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iiPod®, iPhone®and iPad®are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino, Cali-
fornia, USA.
iAudio files, photos and video files can be
played back.
For details and a list of supported devices,
visit our website at http://www.mercedes-
benz-mobile.com/ . Then follow the instruc-
tions in the "Media Interface" section.
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Supported data formats
Musicmp3, wma, aac
Videompeg, wmv, mov,
avi, mp4
Imagesjpg, jpeg, bmp, png
Selecting a music file
Selecting with the controller
XTo display the current track list: press
the controller in the basic display.
The track list for the active data medium
appears.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: turn the controller in the basic dis-
play.
The selected track is played.
Fast forward/rewind
XWith the media source active in the basic
display, slide 8or9 the controller
and hold it until the desired position has
been reached.
Search function
Selecting Search using media menu bar
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the con-
troller.
The category list appears.
Overview
The following categories are listed:
RCurrent Tracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTrack
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
RPodcasts
RAudiobooks
iThe functions 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 functions
are available more quickly.
The audio books and podcasts categories
are only available for Apple
®devices.
When connecting Apple
®devices, the cat-
egories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are
not available.
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Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h) your vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14m)
ever yse cond.
General notes
Notes on discs
!Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.
They could peel off and damage COMAND.
Stickers can cause the disc to bend, which
can result in read errors and disc recogni-
tion problems.
!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.
The variety of data media, burners and burn
software means there is no guarantee that
the system will be able to play discs that you
have copied yourself.
DVD playback conditions
If video DVDs do not conform to the NTSC or
PAL TV standards, they may create picture,
sound or other problems during playback.
COMAND is capable of playing back video
DVDs produced according to the following
standards:
RRegion code 1 or region code 0 (no region
code)
RPAL or NTSC standard
You will generally find the relevant details
either on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.
iIf you insert a video DVD with a different
region code, a message to this effect
appears.
iCOMAND is set to region code 1 at the
factory. This setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. It is also
possible to play video DVDs with a different
region code, provided that they are pro-
duced in accordance with the PAL or NTSC
TV standard. The region code can be
changed up to five times.
Control options
There are four control menus available in
video DVD mode.
Most DVDs have their own control menu.
The DVD's control menu is operated directly
using the controller or DVD functions.
Control menu and
functionOperation
RDVD's control
menu
Selection of title,
scene, language,
subtitles ...Operation with the
controller
RMenu Options
Selection of
brightness, con-
trast, color, for-
mat
Operation using the
menu bar options,
video settings
RVideo menu
Selection of
scene, fast
forward or rewindIn full-screen mode,
slide6the con-
troller
RDVD functions
Selection of title,
scene, language,
subtitles ...In full-screen mode,
press the controller
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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
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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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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