buttons MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual

X
Sel ect Menulan guage or
Aud io lan
guage and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
In both cases, amenu appe ars afte rafew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entry
indi cates thecurrently selected langua ge.
X Select asetting using the 9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X To exitthe menu: pressthe=
or ; button. Subtitle
sand camera angle
These functions arenot available onallDVDs.
The numbe rofsubt itle lang uages andcam era
ang lesavailab ledepe ndson theco nten to f
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed inthe DVD menu
(Y page 154).
X Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press the9button toconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appears.The #dot
in front ofan entr yindicates thecurrent
settin g.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Interactive
content
DVD scan cont aininteract ivecont ent(e.g. a
video game). Inavideo game, forexample,
you may beable toinfluence eventsby
selecting andtriggering actions.Thetype and
number ofactions depend onthe DVD . X
Select anaction usingthe
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toexecute it.
A menu appearsand thefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press the9button.
or
X Show thecont rolmenu whileinvideo DVD
mode, ifnecessary.
X Select Menu using
the=;
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
X Select DVD-V in
the menu usingthe
=;9: buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select orexecute anaction usingthearrow
keys. Video
AUXmode Conne
ctingexternal videosources
If your vehicle isequipp edwith aMedia
Int erface, youcan conn ectanextern alvideo
source.
You require anadditional audio/video cable
set toconn ectanextern alvideo source to
Media Interface.
For details, pleaseconsult anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter orvisit http://
www .mer<00030005000400050013002500020005000E001D00210003000F000D00220003
000FB nnect.and
proceed asdescribed under"Media
Int erface".
The conn ection jacksarelocated:
R in the cent erconsole stowage
compartmen t(SL)
R in the glove box 156
Video
AUXmodeVideo

Aud
io/vid eosocke t
: Videopor t(V)
; Audio port(L)
= Audio port(R)
i Tofacilitate correctplayback, itmay be
necessary toset asuitab levideo standard
in the external videosource.
X Connect theexternal deviceto
corresponding port:,;or=.
COMAND activatesthedevice. Switchi
ngon video AUXmode
X Select Video in
the main function barusing
the 9=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
If video AUXmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwill now beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch tovideo AUXmode inthe
video menu.
X Select Video and
press the9button to
confirm.
X Select Aux and
press the9button to
confirm.
The video AUXmenu appears.You willhear
and seetheconten tof the external video
source ifthis isconnect edand switched to
play back. Video
AUXmode
For detail son how tooperate theexternal
video source, seetherespective device's
operating instructions.
Ext ernal video sources mayhave different
aud iooutput volume. Youcanselect two
different inputvolume levelsforthe AUX
connect ion:
R Standard Ext
ernal sources withamediu mtohigh
audio output volume.
R Boost Ex
tern alsources withalow audio output
volume. X
Setting thedesired inputvolume:
Select Volume using
the
9:=; buttonsand press
the 9button toconf irm.
X Select Standard or
Boost and
press the
9 button toconf irm. Video
AUXmode
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X
Insert thenew batteries. Observethe
pola ritymarkings onthe batteries and
battery compartment whendoing so.
Left-hand battery:thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwards.
Rig ht-hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwa rds.
X To clo sethe battery compartment:
insert battery compartment cover=
starting withretaining lugs? into the
battery compartment andallow catch
tab ;toengage inpla ce.
On the cordle ssheadphones The
battery compartment coverislocated on
the left head phone. :
Battery compartment cover
The cordless headphones contain 2type AAA,
1. 5V bat terie s.
X To ope nth ebat tery com partme nt:fli p
bat tery compar tmentco ver :upwar ds.
As you doso, holdth elef t-han dside ofthe
head phonesas sho wntopre ven tthe
batteries fromfalling out.
X Remove thedischarged batteriesfromthe
tray.
X Insert thenew batteries. Observethe
polarity markings onthe batteries and
battery compartmen twhen doing so.
Left- hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwa rds. Right-hand
battery:thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwards.
X To close thebatt erycompart ment:
press battery compartmen tcover
downwards untilitengages intoplace.
If the batteries havebeen inserted
correct ly,the indicator lampwilllight up
green whentheheadphones areswitched
on. Basic
functions Using
headph ones
You canusethecordless headphones
suppli edand/or uptotwo sets ofcorded
headphones connected tothe corresponding
jack ofthe rear-compart mentscreens
(Y page 30).
Inform ationon:
R switching thecordless headphones on/off
R adjusting thevolume ofthe headphones
R selecting ascreen forthe headphones
can befound inthe Cordless headphones
section (Ypage 32). Using
themain loudspeakers
You canusethevehicle loudspe akersto
listen toadisc inserted inthe rear-
compartmen tdrive. Todo so, atlea stone of
the rear-compa rtmentscreens mustbeset to
disc mode.
X To set using COMA ND:press, for
exampl e,the $ function buttononceor
twice toswi tch onanaudio mode.
X Select Audio usi
ng the 9 button and
press the9button toconfirm.
The audio menu (Ypag e21) appears.
X Select Rear usi
ng the 9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm.
i The headpho nes'volumesetting doesnot
affect themain loudspe akers. Basic
functio ns
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Adj
usting thesoun dsettings
You canselec tthe sound settingsinthe audi o
CD/DV D/MP3, TV,video DVDandAUX
modes.
X Switch onanoperating mode(e.g.CD
mode).
X Select Treble or
Bass using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
An adjustment scaleappea rs.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm . Multiple
users
Simulta neoususeofthe rear-
compart mentdiscdrive i
The two rear-compart mentscreens can
be operated almostentirely independently
from oneanother. However, therecanbea
conflict insome menus ifthe two screens
are used simultaneously .
If the rear-compart mentdiscdrive isbeing
used forboth screens simultaneously ,
selecting certainmenusorsettin gson one of
the screens alsoaffects theother screen.
The following functionsaffect bothscreens:
R changing playback options
R selecting atrack (from atrack listorfolder)
R using play,pause andstop
R fast <0006000F001200170001001200040009000E000700240012000500170009000E
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R calling upthe DVD menu andnavigating
within it
R settin gthe language ,subtitles andcamera
angle
R calling upinteract iveDVD content
The following functionsaffect onlyone
screen:
R audi oand video functionsaswell aspicture
settin gs
R switching betweenfullscreen andthe
screen showing themenu Switching
betweenoperat ingmodes When
youexit anoperating mode(e.g.audio
CD mode), thecurrent settingis saved. Ifyou
call upthis operating modeagainlater,there
are two possibili ties:
R the operating modehasbeen changed on
the other screen.
R the operating modehasnotbeen changed.
In the first case, theoperating modeappears
as itis on the other screen.
In the second case,thesettin gappea rson the
screen asitwas when youlast exited the
operating mode. Picture
settings
Overview You
canselect thesesettingsinvideo DVD
and AUX mode. Instructions forAUX mode
(Y page 31).
Adjust ingthe brightness, contrastand
colo r X
Switch onvideo DVDmode.
X To show themenu: pressthe9button
on the remote control.
or
X Select Menu while
thenavigation menu
(Y page 152)isshown andpress the9
button toconfirm .
X Select DVD-Video using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
X Select Brightness ,
Contrast or
Color and
press the9button toconfirm .
An adjustment scaleappea rs.
X Select thesettin gand press the9button
to confirm . 162
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functionsRearEnterta inment System

Cha
nging thepict urefor ma t X
To show themen u:pres sth e9 button
on therem oteco ntrol.
or
X Sel ect Menu while
thenav igat ionmen u
(Y page 152)issho wnand pres sth e9
but tonto confirm .
X Sel ect DVD-Vi deo usin
g
th e:=; buttons and pres sth e
9 buttonto confirm .
The äiconin fron tof the16: 9 Opt
imized ,
4:3 or
Wid escreen men
uite m
ind icat esthefor mat curren tlyset .
X Sel ect thefor mat andpres sth e9 button
to confirm . Sys
tem settings Not
e
You canadjust almos tallsyst emsettings
indiv idually foreach screen witho utaffec ting
the otherscr een. Youmakethe seset tings
using theremo tecon trol (Y page 30). Selecting
thedisp laylangu age
X Selec tSyst em using
the9=;
butt ons onthe remo tecon trol and press
the 9butt ontocon firm .
You seethesyst emmen uon the selec ted
rear screen. Syst
emmen u X
Selec tSett ings using
the: button
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tLang uage using
the9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The listoflanguages appears.The#dot
indic ates thecurr entsetting.
X Selec talanguage usingthe9:
butt onsand press the9butt ontocon firm .
The Rear SeatEnter tain men tSyst em
act ivat esthe selec tedlanguage. Switch
ingthedisp laydesign
X Selec tSett ings in
the syst emmen uusing
the : buttonand press the9butt on
to con firm .
X Selec tDay Mode ,
Nigh tMode or
Auto matic using
the9: buttons
and press the9butt ontocon firm .
The äicon indicates thecurr entsetting. Design Expla
nation Day
Mode The
display isset
perm anentlytoday
design . Nigh
tMode The
display isset
perm anentlyto
nigh tdesign. Automat
ic The
display design
changes depending
on the vehicle
inst rument cluster
illumination. Sett
ingthe bright ness
X Select Setting s in
the system menuusing
the : button andpress the9button
to con firm.
X Select Brightn ess using
the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
As caleap pea rs. Sys
tem setting s
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print
ed,the side youwish toplay must face
downwards.
The CD/D VDdrive draws inthe disc. The
CD/D VDdrive plays thedisc:
R ifit has been insert edcorr ectlyand isa
permissible disc,and
R ifyou have switchedtodisc mode (audio
CD, audio DVDandMP3 mode)
(Y page 165)
Dat aon anMP3 CDfirst needs tobe loaded
by the drive. Loading maytakesome time,
dependin gon the number offolders and
trac ks. Removing
aCD/DV D
X Press theþ ejec tbut ton.
The drive ejec ts thedis c.
X Tak eth edis co utofthes lot.
If you donot takethe disc outofthe slot,
the drive willdraw itin again autom atically
aft erashor twhile. Switching
toaudio CD,audio DVDor
MP3 mode
X Insert aCD/DV D(Y page 164).
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemloads
the inserted disc.
X Select Disc in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote cont
roland confirm bypressing the9
button.
The corresponding modeisswitched on.
The Rear SeatEntertainment Systemplays
the disc. Example
display:audio CDmod e
: Type ofdat amedi um_
; Trac knum ber
= Trac kname (onlyifstore don thedisc as
CD text)
? Trac ktim e
A Graph ictim eand track displ ay
B Curr entp layback settings (no symbol for
"Norm altrack sequen ce")
C Setsthe bass
D Setsthe treble
E Disc name (onlyifstored onthe disc as
CD text)
F Calls upthe track list
G Playback options Ex
ample display: audioDVDmode
: Type ofdata medium ü
; Trac knumb er Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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=
Track time
? Graphic timeandtrack display
A Current playbacksett ings (nosymbol for
"Normal tracksequence")
B Sets thebass
C Sets thetreble
D Calls upthe track list
E Stop funct ion
F Pause function
G Playba ckoptions Example
display:MP3mode
: Type ofdata medium þ
; Track number
= Track name
? Track time
A Graphic timeandtrack display
B Current playbacksett ings (nosymbol for
"Normal tracksequence")
C Sets thebass
D Sets thetreble
E Disc name orcurren tfolder
F Calls upthe folder list
G Playba ckoptions, toswitch track
inform ationon/of f Selecting
atrac k
Se lecti ng byskippin gto atrac k X
To skipfo rwa rds orbac kwards toa
trac k:pre ssthe = or; button on
the rem otecontr ol.
or
X Pre ssthe E orF button.
Th eski pfor wa rdfunctio nskip sto the next
tra ck.
Skip ping backwa rdsrestartsthe current
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 you have selected theplayba ckoptions
Random Tracks or
Random Folder ,
the
track order israndom.
Sel ecting bytrack list In
audio CDmode, thetrack listcontains all
tracks onthe disc currently playing.
In au dio DVD mode, thetrack listcontains all
tracks inthe currently activegroup;see
"Setting theaudio format" (Ypag e168).
In MP3 mode, thetrack listshow sall tracks
in the currently activefolderaswell asthe
folder structure,allow ingyou toselect any
track onthe MP3 CD.
X Select Tracks (au
dio CD/DVD mode)or
Folder (MP3
mode) using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland confirm bypressing the9
button.
or
X Press the9button whenthedispla y/
selection windowisselected.
The track listappea rs.The #dot indicates
the current track.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm. 166
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeRear Entertainm entSystem

Making
aselection byenter ingthetr ack
num berdirectly X
Pres sth eh buttonontherem ote
con trol.
The track entrydisplay appears .
Ex ample: track 2
X Pres sth el numberkey.
Ex ample: track 12
X Pres sth ecor respon ding numberkeys in
rapid successio n.
i Itis no tp ossible toenter numbers that
exceed thenumber oftrack son the CDor
in the current lyactive folder.
X Wait forapproximately threeseconds after
making anentr y.
You willhear thetrack which hasbeen
enter ed.The correspon dingbasic menu
then reappears. Fast
forward ing/rewinding
X With thedisplay /select ionwindow active,
press the= or; button onthe
remote controlrepeatedly untilyoureach
the desired position.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached. Selecting
afolder
This function ison lyavailable inMP3 mode .
X Sele ctFol der usin
gth e:=;
butt onson therem otecon trol and pres s
th e9 butt ontocon firm.
or
X Pres sth e9 butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionw indow isselec ted.
The folder contentappears. :
Folder selectionsymbol
; Current foldername
= Track symbol
X To switc hto the nextfolder up:select
symbol :.
The display showsthenext folder up. :
Folder selection symbol
; Folder icon
X Select afolder usingthe9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
You willsee thetrack sin the folder.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
The track isplaye dand thecorrespon ding
folder isnow theactive folder. Pause
function
This funct ionisonly availa bleinaudio DVD
mode. Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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X
To paus eplay back:sel ect «using
the :=; buttons onthe rem ote
contro land pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The «displ aycha nge sto M.
X To conti nue play back:sel ect Mand press
the 9button toconfi rm.
The Mdispl aycha nge sto «. Sto
pfuncti on
This function isonly available inaudio DVD
mode.
X To inte rrupt playbac k:sele ct± using
the :=; buttonsonthe remote
control andpress the9button toconfirm.
The «disp laychange sto M.
X To continue playbac k:sele ctM and press
the 9button toconfirm.
Pla yback continues fromthepointwhe reit
wa sinterrup ted.
X To stop playbac k:whi lepla yback is
interrup ted,select± aga inand press the
9 button toconfirm.
Pla yback stops andreturns tothe
begi nning ofthe DVD. Mishigh lighted.
X To restart playbac k:sele ctM and press
the 9button toconfirm.
Pla yback starts fromthebegi nning ofthe
DVD. Settin
gthe audio format
Further informationonaudio formats is
ava ilable inthe "Aud io"section
(Y pag e135).
X Select DVD-A usi
ng the :=;
buttons onthe remote controlandpress
the 9button toconfirm.
X Select Group usi
ng the 9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm.
The listo favail ableau dio formats appears.
The #dot indica testhe format currently
sele cted. X
Select anaudio format using the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe= or;
button. Playbac
koptio ns
Fur ther informa tion onplay ba ck opti ons is
ava ilab lein the "Audio" secti on
(Y page 135) .
X Sel ect CD ,
DVD -A or
MP3 us
ing
the :=; buttons onthe remo te
control andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The options list appe ars .The # dot
indicates theoption current lyselected.
X Select Normal Track Sequence ,
Random Tracks or
Random Folder using
the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
The option isswitched on.For alloptions
except Normal TrackSequence ,
you will
see acorresponding displayin the displa y/
selection window.
i Ifyou change thedisc, theNormal Track
Sequence option
isactivated
automatically .Ifa no ption isselect ed,it
remains selectedafter theRear Seat
En tert ainmen tSyst emisswitc hedonor
off. Switching
track inform ationon/off
(MP3 mode only)
If the func tionisswitc hedon,folder andtrack
names aredisplayed.
If the func tion isswitc hedoff,disc andfile
names aredisplayed.
X Select Displa yTrack Information using
the9: buttonsonthe remot e
con troland press the9butt ontocon firm.
The func tion isswitc hedonO oroff ª,
dependin gon the previous status. 168
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CD/DVDand MP3 modeRear Entert ainmentSyst em

Selec
tingascene/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 button.
X Pre sstheco rrespo nding num berkey,suc h
as o.
X Op tion2: sho wthemen u(Y page 170).
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 154).
Opt ion 1 X
Show themen u(Y page 170).
X Selec tDVD- Video and
press the9
butt ononthe 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 upthe selec tionlist:press the9
butt on.
X Selec ta film/ track .
Opt ion 2: Ex
ample: selectingfilm 2
X Press thel button.
Af ter abrief pause, theseco ndfilm is
played. DVD
menu
Not e You
willfindfurt her informat iononthe DVD
men uin the "Video" section(Ypage 154).
Calling uptheDVD menu X
Show themen u(Y page 170).
X Selec tDVD- Video and
press the9
butt onon the remo tecon trol to con firm .
X Selec tDVD Functions and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tMenu and
press the9butt onto
con firm .
The DVD menuappears.
Selecting menuitemsin theD VD men u X
Sel ect amenu itemusing the
9:= ;buttons onthe
remo tecontro land pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
Am enu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannotbe select edare
shown ingray. Vid
eoDVD mode
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