CD changer MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2011 W251 Comand Manual

Opera
tingSafet y General
notes G
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An yalteration sof electr oniccompon entsor
soft ware cancause malfunct ions.
Radio, satellite radio,amplifier, DVDchanger ,
navigation module,telephon eand Voice
Contr olsystems areinter connect ed.
Therefor e,ifone ofthe compon entsis not
operation al,orhas notbeen removed/
replaced properly, thefunc tion ofother
compon entscould beimpaired.
Such conditions mightseriously impairthe
operatin gsafety ofyour vehicle.
We recom mendtohave anyservic ework on
electr oniccompon entscarried outbyan
authoriz edMercedes- BenzCenter . G
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In order toavoid distrac tionwhich couldlead
to an acciden t,the driver should entersystem
sett ings while thevehicle isat astan dstill, and
operate thesystem onlywhen permitt edby
road, weather andtrafficcon ditions .
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your carcover sa
distanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely14m) every
secon d.
COMAND suppliesyouwith information to
help youselect yourroute moreeasily and
guide youconvenien tlyand safely toyour
destin ation. Forsafety reasons, we
enco urage thedriver tostop thevehicle ina
safe place before answering orplacing acall,
or con sulting theCOMAND screentoread
navigation almaps, instruct ions, or
downloaded information . G
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While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
atten tiontotraff icand stree tsigns, and should
utilizethesystem’s audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver’s
personal responsibility.DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
This device complies withPart15ofthe FCC
Rules. Operation issubject tothe following
two conditions :
1. This device maynotcause harmful
int erferen ce,and
2. This device mustaccept anyinterferen ce
received, includinginterferen cethat may
cause undesired operation. G
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Change ormodificat ionnot express ly
approved bythe party respons iblefor
complianc ecould voidtheuser's authorit yto
operate thisequipment.
! Note: Thisequipment hasbeen tested
and found tocomply withthelimits fora
Class Adigital device,pursuan ttoPart 15
of the FCC Rules. Theselimitsaredesigned
to provide reasonable protectionagainst
harmful interferenc ewhen theequipment
is operated inacommer cialenviron ment.
This equipment generates,usesandcan
radiate radiofrequency energyand,ifnot
installed andused inaccordanc ewith the
instr uction manual, maycause harmful
interf erence toradio communic ations. G
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This equipment complieswithFCCradiation
exposure limitssetforth foruncon trolled
equipment andmeets theFCC radio
frequency (RF)Exposure Guidelinesin
Supplement Cto OET65 .
This equipment hasvery lowlevels ofRF
energy thatisdeemed tocomply without
maximum permissive exposureevaluation
(MPE). Butitis desirable thatitshould be Introdu
ction
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inst
alled andoperat edwith atleast 8inche s
(20 cm) andmore betwe enthe radiator and a
pe rso n's body (exclu ding extre mities:hands,
wri sts, feetand legs.) Co
rrec tuse
Observe thefollowing information whenusing
COMAND :
R the safety notesinthis manual
R all road trafficregulations
i Improper workonelectr oniccompon ents
or other systems (suchasradio, DVD
changer )and their software mayresult in
malfunct ionorfailure. Evensystems that
have notbeen modified couldbeaffect ed
because theelectr onicsystems are
con nect ed.Elect ronic malfunct ionscan
seriously jeopardize theoperation alsafety
of your vehicle.
i Only have work orchanges toelectr onic
compon entscarried outataqualified
specialist workshop whichhasthe
neces saryspecialist knowledge andtools
to carry outthework required. Daimler
recom mends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercedes- BenzCenter forthis purpose. In
particular, workrelevant tosafety oron
safety-r elatedsystems mustbecarried out
at aqualified specialist workshop.
i Protec tionagainst theft:this device is
equipp edwith techn icalprovisions to
protect itagainst theft.Further information
on protect ionagainst theftcanbeobtained
from anauthorized Mercedes-Ben zCent er. Vehicle
equipment
These Operator 'sManual describe all
stan dard andoption alequipment available
for your vehicle atthe time ofgoing toprint .
Country- specificdeviations arepossible.
Please notethat your vehicle maynotbe
equipped withallfeatures described. Thisincludes
safety-related systems and
func tions.The equipment inyour vehicle may
ther efore differ fromsome ofthe descript ions
or illustration s.The original purchase
agreement listsallsystems installed inyour
vehicle. Contactana uth orizedMer cedes-
Ben zCent erifyou have anyquestions about
equipment oroperation . Function
restrictions
For safety reasons, someCOMAND functions
are rest rictedorunavailable whilethevehicle
is in motion .You will notice this, forexample,
because youwilleither notbeable toselect
cert ainmenu itemsorbecause COMAND will
display amessage tothis effect .
To protec tthe integrated harddisk, COMAND
deactivates itat very high temperatures and
at extr eme altitudes. Thefollowing functions
will betemporarily unavailable:
R navigation system
R Voice Control System
R address book
R MUSIC REGISTER 12
Introduction

i
Ifamediu mcontains other filesin
addition tomusic files,theloading time
before thefirst track startsto play may be
longer.
Inserting discsintotheDVD changer The
DVD changer hasafixed magazine with
six trays.
Inserting asingle CD/DVD intoa
ma gaz ine tray
X Press theV load/ej ectbutt on.
A men ushows thecurr entmagazin e
con tents.The lasttray select edisident ified
by ared digit. X
Selec tthe magazine trayusing the
=; buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
or
X Press anumber key,e.g.l.
The DVD changer switches tothe selected
magazine tray.YouseethePlease Wait... message.
You then seethePlease InsertDisc . message.
i Never insertadata medium before
COMAND promptsyoutodo so. Never
insert morethanonedisc atatime intoa
magazine tray. X
Insert adisc intothedisc slotwith the
printed sidefacing upwards.
The DVD changer loadsthedisc intothe
selected magazine tray.Youseethe
Loading Disc... message.
i Itmay take some timeforthe disc tobe
loaded, depending onthe type ofdisc. Ifno
disc isinserted forapproximately 20
seconds, thedispla yreturns tothe
magazine menu.
The DVD changer playsthe disc if:
R ithas been inserted correctly.
R itis apermissible typeofdisc. :
Magazine traycontains adisc (eject
funct ionisavaila ble)
; Empt ymagazine tray(disc canbeloaded)
X
X To exit themenu: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress thek button. CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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Filling
emptyma gaz ine tray s
X Pre sstheV load/eject button.
The magaz inemen uappear s.
X Sel ect FillEmp tySlots .
You seethePle ase Wait... mes
sage.
COMA NDswit ches tothene xt emp ty
magaz inetray. You then see thePle ase Ins
ert Disc . mes
sage.
i Nev erins ert adat amed iumbefore
COMA NDprompt syou todo so. Nev er
ins ert mor eth an onedisc atatim eint oa
magaz inetray.
X Inser tadisc intothe disc slotwith the
print edside facin gupwards.
You seethePlease Wait... message.
Onc ethe disc isloaded, theDVD chang er
switc hestothe nextempty tray.Yousee
the Please InsertDisc messa
ge.
X Rep eatthis step until alltrays areloaded.
The DVD changer willpla ythe lastdisc
loaded ifit has been inserted cor rectlyand
is of aperm issible type.Thisapplies even
if not alltrays have been loaded withadisc.
X To comp letetheinser tion: press the
V eject/load buttonagain orpress the
k button.
Eject ingdiscs from theDVD chang er Not
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Only ejectadisc whenthevehicle is
stat ionary. Otherwise, youmay bedistrac ted
from thetrafficcon dition sand could cause an
acciden t.
If you remov eone disc while playing another
disc, theDVD chang erinterrupts playback.
Playback continues oncethe disc hasbeen
ejec ted. Ejecting
asingle disc
X Press theV load/ej ectbutt on.
The magazin emen uappears. Themagazin e
tr ay con tain ingthe curr entdisc is
highlight ed. :
Loaded magazin etray (ejec tingpossible)
; Type ofdata medium
= Disc name (onlyifsto red onthe disc)
? Curren tdisc (eje cting possible )
X Selec taloaded magazinetray using the
=; buttonsand press the9butt on
to con firm .
or
X Press numberkeys j top.
The Ejec ting Disc... mess
age
appears. Then,you seethefollowin g
mess age: X
Take thedisc outofthe disc slot.
If you donot takethe disc outofthe disc
slot ,COMA NDwill autom atically draw itin
again afterashor tperiod andload itagain. 130
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DVD audioand MP3 modeAudio

Eject
ingallCDs/DVDs X
Pres sth eV load/eject butt on.
The magaz inemen uappear s.
X Sele ctEje ct All .
The DVDc hanger ejectsthe last disc
selected. YouseetheEjecting Disc ... message.
X Take thedisc outofthe disc slotwhen you
see thePlease RemoveDisc message.
The DVD changer switches tothe next
loaded magazine trayandeject sthe disc.
X Repea tthe last step until themagazine is
empty.
X To cancel ejecting: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress thek button. Inserting
andejecting anSD memory
card
General informat ion COMAND
supports16-bitfull-size typeIand
II SD mem orycards.
Me rced es-Benzreco mme ndsusing SD
mem orycardswith astor agecap acityof up
to 4GB.
SD mem orycardsfea turethe following logo: This
logo isaregistered trademark ofSanDisk
Corporation.
i COMAND doesnotsupport the"SD-H C
2.0 Standard" SDcard format. NotallSD
memory cardsandstorage mediaare
designed forthe temperatures whichmay
be reached inthe vehicle.
Due tothe wide range ofSD memory cards
availa bleonthe market, playback cannot
be guaranteed forallbrands ofSD memory
card.
Inserting anSD memory card X
Insert theSDmemory cardintotheslot.
The side with thecont acts must face
downwards andpoint towards theslot.
COMAND loadsthememory cardand
shows amessage tothis effect .Ifn oMP3
track scan befound, youwillsee amessage
to this effect .
Ejecting anSD memor ycard X
Press theSDmemory card.
The SDmemory cardiseject ed.
X Remove theSDmemory cardfrom theslot. Switching
onaudio CD/DVDorMP3
mode
Option 1 X
Insert aCD/D VD(Ypage 128)oran SD
memory card(Ypage 131).
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it. CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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Opt
ion 2 X
Press theh functionbutton oneormore
times.
i Bypressing theh function button
repeatedly, youcan change theoperatin g
mode inthe following order:
R Audio CD/DVD,video DVDorMP3 disc
in the DVD changer
R SD memory cardmode
R MUSIC REGISTE R
R Media Interface mode
X Ifdesired, selectanaudio medium fromthe
media list(Ypage 134).
Opt ion 3 X
Select Audio in
the main functionbarusing
the =;9: buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
If disc mode wasthelast mode selected,it
will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio source isswitched on,you
can now switch todisc mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio using
the9=;
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Disc or
Memory Card and
press the
9 button tocon firm.
The desired discmode isactivat ed.
X Ifdesired, selectanaudio medium fromthe
media list(Ypage 134). Examp
ledispla yin aud ioCD mode :
Type ofdata medium
; Track number
= CD orDVD insert ed
? Track name (onlyifstor edon the disc as
CD textor ifGracenot e®
data isavailable)
A Track time
B Visual timeandtrackdisplay
C Curren tplayback settings (no icon for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
D Soun dset tings
E Media selection
F Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc as
CD textor ifGracen ote®
data isavailable)
G Tocall upthe track list
H Datamedium positioninthe media list
I Playback options
Exam pledisp layinaud ioDVD mode :
Type ofdata medium
; Trac knumb er
= CD orDV Dinse rted 132
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audio and MP3 modeAudio

?
Track name (onlyifstored onthe disc as
CD text )
A Track time
B Visual timeandtrack display
C Current playbacksett ings (noicon for
"Normal tracksequence")
D Sound settings
E Media selection
F Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc)
G Tocall upthe track list
H Stop funct ion
I Pause function
J Data medium positioninthe media list
K Playba ckoptions
Examp ledisplay inMP3 mode :
Type ofdata medium
; Track number
= CD orDVD insert ed
? Track name
A Track time
B Visual timeandtrack display
C Current playbacksett ings (noicon for
"Normal tracksequence")
D Sound settings
E Media selection
F Current folder
G Tocall upthe folder list
H Data medium positioninthe media list
I Playba ckoptions i
Ifno Media Interface (Ypage 143)is
conn ected during operation inDVD
changer mode,Ddisplay sChanger instead
ofMedia .
Pause
function
In aud ioCD/D VDand MP3 mode X
To pause playback: brieflypress8.
The , display isat the top leftinthe
status bar.
X To continue playback: brieflypressthe
8 button again.
The , display goesout.
Only inaud ioDVD mode X
To pause playback: switchonaudio DVD
mode (Ypage 131).
X Select «using the:=;
button sand press the9button toconf irm.
The «display changes toM.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconf irm.
Playba ckcont inues fromthepoint where it
was inter rupted. TheMdisplay changes to
«. Stop
function
This funct ionisonly availab lein audio DVD
mode.
X Switc hon audio DVDmode (Ypage 131).
X To interr uptplayback: select±using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm.
The «display changes toM.T he± icon
remains highlighted.
X To continue playback: selectMand press
the 9button toconfirm .
Play back continues fromthepoint where it
was interrupted. CD/
DVD audioand MP3 mode
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X
To sto pplay back:wh ile play ba ck is
inte rrupte d,sel ect ±againa nd pre ssthe
9 button toconfi rm.
M ishighl ighted .
X To res tart playback:sel ect Mand press
the 9button toconfi rm.
Pl ay ba ck sta rts atthe beginning ofthe
DVD. Se
lecti ng CD/au dioDVD /MP3 discs
Se lecti ng viat he media list X
In audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode: select
Media or
Change r usi
ng
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
or
X In audio CD/DVD mode only:press the
9 button whenthe displa y/selection
window isactive.
The media listappea rs.The #dot
indicates thecurrent medium beingplayed. Media
list
The media listshows thediscs current ly
availa ble.Reada blediscs areaudi oCDs, MP3
CDs orMP3 DVDs,audi oDVD sand video
DVD s.
i Ifadata medium isnot readabl e,an entr y
appea rsbehind themagazine trayora
message indicating theselected memory
card appea rs. Positions
inthe media list For
DVD changer Media
Interface, position 0 Magazine
trays,positions 1to6 SD
memory card,position 7 MUSIC
REGISTER, position8 X
Select adisc using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
i Ifyou select avideo DVD,the system
switches tovideo DVDmode
(Y page 152).
Selecting atrac kusing thenumber pad X
Press anumber key,e.g.n, whenthe
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The medium atthe corr espondin gposition
in the media listisloaded andthen played. Selecting
atrac k
Se lecti ng byskippin gto atrac k X
To skipfo rwa rds orbac kwards toa
trac k:pre ssthe = or; button.
or
X Pre ssthe E orF button.
Skip ping forwa rdski ps tothe next track.
Skip ping backw ards res tartsthe curre nt
tra ck (ifi th as been playin gfor mor eth an
eigh tsecon ds)orstart sthe previous track
(if the curren ttrack hasonly been playing
for ashorter time).
If the Random Tracks or
Random Folder
pla
yba ckoption hasbeen selected, the
track order israndom. 134
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/DVD audio andMP3 modeAudio

playback
willbegin atthe point itwas last
int errupt ed.
If ther eare nomusic files,youwillsee a
message tothis effec t.
By pressin gthe h function button
repeatedly, youcan chang ethe operatin g
mode inthe following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R SD memor ycard mode
R MUSI CREGISTE R
R operatin gwith theMedia Interface
X You first need tocopy music filestothe
MUSI CREGISTE R(Y page 140).
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main functionbarusing
the 9=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm.
If MUSI CREGISTE Rwas thelast mode
select ed,itis now switc hedon.
If anot heraudio source isswitc hedon,you
can now switc hon the MUSI CREGISTE Rin
the audio menu.
X Select Audio using
the9 buttonand
press the9butt ontocon firm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Regist er and
press the9
butt ontocon firm.
Opt ion 3 X
Press ther number key.
The MUSI CREGISTE Ris switc hedon. Ex
ample display: MUSICREGISTE R
: Type ofdata medium: MUSICREGISTE R
; Track number
= CD orDVD insert ed
? Track name
A Track time
B Visual timeandtrackdisplay
C Curren tplayback settings (no icon for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
D Soun dset tings
E Media selection
F Curren tfolder
G Folder functions
H Data medium positioninthe media list
I Tocall upthe MUSIC REGISTER menu Copying
musicdatato the MUSIC
REGISTER
Introdu ction You
cancopy music filesfrom discs inthe
DVD changer orfrom thememory card,as
long asthey areinMP3 and/or WMAformat.
i While copying, severalfunctionswillnot
be availa ble.Ifthis isthe case, youwillsee
a message tothis effect .
1. Selecting adat amedium X
Select Music Register using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button toconf irm. 140
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