C
Call Accepting/ending/rejecting .......... 128
Connecting .................................... 128
see Telephone
Call lists
Displaying details ........................... 137
Opening and selecting an entry .....136
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 137
Car pool lanes ...................................... 56
Category list (music search) ............204
CD Copy protection ............................. 204
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............199
General information .......................204
Inserting ........................................ 192
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................246
Mode, switching to ........................195
Multisession .................................. 202
Notes on discs ............................... 204
Pause function ............................... 197
Player/changer operation
(COMAND) ..................................... 192
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................246
Safety notes .................................. 191
Selecting a media type ..................197
Selecting a track ............................ 198
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble) .............................................. 28
CD/DVD
Ejecting (DVD drive )....................... 193
Inserting (DVD changer )................ 192
Inserting (single DVD drive) ...........192
Removing (single DVD drive) .......... 192
CD mode
Playback options ........................... 202
Changing direction
Announcement phase ......................81
Change of direction phase ...............81
Preparation phase ............................ 81
Changing the character set ................35
Channel presets ................................ 184Characters
Changing the character set .............. 33
Changing the language ....................33
Deleting ........................................... 33
Entering ........................................... 34
Entering (address book, phone
book) ............................................... 32
Entering (navigation) ........................34
Moving the cursor ............................ 33
Switching to letters ..........................33
Clear button ......................................... 25
Color, setting (TV, video) ..................226
COMAND Active multicontour sea t.................. 49
Basic functions ................................ 27
Calling up drive status regulator
(ABC) ............................................... 47
Display ............................................. 18
Examples of operation .....................25
Importing POIs ............................... 161
Menu overview ................................. 20
Multicontour seat ............................ 49
Seat functions .................................. 48
Settings ......................................... 179
Switching on/off .............................. 27
COMAND controller .............................24
COMAND control panel .......................23
COMAND display Cleaning instructions .......................21
Setting ............................................. 38
Switching on/off .............................. 21
Compass function ............................. 112
Connecting a USB device .................195
Contacts Deleting ......................................... 149
Importing ....................................... 148
Contrast, setting (TV, video) ............226
Copy protection (CD/DVD) ...............204 D
Data medium Audio DVD ..................................... 202
CD/DVD ........................................ 204
MP3 ............................................... 202
MUSIC REGISTER ........................... 207
Date format, setting ............................39
Day design, setting .............................38 Index
5
Selecting a search position
............156
Using as the destination ................157
GPS reception ...................................... 54
Gracenote ®
Media Database ............200 H
Harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system see Surround sound (harman/
kardon ®
surround sound system)
Heading up (navigation) ...................104
Headphones Changing batteries ........................241
Home address
Entering and saving .........................63
Selecting from the destination
memory ........................................... 63I
Incident (traffic report) .......................92
Indicator lamp Remote control .............................. 241
Interface (USB, iPod ®
)
see Media Interface
Intermediate stop
Deleting ........................................... 67
Entering ........................................... 66
Internet
Calling up the carousel view ..........171
Conditions for access ....................154
Creating favorites .......................... 177
Entering the URL ............................ 171
Favorites manager .........................177
Favorites menu .............................. 177
Menu functions .............................. 174
Opening favorites .......................... 176
Selecting favourites .......................172
iPod ®
Alphabetical track selection ..........222
Connecting to the Media
Interface ........................................ 218
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 220
iTunes ®
............................................... 222 L
Lane recommendations Explanation ...................................... 83
Presentation .................................... 83
Load/eject button .............................192
Lumbar support Adjusting (COMAND) .......................49 M
Map (navigation) Adjusting the scale ........................102
Arrival time/distance to the
destination ..................................... 106
City mode l..................................... 107
Geo-coordinate displa y.................. 106
Heading ......................................... 104
Information in the display ..............106
Map settings .................................. 104
Moving ........................................... 103
North orientation ........................... 104
Notes ............................................. 102
Point of interest symbols ...............105
Road displa y.................................. 106
Saving the crosshair position .........103
Showing the map data version ....... 113
Topographical map ........................107
Updating ........................................ 113
Updating process ........................... 113
Media Interface
Alphabetical track selection ..........222
Basic menu .................................... 219
Connecting an external audio
source ............................................ 218
Connection options .......................217
iPod ®
............................................. 217
Mode ............................................. 217
MP3 player. ................................... 217
Notes for the MP3 player ...............223
Playback options ........................... 222
Selecting categories ......................220
Selecting folders ............................ 220
Selecting music files ......................220
Selecting playlists ..........................220
Switching to ................................... 218
USB mass storage device ..............217
Media list ........................................... 197 Index
7
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in the United States and/or other countries. Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of
purchase. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. This also applies to
safety-related systems and functions.
Therefore, the equipment on your COMAND
system may differ from that in the
descriptions and illustrations. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center if you have
any questions about equipment or operation. Function restrictions
For safety reasons, some COMAND functions
are restricted or unavailable while the vehicle
is in motion. You will notice this, for example
because either you will not be able to select
certain menu items or COMAND will display
a message to this effect. 16
Operating safety
Inserting an SD memory card
X
Insert the memory card into the slot on the
control panel until it engages in place. The
side with the contacts must face
downwards and point towards the slot.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect.
Ejecting an SD memory card X
Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card from slot. Connecting a USB device
The USB port is located in the stowage
compartment in the center console.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 V power supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick) to
the USB port.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect.
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of USB device.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). Switching to audio CD/DVD or MP3
mode
Inserting or connecting a medium X
Insert CDs/DVDs (Y page 192)
or
X Insert an SD memory card (Y page 195).
or
X Connect a USB device (Y page 195).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Switching modes using the function
button X
Press the 003Afunction 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/video DVD/MP3 CD/MP3
DVD in the DVD changer or single DVD
drive (disc mode)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 197).
Switching modes via the audio menu X
Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The last active audio source is now
activated.
You can activate a different audio source
using the audio menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00A0005Band turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The audio menu appears. Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
195Audio Z
Connecting Bluetooth
®
audio devices
General information Before using your Bluetooth
®
audio device
with COMAND for the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth ®
audio
device, it is connected automatically.
Connection involves first searching for a
Bluetooth ®
audio device and then authorizing
it.
You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth ®
devices.
i If you authorize a mobile phone that
supports Bluetooth ®
audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are
connected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
R in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list
(Y page 124)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 212).
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
(Y page 124). Searching for and authorizing a
Bluetooth
®
audio device Example: Bluetooth
®
device list
0043 Newly detected mobile phone with
Bluetooth ®
audio function in range
0044 Bluetooth ®
audio player not within range
but previously authorized (icon appears in
gray) The Bluetooth
®
device list displays all
authorized devices, whether they are within
range or not. After a device search, devices
which are within range but not authorized are
also displayed.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 215).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio
No Bluetooth Audio
Device Authorized Device Authorized message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT
BTAudio
Audio by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm. 212
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio
Reconnecting a Bluetooth
®
audio
device The Bluetooth
®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following
circumstances:
R one of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth ®
audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
R the mobile phone takes over the automatic
connection itself.
A Bluetooth ®
audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device
No Bluetooth Audio Device
Connected Connected message appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio
device:
Connecting last device
X Confirm Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device in the
basic display by pressing 00A1the COMAND
controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
itself, so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Connecting a device from a list
X Select BT Audio BT Audio by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 00A1the COMAND controller.
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device itself, so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Bluetooth ®
audio device and
simultaneous search for mobile phones During the search for mobile phones, the
connection with the Bluetooth
®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 123). In the
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will see
the No Bluetooth Audio Device No Bluetooth Audio Device
Connected
Connected message and the Connect
ConnectLast
Last
Device
Device menu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details X
Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 005B009Fthe
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Details Details and press 00A1to confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after an
update)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed view: turn0082005B0083 or
slide 009E005B009F the COMAND controller.
Deauthorizing (deregistering) a
Bluetooth ®
audio device X
Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 005B009Fthe
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. 214
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data carrier. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder
have been played, the tracks in the next
folder are played.
R Random Tracks
Random Tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
X Select BT BTAudio Audio by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the option selected.
X Select the option by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
If you select Random Tracks Random Tracks , you will see
a corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window. Increasing the volume on COMAND
X
Select BT BTAudio
Audio by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Volume
Volume and press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard
Standard orBoost
Boost and press 00A1to
confirm.
Information about sound settings
(Y page 28). You will find further information in the "Audio
AUX mode" section (Y
page 223). Media Interface mode
Connection options
Overview The connection sockets are located in the
stowage compartment in the center console.
Device-specific adapter cables are required
to connect external devices to the Media
Interface. Country-specific versions are
supplied with the Media Interface
(Y
page 218).
You can connect the following data carriers
to COMAND via the Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ®
R certain MP3 players
i Store individual parts in a safe place.
Only use genuine Mercedes-Benz
connection cables.
i iPod ®
and iPhone ®
are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino,
California, USA.
i MP3 players that support MTP ( Media
Transfer Protocol) can be used.
This allows the MP3 player to be easily
connected to the Media Interface and
removed after use. Audio data is played
without problem.
On some MP3 players, you have to activate
the relevant function, see the MP3 player
operating instructions.
Supported devices For details and a list of supported devices,
visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or
call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) (for Media Interface mode
217Audio Z
the USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Connecting an external device
Do not leave external devices in the vehicle.
They may malfunction in extreme
temperatures; see the operating instructions
for the respective device. Examples of
extreme temperatures are direct sunlight or
very low outside temperatures. Mercedes-
Benz USA, LLC accepts no liability for damage
to external devices.
i Never connect more than one device at a
time. You will otherwise not be able to play
back from the external device.
USB hubs (devices with several USB
connections) are not supported. 0043
Four-pin socket for ⅛ inch stereo jack,
e.g. for MP3 players (audio and video)
0044 iPod ®
plug for connecting an iPod ®
0087 USB socket for connecting an MP3 player
0085 Example of device: iPod ®
X Connect the external device with suitable
socket 0043,0044or0087.
COMAND activates the device, and a
message appears (if connected via iPod ®
connector or USB socket).
If you remove a device, the No Device
No Device
Connected Connected message appears.
i A connected iPod ®
or MP3 player should
not be simultaneously operated via the
Media Interface and the remote control (e.g. Bluetooth
®
remote control) or directly
via the device itself, as this may cause
unforeseen technical difficulties.
Applications (Apps) that are activated on
the connected device may lead to
malfunctions.
i Connecting a fully discharged iPod ®
or
MP3 player can result in an extended
initialization period.
Error messages appear while the device is
being activated if:
R the connected device is not supported
(External Device UnavailableExternal Device Unavailable
message).
R the connected device consumes too much
power.
R the Media Interface connection is faulty.
R a mass storage device (e.g. a 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
message appears.
i The separate USB connection ensures
quick access and expanded media content
options.
i Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center if you have further questions. Switching to Media Interface mode
General notes In extreme cases, starting up individual
functions can take up to several minutes –
this depends on the external device and its
content (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. 218
Media Interface modeAudio