2011 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 221

Audio X 219 On the multifunction steering wheel: switch on Media Interface mode in COMAND (Y page 217). X On the multifunction steering wheel, press the = or ; button to select the Audio menu. X On the multifunction steering wheel, press 9 or : to select a track. Selecting using the number keypad X To make an entry: press the Ä button. The input menu appears. The number of characters available for input depends on the number of stored tracks. X RTrack RPodcasts RGenres RComposers RAudiobooks i Some playback categories contain the entry All. If this entry has been selected, the entire content of the category selected will be played. USB devices For USB mass storage devices, you can select both folders as well as any existing playlists. COMAND can also display the album name and artist (metadata) during playback, if this information has been entered into the system. Playlists are indicated in the display by a special icon. When you open the playlist, the corresponding tracks are opened and playback begins. You can now select Category mix instead of Random folder as a playback option. For USB mass storage devices, you can choose to display the metadata contained in the tags of the encoded music data, or to display the file and directory names during playback. X To display the album and artist name: select Media Interface in the basic display by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. X Select Display Metadata and press W to confirm. Selecting a category and opening a folder X Press W the COMAND controller when the display/selection window is active. X Select Folder by sliding VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND controller and press W to confirm. The available categories or the folder contents (e.g. further folders) are Z To enter a track number: press a number key, e.g. q. The digit is entered in the first position in the input line. i COMAND will ignore and not display an invalid digit. X Enter more numbers if desired. The selected track is played. Fast forward/rewind X While the display/selection window is active, slide XVY and hold the COMAND controller until the desired position has been reached. i On an iPod®, fast rewind only functions within the current track. Selecting a category/playlist/folder iPod® and certain MP3 players For an iPod® or MP3 player, you can select tracks using categories or folders. Depending on the device connected, the following categories may be available, for example: RCurrent RArtists RAlbums RPlaylists Track List (e.g. All) COMAND