XFor the channel number, press the corre-
sponding number keys on the control panel
one after the other.
XPress thezkey on the number keypad.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
iYou 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.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Curr. Station List with
Artist & Title: turn and press the con-
troller.
The channel list appears.
or
XPress the controller in the main display
field.
XSelect the desired channel
Keyword search
XTo select the èkeyword search in the
menu bar: slide 6and turn the controller.
XTo enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
XSelect the required result.
The relevant channel is played.
Memory functions
i
There are 100 presets available.
XTo store a channel using the edit func-
tion: select Options
in the radio menu bar
by turning and pressing the controller.
XTo select EditStationPreset: turn and
press the controller.
The list of saved channels appears.
XTo select the preset: turn the controller and
press for about 2 seconds.
The newly saved station overwrites the
existing preset.
or
XTo quick store: press and hold number key
2, for example.
The channel is saved to the second position
in the radio channel presets.
or
XSet the desired channel in satellite radio
mode.
XPress and hold the controller until the pre-
set list appears.
XTo select the preset number: turn and press
the controller.
A tone confirms that the storing process
was successful.
Deleting highlighted stations
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
172Satellite radio
Radio
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.
Activating medi amode
General notes
There are severa lways to activat emedia
source susin gCOMAND.
The relevant section sof th eOperator's Man -
ual describe th esimples tway to activat e a
media source .
Thi ssection describes all option sfo ractivat -
in g media sources.
Button activation
XTo cal lup th emedia menu: press th eÕ
button.
The last media source you hav eset is dis -
played.
XPress th eÕ buttonagain .
The men uappears wit hth eavailable media
sources.
XTo selec tmedia sources: turn th econtroller
until th edesire dmedia source is in th ecen-
ter. Press th econtroller .
The media source sare available in th efol-
lowing order :
RCD/DVD
RMemorycar d
RMedia Interface 1an dMedia Interface 2
RBT audio
If playable music files are found ,they will be
playe dby COMAND.
Switching on automatically
Whe nan external media source is connected,
CD an dSD memor ycar dfunction sare auto-
matically switched on by COMAND. Whe n
usin gUS Bdevices, switch to th eappropriat e
Media Interface 1or Media Interface 2basi c
display.
External media sources:
RApple®devices (e.g. iPhon e®)
RUSBdevices (e.g. US Bstick, MP3 player)
RCD
RDV D
RSD cards
Rvia devices connecte dby Bluetoot h®
If playable music files are found ,they will be
playe dby COMAND.
iIfamedia function is already switched on
in COMAND, this will be interrupted an dth e
basi cdisplay of th enewly connecte d
devic ewill appear (except when usin gwit h
USB/iPo d
®).
If another function ,suc has navigation ,is
operating, th ebasi cdisplay will no tchange.
Only th emusic from th enewly connecte d
media source will play (except when usin g
wit hUSB/iPo d
®).
178Activating media mode
Media
CRemaining playingtime of th ecurren t
track
DElapse dplaybac ktime for th ecurren t
track
EGraphic time display
FAlbum cover (if available)
Inserting and removing adis c fr om
th esingle CD/DVD dr ive
XTo insert:press theþ buttonon th e
single drive.
If there is adisc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
XInser t adisc into th edisc slot wit hth eprin-
te dside facin gupwards.
The drive closes and th edisc is played .
If th eCD/DV Dis operate din Medi amode,
th ecorrespondin gbasic men uwill be
shown. If th eCD/DV Dis started usin g
another application (e.g. navigation), th e
display will no tchange.
iThe drive may no tbe able to play disc s
wit hcopy protection .
XTo remove:press theþ button.
The drive ejects th edisc .
XRemove th eejecte ddisc from th eslot .
If you do no ttak eth edisc out of th eslot ,it
is draw nin again automatically after ashort
while .
Inserting discs int oth eDVD changer
The DV Dchanger has amagazine wit hsix
trays.
XTo inser tth eCD/DVD int oth emaga-
zin etray :press th eV button.
The magazine men uappears.
XTo select th emagazine tray to be filled:
tur nand press th econtroller or press th e
number buttons (1-6) on COMAND .
The DV Dchanger switches to th eselected
magazine tray.
The Please Wait.. .
message appears.
You will then see th ePlease insert
dis cSlot_number.message .
XInsert adisc into th edisc slot wit hth eprin-
te dside facin gupwards.
XTo load all empt ymagazine trays: press
th eV button
The magazine men uappears.
XTo select LoadEmpty Slots:slid e6 ,
tur nand press th econtroller .
COMAND switches to th enext empty mag -
azine tray.
The Please Wait.. .
message appears.
You will then see th ePlease insert
dis cSlot_number.message .
182Audio/video mode
Media
Category list
XIn Media mode, slide6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list is shown.
Depending on the connected media sources
and files, the following categories are listed:
RCurrent Track List
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RStored Audio CDsComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
iThe categories are available as soon as
the entire media content has been read and
analyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these catego-
ries are available more quickly.
When connecting Apple
®devices, the cat-
egories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are
not available.
Searching by current track list
XTo select CurrentTrackListin the cat-
egory list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching by folder
Playable files can be searched for in the active
data medium's directories.
XTo select Folderin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
The folder list appears.
XSelect the required folder.
Either the desired track list appears or con-
tinue searching in the folder directory until
the desired track list has been found.
XSelect the required track.
Select By Cover
XTo select SelectByCoverin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
An album list sorted by artist appears.
188Media search
Media
iIf available, the album list and covers are
shown.
iThere is a database for iPod®and for each
of the other media sources (CD, USB, SD
card). During the search the relevant data-
base is accessed depending on the active
media source.
XSelect a track.
The basic display appears and playback
starts.
Bluetooth®audio mode
Connecting Bluetooth®audio devices
Prerequisites
XActivate the Bluetooth®function in
COMAND (
Ypage 48).
Bluetooth
®audio mode requires a Blue-
tooth®-capable audio device.
Check your Bluetooth
®audio device for the
following (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions):
RBluetooth®audio profile
The Bluetooth
®audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth®audio
profiles.
RBluetooth®visibility
Certain Bluetooth
®audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
RBluetooth®device name This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear selec-
tion of the Bluetooth
®device possible, we
recommend that you customize the device
name.
iA2DP (A dvanced Audio Distribution
Profile): Bluetooth®audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (A udioVideo Remote Control
Profile): Bluetooth
®audio profile for audio
data playback.
iThe Bluetooth®device must be visible for
authorization. After authorization,
COMAND even finds the Bluetooth
®device
when it is not visible.
XThe Bluetooth®function in COMAND must
be activated (
Ypage 48).
General notes
Before using your Bluetooth®audio device
with COMAND for the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth
®audio
device, it is connected automatically. Con-
nection involves first searching for a Blue-
tooth
®audio device and then authorizing it.
You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth
®
devices.
iIf you authorize a mobile phone that sup-
ports Bluetooth®audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth®audio profiles are con-
nected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
Rin the Bluetooth®telephone list
(
Ypage 115)
Rin the Bluetooth®audio device list
(
Ypage 191)
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth
®telephony
(
Ypage 116).
190Bluetooth®audio mode
Media
Option 1: entering the passkey
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 116).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
Option 2: Secure Simple Pairing
iThe Bluetooth®audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth®version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND cre-
ates a six-digit code, which is displayed on
both devices that are to be connected
For some Bluetooth
®audio devices, the
pairing must be confirmed within 10 sec-
onds.
XIf the number code displayed on COMAND
and on the Bluetooth®audio device is the
same, select Yes
: press the controller.
If you select Yes
, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth®audio device is connec-
ted. Playback starts.
If you select No
, authorization is canceled.
External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth®audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth
®audio device can locate COMAND.
The Bluetooth
®device name for COMAND is
MB Bluetooth
.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(
Ypage 194).
XTo select Options: slide6and press the
controller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
XTo select Connect via Audio Device:
turn and press the controller.
A message appears. Authorizing
XStart the authorization on your Bluetooth®
audio device (see the manufacturer's oper-
ating instructions).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
With some Bluetooth
®audio devices, play-
back must first be started on the device itself
so that COMAND can play the audio files.
Reconnecting a Bluetooth®audio
device
The Bluetooth®audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
Rone of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth
®audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
Rthe mobile phone is automatically connec-
ted. The Bluetooth®audio player is then
connected.
iFor an automatic connection with
COMAND, the telephone must be within
range.
For most Bluetooth
®audio devices, the
"automatic connection" must be activated
by checking a box. Depending on the
device used, this prompt often takes place
when authorizing (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nectedmessage appears, you have two
options to reconnect the Bluetooth®audio
device.
Option 1:
XTo select Connect Last Used Playerin
the basic display: press the controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth
®
audio device, it will be connected and will
start playing.
192Bluetooth®audio mode
Media
Option 2:
XTo selectOptions: slide6and press the
controller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device: turn
and press the controller.
If the Bluetooth
®audio device has been
authorized, playback starts.
Bluetooth®audio device and simulta-
neous search for mobile phones
i
When searching for a mobile phone or a
new Bluetooth®audio device, the connec-
tion to an already activated Bluetooth®
audio device is separated (Ypage 115).
In the Bluetooth
®audio basic display, you will
see the No
BluetoothAudioDeviceCon‐
nectedmessage and the Connect Device
menu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from
the Bluetooth®device list: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth®audio device: slide 9the
controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®address
Ravailability status (shown after an
update)
Rauthorization status
XTo close the detailed display: press the
% button.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth®audio device
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from
the Bluetooth®device list: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth®audio device: slide 9and
press the controller.
XTo select Deauthorize: press the control-
ler.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
XTo select YesorNo: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth®device list.
If you select No
the process is canceled.
iBefore re-authorizing the Bluetooth®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth
from your
Bluetooth®audio device's Bluetooth®list
(see the Bluetooth®audio device's operat-
ing instructions).
Switching to Bluetooth®audio mode
Basic display
:Audio transmission status (depending on
the Bluetooth®audio device, also title
name and artist)
;Data medium position in the media list
=Sound settings
?Device list
Bluetooth®audio mode193
Media
Z
ATo stopËor start Ìplayback
BName of the connected Bluetooth®audio
device (example)
COptions menu
Some mobile phones only support two Blue-
tooth
®profiles at the same time (e.g. Hands-
Free Profile for Bluetooth®telephony and
Bluetooth®audio profile for audio streaming).
If you activate Bluetooth®audio mode and
there is already an active Internet connection, this can cause the connection to be termina-
ted.
Switching to Bluetooth®audio
XPress the Õbutton.
XTo select Bluetooth Audioin the menu:
turn and press the controller.
COMAND activates the Bluetooth
®audio
device. The basic display then appears.
Playback starts.
iIf the Bluetooth®audio device connected
supports metadata and corresponding data
is available, then the artist, track and album
name can be displayed.
Starting/stopping playback
XTo select Start playback Ì: turn and
press the controller.
Playback starts. Ëis selected.
XTo stop playback: select Ë.
A message appears. Ìis selected.
XTo continue playback: select Ì.
A message appears. Ëis selected.
Starting playback if the Bluetooth®
audio device has been stopped
During the search for mobile phones, the con-
nection with the Bluetooth®audio device is
terminated (
Ypage 115). In the Bluetooth®
audio basic display (Ypage 194) you will see the
No
BluetoothAudioDeviceConnec‐
tedmessage and the Connect Last Used
Playermenu item cannot be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth
®
audio device can be reconnected.
XTo select Start playback Ì: slide6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
XTo select Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
iIf there is an Internet connection and the
mobile phone that is connected only sup-
ports two Bluetooth
®profiles at the same
time, the Internet connection is interrup-
ted.
iThe connection to the Bluetooth®audio
device can also be interrupted if:
Rthe connected mobile phone only sup-
ports 2 Bluetooth®profiles at the same
time.
Ryou connect to the Internet using
COMAND (
Ypage 152).
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth®audio devices.
194Bluetooth®audio mode
Media