2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

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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Device-specific adapter cable
sare required
to connect external devices to the Media
Interface. Country-specific versions are
supplied with the Media Interface
(Y page 461).
You can connect the following data carriers
to COMAND via the Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ®
R certain MP3 players
i Store individual parts in asafe place.
Only use genuine Mercedes-Benz
connection cables.
i iPod ®
and iPhone ®
are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino,
California, USA.
i MP3 players that support MTP ( Media
Transfer Protocol) can be used.
This allows the MP3 player to be easily
connected to the Media Interface and
removed after use. Audio data is played
without problem.
On some MP3 players, you have to activate
the relevan tfunction; see the MP3 player
operating instructions.
Supported devices
Fo rd etails and a list of supported devices,
visit http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or
call the Mercedes-BenzC ustomerAssistance
Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) (for
the USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Connecting an external device Do not leave external devices in the vehicle.
They may malfunction in extreme
temperatures; see the operating instructions
for the respective device. Examples of
extreme temperatures are direct sunlight or
very low outside temperatures. Mercedes-
Benz USA, LLC accepts no liability for damage
to external devices. i
Never connect more than one device at a
time. You will otherwise not be able to play
back from the external device.
USB hubs (devices with several USB
connections) are not supported. 0002
Four-pin socket for ⅛ inch stereo jack,
e.g. for MP3 players (audio and video)
0003 iPod ®
plug for connecting an iPod ®
0027 USB socket for connecting an MP3 player
0026 Example of device: iPod ®
X Connect the external device with suitable
socket 0002,0003or0027.
COMAND activates the device, and a
message appears (if connected via iPod ®
connector or USB socket).
If you remove a device, the No Device Connected message appears.
i A connected iPod ®
or MP3 player should
not be simultaneously operated via the
Media Interface and the remote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control) or directly
via the device itself. This may cause
unforeseen technical difficulties.
Applications (Apps) that are activated on
the connected device may lead to
malfunctions.
i Connecting a fully discharged iPod ®
or
MP3 player can result in an extended
initialization period. Audio
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Malfunction messages appearw
hile the
device is being activated if:
R the connected device is not supported
(External Device Unavailable message).
R the connected device consumes too much
power.
R the Media Interface connection is faulty.
R a mass storage device (e.g. a USB memory
stick or USB hard drive) is connected to the
Media Interface.
In this case the Please connect the device to the other USB port
message appears.
i The separate USB connection ensures
quick access and expanded media content
options.
i Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center if you have further questions.
Switching to Media Interface mode General notes
In extreme cases, starting up individual
functions can take up to several minutes –
this depends on the external device and its
content (e.g. video podcasts).
Only use the original software to save files on
iPods
®
or MP3 players. Otherwise, some or
all functions may not be available.
Switching on automatically
X Connect an external device (Y page 461).
COMAND activates the device (if
connected via iPod ®
connector or USB
socket). Afterwards, the basic display
appears.
Switching modes using the function
button
The external device is connected to the Media
Interface.
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
CD/audio 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
Switching on using anumber key
X Press the 001Enumber key (for a DVD
changer) or the 002Fnumber key (for a
single DVD drive) numbe rkey.
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list Media Interface mode (iPod
®
mode) when
equipped with a DVD changer
0002 Cover (if available) or representation of
device
0003 Track number
0027 Elapsed trac ktime (also in format
00:00:00 for audio books)
0026 Track name
0024 Graphic time display
0025 Trac kposition in playlist
0016 Album name (if available)
0017 Artist (if available)
0018 Music search
0019 Position in the media list 462
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