key MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2017 W205 Comand Manual

To ensure an optimum language quality, you can
set the mobile phone's transmission and recep-
tion volume (
Ypage 95).
If the Authorization Failed
message
appears, you may have entered a different pass-
key or exceeded the prescribed time limit.
Repeat the procedure.
iSome mobile phones require a passkey with
four or more digits.
iIf you wish to re-authorize the mobile phone
after de-authorizing it, you can choose
another passkey for it.
Establishing the connection from the
mobile phone
The Bluetooth®device name of the multimedia
system is MB Bluetooth.
XMultimedia system: call up the telephone
menu.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
The device list is displayed.
XTo select Connect via Phone: turn and
press the controller.
A message is displayed, stating that you can
start the search on your mobile phone.
XMobile phone: start the search for a Blue-
tooth®device (see manufacturer's operating
instructions).
The multimedia system is displayed with the
name MB Bluetooth
in the mobile phone's
device list.
XSelect MB Bluetooth.
A prompt appears in the multimedia system's
display asking if the mobile phone should be
authorized.
XMultimedia system: selectYes.
If No
is selected, the procedure is canceled.
If your mobile phone supports Secure Simple
Pairing, a code is now displayed on both devi-
ces.
The code is the same
XMultimedia system: selectYes.
XMobile phone: confirm the code. Depending
on the mobile phone used, you may have to
confirm the connection to the multimedia sys- tem and for the PBAP and MAP Bluetooth
®
profiles. The prompt to confirm may take up
to two minutes to be displayed. You may also
save the confirmation on the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions).
The mobile phone is now authorized and con-
nected to the multimedia system. You can
now speak using the hands-free system.
To ensure an optimum language quality, you can
set the mobile phone's transmission and recep-
tion volume (
Ypage 95).
The code is different
XMultimedia system: selectNo.
The process is canceled. Repeat the proce-
dure.
If your mobile phone does not support Secure
Simple Pairing, an input menu is displayed for
the passkey. The passkey is a one- to sixteen-
digit number combination which you can choose
yourself. Enter the same passkey in both the
multimedia system and on the mobile phone and confirm. Depending on the mobile phone used,
you may have to confirm the connection to the
multimedia system and for the PBAP and MAP
Bluetooth
®profiles.
Reconnecting automatically
The multimedia system always searches for the
last connected mobile phone.
If no connection can be made to the most
recently connected mobile phone, the system
searches for the mobile phone that was con-
nected before that one.
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo show the menu bar: slide 6the control-
ler.
94Connecting/disconnecting a mobile phone
Telephone

Entering a web address
XCall up Internet functions (Ypage 123).
XTo selectwww: turn and press the controller.
An input menu for the web address is dis-
played.
XEnter characters using the controller or the
number keypad.
XTo finish entry and call up a website: select
¬.
Selecting a web address from the list
XWhen the character bar is displayed, slide
5 the controller.
XTo select the desired web address: turn and
press the controller.
The web address can still be changed as
desired.
XTo call up a website: select ¬.
The website is called up.
Navigating the website
StepResult
XTurn the controller.Navigates from one
selectable item (e.g.
link, text field or
menu) to the next and
highlights the respec-
tive element on the
website.
Sliding the controller:
XLeft or right 1
XUp or down4
XDiagonally2
Moves the pointer on
the page.
StepResult
XPress the control-
ler.Opens the selected
item.
XPress%.Calls up the menu.
Menu functions
:Closes the browser
;Goes back/forward
=Updates/cancels
?URL entry
AFavorites
BCloses the window
COptions
XTo show the menu: press the%button.
XTo call up the Options menu: select3by
turning and pressing the controller.
XTo close the website: select&.
XTo call up the previous website: select
t.
XTo call up the next website: selectu.
XTo refresh the website: selectÎ.
The website is refreshed. This procedure may
take some time.
iWhile the website is loading, a cross
appears in the menu. This can be used to can-
cel the loading procedure.
XTo enter a URL: selectg.
XEnter a web address (URL) (Ypage 125).
XFavorites: selectf.
XTo close the active window: selecth.
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Online and Internet functions
Z

Registering satellite radio
:Phone number of provider
;Sirius XM®ID of your satellite receiver
XSwitch on satellite radio mode (Ypage 134).
The satellite radio main menu appears show-
ing the preview channel. You cannot select
any other stations.
XSlide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears.
Once the telephone connection has been estab-
lished:
XFollow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the Updating Channels...
message appears in the display, followed by
the satellite radio main menu.
iYou can also have the satellite service acti-
vated online. To do this, visit
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
iIf registration is not included when purchas-
ing the system, your credit card details will be
required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed correctly,
the Device
Unavailablemessage will appear.
Switching to satellite radio
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5the
controller.
XTo select Radio: turn and press the controller.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
XTo select Radioin radio mode: slide 5and
press the controller.
The menu with the available radio modes
appears.
XTo select SatRadio: turn and press the con-
troller.
The No
Servicemessage appears if there is no
signal.
Satellite radio overview
:Main function bar
;Preset
=Channel name and channel number
?Channel information
AStation presets menu
BCategory list
CKeyword search
DOptions menu
Channel information ?can be viewed in detail
(
Ypage 137).
Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into catego-
ries. You can choose between various catego-
ries such as News/Discussions, Sports and
Country (if available). The category list is sorted alphabetically. The content of the categories is
sorted by channel numbers.
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Radio

XTo call up the category list:selectCate‐
goryin the menu bar by turning and pressing
the controller.
The category list appears.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the display.
You hear the channel last selected for this
category.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
At the beginning of the category list, the All
Channelscategory appears. This category
enables you to browse all available channels.
Selecting a channel
Channel search
XWhen the display/section window is selec-
ted, slide 8or9 the controller.
The multimedia system searches in both
directions (ascending and descending) and
stops at the next channel found in the selec-
ted category.
Entering channel numbers directly
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Direct Entry: turn and press the
controller.
An input menu appears.
XTo select a channel number: turn and press
the controller.
XThe multimedia system sets the selected
channel.
iYou can only select currently permitted dig-
its.
Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list
You can select the channel using the station list
displaying the artists and tracks that are cur-
rently playing.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Current Station List withArtist&Title: turn and press the control-
ler.
The channel list appears.
XSelect the desired channel
Keyword search
XTo select the keyword search èin the
menu bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
XSelect the required result.
The relevant channel is played.
Memory functions
Quick save:
XSet the desired channel in satellite radio
mode.
XPress and hold the controller until the preset
list appears.
XTo select the preset number: turn and press
the controller.
A tone confirms that the storing process was
successful.
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Radio

logo in the bottom right-hand corner of certain
audio displays.
If the audio CD does not contain any CD text
information, the multimedia system can use the
Gracenote
®Media Database to identify
unknown audio tracks when in CD audio mode.
Internet update of metadata
The Updating Metadata Via Internetoption allows any missing metadata for an audio
CD (e.g. cover, track, album, artist) to be uploa-
ded retrospectively to the internal Gracenote
®
database.
An Internet connection is required for this
(
Ypage 123).
Selecting Internet update of metadata
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect Updating Metadata Via Internetin the selection list.
A connection with the Gracenote®data server
is established. The missing data is loaded,
saved and displayed in the main display field.
If there is no data found or there is no Internet
connection, a corresponding error message
will appear.
Switching the Gracenote®data display
on/off
XSwitch on audio CD mode (Ypage 142).
XTo select Gracenote Media Database: turn
and press the controller.
XTo switch the display off: select None.
In the basic display, Track 1is shown instead
of the Gracenote®data, for example.
XTo switch on the display: press the controller.
Media search
General notes
The multimedia system plays back files from the following data media:
RDisc (CD/DVD Audio)
RMemory card
RMedia Register
RUSB storage device
RApple®devices (folder, year and photos are
not available)
The categories are displayed according to the
data available.
Starting the media search
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
Category list
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list is shown.
Depending on the connected media sources and
files, the following categories are listed:
RCurrent Tracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTrack
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
RPodcasts
RAudiobooks
iThe categories are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and ana-
lyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these categories
are available more quickly.
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When connecting Apple®devices, the cate-
gories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are not
available.
Searching by current track list
XTo select Current Tracklistin the cate-
gory list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching by folder
Playable files can be searched for in the active
data medium's directories.
XTo select Folderin the category list: turn and
press the controller.
The folder list appears.
XSelect the required folder.
The track list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Selecting by cover
XTo select Select By Coverin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
A menu with cover views appears.
XSelect the required cover.
The track list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Searching by genre
XTo select Genresin the category list: turn and
press the controller.
The multimedia system searches in all media
sources. A selection list with Genre and media
sources appears.
XSelect the desired music genre.
A selection list with music tracks from the
selected genre appears.
XSelect a music track.
The track is played. The basic menu for the
active media source is shown.
XTo exit the selection list: press the %but-
ton.
Keyword search
XTo select Keyword Searchin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
The input field appears.
XTo select the required characters: turn and
press the controller for each one (Ypage 29).
Entering just part of the name of a track or
artist is enough. The search result then dis-
plays the entire text.
XSelect ¬.
The search results are displayed.
The numbers behind the results, such as for
Tracks
(5/0), mean: 5 results that contain
the exact keyword searched for and 0 results
that are similar.
XSelect one of the results.
Keywords that have already been searched
for are displayed in the "Search history" with- out having to enter them completely. They
can be accepted directly and displayed in the
search result.
XSelect an entry.
Albums and covers (if available) are shown.
The multimedia system searches in all media
sources.
XSelect an album.
The tracks are listed.
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not. After a device search, devices which are
within range but not authorized are also dis-
played.
iWith some Bluetooth®audio devices, play-
back must initially be started on the device
itself, so that the multimedia system can play
the audio data. Bluetooth
®must also be given
as a media output location for the audio
device used.
Authorizing Bluetooth
®audio
XSelect a Bluetooth®audio device that has not
yet been authorized from the list: turn and
press the controller.
Authorization starts.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, you now have two options for continu-
ing with authorization.
Option 1: entering the passkey
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 93).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and starts
playing.
Option 2: Secure Simple Pairing
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 93).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and starts
playing.
iThe Bluetooth®audio device must support
Bluetooth®version 2.1 for connection via
Secure Simple Pairing. The multimedia sys-
tem cre
ates a six-digit code which is dis-
played simultaneously on both devices that
are to be connected.
For some Bluetooth
®audio devices, the pair-
ing must also be confirmed within 10 sec-
onds.
XIf the number code displayed on the multime-
dia system and on the Bluetooth®audio
device is the same, select Yes: press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
, authorization continues and
the Bluetooth®audio device is connected.
Playback starts.
If you select No
, authorization will be can-
celed.
External authorization
If the multimedia system does not find your
Bluetooth®audio device, this may be due to
particular security settings on your Bluetooth®
audio device. In this case, check whether your
Bluetooth®audio device can locate the multi-
media system.
The Bluetooth
®device name of the multimedia
system is MB Bluetooth.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(Ypage 153).
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select ConnectviaAudioDevice: turn
and press the controller.
Authorizing
XStart the authorization on your Bluetooth®
audio device (see the manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and starts
playing.
With some Bluetooth
®audio devices, playback
must initially be started on the device itself, so
that the multimedia system can play the audio
data.
Device-specific information on authorizing and
connecting Bluetooth
®-capable mobile phones
can be found on the Internet at
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .
Reconnecting a Bluetooth®audio
device
The Bluetooth®audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circumstan-
ces:
Rone of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a Blue-
tooth
®audio player (if this function is sup-
ported by the mobile phone).
Rthe mobile phone is automatically connected.
The Bluetooth®audio player is then connec-
ted.
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CGraphic time display
DCover view (if available)
Switching to Media Interface
XConnect the data medium to USB port 1 or
USB port 2 (Ypage 142).
XSelect the basic menu for Media Interface 1 or
Media Interface 2 (Ypage 139).
If playable media files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
If you remove a device, the No Device Con‐
nectedmessage appears.
Supported devices
The following data media can be connected to
the multimedia system via Media Interface:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RiPad®
RMP3 player
RUSB devices
iiPod®, iPhone®and iPad®are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino, Califor-
nia, USA.
For details and a list of supported devices, visit
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .
Then follow the instructions in the "Media Inter-
face" section.
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Supported data formats
Musicmp3, wma, aac
Videompeg, wmv, mov, avi,
mp4
Imagesjpg, jpeg, bmp, png
iVideo files from Apple®devices cannot be
played.
Selecting a music file
Selecting with the controller
XTo display the current track list: press the
controller in the basic display.
XSelect Current Tracklist.
The track list for the active data medium
appears.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track:
turn the controller in the basic display.
The selected track is played.
Fast forward/rewind
XWith the media source active in the basic dis- play, slide 8or9 the controller and
hold it until the desired position has been
reached.
Search function
Selecting Search using media menu bar
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
The category list appears.
Overview
The following categories are listed:
RCurrent Tracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeyword Search
RPlaylists
RArtists
RAlbums
RTrack
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
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RPodcasts
RAudiobooks
iThe functions are available as soon as the
entire media content has been read and ana-
lyzed.
If the same device is reconnected with
unchanged media content, these functions
are available more quickly.
The audio books and podcasts categories are
only available for Apple
®devices.
When connecting Apple®devices, the cate-
gories “Folder”, “Year” and “Photos” are not
available.
XTo select a category, e.g. Current Track‐list: turn and press the controller.
The selection list appears.
XSelect the required track.
Keyword search
XTo select Keyword Searchin the category
list: turn and press the controller.
XEnter and confirm the characters of the
desired search using the controller
(
Ypage 145).
Search results are sorted according to the
available categories, displayed and can then
be selected.
Playback options
XIn media mode, slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select the desired playback option: turn
and press the controller.
Additional information on playback options
(
Ypage 142).
Video function
Video files from Apple®devices cannot be
played.
If playable video files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
XTo switch on full-screen mode: press the con-
troller in the basic display.
XTo show the video menu: slide 6the con-
troller in full-screen mode.
The Media Interface menu bar appears.
XTo select: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect Video Settings.
To change settings (
Ypage 158).
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
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.
GWARNING
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.
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