2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class ESP

X
Select the desired app, e.g. Google
Google
Local Search
Local Search .
X To select the 00DEOptions menu: slide
00520096 and press the controller.
The menu shows the current settings. Resetting adjustments
With the reset function, all Mercedes-Benz
Apps settings are reset to the factory
settings.
X Call up the Options menu (Y page 166).
A menu appears.
i No apps should be selected, otherwise
the options menu of the respective app
opens.
X To select Reset
Reset: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to reset.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the settings are reset.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled. Mercedes-Benz Apps
General notes
To be able to use Mercedes-Benz Apps, you
first have to register COMAND. To do so, you
have to enter your name and postal address
once in the vehicle and confirm the general
terms and conditions. A message to this
effect appears the first time you call up the
online and Internet functions.
For individual Mercedes-Benz Apps, it may be
necessary to pay license fees before using.
Use is then limited to a certain period of time.
License fees must be paid again for use
beyond this time period. Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
Connect to the Internet: (Y
page 159)
The COMAND functions contain the
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website as a
predefined favorite.
X Press the 002Bbutton.
The last function called up appears.
X Select TEL/ TEL/00A7 in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052, turning and pressing the
controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Internet Internet: turn and press the
controller.
The menu for the Internet functions
appears.
X Select the Mercedes-Benz Mobile Mercedes-Benz Mobile
Website
Website menu.
The Mercedes-Benz home page appears.
i You cannot delete the Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mobile Website
Mobile Website menu. Further Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps
167Online and Internet Z

X
To call up the category list: select
Category
Category in the menu bar: slide 00520064and
press the controller.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The 0036dot indicates the current setting.
The All Channels
All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category enables
you to browse all available channels. Selecting a channel
Channel search X
When the display/section window is
selected, slide 009500520096the controller.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected
category.
Entering channel numbers directly X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
X To select Enter Channel
Enter Channel: turn and press
the controller.
An input menu appears.
X For the channel number, press the
corresponding number keys on the control
panel one after the other.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits. Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list You can select the channel using the satellite
station list or using the current station list
displaying the artists and tracks that are
currently playing.
X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Current Station List with Current Station List with
Artist & Title Artist & Title: turn and press the
controller.
The channel list appears.
X Select the desired channel
Keyword search X
To select the keyword search 00D3in the
menu bar: slide 00520064and turn the controller.
X To enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
X Select the required result.
The relevant channel is played. Satellite radio
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Memory functions
Storing channels i
There are 99 presets available.
X Quick store: press the number key, e.g.
0082, until you hear a tone. The channel is
saved to the second position in the radio
channel presets.
X To store a channel using the edit
function: selectOptions
Options in the menu bar:
slide 00520064and press the controller.
X To select Edit/Organize Edit/Organize: turn and press
the controller.
The list of saved channels appears.
X To select the preset: turn the controller and
press for about 2 seconds.
A tone confirms that the currently selected
channel has been saved to the radio station
presets.
The newly saved station overwrites the
existing preset. Music and sport alerts
This function makes it possible to store a
program alert for your favorite artists, tracks
or sporting events.
You can store up to 30 music and sports
alerts (favorites).
Music alerts can only be saved whilst a track
is being played. You can also specify sport
alerts via the menu option. The system then
continuously scans all channels and notifies
you if it finds a match with a stored alert. A window appears with the respective
information.
Setting a music alert
X
To select Options
Options in the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Alert for Artist, Track & Alert for Artist, Track &
Sports Event
Sports Event: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Add New Alert Add New Alert.
A window with a prompt appears.
X Select Artist
Artist orTrack
Track.
The alert is set for the current artist or
track.
The music alert window appears
X To select Change To Change To orIgnore
Ignore: turn and
press the controller.
If you select Change To
Change To, the channel is
changed and the favorite artist or track is
played.
If you select Ignore
Ignore, the current channel
will continue playing. Setting a sport alert
X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Alert for Artist, Track &
Alert for Artist, Track &
Sports Event
Sports Event: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Manage Sport Alerts Manage Sport Alerts.
A menu appears. 186
Satellite radioRadio

X
To select Media
Media: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
X Select the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The
corresponding basic menu will be shown. Using the number keypad
i
If you touch a key in the touch-sensitive
number keypad, the number field is
displayed in the additional display area.
X Touch any number key when in media
mode.
The number field is shown. The active
media source is highlighted.
X To select a media source: press the
corresponding number key.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The
corresponding basic menu will be shown.
X To select a track from the active media
source: press the 007Dkey on the number
keypad.
An input field appears.
X To enter a track number: use the number
keypad to enter the desired numbers.
The track is played.
X To show track information: press the #
key on the number keypad
An additional field appears with the track
information. Using the device list
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Devices Devices: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The available media sources will be shown.
The 0036dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The
corresponding basic menu will be shown. Start at a different seat
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Start this application in
Start this application in
another location
another location.
Another menu appears with the option of
switching the media source to SplitView SplitView,
Rear Right
Rear Right orRear Left
Rear Left. Activating media mode
191Media

Use
Additional Options
Additional Options to operate the
parental control screen for selected seats:
(Y page 63).
X To switch the media source to, e.g.
SplitView
SplitView: turn and press the controller
(Y page 26). Audio/video 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
maintenance and repair work carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Only when the vehicle is stationary should
you:
R insert a data carrier
R eject a disc
There is a risk of being distracted from the
road and traffic conditions if you insert or
eject a disc while the vehicle is in motion. Inserting and removing a disc from
the single CD/DVD drive
Before inserting a CD/DVD, ensure that the
cup holder is empty and the spray guard flap
is open.
X To insert: press the00F8button on the
single drive.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
X Insert a disc into the disc slot with the
printed side facing upwards.
The drive closes and the disc is played. If the CD/DVD is operated in Media mode,
the corresponding basic menu will be
shown. If the CD/DVD is started using
another application (e.g. navigation), the
display will not change.
i The drive may not be able to play discs
with copy protection.
X To remove: press the00F8button.
The drive ejects the disc.
X Remove the ejected disc from the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn in again automatically after a short
while. 192
Audio/video modeMedia

Start at a different seat
The media source can be played back at a
different seat: (Y page 191).
Show track information
Checking or unchecking the box before Show Show
Track Information
Track Information displays or hides the
information on the track, artist and album in
the main display field. Stop and playback function
X To stop playback: in audio/video mode,
slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To activate 00CFin the media menu bar:
turn the controller and press to confirm
Playback is interrupted here. The display
changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: in audio/video
mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To activate 00D0in the Media menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of
interruption. The symbol changes to 00CF. Selecting a track
Selecting using the current track list X
To display the current track list: press
the controller in the basic display.
The track list for the active data medium
appears.
X To select a track: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or backwards to a track:
turn or briefly slide 009500520096the controller in
the media basic display.
Selecting a track using the number
keypad X
Press the 0056key on the number keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offered corresponds to
the number of tracks on the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X To enter the track number using the
number keys: briefly press the desired
numbers on the number keypad.
The track plays after the last possible
number is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played. The search menu Audio/video mode
197Media Z

X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Search
Search: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The category list is shown.
X Select a category, e.g. Genres Genres.
Sub-categories appear with the selection of
the main category (depends on the
COMAND default settings and the music
tracks available).
X Select a sub-category, e.g. Blues
Blues.
If the sub-category Blues Bluesincludes music
tracks, these will be shown. Gracenote Media Database
General notes This function is only available in audio CD
mode.
There is a version of
Gracenote® music recognition technology,
Emeryville, California, USA on the COMAND
hard disk. You will recognize this by the logo
in the bottom right-hand corner of certain
audio displays.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, COMAND can use the
Gracenote ®
Media Database to identify
unknown audio tracks when in audio CD
mode. Internet update of metadata With the option
Update metadata via
Internet, the audio CD meta data that is not
available (e.g. cover, track, album, artist) can
be reloaded to the internal Gracenote
database.
An Internet connection is required for this
(Y page 159). Selecting Internet update of meta data
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X In the selection list, select Updating
Updating
Metadata Via Internet
Metadata Via Internet.
A connection with the Gracenote data
server is established. The missing data is
loaded, saved and displayed in the main
display field.
If there is no data found or there is no
Internet connection, a corresponding error
message will appear.
Switching the Gracenote ®
data display
on/off X
Switch on CD-audio mode: (Y page 195).
X To select Gracenote Media Database Gracenote Media Database:
turn and press the controller. 198
Audio/video modeMedia

COMAND supports WMA files of the following
types:
R fixed bit rates from 5 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s
R sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following types:
R DRM (Digital Rights Management)
encrypted files
R variable bit rate
R WMA Pro
R 5.1 Surround
i Only use tracks with a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least
44.1 kH z.Lower rates can cause a
noticeable deterioration in quality. This is
especially the case if you have activated a
surround sound function.
Selecting an active partition (USB mass
storage devices only) You can select this function for USB storage
devices when the storage device is
partitioned. Up to 9 partitions (primary or
logical, FAT, FAT32 and NTFS) are supported.
Select active partition
X To select Options Optionsin the menu media bar:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Select Active Partition
Select Active Partition.
Notes on copyright Audio/video files that you create or
reproduce yourself for playback are generally
subject to copyright protection.
In many countries, reproductions, even for
private use, are not permitted without the
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Make sure that you know about the applicable
copyright regulations and that you comply
with these. Notes on CDs/DVDs !
COMAND is designed to play discs that
comply with the EN 60908 standard.
Therefore, you can only use discs with a
maximum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that
contain data on both sides (DVD on one
side and audio data on the other), they
cannot be ejected and can damage the
device.
Only use round discs with a diameter of
12 cm. Do not use discs with a diameter of
8 cm, even with an adapter.
Discs with copy protection are not
compatible with the audio CD standard and
therefore may not be able to be played by
COMAND.
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs.
There may be playback problems if you play
CDs that you have copied yourself with a
storage capacity of more than 700 MB.
i COMAND is able to play back audio CDs
in multichannel audio format. Media search
Starting the media search
X In Media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Search Search: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The category list appears. General information
COMAND plays back files from the following
data mediums:
R Disc (CD/DVD Audio)
R Memory card
R MEDIA REGISTER 200
Media searchMedia