ECO mode MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual

USB
devices For
USB mass storage devices ,you can select
folders andalso playlists (ifavailable). When
playing backplaylists, COMAND canalso
display therespec tivealbum andartist name
(metadat a),ifthes ehave been uploaded to
the system .
Playlists areindicat edinthe display bya
special icon.When youopen theplay list, the
corresponding tracksare opened and
play back begins. NowRandom Categories is
availa bleasaplay back option instead of
Random Folder .
For USB mass storage devices, youcan
choose todispla ythe metadata contained in
the tags ofthe encoded musicdata,orto
displa ythe fileand directory nameswhenthe
music isplay ing.
X To display thealbum andartist's
name: selectMedia Int. in
the basic
displa yusing the:=; buttons
and press the9button toconfirm .
X Select Display Metadata using
the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm .
Selec tingacatego ryand open inga
fol der X
Press the9button whenthe displa y/
selection windowisactive.
or
X Select Music in
the basic displa yusing
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
You willsee theavaila blecategories orthe
folder content(e.g. other folders). The
category selectedorthe folder nameisin
the status barofthe displa y.
i The Music menu
itemisnot availa bleuntil
the device hasbeen activated. Example
ofdisplay :categ orylist
: Dev iceicon anddevic enam e
; Sele ctable categor ies
X Sele ctacat egor y/folder usingth e
9: buttonsand pres sth e9 butt on
to con firm.
You willsee thecon tent oftheselec ted
cat egor yor selec tedfold er.
i Ifth edata needstobe read from the
con necteddevic e,thePle ase Wait... mes
sage appears .
X Ifnec essar y,repe atthis oper atingst ep
unt ilth etrack sin thes elected folder/
album appear. Ex
ample ofdisplay: currenttrac klist
: Icon fornex tfolder up
; Current category
= Track icon
? Current track
X Select atrac kusing the9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm.
The track isplay ed. Media
Interface mode
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X
To switchto the supe rordinate folde r:
sel ect the U iconu sing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
i The U iconisalwa yslisted rightatthe
top ofthe respective folder. Playing
thecontent ofacategory or
folder
X Select acategory orfolder.
X Press the9button forlonger thantwo
seconds.
The cont entofthe category orfolder
selected isplay edinaccordance withthe
play back option (Ypage 147)selected. Alphabetical
track sele ction
iPod ®
and MP3 player This
function isavail able foralpha betically
sorted categories andfolders. Thisfunction
is not avail able foralbu msorplay lists, for
example.
X Select acategory, e.g.Artists .
The avail able artists appear.
X Press thecorresponding numberkeyonce
or several timestoselect thefirst letter of
the artist's name(e.g.foranartist
beginning withtheletter "C",press number
key l three times).
You seetheavail able letters atthe bottom
edge ofthe displa y.
X Press the9button.
Aft eramessage, thefirst entry inthe list
which matches theletter entered is
highlig hted.
i Ifthere isno entry which matches the
letter which hasbeen entered, thelast
entry inthe listwhich matches aprevious
letter ishighlig hted.
i For iPods ®
and MP3 players, thequal ity
of the search results ishighly dependent on
the version andlangua gevariant ofthe software
(e.g.iTunes ®
version) usedto
popul atethe device.
USB mass storage devices This
function isavail able foralpha betically
sorted directories. Thisfunction isnot
avail able foralbu msorplay lists, forexample.
X In adirectory, pressthecorresponding
number keyonce orseveral timestoselect
the first letter ofthe artist's name(e.g.for
an artist beginning withtheletter "C",press
number keyl three times).
You seetheavail able letters atthe bottom
edge ofthe displa y.
If the directory onlycontains folders,
COMAND searchesforfolders. Aftera
message, thefirst entry found which
matches theletters entered appearsfirst in
the list.
If there isno entry beginning withtheletter
entered, thelast entry beginning withthe
previous letterisshown atthe top ofthe
list. Selec
tinganactive partition (forUSB
mass storage devices only)
You canselect thisfunction forUSB mass
storage devices whenthestorage deviceis
partitioned. Uptofour partitions (primaryor
logical andFAT- formatted) aresupported.
i The Windows formattingprogram
supports FATpartitions ofup to32 GB as
standard.
X Select Media Int. in
the basic displa y
using the:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Select ActivePartition using
the 9: buttonsandpress the9
button toconfirm. 146
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Interface modeAudio

X
Sel ect Aux us
ing the 9: buttons
and pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The audioAUX menu appe ars .You will hear
the medium inthe exter nalaudio source if
it is conn ected andswitched toplayb ack. For
operation ofthe exter nalaudio source,
please seethecorrespon dingoperating
instr uctions.
You willfind details onvolume (Ypage 27)
and sound (Ypage 27)settings inthe "Ata
glance" section. G
WARNIN
G
Ext ernal audio sources mayhave different
volumes, whichcanmean thatsystem
messages suchastraffic announc ementsand
navigation systemannounc ementsare much
louder. Ifnecessary, pleasedeactivate the
system messages oradjust theirvolume
manually. 148
Audio
AUXmodeAudio

There
isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraff iccondit ionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion . Notes
aboutdiscs
Playba ckproblems mayoccur whenplaying
copied discs.Therearealarge variety of
discs, DVDauthoring software,writing
software andwriters available.This variety
means thatthere isno guarantee thatthe
system willbeable toplay discs thatyouhave
copied yourself.
! Donot affix stick ersorlabels tothe discs,
as they could peeloffand damage
COMAND .Stic kers cancause thedisc to
bend, which canresult inread errors and
disc recogn itionproblems.
! COMAND isdesigned toaccommo date
discs which comply withtheEN6090 8
standard. Youcantheref oreonly usediscs
with amaximum thickness of1.3 mm.
If you insert thickerdiscs, e.g.those that
cont aindata onboth sides (DVD onone
side andaudio dataonthe other), they
cann otbe eject edand candamage
COMAND .
Use round discswithadiameter of12 cm.
Do not use discs withadiameter of8cm,
even withanadapter. DVD
playback conditions
There arevideo DVDsavaila bleonthe market
which donot conf orm tothe curren t
standards.
These DVDscan create picture, soundor
other problems duringplayback.
COMAND canplay back video DVDs
produced accordingto the following
standards:
R region code1orregion code0(no reg ion
cod e) i
Ifyo uins ert avid eo DVD with adi ffer ent
reg ionc ode, youwillsee amessage tothis
effect .
R PAL orNTSC standard
You willgenerally findtherelevant details
either onthe DVD itself oron the DVD case.
i COMAND isset toregion code1at the
factor y.This settingcan bechanged atan
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Thiswill
allow youtoplay video DVDswith a
different regioncode,provided thatthey
are produced inaccordanc ewith thePAL
or NTSC standard. Theregion codecanbe
changed uptofive times. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions willbe
temporarily blockedormay notfunct ionatall.
As soon asyou trytoactivate thesefunctions
or actions ,you willsee theKsymbol inthe
display . Inserting
andremoving DVDs
X Proceed asdescribed inthe "Insert ingand
eject ingCDs andDVD s"section
(Y page 127). Switching
tovideo DVDmode
Option 1 X
Insert avideo DVD(Ypage 127).
COMAND loadsthemedium insertedand
start sto play it.
Option 2 X
Press theh functionbutton .
COMAND switchestothe disc mode last
set (audi oCD, audio DVD,MP3 CD, video
DVD )or Media Interface. COMAND
accesses alldiscs inthe DVD changer. Video
DVDmode
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If
you previou slyselected thevideo DVD
function, itis now switched on.
If you activated adifferent discfunction:
X Select Media .
The media listapp ears.
X Select avideo DVD(Ypage 132).
Option 3 X
Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select Video in
the main function barusing
the 9=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
If video DVDmode wasthelast mode
selected, itwil lnow beactive.
If another videosource isswitched on,you
can now switch toDVD mode inthe video
menu.
X Select Video using
the9 button and
press the9button toconfirm.
The video menu appears.
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9button
to confirm. Hiding/
showingthe navigatio nmenu
X To show :press the9 or: button.
i This function isnot avai lablewhil ethe
DVD's ownmenu (Ypage 154)isbeing
disp layed.
X To hide: press the9 or: button.
or
X Wai tfor approximately eightseconds. Navigation
menudisplaye d
: Disc type
; Current title
= Current scene
? Track time
A Shows themenu Showing/
hidingthemenu
This funct ionisnot availa blewhile theDVD 's
own menu (Ypage 154)isbeing display ed.
X To show: pressthe9button .
or
X Select Menu while
thecont rolmenu is
shown andpress the9button toconf irm.
X To hide: press the9 button ,select
Full screen and
press the9button to
conf irm. Menu
shown
: Video DVDoptions
; Pause function
= Stop function 152
Video
DVDmodeVideo

X
To skipfo rwa rds orbac kwards: press
the = or; button.
or
X Pre ssthe E orF button onthe
contro lpa nel .
The navigati on menu (Ypage 152) appe ars
for appro xima telyei ght second s. Se
lecti ng afilm/t itle
This function isonly available ifthe DVD is
divided intosever alfilms /titles .
If the DVD contain ssever alfilms ,the secan
be selec teddirec tly.Afilm can beselec ted
eith erwhen theDVDisbeing playedback or
when itis stopped.
The film canalso beselected fromthemenu
on the DVD itself.
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.
The "DVD function s"menu appears: DVD
functions menu
X Select Title selection using
the
9: buttonsandpress the9button
to confirm.
X Select afilm/title fromthemenu andpress
the 9button toconfirm. DVD
menu
Callin gup the DVD menu The
DVD menu isthe menu stored onthe DVD
itself. Itis struct uredinvarious ways
according tothe individua lDVD andpermits
certain actions andsettings.
In the case ofmulti-langua geDVDs, for
example, youcan change theDVD langua ge
in the DVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 152).
X Select DVD-Video in
the menu using
the :=;9 buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm.
X Select Menu and
press the9button to
confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selec tingmenu itemsinthe DVD menu X
Select amenu itemusing the
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm.
The menu appears.
i Menu itemswhich cannot beselected are
shown ingray. X
To reconfirm yourselec tion:select
Select and
press the9button toconfirm.
COMAND executesthefunction orshows
a submenu. 154
Video
DVDmodeVideo

Make
aselection fromthefurther options,
if necessary.
COMAND thenswitches backtothe DVD
menu.
i Depending onthe DVD ,the menu items:
Back (tomovie) ,
Play ,
Stop ,
., /orGo Up may
not
funct ionornot funct ionatcertain pointsin
the DVD menu. Toindicate this,theK
symbol appearsinthe displa y.
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 Navigate inthe DVD menu usingthe
directional arrows.
Stopping afilm orskipping tothe
beginn ingorend ofas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Press thek backbutton.
or X
Select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu andpress the9button to
confirm .
or
X Select anymenu itemfrom theDVD menu.
X Select DVD-V in
the menu usingthe
=;9: buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Goup and
press the9button to
confirm .
Back tothe film X
Press the% backbutton repeatedly
until youseethemovie.
or
X Select thecorresponding menuitemfrom
the DVD menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . Setting
thelanguage andaudio
forma t
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe DVD menu
language ,the audi olanguage orthe audi o
format. Thenumber ofsettin gsisdetermined
by the DVD content. Itis possible thatthe
settin gsmay alsobeaccessed inthe DVD
menu (Ypage 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 . Video
DVDmode
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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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