2014 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class phone

Displaying information
X
Select Info
Info in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the full channel name
R the artist of the track that is currently being
played
R the track that is currently being played
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info
Info by pressing 0098.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller up.
Displaying service information 0043
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM) or
Call Service Provider
Call Service Provider
0044 SIRIUS ID of your satellite receiver
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the ver-
sions available. X
Select Sat
Sat in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Service Service and press 0098to confirm.
The provider's details appear.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller.
Channel list updates During reception of a new channel list, the
Updating Channels... Updating Channels...
message is shown.
The station last selected is switched to mute until the update has been completed. SatRa-
dio mode is not available during this process.
Once the update has been completed, the
SatRadio basic menu appears. The station
last selected is played.
Sound settings Information on sound settings (Y
page 30). Audio CD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary. Audio CD and MP3
mode
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X
Activate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibil-
ity on the Bluetooth ®
audio device. Preconditions in COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 45). 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. Con-
nection involves first searching for a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device and then authorizing it.
You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth ®
devices.
i If you authorize a mobile phone that sup-
ports Bluetooth ®
audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are con-
nected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
R in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list
(Y page 128)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 212).
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
(Y page 128). Searching for and authorizing a Blue-
tooth
®
audio device Example: Bluetooth
®
device list
0043 Newly detected mobile phone with Blue-
tooth ®
audio function in range
0044 Bluetooth ®
audio player not within range
but previously authorized (symbol
appears in gray) The Bluetooth
®
device list displays all author-
ized devices, whether they are within range or
not. After a device search, devices which are within range but not authorized are also dis-
played.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 215).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio No Bluetooth Audio
Device Authorized
Device Authorized message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT
BTAudio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm. 212
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio

Reconnecting a Bluetooth
®
audio
device The Bluetooth
®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
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.
A Bluetooth ®
audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nected nected message appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio
device:
Connecting last device
X Confirm Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device in the
basic display by pressing 0098the 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 first be started on the device itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Connecting a device from a list
X Select BT Audio BT Audio by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 0098the COMAND controller.
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
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 be initially started on the device itself so that COMAND can play the
audio files.
Bluetooth ®
audio device and simultane-
ous search for mobile phones During the search for mobile phones, the con-
nection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device is
terminated (Y page 127). In the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will see the No NoBlue‐
Blue‐
tooth Audio Device Connected
tooth Audio Device Connected message
and the Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device menu item
cannot be selected.
Displaying details X
Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device by sliding 00520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Details Details and press 0098to confirm.
The following information concerning 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: turn00790052007A or
slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device X
Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device by sliding 00520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. 214
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audio modeAudio

X
To stop playback: select00DBby turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
A message appears. 00D0is selected.
X To continue playback: select00D0by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
A message appears. 00DBis selected. Restarting playback after stopping
During the search for mobile phones , the
connection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 127). In the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 215), you will see
the No
No Bluetooth Bluetooth Audio
Audio Device
Device Connec‐
Connec‐
ted
ted message and the Connect
ConnectLast
LastDevice
Device
menu item cannot be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth ®
audio device can be reconnected. X Confirm Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device by press-
ing 0098.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused
Audio Device Paused message. X
To start playback: select00D0by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Playback resumes from the beginning. Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth ®
audio devices.
X To skip forward or back to a track: press
the 0048 or0049 button on COMAND.
or
X Press the 0063or0064 button briefly on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064
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 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 216
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio

have been played, the tracks in the next
folder are played.
R Random Tracks
Random Tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
X Select BT
BT Audio Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the option selected.
X Select the option by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
If you select Random
Random Tracks Tracks, you will see a
corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window. Increasing the volume on COMAND
X
Select BT
BTAudio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Volume
Volume and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard
Standard orBoost
Boost and press 0098to
confirm.
Information about sound settings
(Y page 30)
You will find further information in the "Audio AUX mode" section (Y page 223) Operation with the Media Interface
Connection options
Overview You will find the connection sockets in the
center console stowage compartment.
Device-specific adapter cables are required
to connect external devices to the Media
Interface. Country-specific versions are sup-
plied with the Media Interface (Y
page 218).
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 a safe place.
Only use genuine Mercedes-Benz connec-
tion cables.
i iPod ®
and iPhone ®
are registered trade-
marks 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 con- nected to the Media Interface and removed
after use. Audio data is played without
problem.
On some MP3 players, you have to activate
the relevant function; see the MP3 player
operating instructions.
Supported devices For details and a list of supported devices,
visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or
call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada). Operation with the Media Interface
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Switching on automatically
X
Connect an external device (Y page 218).
COMAND activates the device (if connec-
ted via the iPod ®
connector or USB socket).
The basic display then appears.
Switching on using the DISC button The external device is connected to the Media
Interface.
X Press the 003Abutton one or more times.
By pressing the DISC button repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R CD/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 a number key X
Press the 0085number key (single DVD
drive).
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list Media Interface mode (iPod
®
mode)
0043 Cover (if available) or representation of
device
0044 Track number
0087 Elapsed track time (also in format
00:00:00 for audio books) 0085
Track name
0083 Graphic time display
0084 Track position in playlist
006B Album name (if available)
006C Artist (if available)
006D Music search
006E Position in the media list
006F Type of data medium
0070 Playback options
X In the media list, turn 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller to select the entry under position
5 and press 0098to confirm (Y page 198).
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 Media Interface entry instead of a
device name.
The type of device connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod ®
(iPhone ®
) or MP3 player.
The current playback option is shown with a
symbol after the album name (no display for
Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence) (Y page 222).
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 ®
, iPhone ®
or MP3 player according to
the file structure used in the respective
medium. Operation with the Media Interface
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Selecting by skipping to a track
X
To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller when the dis-
play/selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 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 sec-
onds. If the track has been playing for less
than eight seconds, it skips to the start of
the previous track. If you have selected a
playback option other than Normal
NormalTrack
Track
Sequence
Sequence, the track sequence is random.
Selecting using the number keypad X
To make an entry: press the003Ebutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of stored tracks.
X To enter a track number: press a number
key, e.g. 0087.
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 track plays after the last possible num-
ber is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Fast forwarding/rewinding X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide 009500520096and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached. i
On an iPod ®
or iPhone ®
, fast rewind only
functions within the current track. Selecting a category/playlist/folder
Overview For an iPod
®
, iPhone ®
or certain MP3 players,
you can select tracks using categories or fold- ers.
Depending on the device connected, the fol-
lowing categories may be available, for exam- ple:
R Current Tracklist Current Tracklist
R Select By Cover
Select By Cover
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search
R Playlists
Playlists (e.g.All
All)
R Artists
Artists
R Albums
Albums
R Tracks
Tracks
R Podcasts
Podcasts
R Genres
Genres
R Composers
Composers
R Audiobooks
Audiobooks
R Videos
Videos (except for Hong Kong)
i Some playback categories contain the
entry All
All. If this entry has been selected,
the entire content of the category selected
will be played.
The Videos Videos category is available for iPods ®
and iPhones ®
(except for Hong Kong).
i The functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and
analyzed. For certain functions, such as
keyword search and selection by cover, this can take several minutes, depending on the
scope of media and the connected device.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available much more quickly.
However, if you change the media content, it has to be read and analyzed again. 220
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Calling up a category list
Example: category list
X Select Search
Search in the basic display by slid-
ing 00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The category list appears.
i Search
Search is not available until the device
has been activated.
i Reading:
if the media content of the con-
nected device is being read, this is indica-
ted on the upper right by a symbol. When
reading has ended, the categories Select
Select
By Cover
By Cover andKeyword Search Keyword Search are avail-
able.
Depending on the connected device and
the size of the media content, reading may
take several minutes. When the device is
next started or reconnected, the advanced
functions will be quickly available.
However, if you change the media content
on your iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, it has to be read
and analyzed again. Example: current track list
0043
Symbol for next folder up
0044 Device icon and device name
0087 Track symbol
0085 Current title
X Select Current Tracklist
Current Tracklist by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The content of the current track list
appears.
X Select the track by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The track is played.
X To switch to the next folder up: slide00950052
the COMAND controller.
or
X Press the 003Dback button.
Playing back the content of a category
or folder X
Select the category or folder by turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller for longer
than 2 seconds.
The content of the category or folder selec-
ted is played in accordance with the play-
back option selected (Y page 222) .
Alphabetical track selection iPod
®
, iPhone ®
and MP3 player
This function is available for alphabetically
sorted categories and folders. This function is Operation
withthe Media Interface
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