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61 Audio
MP3-CD operation
Explanation of the Playback Options
Normal SequenceThe tracks of the current folder are
played in alphabetical order.
If the current folder contains sub-
folders:
The sub-folders and their tracks are
played in alphabetical order.
The current folder does not contain
sub-folders:
The track of the folder next in the
alphabet is played back.

Folder Mix The tracks of the current folder and its
sub-folders are played in alphabetical
order.

CD-ROM Mix All tracks of the MP3-CD are played in
random order.

Repeat Track The system repeats the current track
until you switch the function off.

Repeat Folder The system repeats the tracks of the
current folder until you switch the
function off.Folder
Use the
Folder
option to navigate
through the structure of an MP3-CD.
Opening the folder menu

Activate the MP3-CD main menu
(page 58).

Press the
Folder
soft key.
The names of the folders on the current
MP3-CD are displayed.
iAfter selection, the following playback
options are displayed on the status bar.
MP3 optionsiOnly those folders or sub-folders are
displayed which contain the MP3
tracks.

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Use g or G to select a folder.

Press E.
The list of the tracks in the folder is
displayed. 5 tracks are displayed.

Use g or G to navigate through the
track list.

Press the
Play
soft key
.
or

Press E to play the selected track.

Soft key :
Brings you one level up in the folder
structure.Displaying title information

Activate the MP3-CD menu main
(page 58).

Press the
Show
soft key.
The information on the current track
stored on the MP3-CD is displayed.

65 Audio
DVD operation

Press l while COMAND is being ac-
tivated.
The display will change.

Press the
CD/DVD
soft key
(
page 41).
The DVD slot opens.

Insert a video DVD into the slot.
The COMAND inserts the DVD.
If the video DVD meets the playback
requirements (
page 64), playback
will begin.
If available, the DVD menu (
page 70)
saved on the DVD will appear.
Loading a DVD Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
DVDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 50 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.iA DVD already loaded must be ejected
before inserting a new DVD. Inserting a
second DVD with another DVD still loa-
ded will cause damage to the DVD dri-
ve which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iYour CD/DVD drive has been designed
to play CDs/DVDs which correspond
to the EN 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
iThe DVD should be inserted with the la-
bel side up.

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If the video DVD does not have regional
code 1 (
page 64), the following
message appears:
DVD Cannot be
Played - Invalid Regional
Code
.
Further error messages are:

No DVDNo DVD inserted in the slot.
Load a DVD (
page 65).

No Valid DVDCannot read DVD.
Load a DVD (
page 65) which
meets the DVD playback require-
ments (
page 64).

DVD ErrorDVD cannot be read or is damaged.
Load another DVD (
page 65).

DVD Device ErrorThe drive may be damaged.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.

Press l.
The display will change (
page 65).

Press the
CD/DVD
soft key.
The COMAND ejects the DVD.

Remove the DVD from the slot.Ejecting a DVDiIf you do not remove the DVD from the
slot, the COMAND will insert it again af-
ter a short time.

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DVD operation
When you start DVD playback, the soft key
displays and the status bar are initially
blanked out.
Displaying the soft keys
In the DVD mode, press any soft key.
The soft keys and the status bar are
displayed.
DVD playback with soft key display and
status barThe DVD information is displayed at the
center of the status bar.E.g.:

Ttl. 5
= Track/movie no. 5 is being
played

Sce. 1
= Scene/chapter 1 is being
played

0:00:47
= DVD playing time elapsed
(47 seconds)
The soft keys and the status bar are auto-
matically blanked out again. You can also
blank out the display manually.
To remove the soft key display

Press the
Full Scr.
soft key.
Soft key display and status bar

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Pause
or
Play
soft key:
Switches the Pause function on or off
(
page 68).

Stop
soft key:
Stops the DVD playback (
page 69).

Full Scr.
soft key:
The soft key display disappears
(
page 69).

Menu
soft key:
Displays the DVD menu saved on the
DVD, if available (
page 70).

Setting
soft key:
Displays the DVD settings menu
(
page 71).

Sound
soft key:
Brings you to the sound menu, where
you can set:

Balance and Fader (
page 25)

Bass and Treble (
page 26)

Sound functions* (
page 27)

Bright.
, Contr.
und
Color
soft
key
s:
Allow you to adjust brightness, cont-
rast and color (
page 74).Pause function

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Pause
soft key.
DVD playback is paused. The picture
stands still. The Pause
soft key
changes to
Play
.

To resume playback, press the
Play

soft key.
Playback of the DVD will resume.
Soft key functionsiDepending on the DVD, not all func-
tions are available at any time.

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DVD operation
Stopping DVD playback
Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Stop
soft key.
DVD playback stops.
Restarting DVD playback

After playback has stopped, press the Play
soft key again.
The DVD is played from the start.
or

Select a movie (
page 74).Displaying full screen

During DVD playback with the soft keys
displayed press the
Full
screen
soft
key.
The soft keys disappear. The full screen
will appear.Activating DVD menu

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Menu
soft key.
The highest level of the DVD menu is
displayed, if available (
page 70).
Activating Settings menu

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Setting
soft key.
The DVD settings menu will appear
(
page 71).
iWhile DVD playback is stopped, you
can press the
Menu
soft key.
The DVD menu saved on the DVD is dis-
played, if available (page 70).

70 AudioDVD operationThe DVD menu is the menu saved on the
DVD. The structure of the menu may vary
depending on the DVD and allows certain
settings or actions.
For example, multilingual DVDs allow the
DVD language to be selected in the menu.
Activating DVD menu 
Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Menu
soft key.
The highest level of the DVD menu is
displayed.

Remove the soft key display if necessa-
ry (
page 67).
The soft keys are automatically remo-
ved after a while.
Selecting an item from the DVD menu

Use h, H, g or G to select a
menu item.

Press E.
Your selection is confirmed. The
COMAND will perform the action defi-
ned by the menu item selected.Going up one level in the menu
A DVD menu may contain several subme-
nus. Submenus may include a menu item
to go up one level in the menu.

Select the appropriate menu item
(page 70).
DVD menuiWhen you display the soft keys again,
parts of the DVD menu may be hidden.

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DVD operation
You can also proceed as follows:
Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Menu
soft key once or several
times.
With each depression of the soft key
you will move up one or several menu
levels (depending on the DVD) until the
topmost level is reached.
Removing DVD menu
A DVD menu or a submenu may include an
item for closing the DVD menu.

Select the appropriate menu item
(page 70).
You can also proceed as follows:

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Back
soft key.
or

Press the
Stop
soft key.
DVD playback is stopped and the DVD
menu is opened.
Settings menu
Setting options:
4:3
, 16:9
or
Zoom
soft key:
You can change the aspect ratio
(
page 72).

Lang.
soft key:
You can change the DVD language
(
page 72).

Subtitle
soft key:
You can display and switch between
the subtitles (
page 73).

Angle
soft key:
You can change the camera view
(
page 74).
Activating the Settings menu

Display the soft keys (
page 67).

Press the
Setting
soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
Settings menu

72 AudioDVD operationChanging the aspect ratio
The system will automatically select the
appropriate aspect ratio when a DVD is
played back.
You can manually change the aspect ratio
during playback of the DVD. To do this, use
the top left soft key. The soft key changes
each time you press it.
Possible aspect ratios are: 4:3, 16:9 and
Zoom.
The soft key indicates the aspect ratio to
which you will change when you press the
soft key.
Zoom is useful to watch movies in
cinematic aspect ratio. You can use the
function to reduce the width of the black
bars at the top and bottom.

In the Settings menu (
page 71),
press the soft key repeatedly until the
desired aspect ratio is set.
Changing the DVD language
Changing the DVD language:

During playback of the DVD, activate
the DVD settings menu (
page 71)

Press the
Lang.
soft key.
The language list is displayed. The con-
tent of the list depends on which langu-
ages the DVD supports.

Use g or G to select a language.

Press E.
The selected language is set.
iYou can only change the DVD language
if the DVD supports several languages.
iThe
Lang.
soft key has no function if
the Settings menu is activated from
within the DVD menu.
In this case, you need to change the
language in the DVD menu (
page 70)
if the menu item is available. Or remove
the DVD menu (
page 71) and again
press the
Lang.
soft key in the
Settings menu.
Some DVDs allow the language to be
selected additionally or exclusively in
the DVD menu saved on the DVD
(
page 70).