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not available for albums or playlists, for exam-
ple.
X Select a category, e.g. Artists
Artists, by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
X Press the corresponding number key once
or repeatedly to select the initial letter of
the desired artist. For example, to select an
artist whose name begins with C, press the 0082 number key three times.
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
After a message, the first entry in the list
which matches the letter entered is high-
lighted.
i If no corresponding entry exists, the last
entry corresponding to a previous letter is
highlighted instead.
i iPods and MP3 players: the quality of the
search results is highly dependent on the
version and language variant of the soft-
ware used to populate the device. A well-
known example of such software is
iTunes ®
.
If different sorting rules are defined (e.g. in iTunes ®
), the search is canceled without
any result.
Additional selection functions R
Select By Cover Select By Cover
Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the Select By Cover Select By Cover func-
tion is used, additional data must be loaded
from the iPod ®
/iPhone ®
. The current
music playback is interrupted to allow
access to this data. The process may take a
few minutes and should not be canceled.
Otherwise it will start again from the begin-
ning the next time Select By Cover
Select By Cover is
selected. Covers are initially searched for in the Gracenote Media Database and are
then added to during playback from the
connected device (Y page 200). The avail- ability depends on the use and the tracks
already selected.
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search
Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the con-
nected device for keywords.
i More information on
Select By Cover Select By Cover
and Keyword Search
Keyword Search can be found under
"Music search, selecting category"
(Y page 220).
i For an iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, the available cov-
ers are added most efficiently if the entire
media content is in the current playlist. This is the case if you have selected the play-
back option Tracks TracksorRandom Medium
Random Medium
(Y page 222).
Special feature in iPod ®
/iPhone ®
mode i
If the connected iPod ®
/iPhone ®
is not
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After con-
firming a new track, the Function Function
Unavailable
Unavailable message appears. Playback options
X To select a playback option: select
Media Interface
Media Interface in the basic display by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0098to confirm.
The following options are available: R Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence
Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
R Random Medium Random Medium
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random Track List Random Track List 222
Operation with the Media InterfaceAudio

Rear-compartment screens
0043
AUX jacks, detailed view in the "CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks" section (Y page 238).
0044 Display Remote control
Overview 0043
Switches the screen on/off
0044 Switches the button lighting on/off
0087 Selects the screen for the remote control
0085 Selects a menu or menu item
0083 Confirms a selection or setting
0084 Switches the sound on or off
006B Adjusts the volume
006C Skips to a track, fast-forward/fast-rewind
006D Selects a track; direct entry
006E Exits a menu (back) i
Two remote controls are supplied for the
US and Canadian markets.
Selecting the screen for the remote con-
trol The remote control can be used to operate
one of the two rear-compartment screens or
SPLITVIEW for the front passenger. To do so,
you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen (Y page 237).
X To select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel 0087until "L REAR" is highlighted in the
window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0087until "R REAR" is highligh-
ted in the window.
X To select SPLITVIEW: turn thumbwheel 0087
until "SPLITVIEW" is highlighted in the win-
dow.
Switching the screen on/off If the SmartKey is in position
0or 1in the
ignition lock (see vehicle Operator's Manual), or if it is not in the ignition lock, the rear-com-
partment screens will switch off after
30 minutes. Before the screens switch off,
they show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. How-
ever, this will discharge the starter battery. Overview
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Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode
X Insert a CD/DVD (Y page 244).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads the inserted disc.
X Select Disc
Disc in the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and confirm by pressing the 008B
button.
The corresponding mode is switched on.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System plays
the disc.
i Variable bit rates in MP3 tracks can result
in the elapsed time shown being different
from the actual elapsed time. Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 0059or0065 button on
the remote control.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has passed 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the track. If the elapsed time is
shorter, it will skip to the start of the pre-
vious track.
If the Random Tracks Random Tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting by track list In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing. In audio
DVD mode, the track list contains all tracks in
the currently active group.
In MP3 mode, the track list shows all tracks in the currently active folder as well as the folder structure, allowing you to select any track on
the MP3 CD.
X Select Track List
Track List (audio CD/DVD mode)
or Folder Folder (MP3 mode) using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control, and confirm by pressing the 008B
button.
or
X Press the 008Bbutton when the display/
selection window is active.
The track list appears. The 0036dot indicates
the current track.
X Select a track using the 00630064buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Making a selection by entering the track number directly X
Press the 007Ebutton on the remote con-
trol.
The track entry display appears.
Example: track 2
X Press number button 2.
Example: track 12
X Press the corresponding number keys in
rapid succession.
X Wait for approximately three seconds after
making the entry.
You will hear the track which has been
entered. The corresponding basic menu
then reappears.
i It is not possible to enter numbers that
exceed the number of tracks on the CD or in
the currently active folder. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X With the display/selection window active,
press the 0059or0065 button on the CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
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Skipping forwards/backwards
X
Press the 0059or0065 button on the
remote control.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The navigation menu (Y page 228) appears
for approximately eight seconds.
Selecting a scene/chapter directly These examples illustrate how to select
scene/chapter 5.
X Option 1: while the film is playing, press
the 007E button on the remote control.
X Press the corresponding number key, such
as 5.
X Option 2: while the film is playing, press
the 008Bbutton on the remote control and
show the menu.
X Select DVD-V
DVD-V and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Scene Scene Selection
Selection and press the 008B
button to confirm.
X Select 5
5using the 0063or0064 button and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
In both cases, playback will begin from the
fifth scene/chapter after a brief pause. Selecting a film/track
Option 1:
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video
DVD-Video and press the 008Bbutton
on the remote control to confirm. X
Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Title
Title Selection
Selection and press the 008B
button to confirm.
X To call up the selection list: press the008B
button.
X Select a film/title.
Option 2:
Example: selecting film 2
X Press button 2.
After a brief pause, the second film is
played. DVD menu
Calling up the DVD menu The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways accord-
ing to the individual DVD and permits certain
actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for exam- ple, you can change the DVD language in the
DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video DVD-Video and press the 008Bbutton
on the remote control to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Menu
Menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
The DVD menu appears. 250
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Selecting a state (searching for an area)
X
To search for a city: select a state, e.g.
Florida
Florida and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a city, e.g. Daytona Beach
Daytona Beachand
press 0098to confirm.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Selecting the location in the weather
map
X Call up the weather map (Y page 262).
X Move the weather map so that the cross-
hair is over the desired area (Y page 262).
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather mem-
ory
For areas that are frequently called up, 10
presets (0 – 9) are available in the weather
memory.
X In the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (Y page 259).
The selected area is shown at the top in the
status bar.
X Select Position Position in the information chart
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Memory
Memory and press 0098to confirm.
X Select the preset by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller.
X Press and hold 0098the COMAND controller
until you hear a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
X To store rapidly: in the daily forecast
(Y page 258 )press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0082, until the preset position number
is shown in the status bar in front of the
area name.
i You can also use this function:
R in the five-day forecast (Y page 259)
R in the detailed information view
(Y page 259). Selecting an area from the weather
memory
X From the weather memory: in the infor-
mation chart, select Position
Position by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Memory Memory and press 0098to confirm. Memory functions
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X
Select a preset that contains an entry by
turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
X Rapid selection: if there is an entry avail-
able in the weather memory, e.g. when the
daily forecast is shown, briefly press a num- ber key, such as 0082.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed. Weather map
Calling up the weather map
Example: weather map
X Select Map
Mapin the information chart by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi or
500-km scale.
i For the map display, you can activate the
topographic map style (Y page 112).Moving the weather map
X Slide 009500520096,009700520064 or009100520078 the COMAND
controller.
The weather map moves in the correspond-
ing direction under the crosshair. Changing the scale
X
As soon as you turn 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller, you see the scale bar.
X Turn 00790052007A until the desired scale is set. Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map
X
To show: press0098the COMAND controller
in the weather map.
X To hide: slide up00970052the COMAND con-
troller. 262
Weather mapSIRIUS Weather