2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COMAND

Equipped with Bang & Olufsen sound
system:
for the best sound focus, choose the
setting 0
0.
X Select Bal/Fad
Bal/Fad (balance/fader) in the
sound menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a balance setting by sliding 009E005B009Fthe
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. Surround sound
General notes Your vehicle is equipped with one of two
sound systems:
R harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system allows you to set the
optimum surround sound in the vehicle
interior (Y page 30).
R Bang & Olufsen sound system
(Y page 31)
Both sound systems are available for the
following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R satellite radio
R audio CD
R audio DVD (MLP, dts, PCM and Dolby
Digital audio formats)
R MP3 (including SD memory card and USB
storage device)
R Media Interface
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
R video DVD (PCM, dts and Dolby Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 231). Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: Basic COMAND functions
29At a glance

harman/kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system The example describes how to set the
surround sound for radio mode.
X To switch surround sound on/off: press
the 002A function button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select surround surround and press00A1to confirm.
X Select Logic7
Logic7 ®
®
On
On orLogic7
Logic7 ®
®
Off
Off by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu
is exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 0041 button or slide 009E005B009Fthe COMAND
controller.
i Please note the following: for the
optimum audio experience for all passengers when Logic7
®
is switched on,
the balance should be set to the center of
the vehicle interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback.
i The Logic7
Logic7 ® ®
On
On function creates a
surround sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings,
for example. It enables optimum playback
of music and films on CD, audio DVD or
video DVD with multichannel audio
formats, such as MLP, dts or Dolby Digital.
This results in sound characteristics like
those intended by the sound engineer
when the original was recorded.
i If you select Logic7 Logic7®
®
Off
Off, all permissible
formats are played as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers. 30
Basic COMAND functionsAt a glance

Bang & Olufsen sound system
You can optimize the sound in the vehicle with
the Bang & Olufsen sound system and True
True
Image
Image ™ sound technology. The Sound Mode
Sound Mode
function enables you to focus the selected
sound setting within the vehicle.
The example describes how to set the
optimum sound for radio mode.
Selecting the sound setting for True
Image™
X Press the 002Afunction button.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen
Bang&Olufsen and press00A1to
confirm.
A menu appears. A 003Bdot marks the current
setting for True Image™.
X Select reference reference orsurround
surround and press
00A1 to confirm.
R reference
reference
This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio
atmosphere in your vehicle.
R surround
surround
This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos. 0043
Current position of the sound setting
For the optimum musical enjoyment, you can
focus the sound image precisely on one seat.
This means you are right at the center of the
listening experience, with all system
parameters being precisely calculated for the
selected position. The result is authentic
music reproduction inside the vehicle.
Focusing the sound setting
X Press the 002Afunction button.
X Select Sound Soundby sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen
Bang&Olufsen and press00A1to
confirm.
A menu appears. A 003Bdot marks the current
setting for Sound Mode.
X Select left
left, all allorright
right and press 00A1to
confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0041back
button or slide 009E005B009Fthe COMAND
controller.
i Please note the following: you will achieve
the best sound results on your Bang &
Olufsen sound system by playing high-
quality audio DVDs and CDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
224 kbit/s.
When playing using an iPod ®
, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s. Basic COMAND functions
31At a glance

For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the “EQ” setting on the
iPod ®
.
Surround-sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
the medium wave range (MW) in radio
mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Character entry (telephony)
Example: entering characters
00430072
To switch the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
00440042 To switch the character bar from
uppercase/lowercase letters to
digits
0087005D To change the language of the
character bar
00850084 To delete a character/an entry
The example describes how to enter the
surname “Schulz”.
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 135).
X Select S Sand confirm by pressing 00A1the
COMAND controller.
S
S appears in the data field. X
Select c cand confirm by pressing 00A1the
COMAND controller.
The letter c cis added to S
Sin the data field.
X Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
Other input menu functions:
R to delete a character/entry (Y page 33)
R to switch between upper/lower-case
letters (Y page 33)
R to change the character set (Y page 33)
R to move the cursor in the data field
(Y page 33)
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning 0082005B0083and sliding 00A0005B0064the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. Switching data fields
0043
Cursor in the next data field
0044 Storing an entry
0087 0068 and 0069symbols to select a data field
In the input menu, if you want to enter a first
name after you have entered a surname, for
example, proceed as follows to switch
between the data fields:
Option 1
X Select 0068or0069 in the character bar and
press 00A1to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. 32
Character entry (telephony)At a glance

Option 2
X
Slide 00A0005Bthe COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
X Select the data field by sliding 00A0005B0064and
press 00A1to confirm. To store an entry
X After making an entry in the input
menu, e.g. to create a new
entry(Y page 135): select the 0054
symbol in the character bar by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Further functions available in the
character bar
Changing the language of the character
bar While making an entry in the input menu
(Y page 135):
X Select 005Dand press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a language by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
Switching the character bar to letters While making an entry in the input menu, e.g.
to create a new entry (Y page 135):
X Select the 0072(upper case) or 004A
(lower case) symbol and press 00A1to
confirm.
Changing the character set While making an entry in the input menu
(Y page 135): X
Select the 0042symbol and press 00A1to
confirm.
R ABC
ABC (upper/lower case)
R 123 123 (digits)
R Other
Other (special characters such as @, €,
etc.)
Moving the cursor to the next data field 0043
Cursor (repositioned)
0044 0066 and 0067symbol to reposition the
cursor
While making an entry in the input menu
(Y page 135):
X Select the 0066or0067 symbol and press 00A1
to confirm.
Deleting a character/an entry While making an entry in the input menu
(Y
page 135):
X To delete characters: press the0040
button on the control panel.
or
X Select the 0084symbol by sliding 005B0064and
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
or
X Press the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller. Character entry (telephony)
33At a glance

X
To delete an entry: press and hold the
0040 button on the control panel until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
X Select the 0084symbol and press and hold
00A1 the COMAND controller until the entire
entry has been deleted.
or
X Press and hold the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry
has been deleted. Character entry (navigation)
General information
Character entry is explained in the following
sections using NEW YORK
NEW YORK as an example for
entering a city.
If you want to use the address entry menu to
enter a city, a street or a house number, for
example, COMAND offers you:
R a list with a character bar (option 1)
R a selection list (option 2)
You can enter the characters using either the
character bar or the number keypad. In the
selection list, you select an entry to copy it to
the address entry menu. Option 1: city list/street list with
character bar
X Call up the city list with character bar
(Y page 58).
The alphabetically sorted city list shows the
first available entries. 0043
N Ncharacter entered by user
0044 Characters automatically added by
COMAND ANTICOKE ANTICOKE
0087 List entry that most closely resembles the
current entry by the user
0085 To switch to the selection list
0083 To delete an entry
0084 Characters not currently available
006B Characters currently available
006C Currently selected character
006D Character bar
006E To cancel an entry
006F List
Entering characters using the character
bar
X Select N
N by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
List 006Fshows all available city names
beginning with N N. The list entry most closely
resembling user's current entry 0087is
always highlighted at the top of the list
(NANTICOKE NANTICOKE in the example).
All characters currently entered by the user
are shown in black (letter N N0043in the
example). Letters added by COMAND 0044
are shown in gray (letters ANTICOKE
ANTICOKEin the
example).
Character bar 006Dshows letters still
available for selection 006Bin black. These
can be selected; in the example, the letter
O
O is highlighted 006C. Which characters
remain available depends on the
characters already entered by the user and 34
Character entry (navigation)At a glance

on the data stored on the digital map.
Characters that are no longer available
0084
are shown in gray. X
Select E E,W
W, space, Y
Yin order and confirm
each with 00A1.
Entering characters using the number
keypad
X To enter the letter N
N: press the 008F
number button twice in quick succession.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted.
You see which characters you can enter
with that key. Each time the key is pressed,
the next character is selected.
Example: key 008F:
R press once = M
R press twice = N
R press three times = O
X Wait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown
in the list.
X Enter E E,W
W, space, Y
Ywith the corresponding
keys.
i The space is entered using number key
0045. Further functions in the list with
character bar
X To delete characters: press the0040
button on the control panel.
or
X Press the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller.
or
X Select the 0084icon in the character bar
by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X To delete an entry: press0040on the
control panel.
or
X Press and hold the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry
has been deleted.
or
X Press and hold the 0084symbol in the
character bar and press and hold 00A1the
COMAND controller until the entire entry
has been deleted.
X To cancel an entry: select the0042symbol
in the bottom left of the character bar and
press 00A1to confirm.
or
X Press the 0041back button.
The address entry menu appears.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold 00A1the COMAND controller until the
address entry menu appears.
The accepted list entry is shown there. Character entry (navigation)
35At a glance

Calling up the list as a selection list
You can switch from the list of cities with the
character bar to the list of cities as a selection
list at any point during character entry.
X Slide 00A0005Bthe COMAND controller
repeatedly until the city list appears as a
selection list.
Select the desired city from the selection
list.
or
X Select 0054in the character bar by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
If there are several entries for a city or if
several cities of the same name are stored,
then 0054 is highlighted in the character bar.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller. Option 2: city list as selection list
COMAND either shows the selection list
automatically or you can call up the selection
list from the list with the character bar.
The example shows the selection list after the
city NEW YORK
NEW YORK has been entered. The entry is
highlighted automatically.
X Confirm NEW YORK NEW YORK by pressing 00A1the
COMAND controller.
The address entry menu appears. You can
now enter a street, for example. Observe the information on destination entry
(Y page 57). 36
Character entry (navigation)At a glance