2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN ECO mode

For some Bluetooth®audio devices, the
pairing must be confirmed within 10 sec-
onds.
XIf the number code displayed on COMAND
and on the Bluetooth®audio device is the
same, select Yes
: press the controller.
If you select Yes
, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth®audio device is connec-
ted. Playback starts.
If you select No
, authorization will be can-
celed.
External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth®audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth
®audio device can locate COMAND.
The Bluetooth
®device name for COMAND is
MB Bluetooth
.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(
Ypage 232).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
XTo select Connect via Audio Device:
turn and press the controller.
Authorizing
XStart the authorization on your Bluetooth®
audio device (see the manufacturer's oper-
ating instructions).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
With some Bluetooth
®audio devices, play-
back must first be started on the device itself
so that COMAND can play the audio files.
Device-specific information on authorizing
and connecting Bluetooth
®-capable mobile
phones can be found on the Internet at
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
connect.
Reconnecting a Bluetooth®audio
device
The Bluetooth®audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
Rone of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth
®audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
Rthe mobile phone is automatically connec-
ted. The Bluetooth®audio player is then
connected.
iFor an automatic connection with
COMAND, the telephone must be within
range.
For most Bluetooth
®audio devices, the
"automatic connection" must be activated
by checking a box. Depending on the
device used, this prompt often takes place
when authorizing (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nectedmessage appears, you have two
options to reconnect the Bluetooth®audio
device.
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Media

Option 1:
XIn theConnect Devicebasic display:
press the controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth
®
audio device, it will be connected and will
start playing.
Option 2:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device: turn
and press the controller.
If the Bluetooth
®audio device has been
authorized, playback starts.
Bluetooth®audio device and simulta-
neous search for mobile phones
i
When searching for a mobile phone or a
new Bluetooth®audio device, the connec-
tion to an already activated Bluetooth®
audio device is separated (Ypage 142).
In the Bluetooth
®audio basic display, you will
see the No
BluetoothAudioDeviceCon‐
nectedmessage and the Connect Device
menu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from
the Bluetooth®device list: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth®audio device: slide 9the
controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®address
Ravailability status (shown after an
update)
Rauthorization status
XTo close the detailed display: press the
% button.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth®audio device
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from
the Bluetooth®device list: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select the symbol to the right of the
Bluetooth®audio device: slide 9and
press the controller.
XTo select Deauthorize: press the control-
ler.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
XTo select YesorNo: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth®device list.
If you select No
the process is canceled.
iBefore re-authorizing the Bluetooth®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth
from your
Bluetooth®audio device's Bluetooth®list
(see the Bluetooth®audio device's operat-
ing instructions).
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Media
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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
XIn media mode: press the Õbutton.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
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, the con-
nection with the Bluetooth®audio device is
terminated (
Ypage 142). In the Bluetooth®
audio basic display (Ypage 232) you will see
the No
BluetoothAudioDeviceConnec‐
tedmessage and the Connect Last Used
Playermenu item cannot be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth
®
audio device can be reconnected.
XTo select Start 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.
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Media

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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Media

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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Media

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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Media
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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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Media

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.
Sound settings
Calling up th esound menu
You can selec tvarious soun dsetting swhil ein
radio mode or another media mode. It is pos -
sible to set more bass fo rradio mode than fo r
audio CD mode, fo rexample. The respective
soun dmen ucan be called up from th emen u
bar of th edesire dmode.
XSwitch to radio mode (Ypage 196).
or
XSwitch to media mode (Ypage 210).
XTo switch to themen ubar :slid e6 the
controller .
XTo select:turn an dpress th econtrol-
ler .
The men uappears wit hth elast setting
accessed, e.g. Balance/Fade r
.Sound men
uoverview
FunctionOptions
EqualizerSets treble ,mid -
range an dbase
Balance/faderMoves th esoun d
focus :right/lef tand
front/rear
Changing loud-
speaker sourceOutputs a seat-
based media source
on the entire sound
system
Setting treble, mid-range and bass
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 250).
XTurn the controller until Equalizeris
brought to the front.
XTo activate rotary menus for treble, mid-
range and base: slide 6the controller.
XTo switch between the rotary menus: slide
8 or9 the controller.
XTo make the desired Equalizersettings:
turn the controller.
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.
250Sound settings
Sound