2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class second

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
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X
In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X Select Options
Options.
X Select Tag This Track
Tag This Track.
A message appears in COMAND about stor-
ing the track information. Station Information
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X You can determine whether or not the
artist, track or station name are shown in
the main display area with 0073or0053 before
Show Station Information
Show Station Information. Station list
X In radio mode: press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available. Saving stations
i Frequencies are already stored in
COMAND. There are 100 preset positions
available.
Quick save
X Press a number key, such as 0082. The sta-
tion is saved to second place in the radio
station presets. Storing current stations
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Edit List
Edit List.
X Select the position of the required preset:
turn the controller.
This can also be a preset position that is
already occupied, which is then overwritten
by the current station.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
An additional menu appears.
X To select the Save Current Station/
Save Current Station/
Channel Channel option: turn and press the con-
troller.
The currently set station is stored in the
selected preset position.
or
X In the main display field, press and hold the
controller.
A list of current allocated preset positions
appears.
X To select the position of the required preset
and confirm: turn the controller and press.
Moving highlighted stations
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Edit List
Edit List.
X To select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
An additional menu appears.
X To select the Move Highlighted Sta‐
Move Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channel
tion/Channel option: turn and press the
controller.
The list of stored stations appears again.
X To move the highlighted station to the new
position: turn the controller and press to
confirm. Radio mode
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The
All
All Channels
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 cat-
egory.
Entering channel numbers directly X
To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn 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 corre-
sponding 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 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 con-
troller.
The channel list appears.
X Select the desired channel
Keyword search X
To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press 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. Memory functions
i There are 100 presets available.
X Quick store: press and hold a number key,
such as 0082. The channel is saved to the
second position in the radio channel pre-
sets.
X To store a channel using the edit func-
tion: select Options Options in the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Edit List
Edit List: 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.
The newly saved station overwrites the
existing preset. Satellite radio
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number in the current track list can be
entered.
X To enter the track number using the num-
ber keys: briefly press the desired numbers
on the number keypad.
The track plays after the last possible num- ber 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
X
In media mode, slide 00520064the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Search
Search : turn and press the con-
troller.
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. Rock Rock.If the
Rock
Rock sub-category includes 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 Grace-
note ®
Media Database to identify unknown
audio tracks when in audio CD mode.
Internet update of metadata The option
Update metadata via Internet
allows any missing metadata for an audio CD (e.g. cover, track, album, artist) to be
uploaded retrospectively to the internal
Gracenote ®
database.
An Internet connection is required for this
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Audio/video modeMedia

Selecting the screen for the remote
control
You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen.
X To select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel 0043until "L REAR" appears in the win-
dow.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn the
thumbwheel until "REAR R" appears in the
window.
X To select the COMAND screen: turn thumb-
wheel 0043until "COMAND" appears in the
window.
i Please be aware that using the thumb-
wheel to select screens may cause
unwanted changes to the screens of your
occupants.
Up to four remote controls can be used in
the vehicle at the same time.
Switching the screen on/off If the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in posi-
tion 0or 1, or if the SmartKey is not in the
ignition lock, the rear screens will switch off
after 30 minutes. Before the screens switch
off, they show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. i
Please note that this may cause the
starter battery to discharge. X
Press button 0043on the remote control.
The respective rear-compartment screen
switches on or off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off X
Lighting of the remote control buttons is
divided into three areas. The corresponding
area is activated every time you press a
button. It switches off again automatically
5 to 10 seconds after the last button has
been pressed. 262
Rear Seat Entertainment System overviewRear Seat Entertainment System

Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the CD/DVD drive is found:
R at the rear of the center console under the
automatic climate control panel or
R between the parcel shelf and skibag.
The CD/DVD drive is a single disc drive. If
there is already a disc inserted, this must be
ejected before another is inserted.
X Insert a disc into the disc slot.
The printed side of the disc must face
upwards. If neither side of the disc is
printed, the side you wish to play must face
downwards.
The CD/DVD drive draws in the disc.
The CD/DVD drive plays the disc:
R if it has been inserted correctly and is a
permissible disc, and
R once you have activated disc mode.
Data on an MP3 CD first needs to be loaded by the drive. Loading may take some time,
depending on the number of folders and
tracks. Switching to audio/video mode
X Insert a CD/DVD (Y page 264).
The system loads the inserted disc and
starts playback.
or
X Select Media Mediausing the 006300590065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Disc
Discusing the 00590065 buttons
and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The system plays the disc.
X To switch to other media: insert the
device into the corresponding jack.
The system searches for files on the device that can be played back, and then plays
them. Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 0059or0065 button on
the remote control.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track. If the elapsed time is shorter, it will skip to the start of the pre-
vious track.
If the Random Tracks Random Tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting by track list In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing.
In MP3 mode, the track list shows all tracks in
the currently active folder as well as the folder
structure, allowing you to select any track on
the MP3 CD.
X Select Search Search using the 006400590065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Current Tracklist
Current Tracklist using the
00630064 buttons and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
The track list appears. The 0036dot indicates
the current track.
X Select the track using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Making a selection by entering the track number directly This function is only available in Media mode.
X Press the 007Ebutton on the remote
control.
The track entry display appears. 274
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Example: track 2
X
Press number button 2.
Example: track 12 X Press the corresponding number keys in
rapid succession.
X Wait for approximately three seconds after
making the entry.
You will hear the track which has been
entered. The corresponding basic menu
then reappears.
i It is not possible to enter numbers that
exceed the number of tracks on the CD or in
the currently active folder. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X With the display/selection window active,
press the 0059or0065 button on the
remote control repeatedly until you reach
the desired position.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached. Selecting a folder
This function is only available in MP3 mode.
X Select Search
Search using the 006400590065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Folder
Folder using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The folder content appears.
X To switch to the next folder up: press the
0059 button on the remote control.
The display shows the next folder up.
X Select the folder with the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
You will see the tracks in the folder.
X Select the track using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The track is played and the corresponding
folder is now the active folder. Pause/Playback
X To pause playback: press the0065/
00CF button on the remote control.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.
X To continue playback: press the0065/
00CF button.
The 00D0 display changes to 00CF. Playback options
X Select Options Options using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X The options list appears. The 0036dot indi-
cates the option currently selected.
X Select Normal Normal Track
TrackSequence
Sequence ,Random
Random
Tracks
Tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder using the
00630064 buttons and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence, you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window.
i If you switch the data carrier which you
are currently listening to, the Normal
Normal
Track Sequence Track Sequence option is activated auto-
matically. If an option is selected, it
remains selected after the system is
switched on or off. Switching track information on/off
If the function is switched on, the information saved in the audio files, such as track, artist or
album, will be shown (if available).
If the function is switched off, the names of
the files and folders on the disc are shown.
X Select Options Options using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Show Track Information
Show Track Information using
the 00630064 buttons and press the 008B
button to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status. Audio/video mode
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Video DVD 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. General notes
DVD playback conditions Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There is a large variety of discs,
DVD authoring software, writing software and writers available. This variety means that
there is no guarantee that the system will be
able to play video DVDs you have copied your-
self.
More information on the playback criteria
(Y page 241).
Function restrictions Depending on the DVD, certain functions or
actions may be temporarily blocked or not
function at all. As soon as you try to activate
these functions, you will see the
0047symbol in
the display. Switching to video DVD mode
X Insert a video DVD (Y page 264).
The system loads the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it will now be active.
X Manually switch to video DVD mode:
repeatedly press the 00FDbutton on the remote control until the video DVD mode is
switched on.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback crite-
ria, the film starts automatically or the DVD
menu appears. If the DVD menu appears,
you must start the film manually.
X Select the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu. Video menu
0043
Type of data medium
0044 Current title
0087 Shows the menu bars for the DVD basic
display
0085 Current scene
0083 Track time
X To show: press the0063or0064 button on
the remote control.
X To hide: press the 0063or0064 button.
or X Wait about eight seconds. 276
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