X
To select Search
SearchBy
ByCover
Cover in the category
list: turn and press the controller.
A menu with cover views appears.
X To move the desired folder to the front: turn
the controller.
The track list appears.
X To select the desired track: turn and press
the controller Searching by genre
X
To select Genre Genrein the category list: turn
and press the controller.
COMAND searches all media sources. A
selection list with Genre Genreand media
sources appears.
X Select the desired Genres Genres.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
X Select a music track.
The track is played. The basic menu for the
active media source is shown.
X To exit the selection list: press the 0038
button. Keyword Search
X
To select Keyword Search Keyword Search from the
category list: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
The input field appears.
X To select required characters: turn and
press the controller for each letter
(Y page 30).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. Once enough characters
have been entered, COMAND completes
the search term.
X 0054 .
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, as shown
in the example Artists
Artists (2/0), represent:
2 results that match the keyword exactly
and 0 results that are similar.
X Select one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history"
without having to enter them completely.
They can be accepted directly and
displayed in the search result. 202
Media searchMedia
X
Select one entry, e.g. Artists
Artists.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
X Select an album.
The tracks are listed. X
Select a track.
The basic display appears and playback
starts. MEDIA REGISTER
General notes
i Keep your original music files, photos and
video files in a secure location. An
malfunction in COMAND may result in the
loss of music files stored in the MEDIA
REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not liable for
any loss of data.
You can store music files, photos or video files
in the MEDIA REGISTER. The memory has a
capacity of 10 GB. Switching the MEDIA REGISTER on
X Press the 00FDbutton repeatedly until the
MEDIA REGISTER is switched on.
Pressing the button repeatedly changes
the operating mode in the following order:
R Disc
Disc
R Memory Card Memory Card
R MEDIA REGISTER
MEDIA REGISTER
R USB 1
USB 1
R Media Interface 1
Media Interface 1
R USB 2
USB 2 R
Media Interface 2
Media Interface 2
R TV
TV (if your vehicle is equipped with a TV)
R Bluetooth Audio
Bluetooth Audio
R AUX
AUX
Playback begins at the point last listened to.
If there are no files, you will see a message to
this effect.
Further options for switching on:
R Using the number keypad: (Y page 191)
R Using the main function bar: (Y page 190)
R Using the device list: (Y page 191)
R Using the 00FDbutton: (Y page 190) MEDIA REGISTER
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Option 1: entering the passkey
X
You can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (registering) a mobile phone"
section (Y page 125).
After successful authorization, the
Bluetooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
Option 2: Secure Simple Pairing
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
For some Bluetooth ®
audio devices, the
pairing must be confirmed within 10
seconds.
X If the number code displayed on
COMAND and on the Bluetooth ®
audio
device is the same, select Yes Yes: press the
controller.
If you select Yes
Yes, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is
connected. Playback starts.
If you select No
No, authorization will be
canceled. 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
MB Bluetooth.
X
Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 212).
X To select Options Options: slide 005200C5and press
the controller. X
To select Bluetooth Audio Devices Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
X To select Connect Via Audio Device Connect Via Audio Device:
turn and press the controller. Authorizing
X
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 a Bluetooth
®
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 is automatically
connected. The Bluetooth ®
audio player is
then connected.
i For an automatic connection with
COMAND, the telephone must be within
range. 210
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audio modeMedia
Operation with the Media Interface
Prerequisite
An iPod ®
, iPhone ®
, USB device or MP3 player must be connected to the Media Interface. You
will find two USB connection sockets in the center console stowage compartment.
Basic display once an Apple device is connected
Media Interface is a universal interface for the connection of mobile audio and video devices.
Media Interface in COMAND has two USB connections. 0043
Additional display area with cover view
0044 Artist and album
0087 Main function bar
0085 Display for the active data medium
0083 Media menu bar
0084 Title display in the media list
006B Current track/number in track list
006C Numerical time display
006D Graphic time display Switching to Media Interface
Media Interface is a universal interface for the
connection of mobile audio and video
devices. Media Interface in COMAND has two
USB connections. The USB connection
sockets are located in the stowage
compartment in the center console.
Switching on automatically
X Connect a data medium with a USB port.
COMAND switches on the Media Interface
automatically. If playable media files are found, they will be played by COMAND. If a
media source was previously selected, the
Media Interface basic menu will appear. For
all other COMAND functions, the display
will not change.
If you remove a device, the
No Device
No Device
Connected Connected message appears.
Further options for switching on:
R Using the number keypad: (Y page 191)
R Using the main function bar: (Y page 190) Operation with the Media Interface
215Media Z
R
Using the device list: (Y page 191)
R Using the 00FDbutton: (Y page 190) Supported devices
The following data media can be connected
to COMAND via the Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ®
R iPad ®
R MP3
R USB devices
i iPod ®
, iPhone ®
and iPad ®
are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino,
California, USA.
i Audio files, photos and video files can be
played back.
For details and a list of supported devices,
visit http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or
call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) (for
the USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada). Supported data formats
Music mp3, wma
Video mpeg, wmv, mov,
avi, mp4
Images jpg, jpeg, bmp, png Selecting a music file
Selecting with the controller 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.
X To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: turn the controller in the basic
display.
Three track titles are shown. The track to
the front is played.
Fast forward/rewind X
With the media source active in the basic
display, slide 009500520096the controller and hold
it until the desired position has been
reached. Search function
Selecting Search using media menu bar X
Slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
X To select Search Search: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The category list appears.
Overview The following categories are listed:
R
Current Tracklist Current Tracklist
R Folder
Folder
R Select By Cover
Select By Cover
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search
R Playlists
Playlists
R Artists
Artists
R Albums
Albums
R Title
Title
R Genres
Genres
R Year
Year 216
Operation with the Media InterfaceMedia
R
Composers
Composers
R Videos
Videos
R Photos
Photos
i The functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and
analyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available more quickly.
When connecting Apple ®
devices, the
categories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos”
are not available. X
To select a category, such as Current
Current
Tracklist Tracklist: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
The selection list appears.
X Select the required track.
X Keyword search: using the controller,
enter the characters for the desired search
term. Once COMAND has found the track
you are looking for, it supplies the rest of
the characters and plays the track
(Y page 202). Playback options
X
To select a playback option: with a media
source connected, slide 005200C5the
controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X Selecting playback options: (Y page 195). Video function
If playable video files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
X To switch on full-screen mode: press the
controller in the basic display.
X To show the video menu: slide 005200C5the
controller in full-screen mode.
The Media Interface menu bar appears.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Video Settings Video Settings. Operating
Video Settings
Video Settings: (Y page 224) Operation with the Media Interface
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Switching to video DVD mode
R Insert and eject a disc from the single drive
(Y page 192)
R Insert a disc into the DVD changer
(Y page 193)
R Eject a disc from the DVD changer
(Y page 194)
Further options for switching on:
R Use the number keypad ( Ypage 191)
R Use the main function bar (Y page 190)
R Use the device list (Y page 191)
R Use the 00FDbutton (Y page 190) 222
Video DVD modeMedia
Skip to time
X
To select Skip Skipto
toTime
Time : turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X To set the time: turn the controller.
or
Set the desired time using the number
keypad.
X To hide the menu: press the 0038button.
DVD functions
X To select DVD Functions
DVD Functions: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears (Y page 225).
Start at a different seat
X To select Start this application in
Start this application in
another location
another location: turn and press the
controller.
The menu appears: (Y page 191).
i Activating the parental control screen:
(Y page 63). Video settings
The
Dynamic Image Enhancement Dynamic Image Enhancement function
automatically matches Brightness
Brightness,
Contrast
Contrast andColor
Color to the film being played.
Check or uncheck the box for Dynamic
Dynamic
Image Enhancement
Image Enhancement to switch it on or off. Manual image enhancement
In order to manually adjust the brightness,
contrast or color, the
Dynamic Image Dynamic Image
Enhancement
Enhancement function must be switched off.
X To select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast
Contrastor
color
color: turn and press the controller.
A sliding menu appears.
X To select the required value: turn the
controller.
X To exit the sliding menu: slide 00950052the
controller.
X To switch the Automatic Daylight
Automatic Daylight
Adjustment Adjustment on/off: press the controller.
Setting the picture format
The following options are available for the
screen format in the DVD playing:
R Automatic
Automatic
R 16:9 16:9
R 4:3
4:3
R Zoom
Zoom.
X To set the picture format: turn and press
the controller.
The dot before the menu entry shows the
selected format. DVD's control menu
Most DVDs have their own control menu
which can be operated using the controller. 224
Video DVD modeMedia