USB MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2014 C217 Comand Manual

Sym
bol Explanation
0004
Entry that has been imported from
the memory card or USB device
000A
Entry imported via the Bluetooth
®
interface Searching for a phone book entry
Using the character bar You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Select a character by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND Controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The first entry in the list that starts with the
letter selected is highlighted. If there are
similar entries, the next different character
is shown. For example, with entries such as
Christel and
Christine , the beginnings
of the names are similar. In this case, you
will be offered a choice between E and
I .
X Select the characters of the entry you are
searching for one by one and press 0037to
confirm.
When the selection is clear, COMAND
switches automatically to the selection list.
X To complete the search: slide00120036the
COMAND controller repeatedly or press
and hold 0037until the character bar
disappears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 34) Using the number keypad You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X
Press the appropriate number keys as
many times as necessary and one after the
other.
Further information on character entry using
the number keypad (direct entry)
(Y page 36).
Directly from the list You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry.
X
Slide 00120036the COMAND controller
repeatedly or press and hold 0037until the
character bar disappears.
or
X Select 0004and press 0037to confirm.
X To selecta n entry:turn003C0012003D the
COMAND controller until the desired entry
is highlighted and press 0037to confirm.
To select aphone number: the0002symbol
indicates that an entry contains more than
one phone number.
X Select a phone book entry with the 0002
symbol and press 0037to confirm.
The sub-entries appear. The 0002symbol
changes to 0003. Phone book entry with several entries140
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X
Press 0037the COMAND controller while the
textm essage is being displayed.
X Select Save Number and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select New Entry and press
0037to confirm.
X Store the phone number (Y page 143)
Adding the sender of atext message to
an address book entry X
Press 0037the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select Add Phone No. and press
0037to
confirm.
X Proceed from the step "Select a number
category" ( Ypage 142).
Deleting atext message X
Select a text message in the text message
inbo xby turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller.
X Selec tthe list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 00120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ad eletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0037to confirm.
If you select Yes , the textm
essage is
deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
i This delete function is not supported by
all mobile phones. The Delete failed.message appears.
Using the address book
Introduction
Always pay attention to traffic conditions. Before starting the journey, familiarize
yourself with the address book functions.
Only use COMAND when the road and traffic
conditions permit
.You could otherwise
become involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured.
The address book organizes and stores
entries that are entered from different
sources (mobile phone, memory card, USB
device, COMAND phone book, navigation
system).
You can use these entries to make telephone
calls and for navigation.
i Number of contacts in the address
book: the address book can store a total of
4000 contacts.
1500 entries each are reserved in the
address book for:
R contacts from the mobile phone
R contacts that you create in COMAND or
import from other sources
The remaining 1,000 entries are assigned
by COMAND as necessary.
i Display of mobile phone contacts:
contacts downloaded from the mobile
phone remain in the address book even if
you disconnect the mobile phone from
COMAND. Contacts that have previously
been available can be displayed as soon as
the mobile phone is reconnected.
COMAND downloads the contacts again so
that any new contacts that have been
added to the mobile phone can be
displayed.
As soon as you connect a new mobile
phone to COMAND all the contacts from
the previous mobile phone are replaced by
those from the new phone's address book.
Address book entries remain stored when
the mobile phone is disconnected. For this
reason, delete your personal data using the
reset function before selling your vehicle,
for example (Y page 47). Using the address book
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X
Select Voice Name and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select Add or
Change and press
0037to
confirm.
Subsequent operation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you
through the dialogs.
Deleting avoice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 150).
X Select the list symbol to the righ tofthe
entry by sliding 00120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Voice Name and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ad eletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes or
No and press the
0016button
to confirm.
If you select Yes , COMAND deletes the
voice tag.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
Listening to avoice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 150).
X Select the list symbol to the righ tofthe
entry by sliding 00120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Voice Name and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select Listen and press
0037to confirm.
You hear the voice tag. Importing phone book entries
This function allows you to store phone book
entries from the mobile phone in the address
book. The following can be used as a source:
R
the mobile phone
R the memory card
R the USB device
R the Bluetooth ®
Interface
Imported phone book entries are indicated in
the phone book by different symbols
(Y page 139).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 000C(Ypage 140).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Save Entry and press
0037to
confirm.
The Data saved. message appears. The
phone book entry is now saved as an
address book entry.
The 000Csymbol is replaced by the ¥
symbol. Importing contacts
Information and requirements You can import contacts (vCards) from the
memory card and a USB device into the
address book, or receive vCards via
Bluetooth
®
.
i Up to 2500 entries can be imported into
the address book. Amessage notifies you
when the maximum number is reached.
You then have to delete existing entries in
order to import new entries (Y page 151).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
differen trequirements apply: 154
Using the address bookTelephone

Source Prerequisites
Memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y
page 197). It
contains importable
contact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 197). It contains
importable contact details. Requirements for receiving vCards via
Bluetooth ®
You can receive vCards from devices (e.g.
from a PC) that support the sending of vCards
via Bluetooth ®
.
It is not necessary to authorize the device in
COMAND to do so.
Please bear the following in mind:
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the Bluetooth ®
device, see the
operating instructions for the device.
R the Bluetooth ®
device must be able to send
vCards via Bluetooth ®
(see operating
instructions for the device).
R the Bluetooth ®
device in the vehicle must
be switched on.
Importing from the memory card or USB
device Entries imported from the memory card or
from a USB device have the 0004symbol.
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to import vCards:
R vCards (vcf files) may be located in the main
directory or in folders. COMAND allows you
to select the relevant folders directly.
R vCards must have the file extension ".vcf".
i One vcf file may contain several vCards.
COMAND supports vCards in versions 2.1
and 3.0.
X Select Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown, select
Phone by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select Download Contacts and press
0037
to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select From The Memory Card or
From USB device in the menu by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Add or
Overwrite and press
0037to
confirm.
Add imports the entries from the memory
card or USB device into the address book.
Overwrite imports the entries from the
memory card or USB device and overwrites
all entries in the address book with the
0004 symbol. The previous entries are then
no longer available.
After the contact data has been imported
successfully, you will see amessage to this
effect. The address book or the respective
telephone basic menu is displayed.
i You can select Overwrite if the address
book already contains corresponding
entries. Amessage notifies you when the
address book is full.
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth ® X
Select Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone by sliding
00120008and turning Using the address book
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further information at any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Insert an SD memory card X
Insert the memory card into the slot on the
control panel until it engages in place. The
side with the contacts must face
downwards and point towards the slot.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
Ejecting an SD memory card X
Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card from slot. Connecting
aUSB device
The USB port is located in the stowage
compartment in the center console.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 Vp ower supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick)to
the USB port.
If no MP 3tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of USB device.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). The MTP mode must be
active. Switching to audio CD/DVD or MP3
mode
Inserting or connecting amedium X
Insert CDs/DVD s(Ypage 194)
or
X Insert an SD memory card (Y page 197)
or
X Connect a USB device (Y page 197).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Switching modes using the function
button X
Press the 0007function button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R CD/audio DVD/video DVD/MP3 CD/MP3
DVD in the DVD changer or single DVD
drive (disc mode)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 199).
Switching modes via the audio menu X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00360012and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The last active audio source is now
activated.
You can activate a differen taudio source
using the audio menu. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
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X
Select Audio by sliding
00360012and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Disc ,
Memory Card ,
Music Register ,
USB Storage or
Media Interface and press
0037to confirm.
This switches to the desired audio source.
X Select an audio mediu mfrom the media list
(Y page 199).
Example display: audio CD mode 0001
CD cover (if available)
0002 Gracenote data found, then the elapsed
track time
0014 Track number and track name (if stored
on the disc as CD text or if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0013 Graphic time and track display
0011 Disc type, disc position in the media list
and disc name (if stored on the disc as CD
text or if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0012 Artist (if stored on the disc as CD text or
if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0005 CD mode menu Example display: audio DVD mode 0001
Cove r(if available)
0002 Track time
0014 Track number
0013 Graphic time and track display
0011 Disc type, disc position in the media list,
disc name (only if stored on the disc)
0012 Audio DVD mode menu
Example display: MP3 mode 0001
Cover (if available)
0002 Track time
0014 Track number and name
0013 Graphic time and track display
0011 Medium type, position of medium in the
media list, current folder or current album
0012 Artis t(if available)
0005 MP3 mode menu
i If no Media Interface is connected during
operation with a DV Dchanger, 0005displays
Changer instead of
Media (Y
page 219). 198
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio

X
To switch the display: select1...6 changer by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Depending on the previous setting, the
magazine trays are shown or not shown.
i If a disc canno tbe read, an entry appears
next to the corresponding magazine tray. Media list showing all magazine trays
X
Select the data medium by turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The following tables list the selection options
in the media list for the respective equipment
variants. For DVD changer
Magazine trays, positions
1to 6: readable
data media are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3
DVDs, audio DVDs and video DVDs. Memory card, position 7
MUSIC REGISTER, position 8
USB storage device, position 9
Media Interface, position 0
Bluetooth Audio
Equipped with a single DVD drive
DVD drive, position 1: readable data media
are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3 DVDs,
audio DVDs and video DVDs.
Memory card, position 2 MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
USB storage device, position 4
Media Interface, position 5
Bluetooth
®
audio: position 6 i
If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 228).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad X
When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. 002C.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played. Selecting
atrack
Selecting by skipping to atrack X
To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
003C0012003D the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than
eight seconds .Ifthe track has been playing
for less than eight seconds, it skips to the
start of the previous track.
If the Random Tracks or
Random Folder playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.200
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio

Selecting
atrac kusing the number
keypad X
Press the 0005key on the number keypad.
An umerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offere dcorresponds to
the number of trackso n the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
numbe rkeys.
The trac kplays after the last possible
number is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Selecting atrac kusing music search X
Select Current Track List ,
Folder or a
category and press 0037to confirm.
Select music via categories (e.g. album,
artist) with the music search function.
If you select a category, COMAND starts a
search for track information if the following
conditions are fulfilled:
R the data carriers are inserted or connected
R the track information from these data
carriers is not yet contained in the
COMAND music database.
COMAND imports track information from the
following data carriers:
R disc (CD/audio DVD/MP3)
R Memory Card R
MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
The Track information is complete message appears once the search is
completed. COMAND stores the music data
in its own database. You can now select the
available music data within the desired
category.
You will find further information on searching
for music in the "Music search" section
(Y
page 206).
X In audio CD/audio DVD mode/MP3 mode,
select Search by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The category list appears. Example: current track list
X
Select the track by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The basic display appears and the trac kis
played. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X While the display/selection window is
active, slide 003400120035and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0001or0002 button
until the desired position is reached. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
201Audio Z

Updating Gracenote
®
music
recognition technology and the
Gracenote Media Database Due to the release of new CDs, the digital data
on the Gracenote Media Database must be
updated. Optimum functionality can only be
attained with up-to-date Gracenote ®
music
recognition technology. Information about
new versions can be obtained from an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
You can have your music recognition
software updated there with aDVD, or you
can update it yourself.
i The Gracenote Media Database is
updated in conjunction with the navigation
system's digital map (Y page 119).Displaying the track and album
X Press the 0031button.
The current track and albuma re displayed
in a window. Displaying metadata (MP3 mode)
COMAND can also display the album name
and artist (metadata) during playback if this
information has been entered into the
system.
For all media that contain MP3 data (e.g. MP3
CD, SD memory card, MUSIC REGISTER), you
can determine whether:
R the metadata contained in the tags of the
encoded musi cdata should be displayed
R the file and directory names should be
displayed during playback
X To display the album and artist name:
select MP3 or
USB in the basic display by
sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Display Track Information and
press 0037to confirm. Selecting
agrou p(audio DVD)
The content of an audio DVD can be divided
into up to 9groups. The availability and type
of group depends on the respective DVD.
Ag roup can contain musi cindifferen tsound
qualities (stereo and multichannel formats,
for example), or bonus tracks.
Each group can contain up to 99 tracks.
If an audio DVD only contains one audio
format, the Group menu item(s) cannot be
selected.
X Switch on audio DVD mode (Y page 197).
X Select DVD-A by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select Group by turning
003C0012003Dand press
0037 to confirm.
The 000Fdot indicates the group currently
selected.
X Select the desired group by turning 003C0012003D
and press 0037to confirm.
X To exit the menu: slide003400120035 the COMAND
controller or press the 000Aback button. Selecting an active partition (USB
mass storage devices only)
You can select this function for USB mass
storage devices when the storage device is
partitioned. Up to 5partitions (primary or
logical, FAT, FAT32 and NTFS) are supported.
X Select MP3 in the basic display by sliding
00120008 and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Select Active Partition and
press 0037to confirm. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
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Playback options
X To selecto ptions:switch to CD/audio
DVD or MP3 mode ( Ypage 197).
X Select CD ,
DVD-A or
MP3 by sliding
00120008and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The options list appears. The 000Fdot
indicates the option selected.
X Select an option by turning 003C0012003Dand press
0037 to confirm.
The option is switched on. For all options
except Normal Track Sequence , you will
see a corresponding display in the display/
selectio nwindow.
The following options are available to you:
R Normal Track Sequence The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
In MP3 mode, the track order is determined
by the order in which the tracks are written
to the MP3 data carrier when it is created.
Alphabetical order is the most common.
Once all the tracks in a folder have been
played, the tracks in the nex
tfolder are
played.
R Random Medium All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random Track List (MP3 mode only)
You hear the tracks of the current track list
or the currently active folder (including all
subfolders) in random order.
i The Normal Track Sequence option is
automatically selected when you change
the disc you are currently listening to or
when you select a different medium. If an
option is selected, it remains selected after
COMAND is switched on or off. Notes on MP3 mode
General notes Depending on the volume and format of the
MP3 data, the length of time required for
reading the data may increase.
Permissible datac
arriers R
CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R SD memory card
R USB storage device
Permissible file systems R
ISO 9660/Joliet standard for CDs
R UDF for audio and video DVDs
R FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS for SD memory
card and USB storage media
Multisession CDs For multisessio
nCDs, the content of the first
session determines how COMAND will
process the CD. COMAND plays only one
session and gives priority to the audio CD
session.
If possible, use COMAND to play only CDs
tha thave been writte ninone session.
File structure of a data carrier Whe
nyou create a disc with compressed
music files, the tracks can be organized in
folders. Afolder may also contain subfolders.
The disc may contain no more than eight
directory levels. Files beyond the eighth level
will not be recognized by the system.
i COMAND loads up to 15,000 tracks from
an SD memory card or USB storage
medium. 204
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio