2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN ESP

Displaying program information
This function is only available for analog FM
and digital AM/FM programs (HD Radio).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown in the display window.
X
Select Info in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
Information on the currently selected
station is displayed. The contents and
purpose of the information depend on the
HD Radio station. HD Radio
Important notes The "HD Radio" section provides detailed
information on the following:
R
special functions available exclusively for
HD Radio when compared with analog AM
and FM radio
R selecting an HD Radio station
R displaying program information
i Optional
HD Radio equipment is required
to make use of the HD Radio functions
described here. Registration is not
required.
i HD Radio functions offer:
R digital transmission on the same
wavebands as analog AM/FM. The
analog AM/FM stations remain in the
same position when selecting a station.
R the ability to broadcast several program
streams over a single AM/FM frequency
(e.g. HD1, HD2 etc.)
R clear, interference free reception
R on FM stations: CD quality sound; on AM
stations: analog FM station sound quality
R a wide range of data services, text-based
information – name of artist, name of
song etc. – on the display. For further information on HD Radio, visit
http://www.hdradio.com
.
i Please note that sub-programs and
program information shown in the
illustrations

are dependent on the program
broadcast by the respective radio station.
The program contents may vary. The sub-
programs and programs shown in the
illustrations in this manual may therefore
differ from the sub-programs and programs
broadcast by radio stations.
Switching on HD Radio i
As
HD Radio stations are broadcast in the
AM/FM wavebands, operating HD Radio is
very similar to operating analog AM/FM
radio. This section describes only those
functions that differ from standard FM
radio functions.
Operating analog FM/AM radio is described
in the "Radio" section ( Y page 211).
You can deactivate HD Radio for the selected
frequency in the radio submenu. X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding ZV

and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select FM/AM Radio by sliding ZV the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Radio by sliding ZV the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
HD Radio is deactivated if the c check
box is empty. Audio
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Option 2
X
Select Sat. Radio in the submenu bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
X Select Enter Channel and press W to
confirm.
An input menu appears.
X To enter a channel: 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 cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
X Select Channel List and press W to
confirm.
The channel list appears.
X Select a channel by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Memory functions
Storing channels
i There are ten presets available.
X Press W the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets in the submenu bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
In

both cases, the channel presets appear.
The R dot in front of a preset position
indicates that the currently selected
channel is stored there. X
Select a preset by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press and hold
W until you hear a tone.
or
X Press and hold a number button, 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:
press W the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore
in the presets by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Option 2: select Presets in the submenu
bar by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Autostore
and press W to 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: select Cancel and
press W to confirm.
Selecting a channel from the preset list
X To call up the channel list: select
Presets by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To set a channel: select a preset by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 4. Audio
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X
To load a single magazine tray: press
respective button =.
X Remove any CD/DVD which may be in
slot :.
X Wait until the indicator lamp for button =
which has been pressed flashes quickly.
X Insert the CD/DVD to be loaded into
slot :.
If the CD/DVD has been inserted properly
and it is a permissible type, the last CD/
DVD loaded will be played.
X To load all six magazine trays: press
button ;.
The
DVD changer checks the load status of
all magazine trays and switches to the first
empty tray.
X Wait until the indicator lamp for the
respective button flashes quickly.
X Insert a disc into slot :.
The DVD changer switches to the next
empty magazine tray.
X Repeat the last two steps until all trays are
loaded.
If the CD/DVD has been inserted properly
and it is a permissible type, the last CD/
DVD loaded will be played.
i If you remove one disc while playing
another disc, the DVD changer interrupts
playback.

Playback continues once the disc
has been removed.
X To remove a disc:
press respective button
=.
X Remove the CD/DVD from slot :.
If the CD/DVD is not removed from
slot :, it will be automatically drawn in
again after a short while.
X To remove all discs: press button ?.
The
DVD changer ejects the CD/DVD from
the tray currently in use. X
Remove the CD/DVD from slot :.
The DVD changer switches to the next
loaded magazine tray and ejects the CD/
DVD.
X Repeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
Loading and removing SD cards i
Not
all SD memory cards are designed for
the temperatures which may be reached in
the vehicle.
Due to the wide range of SD cards available
on the market, Mercedes-Benz cannot
guarantee playback for all brands of SD
memory card. X
To load an SD card:
press the SD card into
slot :. The tapered side must point
towards the right.
If the SD card contains MP3 tracks,
COMAND will play them back.
X To remove the SD card:
press the SD card
into slot : as far as it will go and then
release it again.
X Pull out the card.
Activating audio CD/DVD or MP3 mode Option 1
X
Insert a CD/DVD ( Y page 220) or an SD
card (Y
page 221) or connect a USB device
(Y page 233).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it. Audio
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Selecting CD/audio DVD/MP3 discs
Selecting via the media list
X
In CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode: select
Media by sliding VÆ or turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The media list appears. The # dot
indicates the currently selected medium. Media list
The media list shows the discs currently
available.
Media list (when equipped with a DVD
changer)
Magazine trays, positions 1 to 6: readable
data
media are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3
DVDs, audio DVDs and video DVDs. Memory card, position 7
MUSIC REGISTER, position 8
Media Interface, position 9
USB, position 10
i
If
a disc cannot be read, an entry appears
after the display in the magazine tray. Equipped with a single DVD drive
DVD drive, position 1: readable data media
are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3 DVDs,
audio DVDs and video DVDs.
Memory card, position 2 MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
Media Interface, position 4
USB, position 5
X
Select the data medium by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
i If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 240).
Selecting a track using the number
keypad
X Press a number button, e.g. n,
when the
display/selection window is active.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selects a track Selecting by skipping to a track
X
To skip forwards or back to a track:
slide
XVY or turn cVd the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window 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
8 seconds) or starts the previous track (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 DVD or
MP3 mode ( Y page 221).
X Press = or ; to select the Audio
menu.
X Press the 9 or : button on the
multifunction steering wheel. 224
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Selecting by track list
X
In audio mode, select Search by sliding
VÆ or turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Current Track List.
or
X Press W the COMAND controller in audio
mode when the display/selection window
is active.
X Select Current Track List by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select the track by turning cVd and press
W 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 221).
X Press = or ; to select the Audio
menu.
X Press and hold the 9 or : button
until the desired track has been reached.
If you hold down 9 or :, 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 a track using the number
keypad
X Press the Ä button on the number
keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The
number

of positions offered corresponds to
the number of tracks on 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
number keys. Fast forward/rewind X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide XVY and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
Music search You can use the following characteristics to
search music:
R
Keyword search
R Playlist
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Genres
R Year
X In audio mode, select Search by sliding
VÆ or turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
A selection list appears.
X Select the desired characteristic by sliding
VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
For the search, the media inserted is scanned
and the music track data is stored in a
COMAND database. A medium that has
already

been scanned is not scanned again if
another search is carried out. The scanning
process may take some time for media with
a large capacity. The search can be carried
out after the scanning process is finished.
Selecting a folder This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X
Switch on MP3 mode (Y page 221).
X Select Search by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Folder by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You will see the tracks in the folder. Audio
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X
Select a track by turning cVd and press
W to confirm.
The track is played and the corresponding
folder is now the active folder.
Copying music files from audio CDs to
the hard disk Audio files can be copied from CD to
COMAND's hard disk.
X
Select Audio by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Switch on CD/audio DVD or MP3 mode
(Y page 221).
X Select a medium ( Y page 224).
The audio CD is played.
X To copy all music tracks: select REC by
sliding VÆ and turning cVd and confirm
with W. :
Audio source
; Destination
= Total length of all tracks from the audio
source ?
Title selection
A To start the copying process
B Name of the copied data
C Cancel procedure without copying files
D Media position in the media list
X Select START by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd and confirm with W.
All music tracks from the audio CD are
copied to COMAND's MUSIC REGISTER as
MP3 files.
X To copy individual music tracks: select
Track Select.
by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd and confirm with W.
The track list appears.
X Select individual tracks by turning cVd
and confirm with W.
X Select START by turning cVd and confirm
with W.
The selected music tracks from the audio
CD are copied to COMAND's MUSIC
REGISTER as MP3 files.
If the audio CD contains CD text or
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data, this will be used for naming
when the tracks are copied. The data is then
copied to the MUSIC REGISTER in the
following structure: artist/album/track. The
copied titles can then be selected and played
using the music search in the MUSIC
REGISTER.
X To delete music files: (Y page 233).
Gracenote Media Database Introduction
This function is only available in audio CD
mode.
There is a version of the music recognition
software from Gracenote
®
, Emeryville,
California, USA on the hard disk. You will
recognize

this by the logo which can be seen
in the bottom right-hand corner of certain
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Many audio CDs contain CD text. COMAND
uses the information contained therein to
display the artist, album and track name.
If
the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, COMAND can use the Gracenote
Media Database to identify unknown audio
tracks when running in audio CD mode. This
is only possible if the relevant information is
saved in the Gracenote Media Database and
if the "Gracenote Media Database" function
is activated.
If this is the case, COMAND will display the
corresponding data such as artist, album and
track name in the relevant displays and lists.
If COMAND accesses the Gracenote Media
Database when reading an audio CD, you will
see the following message: Selecting Gracenote
®

data to be displayed
If the inserted CD does not contain any
Gracenote ®
data, the Gracenote Media
Database menu item is shown in gray and
cannot be selected. X
Switch on audio CD mode ( Y page 221).
X Select CD by sliding VÆ and turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Gracenote Media Database by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
Switch the function on O or off ª.
Updating Gracenote ®
music recognition
technology and the Gracenote Media
Database
The digital data on the Gracenote Media
Database becomes obsolete due to the
release of new CDs. Optimum functionality
can only be attained with up-to-date
Gracenote ®
music recognition technology.
Information about new versions can be
obtained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
You can have your music recognition
software updated there with a DVD, or you
can update it yourself.
i The Gracenote Media Database is
updated

in conjunction with the navigation
system's digital map ( Y page 188).
Setting the audio format You can only set the audio format in audio
DVD mode. The number of audio formats
available

depends on the DVD. The content of
an audio DVD is called an "album", and this
can be divided into up to nine groups. A group
can contain music in different sound qualities
(stereo and multichannel formats, for
example), or bonus tracks. Each group can
contain up to 99 tracks. If an audio DVD only
contains one audio format, the "Group" menu
item(s) cannot be selected.
X Switch on audio DVD mode (Y page 221).
X Select DVD-A by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm. Audio
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X
Select Group by turning cVd and press
W to confirm.
The list of available groups appears. The
# dot indicates the group currently
selected.
X To exit the menu: slide XVY the COMAND
controller or press the % button.
Playback options The following options are available to you:
R
Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
In

MP3 mode, the track order is determined
by the order in which the tracks are written
to the MP3 data carrier when it is created.
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 Medium Mix
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Track List Mix (MP3 mode only)
All the tracks that are listed in the current
track list are played in random order.
X To select options: switch on audio CD/
DVD or MP3 mode ( Y page 221).
X Select CD, DVD-A
or MP3 by sliding VÆ and
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The options list appears. The # dot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option by turning cVd
and press
W to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except "Normal track sequence", you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window. See the example of the
display in audio CD mode ( Y page 221).
i The "Normal track sequence" option is
automatically selected when you change
the medium you are currently listening to or when you select a different medium. If
an option is selected, it remains selected
after COMAND is switched on or off.
Notes on MP3 mode Permissible discs
R
CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R SD memory card:
R USB stick
R iPod ®
R MP3 player
Permissible file systems
R ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R UDF for audio and video DVDs
R FAT16 or FAT32 for storage media
Multisession CDs
For

multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will
process the CD. COMAND plays only one
session and gives priority to the audio CD
session.
If possible, use COMAND to play only CDs
which have been written in one session.
File structure of a data carrier
When you create a disc with compressed
music files, the tracks can be organized in
folders. A folder may also contain subfolders.
A disc can contain a maximum of 255 folders.
Each folder can contain a maximum of
255 tracks and 255 subfolders.
The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level
will not be recognized by the system.
Track and file names
When you create a disc with compressed
music files, you can assign names to the
tracks and folders.
COMAND uses these names accordingly for
the display. Folders which contain data other 228
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