2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class ECU

These are, for example:
R
operating conditions of system
components. This includes, e.g. fluid levels.
R status messages from the vehicle and from
individual vehicle components. This
includes, e.g. number of wheel
revolutions/speed, deceleration, lateral
acceleration.
R malfunctions and defects in important
system components. This includes, e.g.
lights, brakes.
R reactions of the vehicle in special driving
situations. This includes, e.g. deployment
of an air bag, intervention of stability
control systems.
R environmental conditions. This includes,
e.g. the outside temperature.
This data is exclusively technical in nature
and is used to:
R assist in the detection and rectification of
malfunctions and defects
R optimize vehicle functions
The data cannot be used to trace the vehicle's
movements over distances traveled.
When your vehicle is serviced, this technical
information can be read out from the event
and malfunction memory.
Services include:
R repairs
R service processes
R warranty claims
R quality assurance
The information is read out by authorized
employees of the service network (including
manufacturers) using special diagnostic
devices. You can find more information there
if necessary.
After a malfunction has been rectified, the
information in the malfunction memory is
deleted or consecutively overwritten.
In normal vehicle operation, situations may
arise in which this technical data could
become personal in nature in conjunction with other information and, if necessary, on
consultation of an approval official.
Examples include:
R
accident reports
R vehicle damage
R witness testimonies
Further additional features which are
contractually agreed with the customer
likewise allow specific vehicle data to be
obtained from the vehicle. Such additional
features include vehicle locating in an
emergency, for example. Qualified specialist workshop
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops in the vehicle Operator's Manual. Information on copyright
General information
Information on licenses for free and Open
Source software used in your vehicle and in
the electronic components can be found on
this website: http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/opensource . Registered trademarks
Registered trademarks:
R Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth ®
SIG Inc.
R DTS is a registered trademark of DTS, Inc.
R Dolby and MLP are registered trademarks
of DOLBY Laboratories.
R BabySmart™, ESP ®
and PRE-SAFE ®
are
registered trademarks of Daimler AG.
R HomeLink ®
is a registered trademark of
Prince.
R iPod ®
and iTunes ®
are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc. 16
Operating safety

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0005 Solutions
COMAND asks for an
activation code during
the map update. The digital map is secured with an activation code.
X
Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Problems with the navigation system
123Navigation Z

Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®
audio
device) must support the 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.
X If the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes by pressing
0037.
If you select Yes , authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
X Confirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security
settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND .The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is "MB Bluetooth ".
Please note the following: some mobile
phones require that you establish the connection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
X Press the 000Ffunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone and press
0037
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
X Select COMAND (MB Bluetooth ) on the
mobile phone.
X Option 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
X Option 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure
Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do you want to be
authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes , the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for a Connection to dev.>... and
Connecting Bluetooth Profiles... are displayed. If the
connection is successful, you see the
telephone basic menu and the connected
mobile phone is entered.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
Switching between mobile phones If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface 131Telephone Z

X
Select a magazine tray containing a disc by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 0029.
You see the message: Ejecting disc... .Y
ou then see the following
message: X
Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot,
COMAND will draw it in automatically after
a short while and load it again. X
To eject all CDs/DVDs: press the0009
load/eject button.
The magazine menu appears. X
Select Eject All by sliding
00080012and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The DVD changer ejects the last disc
selected. You see the Ejecting disc ... message.
X Take the disc out of the disc slot when you
see the Please remove disc . message.
The DVD changer switches to the next
loaded magazine tray and ejects the disc.
X Repeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
X To exit the menu: press the0009eject/
load button again or press the 000Aback
button.
or
X Select Back by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm. Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
General information COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure
Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity) and SDXC
memory cards (Secure Digital eXtended
Capacity.
i Not all memory cards available on the
market are designed for the temperatures
which may be reached in the vehicle.
If the SD memory card is no longer in use,
you should remove it from COMAND. High
temperatures can damage the card.
Due to the wide range of SD memory cards
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of SD memory
card.
The readable storage capacity depends on
the memory card used. You can obtain 196
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio

X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists , and press
0037 to confirm.
The albu mand cove r(if available) are
displayed. X
Confirm the album with 0037.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 0037to 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 210). The memory has a capacity of
10 GB. Switching to the MUSIC REGISTER
MUSIC REGISTER basic display Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0001
Cover (if available)
0002 Track time
0014 Track number and name
0013 Graphict ime and track display
0011 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 )
0012 Artist
0005 MUSIC REGISTER menu bar MUSIC REGISTER
209Audio Z

X
Option 1: enter the passkey (Y page 130).
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
0037.
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
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 217).
X Select BT Audio by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm. X
Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List by pressing
0037the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmConnect via BT Audio Device by pressing the COMAND
controller 0037.
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: Bluetooth
®
audio mode 215Audio Z

you may be able to influence events by
selecting and triggering actions. The type and
number of actions depend on the DVD.
X
Selec tanaction by sliding 003600120008or003400120035 the
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry,
Select , is highlighted.
X Press 0037the COMAND controller. AUX video mode
Connecting external video sources
External video sources may have different
volumes, which can mea nthat system
messages such as traffic announcements and
navigation system announcements are much
louder. If necessary, deactivate the system
messages or adjust their volume manually.
If your vehicle is equipped with Media
Interface, you can connect an external video
source (AUX video) (Y page 219).
The 1/8 inch audio/video jacks are in the
center console stowage compartment.
i In vehicles with a rear view camera, the
AUX video jack cannot be used for external
video sources. Switching to AUX video mode
AUX video mode X
Press the 0007function button repeatedly
until Media Interface mode is selected.
or
X Select Video in the main function bar by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
If AUX video mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another video source is switched on, you
can now switch to AUX video mode in the
video menu.
X Select Video and press
0037to confirm.
X Select Aux and press
0037to confirm.
The AUX video menu appears. You will hear
and see the content of the external video
source if it is connected and switched to
playback. Showing/hiding the menu
X To show: in video AUX mode, press 0037the
COMAND controller.
X To hide: slide00360012the COMAND controller
and confirm Full Screen by pressing
0037. Volume and sound settings
Information on:
R Volume settings (Y page 29)
R Sound settings (Y page 30)
i Adevice which is connected as an
external video source may seem quieter or
louder in the vehicle, or the usual maximum
volume cannot be achieved. On some
devices, it is possible to adjust the volume
separately. In this case, start at a medium
volume and increase it gradually .This
enables you to determine whether the
system is able to play the sound at high
volume without distorting it. Increasing the volume on COMAND234
AUX video modeVideo

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipmen tfor your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. Overview
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1laser product.
If you open the CD/DV Ddrive housing, you
could be exposed to invisible laser radiation.
This laser radiation could damage yourr etina.
There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have
maintenance and repair work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
If objects such as headphones/headsets or
external audio/video sources are not secured
in the passenger compartment, they can be
flung around and hit vehicle occupants. There
is a risk of injury, for example in the event of
sudden braking or a sudden change in
direction.
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they cannot be flung around,
for example in a lockable vehicle stowage
compartment. Components
The Rear Seat Entertainment System
includes:
R two screens for the rear behind the front-
seat head restraints
R two remote controls
R a CD/DVD drive R
AUX jacks on both screens (AUX display)
and on the CD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
R two sets of cordless headphones 238
OverviewRear Seat Entertainment System