MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class 2016 W246 Comand Manual

XCallup the sound menu (Ypage 208).
XTurn the controller until Balance/Faderis
brought to the front and then slide 6the
controller.
XTo activate the menu for balance and fader:
press the controller.
XTo adjust the balance: slide 8or9
the controller.
XTo adjust the fader: slide 6or5 the
controller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button briefly.
Harman/kardon®Logic 7®surround
sound system
General notes
The harman/kardon®Logic7®surround
sound system isavailab lefor all functions in
the radio and media modes.
The harman/kardon
®Logic7®surround
sound system isavailab lefor the following
operating modes:
RRadio (FM only)
RSatellit e radio
RAud io CD
RMP3 (including SDmemory card and USB
storage device)
RMedia Interface
RBluetooth®audio mode
RVide o DVD (PCM, DTS®and Dolby®Digital
audio formats)
iFor the best sound, CDor WAV CDformat
is recommended. For data-reduced media,
AAC with a data rate of 320 kbit/s is rec-
ommended.
Discs which support the audio formats men-
tioned have the fol lowing logos:
iManufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Do lbyLaboratories.
iFor DTS patents see
http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS Licensing Limit ed.
DT S,the Symbol & DTS and the Symbol
together are registered trademarks, and
DTS Dig ital Surround isa trademark of DT S,
In c.
©DT S, In c. All rights reserved.
Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. It ispossi-
ble to set more bass for radio mode than for
CD audio mode, for example. The respecti ve
sound menu iscalled up from the menu of the
desired mode.
XSwit ch to radio mode (Ypage 168).
or
XSwit ch to med iamode (Ypage 180).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select à: turn and press the control-
ler.
The menu appears with the last setting
accessed, e.g. Balance/Fader
.
Harman/kardon®Logic 7®surround sound system209
Sound

Overview of harman/kardon®Logic7®sur-
round sound system
FunctionOptions
EqualizerSets treble, mid-
range and bass
Balance/faderAdjusts the volume:
right/left and
front/rear
Logic 7Optimizes the sound
playback
Setting treble, mid-range and bass
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 209).
XTurn the controller until Equalizeris in the
center.
XTo activate rotary menus for treble, mid-
range and bass: slide 6the controller.
XTo switch between the rotary menus: slide
8 or9 the controller.
XTo make the desired Equalizersettings:
turn the controller.
The rotary menus show the set values.
XTo return to the menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button briefly.
Adjusting the balance/fader
Balance adjusts the volume left and right.
Fader adjusts the volume in front and rear.
For the best sound, setting 0 is recommen-
ded.
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 209).
XTurn the controller until Balance/Faderis
in the center.
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo activate the menu for balance and fader:
press the controller.
XTo adjust the balance: slide 8or9
the controller.
XTo adjust the fader: slide 6or5 the
controller.
An image shows the sound focus set.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button briefly.
Setting surround sound
The Logic7setting optimizes the sound play-
back.
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Sound

XCallup the sound menu (Ypage 209).
XTurn the controller until Logic7is inthe
center.
XSlide 6the controller.
The left-hand rotary menu to switch sur-
round sound on and off isactivated.
XTo swit chLogic7on or off: turn the con-
troller.
XTo return to the menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button briefly.
For the optimum audio experience for all pas-
sengers when Logic7
®is switched on, the
balance settings should beset to the center
of the veh icleinterior.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kb it/s.
Surround sound playback does not function
for mono signal sources, such as for AM radio
mode.
If radio reception ispoor, e.g. ina tunne l,you
should switch off Logic7
®, since itmay oth-
erwise switch dynamic allybetween stereo
and mono and cause temporary sound dis-
tortions.
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound
General notes
The Bang & Olufsen Beo Sound AMG sound
system isavailab lefor all functions inthe
radio and med iamodes.
The fol lowing modes are available for the
Bang & Olufsen Beo Sound AMG sound sys-
tem:
RRadio (FM only)
RSatellit e radio
RAud io CD
RMP3/A AC
RMediaInterface
RBluetooth®audio mode
RVideo DVD (PCM, DTS®and Do lby®Digital
audio formats)
iFor the best sound, CD or WAVCDformat
is recommended. For data-reduced media,
AAC with a data rate of 320 kb it/s isrec-
ommended.
iManufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Do lbyLaboratories.
iFor DTS patents see
http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS Licensing Limit ed.
DT S,the Symbol & DTS and the Symbol
together are registered trademarks, and
DTS Dig ital Surround isa trademark of DT S,
In c.
©DT S, In c. All rights reserved.
Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. It ispossi-
ble to set more bass for radio mode than for
audio CDmode, for example. The respecti ve
sound menu iscalled up from the menu of the
desired mode.
XSwit ch to radio mode (Ypage 168).
or
XSwit ch to med iamode (Ypage 180).
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound211
Sound

XTo switch to the menu bar: slide6the
controller.
XTo select à: turn and press the control-
ler.
The menu appears with the last setting
accessed, e.g. Balance/Fader
.
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG sound sys-
tem
FunctionOptions
EqualizerSets treble, mid-
range and bass
Balance/faderAdjusts the volume:
right/left and
front/rear
True ImageSets a sound profile
in the vehicle
Sound ModeOptimizes the sound
playback
Setting treble, mid-range and bass
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 211).
XTurn the controller until Equalizeris in the
center.
XSlide 6the controller.
Rotary menus for treble, mid-range and
bass are activated.
XTo switch between the rotary menus: slide
8 or9 the controller.
XTo make the desired Equalizersettings:
turn the controller.
The rotary menus show the set values.
XTo return to the menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button.
Adjusting the balance/fader
Balance adjusts the volume left and right.
Fader adjusts the volume in front and rear.
For the best sound, setting 0 is recommen-
ded.
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 211).
XTurn the controller until Balance/Faderis
in the center.
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo activate the menu for balance and fader:
press the controller.
XTo adjust the balance focus: slide 8or
9 the controller.
XTo adjust the fader focus: slide 6or5
the controller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button.
212Bang & Olufsen BeoSound
Sound

Setting the sound profile
With theSound Profilesetting, you can
select between two defined sound settings.
Sound profilesDescription
ReferenceHigh-end sound set-
ting for faithful audio
playback
SurroundOptimum setting for
LIVE and concert
recordings
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 211).
XTurn the controller until Sound Profileis
in the center.
XSlide 6the controller.
The rotary menu to select the sound profile is activated.
XTo select Sound Profile: turn the con-
troller until the desired sound profile is acti-
vated.
XTo return to the menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button.
Sound playback for individual seats
For the best sound, the specific seats will
need to be set.
XCall up the sound menu (Ypage 211).
XTurn the controller until VIP & BAL
Selectionis in the center.
XSlide6the controller.
The rotary menu is activated.
XTo set the desired VIP&BALSelection:
turn the controller.
The segment, text and image show the
selected setting.
XTo return to the menu: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo return to the basic menu: press the %
button.
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Sound

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Your COMAND equipment................216
Weather forecasts ............................216
215
SIRIUS Weather

Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Weather forecasts
Introduction
Thi sfunction is currentl yno tavailable fo r
Canada.
Fo rth ereception of weather forecast svia
satellite radio, you will need aSIRIU SXM Sat -
ellite Weather subscription .
If th emessage: Please call SIRIUS to
activate the system at :
888-539-7474 ESN: SIRIUS IDappears
alon gwit hth eID number of th eSIRIU S
device, you will need to hav eth eweather ser -
vic eactivated first .
XTo selectCal lorCancel:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
If amobile phone is connecte dto COMAN D
(
Ypage 114), when you selec tCalla cal lis
placed to amember of th eSIRIU Sservic e
staff .The ID number of th eSIRIU Sdevic e
will be transferred to th etelephon edisplay.
XThi swill be followed by instruction sfrom
th eservic eemployee.
COMAN Dcan receiv eweather forecast svia
satellite radio fo rth eentire US A(includin g
Alask aan dHawaii).
The received weather dat acan be displaye d
as an information chart (dail yforecast ,five-
day forecast ,detailed information )or on th e
weather map .
The weather dat areceived from aweather
station is stored in COMAN Dforon ehour .It can therefore be displaye
dagain immediately
after restartin gth eengin e(fo rexample after
refueling).
Dependin gon whic hscale has bee nselected,
th eweather map can display th efollowin g
weather dat awit hsymbols :
Rprecipitation radar
The precipitation radar canno tbe displaye d
fo rAlaska, Hawaii an dPuerto Rico.
Rstor mcharacteristics
Rhig han dlow-pressure areas, weather
fronts
Rcours eof tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
typhoons )
Rstormwarnings
Rwin ddirection an dspeeds
iHurricane: term used to describe th etrop-
ical cyclones that primarily develop in th e
Atl

antic, North Pacifi can dSout hPacifi c
oceans. The win dspeeds are abov e74 mph
(11 8km/ h). Five categories are used to
classify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category
of a hurricane.
Switching the SIRIUS Weather display
on/off
Activating
216Weather forecasts
SIRIUS Weather

XPress the%button.
XTo select Tel/®in the main function bar:
slide 5, turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select SIRIUS Weather: turn and press
the controller.
The information chart shows the daily fore- cast at the current vehicle position.
You see the following information:
Rthe date and time of the weather message
received last
Rinformation on the current weather (tem-
perature, cloud cover) and forecast for the
next 3, 6, 12 hours
Rthe current highest temperature and fore-
casts
Rthe current lowest temperature and fore-
casts
Rthe probability of rain
XTo switch to the 5-day forecast: select
Current
.
A menu appears.
XSelect 5-Day.
The information chart displays the forecast
for the next five days in the currently selec-
ted location.
XTo return to the current-day forecast:
select 5-Day
.
A menu appears.
XSelect Current.
The information chart shows the forecast
for the current day again.
Deactivating
XPress %.
Displaying detailed information
Besides the current temperatures, you can
display information such as wind speeds and
UV index.
XTo select Currentor5-Dayin the current-
day or 5-day forecast: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Info.
The information chart shows detailed infor-
mation for the selected area.
Selecting the area for the weather
forecast
Introduction
You can select the weather forecasts for:
Rthe current vehicle position
Rvicinity of the destination
Ra winter sports area
Ran area within the USA
You can select a location in the information
chart (option 1) or in the map (option 2). You
can store frequently selected locations in the
memory (
Ypage 219).
iCOMAND receives the data for the
weather forecasts from the nearest
weather station to the selected location.
Weather forecasts217
SIRIUS Weather

Option 1: selecting the area in the infor-
mation chart
XTo selectLocationin the information
chart: turn and press the controller.
XTo select the current vehicle position:
select Current Position
in the menu.
COMAND receives the weather data for the
current vehicle position from the nearest
weather station and displays it automati-
cally.
Requirement for "Near destination": a route
to a destination has been calculated
(
Ypage 71). The menu item is otherwise
grayed out.
XTo select the vicinity of the destination:
select Near Destination
: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select a winter sports area: selectAt
SkiAreafrom the menu: turn the control-
ler and press to confirm.
XSelect a state.
XSelect a winter sports area from the menu.
The weather data and other information is
displayed for the winter sports area that
has been selected. The data is supplied by
the nearest weather station.
The information chart shows the following
information (if available):
Rski slopes/ski lifts
Rsnowboarding and nighttime opening
Rsnow conditions (e.g. snow depth)
Rtemperature
The status of a facility is indicated as follows:
Rgreen check mark - open
Rred cross - closed
Rquestion mark - not known
Example: city list with character bar
Entry limitation: searching for a location using
the character bar is not possible while driving.
XTo search for a location: selectSearch
Areas: turn and press the controller.
XSelect Other StatesorAt Current
State/Province.
Depending on the selection, the list of
states or cities will appear with the charac-
ter bar. You can limit the search using the
character bar.
XTo select state/province or city: enter the
first few letters by turning and pressing the
controller.
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SIRIUS Weather