Activating audio AUX mode
When you connec
tanexternal audio source,
audio AUX is not selected automatically.
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select AUX using
cVdand press Wto
confirm.
The audio AUX menu appears. The medium
in the external audio source is played, if the
source is connected and playback
selected. Please see the respective operating
instructions for how to operate the external
audio source.
You will find details on volume (Y
page 127)
and sound (Y page 128) settings in the "At a
glance" section. G
WARNING
External audio sources ma yhave different
volumes, which can mean that system
messages such as traffic announcements and
navigation system announcements are much
louder .Ifnecessary, please deactivate the
system messages or adjust their volume
manually.
Increasing the volume In some cases, the volume of the AUX device
may be quieter or louder, or the usual
maximum possible volume cannot be
reached. 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 tones at
high volume without distortingt hem. Video
General information
Automatic picture shutoff If the vehicle is traveling faster than
approximately
3mph (5 km/h) and video
DVD mode is activated, the picture is
deactivated automatically.
The video picture is only shown if the selector
lever is in the Pposition.
When the selector lever is moved from the P
position, the In order not to distract the driver, the picture is faded out
while the vehicle is in motion.
message appears.
As soon as the vehicle speed falls below
approximately
3mph (5 km/h), the picture is
reactivated. Basic settings
Picture settings Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
color
X
Press Wthe COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X Select Video by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select DVD-V and press
Wto confirm.
X Select Brightness ,
Contrast or
Color by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm. 228
VideoCOMAND
authorized Mercedes-Ben
zCenter. This will
allow you to play video DVDs with a
differen tregion code, provided that they
are produced in accordance with the PAL
or NTSC standard. The region code can be
changed up to five times.
Function restrictions Depending on the DVD, it is possible that
certain functions or actions will be
temporarily blocked or may not function at all.
As soon as you try to activate these functions
or actions, you will see the Ksymbol in the
display.
Inserting and removing DVDs X
Proceed as described in the "Inserting and
ejecting CDs and DVDs" section
(Y page 209).
Activating video DVD mode Option 1
X
Insert a video DVD.
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Option 2
X Select Video in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Video DVD mode is switched on.
Hiding/showing the navigation menu X
To show: turncVd or slide ZVÆthe
COMAND controller.
i This function is not available while the
DVD's own menu (Y page 232) is being
displayed.
X To hide: slideZVÆ the COMAND
controller.
or
X Wait for approximately eight seconds. Navigation menu displayed
:
Data medium type
; Current track
= Current scene
? Track time
A To show the menu
Showing/hiding the menu This function is not available while the DVD's
own menu (Y
page 232) is being displayed.
X To show: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
or
X Select Menu while the navigation menu is
shown and press Wto confirm.
X To hide: slideZVthe COMAND controller
and confirm Full Screen by pressing
W. Menu shown
:
Video DVD options
; Pause function
= Stop function
? Full-screen function 230
VideoCOMAND
A
Media selection
B Sound settings
Fast forward/rewind X
Slide XVY and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
You see the navigation menu.
Selecting avideo DVD X
Press Wthe COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X Select Media by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The media list appears. The #dot
indicates the current medium being played.
Video DVDs are indicated by the ýicon. :
ý symbol for a video DVD
; Video DVD currently playing
X Select DVD-V by turning
cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
COMAN Dloads the video DVD and starts
playback.
i If you select a CD, an audio DVD or an
MP3 medium, you switch to the respective
audio mode. You can find further
information about the media list on
(Y page 212). Stop function X
Press Wthe COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X To interrupt playback: selectÉby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì.The
video image is hidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wto confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: while playback is
interrupted, select Éagain and press
W to confirm.
or
X During playback, confirm Éby pressing
W twice in quick succession.
Selection is at Ì.
X To restart playback: confirmÌby
pressing W.
Playback restarts from the beginning.
Pause function X
Press Wthe COMAND controller to show
the menu.
X To pause: selectËby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press Wto confirm.
The menu is hidden.
Selecting ascene/chapter If the film is divided into scenes or chapters,
you can select them directly while the film is
running, or skip forwards step-by-step. Some
DVDs do no
tpermit this at certain points (e.g.
during the opening credits). Video
231COMAND Z
X
Select DVD Functions and press
Wto
confirm.
X Select Subtitles or
Camera angle and
press Wto confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears .The # dot
in front of an entry indicates the current
setting.
X Select a setting by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X To exit the menu: slideXVY the COMAND
controller.
Interactive content DVDs can contain interactive content (e.g. a
video game). In a video game, for example,
you may be able to influence events by
selecting and triggering actions. The type and
number of actions depend on the DVD.
X
Select an action by sliding ZVÆorXVY the
COMAND controller and press Wto
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry,
Select , is highlighted.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller. AUX video mode
AUX jacks An external video source (video AUX) can be
connected to COMAND via the media
interface( Ypage 222 )using the AUX jacks in
the glove box.
i In vehicles with a rear view camera, the
video AUX jack cannot be used for external
video sources. Switching to video AUX mode X
Select Video in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
If video AUX mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another video source is switched on, you
can now switch to video AUX mode in the
video menu.
X Select Video and press
Wto confirm.
X Select AUX and press
Wto confirm.
The video AUX menu appears. You will hear
and see the content of the external video
source if it is connected and switched to
playback.
For details on how to operate the external
video source, see the respective device's
operating instructions.
Showing/hiding the menu X
To show: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X To hide: slideZVthe COMAND controller
and confirm Full screen by pressing
W.
Volume and sound settings You will find details on volume (Y
page 127)
and sound (Y page 128) settings in the "At a
glance" section. G
WARNING
External video sources may have different
volumes, which can mean that system
messages such as traffic announcements and
navigation system announcements are much
louder. If necessary, please deactivate the
system messages or adjust their volume
manually.
i In some cases, the volume of the AUX
device may be quieter or louder, or the
usual maximum possible volume cannot be
reached. On some devices, it is possible to
adjust the volume separately.Int his case,
start at a medium volume and increase it 234
VideoCOMAND
X
Select Setting by sliding ZVÆor turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Massage function (PULSE)
The massage function helps yo uto prevent
muscle tension on long journeys.
X Select the seat (Y page 244).
X Select Massage by sliding
XVYor turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Al ist appears.
You can selec tdifferen ttypes of massage
function:
R 0: OFF R
1: Slow and Gentle R
2: Slow and Vigorous R
3: Fast and Gentle R
4: Fast and Vigorous X
To confir myour selection: pressW. X
Select Setting by sliding ZVÆor turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The massage function runs for
approximately 6to 20 minutes, depending
on the setting. Uploading/downloading data
With this function, you can transfer COMAND
data from one system (vehicle) to another
system (vehicle). You can use either a USB
stick or an SD card as temporary storage.
You can only transfer the complete
transferable data record.
The following data is included in the complete
transferable data record:
R navigation destination memory and last
destination
R address book entries
R audio station/video channel presets
R system settings Copying data to a storage medium
X
Insert an SD card into the SD card slot
or
X Insert a USB stick into the socket on the
side in the glove box.
X Select Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select System and press
Wto confirm. 246
VehicleCOMAND
Menus and submenus
Menu overview
The number of menus show ndepends on the optional equipment in the vehicle. Function
:
Trip menu (Y
page 340) ;
Navi menu (navigation instructions) (Y
page 341)=
Audio menu (Y
page 342) ?
AMG menu in AMG vehicles (Y
page 343)A
Telephone menu (Y
page 346) B
DriveAssist menu (Y
page 347) C
Service menu (Y
page 349)
R calling up display messages ( Ypage 352)
R checking the tire pressure electronically (Y page 461)
R calling up a service due date (Y page 426)
R oil level chec k(Ypage 421) D
Settings menu (Y
page 349) Menus and submenus
339On-board computer and displays Z
:
Digital speedometer
Resetting values You can reset the values of the following
functions:
R trip odometer
R trip computer "From start"
R trip computer "From reset"
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Trip menu.
X Press the 9or: button to select the
functio nthat you wish to reset.
X Press a. Resetting the trip odometer (example)
X
Press :to select Yes and press
a
to confirm. Navi menu
Displaying navigation instructions In the
Navi menu, the multifunction display
shows navigation instructions. Further
information (Y page 138).
X Activate COMAND (Y page 126).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Navi menu.Route guidance not active
:
Direction of travel
; Current street
Route guidance active No change of direction announced
:
Distance to the destination
; Symbol "follow the road's course"
= Distance to the next change of direction
? Current street
Change of direction announced without a
lane recommendation :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Symbol for change of direction
= Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
When a change of direction has been
announced, you will see visual distance Menus and submenus
341On-board computer and displays Z
display
=nex tto the symbol for the change
of direction ;.This decreases in size as you
approach the announced change of direction.
Change of direction announced with a
lane recommendation
Lane recommendations are only displayed if
the relevant data is available on the digital
map. :
Road into which the change of direction
leads
; Symbol for change of direction
= Distance to change of direction and visual
distance display
? Lane recommendation
On multiple-lane roads, COMAND can provide
lane recommendation ?for the next change
of direction. During the change of direction,
additional lanes may be displayed. :
Uninterrupted lane
; New lane during a change of direction
= Lane recommended for the change of
direction Other status indicators of the
navigation system R
O:y ou have reached the destination or an
intermediate destination.
R New route ... :C
OMAND is calculating the
new route.
R Direction of Dest. Off map or
Direction of Dest. Off mapped road :
the vehicle position is outside the area of
the digital map (off-map position).
R Direction of Dest. No Route : no route
could be calculated to the selected
destination. Audio menu
Selecting aradio station i
SIRIUS XM satellite radio functions like a
normal radio.
For more information on satellite radio
operation, see the separate operating
instructions.
X Switch on COMAND and select Radio
(Y page 199).
X Press the =or; button on the
steering wheel to select the Audio menu.
:
Memory slot (only if the statio nis stored)
; Station
= Waveband 342
Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays