2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class ECO mode

If theRandom TracksorRandom Folderplayback option has been selected, the track
order is random.
Via track list
In audio CD mode, the track list contains all
tracks on the disc currently playing. In audio
DVD mode, the track list contains all tracks in
the currently active group.
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 Tracks(audio CD/DVD mode) or
Folder(MP3 mode) using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control, and confirm by pressing the 9but-
ton.
or
XPress the 9button when the selection win-
dow is active.
The track list appears. The #dot indicates the
current track.
XSelect a track using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
By entering the track number directly
XPress the hbutton on the remote control.
The track entry display appears.
Example: track 2
XPress the ·button.
Example: track 23
XPress the ·and¸ buttons in quick
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.
Fast forwarding/rewinding
XWith the selection window active, press the
= or; button on the remote control repeatedly until you reach the desired posi-
tion.
or
XPress and hold the EorF button until
the desired position has been reached.
Selecting a folder
This function is available in MP3 mode.
XSelect Folderin MP3 mode using
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
or
XPress the 9button when the selection win-
dow is active.
The folder content appears.
XTo switch to the superordinate folder:
select symbol Uusing the 9: but-
tons on the remote control and press the 9
button to confirm.
The display shows the next folder up.
XTo select a folder: select a folder by pressing
the 9: button and confirm by pressing
the 9button.
You will see the tracks in the folder.
XSelect a track using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
The track is played and the selected folder is
now the active folder.
Pause function
This function is available in audio DVD mode.
XTo pause playback: selectËusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
XTo continue playback: selectÌand
press the 9button to confirm.
The Ì display changes to Ë.
Stop function
This function is available in audio DVD mode.
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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 Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System will be able to play video DVDs that
you have copied yourself.
Further information (
Ypage 167). Information
regarding COMAND also applies to the Rear
Seat Entertainment System.
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, it is possible that certain
functions or actions described in this section
will be temporarily blocked or may not function
at all. As soon as you try to activate these func-
tions or actions, you will see the Ksymbol in
the display.
Switching on video DVD mode
XInsert a video DVD (Ypage 194).
The Rear Seat Entertainment System loads
the disc.
If disc mode was the last mode selected, it will
now be active.
If it was not, switch on video DVD mode as
described in the following instructions.
XSelect Discin the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote con-
trol and confirm by pressing the 9button.
If the video DVD fulfills the playback criteria,
the film either starts automatically or the
menu stored on the DVD appears. If the DVD
menu appears, you must start the film man-
ually.
XSelect the corresponding menu item in the
DVD menu.
Showing/hiding the control menu
:Type of data medium
;Current title
=Current scene
?Track time
AShowing the menu
XTo show: press the9or: button on
the remote control.
XTo hide: press the 9or: button.
or
XWait about eight seconds.
Showing/hiding the menu
:Video DVD options
;Pause function
=Stop function
?Sets the treble
ASets the bass
XTo show: press the9button on the remote
control.
XTo hide: press the 9button and confirm
# by pressing the 9button.
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Fast forwarding/rewinding
XPress and hold theE orF buttonon
th eremot econtrol until th edesired position
has been reached.
You see th econtrol menu.
Pause function
XTo show th emenu: press th e9 butto non
th eremot econtrol .
XTo pause playback: selectËand press
th e9 butto nto confirm .
The Ë display changes to Ì.
XTo continueplayback: selectÌand
press th e9 butto nto confirm .
The men uis hidden .
Stop function
XTo show th emenu: press th e9 butto non
th eremot econtrol .
XTo interrup tplayback: selectÉand
press th e9 butto nto confirm .
The Ë display changes to Ì.The vide o
imag eis hidden .
XTo continu eplayback: selectÌand
press th e9 butto nto confirm .
Playbac kcontinue sfrom th epoin twher eit
was interrupted. The men uis hidden .
XTo stop playback: while playbackis inter-
rupted, select Éagain and press th e9
butto nto confirm .
Playbac kstops and return sto th ebeginning
of th eDVD. Ì is highlighted.
XTo restart playback: selectÌand press
th e9 butto nto confirm .
Playbac kstart sfrom th ebeginning of th e
DVD.
Selecting a scene/chapter
Skipping forwards/backwards
XPress th e= or; buttonon th eremot e
control .
or
XPress th eE orF button.
The navigation men u (Ypage 197) appears
for approximately eigh tseconds.
Selecting a scene/chapter directly
The example sillustrat ehow to select scen eor
chapter 5.
XOptio n1: while th efilm is playing, press th e
h buttonon th eremot econtrol .
XPressabutton, suc has ¿.
XOptio n2: press th e9 butto non th eremot e
control .
XSelectDVD-Videoand press th e9 butto nto
confirm .
XSelectDVDFunctionsand press th e9 but -
to nto confirm .
XSelectScene Selectionand press th e9
butto nto confirm .
XSelectth e¿ digit usin gth e9 or:
butto nand press th e9 butto nto confirm .
In bot hcases, playbac kwill begi nfrom th e5t h
scen eor chapter after abrie fpause .
Selecting a film/track
XOption1: press th e9 butto non th eremot e
control .
XSelectDVD-Videoand press th e9 butto nto
confirm .
XSelectDVDFunctionsand press th e9 but -
to nto confirm .
XSelectTitle Selectionand press th e9
butto nto confirm .
XPress the9 butto nto select th elist .
XSelec t afilm or atitle.
XOptio n2: to select film 2, for example, press
th e· buttonon th eremot econtrol .
Afte r abrie fpause ,th esecon dfilm is played.
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DVD menu
Calling up th eDVD menu
The DV Dmen uis th emen ustored on th eDV D
itself. It is structured in various ways accordin g
to th eindividual DV Dand permit svarious
action sand settings.
In th ecas eof multi-languag eDVDs ,fo rexample,
you can chang eth eDV Dlanguag ein th eDV D
menu.
XTo show th emenu :press th e9 butto non
th eremot econtrol.
XSelec tDVD-Videoand press th e9 butto non
th eremot econtro lto confirm .
XSelectDVDFunctionsand press th e9 but -
to nto confirm .
XSelectMen uand press th e9 butto nto con-
firm.
The DV Dmen uappears .
Selecting menu item sin th eDVD menu
XSelec t amen uitem usin gth e
9:= ;buttons on th eremot e
contro land press th e9 butto nto confirm .
A men uappears .
XConfirmSelectby pressing th e9 button.
A submen uis displayed.
XIf available ,additional option scan no wbe
selected.
The Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste mthen
switches bac kto th eDV Dmenu.
iMen uitems whic hcanno tbe selecte dare
shown in gray.
iDependin gon th eDVD, th emen uitems
Bac k(to movie),Pla y,Sto p,E ,F
or GoUpmay no tfunction at all or no tat cer-
tain points in th eDV Dmenu. To indicat ethis,
th eK symbol appears in th edisplay.
Stopping afil m or skipping to th ebegin -
ning or end of ascene
XSelec tany men uitem from th eDV Dmenu.
The men uappears .
XTo stop th efilm: selectth eSto pmen uitem
and press th e9 butto non th eremot econtro l
to confirm .
XTo skipto th eend of ascene: selectth e
F menuitem and press th e9 butto nto
confirm .
XTo skipto th ebeginnin gof ascene: select
th eE menuitem and press th e9 butto n
to confirm .
Moving up one level in th eDVD menu
XCall up th eDV Dmenu.
XPress th e% backbutto non th eremot e
contro lor selec tth ecorrespondin gmen u
item in th eDV Dmenu.
or
XSelec tany men uitem in th eDV Dmen uand
press th e9 remot econtro lbutto nto con-
firm.
XSelec tGo Upand press Wto confirm .
Back to th emovie
XPress th ek backbutto nrepeatedly until
you see th efilm.
or
XSelec tany men uitem in th eDV Dmen uand
press th e9 remot econtro lbutto nto con-
firm.
XSelec tth eBac k(to movie)men uitem in
th emen uand press th e9 butto nto confirm .
Setting th eaudi oforma t
You can use this function to set th eaudio lan -
guag eor th eaudio format .The number of set -
ting sis determined by th eDV Dcontent. It may
also be possible to access th esetting sfrom th e
DV Dmenu. Thi sfunction is no tavailable on all
DVDs .
XTo show th emenu :press th e9 butto non
th eremot econtrol.
XSelec tDVD-Videoand press th e9 butto non
th eremot econtro lto confirm .
XSelectDVDFunctionsand press th e9 but -
to nto confirm .
XSelectAudio Languageand press th e9
butto nto confirm .
A men uappears after ashort while. The #dot
indicates th ecurrentl yset language.
XSelec t alanguag eusin gth e9: but-
tons and press th e9 butto nto confirm .
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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 set-
tings from the DVD menu.
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XSelect DVD-Videoand press the 9button on
the remote control to confirm.
XSelect DVDFunctionsand press the 9but-
ton to confirm.
XSelect SubtitlesorCamera Angleand
press the 9button to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The #dot indicates the current set-
ting.
XSelect a setting using the 9:buttons
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, for example, by selecting
and triggering actions. The type and number of
actions depend on the DVD.
XSelect an action using the
9;:= buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry, Select
, is
highlighted.
XPress the 9button.
Active COMAND media source mode
Overview
You can transfer a media source selected in
COMAND to the Rear Seat Entertainment Sys-
tem. If you switch the media source in COMAND,
this will not be transferred to the Rear Seat
Entertainment System. You can transfer these media sources to the
Rear Seat Entertainment System:
RRadio
RCD or MP3 mode (CD, SD card, USB)
RMedia Interface
RVideo DVD mode
Observe the sequence described below when
playing a COMAND media source on the Rear
Seat Entertainment System.
1. Activating the function in COMAND
XSwitch on the radio (Ypage 140).
XSwitch CD or MP3 mode on (CD, SD card,
USB) (Ypage 149).
XSwitch on the media interface (Ypage 164).
2. Transferring the active COMAND
media to the Rear Seat Entertainment
System
XTo select the Optionsmenu, turn and press
the controller.
XTo select Active Aud./Vid. Source forRear, turn the controller.
The #dot indicates that the function is acti-
vated.
XTo deactivate the function: selectRear
Off (Radio)orRear Off (Media).
The #dot indicates that the function is deac-
tivated.
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3. Transferring the active COMAND
media source to the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System
XSelectCOMANDusing the 9=; but-
tons on the remote control and press 9to
confirm.
A message appears stating that the desired
audio or video source needs to be activated in
COMAND. If the media source is activated in
COMAND, it is loaded on the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System and is then played.
If Rear Off
is activated in COMAND, the
COMAND is off or there is no active
COMAND source.message appears.
Radio mode functions
XTo select a station: press the=or;
button.
or
XPress the EorF button.
The radio selects the previous or next station in the alphabetical station list.
DAB stations are displayed first, followed by
stations with available station names. Sta-
tions showing station frequency are shown
last.
Additional setting option:
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 192).
Audio CD mode functions
XTo select by skipping to a track: press the
= or; button.
or
XPress the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track. If more than 8 seconds of track time have
elapsed, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the track.
If less than 8 seconds of track time have
elapsed, the function skips back to the begin-
ning of the previous track.
Additional setting option:
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 192).
Audio DVD mode functions
XTo skip to the next or previous group:
press the :button on the remote control.
XTo select KL, highlight using the =
or ; button and press 9.
Additional setting option:
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 192).
MP3 mode functions
XTo select a track by skipping 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 sec-
onds, the function skips back to the beginning
of the track.
If the elapsed track time is less than 8 sec-
onds, the function skips back to the beginning of the previous track.
XTo select a folder: press the:button on
the remote control.
XHighlight one of the two folder symbols with
the = or; button and press 9to con-
firm.
Depending on your selection, the previous or
next folder is selected and the first track is
played.
Additional setting option:
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 192).
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DVD video mode functions
XTo hide amenu :confirm Menuwithth e9
button.
The video imag eis playe din full scree nmode.
Additional setting options:
XAdjust th ebrightness, contras tand color
(Ypage 192).
XChange th epicture format (Ypage 192).
XAdjust thesoun dsetting s (Ypage 192).
AUX mode
Introduction
You can connec texternal video source swit h a
soun dand video signal to th eRear Seat Enter-
tainmen tSystem:
Ron eexternal video source to eac hof th erea r
screens (AUX display)
Ron eexternal video source to th erear-com-
partmen tdis cdrive (AUX drive)
Operatin gth eexternal video source ;see th e
manufacturer's operatin ginstructions.
Fo rfurther details about external video sources,
please consult an authorized Mercedes-Ben z
Center.
Connecting AUX equipment
AUX drive jacks
The AU Xdrive jack sare located on th erear-
compartmen tdrive to th eright of th eþ
(
Ypage 188) button.
AUX display jacks
The AU Xdisplay jack sare on th esid eof th etw o
rea rscreens (Ypage 187).
Connecting audi oan dvideo cables
XInser tth eaudio plug sfo rth elef tand right
signal sinto th ecorrespondin gL and Rjacks.
XInser tth evideo plug into th eV jack .
Activating AUX mode
AUX drive
Requirements :th eexternal video source is con-
nected to th erear-compartmen tdrive and play-
bac kis selected.
XSelec tAuxin th emen uusin gth e
9=; buttons on theremot econ-
trol and press th e9 butto nto confirm .
The AU Xmen uappears .
XSelectSourcefrom th eAU Xmen uand press
th e9 butto nto confirm .
XSelectDis cDrive Auxand press th e9
butto nto confirm .
Playback starts. If an external video source
doe sno tprovid e avideo picture, an audio
men uappears .
Displaying AUX
Requirements :th eexternal video source is con-
nected to th erear-compartmen tscree nand
playback is selected.
XSelec t ascree nusin gth ethumbwhee lon th e
remot econtro l (Ypage 187) until "LREAR"
(left-han dscreen) or "RREAR" (right-hand
screen) is highlighted in th ewindow.
XSelec tAuxin th emen uusin gth e
9=; buttons on theremot econ-
trol and press th e9 butto nto confirm .
XSelectSourcefrom th eAU Xmen uand press
th e9 butto nto confirm .
XSelectDispla yAuxand press th e9 butto n
to confirm .
Playback starts. If an external video source
doe sno tprovid e avideo picture, an audio
men uappears .
Adjusting treble an dbass
XSelec tTrebleor Bas sin th eAU Xmen uand
press th e9 butto non th eremot econtro lto
confirm .
A scale appears .
XSelect asetting usin gth e9 or: but-
to nand press th e9 butto nto confirm .
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