buttons MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class 2016 W246 Comand Manual
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Searching for a mobile phone ........ 115
Selecting a playback option ........... 196
Starting playback if the Blue-
tooth
®audio device has been
stopped ......................................... 195
Telephony ...................................... 114
Telephony notes ............................ 112
Buttons and controller ........................ 24
C
Call lists
Displaying details ........................... 135
Opening and selecting an entry ..... 135
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 136
Camera
360° camera (COMAND) ................. 58
Rear view camera ............................ 59
Car pool lanes ...................................... 68
Category list (music search) ............ 189
CD
Fast forward/fast rewind ............... 187
Inserting ........................................ 184
Inserting/loading (DVD changer) ... 184
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) .................. 234
Notes on discs ............................... 183
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) .................. 234
Selecting a track ............................ 187
Sound settings (balance, bass,
fader, treble) .................................. 208
CD mode
Playback options ........................... 186
Character entry
Phone book ...................................... 33
Characters
Entering (navigation) ........................ 34
Clear button ......................................... 25
Climate control
Ionization (COMAND) ....................... 56
COMAND
Active multicontour seat .................. 56
Basic functions ................................ 31
Components .................................... 20
Control panel ................................... 23
Controller ......................................... 24 Display ............................................. 21
Functions ......................................... 20
Multicontour seat ............................ 56
Seat functions .................................. 56
Switching on/off .............................. 31
COMAND display
Cleaning instructions ....................... 22
Setting ............................................. 40
Contacts
Deleting ......................................... 133
Importing ....................................... 133
Controller ............................................. 24
Cordless headphones
Changing batteries ........................ 231
Indicator lamp ................................ 229
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 229
Selecting the screen ...................... 230
D
Date format, setting ............................ 43
Day design, setting ............................. 40
Delayed switch-off
Interior lighting ................................ 55
Delayed switch-off time
Setting (COMAND) ........................... 55
Destination
Saving to SD memory card .............. 99
Storing in the address book ............. 98
Destination (navigation)
Entering a destination using the
map ................................................. 78
Entering a point of interest .............. 75
Entering using geo-coordinates ....... 82
Entering using Mercedes-Benz
Apps ................................................ 82
Keyword search ............................... 72
Saving .............................................. 98
Selecting an address book con-
tact as a destination ........................ 74
Selecting from the list of last des-
tinations ........................................... 74
Destination/route download
Deleting a destination from the
server ............................................ 159
Displaying destinations in the
vehicle ........................................... 158
Index5
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Overview
Components
:Display (Ypage 21)
;COMAND control panel (Ypage 23)
=Controller and buttons (Ypage 24)
COMAND consists of:
Rthe display
Rthe COMAND control panel with a single drive or DVD changer
Rthe controller and buttons
Rthe touchpad
Rtwo connection options for USB devices or via Media Interface in the center console
An iPod
®is connected via USB cable.
Functions
RHD FM radio and HD AM radio/satellite
radio
RMedia
-Media support: audio CD, MP3 CD, DVD
video, two connection options for USB or
via Media Interface, SD card, Bluetooth
®
audio
An iPod
®, for example, can be connected
directly to the USB via the integrated
Media Interface.
-Media search
RSound system You can select from two sound systems:
-harman/kardon®Logic7®surround
sound system
-Bang & Olufsen BeoSound AMG sound
system
20Overview
Overview and operation
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FunctionPage
GAccepts a call119
Makes a call119
Redial119
Accepts a new call when a
call is being made (call wait-
ing)
122
HRejects a call119
Ends an active call123
ISwitches the mute function
on/off
31
Switches off navigation
announcements
31
FunctionPage
JSwitches to navigation
mode
65
Calls up the navigation sys-
tem menu
107
KCalls up the telephone
menu
113
LCalls up vehicle settings54
Buttons and controller
Overview
:Clear button
;Switches the display on/off
=Favorites button
?Back button
AController
The controller may be equipped as a 4-button
controller as follows:
Rwith the Tbutton instead of button ;
for the seat settings
Rwith a further favorites button instead of
button ; The controller may be equipped as a 2-button
controller as follows:
Rwith buttons
:and ?
Rwith the favorites button, button ?plus a
touchpad instead of button :
(
Ypage 25)
Rwith the favorites button and button ?
instead of button :
For Mercedes-AMG vehicles: the controller is
equipped with buttons :and ?.
Controller
The controller in the center console lets you:
Rselect menu items on the display
Renter characters
Rselect a destination on the map
Rsave entries
The controller can be:
Rturned 3
Rslid left or right 1
Rslid forwards or back 4
Rslid diagonally2
Rpressed briefly or pressed and held 7
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Overview and operation
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XTo select an input line:slide6and turn
the controller, then press it after selecting
4 or5.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
XTurn and press the controller.
XTo move the cursor: select the input line.
XSlide6and turn the controller, then
press it after selecting 2or3.
XTo change the character bar language:
slide 6and turn the controller, then
press it after selecting B.
A menu appears.
XTurn and press the controller.
The character set for the selected language
is set.
The character bar entry functions are listed in
the table.
SymbolFunction
ÄSwitches between digits and
symbols
*Switches the character bar from
uppercase to lowercase letters
BChanges the character bar lan-
guage
FDeletes a character or an entry
èSwitches to keyword search
(
Ypage 72)
4, 5Selects the input line
SymbolFunction
2,3Moves the cursor within the
input line
¬Confirms an entry
&Cancels input
Entering characters using the number
keypad
XPress one of the number keypad buttons,
e.g. l, once or repeatedly in quick suc-
cession.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted.
You see which characters you can enter
with that key. Each time the key is pressed,
the next character is selected.
XWait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown in the list.
Favorites
Overview of favorites
:Adds a new favorite (Ypage 36)
;Renames a selected favorite
(
Ypage 36)
=Moves a selected favorite (Ypage 37)
?Deletes a selected favorite (Ypage 37)
Favorites35
Overview and operation
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on your mobile phone can be displayed in
COMAND. Audio content from your mobile
phone can also be played back in COMAND.
The availability of MirrorLink
®and Mirror-
Link®apps may vary depending on the coun-
try. The support of buttons in your vehicle
depends on your mobile phone and the avail- able apps. You can find an overview of the
COMAND control panel with available but-
tons here (
Ypage 20).
Prerequisites
RThe mobile phone must support Mirror-
Link®version 1.1.
RThe mobile phone is switched on
RA MirrorLink®certified app must be instal-
led on the phone.
RThe mobile phone is connected to
COMAND via a suitable USB cable.
RThe mobile phone must be connected to
COMAND via Bluetooth®for the telephone
functions.
COMAND automatically establishes a Blue-
tooth
®connection to the mobile phone. If this
is unsuccessful, an error message will
appear. In this case, you should connect the
mobile phone manually via Bluetooth
®
(Ypage 114).
Setting up a connection
COMAND
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Tel/®: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select MirrorLink: turn and press the
controller.
Mobile phone
XConnect a mobile phone with USB cable to
the USB socket in the center console.
XActivate MirrorLink®(see the manufactur-
er's operating instructions).
Apps which have been certified for Mirror-
Link
®are displayed in the COMAND dis-
play.
The availability of individual apps may vary
depending on the country.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be con-
nected via MirrorLink
®to COMAND.
MirrorLink®settings
Activating/deactivating automatic con-
nection
When you connect a mobile phone to
COMAND for the first time, you are asked if
activation should be done automatically or
manually in future.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Tel/®: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select MirrorLink: turn and press the
controller.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
MirrorLink®145
Telephone
Z
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Inserting and removing a disc from
the single CD/DVD drive
XTo insert:press theþbutton on the
single drive.
If there isadisc already inserted, itwill be
ejecte d.
XInsert a discinto the disc slot with the prin-
ted side facing upwards.
The drive closes and the disc isplayed.
If the CD/DVD is operated in Media mode,
the corresponding basic menu willbe
shown. Ifthe CD/DVD isstarted using
another application (e.g. navigation), the
disp laywill not change.
iThe drive may not beable to play discs
wit h co pyprotection.
XTo remove: press theþbutton.
The drive ejects the disc.
XRemove the ejected disc from the slot.
Ifyou donot take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn inagain automatical lyafter a short
while .
Inserting discs into the DVD changer
The DVD changer has a magazine with six
trays.
XTo insert the CD/DVD into the maga-
zine tray: press theVbutton.
The magazine menu appears.
XTo select thema gazine tray tobe filled:
turn and press the controller or press the
number buttons (1-6) on COMAND.
The DVD changer switches to the selected
magazine tray.
The Please Wait...
message appears.
You willthen see the Please insert
disc 1.message.
XInsert a discinto the discslot with the prin-
ted side facing upwards.
XTo load all emp ty magazine trays: press
the V button
The magazine menu appears.
XTo select Load Empty Slots: slide6,
turn and press the controller.
COMAND switches to the next empty mag-
azine tray.
The Please Wait...
message appears.
You willthen see the Please insert
disc 1.message.
XInsert a discinto the discslot with the prin-
ted side facing upwards.
Once the disc isloaded, the DVD changer
swit ches to the next empty tray.
XRepeat these steps unt ilall magazine trays
are filled.
The DVD changer plays the last inserted
disc .
XTo exit the DVD changer menu: press the
V button.
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Media
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Ejecting discs from the DVD changer
i
If you remove one disc while playing
another disc, the DVD changer interrupts
playback. Playback continues once the disc has been ejected.
XTo eject a single CD/DVD: press theV
button.
The magazine menu appears. The current
disc is marked.
:Type of data medium
;Active ejection
=Disc name
?Empty tray no. 4
ACurrent disc
XTo select the data medium: turn and press
the controller or press the number buttons
(1-6) on COMAND.
The DVD changer ejects the disc.
XTake the disc out of the slot.
XTo eject all CDs/DVDs: press theV
button.
The magazine menu appears.
XSelect Eject All.
The last active disc is ejected.
The Please remove disc 1.
message
appears.
XRemove the disc.
The DVD changer ejects the disc.
XRepeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
XTo exit the menu: press theVbutton. or
XSelect
%in the magazine menu.
Inserting/removing an SD memory
card
Important safety notes
GWARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be
swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention.
!If you are no longer using the SD memory
card, you should remove it and take it out of
the vehicle. High temperatures can dam-
age the card.
COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity), and SDXC
memory cards ( SecureDigital e Xtended
Capacity.
Inserting an SD memory card
XInsert the SD memory card into the slot on
the control panel until it engages in place.
The side with the contacts must face down-
wards.
The music is played while the files are loa-
ded in the background. If there are no sup- ported audio/video files, you will see a
message to this effect.
Ejecting an SD memory card
XPress the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
XRemove the memory card.
Audio/video mode185
Media
Z
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theNoBluetoothAudioDeviceConnec‐
tedmessage and the Connect Last Used
Playermenu item cannot be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth
®
audio device can be reconnected.
XTo select Start playback Ì: slide6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
XTo select Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
iIf there is an Internet connection and the
mobile phone that is connected only sup-
ports two Bluetooth
®profiles at the same
time, the Internet connection is interrup-
ted.
iThe connection to the Bluetooth®audio
device can also be interrupted if:
Rthe connected mobile phone only sup-
ports 2 Bluetooth®profiles at the same
time.
Ryou connect to the Internet using
COMAND (
Ypage 154).
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth®audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected
Rthe time period until the next or previous
track is played
XSwitch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media menu (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 9or: button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
XRapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed increa-
ses after a short time.
Further ways to select tracks (
Ypage 187).
iIn rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track 1, Track 2
etc. The playback times for the tracks
played are not displayed. This is available
as an optional function starting with AVRCP
Version 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth
®Audio.
Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
RNormal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the
most common. Once all the tracks in a
folder have been played, the tracks in the
next folder are played.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list
is played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom Medium: all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions
and are not, or only partially, supported by
Bluetooth
®audio devices.
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Media
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You can switch the screens back on. How-
ever, this will discharge the starter battery.
XPoint the remote control at the rear-com-
partment screen which has been selected
for remote operation.
XPress button:on the remote control
(
Ypage 227).
The rear screen switches on or off.
Switching the button lighting on/off
XPress button ;on the remote control
(
Ypage 227).
Depending on the previous status, the but-
ton lighting is switched on or off.
iIf you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button lighting
switches off automatically.
Switching the sound on or off
XPress button Bon the remote control
(
Ypage 227).
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting a menu/menu item and con-
firming your selection
XSelect a menu item using the =;
9: buttons on the remote control
and press the 9button to confirm.
CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks
:Disc slot
;AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
(red)
=AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
(white)
?AUX, video (V) jack (yellow)
AEject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens (AUX
display) (
Ypage 227).
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Rear Seat Entertainment
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Selecting sound settings
You can select sound settings in the following
operating modes:
RAudio CD/MP3
RVideo DVD
RRadio (active media source in COMAND)
RAUX
XSwitch on an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode) (
Ypage 234).
XSelect TrebleorBassusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
XSelect a setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
Multiple users
Simultaneous use of the rear-compart-
ment disc drive
The two rear-compartment screens can be
operated almost entirely independently from
one another. However, a conflict may occur in
some menus if the two screens are used
simultaneously.
The following functions affect both screens:
Rchanging playback options
Rselecting a track (from a track list or folder)
Rusing the play, pause and stop functions
Rfast forward and rewind or scrolling
Rcalling up the DVD menu and navigating
within it
Rsetting the language, subtitles and camera
angle
Rcalling up interactive DVD content
The following functions affect only one
screen:
Rchanging audio and video functions as well
as picture settings
Rswitching between full screen and the
menu
Switching between operating modes
When you exit an operating mode (e.g. audio
CD mode), the current setting is saved. If you
call up this operating mode again later, there
are two possibilities:
Rthe operating mode has been changed on
the other screen.
Rthe operating mode has not been changed.
In the first case, the operating mode appears as it is on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the
screen as it was when you last exited the
operating mode.
Picture settings
Overview
You can select the picture settings in video
DVD and AUX mode (
Ypage 243).
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color
XSwitch to video DVD mode (Ypage 237).
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XSelect DVD-Videousing
the :=; buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
XSelect Brightness,Contrastor Color
using the 9: buttons and press the
9 button to confirm.
A scale appears.
XSelect a setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
232Basic functions
Rear Seat Entertainment