radio MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2012 W212 Comand Manual

COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradiorecept ion. Switching
torad iomode
Opt ion 1 X
Press $thefunc tion button .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last stationplayed onthe last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The audio menu appears. Ex
ample: audiomenu
: Current audiooperatin gmode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM Radio by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Ex
ample: HDRadio display
: Display window withstationsett ings
; Preset position ofthe select edstat ion
= Name ofthe select edstat ion(icon forHD
Radio™ andnumber ofsubprogram)
? Frequenc yof the select edstat ion
A Sound settings
B FM radio, AMradio orWB radio
C Program information
D Preset functions
E Radio functions 144
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Note
son HD Radi o™
i Thefu nctio nsofHD Radio™ include:
R digital transmi ssion inthe same
wa veb and sas ana log AM/FM .The
analog AM/FMstations remaininthe
same position whenselecting astati on.
R the ability tobro adcas tseveral program
str eams overasingle FMfrequenc y(e.g.
HD 1,HD 2etc .).
R int erferen ce-free, clear recept ion.
R FM: sound inCD quality; AM:sound as
on analog FMstat ions.
R tex t-based information (e.g.artist ,trac k
name) inthe display.
For furth erinfor mation onHD Radio™, visit
htt p://ww w.hdradio.com.
You candeactivat eHD Radio™ forthe
select edfrequenc yin the radio submenu. X
Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ theCOMAND controller andpress W
to con firm.
X Select HDRadio and
press Wtocon firm.
HD Radio™ isdeactivat edifthe ªchec k
box isempty.
You hear theanalog program ofthis
frequenc y.
As soon asyou change toanoth erHD Radio
frequenc y,the HDRadio™ isreact ivated. Switching
wavebands
Opt ion 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press the$ function button repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselect ed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select FM ,
AM or
WB in
the radio display by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Waveband submenuisopened. 1
Waveband submenu
The #dot shows thecurren tlyselect ed
waveband.
X Select awaveband andpress Wtocon firm.
You willhear thelast stationplayed onthe
select edwaveband. Rad
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Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng astatio nusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press theE orF button.
or
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe radio displa yis active.
Stat ionsearch scansupordown andstops
at the next station found.
Selec tingstations viathe stat ion
presets X
Quick setting: pressanumber key,e.g.
l.
X Directly inthe stat ionpresets: select
Presets by
sliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
displa y/selection windowisactive.
The station presetmemory appears.The
# dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturning cVdand
pressing Wtoconfirm orpress anumber
key, e.g.l.
Selec tingstations byentering the
frequency manually X
Option 1:press thel button.
X Option 2:select Radio in
the radio displa y
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Enter Frequency and
press Wto
confirm .
Irrespect iveofthe option chosen, aninput
menu willappea r. X
Ent erafrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.7
–107. 9MHz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
channels i
You canonly enter current lypermitted
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
waveba ndswhich isoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Storing
stations
Storing stations manua lly There
areten presets availableforthe FMand
AM waveba nds.
X Quick save:pressandhold anumber key,
e.g. l, untilyouhear atone.
The station isstored.
X Directly inthe stat ionpresets: pressW
the COMAND controller when thedispla y/
selection windowisactive.
or
X Select Presets by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
In both cases, thestation presets appear.
The #dot indicates underwhich preset
the current lyselected stationisstored. 146
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X
Sel ect acha nnel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey on the control panel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Displaying
stationinform ation
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ionis
shown belowthemain function bar.
X Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. X
Select ShowStation Information by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous status,you
switch ShowStation Information on
O oroff ª. Displaying
program information
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ionis
shown inthe display window. X
Select Info in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Inf ormat iononthe curren tlyselect ed
stat ionisdisplayed. Contentisdependent
on the station. X
To retur nto the radio display: confirm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up. Satellite
radio Importa
ntnotes
This section provides detailedinformation on
the followi ngtopics:
R selecting achannel andprogram category
R memory functions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode described below
requires optionally available satellite radio
equip ment andregistration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecategories andchannels
shown inthe illustrations dependonthe
program contentoffered bythe provider.
The program contents mayvary. The
illu strations anddescriptions inthese
operating instructionsmay therefore differ
from thechannels andcategories offered
by the provider.
Satellite radiomode maybetemporarily
unavail ableorinterrupted foravariety of
reasons. Thesereasons include 148
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envir
onmen talortopogr aphical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecontrol
of Mercedes- BenzUSA ,LLC. Operation
may alsobeimpaired incert ainlocation s
(e.g. tunnels,multi-s toreycarparks or
within aswell asclose tobuildings).
i SIRIUS XMRadio offersmore than130
digital-quality radiochann elsproviding
100 %comm ercial-f reemusic, sports,news
and entertain ment.
SIRIUS XMRadio employs afleet ofhigh-
perform ancesatellites tobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada.
The satellite radioprogram isavailable for
a mont hlyfee. Details areavailable from
the SIRIUS XMServ iceCenter andat
htt p://ww w.siriu s.com(USA)or
htt p://ww w.siriu scanada .com
(Canada). Register
ingsatellit erad io
X Switc hon satellite radiomode
(Y page 149).
The satellite radiomainmenu appears
showing theweather channel.You cann ot
select anyother stations.
X Select SatRadio in
the lower menu bar
and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service and
press Wtocon firm.
The servic einfor mation screenappears. Serv
iceinfor mation screen
1 Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS XMIDofyour satellite receiver X
Call thephone number ofyour satellite
radio provider shownonthe screen .
i You canalso have thesatellite service
activ ated online. Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt p://ww w.siriu s.com(USA)or
htt p://ww w.siriu scanada .com
(Canada).
Onc ethe connection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstruct ions ofthe servic estaff .
The activ ation process maytake uptoten
minut es.Ifthe activ ation iscomplet ed
success fully,theNoService message
appears inthe display, followed bythe
satellite radiomainmenu.
i Ifregistr ationisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivat eyour
accoun t.
If the satellite receiver isnot installed or
inst alled incorrectly,the Device unavail
able message
willappear. Switching
onsatellit erad iomode
Notes You
canalso usethemultifunc tionsteer ing
wheel totune inchann elsorscroll through
lists, e.g.bypressing the=;
9: buttons(Y page 23).
For import antnoteson registr ation,see
"Registering satelliteradio"(Y page 149).
Opt ion 1 X
Press $thefunc tion button .
The NoService message
appearsafter
switch ingonorifno signal isbeing
received. OnceCOMAND receivesthe
signal, thesatellite radiodisplay appears.
The stationlast select edisplayed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esthrough thewavebands inthe
order FM,AM, WBand subsequently Sat
ellite radio
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switches
onthe satellite radio.Pressing the
button againtake syou back toFM radio
mod e.
Opt ion 2 X
Sel ect Audio in
themain function bar by
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theCOMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
If sat ellit eradio modewas thelast mod e
selec ted, itwill nowbe act ive.
If ano ther audio modeis swit ched on,you
can nowswit chtosat ellit eradio modein
th eaudio menu.
X Sel ect Audio by
slidin gZV theCOMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
The audio menuappear s.
X Sel ect Sat Rad
io and
pres sW toconfirm .
The NoService mes
sage appear swhen
st art ing uporifno sign alisbein grec eive d.
If th esat ellit erec eive risnot installed oris
not installed correctly,the Device Unavailable message
willappea r. Once
COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodispla yappea rs.The station
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiomaindispla y
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/channel number
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a Satellite radiomenu
Channel information Acan beviewed in
detail (Ypage 153).
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/talk
shows, sportsorcountry, ifthey areavail able.
The category listissorted alphabetically .
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callup the categ orylist:sel ect
Catego ry by
turning cVdtheCOM AND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cate gorylist appe ars.
X To select ac atego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
pres sing Wtoconfirm.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.You hear thestation lastselected
for this category.
The All Channels category
isat the top
of the category list.This category issorted 150
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chann elnumber andallows youto
browse allavailable channels.
Selecting achanne l Chann
elsearc h
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe SatRadio displayisactive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
COMAND searchesinboth directions
(ascending anddescending) andstops at
the next channel foundinthe selected
category.
Satellite radiomenu
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The satellite radiomenu appears. Entering
channelnumbers directly
Option 1
X Press thel button.
An input menu appears.
Option 2
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Channel Entry and
press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To enter achanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorrespo ndingnumbe r
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
You canselectachannel using eithe rthe
channel list(option 1)or the channel listthat
displa ysthe artists ortrack scurrent lybeing
play ed(option 2).
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Option 1
X Select Channel List and
press Wto
confirm .
The channel listappea rs. Satellite
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X
Sel ect acha nnel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
Opti on2
X Sel ect ChannelLis twit hArt ist, Tit
le and
pressW toconfi rm.
The channel list appe arsand displ aysthe
ar tis ts and trackscur rentl ybe ing play ed . X
Sel ect acha nnel byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
Memo ryfun ctions Sto
ringch ann els
i Thereareten presets availabl e.
X Pre ssW the COMAND controller wh en the
di spl ay/se lectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Selec tPres ets in
the submen ubar by
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroller and
press Wtocon firm .
In bot hcases ,the chan nelprese tsappear.
The Rdot infro ntofaprese tent ry
indic ates thatthecurr entlyselec ted
st ation isstored under thisprese t. St
ation presets
X Selec tapreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press andhold
W until youhear aton e.
or
X Press andhold anumber button,e.g.
n, untilyouhear aton e.
The chann elisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingchannels automat ically
This function automatic allystoreschann els
with adequate receptioninthe preset
memor y.Channels storedmanually inthe
preset memor ywill beoverwrit ten.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when thedisplay/select ionwindow is
activ e.
X Select Autost ore in
the preset sby turn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
X Opt ion 2:select Preset s in
the submenu
bar bysliding VÆandturningcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
X Select Autost ore and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
chann elsthat canbereceiv ed.You willsee
a message tothis effec t.The available
chann elsare automatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: select Cancel and
press Wtocon firm. 152
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Selec
tingachanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe preset list:sele ct
Presets in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel presetlist appears.
X To set achanne l:sele ctaprese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllerand
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssanum berk ey, such asn.
Displaying information X
Select Info in
the submenu barbyturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
Inf ormation onthe curren tlyreceived
program isdisplayed. If
available, yousee:
R the complet echann elname
R the artist ofthe curren tlyplayed track
R the curren tlyplayed track
X To retu rntothe radiodispla y:con firm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up.
Displaying serviceinformation The
provider's customerservic ecen teris
available byphone atany time toanswer any
general questions orquestions onthe
version savailable. X
Select Satradio in
the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service and
press Wtocon firm.
The provider's detailsappear. 1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)or
Call Service Provider 2
SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
X To retu rntothe SatR adio main displa y:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller.
Channel listupd ates When
receivin ganew chann ellist, thedisplay
shows theUpdatin gChannel s... message.
The stationlast select edisswitch edtomute
until theupdate hasbeen complet ed.
Satellit eradio mode isnot available during
this process .
Onc ethe update hasbeen complet ed,the
satellite radiomainmenu appears. The
stat ionlast select edisplayed.
Sound settings You
willfind details onthe sound settings in
the "Ataglance" section(Ypage 34). Sat
ellite radio
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Selec
tingatrac k
Th isfunctio nisnot supported byall
Bluetooth ®
audi odevices.
X To skip forwards orbackwards toa
tra ck: press theE orF button on
COMAND.
or
X Press the9 or: button brieflyon
the multifunction steeringwheel.
X Rapid scroll: pressandhold the9
or : button onthe multifunction
steering wheeluntilthedesired trackis
reached.
If you hold down the9 or: button,
the system runsthrough thelistmore
quickly. Selec
tingplayback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audi odevice supports the
corresponding function,the followi ngoptions
are avail able:
R Normal TrackSequence The
tracks areplay edinthe normal order
(e.g. track 1,2,3, etc. ).
Audio dataplayback isdetermined bythe
order inwhich thetracks arewritten tothe
data carrier. Alphabetical orderisthe most
common. Onceallthe tracks inafolder
have been played,the tracks inthe next
folder areplay ed.
R Random Tracks All
the tracks onthe medium areplay edin
random order(e.g.track 3,8, 5etc. ). X
Select BT Audio by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The #dot indicates theoption selected.
X Select theoption byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
If you select Random Tracks ,
you willsee
a corresponding symbolinthe displa y/
selection window. Adjusting
thesound settings
The sound settings aredescribed usingradio
mode asan example inthe "Basic function s
of COMAND" section(Ypage 34). Increasin
gthe volume usingCOMAND
X Select BT Audio by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Volume and
press Wtoconfirm.
Am enu appears. The#dot indicat esthe
curren tsett ing. X
Select Standar d or
Boost and
press Wto
con firm.
You willfind furth erinfor mation inthe "Audio
AUX mode" section(Ypage 182). Bluet
ooth®
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