ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COUPE 2010 C212 Comand Manual

Destination Memory List without
Predictive SpellerXTo select a destination: Rotate ym z or
slide qm r.XTo cancel selection: Select Back and
press n.
or
XPress the k button.XTo confirm selection: Press n.XTo start route calculation: Select Start.
Entering Destination from the Last
Destinations
XIf necessary switch to navigation mode and
display menu system ( Y page 54).XSelect Destination £From Last
Destinations .
Last destinations list
XTo select a destination: Rotate ym z or
slide qm r.XTo confirm selection: Press n.XTo start route calculation: Select Start.
i
For more information on the “Last
Destinations” memory go to ( Y page 95).
Entering Destination via the Map
i In some countries, entering destinations
via the map is not possible at vehicle
speeds above approx. 3 mph. The function
becomes available again as soon as the
speed falls below approx. 2 mph.
Using the destination entry via the map,
you can also enter a destination that lies
within the digital map but whose address
data is not included in the digital map.
Opening the Map
XIf at least a city has been entered, select
Map in the Enter Destination menu
( Y page 63).
or
XIf necessary, display the menu system in
the map display ( Y page 54).XSelect Destination £Using Map .
In both cases, the map together with the
crosshairs appears.1Current vehicle location2Crosshairs72Destination InputNavigation

For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and
regulations during your journey. Road and
traffic rules and regulations always have
priority over the navigation commands
generated by the system.
COMAND guides you to the destination by
means of driving recommendations in the
form of navigation announcements or route
guidance displays.
i The route guidance displays only appear
if the display has been switched to
navigation mode.
If, for some reason, you do not follow the
navigation announcements or if you leave the
calculated route, COMAND automatically
calculates a new route to the destination.
If the map data contains corresponding
information during route guidance, COMAND
tries to avoid roads with limited passability,
e.g. roads that are blocked for through-traffic
and are for residents only.
Driving Maneuver
Driving maneuvers are given in three phases:
R Preparation phase
R Announcement phase
R Maneuver phase
Preparation Phase
COMAND prepares you for the next driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
using Prepare to turn right . The display
is not split and displays the map over the
entire width.
1Next road to be taken2Point at which the driving maneuver takes
place (dot)3Current vehicle location, the tip of the
triangle points in the vehicle’s direction of
travel4Road currently being driven down
i Depending on the basic setting selection
in “Information on map” you will see in 4
R Information on “Arrival time/distance”
R Road currently being driven down
R Geo-coordinate display.
If you have selected the None menu item,
the display is hidden.
Announcement Phase
COMAND announces the imminent driving
maneuver. Based on the example display
shown below, the announcement is made
400 ft. ahead of the driving maneuver using
Please turn left in 400 ft. and
follow the ’road name’.
i The announced distance to the maneuver
depends on the class of road and its speed
limit category.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right side shows an enlarged section of
the area around the junction (Crossing Zoom)
or a 3D image of the road's course with the
route indicating the next maneuver.
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is a risk of exposure to invisible laser radiation
if you open the casing, or if the casing is faulty
or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that you
are able to maintain yourself. For safety
reasons, all maintenance work must be
exclusively carried out by qualified
technicians.GWarning
Only carry out the following when the vehicle
is stationary:
R Inserting a disc
R Ejecting a disc
There is a risk of accident by being distracted
from road and traffic conditions if you load a
CD/DVD while the vehicle is in motion.
Notes on MP3 Mode
Permissible Storage Media
R CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R PCMCIA memory card
Permissible File Systems
R ISO9660/Joliet for CD storage media
R UDF for DVDs
R FAT16 or FAT32 for PCMCIA memory card
with storage medium
Multisession CDs
On multisession CDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND handles
the CD.
If the first session, for example, contains data
in CD Audio format and the second session
contains MP3 tracks, COMAND handles the
CD as a conventional Audio CD. This means
that the MP3 tracks cannot be accessed.
Similarly, if the first session contains MP3
tracks and the second session contains data
in CD Audio format, COMAND handles the CD
as an MP3 CD. Only the MP3 tracks can be
accessed.
File Structure of Storage Medium
When creating an MP3 storage medium, you
can organize MP3 tracks into folders. A folder
can also contain additional folders. A storage
medium may have a maximum of 255 folders
in total. A maximum of 255 tracks and 255
folders are permissible per folder. A
maximum of 4000 tracks in total are
permissible per storage medium.
Track Names and Folder Names
When creating an MP3 storage medium, you
can assign names to the MP3 tracks and to
the folders.
COMAND uses these names in MP3 mode for
the corresponding display. Empty folders or
folders containing data other than MP3 tracks
will not be displayed by COMAND.
If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name.
Please note the following when assigning
track names:
R Track names must contain at least one
character.
R Track names must have the extension
“mp3”.
R A period must appear between the track
name and the extension.
i COMAND does not support ID3 tags.
Permissible Formats
COMAND supports the following formats:
R MPEG1 audio layer 3 format
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iIn everyday speech, this format
designation has been replaced by the
designation “MP3”.
R Microsoft Windows ®
Media Audio V2, V7,
V8 und V9 (WMA).
Notes on Copyright
The music tracks that you can create for
playback in MP3 mode are generally
copyright-protected under applicable
international and national laws.
In many countries, the reproduction of
copyrighted material is not permitted even if
only for personal use without the express
prior consent of the copyright holder.
Please check the current copyright laws for
your country and comply with them.
These restrictions do not apply, for example,
to your own compositions and recordings or
for recordings for which authorization has
been obtained from the copyright holder.
Notes about DVD Audio Discs
COMAND can playback commercially
available, prerecorded Audio DVDs that bear
the following label. You will usually find the
label on the DVD booklet, the inlay or the DVD
itself.
i Audio DVDs differ from recordable DVD-R
and DVD-RW discs.
Data on Audio DVDs are stored either in
uncompressed format or in lossless
compressed format. The sound quality on
Audio DVDs is therefore better than on
recordable DVDs that contain MP3 data
because the MP3 format uses a lossy type of
compression. You cannot delete data from or
record additional data to commercially
available, prerecorded Audio DVDs. Please
note the following information about CDs/
DVDs and pay special attention to the notes
on copied and/or self-written CDs/DVDs.
Permissible Bit and Sampling Rates
R Fixed and variable bit rates from 32 kbps to
320 kbps
R Sampling rates from 8 kHz to 48 kHz
i Only use MP3 tracks with a bit rate of
128 kbps or higher and with a sampling rate
of 44.1 kHz or higher. Lower rates may
result in impaired sound quality. This is
particularly true if the surround sound
function has been activated.
WMA (Windows ®
Media Audio) format of the
following type:
R fixed bit rates from 5 kBit/s up to
384 kBit/s
R sampling rates from 8 kHz to 48 kHz.
COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following type:
R DRM (Digital Rights Management)
encrypted files
i If other music files are stored in these
audio formats on a storage medium, in
addition to MP3 files, the loading process
may take longer before the first track is
played.
Notes about CD/DVD Discs
i Discs with copy protection do not comply
with the CD Audio standard and in some
cases cannot be played by COMAND. When
playing copied discs, problems may occur
with the playback.
A wide variety of discs, disc writing software
and writers are available. Due to this variety
we cannot guarantee that the system will be
able to play discs that you have written/
copied yourself.
CD Audio/DVD Audio/MP3133AudioZ

Switching to CD Audio, DVD Audio or
MP3 Mode
From the Control PanelXInsert a CD/DVD (Y page 134) or a PCMCIA
memory card ( Y page 136).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
begins playback.
or
XPress the h function button.
i
Pressing the function button switches
directly to the disc mode selected last
(CD Audio, DVD Audio, MP3-CD or DVD
Video). COMAND then accesses all discs in
the DVD changer, the memory card or the
Music Register.
XIf necessary, select CD/DVD Audio/ MP3
media ( Y page 141).
or
XWhen playing a video DVD: Open the
media list as described in "Selecting DVD
media" ( Y page 141).XSelect an audio storage medium.
This switches to the required disc mode.
Via the COMAND Controller
From Another Main Function
XSelect Audio£Audio £Disc or
Memory Card or Music Register in the
audio menu display.
i If the desired mode is also the last active
mode, you only need to select Audio.
Within the Audio Function
XSelect Audio£Disc or Memory card in
the audio menu display.
i Disc accesses audio discs in the DVD
changer. Memory Card selects the slot for
the PCMCIA memory card.
XSelect CD/DVD Audio/MP3 as required
( Y page 141).
The desired disc mode is activated.
Example of CD Audio Mode Display
1Disc type _2Track number3Track name (only if stored on the disc as
CD text or available from Gracenote ®
)4Elapsed track time5Visual track and time display6Current playback option7Sound settings8Media selection9Disc name (only if stored on the disc as
CD text or available from Gracenote ®
)aDisplay track listbDisc position in the media listcDisc or track recordingdPlayback optionsCD Audio/DVD Audio/MP3139AudioZ

Only in DVD Audio modeXTo pause playback: Switch to DVD Audio
mode.XSelect «.
The display « changes to X.XTo resume playback: Switch to DVD
Audio mode.
Playback continues from the point where it
was paused.XSelect X.
The display X changes to «.
Selecting CD/DVD Audio/MP3 Media
XIn CD Audio, DVD Audio and MP3
mode: Select Media.
or
XIn CD Audio and DVD Audio mode only:
Press n when the main area is highlighted.
The media list appears. The dot R
indicates the medium currently playing.
Media List
The media list shows the discs currently
available:
R In the DVD changer (magazine
compartments 1 to 6)
The following storage media can be read:
_ CD Audio, þ MP3-CD or MP3-DVD,
ü DVD Audio and ý DVD Video
i If a storage medium is not readable, an
entry appears next to the magazine
compartment or a message is displayed
when the memory card is selected.
R PCMCIA memory card º at position 7
R Music Register Ñ at position 8XTo select a disc: Rotate ym z or slide
q m r.XPress n.
i
If you select a DVD Video ý, COMAND
switches to video mode ( Y page 158).
Selecting a Track
i For many operating functions you can
also use the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, e.g. the 9, :
buttons, for selecting a track, a menu or
scrolling through lists ( Y page 25).
Selection via Track Skip
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: Rotate ym z when the main area is
highlighted.
or
XPress the E or F button.
i
“Forward track skip” skips to the next
track. “Backward track skip” skips to the
beginning of the current track, if the track
has been playing for more than 8 seconds.
If the track has been playing for less than
8 seconds, it will skip to the beginning of
the previous track. If the playback option
Random Tracks is switched on, the track
sequence is random.
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Gracenote®
Media Database
i This function is only available in CD Audio
mode.
CD information including album title, artist
name and track name is obtained from the
Gracenote ®
Media Database. A version of the
Gracenote ®
Media Database is stored on the
COMAND’s hard drive. Access to this
database is indicated by the Gracenote logo
being displayed in the lower right of some
audio displays.
Many audio CDs contain CD text. COMAND
uses the information contained in this text for
displaying the name of the artist, album and
track.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text,
COMAND can recognize unknown audio
tracks in CD Audio mode with the aid of the
Gracenote Media Database. For this to
happen, the corresponding information must
be stored in the Gracenote Media Database
and the “Read CD Database” function must
be switched on.
If this is the case, COMAND provides the
corresponding data, such as name of artist,
album and track, in the corresponding
displays and lists.
If COMAND accesses the Gracenote Media
Database while reading an audio CD, the
following information is displayed:
Switching "Read CD Database"
Function On and Off
XSwitch to CD Audio mode ( Y page 139).XSelect CD£ Read CD Database .
A list opens from which you can select the
desired data. Select None if you do not want
to display any of the data.
Updating the Gracenote ®
Media
Database
As new music CD releases occur it is
necessary to update the Gracenote Media
Database. Optimum Gracenote ®
music
recognition function is only achieved when
the most up-to-date database is available in
your vehicle.
You can have the music recognition software
updated at an Authorized Mercedes-Benz
center by means of a DVD or perform the
update process yourself.
i The Gracenote ®
Media Database is
updated at the same time as the map
software ( Y page 48).
Setting Audio Format
It is only possible to set the audio format in
DVD Audio mode. The number of available
audio formats depends on the DVD. The
content of a DVD Audio is called the “album”,
which can be divided into a maximum of nine
groups. A group may contain, for example,
music of different sound qualities (stereo and
CD Audio/DVD Audio/MP3143AudioZ

multi-channel formats) or bonus tracks. Each
group can include up to 99 tracks. If a DVD
Audio only comprises one audio format, the
“Group” menu item(s) cannot be selected.XSwitch to DVD Audio mode ( Y page 139).XSelect DVD-A£Group .
The list of available audio formats appears.
The dot R indicates the format currently
selected.XTo change setting: Rotate ym z or slide
q m r.XPress n.
Playback Options
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence
You will hear the tracks in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
R Random Tracks
You will hear the tracks in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5, etc.).
R Random Folder (MP3 mode only)
You hear the tracks in the currently active
folder and any subfolders in random order.
XTo select an option: Switch to CD Audio,
DVD Audio or MP3 mode ( Y page 139).XSelect CD or DVD-A or MP3 .
The option list appears. A dot R indicates
the option selected.XSelect an option.
The option is activated. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence , you will
see a corresponding display in the main
area.
i The Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the medium you are currently listening to
or when you select a different medium. If
an option is selected, it remains selected
after COMAND is switched on or off.
Music Register
You can record tracks from Audio CDs and
store them in the Music Register. The
memory capacity is 6 GB.
! Keep your original music files in a safe
place. A fault with the COMAND may cause
the music files stored in the Music Register
to be lost. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC is not
liable for any loss of data.
Switching to the Music Register
From Another Main Function
XSelect Audio£Audio £Music
Register in the Audio menu display.
i
If Music Register was the last mode,
you only need to select Audio.
Within the Audio Function
XSelect Audio£Music Register .
Music Register is loaded. The Music
Register display appears.
No music files available:
A message will be displayed.
XFirst record music files from an Audio CD
( Y page 145).
Music files available:
You will hear the first track of the first folder
found or playback will start from the point
listened to last.
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DVD-Video«/X±MediaSoundActive Aud./Vid.
Source for the RearRear Audio/Video
OffDVD Video
Switching to DVD Video
From the Control Panel
XInsert a DVD Video ( Y page 134).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts playing it.
or
XFrom another main function: Press the
h function button.
The function button takes you directly to
the last active disc mode (CD Audio , DVD
Audio , MP3 CD, Media Interface or DVD
Video). COMAND accesses all discs in the
DVD changer.
If you previously selected DVD Video mode,
it will now be switched on.
If you have another disc mode activated:XSelect Media.
The media list appears.XSelect a DVD Video ( Y page 159).
Via COMAND Controller
XSelect Video from the main function line.
Displaying/Hiding Control Menu
XTo show: Slide qm r.XTo hide: Slide qm r.
or
XWait approximately eight seconds.
Control menu displayed
1Disc type2Current title3Current scene4Elapsed title time5Display menu system
Displaying/Hiding Menu System
XTo show: Press n.
or
XWhen the control menu is shown, select
Menu .XTo hide: Slide qm and select Full
screen .158DVD VideoVideo

Pause Function XIn DVD Video mode, display the menu
system if necessary ( Y page 158).XTo pause playback: Select «.
The display « changes to X.XTo resume playback: Select X.
Playback continues from the point where it
was paused. The menu system is hidden.
Selecting a Scene/Chapter
XTo skip forwards or backwards: Rotate
y m z or slide om p in Full Screen mode.
orXPress the E or F button on the
control panel.
The control menu (Y page 158) appears for
approximately 8 seconds.
Selecting a Film/Track
i This function is only available if the DVD
is divided into several films/tracks.
XDisplay the menu system if necessary
( Y page 158).XSelect DVD-Video £DVD Functions .
A menu appears.
DVD function menu
XTurn ym z or slide qm r until Title
Selection is selected.XTo call up the selection list: Press n.XSelect a film/track.
Picture Settings
Adjusting the Brightness, Contrast or
Color
XDisplay the menu system if necessary
( Y page 158).XSelect DVD-Video £ Brightness ,
Contrast or Color .XTo change the setting: Rotate ym z or
slide qm r until the desired setting is
reached.XTo save the setting: Press n.
Changing the Picture Format
XDisplay the menu system if necessary
( Y page 158).XSelect DVD-Video .
The DVD-Video menu appears. The filled-in
option button in front of one of these menu
items: 16:9 Optimized , 4:3 or
Widescreen indicates the format currently
selected.XTo change the format: Rotate ym z or
slide qm r until the desired format is
selected.XTo save the setting: Press n.
DVD Menu
i The DVD menu is the menu stored on the
DVD itself. It is structured in various ways
according to the individual DVD and
permits certain actions and settings.
160DVD VideoVideo