Rear seat entertainment system*
Components
The rear seat entertainment system* comprises:
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Screens behind the front-seat head restraints
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Controls below the screen
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Controls on the rear seat armrest
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CD / DVD drive in the rear seat armrest
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Headphones in the rear seat armrest
You will see the currently selected main functions and the associated menus on the screens. The menus are divided into several areas, in the same way as the COMAND display.
The controls on the rear seat armrest allow you to navigate within the menus on the screen.
You can operate the following functions using the rear seat entertainment system:
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Make sure that the flap on the skibag* or the stowage box in the rear is closed when you fold up the rear seat armrest. Otherwise, the rear seat entertainment system can be damaged.
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Control elements below the screen
The controls for the screen are located below the corresponding screen. These allow you to adjust the brightness of the screen and the volume of the headphones, among other things.
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 | To switch on and off |
 | To reduce the brightness of the screen |
 | To increase the brightness of the screen |
 | To reduce the volume |
 | To increase the volume |
 | Headphone socket |
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Switching on the screen
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Press button .
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Only clean the screens with an anti-static or slightly damp cloth.
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Setting the brightness
Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume of the headphones or the volume in the vehicle sound system.
Connecting the headphones
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Plug the headphones into socket .
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Remove the headphones before getting out of the vehicle. Otherwise, the headphones or the screen could be damaged.
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The headphones are designed for use in a temperature range of -5 °C to +50 °C. Therefore, please bear the following in mind:
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Do not expose the headphones to direct sunlight or great fluctuations in temperature.
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Do not expose the headphones to high humidity or dust.
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Do not store the headphones near to air-conditioning systems or heaters.
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Do not store the headphones in the vehicle if the temperature in the vehicle interior could exceed +50 °C, e.g. when parking in strong sunlight.
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Control elements on the rear seat armrest
The following controls are on the rear seat armrest:
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COMAND controller for the rear seat entertainment system
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Back button of the rear seat entertainment system
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Buttons for screen selection
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| To select the screen |
| COMAND controller for the rear seat entertainment system |
| Back button |
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COMAND controller for the rear seat entertainment system
You can use controller to select the menu functions on one of the screens.
Selecting the screen
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You can only operate the menu functions on one screen at a time and not on both at once. A screen must be switched on in order for it to be selected.
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Press one of buttons .
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You can operate the left-hand or right-hand screen, depending on your selection.
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Back button
The 
back button will take you up one menu level.
CD/DVD drive in the rear seat armrest
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You will find
general notes about discs on
more.
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| Ports for AUX
equipment |
| Eject button |
| CD / DVD
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Loading and
ejecting CDs / DVDs
If there is a disc
inserted:
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Press eject button
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Take the disc out
of slot .
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To load a
CD/DVD: insert a disc into slot
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The drive closes
and the disc is played if:
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it has been loaded
correctly
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it is a permissible
type of disc
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the
Disc menu is selected in
the display
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To eject a
CD/DVD: press eject button
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Take the disc out
of slot .
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If you do not take
the disc out of the slot, the drive will close again automatically after a
short while.
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Connecting AUX
equipment
You can connect
additional audio or video equipment via the AUX ports in the rear seat
armrest.
Disc menu
Audio CD / audio DVD / MP3
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When you exit the menu, the current setting is stored.
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To select the menu: select Disc.
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Press  .
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If an audio CD, audio DVD or MP3 CD /DVD is inserted, it continues to play from where it was interrupted.
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Illustration: CD playback
Selecting a track by skipping to a track
Selecting a track by track listing
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Select Track list.
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The track listing appears. The  dot indicates the current track.
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Select a track.
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Fast forward/rewind
Playback options
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Select CD, DVD or MP3.
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Proceed as described in the "Playback options" section more.
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DVD video
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When you exit the menu, the current setting is stored.
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To select the menu: select Disc.
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Press .
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When a video DVD is inserted, the navigation menu appears.
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To switch to the menu system: press .
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Navigation menu
Fast forward/rewind
Stop function
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Proceed as described in the "Stop function" section more.
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Pause function
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Proceed as described in the "Pause function" section more.
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Selecting a scene/chapter
Selecting a track / scene
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Select DVD-V.
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Proceed as described in the "Film/track selection" section more.
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Picture settings
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Select DVD-V.
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A list appears.
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Proceed as described in the "Picture settings" section more.
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Language settings
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Select DVD-V.
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A list appears.
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Proceed as described in the "Language and audio format settings" section more.
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Subtitles and camera angle
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Select DVD-V.
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A list appears.
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Proceed as described in the "Language and audio format settings" section more.
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Interactive content
If the action is not automatically carried out:
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To trigger an action: press .
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TV menu*
In the TV menu, you can call up the same functions as you can on COMAND.
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Select TV.
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Press .
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The television picture appears.
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For operating the TV functions, see more.
Navigation menu
Menu system
AUX menu
Please see the
corresponding operating instructions for how to operate the external audio
source.
Audio
AUX
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To select a
source: select
AUX
1 or
AUX
2.
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Press
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You will hear the
medium in the external audio source if it is connected and switched to
playback.
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Video
AUX
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To select a
source: select
AUX
1 or
AUX
2.
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Press
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You will hear and
see the medium in the external video source in full-screen mode if this is
connected and switched to playback.
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To switch from
the full-screen mode to the menu system: press
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Picture
settings
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Select
AUX.
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A list
appears.
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Proceed as
described in the "Picture settings" section
more.
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System settings
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To select the menu: select System settings.
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Press .
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Display settings
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Select Display.
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Proceed as described in the "Display settings" section more.
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Language settings
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Select Language.
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The language list appears. The dot indicates the current setting.
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To change the setting: select the desired language.
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Setting the loudspeaker
This function allows you to set whether the sound from the right-hand or left-hand source is switched to the vehicle loudspeakers (only on vehicles with a sound system*).
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You can only select this setting for the screen that is currently active.
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Select Speakers.
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A list appears. The dot indicates the current setting.
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To change the setting: select the desired source.
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Multiple users
COMAND and the rear seat entertainment system are virtually independent of each other when operated at the same time. However, there can be a conflict in some menus if the two systems are used by several users. The conflicts can occur between the two rear screens as well as between COMAND and the rear seat entertainment system.
CD / DVD drive
If the CD / DVD drive is being used for both screens simultaneously, selecting certain menus or settings on one of the screens also affects the other screen.
The following functions affect both the screens:
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Changing playback options
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Selecting a track
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Using play, pause and stop
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Scanning or skipping forwards and back
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Calling up the DVD menu and navigating within it
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Setting the language, subtitles and camera angle
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Calling up interactive DVD content
The following functions only affect one screen:
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Making audio, video and screen settings
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Switching between full-screen, the menu system and the navigation menu
TV mode
The same TV channel is shown on all screens. If the channel is changed on one of the rear screens or on COMAND, it will be changed on all screens.
Switching between main functions
When you exit a main function, the current setting is stored. If you call up this main function again later, there are two possibilities:
In the first case, the main function appears as it is already on the other screen.
In the second case, the setting appears on the screen as it was when you last exited the main function.
Loading and ejecting CDs / DVDs
When you load or eject a CD / DVD, this is only displayed on the screen where the main function Disc is selected. The current settings memory is reset to the original state for both screens.
System settings
You can set almost all system settings individually for each screen without affecting the other screen. Setting the loudspeakers is an exception.
Simultaneous use of COMAND and the rear seat entertainment system
The audio output of the rear seat entertainment system can be played back via the vehicle loudspeakers more. The volume of the vehicle loudspeakers can be adjusted using COMAND. If only one of the rear screens is switched on, the output from this screen is played over the vehicle loudspeakers. If both rear screens are switched on, the output from the screen that was switched on first is played over the vehicle loudspeakers. However, it is also possible to select the screen from which the audio should be played more. When you switch off the screen providing the audio, and the second screen is still switched on, the audio from the second screen is then played over the vehicle loudspeakers.
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