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:Four-pin socket for ⅛ inch stereo jack,
e.g. for MP3 players (audio and video)
;iPod®plug for connecting an iPod®
=USB socket for connecting an MP3 player
?Example of device: iPod®
XConnect the external device with suitable
socket:,;or=.
COMAND activates the device, a display
appears (when connecting an iPod
®plug or
USB socket).
If you remove a device, the No
DeviceCon‐
nectedmessage appears.
iA connected iPod®or MP3 player should
not be simultaneously operated via the
Media Interface and the remote control
(e.g. Bluetooth
®remote control) or directly
via the device itself. This may cause unfore- seen technical difficulties.
Applications (Apps) that are activated on
the connected device may lead to malfunc-
tions.
iConnecting a fully discharged iPod®or
MP3 player can result in an extended initi-
alization period.
Malfunction messages appear while the
device is being activated if:
Rthe connected device is not supported
( External Device Unavailable
mes-
sage).
Rthe connected device consumes too much
power.
Rthe Media Interface connection is faulty.
Ra mass storage device (e.g. a USB memory
stick or USB hard drive) is connected to the
Media Interface.
In this case the Please connect the
device to the other USB portmes-
sage appears.
iThe separate USB connection ensures
quick access and expanded media content options.
iConsult an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center if you have further questions.
Disconnecting an iPod
®
XPress the release catch on iPod®plug ;
and pull the iPod®cable from the iPod®,
see the separate cable kit instructions.
Switching to Media Interface mode
General notes
In extreme cases, starting up individual func-
tions can take up to several minutes – this
depends on the external device and its con-
tent (e.g. video podcasts).
Only use the original software to save files on
iPods
®or MP3 players. Otherwise, some or all
functions may not be available.
Switching on automatically
XConnect an external device (Ypage 467).
COMAND activates the device (if connec-
ted via the iPod
®connector or USB socket).
The basic display then appears.
Switching on using the DISC button
The external device is connected to the Media Interface.
XPress the hbutton one or more times.
By pressing the DISC button repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
RCD/MP3 (disc)
RMemory card mode
RMUSIC REGISTER
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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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Please see the respective operating instruc-
tions for how to operate the external audio
source.
Information on:
RVolume settings (Ypage 297)
RSound settings (Ypage 298)
Increasing the volume on COMAND
XSelectVolumein the AUX display by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the
current setting.
XSelect StandardorBoostand press Wto
confirm.
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.
A device which is connected as an external
audio source may seem quieter or louder in
the vehicle, or the usual maximum volume
cannot be achieved. On some devices, it is possible to adjust the volume separately. In
this case, start at a medium volume and
increase it gradually. This enables you to
determine whether the system is able to play
the music at high volume without distorting it.
Video
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described.
General information
Automatic picture shutoff
The video image is only displayed for the
driver when the transmission lever is in posi-
tion P.
SPLITVIEW allows the front passenger to view
the video image (
Ypage 305).
When the transmission lever is disengaged
from position P, the following message
appears in the display: In order not to
distractyoufromthetrafficsitua‐
tion,thepictureisfadedoutwhile
the vehicle is in motion.
As soon as the selector lever of the transmis-
sion is returned to position P, the video image
is shown.
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DVD playback conditions
If video DVDs do notconfor mto th eNTS Cor
PA LTV standards, they may creat epicture,
soun dor other problem sdurin gplayback .
COMAN Dis capable of playin gbac kvideo
DVDs produced accordin gto th efollowing
standards:
RRegio ncode 1or region code 0(n oregion
code)
RPA Lor NTS Cstandard
You will generally fin dth erelevant details
either on th eDV Ditsel for on th eDV Dcase.
iIf you inser t avideo DV Dwit h a differen t
region code, you will see amessage to this
effect .
iCOMAN Dis set to region code 1at th e
factory. Thi ssetting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Ben zCenter. Thi swill
allow you to play video DVDs wit h adiffer-
en tregion code, provided that they are pro -
duced in accordance wit hth ePA Lor NTS C
standard .The region code can be changed
up to fiv etimes .
Function restrictions
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tain function sor action swill be temporarily
blocke dor may no tfunction at all. As soo nas
you tr yto activat ethese function sor actions,
you will see th eK symbol in th edisplay.
Inserting an dremovin gDVDs
XProceed as described in th e"Inserting and
ejecting CD sand DVDs "section
(
Ypage 446).
Switchin gto video DVD mode
Switching on automatically
XInser t avideo DVD.
COMAN Dload sth emedium inserte dand
start sto play it . Switching on using th
eDISC butto n
XPress theh button.
COMAN Dswitches to th eprevious dis c
operatin gmode.
By pressing th eh buttonrepeatedly, you
can switch modes in th efollowing order :
Rvideo DVD/CD/MP3 in th esingle DV D
drive (dis cmode)
Rmemor ycar dmode
RMUSIC REGISTE R
RUSBstorage devic e
RMedia Interface or audio AU Xmode
RBluetoot h®audio mode
XSelectMediaby slidin gVÆ and turnin g
cVd theCOMAN Dcontroller and press W
to confirm .
XSelect aý video DV Dfrom th emedia list
(
Ypage 478).
Switching on wit hth evideo menu
XSelec tVideoin th emain function bar by
slidin gZV and turnin gcVd theCOMAN D
controller and press Wto confirm .
Video DV Dmode is switched on .
Showing/hiding thecontro lmenu
XTo show: in DVDvideo mode, slid eZVÆ
th eCOMAN Dcontroller .
XTo hide:slideZVÆ theCOMAN Dcontrol-
ler .
or
XWait fo rapproximately eigh tseconds.
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Control menu displayed
:
Type of data medium
;Current title
=Current scene
?Track time
AShows the menu
iThis function is not available while the
DVD's own menu is being displayed.
Showing/hiding the menu
XTo show: in full-screen DVD video mode,
press Wthe COMAND controller.
or
XSelect Menuwhile the control menu is
shown and press Wto confirm.
XTo hide: slideZVthe COMAND controller
and confirm Full Screen
by pressingW.
Menu shown
:
Video DVD options
;Pause function
=Stop function
?Media selection
ASound settings
iThis function is not available while the
DVD's own menu is being displayed.
Fast forwarding/rewinding
XIn full-screen DVD video mode, slide XVY
and hold the COMAND controller until the
desired position is reached.
or
XPress and hold the EorF button
until the desired position is reached.
You see the control menu.
Stop function
XShow the menu (Ypage 477).
XTo interrupt playback: selectÉby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì. The
video image is hidden.
XTo continue playback: selectÌand
press Wto confirm.
Playback continues from the point where it was interrupted.
XTo stop playback: while playback is inter-
rupted, select Éagain and press Wto
confirm.
or
XDuring playback, confirm Éby pressing
W twice in rapid succession.
Ì is selected.
XTo restart playback: confirmÌby
pressing W.
Playback restarts from the beginning.
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