Safety notes

	Risk of injury
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser product. You must not open the casing. There is a risk of exposure to invisible laser radiation if you open the casing, or if the casing is faulty or damaged. COMAND does not contain any parts that can be serviced by the user. For safety reasons, have any necessary maintenance work carried out by qualified aftersales technicians only.

	Risk of accident
Inserting or ejecting discs while driving may distract you from the traffic conditions, thereby causing an accident. Only insert or eject a disc when the vehicle is stationary.

 

Automatic picture shutoff

If the vehicle is travelling faster than approximately 5 km/h, the picture automatically switches off in video DVD mode. The following message appears in the display:

As soon as the vehicle speed drops below about 5 km/h, the picture switches back on again.

 

Notes about handling DVDs

There may be playback problems when playing copied discs. There are a large variety of discs, DVD authoring software, disc burning software and burners available. This variety means that there is no guarantee that the system will be able to play discs that you have copied yourself.

Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs, as they could peel off and damage COMAND. Stickers can also cause the disc to bend, which can result in read errors and disc recognition problems. COMAND is designed to hold discs which comply with the EN 60908 standard. You can therefore only use discs with a maximum thickness of 1.3 mm. If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that contain data on both sides (DVD on one side and audio data on the other), they cannot be ejected and can damage COMAND. Do not use discs with a diameter of 8 cm, even with an adapter. Only use round discs with a diameter of 12 cm.

• Only hold discs by the edge.

• Handle discs carefully to prevent reading errors.

• Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints and dust on discs.

• Clean discs from time to time with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Do not wipe them with a circular motion, but only in straight lines from the centre outwards.

• Only use a pen designed for such a purpose to label discs.

• Place discs back in their cases after use.

• Protect discs from heat and direct sunlight.

 

DVD playback conditions

It is possible to buy video DVDs which do not conform to the current standard. Such DVDs may have picture, sound or other playback problems.

COMAND can play back video DVDs produced according to the following standards:

• Region code 2 or region code 0 (no region code)

• PAL or NTSC TV standard

You will generally find the relevant details either on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.

COMAND is set to region code 2 at the factory. This setting can be changed by a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. This will allow you to play video DVDs with a different region code, provided that they are produced in accordance with the PAL or NTSC TV standard.

 

Function restrictions

Depending on the DVD, it is possible that certain functions or actions will not function temporarily or not at all. As soon as you try to activate these functions or actions, you will see the icon in the display.

 

Inserting a DVD

Proceed as described in the "Inserting CDs and DVDs" section more.

 

Ejecting a DVD

Proceed as described in the "Ejecting CDs and DVDs" section more.

 

Overview of the video DVD menu

 

Switching to video DVD mode

	Insert a DVD.
or
	Select Video Video Video DVD.
or
	Press the function button once or twice.

The number of times you have to press the function button depends on the operating mode currently selected. The function button takes you directly to the previously set disc mode (audio CD, audio DVD*, MP3 CD or video DVD).

 

Hiding or showing the navigation menu

	To show: slide .
	To hide: slide .
or
	Wait for approximately eight seconds.

Disc type Current track Current scene Track time To show the menu system

Navigation menu displayed

 

Hiding or showing the menu system

	To show: press .
	To hide: press when the main area is selected.

Video DVD options Pause function Stop function Medium selection (for DVD changer* only) Sound settings

Menu system displayed

 

Fast forward or rewind

Slide and hold until the desired place is reached.

 

Selecting DVD media

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select Changer.
	The media list appears. The dot indicates the current medium.
	Select a medium.
	COMAND changes the medium.

 

Stop function

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	To interrupt playback: select Stop.
	The Pause display changes to Play.
	To resume playback: select Play.
	Playback continues from the point where it was interrupted.
	To stop playback: select Stop again while playback is interrupted.
or
	Select Stop twice in quick succession during playback.
	To restart playback: select Play.
	Playback restarts from the beginning.

 

Pause function

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	To pause playback: select Pause.
	The Pause display changes to Play.
	To resume playback: select Play.

 

Selecting a scene/chapter

	Make sure that the navigation menu is shown more.
	To skip forwards/back: slide or turn .

 

Selecting a film/track

This function is only available if the DVD is divided into several films/tracks.

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select DVD-V DVD functions Title selection.
	A selection list appears.
	Select a film/track.

 

Picture settings

Adjusting the brightness, contrast or colour

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select DVD-V Brightness or Contrast or Colour.
	To change the setting: slide or turn until the desired setting is reached.
	To save the setting: press .

Changing the picture format

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select DVD-V.
	The DVD-V menu appears. The  dot in front of the 16:9 optimised, 4:3 or Widescreen menu item indicates the format currently set.
	To change the format: slide or turn until the desired format is selected.
	To save the setting: press .

 

DVD menu

The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD itself. It is structured in various ways according to the individual DVD and permits certain actions and settings.

Calling up the DVD menu

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select DVD-V DVD functions Menu.
	The DVD menu appears.

Selecting menu items in the DVD menu

	Slide or .
	To confirm your selection: press .
	The selection menu appears.

	To confirm the selection again: choose Select.
	COMAND implements the action represented by the selected menu item in the DVD menu.

Depending on the DVD, the Play menu item may not function in general or may not function at certain points in the DVD menu.

Stopping a film or skipping to the beginning or end of a scene

	Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
	The selection menu appears.

To stop the film To skip to the end of the scene To skip to the beginning of the scene

	To stop a film: select Stop from the menu.
	To skip to the end of a scene: select from the menu.
	To skip to the beginning of a scene: select from the menu.

Depending on the DVD, menu items and may not function in general or may not function at certain points in the DVD menu.

Moving up one level in the DVD menu

	Press the Back button.
or
	Select the corresponding menu item in the DVD menu.
or
	Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
	Select Go up from the selection menu.

Depending on the DVD, the Play menu item may not function in general or may not function at certain points in the DVD menu.

Back to the movie

	Press the Back button repeatedly until you see the film.
or
	Select the corresponding menu item in the DVD menu.
or
	Select any menu item from the DVD menu.
	Select the Back (to the movie) menu item from the selection menu.

Depending on the DVD, the Back (to the movie) menu item may not function in general or may not function at certain points in the DVD menu.

 

Setting the language and audio format

This function is not available on all DVDs. If it is available, you can set the DVD menu language, the audio language and the audio format. The number of settings is determined by the DVD content. It is possible that the settings may also be accessed in the DVD menu more.

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select DVD-V DVD functions.
	Select Menu language or Audio language.
	Both of these will bring up a selection list. The  dot in front of a list entry indicates the currently selected language.
	To change the setting: slide or turn until the desired setting is reached.
	To save the setting: press .
	To exit the menu: slide .

 

Subtitles and camera angle

These functions are not available on all DVDs. The number of subtitle languages and camera angles available depends on the content of the DVD. It is possible that the settings may also be accessed in the DVD menu more.

	Select Video Video Video DVD.
	Display the menu system if necessary more.
	Select DVD-V DVD functions.
	Select Subtitles or Camera angle.
	Both of these will bring up a selection list. The dot in front of a list entry indicates the current setting.
	To change the setting: slide or turn until the desired setting is reached.
	To save the setting: press .
	To exit the menu: slide .

 

Interactive content

DVDs can contain interactive content (e.g. a video game). In a video game, you may be able to influence events by selecting and triggering actions. The type and number of actions depend on the DVD.

	To select an action: slide or .
	To trigger an action: press .