2015 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA-Class Comand Manual

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SIRIUS XM Radio offers more than 130
radio stations in digital quality, for example 100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Radio employs a fleet of high-
performance satellites to broadcast around
the clock in the contiguous USA and Can-
ada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the
SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com (Can-
ada). Registering SatRadio
Service information screen
0043
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
0044 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on SatRadio mode (Y page 191).
The satellite radio main menu appears,
showing the weather channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X Select Sat Satin the lower menu bar and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Service
Service and press 0098to confirm.
The service information screen appears.
Once the connection has been established: X Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the No Service
No Service message appears in the display, followed by the sat-
ellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com (Can-
ada).
i If registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is
not installed correctly, the Device Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear. Switching on satellite radio mode
Notes For example, to select a channel or scroll in
the lists, you can also use the
00590065
00630064 buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Important information on registering the sat-
ellite radio (Y page 191).
Option 1 X
Press the 002Afunction button.
The No Service No Service message appears when
starting up or if no signal is being received.
Once COMAND receives the signal, the sat-
ellite radio display appears. The station last selected is played.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB and subsequently
switches on the satellite radio. Pressing the button again takes you back to FM radio
mode. Satellite radio
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Option 2
Satellite radio main menu
0043 Satellite radio main display
0044 Channel name
0087 Preset
0085 Selected category/channel number
0083 Channel information (in brief)
0084 Sound settings
006B Category list
006C Channel information (in detail)
006D Channel preset list
006E Satellite radio menu
Channel information 0083can be viewed in
detail (Y page 195).
X Select Audio
Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If satellite radio mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to satellite radio mode in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding 00970052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Sat Satand press 0098to confirm. The
No Service
No Service message appears when
starting up or if no signal is being received.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is not
installed correctly, the Device DeviceUnavailable
Unavailable
message will appear.
Changing the category Satellite radio channels are sorted into vari-
ous categories. You can choose between var-
ious categories such as News/Discussions,
Sports and Country (if available). The cate-
gory list is sorted alphabetically.
X To call up the category list: selectCat.
Cat.
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: select a category by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the dis-
play. You hear the station last selected for
this category.
The All All Channels
Channels category is at the top of
the category list. This category is sorted by channel number and allows you to browse
all available channels. 192
Satellite radioAudio

Selecting a channel
Channel search
X Turn 00790052007A or slide 009500520096the COMAND con-
troller while the display/selection window
in the SatRadio display is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected cat-
egory. Satellite radio menu
X Select Sat Satin the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The satellite radio menu appears. Entering channel numbers directly
X Option 1: press the003Ebutton.
An input menu appears.
X Option 2: selectSat Satin the submenu bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Enter Channel
Enter Channel and press0098to
confirm.
An input menu appears.
Entering the channel X With both options, press the corresponding
number buttons on the control unit in suc-
cession.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits. Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
You can select the channel from the channel
list (option 1) or via the channel list that
shows the artists and tracks that are currently
being played (option 2).
X Select Sat Satin the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Option 1
X Select Channel
Channel List
Listand press 0098to con-
firm.
The channel list appears.
X Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Satellite radio
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Option 2
X Select Channel List with Artist,
Channel List with Artist,
Title
Title and press 0098to confirm.
The channel list appears and displays the
artists and tracks currently being played. X
Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
Memory functions Station presets
There are ten presets available.
Storing channels
X Press 0098the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or X Select Presets Presets in the submenu bar by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The 0036dot in front of a preset entry indi-
cates that the currently selected channel is
stored under this preset. X
Select a preset by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press and hold 0098
until you hear a tone.
or X Press and hold a number button, e.g. 0084,
until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset mem-
ory. Channels stored manually in the preset
memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press0098the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore Autostore in the presets by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets Presets in the submenu
bar by sliding 00520064and00790052007A turning the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Autostore
Autostore and press0098to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for chan- nels that can be received. You will see a
message to this effect. The available chan-
nels are automatically stored in the preset
positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
Selecting a channel from the preset list
X To call up the channel preset list: select
Presets
Presets in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To set a channel: select a preset by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
or X Press a number key, such as 0084.194
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Displaying information
X
Select Info
Info in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the full channel name
R the artist of the track that is currently being
played
R the track that is currently being played
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info
Info by pressing 0098.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller up.
Displaying service information 0043
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM) or
Call Service Provider
Call Service Provider
0044 SIRIUS ID of your satellite receiver
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the ver-
sions available. X
Select Sat
Sat in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Service Service and press 0098to confirm.
The provider's details appear.
X To return to the SatRadio main display:
slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller.
Channel list updates During reception of a new channel list, the
Updating Channels... Updating Channels...
message is shown.
The station last selected is switched to mute until the update has been completed. SatRa-
dio mode is not available during this process.
Once the update has been completed, the
SatRadio basic menu appears. The station
last selected is played.
Sound settings Information on sound settings (Y
page 30). Audio CD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure 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. G
WARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary. Audio CD and MP3
mode
195Audio Z

Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every se cond. G
WARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention. Inserting/ejecting CDs/DVDs
Notes If the CD/DVD has a printed side, this must
face upwards when the CD/DVD is inserted.
If neither side is printed, the side to be played should face downwards. CDs/DVDs with
copy protection may not be able to be played
by the system.
i If a medium contains other files in addi-
tion to music files, the loading time before
the first track starts to play may be longer.
Inserting X
Press the 0062button.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
X Insert a disc into the slot.
When a suitable data carrier is correctly
inserted, the drive draws it in and plays it.
Removing X
Press the 0062button.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn in again automatically after a short
while and reloaded. Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
General information COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure
Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity) and SDXC
memory cards (Secure Digital eXtended
Capacity.
i Not all memory cards available on the
market are designed for the temperatures
which may be reached in the vehicle.
If the SD memory card is no longer in use,
you should remove it from COMAND. High
temperatures can damage the card.
Due to the wide range of SD memory cards
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of SD memory card.
The readable storage capacity depends on
the memory card used. You can obtain fur-
ther information at any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Inserting an SD memory card X
Insert the memory card into the slot on the
control panel until it engages in place. The
side with the contacts must face down-
wards and point towards the slot.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see a message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
Ejecting an SD memory card X
Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card from slot. 196
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Connecting a USB device
The USB port is located in the stowage com-
partment in the center console.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 V power supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick) to
the USB port.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will seea message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of USB device.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). The MTP mode must be
active. Switching to audio CD or MP3 mode
Inserting or connecting a medium X
Insert CDs (Y page 196)
or
X Insert an SD memory card (Y page 196)
or
X Connect a USB device (Y page 197).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Switching on using the button X
Press the 003Abutton one or more times. By pressing the
003Abutton repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R
R CD/video DVD/MP3 CD/MP3 DVD in the
single DVD drive (disc mode)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 198).
Switching modes via the audio menu X
Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The last active audio source is now activa-
ted.
You can activate a different audio source
using the audio menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00970052and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Disc Disc,Memory
Memory Card
Card,Music
Music Regis‐
Regis‐
ter
ter ,USB Storage
USB Storage orMedia Interface
Media Interface
and press 0098to confirm.
This switches to the desired audio source.
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 198). Audio CD and MP3 mode
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Example display: audio CD mode
0043
CD cover (if available)
0044 Gracenote ®
media data found, then the
elapsed track time
0087 Track number and track name (if stored
on the disc as CD text or if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0085 Graphic time and track display
0083 Disc type, disc position in the media list
and disc name (if stored on the disc as CD
text or if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0084 Artist (if stored on the disc as CD text or if
Gracenote ®
data is available)
006B CD mode menu
Example display: MP3 mode 0043
Cover (if available)
0044 Track time
0087 Track number and name
0085 Graphic time and track display
0083 Medium type, position of medium in the
media list, current folder or current album 0084
Artist (if available)
006B MP3 mode menu Pause function
CD and MP3 mode X
To pause playback: briefly press the0063
button.
The 006B symbol appears at the top left in
the status bar.
X To continue playback: briefly press the
0063 button again.
The 006B symbol disappears. Selecting a CD or MP3 disc
Selecting via the media list X
In CD and MP3 mode: selectMedia Media using
the COMAND controller 00520064(slide) and
00790052007A (turn) and confirm with 0098.
The media list appears. The 003Bdot indicates
the current medium being played. Media list
The media list shows the discs currently avail- able.
X Select the data medium by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. 198
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