Mercedes-Benz COMAND, Operating Instructions Manual

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Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of pur-
chase. Country-specific differences are pos-
sible. Please note that your COMAND system
may not be equipped with all the features
described. This also applies to safety-relevant
systems and functions. Therefore, the equip-
ment on your COMAND system may differ
from that in the descriptions and illustrations.
Should you have any questions concerning
equipment and operation, please consult an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Activating media mode
General notes
There are several ways to activate media
sources using COMAND.
The relevant sections of the Operator's Man-
ual describe the simplest way to activate a
media source.
This section describes all options for activat-
ing media sources.
Using the MEDIA button
X
Press the Õ button.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
X
To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
The media sources appear in the following
order:
R
CD/DVD
R
Memory card
R
Media Register
R
Vehicles without Media Interface: USB 1
and USB 2
R
Vehicles with Media Interface: Media
Interface 1 and Media Interface 2
R
BT audio
R
TV (if your vehicle is equipped with a TV)
R
AUX
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
X
To display the function bars: slide V Æ the
controller.
Switching on automatically
After an external media source has been con-
nected, COMAND will only activate the cor-
responding media mode automatically in the
case of CDs and SD cards. When using USB
devices, depending on the vehicle's equip-
ment, the relevant Media Interface 1, 2 or
USB 1, 2 basic display must already be acti-
vated.
External media sources:
R
Apple devices (e.g. iPhone
®
)
R
USB devices (e.g. USB stick, MP3 player)
R
CD
R
DVD
R
SD cards
R
via AUX cable (automatic activation
depends on the device connected)
R
via devices connected by Bluetooth
®
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
i
If a media function is already switched on
in COMAND, this will be interrupted and the
basic display of the newly connected
device will appear.
If another function, such as navigation, is
operating, the basic display will not change.
Only the music from the newly connected
media source will play
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