audio MERCEDES-BENZ CLA-Class 2014 C117 Comand Manual

HOV or carpool lanes
0043
HOV symbol on the road sign
0044 HOV symbol on the car pool lane
A route may be calculated taking the use of
HOV or carpool lanes into account. You can
use HOV or carpool lanes depending on the
number of persons in the vehicle as well as
the local and time limitation conditions.
i This information is stored in the map data.
i You can enter the number of people in the
vehicle (Y page 62). In this section, you can
also find more information on HOV or car-
pool lanes.
If the system guides you to or from a carpool
lane, COMAND provides you with visual and
acoustic driving instructions. Navigation announcements
Repeating navigation announcements Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving. Please
always use this feature instead of consulting
the map display for directions. The symbols
or the map display could distract you from
traffic conditions and driving.
If you have missed an announcement, you can
call up the current announcement at any
time.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. X
Select RPT
RPT in the navigation system menu
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
Switching navigation announcements
on/off X
To switch off: press the0063button dur-
ing an announcement.
You will briefly see the message: The
The
guidance instructions have been guidance instructions have been
muted. muted.
X To switch on: press0098the COMAND con-
troller.
X Select RPT
RPTin the navigation system menu
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
i COMAND automatically switches the nav-
igation announcements back on when:
R you have a new route calculated.
R you switch COMAND on again or start the
engine.
Switching announcements and audio
fadeout on/off X
Select Navi Naviin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Announcements
Announcements and press0098to
confirm.
A menu appears.
You can activate/deactivate the following
functions:
R Announce Street Names Announce Street Names
Street names are announced during
route guidance.
R Audible Info During Phone Call Audible Info During Phone Call
During a phone call, navigation
announcements and traffic reports are
audible in the background.
R Audio Fadeout Audio Fadeout Route guidance
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The volume of an active audio or video
source is automatically reduced during a
navigation announcement.
R Gas on Reserve
Gas on Reserve
Once you have reached reserve fuel
level, you will see a prompt asking
whether you wish to start the search for
a gas station (Y page 76).
X Select the function and press 0098to confirm.
Switch the function on 0073or off 0053.
Setting the volume manually X
Adjust the volume using the 0043control
knob during a navigation announcement.
or
X Select RPT
RPT in the map view with the menu
shown and adjust the volume using the
0043 control knob.
Announce Street Names If the function is switched on, the name of the
street which you are turning into is
announced.
Announcements are not made in the chosen
language in all countries. They are made when
relevant street names for the selected lan-
guage are available in the database.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi
Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Announce
Announce Street StreetNames
Namesand press
0098 to confirm.
The function is switched on 0073or off 0053,
depending on the previous status. Canceling route guidance
Canceling or continuing route guidance X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination in the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X To cancel route guidance: selectCancel
Cancel
Route Guidance
Route Guidance and press0098to confirm.
or
X To continue route guidance: selectCon‐ Con‐
tinue Route Guidance
tinue Route Guidance and press0098to
confirm.
COMAND calculates the route.
Destination or area of destination
reached When you reach your destination, COMAND
displays a checkered flag and route guidance
is automatically ended.
If the destination is not in close proximity to
a digitized street, the
Area of destina‐ Area of destina‐
tion reached
tion reached message appears when the
destination is reached. Influencing route guidance
Avoiding a section of the route blocked
by a traffic jam This function blocks a section of the route
ahead of you. You can set the length of the
blocked route section. If possible, COMAND
calculates a detour around the blocked sec-
tion of the route.
X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller. 92
Route guidanceNavigation

Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®
audio
device) must support the Bluetooth ®
version
2.1 for connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be con-
nected.
X If the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes
Yes by pressing 0098.
If you select Yes Yes, authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
X Confirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security
settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND. The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is "MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth".
Please note the following: some mobile
phones require that you establish the con- nection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
X
Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. from the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone Connect via Phone and press0098
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
X Select COMAND ( MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
X Option 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
X Option 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure
Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do
Do
you want to be you want to be
authorized? authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes
Yes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
Waiting for
a Connection to a Connection to dev.>… dev.>… andConnecting Bluetooth
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles...
Profiles... are displayed. If the connec-
tion is successful, you see the telephone
basic menu and the connected mobile
phone is entered.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Switching between mobile phones If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
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To call up Facebook:
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and pressing 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
X Select Facebook Facebook by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The Facebook home page appears.
X To call up Google™ services: this is done
through Google™ Local Search
(Y page 161).
i Facebook is a social network. This App
allows you to log in from your vehicle and
use Facebook's many functions.
Google™ Street View allows you to view
streets in 360-degree panoramas.
Google™ Panoramio expands Google Local
Search to include photos at the selected
position. Internet radio
General notes
A good Internet connection is required to
transmit audio data efficiently. To ensure the
best-possible reception, your mobile phone
should be connected to the vehicle's exterior
antenna via the phone bracket (optional).
Bear in mind that a relatively large volume of
data can be transmitted when using the Inter-
net radio. An average 128 kbit per second
data transfer rate can transfer 56 MB of data
in one hour.
The data transfer rate of a station is displayed
while receiving data. Calling up the Internet radio
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by sliding 00970052and turning 00790052the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Internet Radio Internet Radio panel to the
front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The Internet radio menu appears. Searching for stations
X Select Search
Search in the Internet radio menu.
A list with search criteria appears.
X Select criterion and press 0098to confirm.
i For example as a search criterion, you can
set an Internet radio station that is located
close to your navigation destination. Connecting to a station
X Search for a station ( Ypage 167).
X Select 0065(play) in the Internet radio
menu and press 0098to confirm.
The call is placed.
If the data stream is interrupted, an automatic
attempt is made to re-establish the connec-
tion.
Manually re-establishing a connection
X Select 0065(play) again in the Internet
radio menu and press 0098to confirm. Internet radio
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Ending data transfer:
X
Select 00DB(stop) in the Internet radio
menu and press 0098to confirm.
or
X Change to another audio source, for exam-
ple Disc
Disc.
If you change to a main function that is not an
audio source, e.g. navigation, the data con-
nection remains on. You can continue listen-
ing to the set station. Internet
Display restriction
Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion. Calling up a website
Calling up the carousel view X
Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
You can now enter a web address (option 1
(Y page 168)) or select it in the carousel view
(option 2 (Y page 169)).
To select in the carousel view, you must first
create favorites (Y page 173). Option 1: entering the web address You can enter the web address using either
the character bar or the number keypad
(Y
page 36).
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 168).
X Select www wwwby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To enter using the character bar: enter
the web address in the input line. Character
entry (Y page 34).
As soon as the first letter has been entered
in the input line, a list appears below it. The
list shows web addresses which begin with
the letters you have entered and web
addresses which have already been called
up.
The list is empty the first time you call it up. 168
InternetOnline and
Internet functions

Your COMAND equipment
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Radio mode ........................................ 178
Satellite radio .................................... 182
CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode ........187
Music search ..................................... 200
MUSIC REGISTER .............................. 203
Bluetooth ®
audio mode .................... 207
Operation with the Media Inter-
face .................................................... 213
Audio AUX mode ............................... 220 177Audio

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described. Radio mode
Important notes
Portable electronic devices in the vehicle may
seriously impair radio reception. Switching to radio mode
Switching modes using the function
button X
Press the 002Afunction button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up satel-
lite radio mode. Pressing the button again
takes you back to FM radio mode. Switching modes via the audio menu Example: audio menu
0043
Current audio operating mode
0044 Main function bar
0087 Audio menu
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If radio mode was the last mode selected,
it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to radio mode in the audio
menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00970052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The audio menu appears. Example: HD Radio display
0043 Display window with station settings
0044 Preset position of the selected station
0087 Name of the selected station (symbol for
HD Radio™ and number of subprogram)
0085 Frequency of the selected station 178
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modeAudio

0083
Sound settings
0084 FM radio, AM radio or WB radio
006B Program information
006C Preset functions
006D Radio functions
X Select FM/AM Radio
FM/AM Radio by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. Switching HD Radio on/off
You can switch off HD Radio™ in the radio
submenu:
X Select Radio Radioin the radio display by sliding
00520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select HD Radio
HD Radio and press0098to confirm.
HD Radio™ on: 0073
HD Radio™ off: 0053
i Notes on HD Radio™:
HD Radio™ is a digital radio system from
the U.S.A. When HD Radio is off, you will
hear only analog programs on all frequen-
cies.
HD Radio™ provides:
R digital transmission on the same wave-
bands as analog AM/FM. The analog
AM/FM stations remain in the same
position when selecting a station.
R broadcasting of several program streams
over a single FM frequency (e.g. HD1,
HD2, etc.). R
clear, interference free reception.
R FM: CD quality sound.
AM: analog FM station sound quality.
R the display of text-based information
(e.g. artist, track name) in the display
For further information on HD Radio™, visit
http://www.hdradio.com . Switching wavebands
You can switch the radio between the FM, AM
and WB wavebands. 0043
Waveband submenu
X Option 1: press the002Afunction button
until the desired waveband is set.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up satel-
lite radio mode. Pressing the button again
takes you back to FM radio mode.
X Option 2: selectFM FM,AM
AMorWB
WB in the radio
display by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X The waveband submenu is opened.
X Select a waveband and press 0098to confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband. The 0036dot shows the
currently selected waveband. Radio mode
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Selecting a station
Selects stations via the station search
function X
Press the 0048or0049 button.
or
X Turn 00790052007A or slide 009500520096the COMAND con-
troller while the display/selection window
in the radio display is active.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station found.
Selecting station via the station presets X
Quick setting: press a number key, e.g.
0082.
X Directly in the station presets: select
Presets
Presets by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X When the display/selection window is
active, press 0098the COMAND controller.
The station preset memory appears. The
0036 dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning 00790052007Aand press-
ing 0098to confirm or press a number key,
e.g. 0082.
Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually X
Option 1: press the003Ebutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio Radio in the radio display
by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Enter Frequency
Enter Frequency and press0098to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND sets the frequency entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 - 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 - 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND sets the next lower fre-
quency. Storing station
Storing station manually There are ten presets available for the FM and
AM wavebands.
Example: station presets
X
Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0082, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored. 180
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X
Directly in the station presets: press0098
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets
Presets by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 0036dot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored.
X Select a preset by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press and hold
0098 until you hear a tone.
The station is stored under the preset.
Storing station automatically This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found, begin-
ning with preset 1. When the highest fre-
quency is reached or 10 stations have been
found, the storing process ends. Any stations
stored manually under the presets will be lost.
COMAND may not occupy all memory slots
when storing.
X Option 1: press0098the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The channel preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets Presets by sliding 00520064
and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The channel preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select Autos‐
Autos‐
tore
tore and press 0098to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for sta-
tions that can be received. You will see a
message to this effect. The available sta-
tions are automatically stored in the preset
positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 0098to confirm. Weather Band
Activating X
Press the 002Afunction button repeatedly
until the Weather Band is switched on.
or
X Select the currently set waveband FM FMor
AM
AM by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select WB
WBfrom the menu and press 0098to
confirm.
Searching for a channel X
Quick select: turn00790052007A or slide 009500520096the
COMAND controller while the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Selecting a channel from the channel
list X
Select Channel Channel by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The channel list appears. Radio
mode
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