MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER 2015 C197 Comand Manual

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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 Safet
yNotes G
WARN
ING
COMAND isclassified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. There
is arisk ofexposure toinvisible laserradiation
if you open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty
or damaged.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatyou
are able tomaintain yourself.Forsafety
reasons, allmainten ancework must be
exclusively carriedoutbyquali fied
techn icians. G
WARNING
Only carry outthefollowing whenthevehicle
is station ary:
R Insert ingadisc
R Ejectin gadisc
There isarisk ofaccident bybeing distract ed
from roadandtraffic conditionsifyou load a
CD/D VDwhile thevehicle isin motion . Automat
icPicture Switch-off
The video picture isonly display edifthe
gearshift leverisin “P” position.
When thegearshift leverismoved outofthe
“P” position, thefollowing messageis
display ed:In order nottodistract you from the traffic situation, the
picture
isfaded outwhile the vehicle
isinmotion. When
thegearshift leverismoved backinto
the “P”position, thepicture switches back
on. Notes
onStora geMedia
i When playingcopied discs,problems may
occur withtheplayb ack.Awidevariet yof
disc- writingsoft ware andwritersare
available. Duetothis variet ywe can not
guarant eethat thesyst emwill beable to
play discs thatyouhave written/copied
yourself .
! Donot affix stick ers orlabels tothe discs ,
as the ycould peeloffand damage
COMA ND.St ick ers can cause thedisc to
bend ,which canresult inread errorsand
disc recogn ition problem s.
! COMA NDisdesign edtohold discs which
com plywith theEN609 08standard .You
can therefore only usediscs witha
maxim umthickness of1.3mm.
If you insertthic ker discs ,e.g. thosethat
con tain data onbot hsides (DVDon one
side andaudio dataonthe other), they
can not beejec tedand candamage
COMA ND.
Do not use discs withadiamet erof8cm ,
even withanadapter .Only userou nddiscs
wi th adi am ete rof 12 cm. Note
son the Care ofDisc s
R Onl yhol ddiscs bythe edge.
R Hand lediscs with car ein ord erto pre vent
ma lfunctio nsduring play ba ck.
R Avoi dscra tching,leav ing fing erprints and
du ston the discs.
R Clea nt he discs occasionally witha
commerc iallyavaila blecleaning cloth.
Always wipeinastraight linefrom the
inside outwards, neverinacircular motion.
R The discs mustonlybelabel ledusing pens
specially designed forthis purpose. 160
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R
After use,rep lace the discs into theslee ve.
R Pro tect thediscs fromheat and direct
su nli ght. DVD
Playb ackC ondi tions
Som eDV Ds may notcom plywith theNTS C
or PA LT Vp layback standard s.Soun d,pict ure
and otherplayback problemsmay occur
when youplay such DVDs.
As standard ,COMA NDcan play video DVDs
which meetthefollowin gcr iter ia:
R Region code1orregion code0(all reg ions)
i Withavide oDV Dh avin gano ther reg ion
co de, aco rrespo nding mes sage willbe
displ ayed.
R PA Lor NTS CTV stand ard
In for mat iononthis can usually befoun d
eit her ontheDV Ditse lfor on the DVD slee ve.
i Thefa ctory setting forCOMAND isreg ion
cod e1. An autho rized Merce des-Be nz
Ce nter canchange thisse tting uptofive
tim es.T his will enable youtoplay video
DVD swith other region codes, provided
that they have been made tothe PAL or
NTSC TVstandard. Functional
Restrictions
It may bethe case thatsome functionsor
actions maynotbepossible atcertain times,
or may notbepossible ingeneral, depending
on the DVD .
When youactivate suchfunctionsoractions,
this isindicated bythe 7inthe displa y. Loading
aDVD
X Pro cee das descri bedin the “Loading CDs
and DVDs” section(Ypage 138) . Eje
cting aD VD
X Pro cee das descri bedin the “Ejecti ngCDs
and DVDs” section(Ypage 140) . Ge
neral Info rmatio n
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Submenu
Overview DVD-Video
« /X ±
Media Sound
DVD
functions «
Pauses
play back ±
Stops
play back Medium
selection Treble
Brightn
ess X
Resumes
play back Bass
Contrast
X
Restarts
play back Balance
Color Bang
&Olufsen
Soun dSyst em 16:
9Opt imiz ed 4:
3 Widesc
reen DVD
Video Switch
ingtoDVD Video
From theContr olPanel X
Insert aDV DVideo (Ypage 138).
COMA NDloads themedium inserted and
st art splaying it.
or
X From anothermainfunct ion:Press the
e func tion button.
The func tion buttontak esyou direc tlyto
the last active disc mode (CDAudio ,DV D
Audio ,MP3 CD,Media Inter face orDV D
Video). COMANDaccesses alldiscs inthe
DV Dchan ger.
If you prev iously selectedDVDV ideo mode,
it will now beswitc hedon.
If you have anotherdisc mode activat ed:
X Selec tMedi a .
The media listappears.
X Selec ta DV DVideo (Ypage 163). Via
COMAN DContr oller X
Selec tVide o fro
mthe main function line. Displa
ying/Hid ingContr olMenu
X To show: Slideqmr .
X To hide :Sli de qmr .
or
X Wait approximately eightseconds. Control
menudisplaye d
1 Disc type
2 Current title
3 Current scene 162
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4
Elapsed titletim e
5 Display menu syste m Di
spl aying/H iding Menu Sys tem
X To sho w:Pre ssn.
or
X Wh enthe contro lmenu issho wn, select
Men u .
X To hid e:Slide qmand selectFul l scr
een .
Men
usyst emdispl ayed
1 DVDVideo menu
2 Pause function
3 Stop fun ction
4 Media selection
5 Sound settings Fast
Forwa rdorRewin d
X Slid eand hold ompin FullScreen mode
unt ilthe desire dposit ionisreac hed.
or
X Press andhold E orF inthe control
panel untilthe desire dposit ionhas been
reac hed.
You seethecontrol men u. Selecting
DVDMedia
X In DV Dv ideo mode, ifnec essary display the
men usyst em(Ypage 163).
X Selec tMedi a .
The media listappears. TheRdot
indic atesthecurr entmedium beingplayed. Media
list
1 Symbo lfor DVDVideo
2 DVDV ideo currentlyplaying
X To select videoý :
Rotat eymzor slide
qmr .
X To confi rm your selecti on:Pre ssn.
CO MAND change sthe med ium.
i Ifyo usel ect aCD, anDVD Audioor an
MP3 medium, yousw itch tothe audiomod e
in qu esti on. Youcan find furthe r
info rma tiona bout themedia liston
(Y page 145). Stop
Function
X In DVD Video mode, display themenu
system ifnec essary (Ypage 163).
X To inter ruptplay back: Select ±.
The display «chang estoX.
X To resum eplay back: Select X.
Playback continues from thepoint where it
was interrupt ed.The menu system is
hidden. DVD
Video
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X
To sto pplay back:Sel ect ±againw hile
play back isinterrupted.
or
X Select ±twice during playback.
Selection isat X.
X To restar tplayback: SelectX.
Play back restarts fromthebeginning. The
menu system ishidden. Pause
Function
X In DVD Video mode, displaythe menu
system ifnecessary (Ypage 163).
X To pause playback: Select«.
The displa y« changes toX.
X To resume playback: SelectX.
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was paused .The menu system ishidden. Selec
tingaScene/Ch apter
X To skipfor war dsorback wards:Rot ate
ymz orslide omp inFull Screen mode.
or
X Press theE orF buttonon the
con trol panel.
The control men u(Y page 162)appears for
approximat ely8secon ds. Selecting
aFilm/T rack
i This function isonly available ifthe DVD
is divided intosever alfilms /track s.
X Disp laythe men usyste mifnecessary
(Y page 163).
X Select DVD-Vid eo £
DVD Functio ns .
Am enu appears. DVD
function menu
X Turn ymzor slideqmrunt ilTit le Sel
ection is
sele cted.
X To call uptheselect ionlist:Pre ssn.
X Se lec ta film /trac k. Pict
ureSet tings
Adj usting theBr ight ness, Contrast or
Color X
Dis play themen usyst emifne ces sary
(Y page 163).
X Se lec tDVD -Video £
Brightness ,
Con trast or
Col or .
X To cha nge theset ting:Rot ate ymzor
slide qmrunt ilth edesi redsetting is
reac hed.
X To sav eth eset ting:Pre ssn.
Cha nging thePict ureForm at X
Dis play themen usyst emifne ces sary
(Y page 163).
X Se lec tDVD -Video .
The DVD-Vide omen uappear s.The filled- in
opt ion buttoni nf ront ofone ofthese menu
items: 16:9Optimiz ed ,
4:3 or
Widescr een indica
testhe format currently
sele cted.
X To chang ethe format: Rotateymzor
slide qmrunt ilth edesi redformat is
sele cted.
X To sav eth eset ting:Pre ssn. 164
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DVD
Menu
i The DVDm enu isthe menu storedon the
DVD itself. Itis str uctured invarious ways
accor dingtothe individual DVDand
permit scert ainaction sand settings.
Opening theDVD Menu X
In DVD Video mode, ifnec essary, display
the menu system (Ypage 163).
X Select DVD-Vid eo £
DVD Functio
ns £
Menu .
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting MenuItems inthe DVD Menu X
Slide qmror omp.
X To confi rm your selecti on:Pre ssn.
The selecti onmenu appe ars.
i Menu items which canno tbeselect edare
greyed out. X
To confirm selection: SelectSelect .
COMAND willperform theaction or
displays asubmenu representedbythe
menu itemselect edinthe DVD menu. If
nec essary selectfromfurtheroption sin the
same way.
COMAND thenswitch esback tothe DVD
menu.
i Depen dingonthe DVD ,it is possible the
menu itemPlay either
hasnofunc tion or
no func tion incert ainparts ofthe DVD
menu. Thisisindicat edbythe 7symbol
on the display. or
X In DVD Video mode, ifnec essary, display
the control menu (Ypage 163).
X Select Menu £
DVD Video £
DVD Functio
ns DVD
menu
Stopp ingFilm orSkipp ingtothe
Beginning orEnd ofaS cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th ese lectio nm enu appears.
X To stop afilm: Select Stop from
themenu.
X To skip tothe end ofascene: Select
Ô fromthemenu.
X To skip tothe beginning ofas cene:
Sel ect Ó from themen u.
i Depen dingon theDV D,theÓ and
Ô menuite ms may notfunc tion atall or
may notfun ction atcer tainpoin tsinthe
DV Dm enu. Youwillsee the7symbol in
the display asan indicat or.
Moving upone Level inthe DVD Menu X
Press thek button .
or
X Select thecorr espondin gmenu iteminthe
DVD menu.
or
X Select anymenu itemfrom theDVD menu.
X Select GoUp from
theselect ionmenu.
i Depen dingonthe DVD ,the Play menu
item maynotfunc tion atall ormay not DVD
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function
atcertain points inthe DVD menu.
You willsee the7symb olinthe disp lay
as an indi cator.
Back tothe Movi e X
Press thek button repeatedl yuntil you
see thefilm.
or
X Select thecorresp ondingmenuiteminthe
DVD menu.
X Select theBack (tomovie) menu
item
from thesele ction menu.
i Dependi ngon the DVD, theBack (to movie) menu
itemmaynotfunction in
genera lor may notfunction atcertain
poi nts inthe DVD menu. Setting
theLang uage andAudio
Fo rmat
i This function isnot available onallDVDs.
Where available ,you can setthe DVD menu
la ngua geand theaudio langua georaudio
format. Thenumbe rofpossible settings is
dependent onthe DVD content. Itis
possible thatthesettings may alsobe
accessed inthe DVD menu (Ypage 165).
X Display themenu system ifnecessary
(Y page 163).
X Select DVD-Video £
DVD Functions .
X Select MenuLanguage or
Audio Language .
Both ofthese willbring upaselection menu
after afew seconds. TheRdot infront of
an entr yindicates thecurrent lyselected
language.
X To change thesetting: Rotateymzor
slide qmrunt ilth edesi redsetting is
reac hed.
X To sav eth eset ting:Pre ssn. Sub
titl es and Cam eraAngle
i Thes efun ction sare nota vail ableon all
DVDs. Thenumber ofsub title langu ages
and camera anglesava ilable depe ndson
the content ofthe DVD. Thesettings may
als obe accesse din the DVD menu
(Y pag e165).
X Displ aythe menu system ifnecessa ry
(Y pag e163).
X Select DVD-Vid eo £
DVD Functio ns .
X Select Subtitl es or
Camera Angle .
Both ofthese willbring upasele ction
menu. TheRdot infront ofan entry
indica testhe current setting.
X To chang ethe setting :Rota teymzor
slide qmrunt ilth edesi redsetting is
reac hed.
X To sav eth eset ting:Pre ssn. Int
era ctiv eCont ent
DV Ds may have interac tive conten t(e. g.a
vide ogame ).
In avide ogame ,for example ,you can control
th eplay bysele cting ortrigge ringact ions.The
typ eand num berofact ionsis depe ndento n
the DVD.
X To select an actio n:Slide qmror
omp .
X To trig gera naction: Pressn.
A menu appears andthefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press n.
or
X In DVD Video mode, ifneces sarydisplay
the control menu (Ypage 163).
X Select Menu £
DVD-Vide o £
DVD Function
s .
X Select adirect ionalarrow toselect or
trigger anaction . 166
DVD
VideoVideo

The
way youcan cont rolthe action sdepends
on the DVD . Video
Aux Aux
Connec tors
An exter nalvideo source (VideoAux)canbe
conn ected toCOMAND viaMedia Interface
(Y page 152)adaptor socketlocated inside
the glovebox.
i Invehicles equipped witharear view
camera, theVideo Auxconn ection cannot
be used forexter nalvideo sources. Switching
toVideo Aux
From Another MainFunction X
Select Video £
Video £
Video Aux i
IfVideo Aux mode
wasactive last,you
only need toselect Video .
Within theVideo Function X
Select Video £
Video Aux The
Video Auxmenu appears. Themedium
in the exter nalvideo source isplayed ,
provided itis conn ected andswitched to
playba ck. i
Please refertothe relevant operating
guide foroperation ofthe exter nalvideo
source.
Video AuxSettings The
following settings canbemade inVideo
Aux mode:
R Volume (Ypage 36)
R Balance (Ypage 37)
R Treble andbass (Ypage 37)
R Bang &Olufsen soundsyst em(Ypage 37)
R Pict ure (Ypage 164) G
WARN
ING
Due tothe differen tvolume sof the extern al
audio sources,syst emmess ages (e.g.
navig ation announc emen ts)may bemuch
louder. Youmay need todisable thesesyst em
mess ages oradjust thevolume ofthe se
mess ages manually.
i The volume ofext ern alaudio sourcesis
ext reme lyvariable. Itis possible thata
devic econ nected asan ext ern alaudio
sourc ewill soun dquieter orlouder inthe
vehic leor that theusual maxim umvolume
can not beachiev ed.Oncertain devic esthe
volume canbeset separat ely.Inthis case,
st art atamoder atevolume andincrease it
slowly. Inthis way, youcan dete rmin e
whet herthesyst emiscapable ofplayback
witho utdist ortion, even atahigh volume . Vid
eoAux
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