2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class steering

X
Directly in the station presets: select
Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning 0031001C0032
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
or
X Press 0021the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
The station preset memory appears .The
002C dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning 0031001C0032and
pressing 0021to confirm or press a number
key, e.g. 0034.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press 0009or000C to select the Audio menu.
X Press 000Aor000B briefly.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually
X Option 1: press the001Bbutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio in the radio display
by sliding 001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency and press
0021to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 – 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers. i
If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND tunes in to the next lower
frequency.
Storing stations Storing stations manually
There are twenty presets available for the FM
and AM wavebands.
X
Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0034, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: press0021
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 002Cdot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored. Example display:s
tation presets
X Select a preset by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press and hold
0021 until you hear a tone.
The statio nis stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically
This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found, Audio
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beginning with preset 1. The storing process
ends once the highest frequency has been
reached or once ten stations have been
found. Any stations stored manually under
the presets will be lost. COMAND may not
occupy all memory slots when storing.
X
Option 1: press0021the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets by sliding
001C0006
and turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller
and press 0021to confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore and press
0021to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press 0021to confirm.
Weather Band Switching on
X
Select the currently set waveband FM or
AM by sliding
001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select WB from the menu and press
0021to
confirm. 0002
Display window with the channel setting
0003 Currently received channel
0026 Channel list
0025 Weather Band switched on
0023 Sound settings
Searching for achannel
X Quic kselect: turn0031001C0032 or slide 003C001C003Dthe
COMAND controller while th edisplay/
selection window is active.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press 0009or000C to selec tthe Audio menu.
X Press 000Aor000B.
Selecting achannel from the channel list
X Select Channel by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The channel lis tappears. 218
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Selecting
acategory
X To call up the category list: select
Category by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
The category lis tappears.
X To select acategory: select a category by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
pressing 0021to confirm.
The category selected is show ninthe
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category is sorted
by channel number and allows you to
browse all available channels.
Selecting achannel
Channel search
X Turn 0031001C0032 or slide 003C001C003Dthe COMAND
controlle rwhile the display/selection
window in the SatRadio displayi s active.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected
category.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press 0009or000C to select the Audio menu.
X Press and hold 000Aor000B.
SatRadio menu
X Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The SatRadio menu appears.
Entering channel numbers directly
Option 1
X Press the 001Bbutton.
An input menu appears. Option 2
X
Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select Enter Channel and press
0021to
confirm.
An input menu appears.
X To enter achannel: irrespective of the
option, press the corresponding number
keys on the control panel one after the
other.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits.
Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
X Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select Channel List and press
0021to
confirm.
The channel lis tappears.
X Select a channel by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
Memory functions
Storing channels
i There are ten presets available.
X Press 0021the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets in the submenu bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The Rdot in front of a preset position
indicates that the currently selected
channel is stored there. Audio
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X
Select a preset by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controlle rand press and hold
0021 until you hea ratone.
or
X Press and hold a numbe rbutton, e.g. 4,
until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset
memory. Channels stored manually in the
preset memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press0021the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore in the presets by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets in the submenu
bar by sliding 001C0006and turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Autostore and press
0021to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
channels that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
channels are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press 0021to confirm.
Selecting achannel from the preset list
X To call up the channel list: select
Presets by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controlle rand press 0021to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To se tachannel: select a prese tby
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey, e.g. 4. Using the multifunction steering wheel
X
Press 0009or000C to select the Audio menu.
X Press 000Aor000B briefly.
Displaying information
X Select Info in the submenu bar by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
Information on the currently received
program is displayed.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide 003C001C003D the COMAND controller.
Displaying service information
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the
versions available.
X Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select Service and press
0021to confirm.
The provider's details appear.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide 003C001C003D the COMAND controller.
Channel list updates
When receiving a new channel list, the display
shows the Updating channel... message.
The station last selected is switched to mute
until the update has been completed.
Satellite radio mode is not available during
this process.
Once the update has been completed, the
satellite radio main menu appears. The
station last selected is played.
Sound settings
You will find details on the sound settings in
the "At a glance" section (Y page 139).224
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0014
Graphic time and track display
0015 Sound settings
0016 Curren tplayback option
0017 Media selection
0018 Music search
001C Recording (saving) music
001D CD functions
Example display: audio DVD mode 0002
Disc type
0003 Track name
0026 Disc number
0025 Disc name (only if stored on the disc)
0023 Track time
0024 Graphic time and track display
0014 Sound settings
0015 Curren tplayback option
0016 Media selection
0017 Music search
0018 Stop function
001C Pause function
001D Audio DVD mode Example display: MP3 mode 0002
Disc type
0003 Disc number
0026 File or track name (ID3 tags)
0025 Disc or directory name
0023 Curren tplayback option
0024 Track time
0014 Graphic time and track display
0015 Sound settings
0016 Media selection
0017 Music search
0018 Artist (ID3 tags)
001C MP3 functions
Pause function In audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
X
To pause playback: briefly press the
0029 button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
X To continue playback: briefly press the
0029 button on the multifunction steering
wheel again. Audio
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MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
Media Interface, position 4
USB, position 5
X
Select the data medium by turning 0031001C0032
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
i If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 245).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X Press a number button, e.g. 0035, when the
display/selection window is active.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selects atrack Selecting by skipping to
atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: slide
003C001C003D or turn 0031001C0032the COMAND controller
when the display/selectio nwindow is
active.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
Skipping backwards restarts the current
track (if it has been playing for more than
8s econds) or starts the previous trac k(if
the current track has only been playing for
a shorter time).
If you activate the Medium Mix or
Track List Mix playback option (MP3 mode
only), the track order is random.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch COMAND to audio CD, audio DV Dor
MP3 mode (Y page 226).
X Press 0009or000C to select the Audio menu.
X Press the 000Aor000B button on the
multifunction steering wheel. Selecting by track list
X
In audio mode, select Search by sliding
001C0006 or turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
X Select Current Track List .
or
X Press 0021the COMAND controller in audio
mode when the display/selection window
is active.
X Select Current Track List by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
X Select the track by turning 0031001C0032and press
0021 to confirm.
i In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks
in alphabetical order.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch COMAND to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode (Y page 226).
X Press 0009or000C to select the Audio menu.
X Press and hold the 000Aor000B button
until the desired track has been reached.
If you hold down 000Aor000B, the system
runs through the list more quickly. Not all
audio drives or data carriers support this
function.
If track information is stored on the audio
drive or data storage device, the
multifunction display shows the number and
name of the track.
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X Press the 001Bbutton on the number
keypad.
An umerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offere dcorresponds to
the number of trackso n the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
numbe rkeys. Audio
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under the corresponding position and
press
0021to confirm.
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears.
If no device is connected, you will see the
Media Interface entry instead of a
device name. Example display: iPod mode
0002
Data medium type
0003 Track number
0026 Track name
0025 Graphic time display
0023 Track time
0024 Graphic track display
0014 Curren tplayback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
0015 Sound settings
0016 Media list
0017 Album name (if available)
0018 Categories, playlists and/or folders
001C Artis t(if available)
001D Playback options
Type of device 0002connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod, MP3
player or USB mass storage device.
i If the device connected does not contain
any playable tracks, a message appears to
this effect. Selecting music files Note
COMAND displays the data stored on the
iPod
®
, MP3 player or USB mass storage
device according to the filing structure used
in the respective medium.
Selecting by skipping to atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track. The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than eight
seconds .Ifthe track has been playing for
less than eight seconds, it skips to the start
of the previous track.Ify ou have selected
a playback option other than Normal Track Sequence , the track sequence is
random.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch on Media Interface mode
(Y page 238).
X On the multifunction steering wheel, press
the 0009 or000C button to select the
Audio menu.
X On the multifunction steering wheel, press
000A or000B to select a track.
Selecting using the number keypad
X To makeane ntry:press the 001Bbutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of tracks that can currently be
selected.
X To enter a track number: press a number
key, e.g. 0037.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
i COMAND will ignore and not display an
invalid digit.
X Enter more numbers if desired.
The selected trac kis played. 240
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It may also be possible to select the scene/
chapter from within the menu stored on the
DVD.
X
To skip forwards or back: turn0031001C0032 or
slide 003C001C003D the COMAND controller.
The control menu (Y page 246) appears for
approximately eight seconds.
X On the multifunction steering wheel:
switch on video DVD mode in COMAND
(Y page 246).
X Use the 0009or000C button to select the
Audio menu.
X Press 000Aor000B to select a scene/
chapter.
If you press and hold 000Aor000B for an
extended period, rapid scroll begins.
Selecting afilm/title This function is only available if the DVD is
divided into several films/tracks. If the DVD
contains several films, these can be selected
directly.
Afilm can be selected either when
the DV Dis being played back or when it is
stopped.
The film can also be selected from the menu
on the DVD itself.
X Press 0021the COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X Select DVD-V by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions and press
0021to
confirm.
Am enu appears. X
Select Title Selection by turning
0031001C0032
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select a film/title and press 0021to confirm.
DVD menu Calling up the DVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways
according to the individual DVD and permits
certain actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for
example, you can set the language in the DVD
menu.
X Press 0021the COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X Select DVD-V in the menu by turning
0031001C0032
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select DVD Functions and press
0021to
confirm.
X Select Menu and press
0021to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu
X Select a menu item by sliding 002A001C0006or
turning 003C001C003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The menu appears.
i Menu items that cannot be selected are
grayed out. X
To reconfirm your selection: confirm
Select by pressing
0021.248
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