2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER Comand Manual

Disp
laying Informa tion X
In thesubm enuro tate ymzor slide
ompunt ilInf o is
high light ed.
X Pre ssn.
In for mat ionabout thecur ren tpro gram
appear s. 1
Cate gory
2 Chan nel
3 Artist
4 Song titl e
You willsee (ifavailab le)
R thefull nam e
R addit ionalinf orm ation
X To swit chback totheSat Radio main
dis pla y:Slide omp .
Disp laying Service Informa tion You
cancallth epro viderser vicece nter for
ques tion sor release swhen everyou need.
X Select SatRadio £
Service in
the
SatRadio submenu.
The service informat ionappears. 1
Phone number ofthe provider, (SIRIUS
XM) orCall Service Provider 2
SIRIUS XMIDofyour satellite receiver
X To switch backtothe SatR adio main
display: Slideomp .
Cha nnel ListUpdates While
receivin gane wch ann ellist the
mes sage UpdatingChannels will
appear .
The chann ellast tunedtowill bemut edunt il
th eupdat eis co mple ted. You cannoto perate
the satellite radio.
Aft ercomplet ionofthe update, theSatellit e
radio mainmenu willappear. Thechann ellast
tuned towill begin toplay ifavailable inthe
new chann ellist.
Sound Settings Refer
tochapt er“At aglance” onhow to
adjust soundsettings.
R Volume (Ypage 36)
R Balanc econ trol(Y page 37)
R Bass andtreble control(Y page 37)
R Bang &Olufsen soundsyst em(Ypage 37) CD
Audio/DV DAudio/M P3 Saf
ety Instr uctions G
WARN
ING
COMA NDisclass ifiedasaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. There
is arisk ofexposure toinvisible laserradiation CD
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if
you open thecasin g,or ifthe casin gis faulty
or damaged.
COMA NDdoes notcontain anypart sthat you
are able tomaint ainyourself .For safety
reasons, allmainten ancework must be
exclusively carriedoutbyquali fied
techn icians. G
WARNING
Only carry outthefollowing whenthevehicle
is station ary:
R Insert ingadisc
R Ejectin gadisc
There isarisk ofaccident bybeing distract ed
from roadandtraffic conditionsifyou load a
CD/D VDwhile thevehicle isin motion . Notes
onMP3 Mode
Permissible StorageMedia R
CD-R andCD-RW
R DVD +Rand DVD +RW
R DVD -Rand DVD -RW
R PCMCIA memorycard
Permissible FileSystems R
ISO96 60/Joliet forCD storage media
R UDF forDVD s
R FAT1 6or FAT3 2for PCMCIA memorycard
with storage medium
Multisession CDs On
multisession CDs,thecont entofthe first
session determin eshow COMAND handles
the CD.
If the first session, forexample, contains data
in CD Audio format andthesecond session
cont ains MP3 tracks,COMAND handlesthe
CD asaconv ention alAudio CD.This means
that theMP3 trackscann otbe accessed.
Similarly, ifthe first session contains MP3
track sand thesecond session contains data
in CD Audio format, COMAND handlestheCD as
an MP3 CD.Only theMP3 trackscan be
accessed.
File Structur eof Stora geMedium When
creatin gan MP3 storage medium, you
can organize MP3track sinto folders. Afolder
can also containadditional folders.Astora ge
med iumm ayhave amax imum of25 5folders
in tot al. Amaximum of255 track sand 255
folders arepermissible perfolder. A
maximum of4000 tracksin tot alare
permissible perstorage medium.
Tr ack Nam esand Folder Names When
creatin gan MP3 storage medium, you
can assign names tothe MP3 tracksand to
the folders.
COMAND usesthese names inMP3 mode for
the correspon dingdisplay .Empty foldersor
folde rscontaining dataother thanMP3 tracks
wil lnot bedisp layed byCOMAND.
If MP3 filesare stored inthe root directory
itself, theroot directory alsocounts asa
folde r.COMAND willthen displaythe root
directory nameasafolde rname.
Pleas eno te thefoll owin gwhen assigning
tr ack nam es:
R Trac knam esmust contain atleast one
ch arac ter.
R Trac knames musthavetheex tens ion
“mp 3”.
R Ap eriod mustappear between thetrac k
name andtheextension .
i COMAND doesnotsupport ID3tags.
Perm issible Formats COMAND
supportsthefollowing formats:
R MPEG1 audiolayer3format
R Microsoft Windows®
Media AudioV2,V7,
V8 and V9(WMA). 136
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Note
son Copyri ght Th
emu sic tra cks thatyo ucan create for
pl ay ba ck inMP 3m ode aregenerally
copyright- protectedunder applicabl e
inter nation aland nation allaws.
In many countries,thereproduction of
copyrighted materialisnot permitt edeven if
only forpersonal usewithout theexpress
prior consen tofthe copyright holder.
Please checkthecurrent copyright lawsfor
your countr yand comply withthem.
These restrict ionsdonot apply ,for example,
to your owncompositions andrecordings or
for recordings forwhich authorization has
been obtained fromthecopyright holder.
Notes aboutDVDAudio Discs COMAND
canplayback commerc ially
availa ble,prerecorded AudioDVDsthat bear
the following label.You will usual lyfind the
label onthe DVD booklet, theinlay orthe DVD
itself. i
Audio DVDsdiffe rfro mrec ordable DVD-R
and DVD-RW discs .
Dat aon Audio DVDs are stored eitherin
unc ompr essed format orinlossles s
com press edformat .The sound qualityon
Audio DVDsis therefore betterthanon
recordable DVDsthat containMP3 data
because theMP3 format usesalossy typeof
compression. Youcannot deletedatafrom or
record additional datatocommerc ially
availa ble,prerecorded AudioDVDs.Please
note thefollowing information aboutCDs/
DVD sand payspecial attentiontothe notes
on copied and/or self-written CDs/DVDs. Permissible
Bitand Samp lingRates R
Fixed andvariable bitrates from32kbps to
320 kbps
R Sampling ratesfrom8kHz to48 kHz
i Only useMP3 tracks with abit rate of
128 kbps orhig her and with as amplin grat e
of 44 .1kH zor high er.Lowe rrat es may
res ult inimpair edsoun dqualit y.This is
part icular lytrue ifth esurr oundsoun d
fun ction has been activat ed.
WMA (Windows ®
Media Audio)for mat ofthe
foll owin gtype :
R fix ed bit rates from 5kBit/s upto
384 kBit/s
R sa mpl ingrate sfrom 8kHz to48 kHz.
COM AND doesnot support WMA files ofthe
foll owi ngtype :
R DRM (DigitalRi ghts Mana gement)
encry ptedfiles
i Ifother musicfiles are stored inthese
au dio forma tson astora gemedi um,in
ad diti ontoMP3 files, the loading proce ss
may take longerbefo rethe firsttrack is
pla yed. Notes
aboutCD /DVD Disc s
i Discs with copy prote ction donot compl y
wi th the CDAudi ostand ardand insome
case scannot bepla yedby COM AND. When
pla ying copi eddiscs, prob lemsmay occur
wi th the playback.
Aw idevariet yof discs ,disc writ ingsoft ware
and writersare available. Duetothis variet y
we can not guarant eethat thesyst emwill be
able toplay discs thatyouhave written/
copie dyourself .
There maybeplayback problemswith
userbur nedCDs with asto rage capac ityof
mor ethan 700MB.These CDsdonot meet
curr entvalid standard s.
i When playing aDV DA udio, itmay bethe
cas ewit hnum erousalbums that thelast CD
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tra
ck does not conta inany music and
CO MAND switch estothe next track. This
is du eto the productio nm ethod anddoes
not imply afault withtheunit.
! Donot attac hstic kers orlabels ofany
kind todiscs. Theymaycome looseand
damage COMAND .
COMAND hasbeen designed fordiscs
meetin gthe requirement sof stan dard
EN 609 08.Therefor e,only discs witha
maximum thickness of1.3 mm canbe
used.
If athic ker disc isinsert ed,e.g. one which
stor esdata onboth sides, (DVDonone
side, audio dataonthe other side), this
cann otbe ejec tedand COMAND willbe
damaged.
Do not use 8cmd iamet erdiscs ,not even
with anadapter .Only userou nddiscs with
a di am ete rof 12 cm.
i COMAND canplay CD Aud iowith the high
res oluti on surrou ndform at. Note
son the Care ofCD /DVD Disc s
R Onl ytou chthe discs atthe edges.
R Hand lediscs with car ein ord erto pre vent
ma lfunctio nsduring play ba ck.
R Avoi dscra tching,leav ing fing erprints and
du ston the discs.
R Clea nt he discs occasionally witha
commerc iallyavaila blecleaning cloth.
Always wipeinastraight linefrom the
inside outwards, neverinacircular motion.
R The discs mustonlybelabel ledusing pens
specially designed forthis purpose.
R Aft eruse, putthediscs backintothebox.
R Protect thediscs fromheatanddirect
sunlight. Loading
CDsandDVDs G
WARNING
Only loadaCD orDVD when thevehicle is
stationary. Thereisarisk ofaccident bybeing
distracted fromroadandtraffic condition sif
you load aCD/DVD whilethevehicle isin
motion.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(appr. 50km/h), yourvehicle iscovering a
distance of44 feet (appr. 14m) every second.
i Ifthe CD/DV Disprinted onone side, this
side must faceupwa rdswhen loaded.If
neither sideisprinted, theside tobe play ed
must facedownwards.
The system maynotbeable toplay copy-
protect edCDs/DVD s.
Loading theDVD Changer The
DVD changer isamagazine withsixbuil t-
in compartment s. 1
Disc slot
2 Load/Eject button(allmagazine
compartment s)
Loading anIndividual Magazine
Compart ment
X Press theLoad 8 button.
Am enu indicat eswhich magazine
compart mentsare curren tlyloaded. The
highlighted orcurren tlyplaying
compart mentisindicat edbyared number. 138
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Magazine
Menu
X To selec tmagaz inecompart ment:
Rotate ymz
or slide omp .
X To start loadin g:Pre ssn.
The DVD change rwillswitc hto the selec ted
magaz inecom partmen t.The mess age
Plea seWait ... will
bedisplayed.
Then messagePlea seInse rtDisc will
bedisplayed.
i Only insertaCD afterCOMA NDhas
prom ptedyoutodo sowith thismess age.
Only insertone CDper magaz ine
com partmen t. X
Insert adisc intothe slot with theprin ted
side upwards.
The DVDc hanger pullsinthe disc and
places itin the selected magazine
compartmen t.The message Loading Disc
will
bedispla yed.
i The loadi ngprocess maytake awhile,
depending onthe type ofdisc. Ifyou donot
insert adisc, thedispla ywillswitc hback to the
magaz inemen uaft erapprox imately
20 seco nds.
The DVDc hanger playsthe disc if
R ithas been inserted correctly
R itis apermissible disc Magazine
menu,onedisc loaded
1 Magazine compartmen toccup ied,
ejecti ngpos sible
2 Empty magazine comp artme nt
X To exi tm enu: Pressth eLoad 8 button
again.
or
X Sele ctBac k or
X Pres sth ek button
Filling EmptyMa gaz ine Comp artm ents
X Pres sth eLoad 8 button.
The magaz inemen uappears .The current ly
play ingcompartmen tisindicated byared
number or,ifthe magazine isempty,
compartment 1is marked.
X Select FillEmpty Slots .
The message Pleaseinsertdisc will
bedispla yed.
i Only insert aCD after COMAND has
prompted youtodo sowith thismessage.
Only insert oneCDper magazine
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X
Insert adisc intotheslot with theprinted
side facing upwards.
You seethePlease wait... messag
e.
Once thedisc isloa ded, theDVD changer
switches tothe next empty compartment.
You seethese messag es:Please wait and
then Please insertdisc .
X Rep eatthe step until allcompartments are
loa ded.
The DVD changer playsthe last disc you
loa ded ifit has been inserted correctly and
if it is apermissi bletype.
If loa ding isnot completed, COMANDplays
the first disc inserted.
X To end loading procedure: PresstheLoad
8 button again.
or
X Select Back .
or
X Press thek button nexttothe
COMAND controller. Loadin
gPCMC IAMemory Card G
WARNING
Only loadamemory cardwhen thevehicle is
stationary .There isarisk ofaccident bybeing
distracted fromroadandtraffic conditions if
you load amemory cardwhile thevehicle is
in motion.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(appr. 50km/h), yourvehicle iscovering a
distance of44 feet (appr. 14m) every second.
COMAND supports16-bitfull-size typeIand II
PC MC IAmem orycards.
i COMAND supp orts comm ercially
av ailabl e PC MC IAcar dsorPC MC IAcar d
ad ap ters with stor agemed iatha tm aynot
be desig nedfor thete mper atureswhic h
oc cur intheveh icle.You should therefor e
remove thePCMCIA cardfrom thevehicle
when notinuse since extreme
temperat urescould damage thesedevices. 1
PCMCIA memorycardslot
X Push thePCMCIA memorycardintothe
slot.
The end with thecont actmust point
towards theslot.
COMAND loadsthememory cardand
display sthe message Reading Memory Card .
If no MP3 trackscan befound, a
message willbedisplay ed. Ejecting
CDsandDVDs G
WARNIN
G
Only loadaCD orDVD when thevehicle is
station ary.There isarisk ofaccident bybeing
distract edfrom roadandtraffic conditionsif
you load aCD/D VDwhile thevehicle isin
motion .
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(appr. 50km/ h),your vehicle iscoverin ga
distance of44 feet (appr. 14m) every second.
i Ifyou eject adisc while another isbeing
playe d,the DVD changer interrupts
playb ack.Playb ackwillcont inue once the
disc hasbeen ejectedcompletely.
Ejecting OneDisc X
Press Eject 8 button .
The magazine menuappears. Themagazine
compartm entcont aining thecurrent discis
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1
Magazine compartmen toccup ied,
ejecti ngpos sible
2 Disc type
3 Disc name (onlyif store don disc)
4 Current disc
X To select occupi edmagazi ne
co mpartment: Rotate ymzor slide
omp .
X Press n.
The Ejecting disc... message
appears. Thenyouseethefollowing
message: X
Remove thedisc from theslot.
If you donot remove thedisc from theslot,
the DVD changer willautomatically pullit
back inafter ashort while andresume
playba ck.
Ejecting AllDiscs X
Press theEject 8 button .
The magazine menuappears. X
Select Eject All .
The DVD changer ejectsthe first disc
found. Themessage Ejecting disc ... is
displa yed.
X Remove thedisc from theslot when you
see themessage prompting youtodo this.
The DVD changer switches tothe next
occupied magazine compartmen tand
eje cts the disc.
X Re peat the last step untilthe magazine is
emp ty. Eje
cting aPCMCIA MemoryCard G
WAR
NING
On lyload amem orycardwhen theveh icle is
st atio nary.Ther eis aris ko faccid entbybei ng
di stra cted from roadand traffi ccondi tions if
yo uloa damemo rycard whilethe vehi cleis
in motio n.
Bea rin mind thatataspe edofjust 30mph
(a ppr .50 km/h), your vehi cleiscover inga
di stance of44 fee t(appr. 14m) ever ysec ond. CD
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Eject button
2 PCMC IAmem orycardslot
X Pre ssEject button 1twice.
Th ePC MC IAmem orycardis eje cted .
X Ta ke the PCMC IAmem orycardou to f
slot 2. 142
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