2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class CD player

RUSB storage device
RMedia Interface or audio AUX mode
RBluetooth®audio mode
Switching on using a number key
XPress the onumber key (single DVD
drive).
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list
Media Interface mode (iPod®mode)
:
Cover (if available) or representation of
device
;Track number
=Elapsed track time (also in format
00:00:00 for audio books)
?Track name
AGraphic time display
BTrack position in playlist
CAlbum name (if available)
DArtist (if available)
EMusic search
FPosition in the media list
GType of data medium
HPlayback options
XIn the media list, turn cVdthe COMAND
controller to select the entry under position
5 and press Wto confirm (
Ypage 449).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears. If no device is connected, you will see the
Media Interface
entry instead of a
device name.
The type of device connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod
®
(iPhone®) or MP3 player.
The current playback option is shown with a
symbol after the album name (no display for
Normal Track Sequence
) (Ypage 472).
iIf the device connected does not contain
any playable tracks, a message appears to
this effect.
Selecting music files
Note
COMAND displays the data stored on the
iPod
®, iPhone®or MP3 player according to
the file structure used in the respective
medium.
Selecting by skipping to a track
XTo skip forwards or back to a track: turn
cVd the COMAND controller when the dis-
play/selection window is active.
or
XPress the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track. The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than eight sec-
onds. If the track has been playing for less
than eight seconds, it skips to the start of
the previous track. If you have selected a
playback option other than Normal
Track
Sequence, the track sequence is random.
Selecting using the number keypad
XTo make an entry: press thelbutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of stored tracks.
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XTo enter a track number:press a number
key, e.g. q.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
iCOMAND will ignore and not display an
invalid digit.
XEnter more numbers if desired.
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.
Fast forwarding/rewinding
XWhile the display/selection window is
active, slide XVYand hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
XPress and hold the EorF button
until the desired position is reached.
iOn an iPod®or iPhone®, fast rewind only
functions within the current track.
Selecting a category/playlist/folder
Overview
For an iPod
®, iPhone®or certain MP3 players,
you can select tracks using categories or fold-
ers.
Depending on the device connected, the fol-
lowing categories may be available, for exam-
ple:
RCurrent Tracklist
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists(e.g. All)
RArtists
RAlbums
RTracks
RPodcasts
RGenres
RComposers
RAudiobooks
RVideos(except for Hong Kong)
iSome playback categories contain the
entry All
. If this entry has been selected,
the entire content of the category selected
will be played.
The Videos
category is available for iPods®
and iPhones®(except for Hong Kong).
iThe functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and
analyzed. For certain functions, such as
keyword search and selection by cover, this
can take several minutes, depending on the
scope of media and the connected device.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available much more quickly.
However, if you change the media content,
it has to be read and analyzed again.
Calling up a category list
Example :categor ylist
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XSelectSearchin the basic display by slid-
ing VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The category list appears.
iSearchis not available until the device
has been activated.
iReading: if the media content of the con-
nected device is being read, this is indica-
ted on the upper right by a symbol. When
reading has ended, the categories Select
By CoverandKeyword Searchare avail-
able.
Depending on the connected device and
the size of the media content, reading may
take several minutes. When the device is
next started or reconnected, the advanced
functions will be quickly available.
However, if you change the media content
on your iPod
®/iPhone®, it has to be read
and analyzed again.
Example: current track list
:
Symbol for next folder up
;Device icon and device name
=Track symbol
?Current title
XSelect Current Tracklistby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The content of the current track list
appears.
XSelect the track by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The track is played.
XTo switch to the next folder up: slideXV
the COMAND controller.
or
XPress the kback button.
Playing back the content of a category or
folder
XSelect the category or folder by turning
cVdthe COMAND controller.
XPress Wthe COMAND controller for longer
than 2 seconds.
The content of the category or folder selec-
ted is played in accordance with the play-
back option selected (
Ypage 472) .
Alphabetical track selection
iPod
®, iPhone®and MP3 player
This function is available for alphabetically
sorted categories and folders. This function is
not available for albums or playlists, for exam-
ple.
XSelect a category, e.g. Artists, by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
XPress the corresponding number key once
or repeatedly to select the initial letter of
the desired artist. For example, to select an
artist whose name begins with C, press the
l number key three times.
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
After a message, the first entry in the list
which matches the letter entered is high-
lighted.
iIf no corresponding entry exists, the last
entry corresponding to a previous letter is
highlighted instead.
iiPods and MP3 players: the quality of the
search results is highly dependent on the
version and language variant of the soft-
ware used to populate the device. A well-
known example of such software is
iTunes
®.
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If different sorting rules are defined (e.g. in
iTunes®), the search is canceled without
any result.
Additional selection functions
RSelect By Cover
Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the Select By Cover
func-
tion is used, additional data must be loaded
from the iPod
®/iPhone®. The current
music playback is interrupted to allow
access to this data. The process may take a few minutes and should not be canceled.
Otherwise it will start again from the begin-
ning the next time Select By Cover
is
selected. Covers are initially searched for in
the Gracenote Media Database and are
then added to during playback from the
connected device (
Ypage 450). The avail-
ability depends on the use and the tracks
already selected.
RKeyword Search
Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the con-
nected device for keywords.
iMore information on Select By Cover
andKeyword Searchcan be found under
"Music search, selecting category"
(
Ypage 470).
iFor an iPod®/iPhone®, the available cov-
ers are added most efficiently if the entire
media content is in the current playlist. This
is the case if you have selected the play-
back option Tracks
orRandom Medium
(Ypage 472).
Special feature in iPod
®/iPhone®mode
iIf the connected iPod®/iPhone®is not
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After con-
firming a new track, the Function
Unavailablemessage appears.
Playback options
XTo select a playback option: select
Media Interface
in the basic display by
sliding VÆand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The options list appears. The #dot indi-
cates the option selected.
XSelect an option and press Wto confirm.
The following options are available:
RNormal Track Sequence
Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
RRandom Medium
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
RRandom Track List
The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any subfolders, are
played in random order.
iIf the connected iPod®/iPhone®is not
functioning or paused, the playback
options are inactive. The display of options
is grayed out.
MP3 player instructions
General information
Up to 30,000 tracks per medium are suppor- ted.
You can speed up some functions and
improve the search results by:
Rmaking sure the names of tracks, albums
and artists, for example, are written the
same way
Rlabeling albums featuring various artists as
"compilations"
iMultiple entries of tracks in playlists are
filtered out for some players.
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Dataformats
MP3 and WMA are supported as dat aformats
wit hfixed and variable bit rates (up to
32 0kbits/s).
Specia lconsiderations when using MP 3
player s
Up to eigh tdirectory levels wit hup to 1,000
track sper directory are supported.
Do no tuse US Bextension leads or adapters .
The ycan impair functionality.
iDRM (Digital Rights Management) protec-
te dfiles are no tsupported by th eMedia
Interface .
Audio AUX mode
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volumes ,whic hcan mean that system mes -
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message sor adjust their volume manually.
You can connec tan external audio source
(AUX) to COMAND .
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connection is made usin g ajackin th estow-
age compartmen tin th ecenter console or a
US Bpor t (
Ypage 447).
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Switching to audio AUX mode
Switching on using the DISC button
The external device is connected to the audio
AUX input.
XPress the hbutton one or more times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
RCD/MP3 (disc)
RMemory card mode
RMUSIC REGISTER
RUSB storage device
RMedia Interface or audio AUX mode
RBluetooth®audio mode
Switching modes via the audio menu
When you connect an external audio source,
audio AUX is not selected automatically.
XSelect Audioin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
If AUX mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch to audio AUX mode in the
audio menu.
XSelect AudiousingZVand press Wto
confirm.
The audio menu appears.
XSelect Auxby turning cVdand press Wto
confirm.
The audio AUX menu appears. The medium
in the external audio source is played if the
source is connected and playback selec-
ted.
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Explanation of the layers on the weather map
LayerMap displaySelectable
scales
Radar MapShows the rain radar as a colored area on the map.
For an explanation of the colors, see the legend
(
Ypage 510).
All
Storm Character‐
istics
Shows the characteristics of a storm
Characteristics are:
Rtornadic storm:
storm cell with strong winds (super cell), from
which a tornado can develop. Tornadoes are
also known as twisters.
Rcyclone:
storm cells from which a tornadic storm can
develop
Rhailstorm
Rthe likelihood of a hailstorm
All
Atmospheric
Pressure
Shows the position of high and low-pressure areas
(H, L), weather fronts and isobars200 miles
(200 km)
500 miles
(500 km)
Tropical Storm
Tracks
Shows the path/directional movement speed of a
tropical storm with time and strength informationAll
WindsShows the wind direction and wind speed5 miles (5 km)
Sample displays of weather data in the
map
Weather map showingthe rain radar
Conditions:theRadar Maplayer is active
(
Ypage 506) and weather data is available. The precipitation radar legend can be called
up at (
Ypage 510).
Displaying storm characteristics
SIRIUS Weather507
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Stowage compartment/telephone
compartment under the armrest
XTo open:press button ;.
Armrest :opens.
In the stowage compartment, there is a stow-
age tray.
iDepending on the vehicle equipment, a
12 V power socket, USB port or a Media
Interface is installed in the stowage com-
partment. A Media Interface is a universal
interface for mobile audio equipment, e.g.
for an iPod
®or MP3 Player (Ypage 467).
Eyeglasses compartment
XTo open: press marking :.
Eyeglasses compartment ;opens.
Make sure that the eyeglasses compartment
is always closed while the vehicle is in motion.
Stowage compartment in the center
console
XTo open: press the trim element on
cover :.
XTo remove the rubber mat: grasp the tabs
on the rubber mat and pull up to remove.
XTo insert the rubber mat: press the rub-
ber mat into the housing.
XTo close: swing cover :downwards until
it engages.
You can remove the rubber mat from the
stowage compartment to clean it. Clean with
clear, lukewarm water only.
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, there
is a cup holder and an ashtray in the center
console stowage compartment.
Umbrella holder
Example: vehicle side, left
There are umbrella holders in the door stow-
age compartments on both sides of the vehi-
cle. One compact umbrella can be stowed per
side.
Stowage areas515
Stowage and features
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