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Your COMAND equipment................272
Rea rSea tEntertainment Syste m
overview ............................................ 272
Syste msettings ................................ 280
Vehicle settings ................................ 282
Climat econtro lsettings via th e
Rea rSea tEntertainment Syste m.... 283
Navigation mode .............................. .284
Online an dInternet functions ..........284
Radi omode ........................................ 285
Media mode ...................................... .285
Audio/video mode ............................286
Video DVD mode .............................. .288
AUX mode .......................................... 293
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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.
Rea rSea tEntertainment Syste m
overview
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is aclass 1lase rproduct.
If you ope nth ehousin gof th eCD/DVD drive,
there is aris kof exposure to invisible lase r
radiation .Thi slase rradiation could damage
your retina. There is aris kof injury.
Never ope nth ehousing. Always hav emain -
tenanc ean drepair wor kcarrie dout at aquali -
fie dspecialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
If objects suc has headphones/headset sor
external audio/video sources are no tsecure d
in th epassenger compartment, they can be
flun garound an dhit vehicle occupants .There
is aris kof injury, fo rexample in th eevent of
sudden braking or asudden change in direc -
tion .
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they canno tbe flun garound ,
fo rexample in alockable vehicle stowag e
compartment.
Component s
The Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste m
includes :
Rtwoscreens fo rth erea rbehin dth efront-
seat head restraints
Rtw oremot econtrols fo rth erea rcompart -
men t
RaCD/DVD drive in th erea rcompartmen t
RAUXjack s
RtwoUS Bports
Rtw oset sof cordless headphone s
General notes
RYou can only adjust thevolume fo rth e
headphone ssupplied ,directl yon th ehead -
phones.
RIf media from differen tsource sare used ,
they can be used separately from eac hof
th eoperatin gpositions. Example: afilm
from th eDV Ddrive is playe don th erea r
right-han doperatin gposition .Thi smeans
that another fil mfrom th esam eDV Dcan -
no tbe playe dseparately on th erea rleft-
han doperatin gposition .However, all other
media source s(e.g. radio, Media Interface )
or th eonlin ean dInternet function scan be
used .
RIf you use th esam emedium on bot hsides,
you can bot hcarry out th erespective set -
tings. The "last on ewins" principle applies
here, i.e. th elast setting activated is
favored.
RThe Internet can be used separately at all
operatin gpositions.
RThe Internet can only be used if it is set up
an dconnecte dvia atelephon e
(
Ypage 176).
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Rear-compartment screens
:Display
;Brightness sensor
=Switching the display on/off
?Socket for headphones
Setting the display angle
XPress the CAR button on the remote con-
trol.
XPress the :button on the remote con-
trol.
XUsing the =Ì buttons on the remote
control, select Display
and confirm by
pressing 9.
XSelectTilt Display.
XSelectUpwardorDownward.
The display tilts upward or downward.
Remote control
Overview
:Selects main menus
;Selects the screen for the remote control
=Selector wheel for selecting menus, radio
stations, music tracks and chapters
?Buttons for selecting menus
ADeletes an entry
BSkip-back function, fast forward/rewind,
start/pause, menu selection, radio sta-
tions, music tracks and chapters
CDirect selection of radio stations, music
tracks and chapters using the number
keypad
DVolume, switches sound on/off (for cor-
ded headphones)
EBack button
FConfirms a selection
GIndicator lamp
HSwitches the screen on/off
iTwo remote controls are supplied for the
US and Canadian markets.
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Selecting the screen for the remote con-
trol
You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen.
XTo select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel:until "L REAR" appears in the win-
dow.
XTo select the right-hand screen: turn the
thumbwheel until "REAR R" appears in the
window.
XTo select the COMAND screen: turn thumb-
wheel :until "COMAND" appears in the
window.
Please be aware that using the thumbwheel
to select screens may cause unwanted
changes to the screens of your occupants.
Up to four remote controls can be used in the
vehicle at the same time.
Switching the screen on/off
The switched-on rear compartment screens
switch off after 30 minutes if:
Rthe SmartKey is in position 0or 1in the
ignition lock
Rthe SmartKey is not inserted Before the screens switch off, they show a
message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. Please
note that this may cause the starter battery to
discharge.
XPress button
:on the remote control.
The respective rear-compartment screen
switches on or off.
iYou can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off
XLighting of the remote control buttons is
divided into three areas. The corresponding
area is activated every time you press a
button. It switches off again automatically
5 to 10 seconds after the last button has
been pressed.
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Switching the sound on/off (corded
headphones only)
XPress button:on the remote control.
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting a menu
RButtons :are used to directly access the
corresponding main menu.
RUsing selector wheel =or the
=Ì9: buttons, select a
menu. To confirm your selection, press the
9 button.
Indicator lamp on the remote control
The color of the indicator lamp shows
whether or not the entry has been correctly
transmitted every time you press a button. It
also shows the condition of the inserted bat-
teries.
LED dis-
playStatus
Green
(flashes
once)Entry being transmitted.
The batteries are fine.
Red
(flashes
once)Entry being transmitted.
The batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Orange
(flashes
three
times)Entry not correctly transmit-
ted.
UnlitThe batteries are discharged.
iThe function of the remote control may be
impaired by other radio-based electronic
devices such as mobile phones or laptops.
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Operation via smartphone
:Skip back button for selected rear com-
partment displays
;To select and display active rear compart-
ment displays
=Controller
?Remote control menu bar
ATo skip forward
BTo increase the volume in the vehicle inte-
rior
CTo reduce the volume in the vehicle inte-
rior
DTo show the number or alphabetical key-
pad
ETo skip back
FTo start/pause
You can also operate the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System using a smartphone.
In order to be able to use this function, you
will need to download an app from Google Play™ (Android) or the App Store
®(iOS) and
install this on your smartphone.
Further information on connecting and using
smartphones with COMAND can be found in
the app description in Google Play™ (Android)
or in the App Store
®(iOS).
CD/DVD drive
:CD/DVD slot
;CD/DVD eject button
Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the CD/DVD drive is found:
Rat the rear of the center console under the
automatic climate control panel or
Rbetween the parcel shelf and skibag.
AUX jacks
:AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
(red)
;AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
=AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
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Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the AUX jacks are found:
Rin the stowage box between the rear seats
or
Rin the rear-compartment armrest.
USB ports
:USB port 1
;USB port 2
Depending on the vehicle model and equip-
ment level, the USB ports are found:
Rin the stowage box between the rear seats
or
Rin the rear-compartment armrest.
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Cordless headphones
Overview
XTo adjust the headphones: open both sides of the headphones.
XAdjust the fitting of the headphones by pulling the headphone band in the direction of the
arrow.
XTo switch the headphones on/off: press on/off switch;.
XTo adjust the volume: turn volume control=until the desired volume is set.
or
XIf you have connected corded headphones to a rear-compartment screen, you can adjust the
volume using the remote control (
Ypage 273).
XTo check the battery condition of charge: check the state of the batteries using indicator
lamp :.
The headphones automatically switch off if they have not received an audio signal for approx-
imately three minutes. This preserves the batteries.
Indicator lamp on the cordless head-
phones
The color of the indicator lamp shows:
Rwhether the device is switched on or off
Rthe condition of the inserted batteries
LED dis-
playStatus
GreenThe batteries are fine.
RedThe batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Lit continu-
ouslyThe headphones are switched
on and connected to a screen.
LED dis-
playStatus
FlashingThe headphones are search-
ing for the connection to a
screen.
No display
(dark)The headphones are switched
off or the batteries are dis-
charged.
iThe function of the headphones may be
impaired by other radio-based electronic
devices such as mobile phones or laptops.
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