2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER rear entertainment

Useful information
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Operating safety ............................... 286
At a glance ......................................... 288
System settings ................................ 310
Vehicle functions .............................. 316
Navigation ......................................... 323
Telephone .......................................... 387
Online and Internet functions ..........432
Audio .................................................. 462
Video .................................................. 501
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Rear Seat Entertainment System
Features of your COMAND Online
This Supplement describes all the standard
and optional equipment for your COMAND
Online system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND Online system may not be equip-
ped with all the features described. Overview
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
invisible laser beams may be released. These laser beams may damage your retina. There is
a risk of injury.
You must not open the casing. Always have
maintenance work and repairs carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
If objects such as headphones/headsets or
external audio/video sources are not secured in the passenger compartment, they can be
flung around and hit vehicle occupants. There
is a risk of injury, for example in the event of
sudden braking or a sudden change in direc-
tion. Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they cannot be flung around,
for example in a lockable vehicle stowage
compartment.
Components The Rear Seat Entertainment System
includes:
R two screens for the rear behind the front-
seat head restraints
R a remote control
R a CD/DVD drive
R AUX jacks on both screens (AUX display)
and on the CD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
R two sets of cordless headphones Rear Seat Entertainment System
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Rear-compartment screens
:
AUX jacks, detailed view in the "CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks" section (Y page 521)
; Display
Remote control Overview
:
Switches the screen on/off
; Switches the button lighting on/off
= Selects the screen for the remote control
? Selects a menu or menu item
A Confirms a selection or setting
B Switches the sound on/off
C Adjusts the volume
D Skips, fast-forward/fast-rewind
E Selects a track; to enter track directly
F Exits a menu (back) Selecting the screen for the remote con-
trol
The remote control can be used to operate
one of the two rear-compartment screens or
SPLITVIEW for the front passenger. To do so,
you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen (Y page 520).
X To select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel =until "L REAR" is highlighted in the
window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel =until "R REAR" is highligh-
ted in the window.
X To select SPLITVIEW: turn thumbwheel =
until "SPLITVIEW" is highlighted in the win-
dow.
Switching the screen on/off
If the key is in position 0or 1in the ignition
lock (see the vehicle Owner's Manual), or if
the key is not inserted, the screens in the rear
will switch off after 30 minutes. Before the
screens switch off, they show a message to
this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. How-
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X
Point the remote control at the rear-com-
partment screen that has been selected for
remote operation.
X Press button :on the remote control
(Y page 520).
The respective rear screen switches on or
off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off
X Press button ;on the remote control
(Y page 520).
Depending on the previous status, the but-
ton lighting is switched on or off.
i If you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button lighting
switches off automatically.
Switching the sound on/off
X Press button Bon the remote control
(Y page 520).
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting a menu/menu item and con-
firming your selection X Select a menu/menu item using the
=;9: buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm. CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks :
CD/DVD slot
; AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
(red)
= AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
? AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
A CD/DVD eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical connections can be found on the
right-hand side of the rear-compartment
screens (display AUX)(Y page 520). Rear Seat Entertainment System
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Cordless headphones
Overview
:
Volume control
; Selects a screen for the headphones
= Battery compartment cover
? Switches the cordless headphones on/off
A Indicator lamp with various displays (Y page 523)
X Open both sides of the headphones and adjust the fit of the headphones by pulling the
headphone band in the direction of the arrow.
Switching the cordless headphones
on/off X
Press button :.
Depending on the previous status, the
headphones are switched on or off. To pre- serve the batteries, the headphones auto-
matically switch off if they have not
received an audio signal for approximately
three minutes. 522
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Adjusting the volume of the headphones
X
Turn volume control :until the desired
volume has been set.
i If you have connected cordless head-
phones to a rear-compartment screen, you can adjust the volume using the remote
control (Y page 520).
Selecting a screen for the headphones X
Move push slider :toL(left-hand screen)
or R(right-hand screen). Indicator lamp displays
The colour of the indicator lamp shows
whether the headphones are switched on or
off and indicates the charge level of the bat-
teries inserted. LED dis-
play Status
Green The batteries are fine.
Red The batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Lit continu-
ously The headphones are switched
on and connected to a screen. Flashing The headphones are search-
ing for the connection to a
screen.
Off (dark) The headphones are switched
off or the batteries are dis-
charged. Connecting additional headphones
You can connect one additional set of corded
headphones to each of the two rear-compart- ment screens (Y page 520). The socket is
designed for headphones with a 3.5 mm
stereo jack plug and an impedance of
32 ohms.
Replacing batteries Notes
G
WARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan- ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can result in
severe health problems. There is a risk of fatal injury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
a battery is swallowed, seek medical attention immediately. H
Environmental note
Dispose of used batteries in an environmen-
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Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones. The batteries can be replaced (Y page 523).Only valid for South Africa
On the remote control :
Battery compartment
; Catch tab
= Battery compartment cover
? Retaining lugs
A Batteries
The remote control contains 2 type AAA, 1.5 V
batteries.
X To open the battery compartment:
remove battery compartment cover =on
the back of the remote control.
X To do so, press down retaining lug ;and
take off battery compartment cover =.X
Remove discharged batteries Afrom the
tray.
X Insert the new batteries. Observe the polar-
ity markings on the batteries and battery
compartment when doing so.
Left-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face upwards.
Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face downwards.
X To close the battery compartment:
insert battery compartment cover =start-
ing with retaining lugs ?into the battery
compartment and allow catch tab ;to
engage in place.
On the cordless headphones :
Battery compartment cover
The cordless headphones contain two type
AAA, 1.5 V batteries.
X To open the battery compartment: flip
battery compartment cover :upwards.
As you do so, hold the left-hand side of the headphones as shown to prevent the bat-
teries from falling out.
X Remove the discharged batteries from the
tray.
X Insert the new batteries. Observe the polar-
ity markings on the batteries and battery
compartment when doing so.
Left-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face upwards. 524
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Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face downwards.
X To close the battery compartment:
press the battery compartment cover
downwards until it engages into place.
If the batteries have been inserted cor-
rectly, the indicator lamp will light up green
when the headphones are switched on.
i The operating duration of the headphones
with a set of batteries is up to 40 hours. Basic functions
Using headphones You can use the cordless headphones sup-
plied and/or up to two sets of corded head-
phones connected to the corresponding jack
of the rear-compartment screens
(Y page 520).
Information on the cordless headphones
(Y page 522).
Using the main loudspeakers This function is available in conjunction with
COMAND Online.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to lis-
ten to a disc inserted in the rear-compartment drive. To do so, at least one of the rear-com-
partment screens must be set to disc mode.
X To set on COMAND Online: press the
$ function button to switch on an audio
mode.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding ZVthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
X Select Rear Rearby turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
i The headphones' volume setting does not
affect the main loudspeakers. Selecting sound settings You can select the sound settings in the audio
CD/DVD/MP3, TV, video DVD and AUX
modes.
X Switch on an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode) (Y page 527).
X Select Treble Treble orBass
Bass using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
Multiple users Simultaneous use of the rear-compart-
ment disc drive
The two rear-compartment screens can be
operated almost entirely independently from
one another. However, there can be a conflict
in some menus if the two screens are used
simultaneously.
If the rear-compartment disc drive is being
used for both screens simultaneously, select- ing certain menus or settings on one of the
screens also affects the other screen.
The following functions affect both screens:
R changing playback options
R selecting a track (from a track list or folder)
R using the play, pause and stop functions
R fast forwarding/rewinding or scrolling
R calling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
R setting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
R calling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one
screen:
R audio and video functions as well as picture
settings
R switching between full screen and the
menu Rea
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