrac kusing the9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm.
The track isplay ed. Media
Interface mode
145Audio Z

X
To switchto the supe rordinate folde r:
sel ect the U iconu sing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
i The U iconisalwa yslisted rightatthe
top ofthe respective folder. Playing
thecontent ofacategory or
folder
X Select acategory orfolder.
X Press the9button forlonger thantwo
seconds.
The cont entofthe category orfolder
selected isplay edinaccordance withthe
play back option (Ypage 147)selected. Alphabetical
track sele ction
iPod ®
and MP3 player This
function isavail able foralpha betically
sorted categories andfolders. Thisfunction
is not avail able foralbu msorplay lists, for
example.
X Select acategory, e.g.Artists .
The avail able artists appear.
X Press thecorresponding numberkeyonce
or several timestoselect thefirst letter of
the artist's name(e.g.foranartist
beginning withtheletter "C",press number
key l three times).
You seetheavail able letters atthe bottom
edge ofthe displa y.
X Press the9button.
Aft eramessage, thefirst entry inthe list
which matches theletter entered is
highlig hted.
i Ifthere isno entry which matches the
letter which hasbeen entered, thelast
entry inthe listwhich matches aprevious
letter ishighlig hted.
i For iPods ®
and MP3 players, thequal ity
of the search results ishighly dependent on
the version andlangua gevariant ofthe software
(e.g.iTunes ®
version) usedto
popul atethe device.
USB mass storage devices This
function isavail able foralpha betically
sorted directories. Thisfunction isnot
avail able foralbu msorplay lists, forexample.
X In adirectory, pressthecorresponding
number keyonce orseveral timestoselect
the first letter ofthe artist's name(e.g.for
an artist beginning withtheletter "C",press
number keyl three times).
You seetheavail able letters atthe bottom
edge ofthe displa y.
If the directory onlycontains folders,
COMAND searchesforfolders. Aftera
message, thefirst entry found which
matches theletters entered appearsfirst in
the list.
If there isno entry beginning withtheletter
entered, thelast entry beginning withthe
previous letterisshown atthe top ofthe
list. Selec
tinganactive partition (forUSB
mass storage devices only)
You canselect thisfunction forUSB mass
storage devices whenthestorage deviceis
partitioned. Uptofour partitions (primaryor
logical andFAT- formatted) aresupported.
i The Windows formattingprogram
supports FATpartitions ofup to32 GB as
standard.
X Select Media Int. in
the basic displa y
using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Select ActivePartition using
the 9: buttonsandpress the9
button toconfirm. 146
Media
Interface modeAudio

Playback
options
The following optionsareavaila bletoyou:
R Normal TrackSequence You
hear thetrack sin their normal order
(numerical oralphab etical,forexample).
R Random Tracks All
the track son the medium areplay edin
random order.
R Random Categories or
Random Folder (in
the case ofUSB devices whenFolder has
been selected):
The track sin the current lyactive category
or folder, including anysub-folders, are
play edinrandom order.
i ForUSB devices, therandom playlists can
cont ainamaximum of300 randomly
selected tracks.
X To selec ta playback option:select
Media Int. in
the basic display using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconf irm.
The options listappears. The#dot
indicates theoption selected.
X Select anoption usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm. Notes
onUSB devices
Data forma ts The
following dataformats aresupported:
R mp3: CBR,VBR(upto320 kbit/ s)
R wma: CBR,VBR(upto320 kbit/ s)
Notes onUSB devices R
Avoid storing dataother thanmusic dataon
the USB device sothat thestart- uptime is
not exten dedunnecessarily.
R Up toeight directory levelswithupto1000
track sare supported. R
Do not use aUSB exten sioncable or
adapter. Thesemayimpair functionality.
R As earch ofthe USB device isperform edin
the backgr oundandanyplaylists foundare
provided inaseparate categoryin addition
to the folders. Initialization oflarger USB
mass storage devices containin gahigh
number offiles cantake uptoseveral
minut es.
i Files protec tedwith DRM (Digital Rights
Managemen t)are not supported bythe
Media Interface. Audio
AUXmode Notes
onaud ioAUX mode
You canconnectan ext ernal audio source
(AUX) toCOMAND .The sock etfor this is
located inthe glove box.
If COMAND isequipped withaMedia
Int erface, external audio sources are
con nected using theassociated cableset.
The audio cablesetreplaces theaudio AUX
sock et.
i You canfind more information onthe
Int ernet athtt p://ww w.mer cedes-
benz.com /connectand inthe "Media
Int erface mode" section(Ypage 141). Switching
onaud ioAUX mode
When youconnectane xterna lau dio sou rce,
au dio AUX isnot selecte dau toma tically.
X Sel ect Aud io in
the mainfunctio nbarusin g
th e9=; buttons and pres sth e
9 buttonto confirm .
If AU Xmod ewas thelast mod eselec ted, it
will nowbe act ive.
If ano ther audio sourceisswit ched on,you
can nowswit chtoaudio AUXmod ein the
audio menu.
X Sel ect Audio usin
gth e9 buttonand
pres sth e9 buttonto confirm .
The audio menuappear s. Aud
ioAUX mode
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