MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE 2009 Owners Manual

Media Interface* mode
Information on operating with Media
Interface
Connection options i
Stow the equipment in a secure location.
Use only genuine Mercedes-Benz connect-
ing cables.
You can connect the following data carriers
to COMAND via the Media Interface:
R iPod ®9
R USB devices
For more details and a comprehensive list of
supported devices, please contact a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre or visit
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
and proceed as described under "Media Inter-
face".
Supported iPod ®
variants
The following are examples of supported
iPod ®
variants:
R iPod ®
mini
R iPod ®
nano
R iPod ®
classic
R iPod ®
touch
Supported USB devices
The following USB devices are supported:
R USB sticks (flash memory)
R USB hard drives (1-inch, 1.8-inch and 2.5-
inch drives) with a starting/continuous cur-
rent of up to 800 mA (a separate power
supply may be necessary)
R certain MP3 players
i The Media Interface supports USB stor-
age media of USB Device Subclass 6. Infor-
mation concerning USB Device Subclass 6 is available from the equipment manufac-
turer.
Supported data formats (USB devices) The following data types are supported:
R
MP3: CBR, VBR (up to 320 kbit/s)
R WMA: CBR, VBR (up to 320 kbit/s)
Notes on USB devices
R Avoid storing data other than music data on
the USB device so that the start-up time is
not extended unnecessarily.
R Up to eight directory levels with up to 1,000
tracks are supported.
R Do not use a USB extension cable or
adapter. These may impair functionality.
R A background search of the USB device is
performed and any playlists found are pro-
vided in a separate category in addition to
the folders. Initialisation of larger USB
mass storage devices containing a high
number of files can take up to several
minutes.
i Files protected with DRM (Digital Rights
Management) are not supported by the
Media Interface. Connecting external devices
Device-specific adapter cables are needed to
connect external equipment to the Media
Interface. These cables are included in the
Media Interface scope of delivery.
You will find the connection sockets in the
glove compartment.
Never connect more than one device at a
time. You will otherwise not be able to play
back from the external device. Please consult
a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre for further
information.
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i
Never leave external devices in the vehi-
cle as extreme temperatures (e.g. if sub-
jected to direct sunlight or at extremely low
outside temperatures) may prevent them
from functioning correctly (see separate
operating instructions of the respective
device). Mercedes-Benz does not take
responsibility for any damage to external
devices. :
Socket for 3.5-mm phone jack, e.g. for
MP3 players
; iPod socket, to connect an iPod ®
= USB socket for connecting a USB device
? Example of device (iPod ®
)
X Connect the external equipment using con-
nection :,;or=.
COMAND activates the device 10
.
If you remove a device, the No device con‐
nected message appears.
i A connected iPod ®
or MP3 player should
not be simultaneously operated via the
Media Interface and the remote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control) as this
may produce unpredictable results.
i Connecting an iPod or MP3 player which
has been excessively discharged can result
in an extended initialisation period. i
Error messages appear while the device
is being activated if:
R COMAND does not support the device
connected.
R the connected device consumes too
much power.
R the Media Interface connection is faulty.
Where necessary, consult a Mercedes-
Benz Service Centre. Switching to Media Interface opera-
tion
i In extreme cases, starting up individual
functions can take up to several minutes,
depending on the external device and its
content (e.g. video podcasts).
Only use the original software to store data
on your iPod ®
and MP3 player. Otherwise,
some or all functions may not be available.
From another main mode X
Press the Rfunction button.
COMAND switches on the previous disc
operating mode.
i If you previously selected operation with
Media Interface, it will now be switched on.
X Select Media.
The media list appears. The #dot indi-
cates the current medium being played.
i If no device is connected, you will see the
Media Interface entry instead of a
device name.
If COMAND does not support the device
connected, the Device incompatible
message appears. The device is shown as
Not available in the media list. If two
devices are connected, you will see this
message: Please make sure that only
one device is connected.
10 Not for AUX devices. Media Interface* mode
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X
Confirm your entry with W.
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears. Example display: iPod mode
:
Type of data medium
; Track number
= Track name
? Visual time display
A Track time
B Visual track display
C Current playback settings (no icon for
"Normal track sequence")
D Sound settings
E Media list
F Album name (if supplied)
G Categories, playlists and/or folders
H Artist (if supplied)
I Playback options
i Type of data medium :connected is
indicated by the corresponding icon for
iPod ®
, MP3 player or USB mass storage
device.
i If the device connected does not contain
any playable tracks, a message appears to
this effect. From audio mode X
Connect an external device (Y page 98).
COMAND activates the device. The basic
display then appears.
or
X Select AudioQMedia Interface . Selecting
music files
i COMAND displays the data stored on the
iPod ®
, MP3 player or USB mass storage
device according to the filing structure
used in the respective medium.
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: slideXVY or turn cVd.
or
X Press the 9or: button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
i Skipping forward skips to the next track.
Skipping backwards skips to the beginning
of the current track if the track has been
playing for more than eight seconds. If the
track has been playing for less than eight
seconds, it skips to the start of the previous
track. If you have selected a playback
option other than Normal track
sequence, the track sequence is random.
Selecting using the number keypad X
To make an entry: press theUbutton.
An input menu appears. The number of
characters available for input depends on
the number of stored tracks.
X To enter a track number: press a number
key, such as q.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
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X
If desired, enter further digits.
X To confirm your entry: pressW.
or
X Press and hold the number key for the last
number of the desired track number.
The selected track is played.
Fast forward/rewind X
If the display/selection window is
active: slideXVY and hold until you reach
the desired position.
i On an iPod ®
, the fast rewind function can
only be used within the currently playing
track. Selecting a category/playlist/folder
iPod ®
and selected MP3 players You can select tracks for an iPod
®
and MP3
player according to categories and folders.
Categories can include:
R Current track list
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Podcasts
R Genres
R Composers
R Audiobooks
i Some playback categories contain the
All entry. When this entry has been selec-
ted, the entire content of the category
selected will be played.
USB devices For USB mass storage devices, you can select
folders and also playlists (if available). When
playing back from playlists, COMAND can also display the respective album and artist
name (metadata), if these have been uploa-
ded to the system.
Playlists are indicated in the display by a spe-
cial icon. When you open the playlist, the cor-
responding tracks are opened and playback
begins when you select a track.
For USB mass storage devices, you can
choose to display the metadata contained in
the tags of the encoded music data, or to dis-
play the file and directory names during play-
back.
X
To display album and artist name: select
Media Interface QDisplay Meta‐
data.
Selecting a category and opening a
folder X
To open a category list/folder: pressW
when the display/selection window is
active.
or
X Select Music.
You will see the available categories or the
folder content (e.g. other folders).
i The Music menu item is not available until
the device has been activated. Example of display: category list
:
Device icon and device name, or the cat-
egory selected
; Selectable categories Media Interface* mode
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X
To select a category/folder: slideZVÆ
or turn cVdand confirm with W.
You will see the content of the selected
category or selected folder.
i If the data still has to be read from the
connected device, you will see the Please
wait... message.
X If necessary, repeat this operating step
until the tracks in the desired folder/album
appear. Example of display: current track list
:
Icon for next folder up
; Current category
= Track icon
? Current track
X To select a track: slideZVÆor turn
cV dand confirm with W.
The track is played.
X To select one folder higher: selectU
and confirm.
i The U icon is always listed right at the
top of the folder in question. Playing the content of a category or
folder
X Select a category or folder.
X Press Wfor longer than two seconds.
The content of the category or folder selec-
ted is played in accordance with the play-
back option (Y page 103) selected. Alphabetical track selection
iPod ®
and MP3 player i
This function is available for alphabeti-
cally sorted categories and folders.
X Select a category, e.g. Artists.
The available artists appear.
X Press the corresponding number key once
or repeatedly to select the initial letter of
the desired artist. For example, to select an
artist whose name begins with "C", press
the l number key three times.
You see the available letters at the bottom
edge of the display.
i If there is no entry beginning with the let-
ter entered, the last entry beginning with
the previous letter is shown at the top of
the list.
i For an iPod ®
and MP3 player, the quality
of the search results is highly dependent on
the version and language variant of the
software (e.g. iTunes ®
version) used to
populate the device.
USB mass storage devices i
This function is available for alphabeti-
cally sorted directories. This function is not
available for playlists, for example.
X In a directory, press the appropriate num-
ber key once or several times to select the
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artist beginning with the letter "C", press
number key
lthree times).
You see the available letters at the bottom
edge of the display.
If the directory only contains folders,
COMAND searches for folders. Selecting an active partition (for USB
mass storage devices only)
You can select this function for USB mass
storage devices when the storage device is
partitioned. Up to four partitions (primary or
logical and FAT-formatted) are supported.
i The Windows formatting program sup-
ports FAT partitions of up to 32 GB as
standard.
X Select Media Interface QSelect
active partition . Playback options
The following options are available to you:
R Normal track sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. sorted by number or by title).
R Random tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random categories orRandom folder
(in the case of USB devices when Folder
has been selected):
The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any sub-folders, are
played in random order.
X To select a playback option: select
Media Interface in the basic display.
The options list appears. A #dot indicates
the option selected.
X Select an option. Telephone*
Safety notes
G
Risk of accident
Observe the legal requirements of the country
in which you are currently driving regarding
operating mobile communications equipment
in a vehicle.
If it is permitted by law to operate communi-
cations equipment while the vehicle is in
motion, you may only do so when the traffic
situation allows. Otherwise, you could be dis-
tracted from the traffic conditions, cause an
accident and injure yourself and others.
Two-way radios and fax equipment used with-
out low-reflection exterior aerials can inter-
fere with the vehicle's electronics and,
thereby, jeopardise the operating safety of
the vehicle and your safety. Therefore, you
must only use this equipment if it is correctly
connected to a separate, reflection-free, exte-
rior aerial. G
Risk of accident
For reasons of safety, only use hands-free
mode if you use the telephone when driving.
If you use hands-free mode to make a call, you
must continue to drive carefully, close all the
windows and prevent any disruptive noises. General notes
Bluetooth ®
interface and convenience
telephony* COMAND offers you dual-level telephone
functions.
The basic set-up offers you Bluetooth
®
inter-
face telephony when used with a Bluetooth ®
-
capable mobile phone. With suitable mobile
phones, the Bluetooth ®
interface can be used
for the following functions:
R hands-free system
R phone book Telephone*
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If your vehicle is equipped with convenience
telephony*, you can buy brackets* for spe-
cific mobile phones at your Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre and have them installed in the
armrest.
Your mobile phone battery* is charged in the
bracket and a connection is made to the vehi-
cle's aerial.
With a suitable mobile telephone, the follow-
ing functions are available when using con-
venience telephony*:
R hands-free system
R phone book
R text message (SMS)
i If your vehicle is equipped with conveni-
ence telephony*, you can also connect a
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phone to
COMAND via the Bluetooth ®
interface.
You can obtain more detailed information
about suitable mobile phones and about con-
necting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phones
with COMAND from your Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre or on the Internet
(www.mercedes-benz.com).
Calls disconnected while the vehicle is
in motion A call may be disconnected if:
R
there is insufficient GSM network coverage
in certain areas.
R you move from one GSM transmitter/
receiver area (GSM cell) into another and
no channels are free.
Operating options You can operate the phone with the following
devices:
R mobile phone keypad
R COMAND/telephone keypad
R COMAND controller R
multi-function steering wheel
R Linguatronic*
Unless otherwise indicated, the descriptions
and illustrations in this section refer to
COMAND and the telephone keypad. This
also means that to carry out the functions
described here, you must always be in the
"Telephone" menu. The fastest way to access
the "Telephone" menu is to press the S
function button.
LINGUATRONIC* operation is described in
separate operating instructions.
Display of telephone numbers and
names COMAND can display the telephone number
and the name of the caller, e.g. for an incom-
ing call and also in other menus or displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must send their telephone number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name of
the caller must be stored in the phone book.
Function restrictions You will not be able to use the telephone in
the following situations:
R
when the mobile phone is not switched on
R when the "Bluetooth ®
" function on
COMAND or, when telephoning via the
Bluetooth ®
interface, on the mobile phone,
is switched off
R when using convenience telephony* and
the mobile phone is not yet connected to
the bracket*
XConnect the mobile phone
(Y page 110).
R when the mobile phone is not yet connec-
ted to a network
The telephone automatically tries to
log into a network. If no network is availa-
ble, you will not be able to make a "112" 104
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emergency call. If you attempt to make an
outgoing call, the
No Servicemessage will
appear for a short while.
R If you remove the ignition key from the igni-
tion lock during an active conversation in
hands-free mode, the conversation may be
continued for up to 30 minutes. At this
point, it will be interrupted. You can prevent
this as follows:
XBluetooth ®
interface telephony:
switch the mobile phone to "Private
mode" before switching off COMAND;
see mobile phone operating instruc-
tions.
X Convenience telephony*: remove
the phone from its bracket before
switching off COMAND*.
If you wish to switch off COMAND during an
active conversation in hands-free mode, the
following message will appear: "You cannot
switch off COMAND until the phone call has
been completed."
"999" or "112" emergency call The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to make a "112" emergency call:
R
the mobile phone must be switched on.
R a network must be available.
R a valid SIM card must be in the phone (not
necessary in all mobile phone networks).
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself.
The "112" emergency call number is a public
service. Any misuse is punishable by law.
Mercedes-Benz Contact Mercedes-Benz Contact can help you when-
ever you have questions relating to your vehi-
cle or when you need help in the event of a
breakdown.
The function will allow you to place a call to
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Centre. All important vehicle data is transferred in order
to ensure optimum support.
The following data is transmitted:
R
the vehicle identification number
R the mileage
R the vehicle's location
You can make use of this function with an
operational mobile phone connected to
COMAND via the Bluetooth ®
interface or con-
venience telephony*.
! Please note: Mercedes-Benz Contact is a
service provided by Mercedes-Benz. In
emergencies, it is vital that you first contact
the standard national emergency services
number.
i Currently (as at June 2009) this service is
available in the following European coun-
tries:
R Belgium
R Germany
R France
R United Kingdom
R Ireland
R Italy
R Luxembourg
R Netherlands
R Austria
R Poland
R Switzerland
R Slovakia
R Spain
R Czech Republic
R Hungary
You will find additional information on
Mercedes Benz Contact in your Service Book-
let. Telephone*
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Switching the telephone on/off
You can only switch the telephone on and
off 11
if convenience telephony* is activated.
X To switch on: insert the mobile phone into
the bracket when COMAND is switched on.
or
X Switch on the mobile phone – see mobile
phone operating instructions.
or
X Select Telephone QTelephone on.
X To switch off: selectTelephone Q
Telephone off.
or
X Switch off the mobile phone – see mobile
phone operating instructions. Telephone keypad
Using the telephone keypad, you can:
R Enter digits and special characters
R Reject, accept, connect and end calls X
To enter characters: lift cover;.
X Enter the characters using the buttons on
telephone keypad :.
i To select the * character, press the
à button once. To select the + charac-
ter, briefly press the Ãbutton twice. X
To delete individual characters: press
the $ button.
X To delete an entire word or number:
press and hold the $button until the
entire word or number has been deleted. Using the telephone via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface
Bluetooth ®
technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of up
to approximately 10 metres. Bluetooth ®
can
be used to exchange vCards or make calls
using a headset or handset, for example.
If your vehicle is equipped with convenience
telephony* and you would like to make calls
using the Bluetooth ®
interface, be sure that
your mobile phone is neither in the mobile
phone bracket* nor connected to it*. This
may result in a malfunction, depending on the
type of mobile phone.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth ® X
Select Vehicle QSystem QBlue‐
tooth QBluetooth activated. A tick appears when Bluetooth
®
is activated.
Mobile phone requirements For telephony via COMAND's Bluetooth
®
interface, you require a Bluetooth ®
-capable
mobile phone.
11 This function is only available if the mobile phone bracket supports it. 106
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i
Not all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. You can obtain
more detailed information about suitable
mobile phones and about connecting Blue-
tooth ®
-capable mobile phones to
COMAND from your Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre or on the Internet
(www.mercedes-benz.com).
To avoid malfunctions, the mobile phone's
rechargeable battery must always be suffi-
ciently charged.
In preparation for telephoning via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface you should check the follow-
ing items on your mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions):
R Hands-Free Profile
The mobile phone must support Hands-
Free Profile 1.0 or above.
i Certain displays (e.g. the field strength
display or the mobile phone network pro-
vider) appear depending on the supported
version of the Hands-Free Profile.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
On certain mobile phones, the device itself
must be made "visible" for other devices,
as well as activating the Bluetooth ®
func-
tion.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device has a Bluetooth ®
device name. This device name is freely
definable, but can be identical for all devi-
ces from the same manufacturer. It is a
good idea to choose a personalised name
by which you can identify your mobile
phone clearly.
Connecting a mobile phone X
Switch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN, if necessary – see the mobile phone
operating instructions. X
Activate the Bluetooth ®
functionality on
the mobile phone – see the mobile phone
operating instructions.
Bluetooth ®
is activated on COMAND as
standard. When the "Bluetooth ®
" function is
switched off on COMAND, the following mes-
sage appears: Bluetooth not activated
in system settings. Switch on Blue-
tooth ®
manually on COMAND (Y page 106).
Registering (authorising) the mobile
phone
Before you use your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you must register
(authorise) it.
You can register more than one mobile
phone. A connection is always established to
the most recently connected mobile phone
within range.
If no connection can be made to the most
recently connected mobile phone, the system
searches for the mobile phone which was
connected before that one.
If you authorise a new mobile phone, it will be
automatically connected 12
.
X Select Data/connections QBlue‐
tooth telephonesQ Update.
COMAND looks for Bluetooth ®
devices
within range and adds them to the Blue-
tooth ®
phone list.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
devices within range
and on the mobile phone characteristics
(Hands-Free-Profile version, any "visibility"
requirements).
12 This function is available if it is supported by the mobile phone. Telephone*
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