SERVICE MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2012 W204 Comand Manual

X
Sel ect astate ,e.g. Florida ,
and confi rm
by pre ssing W. X
Sel ect acate gory,e.g. DaytonaBea ch ,
and pressW toconfi rm.
The informa tion chartsho wsthe weath er
fore castfor the selected area.Thedata is
supplied bythe nearest weather station.
Option 2:selec tingthearea inthe
weather map X
Call upthe weather map(Ypage 200).
X Move theweather mapsothat the
crosshair isover thedesired area
(Y page 200).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The inform ationchart shows theweather
forecast forthe selected area.Thedata is
supplied bythe nearest weather station. Memory
functions
Storing thearea inthe weather memory For
areas thatarefrequently calledup,10
presets (0,1–9 )are available inthe weather
memor y.
X In thep res etmemo ry:select the area for
the weath erfor eca st(Y page 197) .
Th ese lected area issho wnatthe top inthe
sta tus bar.
X Sel ect Position in
the inform ation cha rt
by turning cVd theCOMAND controller
and pressW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Memory and
pressW toconfi rm.
X Sel ect the presetb ytur ning cVd orslid ing
ZVÆ theCOMA NDcontro ller .
X Pre ssand holdW theCOMA NDcontro ller
unt ilth eare ais en tered inthesele cted
pre set.
X To stor era pidl y: inthedaily forec ast
(Y page 197)pre ssand holdanum berkey,
e. g. l, untilth epre set position num ber
is sho wninthest at us bar infron tof the
are anam e.
i You canalso usethis fun ction inthefiv e-
day forec ast (Y page 197), and inthe
det ailed info rm ation view(Y page 197).
Select inganarea from theweat her
me mo ry X
Fro mtheweat hermemo ry:in the
in fo rm ation chart ,sele ctPos ition by
tur ning cVd theCOMA NDcontro ller and
pre ssW toconfirm .
X Se lec tMem ory and
pressW toconfirm .
X Se lec ta pre set that contain san entry by
tur ning cVd orslid ingZVÆ theCOMA ND
co ntro ller and pressW toconfirm .
The weat herdataof thesele cted are ais
sho wn.
X Ra pids election :if th ere isan ent ry
available intheweath ermem ory,e.g.when SIRIUS
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the
daily for eca stissho wn, brieflypre ssa
num berk ey, such asl.
The weather dataofthe select edarea is
shown. Weat
hermap
Calling upthe weather map X
Select Map in
the infor mation chartby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
The weather mapappears inthe 500 km
scale. Weather
map(example)
i For themap display, youcan activat ethe
topogr aphicmapstyle (Ypage 103).
Moving theweather map X
Slide XVY, ZVÆoraVb theCOMAND
con troller.
The weather mapmoves inthe
corr espondin gdirect ionunder the
cross hair.
Changing thescale X
As soon asyou turn cVd theCOMAND
con troller, youseethescale bar.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset. Showing/hiding
themenu inthe
weather map X
To show: pressWthe COMAND controller
in the weather map. X
To hide: slideupZV theCOMAND
con troller .
Selecting aweather stationinthe map X
Move theweather mapandcross hairtothe
desired position (Y page 200).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The menu isshown.
X Confirm Display Weather by
pressing
W.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
select edposition fromthenearest weather
stat ionand displays itautomatic allyasa
daily forecast. 200
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Switching
layersonthe map on/off You
canswitch ondiffering layers,for example todisplay therain radar, weather frontsand
the course oftropical stormsonthe map.
X Display themenu onthe weather map(Ypage 200).
X Select Layers by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Am enu appears. X
Select thelayer byturn ingcVd andsliding ZVÆtheCOMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
Switc hthe display onO oroff ª.
Explana tion Layer Map
displa y Selectable
scales Radar
Map Shows
therain radar asacolored areaonthe map,
for anexplanat ionofthe colors, seethe"Legend"
sect ion(Ypage 204). All
Storm
Charact
eristic s Shows
thecharact eristicsof astor m
Character isticsare:
R torn adic storm:
stor mcellwith strong winds (super cells),from
which atorn ado (also know astwist er)can
develop.
R cyclon e:
stor mcells, fromwhich atorn adic stormcan
develop
R hailstorm
R the likelihood ofahailstorm All
Atmosph
eric Pressur
e Shows
theposition ofhigh andlow-pressure areas
(H, L),weather frontsand isobars 200
km,500 km SIRIUS
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Weather
mapwithinform ationonacyclone
(example)
The following informationisshown (if
availabl e):
R categor yof the tropic alstorm
R date andtime ofobservation (timestamp)
R direct ionalmovemen tspeed andpath
i The direct ionalmovem entspeed isthe
speed atwhich thestor mcellmoves.
Weat herfront s
The Atmosph ericPressur e display
layeris
activat ed(Ypage 201)and weather datais
available. Weather
mapshowing theposition ofhigh andlow-
pressure areas(H,L),weather frontsand isobars
(example)
i Isobars arelines thatshow where theair
pressure isthe same. Weather
fronts(legend)
: Cold front(blue linewith blue triangles)
; Warm front(red line with redsemi-circl es)
= Stationary front(red-b lueline with red
semi-circl esand bluetriangl es)
? Occlusi on(vio letline with aviol etsemi-
circle andtriangl es) Weather
front Explan
ation Col
dfront If
acold front moves in,the
wea ther remai nschangea ble
and there areoften rain
show ersand thunderstorms .
The airtempera ture
decrea ses. Warm
front This
canmean longer periods
of rain andcanleadto an
increase inclou dcover anda
slow increase intempera ture. Stationary
front The
weather front moves
minima lly.T he weather
remains changeable inthis
area. Occlusion This
occurs whenafaster cold
front reaches anadvancing
warm frontandcombines
with it.The weather remains
changeable andrainy within
an occlusion. SIRIUS
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The symbol foratorn adic storm isalso
valid foracyclone (mesocyclone). Precipita
tiontype Color
scale Rain Seven
colorlevels
from light(light
green) toheavy (red) Mixed Light
(light violet) to
heavy (violet) Snow Light
(light
turquoise) toheavy
(turquoise) Time
stamp The
time stamp shows whentheweather data
was created bythe weather station.
X Display themenu onthe weather map
(Y page 200).
X Select Layers by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Timestamp and
press Wto
conf irm. The
time stamps correspon dto the time at
the vehicle's currentposition. Thechange
over from summer timetostandard timeis
performed automatically.
Changing tothe informa tionchart X
Display themenu onthe weather map
(Y page 200).
X Select Display Weather and
press Wto
conf irm. SIRIUS
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COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. General
information Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. G
WARNING
The driver should notwear aRear Seat
Ent ertainment headsetwhileoperating the
vehicle underanycircumstan ces.Theuseof
a headset whiledriving thevehicle could
drastically impairtheabili tyto react toaudi ble
traffic conditions (e.g.emergency sirensfrom
<0010000F000C0009000300050022000600090012000500220001000D00020015
000C0001000E000300050032V anothercar'shorn,
etc. ). G
WARNING
When notinuse, headsets orextern alvideo
sources shouldbestored inas afe locatio n
(e. g.on eof theveh icle'sstorag e
com partmen ts)so that they are notloose
within thepassenger compartmentduring
braking, vehiclemaneuvers oratraffic
accident .Object smoving withinthe
passenger compartmentcould cause serious
personal injurytovehicle occupant s. G
WARNING
Due toapotent ialchokin ghazar d,wired
heads etusage bychildre nshould onlyoccur
with adultsuper vision . Comp
onents
Over view The
Rear SeatEntertainm entSys tem is
co mpr ised of:
R two rear-comp artmen tsc ree nsbehin dth e
fr on t-seat head restraint s
R therem oteco ntrol
R aCD/ DVDdriv e
R AU Xjac kson bot hsc ree ns(AU Xdispl ay)
and ontheCD/ DVDdriv e(AU Xdriv e)
R two setsof cordle ssheadp hones 208
Gener
alinfor mationRea rSe at Ent ertai nme ntSyste m

Setting
thebrightness
X Select Settings with
the: button and
press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Brightness using
the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
As caleap pea rs.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewith thescale. Showing/hiding
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button son the remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safety
note G
WARNIN
G
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaClass 1laser
prod uct.There isadanger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. General
informat ion
You willfind information onthe following
topics inthe Audio section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 165)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 164)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 165) Inserting
aCD/DVD
De pen dingon themo del and theveh icle
equip ment,th eCD /DVD drive isloc ated:
R beh ind th ece nter console inafo ldin g
co mpa rtmen t,or
R in thece nter und ertherea rseat s,or
R in thearm restbetween therear seats :
Disc slot
; Disc ejectbutton
The CD/D VDdrive isasingle discdrive. If
ther eis already adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. 216
Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 modeRear SeatEntert ainmentSyst em