2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN Comand Manual

Videos cannot be shown on the driver's
side while the vehicle is in motion.
Switching to AUX video mode
XConnect the external video source.
The socket for the video AUX jack is locatedin the stowage compartment in the center
console.
The video AUX is not selected automati-
cally.
XPress the Õbutton.
The last media source you have set is dis-
played.
XTo select Media: slide5and press the
controller.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
XTo select Aux: turn and press the controller.
The AUX video menu appears.
XTo select Audio/Videoin the menu bar:
slide 6and press the controller.
The Source Type Selection
menu
appears.
XTo select Video: turn and press the con-
troller.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
If the video source is connected and play-
back selected, the image from the external
video source will appear if Video
is selec-
ted.
Please see the corresponding device operat-
ing instructions for information on how to
operate the external video source.
Information about sound settings
(
Ypage 250)
Switching full-screen mode on/off
XTo switch on: in video AUX mode, slide
5 the controller.
The menu bars disappear.
XThe full-screen symbol appears: press the
controller.
The full screen appears.
XTo switch off: press the controller.
The menu is displayed.
Setting further options
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. You can set Video Set‐
tings,Mono/Stereoor Volume.
Video settings:
XSelect Video Settings.
XSelect the preferred screen format, e.g.
16:9
orAutomatic Daylight Adjust‐
ment.
The screen format is adjusted.
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The#dot indicates the current setting.
Mono/stereo:
XTo select Mono/Stereo: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect MonoorStereo.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
Volume:
XSelect Volume.
XSelectStandardorBoost.
Standard
: the volume of the external audio
source is adjusted to a standard value.
Boost
: the volume of the external audio
source is raised by approximately 10 dB.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
Video DVD 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.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h) your vehiclecover s
a distanc eof 44 fee t(approximately 14 m)
every second.
General notes
Note son discs
!Do no taffix stickers or label sto th ediscs.
The ycould peel of fand damage COMAND .
Stickers can caus eth edisc to bend, whic h
can result in rea derror sand disc recogni-
tion problems.
!COMAND is designed to play disc sthat
compl ywit hth eEN 6090 8standard. There-
fore, you can only use disc swit h a maxi-
mum thickness of 1. 3mm.
If you inser tthicker discs, e.g. those that
contain dat aon bot hside s(DVD on on e
side and audio dat aon th eother), they can -
no tbe ejecte dand can damage th edevice .
Only use round disc swit h a diameter of
12 cm .Do no tuse disc swit h a diameter of
8 cm, eve nwit han adapter.
The variet yof dat amedia, writers and writin g
software means that COMAND may no tbe
able to play disc sthat you hav ecopied your -
self .
DVD playbac kconditions
If video DVDs do no tconfor mto th eNTS Cor
PA LTV standards ,they may creat epicture,
soun dor other problem sduring playback.
COMAND is capable of playin gbac kvideo
DVDs produced accordin gto th efollowing
standards :
RRegioncode 1or region code 0(n oregion
code)
RPA Lor NTS Cstandard
You will generally fin dth erelevant details
either on th eDV Ditself or on th eDV Dcase.
iIf you inser t avideo DV Dwit h a differen t
region code, amessage to this effec t
appears .
iCOMAND is set to region code 1at th e
factory. This setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter. It is also
possibl eto play video DVDs wit h adifferen t
region code, provided that they are pro -
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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
RMenuOptions
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
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, certain functions or
actions may not function at all. The symbol K
appears in the display.
Switching on video DVD mode
RInsert and eject a disc from the single drive
(
Ypage 214)
RInsert a disc into the DVD changer
(
Ypage 215)
REject a disc from the DVD changer
(
Ypage 216)
Further options for switching on:
RUsing the number keypad (Ypage 211)
RUsing the main function bar (Ypage 210)
RUsing the device list (Ypage 211)
RUsing the Õbutton (Ypage 210)
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DVD overview
:Main function bar
;Main display field
=Media menubar
?Additional display are awit htitle, scen eand time display
The DV Dbasi cdisplay appears once th eDV Dhas been inserted.
DVD full-screen mode
If you inser t avideo DVD, th edis cwill be
played .The video will first appear in th eover-
vie wdisplay.
XTo set full-screen mode :slid e5 the
controller .
The main function bar and men ubar are
hidden . Afull-screen symbol will be shown .
XPress thecontroller .
The full-screen mode appears .
XTo show theDVD basic display in full-
screen mode: slide6 thecontroller .
The video men uappears .
XPress th econtroller .
The basi cdisplay appears .
Menuoptions
XTo selec toptions :in full-screen mode,
slid e6 thecontroller .
The video men uappears .
XPress th econtroller .
The DV Dbasi cdisplay appears .
XTo switch to themen ubar :slid e6 the
controller .
XTo selectOption s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The Option s
menuappears .
Skip to time
XTo selec tSki ptoTime:turn and press th e
controller .
A men uappears .
XTo set th etime: turn th econtroller .
or
Se tth edesire dtime usin gth enumber key-
pad.
XTo hide th emenu: press th e% button.
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DVD functions
XTo selectDVD Functions:tur nand press
th econtroller .
A men uappears (
Ypage 244).
Starting an application at adifferent sea t
XTo selectStartApplicationatOther
Seat:tur nand press th econtroller .
The men uappears : (
Ypage 212).
iActivatin gth eparental control screen:
(
Ypage 76) .
Video settings
Dynami cimage enhancement
The Dynami cImage Enhancementfunction
automatically matches Bright.
,Con ‐
trastand Colorto th efilm bein gplayed .
XTo activat eor deactivate: tick or remove
th etick from th ebox in fron tof Dynami c
Image Enhancement.
Manualimage enhancement
In order to manually adjust th ebrightness,
contras tand color ,th edynamic imag e
enhancemen tfunction mus tbe switched off.
XTo select Bright.,Contrastor Color:
tur nand press th econtroller .
A slidin gmen uappears .
XTo select th erequire dvalue :tur nth econ-
troller.
XTo exit th eslidin gmenu: slid e8 the
controller .
XTo activat eor deactivat eAutomatic Day ‐
light Adjustmen t:press th econtroller .
Setting th epicture forma t
The following option sare available fo rth e
scree nformat fo rth eDV Dbein gplayed :
RAuto
R16:9
R4:3
RZoom
XTo set th epictur eformat: tur nand press
th econtroller .
The dot before th emen uentr yshows th e
selected format.
DVD' scontro lmenu
Mos tDVDs hav etheir own contro lmenu
whic hcan be operate dusin gth econtroller .
Showin gth eDVD' scontrol men u
XTo selectMenufrom th eDV Dfunction s
menu: tur nand press th econtroller .
The DV Dfunction smen uis hidden and th e
DVD' smen uentries (e.g. scenes, language ,
trailers) are displayed.
XTo select amen uentry: tur nand press th e
controller .
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Video menu
:Type of data medium
;Current title
=Shows the menu bars for the DVD basic
display
?Current scene
ATrack time
Operating the video menu
XTo show: in full-screen video mode, slide
6 the controller.
XTo hide: slide 5the controller.
XTo select the next or previous scene: turn
the controller clockwise/counter-clock-
wise.
XTo fast forward or rewind: slide 1the
controller and hold until the desired posi-
tion has been reached.
XTo hide the video menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo show the menu bars for the DVD basic
display: press the controller.
The video menu is hidden and the DVD
basic menu appears.
DVD functions
Showing/hiding the DVD functions
XTo show DVD functions: in full-screen
video mode, press the controller.
The DVD functions menu is shown.
XTo hide: To select
%from the DVD functions:
turn and press the controller
XTo show the DVD basic display:
To select òfrom the DVD functions:
turn and press the controller.
Overview of DVD functions
:Activates DVD control menu
;Hides DVD functions
=Shows the DVD basic display
?Confirms entry in control menu
ANavigates DVD lists
BJumps to the start of the scene
CDisplays camera perspectives
DShows subtitles
ESelects language
FStop function
GPause function
Using the DVD functions
XIn full-screen mode, press the controller
The DVD functions menu is shown.
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It is possible to navigate in the DVD's con-
trol menu when the arrows in the upper
menu bar are activated.
XTo select theXZ¬Yarrow to navigate in the
menu: turn the controller.
The active arrow is highlighted.
XTo select a menu entry: press the control-
ler.
The next menu entry in the direction of the
arrow is highlighted.
XTo call up a highlighted menu entry: turn the
controller until OK
is highlighted.
XPress the controller.
The selected DVD scene is played.
XTo hide DVD functions: select &using the
controller.
XPress the controller.
The DVD functions are hidden.
If there are functions such as Display cam-
era perspectives on the DVD, these are
shown in the DVD functions menu.
XTo call up Display camera perspectives:
turn and press the controller
Stop function
XShow the DVD functions (Ypage 244).
XInterrupting playback
To select Éfrom the DVD functions
menu: turn and press the controller.
The Ë display changes to Ì. The
video image is hidden.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
Playback continues from the point where it was interrupted.
XTo stop playback: selectÉagain while
playback is interrupted.
XTo start playback again: selectÌ.
Playback restarts from the beginning.
Pause function
XShow the DVD functions (Ypage 244).
XPausing playback To select
Ë: turn and press the control-
ler.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
Selecting a scene/chapter
If the film is divided into scenes and chapters,
you can select these directly while the film is
running or you can skip progressively through
them. This is not possible at certain points for
some DVDs (e.g. during the opening credits).
It may also be possible to select the scene or
chapter from the functions stored on the
DVD.
XTo skip forwards or back: in the video
menu, turn the controller.
The next or previous scene in the film is
skipped to.
iThe DVD functions can also be used to
make selections (
Ypage 244).
Picture viewer
General notes
If there are pictures on the active data
medium, you can view them on the COMAND
display.
The following data media and picture formats
are supported:
RData medium: MEDIA REGISTER, CD,
DVD, USB devices, SD memory cards
RPicture formats: jpeg, jpg, bmp, png
The maximum image resolution is 20 mega-
pixels
It is not possible to view a picture from the
driver's side while the vehicle is in motion.
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Displaying pictures
XIn Media mode, slide6 thecontroller .
The media men ubar is shown .
XTo selectSearch:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The category list appears .
XTo selectPhotos:turn and press th econ-
troller.
A directory list appears .Folder sand picture
files can be shown .
XSelect afolder or picture.
If there is no picture on th edat amedium,
an empty list is shown .
You can search fo rpictures on other dat a
media.
Searchin gfor picture son other data
medi a
XIn thedirectory list ,slid e8 thecontrol-
ler .
The devic elist appears .
Example: th edirectory list displays th eexistin g
picture files
XTo selec t adat amedium wit hpicture files:
turn and press th econtroller .
A directory list appears .Folder sand picture
files can be shown .
XSelect afolder or picture.
Starting aslid eshow
XWhile viewin g apicture, press th econtrol-
ler .
The imag emen uappears .
XTo selec tStart Slideshow:turn and
press th econtroller .
The slid esho wstarts.
XTo en dth eslid eshow: press th econtroller .
The imag emen uappears .
XSelectEnd Slide Sho w.
Changingth epicture view
XPress th econtroller .
The imag emen uappears .
XTo selec tTur nClockwise:turn and press
th econtroller .
The picture rotate s90 degrees.
XSelec tTur nCounterclockwis e.
The picture rotate s90 degrees.
XSelec tZoo mIn.
The siz eof th epicture increases.
Afte ryou hav ezoomed into th epicture, you
can move th esection of th epicture.
XTo move th esection of th epicture: slid e
4 and1 thecontroller .
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