Selecting an active partition
XTo selectOptionsin the media menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XSelect Select Active Partition.
Notes on copyright
Audio/video files that you create or repro-
duce yourself for playback are generally sub-
ject to copyright protection.
In many countries, reproductions, even for
private use, are not permitted without the
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Make sure that you know about the applicable
copyright regulations and that you comply
with these.
Notes on CDs/DVDs
!COMAND is designed to play discs that
comply with the EN 60908 standard. There-
fore, you can only use discs with a maxi-
mum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that
contain data on both sides (DVD on one
side and audio data on the other), they can-
not be ejected and can damage the device.
Only use round discs with a diameter of
12 cm. Do not use discs with a diameter of
8 cm, even with an adapter.
Discs with copy protection are not compati-
ble with the audio CD standard and therefore
may not be able to be played by COMAND.
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs.
There may be playback problems if you play
CDs that you have copied yourself with a stor-
age capacity of more than 700 MB.
iCOMAND is able to play back audio CDs in
multichannel audio format.
Inserting and removing a disc from
the single CD/DVD drive
Before inserting or removing a CD/DVD,
ensure that the cup holder is empty.
XTo insert: press theþbutton on the
single drive.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
XInsert a disc into the disc slot with the prin-
ted side facing upwards.
The drive closes and the disc is played.
If the CD/DVD is operated in Media mode,
the corresponding basic menu will be
shown. If the CD/DVD is started using
another application (e.g. navigation), the
display will not change.
iThe drive may not be able to play discs
with copy protection.
XTo remove: press theþbutton.
The drive ejects the disc.
XRemove the ejected disc from the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn in again automatically after a short
while.
Menu overview
:Main function bar
;Media menu bar
=Track display on the disc
?Track number and number of tracks in the
track list
AArtist and album
BNumerical time display
Audio/video mode181
Media
Z
CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
Important safety notes
GWAR NING
SD memory car dsare small parts. They can be
swallo wed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SDmemory car dsout of the reach of
ch ildr en. Ifan SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention.
!If you are no longer using the SD memory
card, you should remove it and take it out of
the vehicle. High temperatures can dam-
age the card.
COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHigh Capacity), and SDXC
memory cards ( SecureDigital e Xtended
Capacity.
Inserting an SD memory card
XInsert the SD memory card into the SD card
slot until it engages. The side with the con- tacts must face downwards.
If the memory card has been selected as a
media source, the medium is played and
the files are loaded in the background. If
there are no supported audio/video files,
you will see a message to this effect.
XSelect the media source (Ypage 178).
Ejecting an SD memory card
XPress the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
XRemove the memory card.
Connecting USB devices
There are two USB ports in the stowage space
under the armrest.
XConnect the USB device to the USB port.
If the corresponding media display is visi-
ble, the medium is played and the files are
loaded in the background. If there are no
supported audio/video files, you will see a
message to this effect.
iMP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
Activating media mode
Switching on automatically
After inserting a CD/DVD, this media mode is
automatically switched on by COMAND.
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
If a media function is already switched on in
COMAND, this will be interrupted and the
basic display of the CD/DVD mode will
appear. If another function, such as naviga-
tion, is being operated, the basic display will
not change. Only the music from the last
inserted CD/DVD will be played.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the
default display must already be turned on
when using with USB devices or SD memory
cards.
XInsert the CDs/DVDs (Ypage 181)
or
XInsert an SD memory card: (Ypage 182)
or
XConnect a USB device: (Ypage 182)
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it automatically.
Further options for switching on
RUsing the main function bar: (Ypage 178)
RUsing the device list: (Ypage 179)
RUsing the Õbutton: (Ypage 178)
182Audio/video mode
Media
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.
XSelect a category, e.g. Genres.
Sub-categories appear with the selection of
the main category (depends on the
COMAND default settings and the music
tracks available).
XSelect a sub-category, for example Rock.
If the sub-category Rock
contains music
tracks, these will be displayed.
Gracenote®Media Database
General notes
This function is available in audio CD mode.
There is a version of
Gracenote
®music recognition technology,
Emeryville, California, USA on the COMAND
hard disk. You will recognize this by the logo
in the bottom right-hand corner of certain
audio displays.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, COMAND can use the Grace-
note
®Media Database to identify unknown
audio tracks when in CD audio mode.
Internet update of metadata
The option Update metadata via Internet
allows any missing metadata for an audio CD (e.g. cover, track, album, artist) to be uploa- ded retrospectively to the internal Grace-
note
®database.
An Internet connection is required for this
(
Ypage 151).
Selecting Internet update of metadata
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Updating Metadata Via Inter‐
netin the selection list.
A connection with the Gracenote®data
server is established. The missing data is
loaded, saved and displayed in the main
display field.
If there is no data found or there is no Inter-
net connection, a corresponding error mes-
sage will appear.
Switching the Gracenote®data display
on/off
XSwitch on audio CD mode (Ypage 182).
XTo select Gracenote Media Database:
turn and press the controller.
XTo switch the display off: select None.
In the basic display, Track 1
is shown
instead of the Gracenote®data, for exam-
ple.
XTo switch on the display: press the control- ler.
Media search
General notes
COMAND plays back files from the following
data mediums:
RDisc (CD/DVD Audio)
RMemory card
RMedia Register
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
Media search185
Media
Z
XIn media mode: press theÕbutton.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
XTo select the media source: turn the con-
troller and press to confirm.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
The options list appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence
, you will
see a corresponding icon in the main dis-
play.
iThe Normal Track Sequenceoption is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you select a different medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after
COMAND is switched on or off.
Bluetooth®audio mode
Connecting Bluetooth®audio devices
Prerequisites
XActivate the Bluetooth®function in
COMAND (
Ypage 44).
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. For a clear selection of the Bluetooth
®device, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you customize the device
name.
iA2DP ( Advanced 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.
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 113)
Rin the Bluetooth®device list
(
Ypage 193)
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth
®telephony
(
Ypage 114).
192Bluetooth®audio mode
Media
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
ATo stop Ëor 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
XTo call up the media menu: press the Õ
button.
The last media source you have set is dis-
played.
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Media: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio: 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: selectË.
A message appears. Ìis selected.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
A message appears. Ëis selected.
Starting playback if the Bluetooth®
audio device has been stopped
During the search for mobile phones
(
Ypage 113), the connection with the Blue-
tooth®audio device is terminated. In the
Bluetooth®audio basic display (Ypage 196)
you will see the No Bluetooth Audio
Device Connectedmessage and the Con‐
nectLastUsedPlayermenu item cannot
be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth
®
audio device can be reconnected.
196Bluetooth®audio mode
Media
XTo selectStart 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 151).
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth®audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected
Rthe time period until the next or previous
track is played
XSwitch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media menu (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 9or: button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
XRapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed increa-
ses after a short time.
iIn rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track 1, Track 2
etc. The playback times for the tracks
played are not displayed. This is available
as an optional function starting with AVRCP
Version 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth
®Audio.
Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
RNormal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the
most common. Once all the tracks in a
folder have been played, the tracks in the
next folder are played.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list
is played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom Medium: all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions
and are not, or only partially, supported by
Bluetooth
®audio devices.
Bluetooth®audio mode197
Media
Z
Selecting playback options
XTo selectOptions: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
If you select Random
TrackList, you will
see a corresponding message in the display
or selection window.
Increasing the volume using COMAND
XTo select Options: slide6and press the
controller.
XTo select Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the
current setting.
XSelect StandardorBoost.
Information on sound settings
(
Ypage 208).
Operation with the Media Interface
General notes
Media Interface is a universal interface for the
connection of mobile audio and video devi-
ces. Media Interface in COMAND has two
USB connections.
The USB connection sockets are located in
the stowage compartment under the armrest.
Media Interface basic display
:Main function bar
;Media menu bar
=Track display on the disc
?Track number and number of tracks in the
track list
ANumerical time display
BGraphic time display
CCover view (if available)
Switching to Media Interface
XConnect a data medium to USB socket 1 or
USB socket 2 (
Ypage 182).
XSelect the basic menu for Media Interface 1
or Media Interface 2 (
Ypage 179).
If playable media files are found, they will
be played by COMAND.
If you remove a device, the No Device
Connectedmessage appears.
Supported devices
The following data media can be connected to
COMAND via the Media Interface:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RiPad®
RMP3
RUSB devices
iIt is not possible to run two Apple®devi-
ces simultaneously. Therefore the device
last connected is loaded.
198Operation with the Media Interface
Media
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brought to th efront.
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turn th econtroller .
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troller.
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butto nbriefly.
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208Sound settings
Sound