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Stops playback
XIn full-screen mode, press the controller
The DVD overlay menu is shown.
XInterrupting playback
To selectÉin the menu of the DVD overlay
menu: turn and press the controller.
The Ë display changes to Ì. The video
image is hidden.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
Playback continues from the point where it
was interrupted.
XTo stop playback: selectÉagain while
playback is paused.
XTo start playback again: selectÌ.
Playback restarts from the beginning.
Pausing playback
XIn full-screen mode, press the controller
The DVD overlay menu is shown.
XTo pause playback
Select Ë: turn and press the controller.
The Ë display changes to Ì.
XTo continue playback: selectÌ.
Selecting a scene/chapter
If the film is divided into scenes and chapters,
you can select these directly while the film is
running or you can skip progressively through
them. This is not possible at certain points for
some DVDs (e.g. during the opening credits).
It may also be possible to select the scene and
chapter from the functions stored on the DVD.
XTo skip forward or back: in the video menu,
turn the controller.
or
XPress the EorF button.
The next or previous scene in the film is skip-
ped to.
Picture viewer
General notes
If pictures are stored on a connected medium
(except on Apple®devices), you can view these
on the multimedia system. The following data media and picture formats
are supported:
RData media:
CD, DVD, USB devices, SD cards
RPicture formats: jpeg, jpg, bmp, png
The maximum image resolution is
20 megapixels for JPEG, JPG and 1.5 megapixels
for BMP, PNG.
Displaying pictures
XIn the media basic display, press the control-
ler.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
XTo select Photos: turn and press the control-
ler.
A directory list appears. Folders and picture
files can be shown.
XSelect a folder or picture.
If there is no picture on the data medium, an
empty list is shown.
Searching for pictures on other data media
XYou can search for pictures on other data
media.
In the directory list, slide 8the controller.
The device list appears.
XTo select a data medium with picture files:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
A directory list appears. Folders and picture
files can be shown.
XSelect a folder or picture.
Starting a slide show
XWhile viewing a picture, press the controller.
The image menu appears.
XTo select Start Slideshow: turn and press
the controller.
The slide show starts.
XTo end the slide show: press the controller.
The image menu appears.
XSelect End Slide Show.
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Media
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You can call up the legend for storms
(Ypage 177).
The following information on a storm cell is
displayed (if available):
Rcharacteristics of the storm cell
Rdate and time of observation (time stamp)
Rdirectional movement speed and path
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell is advancing.
XTo display the weather fronts: activate the
Atmospheric Pressure
display level
(Ypage 175).
If weather data is available, the weather map
will then display the weather fronts.
The example shows the position of high and
low-pressure areas (H, L), weather fronts and
isobars. Isobars are lines that show where the
air pressure is the same.
Legend: weather fronts
Weather
frontExplanation
Cold front
(blue line with
blue triangles)If a cold front moves in, the
weather remains changeable
and there are often rain
showers and thunderstorms. The air temperature decrea-
ses.
Warm front
(red line with
red semi-cir-
cles)A warm front may cause
more prolonged steady rain,
more cloud cover and a slow
rise in temperature.
Weather
frontExplanation
Stationary
front
(red and blue
line with red
semi-circles
and blue trian-
gles)The weather front moves
minimally. The weather
remains changeable in this
area.
Occlusion
(purple line
with purple
semi-circles
and triangles)When the faster cold front
catches up and joins the
warm front ahead of it, an
occluded front is formed. The
weather remains changeable
and rainy within an occlu-
sion.
XTo display the track of a storm: activate the
Tropical Storm Tracking
display level
(Ypage 175).
If weather data is available, the weather map
will then display storm tracking information.
Example: in the middle of the map you can see
the current position of the tropical low-pres-
sure area (cyclone). To the right of this a solid
line shows the previous path with positions
and times. The forecast for the direction of
propagation is shown by a dotted line with
positions and times.
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You can find out more information about cyclo-
nes in the Storm Guide (Ypage 178).
The following information is shown (if available):
Rname of the tropical storm and category
Rtime stamp
Rdirectional movement speed and path
Rmaximum wind speed
Propagation speed: the speed at which the
storm cell of a tropical cyclone is advancing.
A tropical storm is categorized according to
where it originated.
Region of origincategory
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
OceansName of tropical low-
pressure system (Trop‐
ical Low Press.Sys.)
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
OceansName of tropical storm
(Tropical Storm)
Atlantic, North
and South Pacific
OceansName of tropical storm
(Hurricane Category
3)
Displays hurricane cate-
gories 1 through 5
Northwestern
Pacific OceanName of tropical storm
(Tropical Low
Press. Sys.)
Northwestern
Pacific OceanName of tropical storm
(Tropical Cyclone)
Northwestern
Pacific OceanName of tropical storm
(Typhoon)
Northwestern
Pacific OceanName of tropical storm
(Super-Typhoon)
You can also see the time stamp for the weather
data on map scales of 50 miles and smaller.
The weather map shows wind directions and
wind speeds.
Legend (precipitation radar and storms)
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(Ypage 174).
XTo selectView: turn and press the controller.
XSelectLegend.
iThe symbol for a tornadic storm is also valid
for a cyclone (mesocyclone).
Precipita-
tion typeColor scale
RainEleven shades from light to
heavy (light green to red)
MixedShades from light to heavy
(light purple to purple)
SnowShades from light to heavy
(light turquoise to turquoise)
Time stamp
The time stamp shows when the weather data
was created by the weather station.
A time stamp corresponds to the time at the
vehicle's current position. The changeover from
summer time to standard time is performed
automatically.
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(Ypage 174).
XTo select View: turn and press the controller.
XSelectTime Stamp.
Changing to the information chart
XDisplay the menu on the weather map
(Ypage 174).
XTo select WeatherTable: turn and press the
controller.
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Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may no t
feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
tions.
Read th einformation on qualifie dspecialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Overview
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is aclass 1lase rproduct.
If you ope nth ehousin gof th eCD/DVD drive,
there is aris kof exposure to invisible lase r
radiation .Thi slase rradiation could damage
your retina. There is aris kof injury.
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tenanc ean drepair wor kcarrie dout at aquali -
fie dspecialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
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external audio/video sources are no tsecure d
in th epassenger compartment, they can be
flun garound an dhit vehicle occupants .There
is aris kof injury, fo rexample in th eevent of
sudden braking or asudden change in direc -
tion .
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they canno tbe flung around ,
fo rexample in alockable vehicle stowag e
compartment.
Equipment
Observ ethat arange of Rear Seat Entertain -
men tSystems are available fo rMercedes-Ben z
vehicles .In this Operator's Manual, th eRear
Seat Entertainmen tSyste mCode 86 4is used
fo rillustration purposes. If you hav e adifferen t
Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste min your vehicle,
please refer to th emanufacturer's operatin g
instructions.
Component s
The Rear Seat Entertainmen tSyste mincludes :
Rtwoscreens fo rth erea rbehin dth efront-seat
head restraints
Rtw oremot econtrols
Rasingle drive (rear-compartmen tdrive)
RAU Xjack son bot hrea rscreens (AUX display)
RAU Xjack son th erea rdrive (AUX drive)
Rheadphone sfo reac hrea rscree n
Rtwoset sof cordless headphone s
Rear-compartment screens
:AUXjack s(AUX display)
;Display
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Using the main loudspeakers
This function is available in conjunction with the
multimedia system.
You can use the vehicle loudspeakers to listen to
a disc inserted in the rear-compartment drive.
To do so, disc mode (audio CD/audio DVD/
MP3) must be activated on at least one rear
screen.
The headphones' volume setting does not affect
the main loudspeakers.
XTo set on the multimedia system:press the
$ button, for example, to switch on an
audio mode.
XTo select Info6slide and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
XTurn the controller until Rear Seat Enter‐tainment System: Audiois brought to the
front.
XPress the controller.
Selecting sound settings
You can select sound settings in the following
operating modes:
RAudio CD/MP3
RVideo DVD
RRadio (active media source in COMAND)
RAUX
XSwitch on an operating mode (e.g. audio CD
mode) (Ypage 185).
XSelect TrebleorBassusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
XSelect a setting using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
Multiple users
Simultaneous use of the rear-compart-
ment disc drive
The two rear-compartment screens can be oper- ated almost entirely independently from one
another. However, a conflict may occur in some
menus if the two screens are used simultane-
ously. The following functions affect both screens:
Rchanging playback options
Rselecting a track (from a track list or folder)
Rusing the play, pause and stop functions
Rfast forward and rewind or scrolling
Rcalling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
Rsetting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
Rcalling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one screen:
Rchanging audio and video functions as well as picture settings
Rswitching between full screen and the menu
Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio CD
mode), the current setting is saved. If you call up
this operating mode again later, there are two
possibilities:
Rthe operating mode has been changed on the
other screen.
Rthe operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears as
it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the oper-
ating mode.
Picture settings
Overview
You can select the picture settings in video DVD
and AUX mode (Ypage 194).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color
XSwitch to video DVD mode (Ypage 189).
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
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Additional setting option:
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 184).
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.
Additional setting option:
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 184).
DVD video mode functions
To hide the menu:
XPress the 9or: button on the remote
control.
or
XWait about eight seconds.
The menu is hidden.
Additional setting options:
XAdjust the brightness, contrast and color
(Ypage 184).
XChange the picture format (Ypage 185).
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 184).
AUX mode
Introduction
You can connect external video sources with a
sound and video signal to the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System:
Rone external video source to each of the rear screens (AUX display)
Rone external video source to the rear-com-
partment disc drive (AUX drive) Operating the external video source; see the
manufacturer's operating instructions.
For further details about external video sources,
please consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Connecting AUX equipment
AUX drive jacks
The AUX drive jacks are located on the rear-
compartment drive to the right of the þ
(
Ypage 181) button.
AUX display jacks
The AUX display jacks are on the side of the two
rear screens (Ypage 179).
Connecting audio and video cables
XInsert the audio plugs for the left and right
signals into the corresponding Land Rjacks.
XInsert the video plug into the Vjack.
Activating AUX mode
AUX drive
Requirements: the external video source is con-
nected to the rear-compartment drive and play-
back is selected.
XSelect Auxin the menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote con-
trol and press the 9button to confirm.
The AUX menu appears.
XSelect Sourcefrom the AUX menu and press
the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Disc drive Auxand press the 9
button to confirm.
Playback starts. If an external video source
does not provide a video picture, an audio
menu appears.
Displaying AUX
Requirements: the external video source is con-
nected to the rear-compartment screen and
playback is selected.
XSelect a screen using the thumbwheel on the
remote control (Ypage 180) until " LREAR"
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Rear Seat Entertainment System