audio MERCEDES-BENZ GLK-Class 2012 X204 Comand Manual

Exam
pleofoper ation
Init ialsituation You
would liketoswit chfrom thesyst em
fun ction toradio mode andsetast atio n,for
exam ple.
The oper atingexam pledesc ribeshow to:
R call uptheaudio function
R swit chon radio mode
R set ast atio n. Sys
tem men u
Callin gup theau dio functi on X
Sel ect Audio in
themain function bar by
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
con troller andpres sW tocon firm.
The basic display ofthecur ren taudio
oper ating mod e,e.g. audio CD,appear s. :
Selec tion bar Swit
chingto radio mod e Op
tion1
X Pre sstheó function button.
The radio displayappear s.
i Repeat edlypressin gth is fun ction button
swit ches bet ween theFM ,AM and WB
waveb andsin that ord erand then call sup
Sat Radio mode.Pre ssin gth ebut tona gain
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2
X Select Audio again
bysliding ZVthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
The Audio menuappears. Radio is
highlighted. :
Current audiooperating mode
; Main functionbar
= Audio menu
X Press Wthe COMAND controller and
conf irmRadio .
The radio basic display appears withthe
waveband lastselected. 26
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tingCOMANDAtaglance

X
To repo sitio nthe curso rwithintheda ta
field: select 2or3 and press Wto
con firm . :
Cursor (reposit ioned)
; 2 and 3icon toreposit ionthe curs or
X Delet ethe charac ter/en try( Ypage 28). Basic
functionsofCOMAND Switching
COMANDon/off
X Press theqcon trolkn ob.
The cover foldsopen andtheCOMAND
display extends. Awarning mes sage
appear s.COMA NDcalls uptheprev iously
selec tedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Mut
e
Switching audioandvideo sources on/
off X
Press theBbutton onCOMAND oron the
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The sound fromtherespect iveaudio or
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvideo source,
oradjust thevolume, sound
automatically switchesonagain.
i You willstill hear traffic
announc ements1
and navigation system
announc ementseven ifthe sound ismuted.
Switching offallnavigation
announcements X
Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
B button duringtheannounc ement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press Bagain.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqcontrol knob. Adjusting
thevolume
Adjusting thevolume forthe audio or
video source X
Turn theqcontrol knob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multi function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe currently selected audio
or vide osource changes.
You canalsoadju stthe volu meforthe
foll owi ng:
R naviga tionannouncements
R phone calls
R Voice Control System voiceoutpu t(see the
separate operating instructions)
1 Traffic program isnot availa bleinall countries. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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Adj
usting thevolu mefornav igation
ann ounc ements Dur
ing anav igat ionann oun cemen t:
X Turn qtheco ntrol knob.
or
X Pre sstheW orX buttonon the
mult ifunction steer ing whee l.
Adj usting thevolu meforphone calls You
canadjust thevol ume forhan ds-free
mod eduri ngate leph onecall .
X Turn theq control knob.
or
X Pre sstheW orX buttonon the
mult ifunction steer ing whee l. Adj
usting thesoun dsettings
Callin gup thesound menu You
canmak evari ous soun dset tings for the
diff eren taudio andvide osour ces.This mean s
th at itis poss ibletoset mor ebass forradio
mod eth an for audio CDmod e,for example .
You cancalluptheres pec tive soun dmen u
fr om themen uof thedesi redmod e.
The example describeshow tocall upthe
soun dmen uin radio mode.
X Pre sstheó function button.
The radio displayappear s.You willhear the
last stati on played onthelast waveb and. X
Se lec tSou nd by
slidi ngVÆ andturnin g
cVd theCOMA NDcontrol ler and press
W toconfirm .
You cannowset thetreble andbass orthe
balan ceand fade rfor radio mode.
Adjust ingtreble andbass X
Select Treble or
Bass in
the sound menu
by turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtoconf irm.
An adjustmen tscal eap pea rs. Setting
thebass
: Lastsett ing select ed
; Current setting
X Select asett ingbyturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The settingisstor edand youexit themenu.
Adju sting balance andfader With
theBalance function,you can control
whether thesound islouder onthe driver's or
fron t-passenger side.
The Fade function isused tocon trol whether
the sound islouder inthe fron torthe rear of
the vehicle.
X Select Bal./Fad. (bala
nce/ fader) inthe
sound menubyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm . 32
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Adju
sting balance and fader
: Current setting
X Sel ect asetti ngbyslid ing ZVÆ orXVY the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
The setti ngisstore dand youexi tthe menu. Surr
ound sound
General notes If
your vehicle isequipp edwith theharman/
kardon ®
Logic 7®
surround soundsystem,
you can setthe optimum surround soundfor
every passenger.
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7®
surround
sound system isavaila bleforthe following
operating modes:
R radio (FMonly)
R satellite radio
R audi oCD
R audi oDVD (MLP, dts,PCM andDolby
Digital audioformats)
R MP3 (including PCMCIAmemorycard)
R Media Interface
R video DVD(PCM, dtsand Dolby Digital
audi oformats)
R AUX
Because someDVDscont ainboth stereo and
multichannel audioformats, itmay be
necessary toset the audi oformat
(Y page 134). i
The Logic7 ®
On funct
ioncreates a
surround soundexperience forevery
passenger whenplaying, forexample,
stereo recordings. Itenables optimum
play back ofmusic andfilms onCD, audio
DVD orvideo DVDwithmultichannel audio
formats, suchasMLP, dtsorDolby Digital.
This results insound characterist icslike
those intendedbythe sound engineer
when theoriginal wasrecorded.
i Ifyou select Logic7 ®
Off ,
all permissible
formats areplay edasstored onthe
medium. Duetothe design ofthe
passenger compartmen t,an optimum
audi oexperience cannotbeguaranteed for
all passengers.
i Discs which support theaudi oformats
ment ioned havethefollowing logos: Dolby
Digital dts
MLP Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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Switching
surround sound on/off Example:
switching onsurround soundfor
radio mode
X Press theófunct ionbutton.
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last station playedon the last waveband. X
Select Sound by
sliding VÆandturnin g
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconf irm.
X Select surround and
press Wtoconf irm. X
Select Logic7 ®
On or
Logic7 ®
Off by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
Depending onyour selection, surround
sound isswitched onoroff and themenu
is exited.
X To exit themenu without saving:press
the k backbutton orslide XVY the
COMAND controller.
i Please notethefollowing: forthe
optimum audioexperience forall
passengers whenLOGIC7 ®
is switched on,the
bala nce and fader settingsshould be
set tothe cent erofthe vehicle interior.
You willachieve thebest sound results by
play inghigh-quali tyaudi oand video DVDs.
MP3 track sshould haveabitrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
the medium waverange(MW) inradio
mode.
Surr ound- soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic 7®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Rear
view camera G
WARNING
The rear view camera ismerely anaid.
Please observe thecorresponding notesin
your vehicle's Operator's Manual.
If your vehicle isequip pedwith arear view
camera, itsimage isautomaticall yrelay edto
the COMAND displayif the function is
activated andyouengage reverse gear.
If the function isactivated, theCOMAND
displa ywill automaticall yswitch backtothe
previousl yselected displayas soon asyou
shift outofreverse gear.
X Press theSfunction button.
The system menuappears.
X Select Settings by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm. 34
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view cameraAtaglanc e

Please
alwaysuse this feature instead of
cons ulting themap display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident .
i Audible navigation announcementsare
muted duringatelephone call.
If you have missed anannounc ement,you can
call upthe curren tannounc ementatany
time.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off:press theBbutton during
an announc ement.
You willbriefly seethemessage: The driving
instructio nshave been muted .
X To switch on:press Wthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select +inthe navigation systemmenu
bar byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
i COMAND automatically switchesthe
navigation announcementsback onwhen:
R you have anew route calculated.
R you switch COMAND backonagain or
start theengine.
Reducing volumeduring anavig ation
anno uncemen t The
volu meofan active audio orvide osou rce
can beautomatica llyredu cedduring a
navig ationannou ncement. X
Sele ctNavi in
the mainfunction barby
sli ding ZVandturning cVdtheCOM AND
controll erand pres sW toconfirm.
X Sele ctAudio Fadeout and
pres sW to
confirm.
Depend ingonthe previ ousstatus ,the
function isswi tched onO oroff ª.
Settin gthe volume manuall y X
Adjust thevolu meusing the qcontrol
knob during anavig ationannou ncement.
or
X Sele ct+ inthe map view with the menu
show nand adjus tthe volume usingthe
q cont rolknob. Avoiding
asection oftherou te
blocked byatraf fic jam
This function bloc ksasec tiono fthe route
ahead ofyou. Youcansetthe length ofthe
blocked routesection. Ifpossible, COMAND
calculates adetour around theblocked
section ofthe route.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
g funct ionbutton.
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Route in
the navigation system
menu barbyturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
X Select Detour and
press Wtoconfirm .
X To block asection ofthe route: select
Longer or
Shorter repeatedly
andconfirm
using Wuntil thedesired sectionhasbeen
selected.
i The total length ofthe section thatcanbe
blocked isdefined bythe digital map.The
menu itemsareavaila bleaccordingly.
X To star troute calculation: selectStart and
press Wtoconfirm . Route
guidance
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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. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradiorecept ion. Switching
torad iomode
Opt ion 1 X
Press theófunc tion button .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last stationplayed onthe last waveband
select ed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The audio menu appears. Ex
ample display: audiomenu
: Main function bar
; Current audiooperatin gmode
= Audio menu
X Select FM / AM radio by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Ex
ample display: FMradio
: Display window withstationsett ings
; Preset position ofthe select edstat ion
= Name ofthe select edstat ion
? Frequenc yof the select edstat ion
A Sound settings
B WB (Weather Band)
C AM radio
D FM radio
E Memory functions
F Radio functions 118
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Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press theófunct ionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselected.
i Repea tedlypressing thisfunct ionbutton
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressing thebutton again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Option 2 X
Select FM ,
AM or
WB in
the radio display by
sliding VÆandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
You willhear thelast station onthe
selected waveband. Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng stati onsusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press theE orF button.
or
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe radio displa yis active.
Stat ionsearch scansupordown andstops
at the next station found.
Selec tingstations viathe stat ion
presets X
Quick setting: pressanumber key,e.g.
H.
X To selec tdirect lywithin thesta tion
pr esets: selectPresets by
sliding VÆand turn
ingcVd theCOMAN Dcon troller and
press Wtocon firm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAN Dcont roller when the
display /select ionwindow isactive.
The station presetmenuappears. The#
dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturnin gcVd andpress
W toconf irmorpress anumber key,e.g.
H.
Tuning instat ions byentering the
frequ encymanu ally X
Option 1:press theõbutton .
X Option 2:select Radio in
the radio display
by sliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Enter Frequency and
press Wto
conf irm.
Irrespect iveofthe option used,aninput
menu willappear.
X En ter afrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
enter ed. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.
7–107. 9Mhz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
chann els i
You canonly enter current lypermitt ed
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
wavebands whichisoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Rad
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Storing
astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presetsavaila bl efor the FMand
AM waveb and s.
X Qui cksav e:pre ssand holdanum berk ey,
e.g. H,until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor ed.
X To store direct lyin the stat ionpresets:
press Wthe COMAND controller whenthe
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000EV windowinthe radio
display isactive.
or
X Select Presets by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
In both cases, thestationpreset sappear.
The #dot indicat esunder which preset
the curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. Ex
ample display: stationpreset s
X Select apreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress andhold
W until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingstat ions automat ically This
function automatic allystoresstat ions
with adequate reception.Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequenc y.Ifstat ions arefound,
COMAND storesthem startingatmemory
slot 1.Storing iscomplet ewhen thehighest
frequenc yhas been reached orwhen 10
stat ions have been found. Stations stored manually
inthe preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when the<0004000900130010000C0001001A002200130005000C0005000300140009000F
000EV windowis
active .
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Opt ion 2:select Presets by
sliding VÆ
and turningcVd theCOMAND controller
and press Wtocon firm.
The stationpreset menuappears.
X Irrespec tiveofthe option ,select
Autosto re and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stat ions thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.The available
stat ions areautomatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press Wtocon firm. Weat
herBand
Switching to X
Press theófunc tion button repeatedly
until theWeather Bandisswitch edon.
or
X Select WB by
sliding VÆandturningcVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. :
Display window withchann elsett ings
; Current lyreceived channel 120
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