2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS SUV COMAND Manual

Storm Watch Box
Storm watch areas for which there are storm
advisories are displayed as red areas on the
weather map.
XTo activate/deactivate the storm watch
area display on the map:display the menu
on the weather map (
Ypage 171).
XTo select View: turn and press the controller.
The list of display levels appears.
XSelect Storm Watch.
XSelectShow Symbols for Storm AreasOn Map.
Storm watch areas are displayed Oor are
not displayed ªon the map.
XTo activate/deactivate the automatic dis-
play of storm advisories: selectDisplay
Storm Watch Automatically.
Storm advisories are automatically displayed
O or not displayed ªon the map.
XTo set the radius for storm advisories:
select 5 Miles
,50 Milesor 200 Miles.
Storm Guide
XTo display the storm guide: display the
menu on the weather map (Ypage 171).
XTo select Guide: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears. The current storm is high-
lighted. There is information about the storm
in the status bar.
XTo select Next: turn and press the controller.
The next storm is marked.
XSelect Previous.
The previous storm is highlighted.
XTo display storm details: selectDetails.
You see detailed information about the selec-
ted storm.
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SIRIUS Weather

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.
Never ope nth ehousing. Always hav emain -
tenanc ean drepair wor kcarrie dout at aquali -
fie dspecialis tworkshop .
GWARNING
If objects suc has headphones/headset sor
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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Rear Seat Entertainment System

The same AUX jacks (AUX drive) can be found in the rear-compartment drive (Ypage 178).
Remote control
Overview
:Switches the screen on or off
;Switches the button illumination on/off
=Selects the screen for the remote control
?Selects a menu item
AConfirms a selection or setting
BSwitches the mute function on/off
CAdjusts the volume
DSkips, fast-forward and fast-rewind
ESelects a track; direct entry
FExits a menu (back)
iTwo remote controls are supplied for the US
and Canadian markets.
Selecting the screen for the remote con-
trol
You can use the remote control to operate either
of the two rear screens. To do so, the appropri-
ate rear screen must be selected.
XTo select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel =until LREAR (Ypage 177) is high-
lighted in the window.
XTo select the right-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel =until REAR Ris highlighted in
the window.
Switching the screen on/off
The switched-on rear compartment screens
switch off after 30 minutes if:
Rthe SmartKey in the ignition lock is in position u or1 (see the vehicle Operator's Manual)
Rthe SmartKey is not inserted
Before the screens switch off, they show a mes-
sage to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. However,
this will discharge the starter battery.
XPoint the remote control at the rear-compart-
ment screen which has been selected for
remote operation.
XPress button :on the remote control
(Ypage 177).
The rear screen switches on or off.
Switching the button lighting on/off
XPress button ;on the remote control
(Ypage 177).
Depending on the previous status, the button
lighting is switched on or off.
iIf you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button lighting
switches off automatically.
Switching the sound on or off
XPress button Bon the remote control
(Ypage 177).
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting a menu/menu item and con-
firming your selection
XSelect a menu item using the =;
9: buttons on the remote control and
press the 9button to confirm.
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CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks
:Disc slot
;AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
(red)
=AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
?AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
ADisc eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens (AUX dis-
play) (
Ypage 176).
Cordless headphones
Overview
XTo adjust the headphones: open both sides of the headphones.
XAdjust the headphones by pulling the headphone band in the direction of the arrow.
XTo switch the headphones on or off: press On or Off switch;.
XTo adjust the volume: turn volume control=until the desired volume is set. If you have con-
nected corded headphones to a rear-compartment screen, you can adjust the volume using the
remote control (
Ypage 177).
XTo check the battery condition of charge: check the state of the batteries using indicator
lamp :(Ypage 179).
The headphones automatically switch off if they have not received an audio signal for approximately
three minutes. This preserves the batteries.
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Indicator lamp on the cordless head-
phones
The color of theindicator lamp shows:
Rwhether th edevice is switched on or off
Rth econdition of th einserted batterie s
LED dis-
pla yStatus
Gree nThe batteries are fine.
RedThe batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Lit continu-
ouslyThe headphones are switched
on and connecte dto ascreen.
Flashin gThe headphones are searching
for theconnection to ascreen.
No display
(dark)The headphones are switched
off or th ebatteries are dis-
charged.
The function of th eheadphones may be
impaired by other radio-base delectronic devi-
ce ssuc has mobile phones or laptops .
Selecting the screen for the cordless
headphones
XSlide switch:toL(left-han dscreen) or R
(right-hand screen) .
Connecting additional headphones
Up to two cordless headphones can be used at
thesam etime for eac hscreen.
You can also connec ton eadditional set of cor-
ded headphones to eac hof th etwo rear-com-
partmen tscreens (
Ypage 176). The socke tis
designed for headphones wit h a3.5mm stere o
jac kplug and an impedance of 32 ohms.
Replacing batteries
Notes
GWARNIN G
Batterie scontain toxic and corrosiv esubstan -
ces. If batterie sare swallowed, it can result in
severe healt hproblems. Ther eis aris kof fatal
injury.
Kee pbatterie sout of th ereac hof children .If
a battery is swallowed, seek medical attention
immediately.
HEnvironmental not e
Batteriescontain dangerous
substances. It is against th e
law to dispose of them wit h
th ehousehold rubbish. They
must be collecte dseparately
and recycle dto protect th e
environment.
Dispose of batterie sin an
environmentally friendly
manner. Tak edischarged
batterie sto aqualified spe-
cialist workshop or aspecial
collection poin tfor used bat -
teries.
Batterie sare require dfor th eremot econtrol
and for th etwo set sof cordless headphones.
XSwitc hto th eremot econtrol (Ypage 180).
XSwitchto cordless headphones
(Ypage 180).
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On the remote control
:Battery compartment
;Catch tab
=Battery compartment cover
?Retaining lugs
ABatteries
The remote control contains two type AAA, 1.5 V
batteries.
XTo open the battery compartment: remove
battery compartment cover =on the back of
the remote control.
XTo do so, press down retaining lug ;and
take off battery compartment cover =.
XRemove discharged batteriesAfrom the
tray.
XInsert the new batteries. Observe the polarity
markings on the batteries and battery com-
partment when doing so.
Left-hand battery: the positive pole (+) must
face upwards.
Right-hand battery: the positive pole (+) must
face downwards.
XTo close the battery compartment: insert
battery compartment cover =starting with
retaining lugs ?into the battery compart-
ment and allow catch tab ;to engage in
place.
On the cordless headphones
The battery compartment is located on the left
headphone. The cordless headphones require
two type AAA, 1.5 V batteries.
XTo open the battery compartment: turn
battery compartment cover :counter-
clockwise and remove.
XRemove the discharged batteries from the
tray.
XInsert the new batteries. Observe the polarity markings on the batteries and battery tray
when doing so.
XTo close the battery compartment: replace
battery housing cover :and turn it clock-
wise until it engages.
If the batteries have been inserted correctly,
the indicator lamp will light up green when the
headphones are switched on.
iThe operating duration of the headphones
with a set of batteries is up to 40 hours.
Basic functions
Using headphones
You can use the cordless headphones supplied
and/or up to two sets of corded headphones
connected to the corresponding jack of the rear-
compartment screens (
Ypage 176).
Information on the cordless headphones
(
Ypage 178).
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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 182).
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 191).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color
XSwitch to video DVD mode (Ypage 186).
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
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XSelectDVD-Videousing the :=;
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Brightness,Contrastor Colorusing the 9: buttons and press the 9
button to confirm.
A scale appears.
XSelect a setting using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
Changing the picture format
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XSelect DVD-Videousing the :=;
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
The dot in front of one of the menu items
16:9
, 4:3or Zoomshows the currently set
picture format.
XSelect a format using the 9:buttons
and press the 9button to confirm.
System settings
Note
You can adjust all system settings individually
for each rear screen without affecting the other
screen.
Selecting the display language
XSelect Systemusing the 9=; but-
tons on the remote control and press 9to
confirm.
You see the system menu on the selected rear screen.
XSelect Settingsusing the :button and
press 9to confirm.
XConfirm Languageby pressing the 9button.
The list of languages appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current setting.
XSelect a language using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
The Rear Seat Entertainment System sets the
selected language.
Switching the display design
XSelect Settingsusing the :button and
press 9to confirm.
XSelect Day Mode,Night Modeor Automaticwith the 9: buttons and confirm with
the 9button.
The dot indicates the current setting.
DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to day design.
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design.
AutomaticThe display design
changes depending on
the vehicle instrument
cluster illumination.
Setting the brightness
XSelect Settingsusing the :button and
press 9to confirm.
XSelect Brightnesswith the 9: but-
tons and confirm with the 9button.
A scale appears.
XAdjust the brightness using the 9:
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
The bar moves up or down. The picture
becomes lighter or darker.
Showing/hiding the picture
XTo hide the picture: selectDisplay Offin
the system menu with the :;buttons
on the remote control and confirm with the 9
button.
The picture is hidden.
XTo display the picture: press the9button.
Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
182Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Rear Seat Entertainment System