2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class music

MEDIUM Function/location
Media Register Media found in the
MEDIA REGISTER.
Media Interface 1
Media Interface 2 Devices connected
to USB ports 1 and
2. USB ports 1 and 2
are located under
the center console
armrest in the rear
compartment. Bluetooth Audio Devices connected
with COMAND via
Bluetooth
®
. TV Television
Accessing media in the vehicle
X
To show the menu: press the 0064button
on the remote control.
X Using the 006400590065 buttons on the
remote control, select Devices
Devices .
The discs/devices available are shown. The 0036 dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the device/disc using the 00640063
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
If the device/disc contains music or video
files, these will be played.
Further information on media in the rear com-
partment (Y page 261). Character entry (telephony)
Writing a text message is used as an example. Further information on writing a text message
(Y page 158). Entering characters:
X Turn and press the controller.
The character selected in character bar 0044
is entered into telephone number input
line 0043.
Deleting characters:
X To switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select 0042: turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
Switching input line:
X To switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select 0060: turn and press the controller.
or X Slide 00970052the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
X To select an input line for the text of the text
message: slide 00520064and press the control-
ler.
The input line for the text of the text mes-
sage is selected. The character bar has
been adapted for entering text. 36
Character entry (telephony)At a glance

Changing the name of the SSID
Example display
X To select Vehicle
Vehicle from the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 005200C5the
controller.
X Select System Settings
System Settings.
The system settings menu is shown.
X Select WiFi
WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
X Select Change SSID
Change SSID.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
X Enter the new SSID.
X Select 0054.
X Press the controller.
From now on, when establishing a connec- tion, the vehicle will be shown with the new SSID both on the device to be connected
and in the Connect
Connect Using UsingSecurity
Security Key
Key
menu.
i Device connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect
these devices (Y page 49). Bluetooth
®
settings General information about Blue-
tooth ®
Bluetooth ®
-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, have to comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND. Every Bluetooth
®
device has its own specific Blue-
tooth ®
name.
Bluetooth ®
technology is a standard for
short-range wireless data transmissions up to
approximately 10 meters. You can use Blue-
tooth ®
to connect your mobile phone to
COMAND to, for example:
R use the hands-free system
R establish an Internet connection
R listen to music using Bluetooth ®
Audio
R exchange vCards
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc. Activating/deactivating Bluetooth
®
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Activate Bluetooth Activate Bluetooth : turn and
press the controller.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 0073 or off 0053. Automatic volume adjustment
General information
With the Automatic Volume Adjustment Automatic Volume Adjustment
function, the volumes of different audio sour- ces are adjusted for each other, to compen-
sate for relative differences in volume.
For example: changing from a relatively
quiet to a relatively loud radio station. The
volume for both stations sounds the same.
Manual readjustment of the volume is not
required.
The Automatic Volume Adjustment Automatic Volume Adjustment func-
tion is deactivated 0053when the vehicle leaves
the factory. Using this function, the dynamic
range of the music is slightly reduced. To
make the most of the audiophile sound qual- ity, it is recommended to leave it off. Automatic volume adjustment
51System settings

PIN protection for you. Alternatively, you
can deactivate PIN protection by resetting
your personal COMAND data
(Y page 55). Importing/exporting data
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 215).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (Y page 215).
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Data Import/Export
Data Import/Export: turn and
press the controller.
X Select Import Data Import Data orExport Data
Export Data.
i If you import data such as address data,
the existing data on COMAND is overwrit-
ten. You will see a message to this effect.
COMAND is restarted after the data import. If PIN protection is activated, a PIN prompt
appears when you select
Export Data Export Data.
X To enter the PIN: turn the controller and
press 0054.
PIN protection is deactivated.
X To select Memory Card Memory Card, USB 1
USB 1 orUSB 2
USB 2:
turn and press the controller.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
A window appears with the message that
the data has been exported.
You can export address data, bookmarks,
system settings that you have made and radio
station lists, for example.
Personal music files in the MEDIA REGISTER
cannot be saved and imported again using
this function.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data. Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. In addition, an acti-
vated PIN protection, which you have used to
protect your data against unwanted export,
will be deactivated. Resetting is recom-
mended before selling or transferring owner-
ship of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MEDIA REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
MEDIA REGISTER using the "Delete all media files" function (Y page 226).
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed. Reset function
55System settings

X
In radio mode: press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available.
X To select the desired station: turn and
press the controller.
Using direct entry X
In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller
X Select Direct Entry
Direct Entry.
An additional menu appears.
HD FM radio mode: X To select the HD
HDFM
FM Frequency
Frequency option: turn
and press the controller.
X Enter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
HD/MW radio mode:
X To select the HD
HD AM
AM Frequency
Frequency option: turn
and press the controller.
X Enter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
Satellite radio mode
X To select the SatRadio Channel
SatRadio Channel option:
turn and press the controller.
X Enter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field. Station presets:
X To select the Radio Station Presets
Radio Station Presets
option: turn and press the controller.
X Enter the station preset of the desired sta-
tion.
Using the search function X
In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
X Select 00D3and enter the first letters of the
required station using the controller.
X Press OK
OKto confirm.
COMAND displays a list of available sta-
tions.
X To select stations from the list: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
Using station presets X
Quick setting:
Briefly press a number key, e.g. 0082.
The station stored in second place is set. Switching HD Radio on/off
X In radio mode: slide the controller 00520064.
X Select Options Options.
X By selecting 0073or0053 before HD
HDradio
radio, you
determine whether HD radio is switched on or off.
If HD radio is switched off, the system does
not switch to digital radio and it is not possible to select any sub-channels. Tagging music tracks
If an Apple device is connected, the music
tracks and artist displayed in the radio text
can be stored. The "tag music track" function
allows you to transfer the music track cur-
rently playing to an Apple ®
device and then
purchase it in the iTunes ®
store. 200
Radio modeRadio

Deleting highlighted stations
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options
Options in the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Edit List
Edit List.
X To select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
X To select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐
Delete Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channel
tion/Channel option in the additional
menu: turn and press the controller.
X If you really wish to delete the highlighted
station, select Yes Yes: turn and press the con-
troller. Otherwise, select No
No: turn and press
the controller. Calling up sound settings
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Sound
Sound in the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The sound menu appears (Y page 250).Radio text
This function is available in HD and FM/AM
radio mode.
Radio text is additional data, metadata or
similar that, in addition to displaying the artist and track, also includes information on the
current program.
X To switch on radio text view: in radio mode,
slide 00520064the controller.
The Radio menu bar is shown. X
To select Info Info: turn and press the control-
ler.
With an active Info
Infobutton, a larger view of
the radio station set will be shown together
with radio text information in place of the list
of stations. The frequency is visible in the
context display.
X To switch on radio text plus: in radio mode,
slide 00520064the controller.
The Radio menu bar is shown.
X Select Info
Info.
The display switches back to the radio sta-
tion overview with radio text plus informa-
tion. Satellite radio
General notes
The satellite radio mode requires satellite
radio equipment and registration with a sat-
ellite radio provider.
Note that the categories and channels shown in the illustrations depend on the program
content offered by the provider. The illustra-
tions and descriptions in these operating
instructions may therefore differ from the
channels and categories offered by the pro-
vider.
SatRadio mode may be temporarily unavaila-
ble or interrupted for a variety of reasons.
These include environmental or topographi-
cal conditions as well as other factors beyond
the control of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. This means operation may not be possible in cer-
tain areas.
These include:
R tunnels
R parking garages
R locations inside or next to buildings
R locations in the vicinity of other structures
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio offers more than
140 digital-quality radio channels providing
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment. 202
Satellite
radioRadio

Music and sport alerts
General notes This function makes it possible to store a pro-
gram 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 searches through all the chan-
nels. If a match is found with a saved mes-
sage, you will be informed. A window appears with the respective information.
Setting a music alert X
To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Alert for Artist, Track &
Alert for Artist, Track &
Sports
Sports Event
Event: turn and press the control-
ler.
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 radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Alert for Artist, Track &
Alert for Artist, Track &
Sports
Sports Event
Event: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
X Select Manage Sport Alerts Manage Sport Alerts.
A menu appears.
X Select Select New Alerts
Select New Alerts.
A menu appears.
X Select the desired team from a league, e.g.
college, NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB.
The alert function for the sports team is
added.
Editing music and sport alerts X
Select Edit Alert Edit Alert.
A list of set sport alerts appears.
X Select Manage Music Alerts
Manage Music Alerts.
A list of set artists and tracks (artist)
appears. Tagging music tracks
The "tag music track" function allows you to
transfer the music track currently playing to
an Apple ®
device and then purchase it in the
iTunes ®
store. 206
Satellite radioRadio

X
To select Options
Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Tag
Tag this
this Track
Track : turn and press
the controller.
A message about saving this music track on
the Apple ®
device appears. Displaying information
X
To select Info Infoin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the channel logo
R the channel abbreviation
R the artist of the track that is currently being
played
R the current track
X To return to the radio display: select
Info Info: slide 00520064and press the controller. Displaying service information
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 To select Options
Options in the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Service
Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The provider's details appear. X
To return to the main display: press the
0038 button. 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. Sat
Radio mode is not available during this proc-
ess.
Once the update has been completed, the Sat Radio basic menu appears. The station previ-
ously selected will be played if it is still avail-
able. Sound settings
Information on sound settings (Y page 250). Satellite radio
207Radio

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of pur-
chase. Country-specific differences are pos-
sible. Please note that your COMAND system may not be equipped with all the features
described. This also applies to safety-relevant
systems and functions. Therefore, the equip-
ment on your COMAND system may differ
from that in the descriptions and illustrations. Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Activating media mode
General notes
There are several ways to activate media
sources using COMAND.
The relevant sections of the Operator's Man-
ual describe the simplest way to activate a
media source.
This section describes all options for activat-
ing media sources. Using the MEDIA button
X Press the 00FDbutton.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
The media sources appear in the following
order:
R CD/DVD
R Memory card
R Media Register
R Vehicles without Media Interface: USB 1
and USB 2
R Vehicles with Media Interface: Media
Interface 1 and Media Interface 2 R
BT audio
R TV (if your vehicle is equipped with a TV)
R AUX
If playable music files are found, they will be played by COMAND.
X To display the function bars: slide 00520064the
controller. Switching on automatically
After an external media source has been con-
nected, COMAND will only activate the cor-
responding media mode automatically in the
case of CDs and SD cards. When using USB
devices, depending on the vehicle's equip-
ment, the relevant Media Interface 1, 2 or
USB 1, 2 basic display must already be acti-
vated.
External media sources:
R Apple devices (e.g. iPhone ®
)
R USB devices (e.g. USB stick, MP3 player)
R CD
R DVD
R SD cards
R via AUX cable (automatic activation
depends on the device connected)
R via devices connected by Bluetooth ®
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
i If a media function is already switched on
in COMAND, this will be interrupted and the
basic display of the newly connected
device will appear.
If another function, such as navigation, is
operating, the basic display will not change.
Only the music from the newly connected
media source will play 210
Activa
ting media modeMedia