transmission MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class 2015 W246 Comand Manual

Daily forecast ................................. 258
Detail information .......................... 259
Information chart ........................... 258
Selecting a location for the
weather forecast ............................ 259
Switching on/off ........................... 258
Weather map ................................. 262
Sound
Switching on/off .............................. 29
Sound menu ......................................... 30
Sound mode ......................................... 32
Sound settings
Calling up the sound menu .............. 30
Surround sound ............................... 31
Treble and bass ............................... 30
Speed dial list
Saving a phone book entry ............ 142
SPLITVIEW ............................................ 37
Station search ................................... 188
Stop function
Video DVD .................................... .229
Storing stations
Radio ............................................. 188
Street View .......................................... 73
Surround sound ................................... 31
Surround sound (harman/
kardon® surround sound system)
Notes ............................................... 31
Switching on/off .............................. 31
Switching between picture for-
mats (TV, video) ................................. 226
Switching between summer time
and standard time ............................... 43
Switching HD Radio on/off
see Radio
Switching the hands-free micro-
phone on/off ..................................... 134
Switching wavebands (radio) ........... 187
System settings
Bluetooth® ...................................... 44
Date ................................................. 42
Language ......................................... 45
Text reader speed ............................ 44
Time ................................................. 42
Time zone ........................................ 43
Voice Control System ..................... .44 T
Telephone Accepting/ending a cal l................ 132
Adjusting the volume for calls .......... 30
Calling (outgoing call) .................... 132
Calling via speed dial ..................... 133
Conference connection .................. 135
Connecting a mobile phone (gen-
eral information) ............................ 126
De-authorizing a mobile phone ...... 130
Ending an active cal l...................... 135
Entering a number ......................... 132
Entering phone numbers ................ 132
External authorization (Blue-
tooth®) .......................................... 129
Function restrictions ...................... 125
General notes ................................ 124
Incoming cal l................................. 132
Making a call ................................. 135
Operating options .......................... 124
Overview of functions .................... 133
Reception and transmission vol-
ume ............................................... 131
Redialing ........................................ 133
Rejecting a call .............................. 132
Rejecting/accepting a waiting
call ................................................. 134
Safety notes .................................. 124
Sending DTMF tones ...................... 134
Single call ...................................... 133
Switching hands-free microphone on/of f............................................ 134
Text messages (SMS) .................... 144
Toggling ......................................... 135
Using the telephone ....................... 132
see Bluetooth®
Telephone basic menu
Bluetooth® interface ..................... 131
Telephone number
Entering ......................................... 132
Text messages (SMS)
Calling the sender .......................... 145
Deleting ......................................... 146
Inbox .............................................. 144
Information and requirements ....... 144
Reading .......................................... 144
Reading alou d................................ 145 Index
11

Setting the time manually
X
Press the 0066button.
X Select Time
Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Set Time Manually
Set Time Manually and press0098
to confirm.
X Set the time by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The time is accepted. Text reader settings
X Press the 0066button.
X Select System
System by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Text Reader Speed
Text Reader Speed and press0098
to confirm.
A list appears. The 003Bdot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
The help window provides information in addi-
tion to the audible instructions during indi-
vidualization and during the subsequent voice control. X
Press 0066.
X Select System System by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Voice Control
Voice Control and press0098to
confirm.
X Select Help Window
Help Window and press0098to con-
firm.
You have switched the help window on 0073
or off 0053. Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice and
thus improve voice recognition. See the sep-
arate operating instructions. Bluetooth
®
settings General information about Blue-
tooth
®
Bluetooth ®
-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, have to comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND. Every
Bluetooth ®
device has its own specific Blue-
tooth ®
name.
Bluetooth ®
technology is a standard for
short-range wireless data transmissions up to
approximately 10 meters. Bluetooth ®
allows,
for example, the exchange of vCards. Bluetooth
®
is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc. 44
Bluetooth ®
settingsSystem settings

Your COMAND equipment
................124
General notes .................................... 124
Telephony via the Bluetooth ®
inter-
face .................................................... 125
Reception and transmission vol-
ume .................................................... 131
Using the telephone .........................132
Using the phone book ......................136
Using call lists ................................... 140
Using the speed dial list ...................142
Text messages .................................. 144
Using the address book ...................146 123Telephone

Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth
®
interface)
Basic menu display Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth
®
interface)
0043 Telephone status
0044 Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
0087 Receiver icon 0071or0075
0085 To display call lists
0083 Character bar
0084 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently connec-
ted mobile phone
006B To display the COMAND phone book
X Press the 002Bfunction button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
i Display
0044may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars 0044show the current signal strength of
the mobile phone network. If all bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, reception is either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether a call is
active/being connected 0075or not 0071.
Text message display in the telephone
basic menu The
Text Message Text Message menu item is only availa-
ble if the Bluetooth ®
phone supports the MAP
Bluetooth ®
profile ( Message AccessProfile).
The downloading of text messages from the Bluetooth
®
phone must have been comple-
ted. The menu item is otherwise grayed out.
Further information on text messages
(Y page 144).
If you have an unread text message, the 0083
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol disap-
pears once you have read the text message.
The ú mail symbol is displayed as soon as
the text message memory is full. The symbol
disappears once you delete at least one text
message. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and recep-
tion volume settings. Find out more about the optimum settings for your mobile phone
online at http://www.mbusa-mobile.com.
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Customer Rela-
tions at 1-800-387-010 0(Canada). X
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Connect Dev. Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 00790052007A.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm. Reception and transmission volume
131Telephone Z

0084
FM radio, AM radio or WB radio
006B Program information
006C Preset functions
006D Radio functions
X Select FM/AM Radio FM/AM Radio by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Switching HD Radio on/off
You can switch off HD Radio™ in the radio
submenu:
X Select Radio
Radio in the radio display by sliding
00520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select HD Radio
HD Radio and press0098to confirm.
HD Radio™ on: 0073
HD Radio™ off: 0053
i Notes on HD Radio™:
HD Radio™ is a digital radio system from
the U.S.A. When HD Radio is off, you will
hear only analog programs on all frequen-
cies.
HD Radio™ provides:
R digital transmission on the same wave-
bands as analog AM/FM. The analog
AM/FM stations remain in the same
position when selecting a station.
R broadcasting of several program streams
over a single FM frequency (e.g. HD1,
HD2, etc.).
R clear, interference free reception. R
FM: CD quality sound.
AM: analog FM station sound quality.
R the display of text-based information
(e.g. artist, track name) in the display
For further information on HD Radio™, visit
http://www.hdradio.com. Switching wavebands
You can switch the radio between the FM, AM
and WB wavebands. 0043
Waveband submenu
X Option 1: press the002Afunction button
until the desired waveband is set.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up satel-
lite radio mode. Pressing the button again
takes you back to FM radio mode.
X Option 2: selectFM FM,AM
AMorWB
WB in the radio
display by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X The waveband submenu is opened.
X Select a waveband and press 0098to confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband. The 0036dot shows the
currently selected waveband. Radio mode
187Audio

X
Select Options
Options by sliding 00520096and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears. No
Nois highlighted.
If you select Yes
Yes, the folders/tracks are
deleted. You see the Please Wait...
Please Wait...
message. You will then see the Data
Data
deleted
deleted message.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed. Playback options
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
R Random Medium Random Medium
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random Track List
Random Track List (MP3 mode only)
The tracks in the currently active folder or
the current track list are played in a random order.
X To select options: switch to the MUSIC
REGISTER (Y page 207).
X Select Music Music Register
Register by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0098to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence, you will
see a corresponding display in the display/ selection window.
i The
Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc 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. Bluetooth
®
audio mode Preconditions for the Bluetooth
®
audio device
Bluetooth ®
audio mode requires a Blue-
tooth ®
-capable audio device. Observe the
information in the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, you
should check your Bluetooth ®
audio device
for the following:
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
Certain Bluetooth ®
audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear selec-
tion of the Bluetooth ®
device possible,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you cus- tomize the device name.
i A2DP (
Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio VideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data playback.
i Not all Bluetooth ®
audio devices available
on the market are equally suitable. To
obtain more information about suitable
Bluetooth ®
audio devices and about con-
necting Bluetooth ®
audio devices to
COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com (USA).
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Customer Rela-
tions at 1-800-387-0100 (Canada). Bluetooth
®
audio mode 211Audio Z

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described. General information
Automatic picture shutoff
The video image is only displayed for the
driver when the transmission lever is in posi-
tion P.
SPLITVIEW allows the front passenger to view the video image (Y page 37).
When the transmission lever is disengaged
from position P, the following message
appears in the display: In order not to
In order not to
distract distract you
youfrom
from the
thetraffic
traffic situa‐
situa‐
tion,
tion, the
thepicture
picture is
isfaded
faded out
outwhile
while
the vehicle is in motion.
the vehicle is in motion.
As soon as the selector lever of the transmis-
sion is returned to position P, the video image
is shown. Basic settings
Adjusting the brightness, contrast or
color
X In video DVD or video AUX mode, press the
0098 COMAND Controller.
The menu is shown.
X Select DVD-Video DVD-Video orAux
Aux by turning 00790052
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast ContrastorColor
Color by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Set the value between - 5 and + 5 and press
0098 to confirm. Changing the picture format
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The menu is shown.
X Select DVD-Video
DVD-Video by sliding00520064and turn-
ing 00790052 the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select 16:9 Optimized 16:9 Optimized, 4:3 4:3orWide‐
Wide‐
screen
screen and press 0098to confirm.
The dot in front of the entry indicates the
currently selected format.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
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
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second. 226
Video DVD
modeVideo