center console MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2011 W212 Comand Manual

Media
Interface mode Co
nne ctio noption s
Overvi ew The
connection socketsareloca tedinthe
stowa gecompartme ntinthe center console.
Device-spe cificadapter cables,inclu dedwith
the Medi aInterface, arerequ iredtoconnect
external devicestothe Medi aInterface.
i Store individualparts inas afe plac e.
On lyuse genuine Mercedes-Ben z
co nn ect ion cabl es.
You canconn ect thef ollowin gdatam ediato
COMA NDviatheM edia Inte rface:
R iPod ®
R cer tain MP3 player s
i iPod ®
is ar egist ere dtrademar kofApple
Inc .,Cupertino ,California, USA.
Supp orted devices For
details andalist ofsupported devices,
visit http://www .mbusa- mobile.com.
Alt ernat ively, calltheMercede s-Benz
Customer AssistanceCente rat
1-800-FOR-MERC edes(1-800-367-6372)
(for USA) orCu stomer Relatio nsat
1-800-387-0100 (forCanada ). Co
nne ctin gane xte rnal device
i Donot leaveexternal devicesinthe
vehi cle,astheir correct function cannotbe
gua ranteed ifthey aresubjected to
extreme temperatures,e.g.from expos ure
to dire ctsunl ight orvery lowoutsi de
tempera tures(seetheoper ating
instructio nsofthe respe ctivedevice).
Merced es-Benz USA,LLCaccep tsno
lia bil ity for dam agetoexternal devices.
Never connect morethanonedeviceata
time. Youwillotherw isenot beabletop lay
back fromtheexternal device. :
Four-p insocket for⅛inch stereo jack,
e.g. forMP3 players (audi oa nd vide o)
; iPod®
plu gfor connecting aniPo d®
= USB socket forconnecting anMP3 player
? Exampl eofdevi ce: iPod®
X Connect theexternal devicewith sui tabl e
socket :,;or=.
COM AND activa testhe devi ce;am essa ge
app ears .
If you remove adevice, the NoDevice Connec
ted messa
geapp ears .
i Aconnected iPod®
or MP3 players hould
not besimultaneously operatedviathe
Media Interface andtheremote control
(e.g. Bluetooth ®
remote control)ordirectly
on the device itselfasthis may cause
unforeseen technicaldifficulties.
i Connect ingafully discharged iPod®
or
MP3 playercan result inan exten ded
initialization period.
Malfunction messagesappearwhile the
device isbeing activated if:
R COMAND doesnotsupport thedevice
conn ected (External Device Unavailable message).
R the conn ected device consumes toomuch
power.
R the Media Interface connection isfaulty.
R am ass storage device(e.g.USBstick or
USB hard disk) isconn ected tothe Media
Int erface (Please Connect The Device
To
The Other USBPort message).178
Media
Interface modeAudio

If
different sortingrulesaredefined (e.g.in
iTu nes ®
), the search iscanceled without
any resul t. Playbac
koptio ns
The followi ng opti ons areavailab le:
R Nor mal TrackSeq uence Norm
altrack sequence: youh earthe
track sint heir normal order(e.g.numerical
or alpha betical).
R Random Medium All
the track sonthe medium areplay edin
random order.
R Random TrackList The
track sint he current lyactive category
or folder, including anysubfolders, are
play edinrandom order.
i For MP3 players, therandom playlists
offer amaximum of300 track schosen at
random.
X To selec taplayback option:select
Media Interface in
the basic displa yby
sliding VÆandturning cVdtheCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconfirm .
The options listappea rs.The #dot
indicates theoption selected.
X Select anoption andpress Wtoconfirm . MP3
player instructions
Data forma ts MP3
andWMA aresupported asdata formats
with fixed andvariable bitrates (upto
320 kbits/s ).
Special considerationswhen using MP3
players Up
toeight directory levelswithupto1000
track sperdirectory aresupported.
Do not use USB exten sionleads oradapters.
They canimpair functionality. i
DRM (Digital RightsManagement)
protect edfiles arenot supported bythe
Media Interface. Audio
AUXmode Notes
onaudio AUXmode
If COMAND isequipped withaMedia
Interface, externalaudiosources are
located inthe stowage compartment inthe
center console.
i You willfind further information onlineat
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(1-800-367-6372) (fortheUSA) or
Customer Relationsat1-800-387-0100
(for Canada). Activating
audioAUXmode
When youconnect anexternal audiosource,
audio AUXisnot selected automatically.
X Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturning cVdtheCOMAND
controller andpress Wtoconfirm.
If AUX mode wasthelast mode selected, it
will now beactive.
If another audiosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toaudio AUXmode inthe
audio menu.
X Select Audio using
ZVandpress Wto
confirm.
The audio menu appears. 182
Audio
AUXmodeAudioAnAUX socket isnot provided. The
You
canconn ectanextern alaudi osource
connections forthe Media Interface are
(AUX)
toCOMAND. Youwillfind the
connected usingthecorresponding cableset.
necessary
socketinthe cent erconsole
stowage compartment .

Setting
thebrightness
X Select Settings with
the: button and
press the9button toconf irm.
X Select Brightness using
the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
As calea ppears.
X Adju stthe brightne ssusing the 9:
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The brightne ssbarm oves upordown. The
picture becomes lighterordarker in
accordanc ewiththe scale. Showing/hiding
thepictur e
X To hide thepictur e:select Display Off in
the system menuusingthe:;
button sonthe remote controland press
the 9button toconf irm.
The picture ishidden.
X To display thepictur e:press the9
button . Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safety
note G
WARNIN
G
The RSE CD/D VDplayer isaC lass 1laser
prod uct.There isad anger ofinvisible laser
radiation whenyouopen ordamage thecover.
Do not remove thecover. TheRSE CD/DVD
play erdoes notcont ainany parts which can
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
have anynecessary serviceworkperformed
by qual ified personnel. General
informat ion
You willfind information onthe following
topics inthe Audio section:
R notes onCDs/DV Ds(Ypage 165)
R notes onMP3 mode (Ypage 164)
R notes oncopyright (Ypage 165) Inserting
aCD/DVD
De pen dingo nthe mo del and thev ehicle
equip ment,th eC D/DVD drive isloc ated:
R beh indt he center console inaf oldin g
co mpa rtmen t,or
R in thec enter und erther ears eat s,or
R in thea rmres tbetween therear seats :
Disc slot
; Disc ejectbutton
The CD/D VDdrive isas ingle discdrive. If
ther eisa lready adisc insert ed,this must be
ejec tedbefore anotherisinsert ed.
X Inser tadiscintot he disc slot.
The print edside ofthe disc must face
upwards. Ifneit her side ofthe disc is
print ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. 216
Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 modeRear
Seat
Entert ainment
Syst em