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Restarting playback after stopping
During the search for mobile phones, the
connection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 387). In the
Bluetooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 468),
you will see the No Bluetooth Audio
No Bluetooth Audio
Device Connected
Device Connected message and the
Connect
Connect Last
LastDevice
Device menu item cannot be
selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth ®
audio device can be reconnected.
X Confirm Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device by
pressing 0098.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused
Audio Device Paused message.X
To start playback: select00D0by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
Playback resumes from the beginning. Select track This function is not supported by all
Bluetooth
®
audio devices.
X To skip forward or back to a track: press
the 0048 or0049 button on COMAND.
or
X Press the 0063or0064 button briefly on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction
steering wheel until the desired track is
reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased.
Selecting playback options If the Bluetooth
®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data carrier. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder
have been played, the tracks in the next
folder are played.
R Random Tracks Random Tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
X Select BT
BT Audio Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the option selected.
X Select the option by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
If you select Random Tracks Random Tracks , you will see
a corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window. Audio
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0043
Four-pin socket for ⅛ inch stereo jack,
e.g. for MP3 players (audio and video)
0044 iPod ®
plug for connecting an iPod ®
0087 USB socket for connecting an MP3 player
0085 Example of device: iPod ®
X Connect the external device with suitable
socket 0043,0044or0087.
COMAND activates the device, and a
message appears (if connected via iPod ®
connector or USB socket).
If you remove a device, the No Device
No Device
Connected
Connected message appears.
i A connected iPod ®
or MP3 player should
not be simultaneously operated via the
Media Interface and the remote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control) or directly
via the device itself. This may cause
unforeseen technical difficulties.
Applications (Apps) that are activated on
the connected device may lead to
malfunctions.
i Connecting a fully discharged iPod ®
or
MP3 player can result in an extended
initialization period.
Malfunction messages appear while the
device is being activated if:
R the connected device is not supported
(External Device Unavailable External Device Unavailable
message).
R the connected device consumes too much
power. R
the Media Interface connection is faulty.
R a mass storage device (e.g. a USB memory
stick or USB hard drive) is connected to the
Media Interface.
In this case the Please connect the
Please connect the
device to the other USB port device to the other USB port
message appears.
i The separate USB connection ensures
quick access and expanded media content
options.
i Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center if you have further questions.
Disconnecting an iPod ®
X Press the release buttons on iPod ®
plug 0044and pull the iPod ®
cable from the
iPod ®
, see the separate cable kit
instructions.
Switching to Media Interface mode General notes
In extreme cases, starting up individual
functions can take up to several minutes –
this depends on the external device and its
content (e.g. video podcasts).
Only use the original software to save files on
iPods
®
or MP3 players. Otherwise, some or
all functions may not be available.
Switching on automatically
X Connect an external device (Y page 470).
COMAND activates the device (if
connected via the iPod ®
connector or USB
socket). The basic display then appears.
Switching modes using the function
button
The external device is connected to the Media
Interface.
X Press the 003Afunction button one or more
times. Audio
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By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R CD/audio DVD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Switching on using a number key
X Press the 007Fnumber key (for a DVD
changer) or the 0085number key (for a
single DVD drive).
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list Media Interface mode (iPod
®
mode) when
equipped with a DVD changer
0043 Cover (if available) or representation of
device
0044 Track number
0087 Elapsed track time (also in format
00:00:00 for audio books)
0085 Track name
0083 Graphic time display
0084 Track position in playlist
006B Album name (if available)
006C Artist (if available)
006D Music search
006E Position in the media list 006F
Type of data medium
0070 Playback options
X Select the entry under position 0 (DVD
changer) or position 5 (single DVD drive) in
the media list by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm
(Y page 451).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears.
If no device is connected, you will see the
Media Interface Media Interface entry instead of a
device name.
The type of device connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod ®
(iPhone ®
) or MP3 player.
The current playback option is shown with a
symbol after the album name (no display for
Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence ) (Ypage 475).
i If the device connected does not contain
any playable tracks, a message appears to
this effect.
Selecting music files Note
COMAND displays the data stored on the
iPod
®
, iPhone ®
or MP3 player according to
the file structure used in the respective
medium.
Selecting by skipping to a track
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track. The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than eight
seconds. If the track has been playing for
less than eight seconds, it skips to the start
of the previous track. If you have selected
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Track Sequence
Track Sequence, the track sequence is
random.
Selecting using the number keypad
X To make an entry: press the003Ebutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of stored tracks.
X To enter a track number: press a number
key, e.g. 0087.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
i COMAND will ignore and not display an
invalid digit.
X Enter more numbers if desired.
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.
Fast forwarding/rewinding
X While the display/selection window is
active, slide 009500520096and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached.
i On an iPod ®
or iPhone ®
, fast rewind only
functions within the current track.
Selecting a category/playlist/folder Overview
For an iPod
®
, iPhone ®
or certain MP3 players,
you can select tracks using categories or
folders.
Depending on the device connected, the
following categories may be available, for
example:
R Current Tracklist Current Tracklist
R Select By Cover
Select By Cover
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search R
Playlists
Playlists (e.g.All
All)
R Artists
Artists
R Albums
Albums
R Tracks
Tracks
R Podcasts
Podcasts
R Genres
Genres
R Composers
Composers
R Audiobooks
Audiobooks
R Videos
Videos (except for Hong Kong)
i Some playback categories contain the
entry All
All. If this entry has been selected,
the entire content of the category selected
will be played.
The Videos
Videos category is available for
iPods ®
and iPhones ®
(except for Hong
Kong).
i The functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and
analyzed. For certain functions, such as
keyword search and selection by cover, this
can take several minutes, depending on the
scope of media and the connected device.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available much more quickly.
However, if you change the media content,
it has to be read and analyzed again. Audio
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Calling up a category list
Example: category list
X
Select Search Search in the basic display by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The category list appears.
i Search
Search is not available until the device
has been activated.
i Reading: if the media content of the
connected device is being read, this is
indicated on the upper right by a symbol.
When reading has ended, the categories
Select By Cover
Select By Cover andKeyword Search
Keyword Search
are available.
Depending on the connected device and
the size of the media content, reading may
take several minutes. When the device is
next started or reconnected, the advanced
functions will be quickly available.
However, if you change the media content
on your iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, it has to be read
and analyzed again. Example: current track list
0043 Symbol for next folder up
0044 Device icon and device name
0087 Track symbol
0085 Current title
X Select Current Tracklist Current Tracklist by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The content of the current track list
appears.
X Select the track by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The track is played.
X To switch to the next folder up: slide
00950052 the COMAND controller.
or
X Press the 003Dback button.
Playing back the content of a category or
folder
X Select the category or folder by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller for longer
than 2 seconds.
The content of the category or folder
selected is played in accordance with the
playback option selected (Y page 475).
Alphabetical track selection
iPod ®
, iPhone ®
and MP3 player
This function is available for alphabetically
sorted categories and folders. This function 474
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is not available for albums or playlists, for
example.
X Select a category, e.g. Artists
Artists , by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
X Press the corresponding number key once
or repeatedly to select the initial letter of
the desired artist. For example, to select an
artist whose name begins with C, press the
0082 number key three times.
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
After a message, the first entry in the list
which matches the letter entered is
highlighted.
i If no corresponding entry exists, the last
entry corresponding to a previous letter is
highlighted instead.
i iPods and MP3 players: the quality of the
search results is highly dependent on the
version and language variant of the
software used to populate the device. A
well-known example of such software is
iTunes ®
.
If different sorting rules are defined (e.g. in
iTunes ®
), the search is canceled without
any result.
Additional selection functions
R Select By Cover
Select By Cover
Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the Select By Cover
Select By Cover
function is used, additional data must be
loaded from the iPod ®
/iPhone ®
. The
current music playback is interrupted to
allow access to this data. The process may
take a few minutes and should not be
canceled. Otherwise it will start again from
the beginning the next time Select By Select By
Cover
Cover is selected. Covers are initially
searched for in the Gracenote Media
Database and are then added to during
playback from the connected device (Y
page 453). The availability depends on
the use and the tracks already selected.
R Keyword Search Keyword Search
Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the
connected device for keywords.
i More information on Select By Cover Select By Cover
and Keyword Search
Keyword Search can be found under
"Music search, selecting category"
(Y page 473).
i For an iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, the available
covers are added most efficiently if the
entire media content is in the current
playlist. This is the case if you have selected
the playback option Tracks TracksorRandom
Random
Medium
Medium (Ypage 475).
Special feature in iPod ®
/iPhone ®
mode
i If the connected iPod ®
/iPhone ®
is not
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After
confirming a new track, the Function
Function
Currently Unavailable Currently Unavailable message
appears.
Playback options X
To select a playback option: select
Media Interface
Media Interface in the basic display by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0098to confirm.
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence
Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
R Random Medium Random Medium
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random Tracks Random Tracks Audio
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The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any subfolders, are
played in random order.
i If the connected iPod ®
/iPhone ®
is not
functioning or paused, the playback
options are inactive. The display of options
is grayed out.
MP3 player instructions General information
Up to 30,000 tracks per medium are
supported.
You can speed up some functions and
improve the search results by:
R making sure the names of tracks, albums
and artists, for example, are written the
same way
R labeling albums featuring various artists as
"compilations"
i Multiple entries of tracks in playlists are
filtered out for some players.
Data formats
MP3 and WMA are supported as data formats
with fixed and variable bit rates (up to
320 kbits/s).
Special considerations when using MP3
players
Up to eight directory levels with up to 1,000
tracks per directory are supported.
Do not use USB extension leads or adapters.
They can impair functionality.
i DRM (Digital Rights Management)
protected files are not supported by the
Media Interface. Audio AUX mode
Notes on audio AUX mode External audio sources may have different
volumes, which can mean that system
messages such as traffic announcements and navigation system announcements are much
louder. If necessary, deactivate the system
messages or adjust their volume manually.
You can connect an external audio source
(AUX) to COMAND. You will find the socket in
the center console stowage compartment.
If COMAND is equipped with the Media
Interface, external audio sources are
connected using the cable set provided. An
AUX socket is not provided. The connections
for the Media Interface are located in the
stowage compartment in the center console.
i You will find further information online at
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).
Activating audio AUX mode Switching modes using the function
button
The external device is connected to the audio
AUX in.
X
Press the 003Afunction button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R CD/audio DVD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Switching modes via the audio menu
When you connect an external audio source,
audio AUX is not selected automatically. 476
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Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If AUX mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch to audio AUX mode in the
audio menu.
X Select Audio
Audio using00970052and press 0098to
confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Aux Auxusing 00790052007Aand press 0098to
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.
Information on:
R Volume settings (Y page 299)
R Sound settings ( Ypage 300) Increasing the volume on COMAND X
Select Volume Volume in the AUX display by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard
Standard orBoost
Boost and press 0098to
confirm.
Standard Standard : the volume of the external audio
source is adjusted to a standard value.
Boost Boost : the volume of the external audio
source is raised by approximately 10 dB.
A device which is connected as an external
audio source may seem quieter or louder in
the vehicle, or the usual maximum volume
cannot be achieved. 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
the music at high volume without distorting
it. Video
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. Video
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