DVD MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2012 W204 Comand Manual

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WAR
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A driv er'satt entio nto theroad must always
be his/ herprim aryfocuswhen driving.For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommen dthat youpull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse the
telephone whiledriving, pleaseusethehands-
free device andonly usethetelephone when
weather, roadandtraffic conditionspermit.
Some jurisdiction sprohibit thedriver from
using amobile phonewhiledriving avehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehic leis cove
ringadistan ceof44 feet (approxim ately
14 m)every second.
X To select amenu: pressth e=
or ; button.
X To select asubm enuorscrol lth rou gh
th elist :pres sth e9 or: button.
X To select thenext menu up:pres sth e
% button.
X To call upsta nda rddisp lays:repeat edly
pres sth e% buttonunt ilth eto tal
dist ancerec orde rand thetrip met er
appear inthedisplay.
or
X Pres sand hold the% buttonunt ilth e
to tal dist ancerec orde rand thetrip met er
appear inthedisplay.
X To confir myour selecti on:pres sth e
a button.
X To confir mthemessag e:press the
a or% button. Menus
andsubmen us
The numbe rofm enus depends onthe vehicle
equipment. Menu Functions
andsubmenu s Navigation Navigation
systemdisplays Audio Select
sa stat ion
Operates theDVD changer ,
SD memory card,MUSIC
REGISTE R,USB device,
Bluetoot h®
audio andMedia
Int erface
Operates videoDVD Telephone Ac
cept s/rej ectsa call
Makes/ endsacall
Select sa phone bookentry
Redials Mult
ifunction steeringwheel
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Navi
gationsyste mm enu
Rou teguid ance inactive The
display showstheroad onwhic hth e
veh icle iscur ren tlytravelin g,prov ided the
digit almap contain sit.
Rou teguid ance active The
display shows:
R thedist anceto thedest ination
R thedist anceto thenex tchange ofdirection
R current street
R the travel direction arrow
If achange ofdirection isimminent ,the
displa yshows, forexample, thefollowing
information . The
route guidance displaywiththechange of
direction (example)
: Road towhich thechange ofdirection
leads
; Distanc eto the change ofdirection and
distance graphic
= Lane recommen dation
? Change ofdirection icon
On multilane roads,thesystem candispla y
lane recommen dation=for the next change
of direction. Duringthechange ofdirection,
additional lanesmaybedispla yed. Audio
menu
Adjust ingthe volume X
Press theW orX button.
Setting thestat ion/c hannel X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 33).
X Switch onFM / AM Radio (Y
page 144)or
Sat Radio (Y
page 149).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe nex t/previo usstation /
chann elfrom thememory: brieflypress
the : or9 button.
X To selectthe nex t/previo usstation /
chann el:press andhold the: or
9 button.
Operating theDVD chang er/memo ry
card/US Bdevice/MU SICREG ISTER /
Blu etoot h®
au dio/M ediaInterface X
Swit chon COMA ND(Ypage 33).
X Swit chon Dis c ,
Mem ory Card (Y
page 157), Mus ic Reg
ister (Y
page 168), Bluet ooth®
audio
(Y page 172)or Med iaInt. (Y
page 179).
X In themult ifunction display, selectthe
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe nex t/previo ustrack:
brie flypress the: or9 button.
X To searc hfor the next/previo ustrack:
press andhold the: or9 button.
i When youplaya CD/DVD withtrack
informa tion,thetrack name andnumbe r
are show nint he multifunction display.The
track name isdispla yedwhen anMP3 CD
is being played. 24
Multifunction
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Opera
tingvideo DVD X
Switc hon COMAND (Ypage 33).
X Switc hon DVD-Vid eo (Y
page 187).
X In the multifunc tiondisplay, selectthe
audio menu withthe= or; button .
X To select thenext/pr eviousscene:
briefly pressthe: or9 button . Telephone
menu G
WARN
ING
A driver's attentiontothe road must alway s
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofother s,we
recom mendthatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortakin ga
telephon ecall. Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfr ee
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtrafficcon ditions permit.
Some jurisdict ionsprohibit thedriver from
using acellular mobilephonewhiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second.
Opera tingthetelephone X
Switc hon COMAND (Ypage 33).
X Call upthe telephon ebasic menu
(Y page 119).
If the telephon ehas notyetbeen authorized,
the Bluetoo thReady message
appearsin
the multifunc tiondisplay.
If the telephon eis switched onand
authorized, thePhone Ready message
appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay.
Acce pting acall X
Press the6 button. Mul
tifunctio ndisplay (example)
The display showsthephon enumbe rorthe
name andphone number (ifthe entr yis stored
in the address book)orshows theUnknown (phone
number withheld) message.
i You canalso accept thecall byvoice
command usingtheVoice Control System
(see theseparate operating instructions).
Rejecting orending acall X
Press the~ button.
Cal linganumbe rfrom thephone book X
Use = or; tosel ect the Phone menu.
X Press :, 9or9 toswi tch tothe
phone book.
X Press :or9 tosel ect the name you
wa nt.
i The save dnames aredispla yed
al pha betica lly.
i Ifyou holddow nthe : or9 button
for longer thanonesecond, rapidscroll
begins. Themultifunction displaygoes from
the seventh entrydispla yedtothe first
entr yunder thefollowing letter.Release
the button tostop.
X To conne ctac all: press 6or9 onthe
mul tifunctio nstee ring wheel.
Th eCon nectingcal l... mes
sage
ap pe arsin the multifu nctio ndisplay along
with thenumb erbeing dialed andthe
name ,if it is stored inthe phon ebook . Mult
ifunction steeringwheel
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X
Sel ect aba lance setti ngbysliding XVY the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
X Sel ect afa de rs ett ing bysliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
The settingisstor edand youexit themenu. Sur
round sound
General information If
your vehicle isequipped withtheharman/
kardon ®
Logic7 ®
surround soundsystem,
you can setthe optimum surround soundin
the vehicle interior.
The harman/ kardon®
Logic7 ®
surround
sound system isavailable forthe following
operatin gmodes:
R radio (FMonly)
R satellite radio
R audio CD
R audio DVD(MLP, dts,PCM andDolby
Digit alaudio format s)
R MP3 (including SDmemory cardandUSB
stor age device)
R Media Interface
R Bluetoot h®
audio mode
R video DVD(PCM, dtsand Dolby Digital
audio format s)
R AUX
Because someDVDscon tain both stereoand
multichan nelaudio format s,itmay be
nec essary toset the audio format
(Y page 163).
i The Logic7 ®
On func
tion creat esa
surround soundexperien cefor every
passenger whenplaying, forexample,
ster eorecor dings. Itenables optimum
playback ofmusic andfilms onCD, audio
DVD orvideo DVDwithmultichan nelaudio
format s,such asMLP, dtsorDolby Digital.
This results insound charact eristicslike those
intended bythe sound engineer
when theoriginal wasrecor ded.
i Ifyou select Logic7 ®
Off ,
all permissible
format sare played asstor edon the
medium. Duetothe design ofthe
passenger compartment,an optimum
audio experien cecann otbe guaranteed for
all passengers .
i Disc swhich support theaudio format s
ment ioned havethefollowing logos: Dolby
Digital dts
MLP
Switching surround sound on/off The
example describes howtoset the
surround soundforradio mode.
X Press the$ function button .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last stationplayed onthe last waveband. Ba
sic functions ofCOMAND
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X
Sel ect Sound by
sliding VÆ andturni ng
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfi rm.
X Sel ect surround and
pressW toconfi rm. Setting
surrou ndsou nd(examp le)
X Sel ect Logic7 ®
On or
Log ic7 ®
Off by
turni ngcVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconfi rm.
Depe nding on your sel ecti on, surrou nd
sou ndissw itche don oroff and themenu
is exi ted.
X To exitthe men uwi thout saving:pre ss
the % back button orslide XVY the
CO MAND controller.
i Plea se note thefollowi ng: forthe
opti mum audio expe rience forall
pa sse nger swh en Log ic7®
is sw itche don,
the balance and fadersetti ngsshould be
set tothe center ofthe vehicleinter ior. Yo
uwi llach ieve the best sou ndresults by
pl ay ing high-q uality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks shouldha ve ab itrat eof at least
128 kbit/s.
Surr ound- soundplayback doesnot
func tion formon osign alsourc es,such as
AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nispoor, e.g.inatunnel,
you should switchoffLogic7 ®
,as itmay
otherwise switchbetween stereoand
mono andcause temporary sound
distortions.
On some stereo recordings, thesound
characteristics maydiffer from
conven tionalstereo playback. Climate
controlstatusdisplay
If you change thesettings ofthe climate
cont rolsystem (seethevehicle Operator's
Manual ),the climate statusdisplayappea rs
for three seconds atthe bottom ofthe screen
in the COMAND display.Itdispla ysthe
current settings ofthe various climate control
function s.
The climate statusdisplayappea rswhen:
X Turn oneofthe two temperature controls
and setthe temperature forthe left or
right 1,
2
or turn thetemperature controland
set the temperature 3,
4
.
or
X Turn thecont roltoset the airflow 3,
4
.
or
X You press oneofthe followi ngbuttons:
K Increases airflow 1,
2
I Decreases airflow 1,
2
¿ Switches climatecontrolon/off 1,
2, 3
á Switches theZONE function on/
off 1,
2
1 Available for2-zon eautomatic climatecontrol.
2 Available for3-zon eautomatic climatecontrol.
3 Available forthe air-conditioning system.
4 Available forHeatmatic. 36
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Upd
ating the digit alma p
Intr oduct ion The
digital mapsgeneratedbythe map
soft ware becom eoutdate din the same way
as con vent ional roadmaps. Optimalroute
guidance canonly beprovided by
the navigat ionsystem incon junction with the
most up-to-dat emap software.
Inf ormat ionabout newversion sof the digital
map canbeobtain edfrom anauthoriz ed
Merc edes-B enzCent er.You canhave the
digital mapupdated therewith aDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update processcan takealong time
(over anhour), dependingonthe size ofthe
digit almap. During this time,you willonly
be able toswitc hon radio mode andto
acc ept incomin gcalls. Theupdate willbe
com plete dmor equick lyifthe vehic leis
st ation ary.
If you carryout theupdate withtheengine
switc hedoffand thestart erbatt eryhas
insuf ficient power, COMANDmay
autom atically switc hoff durin gthe proc ess
in order toprot ectthe batt ery. Ifthis
occ urs, restartthe update withtheengine
runn ing. G
WARN
ING
Neve rleave theengine runninginan enclos ed
space. Theexhaust gasescontain carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustgasesconstitutes a
health hazard andcould leadtoloss of
con sciousnes sor even death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD intotheDVD changer
(Y page 154).
COMAND checkswhether thedigital map
on the DVD iscompat iblewith the
navigation systemandsystem software.
Ap rompt thenappears asking ifyou want
to install thedata base.Versio nsofthe
data basecurrently installedand the
data basethat isto be install edare
disp layed.
X Select Yes or
No and
press Wtoconfirm.
After selecting Yes ,
an activa tioncode
must beentered wheninstall ingadata base
for the first time. Youwillreceive the
activati oncode when youbuy the
naviga tionDVD.
If you sele ctNo ,
the process willbe abo rted.
X Enter theactiva tioncode.
After entering theactivati oncode
correctly, COMAND startsupdating the
digi talmap. Once theupdate isfinishe d,
you willsee amessa ge.
X To confirm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
Whil ethe update isrunning, youwillsee a
messa getothis effect andaprogre ssbar. The
naviga tionsystem isnot opera tional untilthe
upd ate iscomple te.
i You cannot ejecttheDVD duringthe
upd ate. Ifyou switch offCOMAND during
the update, theupdate isinterrup ted.It
then continues fromwhere itwa s
interrup tedwhen thesystem isrestarted.
COMAND mayprompt youtochange theDVD
duri ngthe update.
X Press theV load/eject button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. Additio
nalsetting s
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X
Insert thereque stedDVD.
Once theupdate has been successfu lly
completed, youwillsee amessag eto this
effect.
X To con firm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot.
The update iscomplete.
If the upd ateisnot successfu llycompleted,
you willsee amessag ethat themap update
is not possi ble.
X To con firm themessage :press Wthe
COMAND controller.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 110
Addition
alsettingsNavigation

Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
seeamessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressWthe COMAND controller.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thedatabase checkedatan authorized Mercedes-B enz
Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. The
DVD isscratc hed.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddrive isfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
asksforan
activation codeduring
the map update. The
digital mapissecured withanactivation code.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 112
Problems
withthenavigation systemNavigation

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Aud
ioCD/DVD andMP3 mode Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
COMA NDisclas sified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisarisk ofexposure to
invisible laserradiation. Thismay damage
your eyes, orthose ofothers.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatcan
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
all mainten ancework must becarried outby
quali fiedaftersales technicians. G
WARNING
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
There isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraffic conditionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion. <001E000E00130005001200140009000E000700210005000A0005000300140009
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CDs/DVDs
Notes If
the CD/D VDhas aprinted side,thismust
face upwards whentheCD/D VDisinsert ed.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe playe d
should facedownwards. Thesystem maynot
be able toplay CDs/D VDswith copy
protect ion.
i Ifamedium contains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloading time
before thefirst track startsto play may be
longer.
Inserting discsintotheDVD changer The
DVD changer hasafixed magazine with
six trays. X
To insert aCD/DVD intoth ema gaz ine
tr ay :pre sstheV load/ejec tb utt on.
Am enu shows thecurren tload status of
the magazine trays.Thelasttray selected
is identified byared digit. Magazine
menu
X Select amagazine traytobe filled by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconf irm.
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.j.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease wait... message.
You then seethePlease insertdisc . message.
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc intoamagazine
tray atatime. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards. 154
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio