Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
standar dan doptional equipmen tavailable
fo ryour COMAN Dsyste mat th etime of pur -
chase. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Please note that your COMAN Dsyste m
may no tbe equipped wit hall th efeature s
described .Thi salso applies to safety-relevan t
systems an dfunctions. Therefore, th eequip -
men ton your COMAN Dsyste mmay diffe r
from that in th edescription san dillustrations.
Should you hav ean yquestion sconcernin g
equipmen tan doperation ,pleas econsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Weather forecasts
Introduction
Thi sfunction is currentl yno tavailable fo r
Canada.
Fo rth ereception of weather forecast svia
satellite radio, you will need aSIRIU SXM Sat -
ellite Weather subscription .
If th emessage: Please call SIRIUS to
activate the syste mat:
SIRIUS_numbe rESN: SIRIUS_I Dappears
alon gwit hth eID number of th eSIRIU S
device, you will need to hav eth eweather ser -
vic eactivated first .
XTo selectCal lorCancel:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
If amobile phone is connecte dto COMAN D
(
Ypage 114), th ecal lwill connec tto aSIR-
IU Sservic eemploye eafter selecting Call
.
The ID number of th eSIRIU Sdevic ewill be
transferred to th etelephon edisplay.
XThi swill be followed by instruction sfrom
th eservic eemployee.
COMAN Dcan receiv eweather forecast svia
satellite radio fo rth eentire US A(includin g
Alask aan dHawaii).
The received weather dat acan be displaye d
as an information chart (dail yforecast ,five- day forecast
,detailed information )or on th e
weather map .
The weather dat areceived from aweather
station is stored in COMAN Dforon ehour .It
can therefore be displaye dagain immediately
after restartin gth eengin e(fo rexample after
refueling).
Dependin gon whic hscale has bee nselected,
th eweather map can display th efollowin g
weather dat awit hsymbols :
Rrain radar
The rain radar canno tbe displaye dfo r
Alaska, Hawaii an dPuerto Rico.
Rstor mcharacteristics
Rhig han dlow-pressure areas, weather
fronts
Rcours eof tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons )
Rgale warnings
Rwinddirection an dspeeds
iHurricane: term used to describe th etrop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in th e
Atlantic, North Pacifi can dSout hPacifi c
oceans. The win dspeeds are abov e74 mph
(11 8k
m/ h). Five categories are used to
classify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category
of a hurricane.
214Weather forecasts
SIRIUS Weather
Activating/deactivating the display of areas
in red:
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(
Ypage 218).
XTo selectView: turn and press the control-
ler.
The list of display levels appears.
XSelect Storm Watch.
XSelectShowSym.forStormAreason
Map.
Depending on the previous setting, activate
O or deactivate ªthe display of areas in
red.
Activating/deactivating the automatic dis-
play of warning popups:
XSelect Display Storm Watch Automat‐
ically.
Depending on the previous setting, activate
O or deactivate ªthe automatic display
of warning popups.
Setting the radius for the popups:
XSelect 5 miles(5 km), 50 miles(50 km)
or 200 miles
(200 km).
Storm Guide
Displaying the Storm Guide:
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(
Ypage 218).
XTo select Guide: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. The current storm is high-
lighted. There is information about the
storm in the status bar.
XTo select Next: turn and press the control-
ler.
The next storm is marked.
XSelect Previous.
The previous storm is highlighted.
Showing storm details:
XSelect Details.
You see detailed information about the
selected storm.
222Weather forecasts
SIRIUS Weather
Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
standar dan doptional equipmen tavailable
fo ryour COMAN Dsyste mat th etime of pur -
chase. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Please note that your COMAN Dsyste m
may no tbe equipped wit hall th efeature s
described .Thi salso applies to safety-relevan t
systems an dfunctions. Therefore, th eequip -
men ton your COMAN Dsyste mmay diffe r
from that in th edescription san dillustrations.
Should you hav ean yquestion sconcernin g
equipmen tan doperation ,pleas econsult an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter.
Overview
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is aclass 1lase rproduct.
If you ope nth ehousin gof th eCD/DVD drive,
there is aris kof exposure to invisible lase r
radiation .Thi slase rradiation could damage
your retina. There is aris kof injury.
Never ope nth ehousing. Always hav emain -
tenanc ean drepair wor kcarrie dout at aquali -
fie dspecialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
If objects suc has headphones/headset sor
external audio/video sources are no tsecure d
in th epassenger compartment, they can be
flun garound an dhit vehicle occupants .There
is aris kof injury, fo rexample in th eevent of
sudden braking or asudden change in direc -
tion .
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they canno tbe flun garound ,
fo rexample in alockable vehicle stowag e
compartment.
Equipment
Observ ethat arange of Rear Seat Entertain -
men tSystems are available fo rMercedes -
Benz vehicles .In this Operator's Manual, th e
Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste mCode 86 4is
used fo rillustration purposes. If you hav e a
differen tRear Seat Entertainmen tSyste min
your vehicle, pleas erefer to th emanufactur-
er' soperatin ginstructions.
Component s
The Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste m
includes :
Rtwoscreens fo rth erea rbehin dth efront-
seat head restraints
Rtw oremot econtrols
RaCD/DVD drive
RAU Xjack son bot hrea rscreens (AUX dis -
play) an don th eCD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
Rheadphone sfo reac hrea rscree n
Rtwoset sof cordless headphone s
224Overview
Rear Seat Entertainment System
Selecting the screen for the cordless
headphones
XSlide switch:toL(left-hand screen) or R
(right-hand screen).
Connecting additional headphones
Up to two cordless headphones can be used
at the same time for each screen.
You can also connect one additional set of
corded headphones to each of the two rear-
compartment screens (
Ypage 225). The
socket is designed for headphones with a
3.5 mm stereo jack plug and an impedance of 32 ohms.
Replacing batteries
Notes
GWARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan- ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can result in
severe health problems. There is a risk of fatalinjury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
a battery is swallowed, seek medical attention immediately.
HEnvironmental note
Batteries contain dangerous
substances. It is against the
law to dispose of them with
the household rubbish. They
must be collected separatelyand recycled to protect the
environment.
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally friendly
manner. Take discharged
batteries to a qualified spe-
cialist workshop or a special
collection point for used bat-
teries.
Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones.
The batteries can be replaced (
Ypage 228).
On the remote control
:Battery compartment
;Catch tab
=Battery compartment cover
?Retaining lugs
ABatteries
The remote control contains two type AAA,
1.5 V batteries.
228Overview
Rear Seat Entertainment System
Playback options
XSelectCD,DVD-Aor MP3using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
A list appears. The #dot indicates the play-
back option currently selected.
XSelect NormalTrackSequence,Random
Tracksor Random Folderusing the
9: buttons and press the 9button
to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence
, you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selection window.
iIf you switch the data carrier which you
are currently listening to, the Normal
Track Sequenceoption is activated auto-
matically. If an option is selected, it
remains selected after the Rear Seat Enter- tainment System is switched on or off.
Switching track information on/off
(MP3 mode only)
If the function is switched on, folder and track
names are displayed.
If the function is switched off, disc and file
names are displayed.
XSelect MP3using the :=; but-
tons on the remote control and press the
9 button to confirm.
XSelect Display Track Information
using the 9: buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
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 Rear Seat
Entertainment System will be able to play
video DVDs that you have copied yourself.
Further information (
Ypage 198). Informa-
tion regarding COMAND also applies to the
Rear Seat Entertainment System.
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, it is possible that cer- tain functions or actions described in this
section will be temporarily blocked or may not
function at all. As soon as you try to activate
these functions or actions, you will see the K
symbol in the display.
Switching on video DVD mode
XInsert a video DVD (Ypage 232).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads
the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If it was not, switch on video DVD mode as described in the following instructions.
XSelect Discin the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote
control and confirm by pressing the 9
button.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback crite-
ria, the film either starts automatically or
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