2014 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class remote start

Rear Seat Entertainment System
Active COMAND source .................250
Adjusting sound settings ...............240
Adjusting the brightness ................241
Adjusting the color ........................241
Adjusting the contrast ...................241
AUX mode ...................................... 252
CD/DVD audio and MP3 mode ...... 242
Changing the batteries ..................238
Changing the picture format ..........241
Cordless headphones ....................237
Multiple users ................................ 240
Operating with the headphones .....240
Picture settings .............................. 241
System settings ............................. 241
Using the main loudspeaker ..........240
Video DVD mode ........................... 246
Rear view camera
Displaying the image ........................ 55
Receiving vCards ............................... 153
Redialing (telephone) ........................133
Remote control Button lighting ............................... 236
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...235
Reset function ..................................... 47
Resetting (factory settings) ...............47
Route Estimated time of arrival ..................94
Route (navigation)
Calling up the "Routes" menu ..........96
Displaying the distance to the des-
tination ............................................ 94
Recording ........................................ 95
Route overview ................................ 94
Selecting an alternative route ..........93
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels, fer-
ries) ................................................. 62
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economic route) ............................... 62
Starting calculation ..........................69
Route demonstration ..........................95
Route guidance Canceling ......................................... 92
Continuing ....................................... 92
Destination reached ......................... 92
General notes .................................. 87Lane recommendations
...................90
Off-road ........................................... 97
Traffic reports .................................. 99 S
Safety notes Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode .....187
Using the telephone ....................... 124
Video DVD mode ........................... 224
SatRadio
Displaying information ...................187
Notes ............................................. 182
Registering .................................... 183
Selecting a category ......................184
Switching to ................................... 183
Saving the crosshair position ..........109
Screen Selecting for remote operation ......235
SD memory card
Ejecting .......................................... 191
Inserting ........................................ 191
Search & Send ...................................... 86
Seats Active multicontour sea t.................. 52
Adjusting the lumbar support
(COMAND) ....................................... 53
Balance (seat heating) .....................54
Multicontour seat ............................ 52
Resetting settings ............................ 55
Seat functions (COMAND) ...............52
Selecting for adjustment
(COMAND) ....................................... 52
Selecting a province ...........................64
Selecting a state .................................. 64
Selecting stations Radio ............................................. 180
Sending DTMF tones .........................134
Settings Menu overview ................................. 22
Picture (COMAND) .........................224
Sound settings ................................. 30
Setting the audio format
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...249
Setting the language
COMAND ......................................... 45
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...249
Setting the night design .....................4210
Index

Rear-compartment screens
0043
AUX jacks, detailed view in the "CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks" section (Y page 236).
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
control 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 235).
X To select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel 0087until " LREAR" is highlighted in the
window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0087until "R REAR" is high-
lighted 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 the vehicle Operator's Man-
ual), or the SmartKey is not inserted, the
screens in the rear 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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Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones.
The batteries can be replaced (Y page 238).
On the remote control 0043
Battery compartment
0044 Catch tab
0087 Battery compartment cover
0085 Retaining lugs
0083 Batteries
The remote control contains 2 type AAA,
1.5 V batteries.
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.
On the cordless headphones 0043
Battery compartment cover
The cordless headphones contain two type
AAA, 1.5 V batteries.
X To open the battery compartment: flip
battery compartment cover 0043upwards.
As you do so, hold the left-hand side of the
headphones as shown to prevent the bat-
teries from falling out.
X Remove the discharged batteries from 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:
press battery compartment cover down-
wards until it engages into place.
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. Overview
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The CD/DVD drive is a single disc drive. If
there is already a disc inserted, this must be
ejected before another is inserted.
X Insert a disc into the disc slot.
The printed side of the disc must face
upwards. If neither side of the disc is
printed, the side you wish to play must face
downwards.
The CD/DVD drive draws in the disc.
The CD/DVD drive plays the disc:
R if it has been inserted correctly and is a
permissible disc, and
R after you have switched to disc mode
(audio CD/audio DVD/MP3 mode)
(Y page 243)
Data on an MP3 CD first needs to be loaded
by the drive. Loading may take some time,
depending on the number of folders and
tracks. Switching to audio CD, audio DVD or
MP3 mode
X Insert a CD/DVD (Y page 242).
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 008Bbut-
ton.
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; see "Set-
ting the audio format" (Y
page 197).
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 Tracks Tracks (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. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
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X
To pause playback: select00CFusing
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00D0 display changes to 00CF. Stop function
This function is only available in audio DVD
mode.
X To interrupt playback: select00DBusing
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted.
X To stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select 00DBagain and press the
008B button to confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the begin-
ning of the DVD. 00D0is highlighted.
X To restart playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD. Setting the audio format
Further information on audio formats is avail-
able in the "Audio" section (Y page 197).
X Select DVD-A
DVD-A using the 006400590065
buttons on the remote control and press
008B to confirm.
X Select Group
Group using the 00630064 buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The list of available audio formats appears.
The 0036dot indicates the format currently
selected. X
Select an audio format using the
00630064 buttons and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059
or 0065 button. Playback options
Further information on playback options is
available in the "Audio" section
(Y page 198).
X Select CD CD,DVD-A
DVD-A orMP3
MP3 using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The options list appears. The 0036dot indi-
cates the option currently selected.
X Select Normal
Normal Track
TrackSequence
Sequence, Random
Random
Tracks
Tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder using the
00630064 buttons and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence, you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window.
i If you switch the data carrier which you
are currently listening to, the Normal Normal
Track Sequence
Track Sequence option is activated auto-
matically. If an option is selected, it
remains selected after the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System is switched on or off. Switching track information on/off
(MP3 mode only)
If the function is switched on, folder and track
names are displayed.
If the function is switched off, disc and file
names are displayed.
X Select MP3 MP3using the 006400590065 but-
tons on the remote control and press the
008B button to confirm. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
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X
Select Display Track Information
Display Track Information
using the 00630064 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status. Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the CD/DVD drive housing, you
could be exposed 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. 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 225). 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 ( Ypage 242).
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 008Bbut-
ton.
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
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X
To hide: press the 0063or0064 button.
or
X Wait about eight seconds. Showing/hiding the menu
Example: menu shown
0043
Video DVD options
0044 Pause function
0087 Stop function
0085 Media selection
0083 Sound settings
X To show: press the008Bbutton on the
remote control.
or
X Select Menu Menuwhile the control menu is
shown and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To hide: press the 0063button, select
Full Screen
Full Screen and press the008Bbutton to
confirm. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button on
the remote control until the desired posi-
tion has been reached.
You see the control menu. Pause function
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu Menuwhile the control menu is
shown and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To pause playback: select00CFand press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The menu is hidden. Stop function
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu Menuwhile the control menu is
shown and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To interrupt playback: select00DBand
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0. The
video image is hidden.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted. The menu is hidden.
X To stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select 00DBagain and press the
008B button to confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the begin-
ning of the DVD. 00D0is highlighted.
X To restart playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD. Video DVD mode
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