ESP MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2012 W251 Comand Manual

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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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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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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Vide
oDVD mode Gen
eral notes
Here youwi llfind further informa tionon the
fol lowi ng topi cs:
R sa fety notes (Ypage 126)
R notes onCDs /DVDs (Ypage 137) DVD
playbackcondit ions
Playback problems mayoccurwhen playing
cop ieddisc s.Ther eis alarge varietyof disc s,
DV Da uth oring sof twar e,writ ingsoftwar eand
writ ersavailab le.This varietymean sth at
th ere isno guaran teeth at theRear Seat
En tertainm entS yst em will beable toplay
vid eo DVDs that you havecopied yourself.
You willfind further informationinthe "Video"
section (Ypage 151). Information regarding
COMAND alsoapplies tothe Rear Seat
En tert ainment System. Function
restrictions
Dependin gon the DVD ,it is possible that
cert ainfunct ionsoractions described inthis
section willbetemporarily blockedormay not
funct ionatall. Assoon asyou trytoactivate
these functionsoractions ,you willsee the
K symbol inthe display . Inserting
andremoving aCD/DV D
X Proc eed asdes cribed inthe"Au dio CD/
DV Da ndMP3 mode"sec tion
(Y page 127) . Sw
itchin gto video DVD mode
X Inse rtavid eo DVD.
The RearSea tEnterta inmentSys tem load s
the disc.
If disc mod ewa sthe last mod esel ecte d,it
wi llnow beacti ve. If
it wa snot, switch onvideo DVD modeas
de scri bedin the followi ng instructio n.
X Sel ect Disc us
ing the 9=;
bu ttons onthe rem otecontro land press
the 9button toconfi rm.
If the video DVD fulfills the play ba ck
cri teri a,the filme ithe rstar tsautoma tically
or the menu saved onthe DVD appe ars. If
the DVD menu appe ars, yo umu ststa rtthe
fi lm ma nua lly.
X Sel ect the corr espo ndi ngmenu itemi nthe
DVD menu (Ypage 171). Hiding/show
ingthe navigation menu
X To show: pressthe9 or: button.
X To hide: press the9 or: button.
or
X Wait forapproximately eightseconds. Navigation
menu
: Disc type
; Current track
= Current scene
? Track time
A Shows themenu Video
DVDmode
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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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X
Con firm Sel ect by
pre ssin gth e9 but ton.
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSys tem
car ries outtheact ion ordisp lays a
subm enufor theitem sele cted intheDV D
men u.
X Ifreq uired ,sele ctfrom thefur ther opt ions.
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSys tem then
swit ches back totheDV Dmen u.
i Depen dingon theDV D,themen uitems :
Bac k(to movie) ,
Pla y ,
Sto p ,
., /orGo Up may
not
fun ction ornotfun ction atcer tainpoin tsin
th eDV Dmen u.To ind icat eth is, theK
symb olappear sin thedisp lay.
St opp ingafilm orskip pingto the
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
Option 1:press the% backbutton or
select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu. X
Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theGoUp menu
iteminthe menu
and press the9button toconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Option 1:press the% backbutton
repeatedly untilyouseethefilm orselect
the corresponding menuiteminthe DVD
menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . Setting
theaudio format
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe audi olanguage
or the audi oformat. Thenumber ofsettin gs
is determined bythe DVD content. Itis
possible thatthesettin gsmay alsobe
accessed fromtheDVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
button onthe remote controltoconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Audio Language and
press the9
button toconfirm .
Am enu appears afterashort while. The
# dot infron tof an ent ryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select alanguage usingthe9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Subtit
lesand camer aangle
These functionsare not available onallDVD s.
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lesavailabl edepen dson theco nten to f
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed fromtheDVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
button onthe remote controltoconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press the9button toconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appearsafter afew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entr y
indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Interactive
content
DVD scan also containinteract ivecont ent
(e.g. avideo game). Inavideo game, youmay
be able toinfluence eventsbyselecting and
triggering actions.Thetype andnumber of
actions depend onthe DVD .
X Select anaction usingthe
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toexecute it.
A menu appearsand thefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press the9button. AUX
mode Introduction
You canconn ectone extern alvideo source to
each ofthe displa ysofthe Rear Seat
Ent ertainment System(AUXdispla y)and also
one extern alvideo source tothe rear-
compartmen tCD/DV Ddrive (AUX drive) with
a sound andvideo signal. Please
seethecorresponding operating
instruct ionsforinformation onhow to
operate theextern alvideo source.
For further detailsaboutextern alvideo
sources, pleaseconsult anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCent er. Connecting
AUXequip ment
AUX drive The
AUX drive jacksare located onthe CD/
DVD drive onthe right nextto the CD/D VD
ejec tbutton (Ypage 31).
Displaying AUX The
AUX display jacksare onthe side ofthe
screen (Ypage 30).
Audio andvideo connection X
Inser tthe audi oplugs forthe left and right
signals intothecorresponding Land R
jacks .
X Insert thevideo plugintotheVjack. Activating
AUXmode
AUX drive X
Select Aux in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
The AUX menu appears. AUX
menu AUX
mode
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COMAN
Dfea tures
i This manualdesc ribesall thest and ard
and optionalequipm ento fyour vehicle
which wasavaila bleatthe time of
purchase. Country-spec ificdifferenc esare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle
may notfeature allfunct ionsdescribed
here. Thisalso refers tosafety-related
systems andfunct ions. Overview
Operat
ingSafety G
WARNIN
G
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremost tothe traffic situation youarein.
While thesystem permits hands-fr eephone
operation, attentiontotraffic maybediverted
not only byphysical operation ofaphone, but
also bythe distract ionofaphone
conv ersation whiledriving. Assuch, forsafety
reasons, weencourage thedriver tostop the
vehicle inasafe place before answering or
placing aphone call.
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destination whenthevehicle isstation ary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
direction alassistance, thedriver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
pay atten tiontotraffic andstreet signs,and
should utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
informat iononstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraffic safety rules.Their
observance alwaysremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility. DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulations alwayshave priority over
any route recommen dationsgiven.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNIN
G
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . G
WARNIN
G
Please donot use theVoice Control System
in an emergenc y,as the tone ofyour voice
may change inastressf ulsituation. Thiscould
cause adelay incompletin gyour phone call
in atimely manner .This could distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Symbols
OnlyUsed inthis Chapter
The following symbolsindicate:
s thatyouhave tosay something
t thatthere isavoice output fromthe
voice control
u thatthesystem showsinformation on
the displa y. Usage
You canusethevoice controlsystem to
operate thefollowing systemsdepending on
the equipment inyour vehicle:
R Phone
R Navigation
R Address book
R Audio (radio, satellite radio,DVDchanger,
memory card,music register)
Say thecommands withoutpausingbetween
individua lwords. Ifyou enter acommand that
does notexist orisincorrec t,the voice
cont rolsystem asksyouforanew command
with “Please repeat”or“Please repeatyour 178
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ent
ry!”. Thevoice control confirms import ant
comm andstoyou and gives youinstruct ions
in the event ofincor rectentries.
Comma ndTyp es Voice
control distin guishes between the
following typesofcomm and:
R Global commands:
These arecomm andswhich canbecalled
up atany time (e.g.helporphone
comm ands).
R Local comm ands:
These arecomm andswhich areonly
available forthe active application (e.g.
“En terStreet” during navigation ).
Active Applicat ion The
local comm andsrefertothe application
curren tlyshown onthe display andtothe
audio source youarecurren tlylisten ingto.
For example, ifyou arelisten ingtothe radio
while thenavigation application isactive on
the display, youcan operate both
applications usingvoicecontrol.
To operate adifferen tfunc tion usin gvoi ce
co ntrol ,you must first swit chtothat
applic ation usin gth eco rrespo nding
co mm and. Op
era ting Voi ceCont rol Veh
icles withVoiceCont rolButtons on
th eMu lti-Fu nct ion Steer ing Wheel Ex
ampl edisp lay:M-Class
1 A Cancelsvoice control
2 ? Activat esvoice control
3 X Decreases thevol ume
W Incr eases thevol ume
x Mute
i You cancancelthedialog withvoi ce
co ntrol atany time.
Voic eco ntrol isoper ationalaroun dhalf a
min ute afterCOMA NDisswit ched on.
Veh icles withLever forVoiceCont rol Ex
ampl edisp lay:SL-Cla ss
1 Canc elsvoice control
2 Activat esvoice control
3 X Decreases thevol ume
W Incr eases thevol ume Over
view
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