2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class bluetooth

COMAND controller and press
0039to
confirm.
The media list appears. The 0021dot indicates
the curren tmedium being played.
The media list shows the discs currently
available.
View in 0002:
R 0002 magazine tray not shown
R 0003 magazine tray show
X To change the display: select1...6 Changer by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous setting, the
magazine trays are shown or not shown.
i If a disc cannot be read, an entry appears
next to the corresponding magazine tray. Media list showing all magazine trays
X
Select the data medium by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The following tables list the selection options
in the media list for the respective equipment
variants. For DVD changer
Magazine trays, positions
1to 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
USB storage device, position 9 For DVD changer
Media Interface, position 0
Bluetooth
®
audio 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
USB storage device: position 4
Media Interface: position 5
Bluetooth
®
audio: position 6 i
If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 468).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. 002E.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selecting atrack Selecting by skipping to
atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
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. 442
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X
Confir mthe albumw ith0039.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 0039to confirm.
Playback starts and the basic display
appears. MUSIC REGISTER
General notes !
Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An erro rinCOMAND 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 452). The memory has a capacity of
10 GB. Switching to MUSIC REGISTER MUSIC REGISTER basic display
Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0002
Cover (if available)
0003 Track time
0027 Track number and name
0026 Graphict ime and track display
0024 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 )
0025 Artist
0016 MUSIC REGISTER menu bar
Switching modes using the function
button
X Press the 0009function button repeatedly
until the MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
If music files are available, playback begins at
the point last listened to.
If there are no music files, you will see a
message to this effect. Audio
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Bluetooth
®
audio mode
Preconditions for the Bluetooth ®
audio
device Bluetooth
®
audio mode requires a
Bluetooth ®
-capable audio device .Observe
the information in the Bluetooth ®
audio
device's operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, you
should chec kyour Bluetooth ®
audio device
for the following:
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
Certain Bluetooth ®
audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear
selection of the Bluetooth ®
device
possible, Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you customize the device name.
i A2DP (Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio VideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data playback
i Not all Bluetooth ®
audio devices available
on the market are equall ysuitable. To
obtain more information about suitable
Bluetooth ®
audio devices and about
connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices to
COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com (USA).
Or call the Mercedes-Ben zCustomer
Assistance center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Custome
rRelations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibility on the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
Preconditions in COMAND X
Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND(Y page 306).
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 380)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 456).
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
(Y page 380). Audio
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Searching for and authorizing a
Bluetooth ®
audio device Example: Bluetooth
®
device list
0002 Newly detected mobile phone with
Bluetooth ®
audio function in range
0003 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 458).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio Device Authorized message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT Audio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm. X
Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0039the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmSearch for BT Audio Devices by pressing
0039the
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 ( 0002in the example) by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 00120037the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Authorize and press
0039to 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 380).
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 by pressing
0039.
If you select Yes , authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is
connected. Playback starts.
If you select 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 456
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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 .
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 458).
X Select BT Audio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0039the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmConnect via BT Audio Device by pressing
0039the
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. Reconnecting
aBluetooth ®
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.
AB luetooth ®
audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connected message appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio
device:
Connecting last device
X Confirm Connect Last Device in the
basic display by pressing 0039the 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 firs tbe started on the device
itself, so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Connecting adevice from alist
X Select BT Audio by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAN Dcontroller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0039the COMAND controller.
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 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 Audio
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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 379). In the
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will see
the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connected message and the
Connect Last
Device menu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details
X Selec taBluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth ®
audio device by sliding 00120037the
COMAND controlle rand press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Details and press
0039to confirm.
The following informatio nconcerning 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: turn003E0012003F or
slide 003600120037 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 00120037the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to deauthorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list. If you select
No , the process will be
canceled.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth from your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list.
See the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions.
Switching to Bluetooth ®
audio mode The Bluetooth
®
audio basic display Example: Bluetooth
®
audio basic display
0002 Track name
0003 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
0027 Album name
0026 sound settings
0024 Media list
0025 Artist
0016 To stop 0014or start 0004playback
0017 To connect a Bluetooth ®
audio device, to
increase the volume on COMAND
0018 Bluetooth ®
audio data medium type
0019 Data medium position in the media list
i If the Bluetooth ®
audio device connected
supports metadata and corresponding data
is available, then the artist, track and album
name can be displayed. 458
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Using the Bluetooth
®
audio basic display
X Connect (Y page 455)the Bluetooth ®
audio
device.
or
X Reconnect the Bluetooth ®
audio device
(Y page 457).
COMAND activates the Bluetooth ®
audio
device. The basic display appears and the
device starts playing.
Using the function button
X Press the 0009function 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/MP3 (disc)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Using the media list
X Select Bluetooth Audio in the media list
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm (Y page 441).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect.T he
basic display then appears.
Starting/stopping playback X
To start playback: select0004by sliding
0012000A and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Playback starts. 0014is selected.
X To stop playback: select0014by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
Am essage appears. 0004is selected. X
To continue playback: select0004by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
Am essage appears. 0014is selected.
Restarting playback after stopping During the search for mobile phones, the
connection with the Bluetooth
®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 379). In the
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 458),
you will see the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connected message and the
Connect Last Device menu item cannot be
selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth ®
audio device can be reconnected.
X Confirm Connect Last Device by
pressing 0039.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth Audio Device Paused message. Audio
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X
To start playback: select0004by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
Selecting atrack This functio
nis not supported by all
Bluetooth ®
audio devices.
X To skip forward or back to a track: press
the 0001 or0002 button on COMAND.
or
X Press the 0006or0007 button briefly on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0006
or 0007 button on the multifunction
steering wheel until the desired track is
reached.
If you press and hold the 0006or0007
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased.
Selecting playback options If the Bluetooth
®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
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 All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.). X
Select BT Audio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The 0021dot indicates the option selected.
X Select the option by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
If you select Random Tracks , you will see
a corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window.
Increasing the volume on COMAND X
Select BT Audio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Volume and press
0039to confirm.
Am enu appears. The 0021dot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard or
Boost and press
0039to
confirm.
Information about sound settings
(Y page 295).
You will find further information in the "Audio
AUX mode" section (Y page 466). Operation with the Media Interface
Connection options Overview
The connection sockets are located in the
stowage compartment in the center console.460
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