2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

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 Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System will be able to play DVD videos that
you have copied yourself.
Further information (
Ypage 161). Information
regarding the multimedia system 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 188).
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 DVD video fulfills the playback criteria,
the film either starts automatically or the
menu saved 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
ADisplays 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 191) 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.
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XSelect a language using the9:but-
tons 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 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 the
multimedia system to the Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System. If you switch the media source in the multimedia system, this will not be transfer-
red 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
Follow the sequence described below when
playing a media source from the multimedia
system on the Rear Seat Entertainment System.
1. Switching on the function in the
multimedia system
XSwitch on the radio (Ypage 135).
XSwitch CD or MP3 mode on (CD, SD card,
USB) (Ypage 144).
XSwitch on the media interface (Ypage 159).
XSwitch to video DVD mode (Ypage 162).
2. Transferring the active media
source to the Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System
XTo select the Optionsmenu, turn and press
the controller.
XSelect Active Aud./Vid. Source forRearby pressing the controller.
The #dot indicates that the function is acti-
vated.
XTo switch off the function: selectRear
Off (Radio)orRear Off (Media).
The #dot indicates that the function is deac-
tivated.
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3. Loading the active media source to
the Rear Seat Entertainment 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
the multimedia system. If the media source is
activated in the multimedia system, it is loa-
ded on the Rear Seat Entertainment System
and is then played.
If Rear Off
is activated in the multimedia sys-
tem, 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 186).
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 186).
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 186).
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 186).
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.
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Additional setting options:
XAdjust thebrightness, contrast and color
(Ypage 186).
XChange the picture format (Ypage 187).
XAdjust the sound settings (Ypage 186).
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 (AUXdrive)
Operating the external video source; see the
manufacturer's operating instructions.
For further details about externalvideo 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 183) button.
AUX display jacks
The AUX display jacks are on the sideof the two
rear screens (Ypage 181).
Connecting audio and video cables
XIn sert the audio plugs for the left and right
signals into the corresponding Land Rjacks.
XInsert the videoplug into the Vjack.
Activating AUX mode
AUX drive
Requir ements: the external video source iscon-
nected to the rear-compartment drive and play-
back isselected.
XSelect Auxinthe 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. Ifan 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 isselected.
XSelect a screen using the thumbwheel on the
remote control (Ypage 182) until "L REAR"
(left-hand screen) or "R REAR"(right-hand
screen) is highlighted in the window.
XSelect Auxinthe menu using the
9=; buttons on the remote con-
trol and press the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Sourcefrom the AUX menu and press
the 9button to confirm.
XSelect DisplayAuxand press the 9button
to confirm.
Playback starts. Ifan external video source
does not provide a video picture, an audio
menu appears.
Adjusting treble and bass
XSelect TrebleorBassinthe AUX menu and
press the 9button on the remote control to
confirm.
A scale appears.
XSelect a setting using the 9or: but-
ton and press the 9button to confirm.
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Adjusting the brightness, contrastor
color
XSelec tDispla yAuxor Dis cdrive Auxin
th eAU Xmen uand press th e9 butto nto
confirm .
XSelectBrightnes s,Contrastor Colorand
press th e9 butto nto confirm .
A scale appears.
XSelec t asetting usin gth e9 or: but-
to nand press th e9 butto nto confirm .
Changing the picture for mat
XSelec tDispla yAuxor Dis cdrive Auxin
th eAU Xmen uand press th e9 butto nto
confirm .
XSelectAutomatic,16: 9optimize,4:3or
Zoo musin gth e9: buttons and press
th e9 butto nto confirm .
The dot in fron tof th emen uitem indicates th e
currentl yselected pictur eformat .
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