2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN MUSIC

Setting a sport alert
XIn satellite radio mode, slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &
SportsEvent: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears.
XSelect Manage Sports Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect Select New Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect the desired team from a league, e.g.
college, NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB.
The alert function for the sports team is
added.
Editing music and sport alerts
XSelect Edit Alert.
A list of set sport alerts appears.
XSelect Manage Music Alerts.
A list of set artists and tracks (artist)
appears.
Tagging music tracks
This function allows you to transfer the music
track currently playing to an Apple®device
and then purchase it in the iTunes store®. Not
all radio stations support this function.
XIn satellite radio mode, slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select TagThisTrack: turn and press
the controller.
A message about saving this music track on
the Apple
®device appears.
Displaying information
XIn satellite radio mode, slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Info: turn and press the control-
ler.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
Rthe channel logo
Rthe channel abbreviation
Rthe artist of the current track
Rthe current track.
XTo return to the radio display: select
Info
by sliding 6and pressing the con-
troller.
Displaying service information
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the ver-
sions available.
Satellite radio207
Radio

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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.
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 ractivatin gmedia sources. If you
wish to play external media sources, th e
default display mus talready be turned on .
The followin gexternal media source scan be
used :
RApple®devices (e.g. iPhon e®)
RUSBdevices (e.g. US Bstick, MP3 player)
RCD
RDV D
RSD memor ycards
RAU Xcable
Rvia devices connecte dby Bluetoot h®
Button activation
XTo callup 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 tth emedia source :turn an dpress
th econtroller .
Dependin gon th evehicle equipment, th e
followin gmedia source swill be available :
RDisc
RMemory Card
RMediaRegister
RMedi aInterfac e 1
RMediaInterfac e 2
RBluetoothAudi o
RTV
RAux
If playable music files are found ,they will be
playe dby COMAND.
Usin gth emain function ba r
XTo display themain function bar :slid e5
th econtroller .
XTo selectMedi a:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
The last media source you hav eset is dis -
played.
210Activating media mode
Media

XTo selectMediain media mode: slide 5
and press the controller.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
XTo select the media source: turn and press
the controller.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
Using the number keypad
iIf you touch a key in the touch-sensitive
number keypad, the number field is dis-
played in the additional display area.
XTouch any number key when in media
mode.
The number field is shown. The active
media source is highlighted.
XTo select a media source: press the corre-
sponding number key.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
XTo select a track from the active media
source: press the gkey on the number
keypad.
An input field appears.
XTo enter a track number: use the number
keypad to enter the desired numbers.
The track is played.
XTo show track information: press thes
key on the number keypad
An additional field appears with the track
information.
Using the device list
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Devices: turn and press the con-
troller.
The available media sources will be shown.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the media source.
If the media source contains music or video
files, these will be played. The correspond-
ing basic menu will be shown.
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.
Activating media mode211
Media

Starting an application at a different
seat
XIn media mode, slide6the controller.
The media menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Start Application at Other
Seat.
An additional menu appears with the option
of switching the media source to Split‐
View,Rear Rightor Rear Left.
Use Additional
Options…to operate the
parental control screen for selected seats:
(
Ypage 76).
XTo switch the media source to, e.g. Split‐
View: turn and press the controller
(
Ypage 30).
Audio/video 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.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Notes on audio/video mode
Permissible data carriers
RCD-R, CD-A and CD-RW
RDVD-R, DVD-V and DVD-RW
RSD memory card
RUSB storage device
Permissible file systems
RISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
RUDF for video DVDs
RFAT16, FAT32, exFAT and NTFS for SD
memory card and USB storage media
Multisession CDs
For multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will proc-
ess the CD. COMAND plays only one session and gives priority to the audio CD session.
File structure of a data carrier
When you create a disc with compressed
music files, the tracks can be organized in
folders. A folder may also contain subfolders.
The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level
will not be recognized by the system.
iCOMAND supports up to 50,000 files
from one data medium. For data media with more than 64 GB, only files in the following
folders are supported: Music, Pictures,
Video.
Track and file names
When you create a disc with compressed
music files, you can assign names to the
tracks and folders.
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Media

If MP3 or WMA files are stored in the root
directory itself, the root directory will also be
treated as a folder.
You should observe the following when
assigning track names:
Rtrack names must have at least one char-
acter.
Rtrack names must have an extension of a
supported audio/video format, e.g. mp3,
aac or m4v.
Rthere must be a dot between the track
name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
"Track1.mp3".
Permissible formats
COMAND supports the following audio for-
mats:
RMP3
RWMA
RCD-A
RAAC formats: .aac, .mp4, .m4a and .m4b
Copy-protected iTunes
®music files with
the .m4p file extension are not supported.
COMAND supports the following video for-
mats:
RDVD-V
RMPEG
RWMV
RM4V
RAVI up to 720p
Permissible bit and sampling rates
COMAND supports MP3 files of the following
types:
Rfixed and variable bit rates from 32 kbit/s
to 320 kbit/s
Rsampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND supports WMA files of the following
types:
Rfixed bit rates from 5 kbit/s to 384 kbit/s
Rsampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following types:
RDRM (Digital Rights Management) encryp-
ted files
Rvariable bit rate
RWMA Pro
R5.1 surround sound
iOnly use tracks with a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of at least
44.1 kHz. Lower rates can cause a notice-
able deterioration in quality. This is espe-
cially the case if you have activated a sur-
round sound function.
Selecting an active partition (USB mass
storage devices only)
You can select this function for USB storage
devices when the storage device is parti-
tioned. Up to 9 partitions (primary or logical,
FAT, FAT32 and NTFS) are supported.
Selecting an active partition
XTo select Optionsin 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
Audio/video mode213
Media
Z

XTo continue playback:in audio/video
mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo activate Ìin the Media menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
Playback is continued from the point of
interruption. The symbol changes to Ë.
Selecting a track
Selecting using the current track list
XTo display the current track list: press
the controller in the basic display.
The category list appears.
Select the current track list.
XTo select a track: turn and press the con-
troller.
Selecting by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track:
turn or briefly slide 1the controller in
the media basic display.
Selecting a track using the number key-
pad
XPress the ¯key on the number keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The num-
ber of positions offered corresponds to the
number of tracks in the current track list.
Only numbers that correspond to a track
number in the current track list can be
entered.
XTo enter the track number using the num-
ber keys: briefly press the desired numbers
on the number keypad.
The track plays after the last possible num-
ber is entered.
iPressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Search menu
XIn media mode, slide 6the 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 the Rocksub-category, for example.
If the Rock
sub-category includes music
tracks, these will be shown.
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
Audio/video mode219
Media
Z

XTo selectGenresin the category list: turn
and press the controller.
COMAND searches all media sources. A
selection list with Genres
and media sour-
ces appears.
XSelect the desired Genres.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
XSelect a music track.
The track is played. The basic menu for the
active media source is shown.
XTo exit the selection list: press the %
button.
Keyword search
XTo select Keyword Searchin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
The input field appears.
XTo select required characters: turn and
press the controller for each letter
(
Ypage 38).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. The search result then dis-
plays the entire text.
XSelect ¬.
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, as shown
in the example Tracks
(5/0), mean: 5
results that contain the exact keyword
searched for and 0 results that are similar.
XSelect one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history"
without having to enter them completely.
They can be accepted directly and dis-
played in the search result.
XSelect an entry.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
COMAND searches all media sources.
XSelect an album.
The tracks are listed.
XSelect a track.
The basic display appears and playback
starts.
Media Register
General notes
You can store music files, photos or video files
in the MEDIA REGISTER. The memory has a
capacity of 10.8 GB.
iKeep your original music files, photos and
video files in a secure location. A malfunc-
tion in COMAND may result in the loss of
music files stored in the MEDIA REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
222Media Register
Media

MEDIA REGISTER basic display
:Main function bar
;Artist and album
=Display for the active data medium
?Display of current track in the track list
AMedia menu bar
BNumerical time display
CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Copying files to the MEDIA REGISTER
General notes
You can copy photos, music files and videos
from the following data mediums:
Rdiscs in a DVD changer or a single DVD
drive
RSD memory card
RUSB storage device
RMP3
iData can only be copied from an MP3
player if this can be configured as a mass
storage device.
Video files from DVD-V cannot be copied.
While copying, several functions will not be
available. If this is the case, you will see a
message to this effect.
1. Selecting a data medium
XIn media mode: press the Õbutton.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
XTo select the media source: turn and press
the controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Save Files to Media Register.
The media list appears. A data medium
from which files can be copied is selected
automatically.
iThe Save Files to Media Register
function can be reached from any media
application.
224Media Register
Media