X
To open the battery compartment:
remove battery compartment cover 0087on
the back of the remote control.
X To do so, press down retaining lug 0044and
take off battery compartment cover 0087.
X Remove discharged batteries 0083from the
tray.
X Insert the new batteries. Observe the polar-
ity markings on the batteries and battery
compartment when doing so.
Left-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face upwards.
Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+)
must face downwards.
X To close the battery compartment:
insert battery compartment cover 0087start-
ing with retaining lugs 0085into the battery
compartment and allow catch tab 0044to
engage in place.
Replacing cordless headphone batter-
ies The battery compartment is located on the
left headphone. The cordless headphones
require two type AAA, 1.5 V batteries. X
To open the battery compartment: turn
battery compartment cover 0043counter-
clockwise and remove.
X Remove the discharged batteries from the
tray.
X Insert the new batteries. Observe the polar-
ity markings on the batteries and battery
tray when doing so.
X To close the battery compartment:
replace battery housing cover 0043and turn
it clockwise until it engages.
If the batteries have been inserted cor-
rectly, the indicator lamp will light up green
when the headphones are switched on.
i The operating duration of the headphones
with a set of batteries is up to 40 hours. Basic functions
Using headphones
You can use the cordless headphones sup-
plied and/or up to two sets of corded head-
phones connected to the corresponding jack
of the rear-compartment screens
(Y page 237).
Information on the cordless headphones
(Y page 239). Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with
COMAND.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to lis-
ten to a disc inserted in the rear-compartment drive. To do so, at least one of the rear-com-
partment screens must be set to disc mode.
X To set on COMAND: press the002Abut-
ton, for example, to switch on an audio
mode.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00970052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
X Select Rear
Rear by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm. Basic functions
241Rear Seat Entertainment System Z
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. General notes
DVD playback conditions Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There is a large variety of discs, DVD authoring software, writing software and writers available. This variety means that
there is no guarantee that the Rear Seat
Entertainment System will be able to play
video DVDs that you have copied yourself.
Further information can be found under video
(Y page 227). Information regarding
COMAND also applies to the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System.
Function restrictions Depending on the DVD, it is possible that cer-
tain functions or actions described in this
section 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 0047
symbol in the display. Switching to video DVD mode
X Insert a video DVD (Y page 244).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If it was not, switch on video DVD mode as described in the following instruction.
X Select Disc Discin the menu using the
006300590065 buttons on the remote
control and confirm by pressing the 008B
button.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback crite-
ria, the film either starts automatically or the menu stored on the DVD appears. If the
DVD menu appears, you must start the film
manually.
X Select the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu. Showing/hiding the control menu
Control menu displayed
0043
Type of data medium
0044 Current title
0087 Current scene
0085 Track time
0083 Shows the menu
X To show: press the0063or0064 button on
the remote control.
X To hide: press the 0063or0064 button.
or
X Wait about eight seconds. 248
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Selecting menu items in the DVD menu
X
Select a menu item using the
0063006400590065 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X Confirm Select Selectby pressing the 008Bbutton.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System car-
ries out the action or shows a submenu.
X If available, additional options can now be
selected.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System then
switches back to the DVD menu.
i Menu items which cannot be selected are
shown in gray.
i Depending on the DVD, the menu items:
Back
Back (to (tothe
themovie)
movie), Play
Play,Stop
Stop,0048,
0049 orGo
Go Up
Upmay either not function at all
or may not function at certain points in the
DVD menu. To indicate this, the 0047symbol
appears in the display.
Stopping a film or skipping to the begin- ning or end of a scene X
Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
The menu appears.
X To stop the film: select theStop
Stop menu
item and press the 008Bbutton on the remote
control to confirm. X
To skip to the end of a scene: select the
0049 menu item and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X To skip to the beginning of a scene:
select the 0048menu item and press the
008B button to confirm.
Moving up one level in the DVD menu X
Show the DVD menu.
X Press the 0038back button on the remote
control or select the corresponding menu
item in the DVD menu.
or
X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press 0098the COMAND controller to con-
firm.
X Select Go Up Go Upand press 0098to confirm.
Back to the film X
Press the 003Dbutton repeatedly until you
see the movie.
or
X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press 008Bto confirm.
X Select the Back (to the movie)
Back (to the movie) menu
item in the menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm. Setting the audio format
This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the audio language or the audio format. The number of settings is
determined by the DVD content. It may also
be possible to access the settings from 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. Video DVD mode
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X
Select Audio Language
Audio Language and press the008B
button to confirm.
A menu appears after a short while. The 0036
dot in front of an entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
X Select a language using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button. Subtitles and camera angle
These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It may also be possible to access the settings from 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 Subtitles
Subtitles orCamera Angle
Camera Angle and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The 0036dot in front of an entry
indicates the current setting.
X Select a setting using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button. Interactive content
DVDs can also contain interactive content
(e.g. a video game). In a video game, 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 using the
006300650064 buttons on the remote control and press the
008Bbutton to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry, Select Select,
is highlighted.
X Press the 008Bbutton. Operation with an active COMAND
source
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND
You can transfer an audio or video source
selected in COMAND to the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System. If you subsequently switch
modes in COMAND, the new source will not
be transmitted to the Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System.
X To switch on the function in COMAND:
switch to the desired audio mode in
COMAND, e.g. CD mode (Y page 197), or
show the menu in video DVD mode
(Y page 228).
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD CDin audio CD mode, by sliding 00520064
and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm. X
Select Active Aud./Vid. Source For
Active Aud./Vid. Source For
Rear
Rear and press 0098to confirm.
In the status bar at the top, you will see the
headphones icon and the _icon for the
source that has been switched on.
X To switch off the function in COMAND:
switch on the desired audio mode in 252
Operation with an active COMAND sourceRear Seat Entertainment System
COMAND or show the menu in video DVD
mode.
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD
CD in audio CD mode, by sliding 00520064
and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Rear Audio/Video Off Rear Audio/Video Off _and
press 0098the COMAND controller to con-
firm. Selecting an active COMAND source
on the rear-compartment screen
Loading the active COMAND source X
Select COMAND COMAND using the 006300590065
buttons on the remote control and press 008B
to confirm.
The audio or video source selected in
COMAND is loaded in the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System.
When the loading process is complete, the
audio or video source is set in the Rear Seat
Entertainment System.
If Rear Audio/Video Off
Rear Audio/Video Off is activated in
COMAND, the COMAND is off or there COMAND is off or there
is no active COMAND source
is no active COMAND source message
appears. Audio CD mode X
To select by skipping to a track: press
the 0059 or0065 button.
or X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track.
Additional setting option:
R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 242)
Audio DVD mode X
To skip to the next/previous group:
press the 0064button on the remote con-
trol.
X To select 004E004F : highlight using the
0059 or0065 button and press 008B.
Additional setting option: R Adjusting the sound settings (Y page 242)
MP3 mode X
To select a track by skipping 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 exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec- onds, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track. Operation with an active COMAND source
253Rear Seat Entertainment System Z
Your COMAND equipment
................258
Introduction ...................................... 258
Switching the SIRIUS Weather dis- play on/off ........................................ 258
Displaying detailed information ......259
Selecting the area for the weather
forecast ............................................. 259
Memory functions .............................261
Weather map ..................................... 262 257SIRIUS Wea
ther
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for 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. Introduction
i This function is currently not available for
Canada.
For the reception of weather forecasts via
satellite radio, you will need a SIRIUS XM Sat- ellite Weather subscription.
When the Call CallSIRIUS
SIRIUS to
toactivate
activate sys‐
sys‐
tem at 888-539-7474
tem at 888-539-7474 message with the
SIRIUS device identification number appears, you will first have to obtain access to the
weather service. A description of the proce-
dure can be found in the "Registering satellite radio" section (Y page 191).
COMAND can receive weather forecasts via
satellite radio for the entire USA (including
Alaska and Hawaii). The received weather
data can be displayed as an information chart (daily forecast, five-day forecast, detailed
information) or on the weather map.
The weather data received from a weather
station is stored in COMAND for one hour. It
can therefore be displayed again immediately after restarting the engine (for example after
refueling).
The weather map can display the following
weather data with symbols:
R rain radar
R storm characteristics
R areas of high-pressure/low-pressure,
weather fronts
R course of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons)
R wind direction and speeds i
The rain radar cannot be displayed for
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
i Hurricane: term used to describe the trop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in the
Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific
oceans. The wind speeds are above 74 mph
(118 km/h). Five categories are used to
classify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category
of a hurricane. Switching the SIRIUS Weather display
on/off Switching on
Example: daily forecast as an information chart
X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by sliding 00970052and turning 00790052the 258
Switching
the SIRIUS Weather display on/offSIRIUS Weather
COMAND controller and pressing
0098to
confirm.
The SIRIUS Weather basic display appears.
X Confirm SIRIUS Weather SIRIUS Weather by pressing0098.
The information chart shows the daily fore-
cast at the current vehicle position.
You see the following information: R the date and time of the weather message
received last
R information on the current weather (tem-
perature, cloud cover) and forecast for the
next 3, 6, 12 hours
R the current highest temperature and fore-
cast
R the current lowest temperature and fore-
cast
R the probability of rain Example: five-day forecast as an information chart
X To switch to a five-day forecast: confirm
5-day
5-day by pressing 0098.
The information chart displays the forecast for the next five days in the currently selec-
ted location.
X To return to the current forecast: con-
firm Current Current by pressing 0098. Switching off
X Press the 003Dback button.
or
X Select Back
Backby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
Both options appear in the SIRIUS Weather
basic display. Displaying detailed information
Besides the current temperatures, you can
display information such as wind speeds and
UV index.
X Select Info Infoin the information chart by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The information chart shows detailed infor- mation for the selected area. Selecting the area for the weather
forecast
Introduction
You can select the following areas: R the current vehicle position
R vicinity of the destination
R a winter sports area
R an area within the USA
You can select an area in the information
chart (option 1), on the map (option 2) or from the memory. To select from the memory you
must first save an area (Y page 261). Selecting the area for the weather forecast
259SIRIUS Weather