2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN ECO mode

Adjusting the balance/fader
Balance moves thefocus of th esoun d
between lef tand right .
Fader moves th efocus of th esoun dbetween
fron tand rear .
XCall up th esoun dmen u (Ypage 250).
XTurn th econtroller until Balance/Faderis
brought to th efron tand then slide 6the
controller .
XTo activateth emen ufor balance and fader:
press th econtroller .
XTo adjust th ebalance focus: slide 8or
9 thecontroller .
XTo adjust th efade rfocus: slide 6or5
th econtroller .
An imag eshows th esoun dfocus set .
XTo exit th emenu: press th e% button.
Changing loudspeaker source
SelectSoundSourcespecifie swhic hseat -
base dmedia source shal lbe output on th e
speake rsystem. Example:
amedia source is bein glistened to
usin gheadphones in th eleft-han drear seat .
Rea rLef t
mus tbe selected in Select
SoundSourceif the same media source is to
be listened to usin gth esoun dsystem.
If th eloudspeaker source is settoaseat
wher eno playbac kis activated, nothing can
be hear don th evehicl eloudspeaker.
XCall up th esoun dmen u (Ypage 250).
XTurn th econtroller until Select Sound
Sourceis brought to th efront.
XTo activat eth erotary men ufor th espeake r
source :slide 6thecontroller .
XToset thedesired speake rsource :tur nth e
controller .
The segment, te xtand imag esho wthe
selected setting .
XTo return to themenu: slide 5thecon-
troller .
XTo return to th ebasic menu: pre ssthe%
butto nbriefly.
Bu rm ester®sur rou nd sound system
Gene ral notes
The Burmeste r®surroundsoun dsystem has
a total output of 59 0watts and is equipped
wit h13 loudspeakers .
The Burmeste r
®surroundsoun dsystem is
available for all function sin th eradi oand
media mod es.
Calling up the sound menu
You can select various soun dsetting swhile in
radi omod eor another media mode. It is pos -
sible to set mor ebass for radi omod ethan for
audio CD mode, for example. The respective
soun dmen ucan be called up from th emen u
bar of th edesired mode.
XSwitc hto radi omod e (Ypage 196).
or
XSwitc hto media mod e (Ypage 210).
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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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XSelectLanguageusing the 9: but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
The list of languages appears. A #dot
indicates the current setting.
XSelect the language using the 9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
The system activates the corresponding
language.
Switching the display design
XSelect Vehicleusing the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
XSelect System Settingsusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
You see the System Settings
menu on
the selected rear screen.
XSelect Displayusing the :9 but-
tons on the remote control and press the
9 button to confirm.
XSelect Day Mode,Night Modeor Auto‐
maticusing the 9: buttons and
press the 9button to confirm.
The dot indicates the current setting.
DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set per-
manently to day
design.
Night ModeThe display is set per-
manently to night
design.
AutomaticThe display design
changes depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination.
Setting the brightness
XSelect Vehicleusing the
9:=; buttons on the remote control and press the
9button to
confirm.
XSelect System Settingsusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
You see the System Settings
menu on
the selected rear screen.
XSelect Displayusing the :9 but-
tons on the remote control and press the
9 button to confirm.
XSelect Bright.using the 9: but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
A scale appears.
XAdjust the brightness using the 9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
The brightness bar moves up or down. The
picture becomes lighter or darker in
accordance with the scale.
Showing/hiding the picture
XSelect Vehicleusing the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
XPress button :on the remote control.
A menu appears.
XSelect Display Offusing the
9:=; buttons and press
the 9button to confirm.
XTo display the picture: press the9but-
ton.
Adjusting sound settings
You can select the sound settings in the radio,
audio CD/audio DVD/MP3, video DVD and
AUX modes.
XSelect a medium (e.g. audio CD mode)
(
Ypage 287).
XTo show the menu: press the :button
on the remote control.
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The CD/DVD drive plays the disc:
Rif it has been inserted correctly
Rif a permissible type of disc is used
Ronce you have activated disc mode
Data on an MP3 CD first needs to be loaded by
the drive. Loading may take some time,
depending on the number of folders and
tracks.
Switching to audio/video mode
XInsert a CD/DVD (Ypage 286).
The system loads the inserted disc and
starts playback.
or
XSelect Mediausing the 9=;
buttons on the remote control and press
the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Discusing the =; buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
The system plays the disc.
XTo switch to other media: insert the
device into the corresponding jack.
The system searches for files on the device that can be played back, and then plays
them.
Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the =or; button on
the remote control.
or
XPress the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
If the elapsed track time has exceeded 8
seconds, the function skips back to the
beginning of the track. If the elapsed time is
shorter, it will skip to the start of the pre-
vious track. If the
Random Track List
orRandom
Mediumplayback option has been selected,
the tracks will be played in a random order.
Selecting by track list
In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing.
In MP3 mode, the track list shows all tracks in
the currently active folder as well as the folder
structure, allowing you to select any track on
the MP3 CD.
XSelect Searchusing the :=;
buttons on the remote control and press
the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Current Track Listusing the
9: buttons and press the 9button
to confirm.
The track list appears. The #dot indicates
the current track.
XSelect the track using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
Making a selection by entering the track
number directly
This function is only available in media mode.
XPress the hbutton on the remote con-
trol.
The track entry display appears.
Example: track 2
XPress number button 2.
Example: track 12
XPress the corresponding number keys in
rapid succession.
XWait for approximately three seconds after
making the entry.
You will hear the track which has been
entered. The corresponding basic menu
then reappears.
iIt is not possible to enter numbers that
exceed the number of tracks on the CD or in
the currently active folder.
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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.
General notes
DVD playback conditions
Playback problems may occur when playing
copied discs. There is a large variety of discs,
DVD authoring software, writing software and
writers available. This variety means that
there is no guarantee that the system will be
able to play video DVDs you have copied your-
self.
More information on the playback criteria
(
Ypage 240).
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, certain functions or
actions may be temporarily blocked or not
function at all. As soon as you try to activate
these functions, you will see the Ksymbol in
the display.
Switching on video DVD mode
XInsert a video DVD (Ypage 276).
The system loads the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
XTo manually switch to video DVD mode:
press the Õbutton on the remote con-
trol repeatedly until the video DVD mode is
switched on.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback crite-
ria, the film starts automatically or the DVD
menu appears. If the DVD menu appears,
you must start the film manually.
XSelect the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu.
Video menu
:Type of data medium
;Current title
=Shows the menu bars for the DVD basic
display
?Current scene
ATrack time
XTo show: press the9or: button on
the remote control.
XTo hide: press the 9or: button.
or
XWait about eight seconds.
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
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ESelects language
FStop function
GPause function
XTo show:press the9button on the
remote control.
XTo hide: press the %button on the
remote control.
Fast forwarding/rewinding
XPress and hold the EorF button on
the remote control until the desired posi-
tion has been reached.
You see the control menu.
Pause function
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XTo pause playback: selectËand press
the 9button to confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
XTo continue playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
The menu is hidden.
Stop function
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XTo interrupt playback: selectÉand
press the 9button to confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì. The
video image is hidden.
XTo continue playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it was interrupted. The menu is hidden.
XTo stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select Éagain and press 9to
confirm.
Playback stops and returns to the begin-
ning of the DVD. Ìis highlighted.
XTo restart playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
Playback starts from the beginning of the
DVD.
Selecting a scene/chapter
General notes
Also observe the information on the video
DVD mode (
Ypage 245).
Skipping forwards/backwards
XPress =or; on the remote control.
The control menu appears for approx-
imately eight seconds.
Selecting a scene/chapter directly
The examples illustrate how to select scene/
chapter 5.
XOption 1: while the film is playing, press
the h button on the remote control.
XPress the corresponding number key, such
as5.
XOption 2: while the film is playing, press
the 9button on the remote control and
show the menu.
XSelect Menuand press the 9button.
The DVD menu appears.
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XSelectSceneselectionand press the 9
button to confirm.
XUsing button 9or:, select 5and
press the 9button to confirm.
In both cases, playback will begin from the 5th scene or chapter after a brief pause.
Selecting a film/track
Option 1:
XPress the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
XSelect Menuusing the 9:=;
buttons on the remote control and press
the 9button to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
XSelect Track selectionusing the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
XTo call up the selection list: press the9
button.
XSelect a film/title.
Option 2:
Example: selecting film 2
XPress button 2.
After a brief pause, the second film is
played.
DVD menu
Calling up the DVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways accord-
ing to the individual DVD and permits certain
actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for exam- ple, you can change the DVD language in the
DVD menu.
XPress the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
XSelect Menuusing the 9:=;
buttons on the remote control and press
the 9button to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu
XSelect a menu item using the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
XSelect Selectusing the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
The system executes the function or shows
a submenu.
XIf available, additional options can now be
selected.
The system then switches back to the DVD
menu.
iMenu items which cannot be selected are
shown in gray.
iDepending on the DVD, certain menu
items may not function. For example, the
menu items:
RBack (to movie)
RPlay
RStop
RE
RF
RGo up.
To indicate this, the Ksymbol appears in
the display.
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Stopping a film or skipping to the begin-
ning or end of a scene
XSelect any menu item from the DVD menu.
The menu appears.
XStop the film:select theStopmenu item
and press the 9button on the remote
control to confirm.
XTo skip to the end of a scene: select the
F menu item and press 9to confirm.
XTo skip to the start of a scene: select the
E menu item and press 9to confirm.
Moving up one level in the DVD menu
XShow the DVD menu.
XPress the %back button on the remote
control or select the corresponding menu
item in the DVD menu.
Back to the film
XPress the %back button repeatedly
until you see the movie.
Setting the audio format
This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the audio language or the audio format. The number of settings is
determined by the DVD content. It may also
be possible to access the settings from the
DVD menu.
XPress the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
XSelect Video DVDusing the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
XSelect DVD Functionsand press the 9
button.
XSelect Audio Languageand press the 9
button to confirm.
A menu appears after a short while. The #
dot in front of an entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
XSelect the language using the 9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
XTo exit the menu: press the=or;
button.
Subtitles and camera angle
These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It may also be possible to access the
settings from the DVD menu.
XPress the 9button on the remote control
and show the menu.
XSelect Video DVDusing the
9:=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
XSelect DVD Functionsand press the 9
button to confirm.
XSelect SubtitlesorCamera Angleand
press the 9button to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The #dot in front of an entry indi-
cates the current setting.
XSelect the setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
XTo exit the menu: press the=or;
button.
Interactive content
DVDs can also contain interactive content
(e.g. a video game). In a video game, you may
be able to influence events by selecting and
triggering actions. The type and number of
actions depend on the DVD.
XSelect an action using the
9;:= buttons on the
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