Theme MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2012 W218 Comand Manual

Int
era ctive cont ent
DV Ds can contain interac tive conten t(e. g.a
vide ogame ).In avide ogame ,for example ,
you may beable toinfluen ceeve ntsby
sele cting and trigge ringact ions.The typeand
num berofact ionsdepe ndontheDV D.
X Se lec tana ction bysliding ZVÆ orXVY the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
exe cute it.
A menu appe arsand thefirst entry ,
Sel ect ,
is highl ighted .
X Pre ssW the COMAND controller. AU
Xvideo mode Co
nnectin gex tern alvideo source s
If yo ur veh icleis eq uipp ed with aMed ia
Inter face (Y pa ge 178) ,yo ucan conne ctan
exte rnalvid eo sou rce (AUXvideo).
The 1/8inch audio/vi deoj ack sare inthe
cen terc onsole stowage compartment.
i Invehicles witharear view camera, the
AUX video jackcann otbe used forexter nal
video sources. Switching
toAUX video mode
X Select Video in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
If AUX video mode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toAUX video mode inthe
video menu.
X Select Video and
press Wtoconf irm.
X Select Aux and
press Wtoconf irm.
The AUX video menu appears. Youwillhear
and seethecont entofthe exter nalvideo
source ifit is conn ected andswitched to
playb ack. AUX
video mode
For details onhow tooperate theexter nal
video source, seetherespect ivedevice's
operating instructions. Showing/hiding
themenu
X To show: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X To hide: slideZVtheCOMAND controller
and conf irmFull Screen by
pressing W. Volume
andsound settings
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 33)
and sound (Ypage 34)settings inthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNIN
G
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announc ementsand
navigation systemannounc ementsare much
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually.
i Itmay bethe case thatadevice whichis
conn ected asan exter nalvideo source
seems quieter orlouder inthe vehicle, or
that theusual maximum volumecannotbe
reached. Onsome devices, itis possible to
adjust thevolume separately. Inthis case,
start atamedium volumeandincrease it
graduall y.This enables youtodetermin e 192
AUX
video modeVideo

Dai
lyfore castasan information chart(example)
You seethefollowi nginformation:
R the date andtime ofthe weather message
received last
R information onthe current weather
(temperature, cloudcover) andforecast for
the next 3,6,12 hours
R the current highest temperature and
forecasts
R the current lowesttemperature and
forecasts
R the probabi lityofrain
X To switch tothe five-day forecast:
confirm 5-Day by
pressing W.
The information chartdispla ysthe forecast
for the next fivedaysin the currently
selected location. Five-day
forecastasan information chart
(example)
X To retur nto the daily forecast: confirm
Current by
pressing W. Switching
off X
Press the% button.
or
X Select Back by
turning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andconfirm bypressing W.
Both options appearint he SIRIUS weather
basic menu. Displaying
detailedinformation
Besides thecurrent temperatures, youcan
displa yinformation suchaswind speeds and
UV index.
X Select Info in
the information chartby
turning cVdtheCOMAND controller and
press Wtoconfirm .
The information chartshows detailed
information forthe selected area. Selec
tingthearea forthe weather
forecast
Introduction You
canselect thefollowing areas:
R the current vehicleposition
R vicinity ofthe destination
R awinter sports area
R an area within theUSA
You canselect anarea inthe information
chart (firstoption), onthe map (second
option) orfrom thememory, ifyou have SIRIUS
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alread
ysave dareas inthemem ory
(Y page 199).
i COMA NDreceive sweat herforecas tdata
fr om thene ares tweat herstatio nat the
selec teddest ination.
Opt ion 1:select ingthelocat ioninthe
infor mation chart X
Sel ect Position in
theinf orm ationch art
by turnin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroll er
and pres sW toconfirm .
Am enu appears. "Select
ingthe area forthe weather forecast"menu
X To select thecurr entvehicle position:
select Current Position and
press Wto
con firm.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
curren tvehicle position fromthenearest
weather stationand displays it
automatic ally.
X To select thevicinity ofthe
destina tion:select NearDestina tion in
the menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
i You canselect NearDestina tion if
a
route hasbeen calculated (Ypage 57).The
menu itemisother wisegrayed out.
X To select winter sportareas:select In Winter
SportsAreas in
the menu, and
con firm bypressing W. X
Select astat e,e.g. Colorad o ,
and press
W tocon firm.
X Select awinter sportsarea from themenu
and press Wtocon firm.
The weather dataandother information is
displayed forthe winter sportsarea that
has been select ed.The data issupplied by
the nearest weather station.
The infor mation chartshows thefollowing
infor mation (ifavailable):
R ski slopes/sk ilifts
R snowboardin gand night time openin g
R snow conditions (e.g.snow depth)
R temper ature X
To select thevicinity ofanoth er
location: selectSearch Locatio
ns in
the
menu byturn ingcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. 198
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WeatherWeat herservices

the
daily for eca stissho wn, brieflypre ssa
num berk ey, such asl.
The weather dataofthe select edarea is
shown. Weat
hermap
Calling upthe weather map X
Select Map in
the infor mation chartby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
The weather mapappears inthe 500 km
scale. Weather
map(example)
i For themap display, youcan activat ethe
topogr aphicmapstyle (Ypage 103).
Moving theweather map X
Slide XVY, ZVÆoraVb theCOMAND
con troller.
The weather mapmoves inthe
corr espondin gdirect ionunder the
cross hair.
Changing thescale X
As soon asyou turn cVd theCOMAND
con troller, youseethescale bar.
X Turn cVd untilthedesired scaleisset. Showing/hiding
themenu inthe
weather map X
To show: pressWthe COMAND controller
in the weather map. X
To hide: slideupZV theCOMAND
con troller .
Selecting aweather stationinthe map X
Move theweather mapandcross hairtothe
desired position (Y page 200).
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The menu isshown.
X Confirm Display Weather by
pressing
W.
COMAND receivestheweather dataforthe
select edposition fromthenearest weather
stat ionand displays itautomatic allyasa
daily forecast. 200
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Switching
layersonthe map on/off You
canswitch ondiffering layers,for example todisplay therain radar, weather frontsand
the course oftropical stormsonthe map.
X Display themenu onthe weather map(Ypage 200).
X Select Layers by
turnin gcVd theCOMAND controller andpress Wtoconf irm.
Am enu appears. X
Select thelayer byturn ingcVd andsliding ZVÆtheCOMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm.
Switc hthe display onO oroff ª.
Explana tion Layer Map
displa y Selectable
scales Radar
Map Shows
therain radar asacolored areaonthe map,
for anexplanat ionofthe colors, seethe"Legend"
sect ion(Ypage 204). All
Storm
Charact
eristic s Shows
thecharact eristicsof astor m
Character isticsare:
R torn adic storm:
stor mcellwith strong winds (super cells),from
which atorn ado (also know astwist er)can
develop.
R cyclon e:
stor mcells, fromwhich atorn adic stormcan
develop
R hailstorm
R the likelihood ofahailstorm All
Atmosph
eric Pressur
e Shows
theposition ofhigh andlow-pressure areas
(H, L),weather frontsand isobars 200
km,500 km SIRIUS
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The symbol foratorn adic storm isalso
valid foracyclone (mesocyclone). Precipita
tiontype Color
scale Rain Seven
colorlevels
from light(light
green) toheavy (red) Mixed Light
(light violet) to
heavy (violet) Snow Light
(light
turquoise) toheavy
(turquoise) Time
stamp The
time stamp shows whentheweather data
was created bythe weather station.
X Display themenu onthe weather map
(Y page 200).
X Select Layers by
turnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Timestamp and
press Wto
conf irm. The
time stamps correspon dto the time at
the vehicle's currentposition. Thechange
over from summer timetostandard timeis
performed automatically.
Changing tothe informa tionchart X
Display themenu onthe weather map
(Y page 200).
X Select Display Weather and
press Wto
conf irm. SIRIUS
Weather
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The headphones' volumesettingdoes not
affect themain loudspeakers. Adjust
ingthe sound settings
You canselect thesound settings inthe audio
CD/D VD/MP3, video DVDandAUX modes.
X Switc hon anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode) (Ypage 217).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonson the remote
cont roland press the9button toconf irm.
An adjustmen tscal eap pea rs.
X Sel ect asetti ngusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm. Multi
pleusers
Simul taneoususeofthe rear-
co mpartment discdrive The
two rear-comp artmentscree nscan be
ope rate dalmost entirelyind epe ndentl yfrom
one another. However,there canbeaconfl ict
in some menusif the two scree nsare used
sim ultaneo usly.
If the rear-comp artmentdisc drive isbei ng
us ed for both scree nssim ultaneo usly,
sel ecting certainmenu sor setti ngsonone of
the scree nsalso affe ctsthe othe rscree n.
The followi ng functi onsaffectboth scree ns:
R cha nging play ba ck opti ons
R sel ecting atrack (fromatra cklist or folder)
R us ing the play ,pa useand stopfu nctio ns
R fast for wa rding/r ewind ing orscro lling
R cal ling up the DVD menu andnavigati ng
wi thi nit
R setting thelangua ge,subtitles andcamera
angle
R calling upinteract iveDVD content The
followi ngfunction saffect onlyone
screen:
R audi oand video function sas well aspicture
settings
R switching betweenfullscreen andthe
menu
Switching betweenoperating modes When
youexit anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode), thecurrent settingissaved. Ifyou
call upthis operating modeagainlate r,th ere
are two poss ibilities:
R theoper atingmod ehas been chang edon
th eot her scree n.
R theoper atingmod ehas notb een changed.
In the first case, theoperatin gmode appears
as itis on the other screen .
In the secon dcase, thesett ingappears onthe
screen asitwas when youlast exitedthe
operatin gmode. Pictur
esettings
Overview You
canselect thesesettings invideo DVD
and AUX mode. Instruct ions forAUX mode
are detailed later(Y page 228).
Adju sting thebright ness,contra stand
color X
Switc hon video DVDmode (Ypage 221).
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remot econ trol.
or
X Select (Ypage 188)Menu while
the
navigation menuisshown andpress the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select DVD-Vid eo using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm. 214
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Track time
A Toshow themenu Showing/hiding
themenu
X To show: pressthe9button onthe
remot econt rol.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To hide: press the9 button ,select
Full Screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Menu
system
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop funct ion
? Toset the treble
A Toset the bass Fast
forwar ding/rewinding
X Press andhold theE orF button on
the remote controluntil thedesired
position hasbeen reached.
You seethenavigation menu. Pause
function
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To pause playback: selectËandpress
the 9button toconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press the9button toconf irm.
The menu ishidden. Stop
function
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menuis
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To interr uptplayback: selectÉand
press the9button toconf irm.
The Ë display changes toÌ.T he
video image ishidden.
X To continue playback: selectÌand
press the9button toconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted. Themenu ishidden.
X To stop playback: whileplayback is
interrupted, selectÉagain andpress
the 9button toconfirm .
Play back stops andreturns tothe
beginning ofthe DVD .Ì ishighlighted.
X To restar tplayback: selectÌand
press the9button toconfirm .
Play back starts fromthebeginning ofthe
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Selec
tingascene/ch apter
Not e Fur
ther inform ation onthis fun ction is
availab lein the"Vide o"sec tion
(Y page 189).
Ski pping forwar ds/back wards X
Pre ssthe= or; buttonon the
rem oteco ntrol .
or
X Pre sstheE orF button.
The navigat ionmen u(Y page 188)appear s
for appr oximat elyeigh tsecon ds.
Selecting ascene/ch apter directl y The
example sillust ratehow tosele ctscen e/
ch apt er5.
X Op tion1: while thefilm isplayin g,pre ss
th eh buttonon therem oteco ntrol .
X Pre sstheco rrespo nding num berkey,suc h
as 5.
X Op tion2: while thefilm isplayin g,pre ss
th e9 buttonon therem oteco ntrol and
sho wthemen u.
X Se lec tDVD -Video and
pressthe9 but ton
to confirm .
X Se lec tDVD Functions and
pressthe9
but tonto confirm .
X Se lec tSce ne Selection and
pressthe
9 buttonto confirm .
X Se lec t5 usin
gth e9 or: buttona nd
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
In bo th cas es, play ba ck willbe ginf rom the
fifth scene/chap terafter abrie fpause. Select
ingafilm/t itle
Not e Furt
herinformat iononthis func tion is
available inthe "Video" section
(Y page 189). Opt
ion 1 X
Press the9butt ononthe remo tecon trol
and show themen u.
X Selec tDVD- Video and
press the9butt on
on the remo tecon trol to con firm . X
Selec tDVD Functions and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tTitl eSele ction and
press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
X To call uptheselection list:press the
9 butt on.
X Selec ta film/ track .
Opt ion 2 Ex
ample: selectingfilm 2
X Press button2.
Af ter abrief pause, theseco ndfilm is
played. DVD
menu
Not e You
willfindfurt her informat iononthe DVD
men uin the "Video" section(Ypage 190).
Calling uptheDVD menu X
Press the9butt ononthe remo tecon trol
and show themen u.
X Selec tVide o-DVD and
press the9butt on
on the remo tecon trol to con firm . Vid
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X
Sel ect DVD Functions and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Menu and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
The DVD menu appe ars .
Se lecti ng men uitems inthe DVD menu X
Sel ect amenu itemusing the
9:= ;buttons onthe
rem otecontro land pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
Am enu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe select edare
shown ingray. X
Confirm Select by
pressing the9button .
The Rear SeatEntert ainmen tSystem
carries outtheaction orshows asubmenu.
X Ifavailable, additional optionscan nowbe
selec ted.
The Rear SeatEntertainm entSys tem then
swit ches back totheDV Dmen u.
i Depen dingon theDV D,themen uite ms:
Bac k(to movie) ,
Pla y ,
Sto p ,
., /orGo Up may
either not
fun ction atall ormay notfun ction atcer tain
poin tsintheDV Dmen u.To ind icat eth is,
th eK icona ppears inthe display. Stop
ping afilm orskipp ingtothe
beginning orend ofas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssthe 9button onthe rem ote
contro lto confi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Option 1:press the% backbutton on
the remote controlorselect the
corresponding menuiteminthe DVD
menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theGoUp menu
iteminthe menu
and press the9button toconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Option 1:press the% backbutton on
the remote controlrepeatedly untilyousee
the film, orselect thecorresponding menu
item inthe DVD menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu andpress the9button toconfirm .
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . Setting
theaudio format
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe audi olanguage
or the audi oformat. Thenumber ofsettin gs
is determined bythe DVD content.Itmay also 224
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