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or not. After a device search, devices which
are within range but not authorized are also
displayed.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 211).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio No Bluetooth Audio
Device Authorized
Device Authorized message, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT
BT Audio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 0098the COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmSearch for BT
Search for BT
Audio Devices
Audio Devices by pressing the COMAND
controller 0098.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth ®
audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth ®
device list. If Bluetooth ®
audio
devices support the Bluetooth ®
audio pro-
files (A2DP, AVRCP), the devices are
detected.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: select a Bluetooth ®
audio
device that has not yet been authorized
from the list ( 0043in the example) by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller.
X Select the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device by sliding 00520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Authorize
Authorize and press0098to confirm.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, you now have two options for con-
tinuing with authorization.
X Option 1: enter the passkey (Y page 128).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
X Option 2 (Secure Simple Pairing): if the
digit codes displayed in COMAND and on the Bluetooth
®
audio device are the same,
confirm Yes
Yes by pressing 0098.
If you select Yes Yes, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is con-
nected. Playback starts.
If you select No No, authorization will be can-
celed.
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND cre-
ates a six-digit code, which is displayed on
both devices that are to be connected
External authorization If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth
®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth ®
audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth ®
audio device can locate COMAND. The
Bluetooth ®
device name of COMAND is MB
MB
Bluetooth Bluetooth .
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 211).
X Select BT
BT Audio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 0098the COMAND controller. Bluetooth
®
audio mode 209Audio Z

X
To search: confirmConnect via BT
Connect via BT
Audio Device
Audio Device by pressing the COMAND
controller 0098.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: start the authorization on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device, see the oper-
ating instructions of the Bluetooth ®
audio
device.
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Reconnecting a Bluetooth ®
audio
device The Bluetooth
®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
R one of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth ®
audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
R the mobile phone takes over the automatic
connection itself.
A Bluetooth ®
audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐ No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nected
nected message appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio
device: Connecting last device
X
Confirm Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device in the
basic display by pressing 0098the COMAND
controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Connecting a device from a list
X Select BT Audio
BT Audio by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 0098the COMAND controller.
X Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must be initially started on the
device itself so that COMAND can play the
audio files.
Bluetooth ®
audio device and simultane-
ous search for mobile phones During the search for mobile phones, the con-
nection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device is
terminated (Y page 127). In the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will see the No NoBlue‐
Blue‐
tooth Audio Device Connected
tooth Audio Device Connected message
and the Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device menu item
cannot be selected.
Displaying details X
Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device by sliding 00520096the210
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio

COMAND controller and press
0098to con-
firm.
X Select Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after an
update)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed view: turn00790052007A or
slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device X
Select a Bluetooth ®
audio device in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
X Select the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device by sliding 00520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Delete Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth
MB Bluetooth from your
Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list.
See the Bluetooth ®
audio device's operat-
ing instructions. Switching to Bluetooth
®
audio mode
The Bluetooth ®
audio basic display Example: Bluetooth
®
audio basic display
0043 Track name
0044 Current playback settings (no symbol for
"Normal track sequence")
0087 Album name
0085 Sound settings
0083 Media list
0084 Artist
006B To stop 00DBor start 00D0playback
006C To connect a Bluetooth ®
audio device, to
increase the volume on COMAND
006D Bluetooth ®
audio data medium type
006E Data medium position in the media list
i If the Bluetooth ®
audio device connected
supports metadata and corresponding data
is available, then the artist, track and album
name can be displayed.
Using the Bluetooth ®
audio basic dis-
play X
Connect Bluetooth ®
audio devices
(Y page 208)
or
X Reconnect the Bluetooth ®
audio device
(Y page 210).
COMAND activates the Bluetooth ®
audio
device. The basic display appears and the
device starts playing. Bluetooth
®
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Using the function button
X
Press the 003Afunction button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R CD/audio DVD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Using the media list X
Select Bluetooth Audio Bluetooth Audio in the media list
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm (Y page 193).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears. Starting/stopping playback
X To start playback: select00D0by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
Playback starts. 00DBis selected.
X To stop playback: select00DBby turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A message appears. 00D0is selected.
X To continue playback: select00D0by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
A message appears. 00DBis selected. Restarting playback after stopping
During the search for mobile phones , the
connection with the Bluetooth
®
audio device
is terminated (Y page 127). In the Blue-
tooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 211), you
will see the No Bluetooth Audio Device
No Bluetooth Audio Device
Connected Connected message and the Connect
ConnectLast
Last
Device
Device menu item cannot be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth ®
audio device can be reconnected.
X Confirm Connect Last Device
Connect Last Device by press-
ing 0098.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused
Audio Device Paused message. X
To start playback: select00D0by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
Playback resumes from the beginning. 212
Bluetooth ®
audio modeAudio

Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth ®
audio devices.
X To skip forward or back to a track: press
the 0048 or0049 button on COMAND.
or
X Press the 0063or0064 button briefly on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064 but-
ton, the rapid scrolling speed is increased. Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data carrier. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder
have been played, the tracks in the next
folder are played.
R Random Tracks
Random Tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
X Select BT BTAudio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the option selected.
X Select the option by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
If you select Random Tracks
Random Tracks, you will see
a corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window. Increasing the volume on COMAND
X
Select BT
BT Audio Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Volume
Volume and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard
Standard orBoost
Boost and press 0098to
confirm.
Information about sound settings
(Y page 30)
You will find further information in the "Audio
AUX mode" section (Y page 220) Operation with the Media Interface
Connection options
Overview You will find the connection sockets in the
center console stowage compartment.
Device-specific adapter cables are required
to connect external devices to the Media
Interface. Country-specific versions are sup-
plied with the Media Interface (Y
page 214).
You can connect the following data carriers
to COMAND via the Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ®
R certain MP3 players
i Store individual parts in a safe place. Operation with the Media Interface
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R
the Media Interface connection is faulty.
R a mass storage device (e.g. a USB memory
stick or USB hard drive) is connected to the
Media Interface.
In this case the Please connect the
Please connect the
device to the other USB port
device to the other USB port mes-
sage appears.
i The separate USB connection ensures
quick access and expanded media content
options.
i Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center if you have further questions.
Disconnecting an iPod ®
X Press the release buttons on iPod ®
plug 0044and pull the iPod ®
cable from the
iPod ®
, see the separate cable kit instruc-
tions. Switching to Media Interface mode
General notes In extreme cases, starting up individual func-
tions can take up to several minutes – this
depends on the external device and its con-
tent (e.g. video podcasts).
Only use the original software to save files on
iPods ®
or MP3 players. Otherwise, some or
all functions may not be available.
Switching on automatically X
Connect an external device (Y page 214).
COMAND activates the device (if con-
nected via the iPod ®
connector or USB
socket). The basic display then appears.
Switching modes using the function
button The external device is connected to the Media
Interface.
X Press the 003Afunction button one or more
times. By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R
CD/audio DVD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Switching on using a number key X
Press the 007Fnumber key (for a DVD
changer) or the 0085number key (for a
single DVD drive).
This selects the connected external audio
device directly.
Switching on via the media list Media Interface mode (iPod
®
mode) when equip-
ped with a DVD changer
0043 Cover (if available) or representation of
device
0044 Track number
0087 Elapsed track time (also in format
00:00:00 for audio books)
0085 Track name
0083 Graphic time display
0084 Track position in playlist
006B Album name (if available)
006C Artist (if available)
006D Music search
006E Position in the media list Operation
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006F
Type of data medium
0070 Playback options
X Select the entry under position 0 (DVD
changer) or position 5 (single DVD drive) in
the media list by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm
(Y page 193).
COMAND activates the connected device.
You will see a message to this effect. The
basic display then appears.
If no device is connected, you will see the
Media Interface
Media Interface entry instead of a
device name.
The type of device connected is indicated by
the corresponding symbol for iPod ®
(iPhone ®
) or MP3 player.
The current playback option is shown with a
symbol after the album name (no display for
Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence) (Y page 219).
i If the device connected does not contain
any playable tracks, a message appears to
this effect. Selecting music files
Note COMAND displays the data stored on the
iPod ®
, iPhone ®
or MP3 player according to
the file structure used in the respective
medium.
Selecting by skipping to a track X
To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
00790052007A the COMAND controller when the dis-
play/selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track. The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than eight sec-
onds. 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
Normal Track Track
Sequence
Sequence, the track sequence is random.
Selecting using the number keypad X
To make an entry: press the003Ebutton.
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, e.g. 0087.
The digit is entered in the first position in
the input line.
i COMAND will ignore and not display an
invalid digit.
X Enter more numbers if desired.
The track plays after the last possible num-
ber is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Fast forwarding/rewinding X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide 009500520096and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0048or0049 button
until the desired position is reached.
i On an iPod ®
or iPhone ®
, fast rewind only
functions within the current track. Selecting a category/playlist/folder
Overview For an iPod
®
, iPhone ®
or certain MP3 players,
you can select tracks using categories or fold-
ers. 216
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Example: current track list
0043
Symbol for next folder up
0044 Device icon and device name
0087 Track symbol
0085 Current title
X Select Current Tracklist Current Tracklist by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The content of the current track list
appears.
X Select the track by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The track is played.
X To switch to the next folder up: slide
00950052 the COMAND controller.
or
X Press the 003Dback button.
Playing back the content of a category
or folder X
Select the category or folder by turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller for longer
than 2 seconds.
The content of the category or folder
selected is played in accordance with the
playback option selected (Y page 219).
Alphabetical track selection iPod
®
, iPhone ®
and MP3 player This function is available for alphabetically
sorted categories and folders. This function
is not available for albums or playlists, for
example.
X
Select a category, e.g. Artists
Artists, by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The available artists are displayed.
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
0082 number key three times.
The available letters are listed at the lower
edge of the display.
After a message, the first entry in the list
which matches the letter entered is high-
lighted.
i If no corresponding entry exists, the last
entry corresponding to a previous letter is
highlighted instead.
i iPods and MP3 players: the quality of the
search results is highly dependent on the
version and language variant of the soft-
ware used to populate the device. A well-
known example of such software is
iTunes ®
.
If different sorting rules are defined (e.g. in
iTunes ®
), the search is canceled without
any result.
Additional selection functions R
Select By Cover Select By Cover
Albums can be chosen by cover using the
menu item.
The first time the Select by cover Select by cover func-
tion is used, additional data must be loaded
from the iPod ®
/iPhone ®
. The current
music playback is interrupted to allow
access to this data. The process may take
a few minutes and should not be canceled.
Otherwise it will start again from the begin-
ning the next time Select By Cover Select By Cover is
selected. Covers are initially searched for 218
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withthe Media InterfaceAudio

in the Gracenote Media Database and are
then added to during playback from the
connected device (Y page 196). The avail-
ability depends on the use and the tracks
already selected.
R Keyword Search
Keyword Search
Selecting keyword search allows you to
search through all categories on the con-
nected device for keywords.
i More information on Select By Cover
Select By Cover
and Keyword Search Keyword Search can be found under
"Music search, selecting category"
(Y page 216).
i For an iPod ®
/iPhone ®
, the available cov-
ers are added most efficiently if the entire
media content is in the current playlist. This
is the case if you have selected the play-
back option Tracks
Tracks orRandom Medium Random Medium
(Y page 219).
Special feature in iPod ®
/iPhone ®
mode i
If the connected iPod ®
/iPhone ®
is not
functioning or paused, you can search for
tracks but cannot select them. After con-
firming a new track, the Function Function
Unavailable
Unavailable message appears. Playback options
X To select a playback option: select
Media Interface
Media Interface in the basic display by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The options list appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the option selected.
X Select an option and press 0098to confirm.
The following options are available:
R Normal Track Sequence
Normal Track Sequence
Normal track sequence: you hear the
tracks in their normal order (e.g. numerical
or alphabetical).
R Random Medium
Random Medium All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order.
R Random Track List Random Track List
The tracks in the currently active category
or folder, including any subfolders, are
played in random order.
i If the connected iPod ®
/iPhone ®
is not
functioning or paused, the playback
options are inactive. The display of options
is grayed out. MP3 player instructions
General information Up to 30,000 tracks per medium are sup-
ported.
You can speed up some functions and
improve the search results by:
R
making sure the names of tracks, albums
and artists, for example, are written the
same way
R labeling albums featuring various artists as
"compilations"
i Multiple entries of tracks in playlists are
filtered out for some players.
Data formats MP3 and WMA are supported as data formats
with fixed and variable bit rates (up to
320 kbits/s).
Special considerations when using MP3
players
Up to eight directory levels with up to 1,000
tracks per directory are supported.
Do not use USB extension leads or adapters.
They can impair functionality.
i
DRM (Digital Rights Management) pro-
tected files are not supported by the Media
Interface. Operation
withthe Media Interface
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Audio AUX mode
Notes on audio AUX mode
External audio sources may have different
volumes, which can mean that system mes-
sages such as traffic announcements and
navigation system announcements are much
louder. If necessary, deactivate the system
messages or adjust their volume manually.
You can connect an external audio source
(AUX) to COMAND.
Depending on the vehicle model series the
connection is made via a jack in the storage
compartment in the center console or via the
USB port (Y page 191).
If COMAND is equipped with the Media Inter-
face, external audio sources are connected
using the cable set provided. An AUX socket
is not provided. The connections for the
Media Interface are located in the stowage
compartment in the center console.
i You will find further information online at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 )(for the USA) or Cus-
tomer Relations at 1-800-387-010 0(for
Canada). Switching to audio AUX mode
Switching modes using the function
button The external device is connected to the audio
AUX in.
X Press the 003Afunction button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R CD/audio DVD/MP3 (disc)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device R
Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
Switching modes via the audio menu When you connect an external audio source,
audio AUX is not selected automatically.
X
Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If AUX mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch to audio AUX mode in the
audio menu.
X Select Audio Audiousing00970052and press 0098to
confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Aux Auxby turning 00790052007Aand press 0098to
confirm.
The audio AUX menu appears. The medium
in the external audio source is played if the
source is connected and playback
selected. Please see the respective operating instruc-
tions for how to operate the external audio
source.
Information on:
R
Volume settings (Y page 29)
R Sound settings (Y page 30)220
Audio AUX modeAudio