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MP3-CD operation
Explanation of the Playback Options
Normal Sequence
The tracks of the current folder are
played in order on the disc.
If the current folder contains sub-
folders:
The sub-folders and their tracks are
played in order on the disc.
The current folder does not contain
sub-folders:
The track of the folder next on the disc
is played back.
Folder Mix
The tracks of the current folder and its
sub-folders are played in random order.
CD-ROM Mix
All tracks of the MP3-CD are played in
random order.
Repeat Track
The system repeats the current track
until you switch the function off.
Repeat Folder
The system repeats the tracks of the
current folder until you switch the
function off. Folder
Use the
Folder option to navigate
through the structure of an MP3-CD.
Opening the folder menu
Activate the MP3-CD main menu
(
page 68).
Press the Folder soft key.
The names of the fo lders on the current
MP3-CD are displayed.
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After selection, the following playback
options are displayed on the status bar.
MP3 options
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Only folders or sub-folders which
contain MP3 tracks are displayed.

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Current track/number of tracks on the
current MP3-CD
2 Elapsed playback ti me of the current
track
Use g or G to select a folder. The
Play soft key is available if a track is
selected or the selected folder contains
only MP3 tracks and no subfolders.
Press the Play soft key.
Playback of the highlighted track or the
first track in the selected folder will
begin.
or
Press E.
The list of the tracks in the folder is
displayed. 5 tracks are displayed.Use g or G to navigate through the
track list.
Press the Play soft key.
or
Press E to play the selected track.
Soft key :
Brings you one level up in the folder
structure.i
Folder contains MP3 tracks
Folder contains subfolders

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Displaying title information
Activate the MP3-CD menu main
(
page 68).
Press the Show soft key.
The information on the current track
stored on the MP3-CD is displayed.

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DVD operation
Insert a DVD into the slot (page 16).
The DVD should be inserted with the
label side up.
The COMAND pulls the DVD into the
drive. The display changes.
After that the message
Loading
Medium Please Wait
will appear.
Loading a DVD
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
DVDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
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Your CD/DVD drive has been designed
to play CDs/DVDs which correspond
to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
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A DVD already loaded must be ejected
before inserting a new DVD. Inserting a
second DVD with another DVD still
loaded will cause damage to the DVD
drive which is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.

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DVD operation
When you start DVD playback, the soft key
displays and the status bar are initially
blanked out.
Displaying the soft keys
In the DVD mode, press any soft key.
The soft keys and the status bar are
displayed.
DVD playback with soft key display and
status bar
The DVD information is displayed at the
center of the status bar.
E.g.:
Ttl. 5 = Track/movie no. 5 is being
played
Sce. 1 = Scene/chapter 1 is being
played
0:00:47 = DVD playing time elapsed
(47 seconds)
The soft keys and the status bar are auto-
matically blanked out again. You can also
blank out the display manually.
To remove the soft key display
Press the
Full Scr. soft key.
Soft key display and status bar

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Pause or Play soft key:
Switches the Pause function on or off
(
page 80).
Stop soft key:
Stops the DVD playback (
page 81).
Full Scr. soft key:
The soft key display disappears
(
page 81).
Menu soft key:
Displays the DVD menu saved on the
DVD, if available (
page 82).
Setting soft key:
Displays the DVD settings menu
(
page 83).
Sound soft key:
Brings you to the sound menu, where
you can set:
Balance (page 36)
Bass and Treble (page 37)
Sound functions (page 38)
Bright., Contr. and Color soft
key
s:
Allow you to adjust brightness, cont-
rast and color (
page 86). Pause function
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the
Pause soft key.
DVD playback is paused. The picture
stands still. The
Pause soft key
changes to
Play.
To resume playback, press the Play
soft key.
Playback of the DVD will resume.
Soft key functions
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Depending on the DVD, not all func-
tions are available at any time.
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In order to avoid driver distraction, the
video function is disabled and no
images will be shown on the COMAND
screen. Therefore some of these soft
keys will have no effect.

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Stopping DVD playback
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the
Stop soft key.
DVD playback stops.
Restarting DVD playback
After playback has stopped, press the
Play soft key again.
The DVD is played from the start.
or
Select a movie (page 86). Displaying full screen
During DVD playback with the soft keys
displayed press the
Full Scr. soft
key.
The soft keys disappear. The full screen
will appear. Activating DVD menu
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the
Menu soft key.
The highest level of the DVD menu is
displayed, if available (
page 82).
Activating Settings menu
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the Setting soft key.
The DVD settings menu will appear
(
page 83).
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While DVD playback is stopped, you
can press the
Menu soft key.
The DVD menu saved on the DVD is dis-
played, if available (
page 82).

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The DVD menu is the menu saved on the
DVD. The structure of the menu may vary
depending on the DVD and allows certain
settings or actions.
For example, multilingual DVDs allow the
DVD language to be selected in the menu.
Activating DVD menu
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the Menu soft key.
Depending on the DVD, the highest le-
vel of the DVD menu is displayed.
Remove the soft key display if necessa-
ry (
page 79).
The soft keys are automatically remo-
ved after a while.
Selecting an item from the DVD menu
Use h, H , g or G to select a
menu item.
Press E.
Your selection is confirmed. The
COMAND will perform the action defi-
ned by the menu item selected. Going up one level in the menu
A DVD menu may contain several subme-
nus. Submenus may in
clude a menu item
to go up one level in the menu.
Select the appropriate menu item
(
page 82).
DVD menu
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In order to avoid driver distraction, the
video function is disabled and no
images will be shown on the COMAND
screen. The message
To prevent
driver from being distracted,
the picture is faded out
ap-
pears.
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If you press g for longer than two
seconds, you may display additional
functions if available. The kind of func-
tion depends on the DVD menu.

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You can also proceed as follows:
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the
Menu soft key once or several
times.
With each depression of the soft key
you will move up one or several menu
levels (depending on the DVD) until the
topmost level is reached.
Removing DVD menu
A DVD menu or a submenu may include an
item for closing the DVD menu.
Select the appropriate menu item
(
page 82).
You can also proceed as follows:
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the Back soft key.
or
Press the Stop soft key.
DVD playback is stopped and the DVD
menu is opened.
Settings menu
Setting options:
4:3, 16:9 or Zoom soft key:
You can change the aspect ratio
(
page 84).
Lang. soft key:
You can change the DVD language
(
page 84).
Subtitle soft key:
You can display and switch between
the subtitles (
page 85).
Angle soft key:
You can change the camera view
(
page 86).
Activating the Settings menu
Display the soft keys (page 79).
Press the Setting soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
Settings menu
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In order to avoid driver distraction, the
video function is disabled and no
images will be shown on the COMAND
screen. Although the following menu
will appear, these soft keys will have no
visible effect.

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Changing the aspect ratio
The system will automatically select the
appropriate aspect ratio when a DVD is
played back.
You can manually change the aspect ratio
during playback of the DVD. To do this, use
the top left soft key. The soft key changes
each time you press it.
Possible aspect ratios are: 4:3, 16:9 and
Zoom.
The soft key indicates the aspect ratio to
which you will change when you press the
soft key.
Zoom is useful to watch movies in
cinematic aspect ratio. You can use the
function to reduce the width of the black
bars at the top and bottom.In the Settings menu (page 83),
press the soft key repeatedly until the
desired aspect ratio is set.
Changing the DVD language
Changing the DVD language:
During playback of the DVD, activate
the DVD settings menu (
page 83)
Press the Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed. The con-
tent of the list depends on which langu-
ages the DVD supports.
Use g or G to select a language.
Press E.
The selected language is set.
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You can only change the DVD language
if the DVD supports several languages.
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The Lang. soft key has no function if
the Settings menu is activated from
within the DVD menu.
In this case, you need to change the
language in the DVD menu (
page 82)
if the menu item is available. Or remove
the DVD menu (
page 83) and again
press the
Lang. soft key in the
Settings menu.
Some DVDs allow the language to be
selected additionally or exclusively in
the DVD menu saved on the DVD
(
page 82).