key MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual

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overview Icon Explanation
¥
Address
bookentrythat hasbeen entered orchanged viaCOMAND ¦
Address
bookentrywith voice tag
i These entrieshave alsobeen assigned avoice tag.Voice tagsareavaila ble
in vehicles withaVoice Control System (Ypage 191). d
Contact
imported fromamobile phone ¥
with a
paper clip
symbol Ent
rywhich hasbeen imported fromtheSDmemory card ¥
with BT Ent
ryimported viathe Bluetooth ®
interf ace Searching
foraphone bookentry
Using thecharact erbar You
determine thefirst letter ofthe entr yyou
are looking forwith thefirst character you
enter.
X Select acharacter usingthe=;
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to conf irm.
The first entryin the listthat starts withthe
letter selected ishighlighted. Ifthere are
similar entries,thenext different character
is shown. Forexample, theentr ies
Christel and
Christine begin
withthe
same character strings.In this particular
case, youwould beable tochoose fromthe
letters E and
I .
X Select thecharacters ofthe entr yyou are
searching forone byone andpress the
9 button toconf irm.
When theselection isclear, COMAND
switches automatically tothe selection list.
X To complete thesearch: switchfromthe
phone bookwithcharacter bartothe
selection list(Ypage 104).
The lastlistentr yis automatically
highlighted. Using
thenumber keypad Altern
atively, youcan also enter digits using
the number keypad(directentry)
(Y page 23).
Dele ting charact ers X
Select 2using the=;
9: buttonsandbriefly pressthe
9 button.
or
X Briefly pressthe2 button
Each timeyouenter ordelete acharacter,
the closest matchwillbedisplay edatthe
top ofthe list.
X To delete anentry: select2using the
=;9: buttonsandpress
and hold the9button untiltheentr yhas
been deleted.
or
X Press andhold the2 button untilthe
entire entryis deleted.
Changing thelanguage ofthe charact er
bar X
Select Bandpress the9button.
X Select thedesired language. Using
thephone book
103Telephone Z

Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press the$ functionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselected.
Option 2 X
Press :tohighlight thesubmenu.
X To selec tawaveband: press the; or
= button repeatedlyuntil thecurrently
sel ected waveba ndishig hlighted (FM ,
AM ,
or WB ).
X Press 9.
The waveba ndsub menu opens. 1
Wave band submenu
The #dot indicates thecurrently
sel ected waveba nd.
X Sele ctthe waveba nd(FM, AM,orWB). Sel
ecting astatio n
Se lecti ng stati onsusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press the; or= button whenthe
disp lay/se lectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Press theE orF buttononthe
COMA NDcontrol panel.
St ation searchscan sup ordown andstops
at the nextst ation found. Selecting
stations viathesta tion
pr esets Quick
setting
X Press anumb erkey, such asl.
Direct lyin thesta tion presets
X Selec tPres ets (radio
mode) using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
or
X Press the9butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionwindow isact ive.
The station presetmenu appears. The#
dot indicat esunder which preset the
curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. St
ation preset sin radio mode
X Select achann elusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
Tuning instat ions byentering the
freq uency manually This
function isavailable inradio mode.
Opt ion 1
X Press theU button .
Opt ion 2
X Select Radio in
the radio display using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm. Rad
iomod e
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X
Sel ect EnterFrequency and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
Irre spe ctive ofthe optionused ,an inp ut
menu willap pe ar.
X Enter afreq uency using the numb erkey s.
CO MAND tunesin to the freq uency
enter ed. Wave
band Fre
quen cy AM 530
-1710 kHz FM 87.8
-107.9 MHz WB
(Weather Band ) Wea
ther report
cha nnel s i
Youcan onlyenter currently permi tted
numb ers.
i Ifyo uenter afreq uency inthe FMorAM
wa veb and swh ich isou tsid ethe freq uency
rang e,CO MAND tunesin to the next lowe r
freq uency. Sto
ring astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presets availabl e for each
wa veb and (FM,AM, andSatR adio).
Qui cksav e
X Pre ssand holdanum berk ey, e.g. l,
until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor ed.
Directly inthe stat ionpresets
X Press the9button whenthedisplay/
select ionwindow isactive.
or
X Select Presets in
the radio display using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
In both cases, thestationpreset sappear.
The #dot indicat esunder which preset
the curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. St
ation preset s
X Select apreset usingthe9:
button sand press andhold the9button
until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingstat ions automat ically This
function automatic allystoresstat ions
with adequate reception.Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequenc y.Ifstat ions arefound,
COMAND storesthem startingatmemory
slot 1.Storing iscomplet ewhen thehighest
frequenc yhas been reached orwhen 10
stat ions have been found. Stations stored
manually inthe preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
Opt ion 1
X Press the9button whenthedisplay/
select ionwindow isactive.
X Select Autosto re in
the preset menuusing
the 9: buttonsand press the9
button tocon firm.
Opt ion 2
X Select Presets in
the radio display using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select Autosto re and
press the9button
to con firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stat ions thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.The available 118
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iomod eAudio

stations
areautomaticall ystored inthe
preset positions.
Cancel ingstoring
X Select Cancel and
press the9button to
confirm. Weatherband
Switching on X
Press the$ function buttonrepeatedly
until Weatherband hasbeen selected.
or
X Press the: button tohighlig htthe
submenu.
X To selec tWeatherband :press the;
or = button repeatedly untilthe
currently selectedwavebandishighlig hted
(FM or
AM ).
X Press 9.
The waveba ndsubmenu opens.
X Select WB .
Searching forachanne l X
Press the; or= button whenthe
disp lay/se lectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Press theE orF buttononthe
con trol panel.
Chann elsearc hscan sup ordown and
st ops atthe nextchan nelfoun d.
Selecting achanne lfrom thechann el
lis t X
Press the: button tohigh light the
sub menu.
X To call upthe chann ellist:press
the ; or= button repeatedl yuntil
Channe l is
high lighted.
X Press 9.
The channel lista ppears. X
To select achanne l:press the9
or : button.
X To tune inthe selected chann el:
press the9button.
or
X Press anumbe rkey on the control panel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Progr
aminform ation
i This function isonly available foranalog
FM programs anddigital (HDRadio) AM/
FM programs.
Inf ormat iononthe curren tprogram isusu ally
disp layed abo vethe submenu bar.
X To show theprogram information inthe
display/ selection window: selectInfo in
the radiodisp laysub menu.
Information onthe current programisnow
show nint he displa y/selection window.
The cont ents andpurpose ofthe
information dependonthe radio station. Rad
iomode
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X
To select ac atego ry:press the9
or : button.
X To tune inthe selected categ ory:press
9.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.The station lastselected inthis
category beginsplaying.
The All Channels category
isat the top
of the category list.This category issorted
by channel numberandallow syou to
browse allavaila blechannels.
Selec tingachanne l The
followi ngfunctions areavailable toyou :
R channel search
R channel selection bydire ctentry
R channel selection bySatRa diochannel list
R sele ction byprese tmenu
Channel search
X Press ;or= when theSatRadio
main display ishighlighted.
or
X Press theE orF button onthe
con trol panel.
COMAND searchesinboth direct ions
(ascendin gand descen ding)andstops at
the nextchann elfound inthe select ed
categor y.
SatR adio menu
X Using the; or= button ,select
SatRadi o in
the submenu barand press
the 9button tocon firm. The
SatRadio menuappears.
Entering channelnumbersdirect ly
X Select SatRadi o in
the SatRadio menu
using the9:=; buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Enter Channel and
press the9
button tocon firm.
An input dialog appears.
or
X Press lonthe control panel.
X To enter achanne l:press the
correspo ndingnumbe rkey onthe control
panel .
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
X Select SatRadi o in
the SatRa diomenu
usi ngthe 9:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Channel List and
press the9
button toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X To select achanne l:sele ct9
or :.
X To tune inthe selected chann el:
press 9. 124
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iteradioAudio

Memory
functions i
There areten prese tsava ilable .
The followi ngfunctions areavailable toyou :
R storing channels
R sele cting channels fromthesatel lite
prese ts
Storing channels
X Press 9when thedisp lay/sele ction
wind owisactive.
or
X Select Presets in
the SatRa diosubmenu
bar.
In both cases ,the channel presetsapp ear.
The Rdot infront ofaprese tentry
indica testhat thecurrently selected
station isstored underthisprese t. Cha
nnel prese ts
X To selectap reset:pressthe 9
or : button.
X To sto reach ann elunde ra se lecte d
pres et:pressand hold9 unti la tone
sou nds .
or
X Pre ssand holdanum berk ey, e.g. 4,until
you hear aton e.
The chann elisstor ed. Selecting
achanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe chann ellis t:press ;or
= inthe submenu repeatedl yuntil
Presets is
high lighted.
The channel presetlist appears.
X To select achanne l:press the9
or : button.
X To tune inthe selected chann el:
press 9.
or
X Press anumbe rkey on the control panel,
e.g. 4.
Displaying information X
Press ;or= inthe submenu
repeatedly untilInfo is
highlighted.
X Press 9.
Inf ormat iononthe curren tlyreceived
program isdisplayed. 1
Category
2 Channel
3 Artist
4 Name ofthe song
If available, youwillsee:
R the fullname
R additional information
X To retu rntothe SatR adio main displa y:
press ;or=. Sat
ellite radio
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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.
Am enu shows thecurren tload status of
the magazine trays.Thelasttray selected
is identified byared digit. X
Select themagazine trayusing the
=; buttonsand press the9button
to conf irm.
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 intoamagazine
tray atatime. 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 isinsert edfor approximately 20
seconds, thedisplay returnstothe
magazine menu.
The DVD changer playsthedisc if:
R ithas been insert edcorrec tly.
R itis apermissible typeofdisc. :
Full magazine tray(eject functionis
availa ble)
; Empt ymagazine tray(disc canbe
insert ed)
X
X To exit themenu: presstheV eject/
load button againorpress thek button . Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 mode
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Load
ingemp tyma gaz ine trays
X Pres sth eV load/ejectbutt on.
The magaz inemen uappears .
X Sele ctFil lemp tyslots .
You seethePle ase wait... mess
age.
COMA NDswit chesto thenex tempt y
magaz inetray. You then see thePle ase ins
ert disc . mess
age.
i Nev erins ert adata medium before
COMA NDprom ptsyou todo so. Nev er
ins ert mor eth an one disc atatim eint oa
magaz inetray.
X Insert adisc intoth edisc slotwith the
prin tedside facing upwards.
You seethePle ase wait... mess
age.
On ce thedisc isloaded, theDV Dc hanger
switches tothe next empty tray.Yousee
the Please insertdisc message.
X Repea tthis step until alltrays areloaded .
The DVD changer willplay thelast disc
loaded ifit has been inserted correctlyand
is of apermissible type.Thisappli eseven
if not alltrays havebeen loaded withadisc.
X To complete theinsertion: pressthe
V eject/load button againorpress the
k button.
Ejecting discsfromtheDVD changer Notes
G
WARNING
Only eject adisc when thevehicle is
stationary. Otherwise, youmay bedistracted
from thetraffic condition sand could cause an
accident.
If you remove onedisc while playinganother
disc, theDVD changer interrupts playback.
Play back continues oncethedisc hasbeen
eject ed.
Ejecting asingle disc
X Press theV load/ej ectbutt on.
The magazin emen uappears. Themagazin e
tr ay with thecurr entdisc ishighlight ed. :
Magazin etr ay loaded (ejectionisenabled)
; Disc type
= 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 slot.
If you donot takethe disc outofthe slot,
COMA NDwill draw itin again autom atically
aft erashor twhile and load itagain. 128
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CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio

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 audi oCD /DVD/ 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 orDVD s,audi oDVD sand video DVDs.
i Ifadisc isnot readabl e,an entr yappea rs
behind themagazine trayoryou receive a
message atthe selected memorycard. 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 150).
Selecting atrac kusing thenumber
keypa d 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.
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 the Random tracks or
Random folder
pla
yba ckoption hasbeen selected, the
track order israndom. 132
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CD/DVD and MP3 modeAudio

Selec
tingbytrack list X
Select Title or
Track list in
audi oCD/
DVD mode andpress the9button to
conf irm.
or
X Press the9button inMP3 mode whenthe
display /selection windowisactive.
The track listappears. The#dot indicates
the current track.
X Select atrack using the9: buttons
and press the9button toconf irm.
i InMP3 mode, thelistshows allthe track s
in alphab eticalorder.
Selec tingatrac kusing thenumber
keypa d X
Press theU button onthe number
keypad.
An umer icalentry fiel dappear s.The
num berofposi tion soff ere dcorresponds to
the number oftrack sonthe CD/DV D.Onl y
num bers tha tcorr espond toatrac k
num beron the CD/DV Dcan beente red.
X Enter thedesired trac knum berus ing the
num berk eys.
X To complete entry:press the9button .
i Pressin gand holding anumber buttonfor
2s econ dsormore alsocomplet esent ry
and thecorr espondin gtrac kisplay ed.
Selec tingusing themultifunction
steering wheel X
Switch onaudi oCD/DVD ,MP3 orSD
memory cardmode onCOMAND.
X Use theV orU button onthe
multifunction steeringwheeltoselect the
DISC displa y.
X Press the9 or: button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel.
You willhear theprevious ornext track. The
skip back function skipstothe beginning of
the current trackifthe track hasbeen
play ingformore thaneight seconds. Ifthe track
hasbeen playingforless than eight
seconds, itskips tothe start ofthe previous
track . Fast
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Selec tingusing COMAND X
With thedispla y/selection windowactive,
press the= or; button repeatedly
until youreach thedesired position.
or
X Press andhold theE orF button
until thedesired position isreached.
Selec tingusing themultifunction
steering wheel X
Press andhold the9 or: button on
the multifunction steeringwheeluntilthe
desired position hasbeen reached. Selec
tingafolder
This function ison lyavailable inMP3 mode .
X Swit chon MP3 mode (Ypage 129).
X Sele ctFol der usin
gth e:=;
butt onsand pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
or
X Pres sth e9 butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionw indow isselec ted.
The folder contentappears. Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode
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