2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC-Class Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment................208
Sound settings .................................. 208
Burmester
®surround sound sys -
te m .................................................... .209
207
Sound

Your COMANDequipment
i
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
th estandar dan doptional equipmen tof
your COMAN Dsystem, as available at th e
time of going to print .Country-specifi cdif -
ference sare possible. Bear in min dthat
your vehicle may no tfeature all function s
described here. Thi salso applies to safety-
relevant systems an dfunctions.
iRead th einformation on qualified special-
ist workshop sin th evehicle Operator's
Manual.
Sound settings
Calling up th esound menu
You can mak evarious soun dsetting sfo rth e
differen taudio an dvideo sources. It is possi-
ble to set more bass fo rradio mode than fo r
CD audio mode, fo rexample. The respective
soun dmen ucan be called up from th emen u
of th edesire dmode.
XSwitch to radio mode (Ypage 166).
or
XSwitch to media mode (Ypage 178).
XTo switch to themen ubar :slid e6 the
controller .
XTo selectà: turn an dpress th econtrol-
ler .
The men uappears wit hth elast setting
accessed, e.g. Equalizer
.
Sound men uoverview
FunctionOptions
EqualizerSets treble ,mid -
range an dbass
Balance/faderMoves th esoun d
focus :left/right an d
front/rea r
Setting treble, mid-range an dbass
XCall up th esoun dmen u (Ypage 208).
XTurnth econtroller until Equalizeris
brought to th efront.
XTo activat erotary menus fo rtreble ,mid -
range an dbass :slid e6 thecontroller .
XTo switch between th erotary menus: slid e
8 or9 thecontroller .
XTo maketh edesire dEqualize rsettings:
turn th econtroller .
Rotary menus sho wtheset values.
XTo return to th emenu: slid e5 thecon-
troller.
XTo return to th ebasi cmenu: press th e%
butto nbriefly.
Adjusting th ebalance/fader
Balance moves th efocus of th esoun d
between lef tan dright .
Fader moves th efocus of th esoun dbetween
fron tan drear.
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Sound

XCallup the sound menu (Ypage 208).
XTurn the controller until Balance/Faderis
brought to the front and then slide 6the
controller.
XTo activate the menu for balance and fader:
press the controller.
XTo adjust the balance focus: slide 8or
9 the controller.
XTo adjust the fader focus: slide 6or5
the controller.
An image shows the sound focus set.
XTo exitthe menu: press the %button.
Burmester®surround sound system
General notes
The Burmester®surround sound system has
a total output of 640 watts and is equipped
wit h 14 loudspeakers.
The Burmester
®surround sound system is
availab lefor all functions inthe radio and
med iamodes.
Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
diff erent audio and video sources. It ispossi-
ble to set more bass for radio mode than for
CD audio mode, for example. The respective
sound menu iscalled up from the menu of the
desired mode.
XSwit ch to radio mode (Ypage 166).
or
XSwit ch to med iamode (Ypage 178).
XTo swit ch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select à: turn and press the control-
ler.
The menu appears with the last setting
accessed, e.g. Equalizer
. Overview of Burmester
®surround sound sys-
tem
FunctionOptions
EqualizerSe ts treble, mid-
range and bass
Balance/faderMoves the sound
focus: left /right and
front/rear
SurroundOptimiz es sound
playback for all
seats
Setting treble, mid-range and bass
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 209).
XTurn the controller unt ilEqualizeris in the
center.
XSlide 6the controller.
The rotary menus for treble, mid-range and
bass are activated.
XTo switch between the rotary menus: slide
8 or9 the controller.
XTo make the desired Equalizersettings:
turn the controller.
The rotary menus show the set values.
XTo return to the menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button briefly.
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Sound

Adjusting the balance/fader
Balance moves thefocus of th esoun d
between lef tand right .
Fader moves th efocus of th esoun dbetween
fron tand rear .
XCall up th esoun dmen u (Ypage 209).
XTurn th econtroller until Balance/Faderis
brought to th efron tand then slide 6the
controller .
XTo activateth emen ufor balance and fader:
press th econtroller .
XTo adjust th ebalance focus: slide 8or
9 thecontroller .
XTo adjust th efade rfocus: slide 6or5
th econtroller .
An imag eshows th esoun dfocus set .
XTo exit th emenu: press th e% button.
Setting sur round sound
XCall up th esoun dmen u (Ypage 209).
XTurn th econtroller until Surroundis in the
center.
XSlide 6thecontroller .
The left-han drotary men uto switch sur -
roun dsoun don and off is activated.
XTo activat eSurround:tur nth econtroller
until ON
is active .
XTo adjustthesurroun dsoun dfor Front,
Rea r
orAllSeats:slide 9 thecontrol -
ler .
The right-hand rotary men uis activated.
XTo set thedesired Surroundfocus: turnth e
controller .
The men usymbol, te xtand imag e showthe
selected setting .
XTo exit themenu: press th e% button.
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Sound

Your COMAND equipment................212
Weather forecasts ............................212
211
SIRIUS Weather

Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tfo ryour
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Please note that your COMAN D
syste mmay no tbe equipped wit hall th efea-
tures described .
Weather forecasts
Introduction
Thisfunction 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: Call
SIRIUStoactivate
system at: 888-539-747 4ESN:
SIRIUSIDappears alon gwit hth eID number
of th eSIRIU Sdevice, you will need to hav eth e
weather servic eactivated first .
XTo selectCal lorCancel:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
If amobile phone is connecte dto COMAN D
(
Ypage 112), 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
Rstormcharacteristics
Rhig han dlow-pressure areas, weather
fronts
Rcours eof tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons )
Rstormwarnings
Rwin ddirection an dspeeds
iThe rain radar canno tbe displaye dfo r
Alaska, Hawaii an dPuerto Rico.
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 mp
h
(11 8km/h). Five categorie sare used to
classify th estrengt hof ahurricane.
Typhoon :term used to describe atropical
cyclon ethat develop sin th enorthwestern
Pacific. The win dspeeds are in th ecategory
of ahurricane.
Switching th eSIRIUS Weather display
on/of f
Activating
XPress th e% button.
XTo display th emain function bar: slide
5 thecontroller .
XTo select®: turn an dpress th econtroller .
The onlin eapplication smen uappears .
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SIRIUS Weather

XTo selectSIRIUS Weather: turn and press
the controller.
The information chart shows the daily fore- cast at the current vehicle position.
You see the following information:
Rthe date and time of the weather message
received last
Rinformation on the current weather (tem-
perature, cloud cover) and forecast for the
next 3, 6, 12 hours
Rthe current highest temperature and fore-
casts
Rthe current lowest temperature and fore-
casts
Rthe probability of rain
Switching to the 5-day forecast:
XTo select Current: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XSelect 5-Day.
The information chart displays the forecast
for the next five days in the currently selec-
ted location.
Returning to the current-day forecast:
XTo select 5-Day: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Current.
The information chart shows the forecast
for the current day again.
Deactivating
XPress %.
Displaying detailed information
Besides the current temperatures, you can
display information such as wind speeds and
UV index.
XTo select Currentor5-Dayin the current-
day or 5-day forecast: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Info.
The information chart shows detailed infor-
mation for the selected area.
Selecting the area for the weather
forecast
Introduction
You can select the weather forecasts for:
Rthe current vehicle position
Rvicinity of the destination
Ra winter sports area
Ran area within the USA
You can select a location in the information
chart (option 1) or in the map (option 2). You
can store frequently selected locations in the
memory (
Ypage 215).
iCOMAND receives the data for the
weather forecasts from the nearest
weather station to the selected location.
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SIRIUS Weather

Option 1: selecting the area in the infor-
mation chart
XTo selectPositionin the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XTo select the current vehicle position:
select Current Position
from the menu.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
current vehicle position from the nearest
weather station and displays it automati-
cally.
Requirement for "Near destination": a route
to a destination has been calculated
(
Ypage 69). The menu item is otherwise
grayed out.
XTo select the vicinity of the destination:
select Near Destination
from the menu:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
XTo select a winter sports area: selectAt
SkiAreafrom the menu: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
XSelect a state, e.g. Colorado.
XSelect a winter sports area from the menu.
The weather data and other information is
displayed for the winter sports area that
has been selected. The data is supplied by
the nearest weather station.
The information chart shows the following
information (if available):
Rski slopes/ski lifts
Rsnowboarding and nighttime opening
Rsnow conditions (e.g. snow depth)
RTemperature
The status of a facility is indicated as follows:
Rgreen check mark - open
Rred cross - closed
Rquestion mark - not known
Example: city list with character bar
Entry limitation: searching for a location using
the character bar is not possible while driving.
XTo search for a location: selectSearch
Areas: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
XSelect Other StatesorAt Current
State/Province.
Depending on the selection, the list of
states or cities will appear with the charac-
ter bar. You can limit the search using the
character bar.
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SIRIUS Weather