Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions COMAND asks for an
activation code during
the map update. The digital map is secured with an activation code.
X
Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Problems with the navigation system
117Navigation Z
Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®
audio
device) must support the Bluetooth ®
version
2.1 for connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be
connected.
X If the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes
Yes by pressing 00A1.
If you select Yes Yes, the authorization process
is completed and the mobile phone is
connected.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
X Confirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security
settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND. The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is "MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth". Please note the following:
some mobile
phones require that you establish the
connection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone
Connect via Phone and press00A1
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
X Select COMAND (MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
X Option 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
X Option 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure
Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do Do
you want
you want
authorized? authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes
Yes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
Waiting for
a Connection to
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles...
Profiles... are displayed. If the
connection is successful, you see the
telephone basic menu and the connected
mobile phone is entered.
If you select No No, the process will be aborted.
Switching between mobile phones If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface 125Telephone Z
X
Select a magazine tray containing a disc by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 0089.
You see the message: Ejecting disc Ejecting disc
message: X
Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot,
COMAND will draw it in automatically after
a short while and load it again. X
To eject all CDs/DVDs: press the0065
load/eject button.
The magazine menu appears. X
Select Eject All Eject All by sliding0064005Band
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The DVD changer ejects the last disc
selected. You see the Ejecting disc Ejecting disc
X Take the disc out of the disc slot when you
see the Please remove disc
message.
The DVD changer switches to the next
loaded magazine tray and ejects the disc.
X Repeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
X To exit the menu: press the0065eject/
load button again or press the 0041back
button.
or
X Select Back Backby sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm. Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
General information COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure
Digital) and SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity).
i Not all memory cards available on the
market are designed for the temperatures
which may be reached in the vehicle.
If the SD memory card is no longer in use,
you should remove it from COMAND. High
temperatures can damage the card.
Due to the wide range of SD memory cards
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of SD memory
card.
The readable storage capacity depends on
the memory card used. You can obtain
further information at any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. 194
Audio CD/DVD and MP3 modeAudio
X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists
Artists, and press
00A1 to confirm.
The album and cover (if available) are
displayed. X
Confirm the album with 00A1.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 00A1to confirm.
Playback starts and the basic display
appears. MUSIC REGISTER
General notes
! Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An error in COMAND might result
in the loss of the music files stored in the
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not
liable for any loss of data.
You can store music files in a compressed
format in the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 208). The memory has a capacity of
10 GB. Switching to MUSIC REGISTER
MUSIC REGISTER basic display Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0043
Cover (if available)
0044 Track time
0087 Track number and name
0085 Graphic time and track display
0083 Position of the medium in the media list
and name of the medium, followed by the
current playback option (no display for
Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence )
0084 Artist
006B MUSIC REGISTER menu bar MUSIC REGISTER
207Audio Z
X
Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 00A1the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmSearch for BT
Search for BT
Audio Devices
Audio Devices by pressing00A1the
COMAND controller.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth ®
audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth ®
device list. Bluetooth ®
audio
devices are detected if they support the
Bluetooth ®
audio profiles (A2DP, AVRCP).
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: select a Bluetooth ®
audio
device that has not yet been authorized
from the list ( 0043in the example) by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 005B009Fthe
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Authorize
Authorize and press00A1to confirm.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, you now have two options for
continuing with authorization.
X Option 1: enter the passkey (Y page 124).
After successful authorization, the
Bluetooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
X Option 2 (Secure Simple Pairing): if the
digit codes displayed in COMAND and on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device are the same,
confirm Yes
Yes by pressing 00A1.
If you select Yes Yes, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is
connected. Playback starts.
If you select No
No , authorization will be
canceled.
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must
support Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for
connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be
connected External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth
®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth ®
audio
device. In this case, check whether your
Bluetooth ®
audio device can locate
COMAND. The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth .
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 215).
X Select BT
BTAudio
Audio by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 00A1the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmConnect via BT
Connect via BT
Audio Device
Audio Device by pressing00A1the
COMAND controller.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: start the authorization on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device, see the
operating instructions of the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
After successful authorization, the
Bluetooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts 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 mode 213Audio Z
you may be able to influence events by
selecting and triggering actions. The type and
number of actions depend on the DVD.
X Select an action by sliding 00A0005B0064or009E005B009F the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry,
Select
Select , is highlighted.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller. AUX video mode
Connecting external video sources
G
WARNING
External video sources may have different
volumes, which can mean that system
messages such as traffic announcements and
navigation system announcements are much
louder. If necessary, please deactivate the
system messages or adjust their volume
manually.
If your vehicle is equipped with Media
Interface, you can connect an external video
source (AUX video) ( Ypage 217).
The 1/8 inch audio/video jacks are in the
center console stowage compartment.
i In vehicles with a rear view camera, the
AUX video jack cannot be used for external
video sources. Switching to AUX video mode
AUX video mode X
Press the 003Afunction button repeatedly
until Media Interface mode is selected.
or
X Select Video Videoin the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
If AUX video mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another video source is switched on, you
can now switch to AUX video mode in the
video menu.
X Select Video Videoand press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Aux
Auxand press 00A1to confirm.
The AUX video menu appears. You will hear
and see the content of the external video
source if it is connected and switched to
playback. Showing/hiding the menu
X To show: in video AUX mode, press 00A1the
COMAND controller.
X To hide: slide00A0005Bthe COMAND controller
and confirm Full Screen Full Screen by pressing00A1. Volume and sound settings
Information on:
R volume settings (Y page 27)
R sound settings (Y page 28) G
WARNING
External video sources may have different
volumes, which can mean that system
messages such as traffic announcements and
navigation system announcements are much
louder. If necessary, please deactivate the
system messages or adjust their volume
manually.
i A device which is connected as an
external video source may seem quieter or
louder in the vehicle, or the usual maximum
volume cannot be achieved. On some
devices, it is possible to adjust the volume 232
AUX video
modeVideo
remote control and press the
008Bbutton to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry,
Select
Select , is highlighted.
X Press the 008Bbutton. Operation with an active COMAND
source
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND
You can transfer an audio or video source
selected in COMAND to the Rear Seat
Entertainment System. If you subsequently
switch modes in COMAND, the new source
will not be transmitted to the Rear Seat
Entertainment System.
X To switch on the function in COMAND:
switch to the desired audio mode in
COMAND, e.g. CD mode (Y page 195), or
show the menu in video DVD mode
(Y page 228).
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD
CD in audio CD mode, by sliding 005B0064
and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm. X
Select Active Aud./Vid. Source For Active Aud./Vid. Source For
Rear
Rear and press 00A1to confirm. In the status bar at the top, you will see the
headphones icon and the
_icon for the
source that has been switched on.
X To switch off the function in COMAND:
switch to the desired audio mode in
COMAND or show the menu in video DVD
mode.
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD
CD in audio CD mode, by sliding 005B0064
and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Rear Audio/Video Off Rear Audio/Video Off_ and
press 00A1the COMAND controller to
confirm. Selecting an active COMAND source
on the rear-compartment screen
Loading the active COMAND source Operation with an active COMAND source
255Rear Seat Entertainment System Z