2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class remote control

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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Overview of DVD functions
0043
Activates DVD control menu
0044 Hides DVD functions
0087 Shows the DVD basic display
0085 Confirms entry in control menu
0083 Navigates DVD lists
0084 Jumps to the start of the scene
006B Displays camera perspectives
006C Shows subtitles
006D Selects language
006E Stop function
006F Pause function
X To show: press the008Bbutton on the
remote control.
X To hide: press the 0038button on the
remote control. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button on
the remote control until the desired posi-
tion has been reached.
You see the control menu. Pause function
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton on
the remote control.
X To pause playback: select00CFand press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0.X
To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The menu is hidden. Stop function
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton on
the remote control.
X To interrupt playback: select00DBand
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The 00CF display changes to 00D0. The
video image is hidden.
X To continue playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it was interrupted. The menu is hidden.
X To stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select 00DBagain and press 008Bto
confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the begin-
ning of the DVD. 00D0is highlighted.
X To restart playback: select00D0and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD. Selecting a scene/chapter
General notes Observe the information on DVD video mode
(Y
page 245).
Skipping forwards/backwards X
Press 0059or0065 on the remote control.
The control menu appears for approx-
imately eight seconds.
Selecting a scene/chapter directly These examples illustrate how to select
scene/chapter 5. Video DVD mode
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Option 1: while the film is playing, press
the 007E button on the remote control.
X Press the corresponding number key, such
as 5.
X Option 2: while the film is playing, press
the 008Bbutton on the remote control and
show the menu.
X Select Menu
Menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
X Select Scene
Scene Selection Selection and press the 008B
button to confirm.
X Using button 0063or0064, select 5
5and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
In both cases, playback will begin from the 5th scene/chapter after a brief pause. Selecting a film/track
Option 1:
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select Menu
Menuusing the 0063006400590065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
X Select Track Selection
Track Selection using the
0063006400590065 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X To call up the selection list: press the008B
button.
X Select a film/track.
Option 2:
Example: selecting film 2
X Press button 2.
After a brief pause, the second film is
played. DVD menu
Calling up the DVD menu The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways accord-
ing to the individual DVD and permits certain
actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for exam- ple, you can change the DVD language in the
DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select Menu Menuusing the 0063006400590065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu X
Select a menu item using the
0063006400590065 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X Select Select Select using the
0063006400590065 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
The system executes the function or shows a submenu.
X If available, additional options can now be
selected.
The system then switches back to the DVD
menu.
i Menu items which cannot be selected are
shown in gray.
i Depending on the DVD, certain menu
items may not function. For example, the
menu items:
R Back (to film) Back (to film)
R Play
Play
R Stop
Stop
R 0048
R 0049
R Go Up
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To indicate this, the
0047symbol appears in
the display.
Stopping a film or skipping to the begin-
ning or end of a scene X
Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
The menu appears.
X To stop the film: select theStop
Stopmenu
item and press the 008Bbutton on the remote
control to confirm.
X To skip to the end of a scene: select the
0049 menu item and press 008Bto confirm.
X To skip to the start of a scene: select the
0048 menu item and press 008Bto confirm.
Moving up one level in the DVD menu X
Show the DVD menu.
X Press the 0038back button on the remote
control or select the corresponding menu
item in the DVD menu.
Back to the film X
Press the 0038back button repeatedly
until you see the movie. Setting the audio format
This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the audio language or the audio format. The number of settings is
determined by the DVD content. It may also
be possible to access the settings from the
DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video
DVD-Video using the
0063006400590065 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm. X
Select Audio Language Audio Language and press the008B
button to confirm.
A menu appears after a short while. The 003B
dot in front of an entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
X Select the language using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button. Subtitles and camera angle
These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It may also be possible to access the settings from the DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video DVD-Video using the
0063006400590065 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Subtitles
Subtitles orCamera Angle
Camera Angle and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The 003Bdot in front of an entry indi-
cates the current setting.
X Select the setting using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button. Interactive content
DVDs can also contain interactive content
(e.g. a video game). In a video game, you may be able to influence events by selecting and
triggering actions. The type and number of
actions depend on the DVD. Video DVD mode
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Select an action using the
006300650064 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry, Select Select,
is highlighted.
X Press the 008Bbutton. AUX mode
General notes
You can connect an external video source in
the rear compartment.
Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the AUX jacks are found:
R in the stowage box between the rear seats
or
R in the rear-compartment armrest
(Y page 264).
Please see the corresponding operating
instructions for information on how to oper-
ate the external video source.
For further details about external video sour- ces, please consult an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Connecting AUX equipment
X Insert the audio plugs for the left and right
signals into the corresponding Land R
jacks.
X Insert the video plug into the Vjack. Activating AUX mode
X Select AUX AUXusing the 006300590065 but-
tons on the remote control and press the
008B button to confirm.
The AUX source is switched on once the
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