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Applications (Apps) that are activated on
the connected device may lead to malfunc-
tions.
i Connecting a fully discharged iPod ®
or
MP3 player can result in an extended initi-
alisation period.
Error messages appear while the device is
being activated if:
R the connected device is not supported
(External device unavailable External device unavailable mes-
sage).
R the connected device consumes too much
power.
R the Media Interface connection is faulty.
R a mass storage device (e.g. USB memory
stick or USB hard drive) is connected to the Media Interface.
In this case the Please connect the Please connect the
device to the other USB port
device to the other USB port mes-
sage appears.
i The separate USB connection ensures
quick access and expanded media content
options.
i Information is available at any Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre.
Disconnecting an iPod ®
X Press the release buttons on iPod ®
plug ;
and pull the iPod ®
cable from the iPod ®
,
see the separate cable kit instructions.
Switching to Media Interface mode General notes
In extreme cases, starting up individual func-
tions can take up to several minutes; this
depends on the external device and its con-
tent (e.g. video podcasts).
Only use the original software to save files on
iPods ®
or MP3 players. Otherwise, some or all
functions may not be available. Switching on automatically
X Connect an external device (Y page 494).
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connected via the iPod ®
connector or USB
socket). The basic display then appears.
Switching on with the function button
The external device is connected to the Media Interface.
X Press the hfunction button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order: R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB memory
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R operation with Bluetooth ®
audio
Switching on using a number key
X Press the inumber key (for a DVD
changer) or the onumber key (for a
single DVD drive) number key.
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list Media Interface mode (iPod
®
mode) when equip-
ped with a DVD changer
: Cover (if available) or representation of
device
; Track number Audio
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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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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
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Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode), the current setting is saved. If youcall up this operating mode again later, there
are two possibilities:
R the operating mode has been changed on
the other screen.
R the operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears as it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the
operating mode.
Picture settings Overview
You can select the picture settings in TV,
video DVD and AUX mode (Y
page 541).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
colour Example: TV mode
:
Brightness, contrast and colour
; Picture formats
X Switch on TV mode (Y page 531) or video
DVD mode (Y page 535).
X To show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
or
X Select Menu
Menu while the control menu is
shown (Y page 512) and press the 9but-
ton to confirm. X
In both cases, select TV TVorDVD-V DVD-V using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast
ContrastorColour
Colour
using the 9: buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
Changing the picture format X
To show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
or
X Select Menu
Menu while the control menu is
shown (Y page 512) and press the 9but-
ton to confirm.
X Select TV
TV orDVD-V
DVD-V using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
The dot in front of one of the menu items
16:9 16:9 optimised
optimised, 4:3
4:3orWidescreen
Widescreen indi-
cates the format currently selected.
X Select a format using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm. System settings
Note You can adjust almost all system settings
individually for each screen without affecting
the other screen. You make these settings
using the remote control(Y page 520).
Selecting the display language X
Select System System using the 9=;
buttons on the remote control and press 9
to confirm.
You see the system menu on the selected
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Select Settings
Settings using the:button
and press the 9button to confirm.
X Select Language
Language using the9: but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
The list of languages appears. A #dot indi-
cates the current setting.
X Select a language using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System acti-
vates the selected language.
Changing the display design X
Select Settings Settings in the system menu using
the : button on the remote control and
press the 9button to confirm.
X Select Day design
Day design ,Night design
Night design or
Automatic
Automatic using the9: buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
The dot indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day design
Day design The display is set per-
manently to day
design.
Night design Night design The display is set per-
manently to night
design.
Automatic Automatic The display design
changes depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination.
Setting the brightness
X
Select Settings Settings in the system menu using
the : button on the remote control and
press the 9button to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness using the9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
A scale appears. X
Adjust the brightness using the 9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
The brightness bar moves up or down. The picture becomes lighter or darker in
accordance with the scale.
Hiding/showing the picture X
To hide the picture: selectDisplay off Display off
in the system menu using the :;
buttons on the remote control and press
the 9button to confirm.
The picture is hidden.
X To display the picture: press the9but-
ton. Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
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.
General notes You will find information on the following top-
ics in the Audio section:
R Notes on CDs/DVDs (Y page 480)
R Notes on MP3 mode (Y page 479)
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Inserting a CD/DVD
:
Disc slot
; Disc eject button
Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the CD/DVD drive is found:
R behind the centre console in a folding com-
partment, or
R under the rear bench seat, or
R in the stowage box between the rear seats.
The CD/DVD drive is a single disc drive. If
there is already a disc inserted, this must be
ejected before another is inserted.
X Insert a disc into the disc slot.
The printed side of the disc must face
upwards. If neither side of the disc is prin-
ted, the side you wish to play must face
downwards.
The CD/DVD drive draws in the disc.
The CD/DVD drive plays the disc:
R if it has been inserted correctly and is a
permissible disc, and
R after you have switched on disc mode
(audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 mode)
(Y page 528).
Data on an MP3 CD first needs to be loaded by
the drive. Loading may take some time,
depending on the number of folders and
tracks. Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode X
Insert a CD/DVD (Y page 528).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads
the inserted disc.
X Select Disc Discin the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote
control and confirm by pressing the 9
button.
The corresponding mode is switched on.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System plays
the disc.
i Variable bit rates in MP3 tracks can result
in the elapsed time shown being different
to the actual elapsed time.
Selecting a track Selecting by skipping to a track
X To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the =or; button on
the remote control.
or X Press the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has passed 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the track. If the elapsed time is
shorter, it will skip to the start of the pre-
vious track.
If the Random tracks Random tracks orRandom folder
Random folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting by track list
In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing.
In audio DVD mode, the track list contains all
tracks in the currently active group; see "Set-
ting the audio format" (Y page 478).
In MP3 mode, the track list shows all tracks in
the currently active folder as well as the folder
structure, allowing you to select any track on
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Select Track list
Track list (audio CD/DVD mode)
or Folder
Folder (MP3 mode) using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control, and confirm by pressing the 9
button.
or
X Press the 9button when the display/
selection window is active.
The track list appears. The #dot indicates
the current track.
X Select a track using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
Making a selection by entering the track
number directly
X Press the hbutton on the remote con-
trol.
The track entry display appears.
Example: track 2 X Press number button 2.
Example: track 12 X Press the corresponding number keys in
rapid succession.
X Wait for approximately three seconds after
making the entry.
You will hear the track that has been
entered. The corresponding basic menu
then reappears.
i It is not possible to enter numbers that
exceed the number of tracks on the CD or in
the currently active folder.
Fast forward/rewind X
With the display/selection window active,
press the =or; button on the
remote control repeatedly until you reach
the desired position.
or
X Press and hold the EorF button
until the desired position is reached. Selecting a folder This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X Select Folder Folder in MP3 mode using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
or
X Press the 9button when the display/
selection window is active.
The folder content appears. :
Folder selection symbol
; Current folder name
= Track symbol
X To switch to the superordinate folder:
select symbol :using the 9: but-
tons on the remote control and press the
9 button to confirm.
The display shows the next folder up. :
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Select a folder using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
You will see the tracks in the folder.
X Select a track using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
The track is played and the corresponding
folder is now the active folder.
Pause function This function is only available in audio DVD
mode.
X To pause playback: selectËusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
The Ì display changes to Ë.
Stop function This function is only available in audio DVD
mode.
X To interrupt playback: selectÉusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select Éagain and press the 9
button to confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the begin-
ning of the DVD. Ìis highlighted.
X To restart playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD. Setting the audio format Further information on audio formats is avail-
able in the "Audio" section (Y page 478).
X Select DVD-A
DVD-Ausing the :=;
buttons on the remote control and press 9
to confirm.
X Select Group
Group using the 9: buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
The list of available audio formats appears. The #dot indicates the format currently
selected.
X Select an audio format using the 9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the=or;
button.
Playback options Further information on playback options is
available in the "Audio" section (Y
page 478).
X Select CD CD,DVD-A
DVD-A orMP3
MP3 using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
The options list appears. The #dot indi-
cates the option currently selected.
X Select Normal
Normal track
tracksequence
sequence, Random
Random
tracks
tracks orRandom folder
Random folder using the
9: buttons and press the 9button
to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal track sequence Normal track sequence, you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window.
i If you switch the data carrier which you
are currently listening to, the Normal
Normal
track sequence
track sequence option is activated auto-
matically. If an option is selected, it
remains selected after the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System is switched on or off.
Switching track information on/off
(MP3 mode only) If the function is switched on, folder and track
names are displayed. 530
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