2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 Console button

27 At a glance
Cockpit
Item
Page
1
Combination switch

Turn signals


Windshield wipers


High beam


Cornering lamps
362
351
346
347
2
Lever for

Cruise control


DISTRONIC Plus*
380
385
3
Horn
4
Multifunction steering wheel
242
5
Instrument cluster
28
6
Steering wheel gearshift con-
trol
375
7
Gear selector lever for
automatic transmission
359
Item
Page
8
Control panel with

Front passenger front
air bag indicator lamp


Vehicle level control
switch


Electronic Stability Pro-
gram (ESP
®) switch


Parktronic*/Park Assist*
deactivation switch


Swivel COMAND display


COMAND/instrument
cluster illumination
53
401,
403
73
408,
408
81
378
9
COMAND display
79
a
Overhead control panel
37
b
Automatic climate control
Center console, upper part
424
32
Item
Page
c
Glove box lock
448
d
Cover of compartment with

CD changer


PCMCIA card slot
107
108
e
Center console, lower part
33
f
Starter switch
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop but-
ton
315
316
g
Steering wheel adjustment
Heated steering wheel*
330
331
h
Headlamp washer button
346
j
Parking brake
364
k
Hood lock release
492
l
Door control panel
39
m
Night View Assist*
420
n
Exterior lamp switch
342

33 At a glance
Center console
Lower part
Item
Page
1
Favorite button
216
2
Rear head restraints retract
button
325
3
Program mode selector
switch for:

automatic transmission
shift program


suspension tuning of
Airmatic (only S 550) or
ABC*


engine control
374
4
Shortcut button for:

radio


CD/DVD
94
111
5
Back button
87
Item
Page
6
Hazard warning flasher
348
7
Seat operation via COMAND:

Lumbar support


Multicontour seat*


Drive-dynamic
multicontour seat*
236
237
237
240
8
Shortcut button for:

telephone*


navigation
115
148
9
COMAND controller
82
a
COMAND on/off switch
79
b
Volume adjustment
89
c
Mute function
89
d
Telephone keypad
117

54 Safety and SecurityOccupant safety
Self-test Occupant Classification Sys-
tem
After turning the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position1 or2 or pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once or
twice (
page 317), the 59
indicator lamp1 located in the center
console illuminates. If an adult occupant is
properly sitting on the front passenger
seat and the system senses the occupant
as being an adult, the 59 indi-
cator lamp will illuminate and go out after
approximately 6 seconds.
If the seat is not occupied and the system
senses the front passenger seat as being
empty, the 59indicator lamp
will illuminate and not go out.
Warning!
G
If the =indicator lamp and the
59 indicator lamp are lit at the
same time, there is a malfunction in the
Occupant Classification System. The front
passenger front air bag will be deactivated
in this case.
In order to ensure proper operation of the
air bag system and OCS:

Have the system checked as soon as
possible by qualified technicians.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.


Do not place more than 4.4 lbs (2 kg)
into the ruffled storage bag on the back
of the front passenger seat. Otherwise,
the OCS may not be able to properly
approximate the occupant weight
category.


Do not place objects under and/or
around the front passenger seat.


Do not hang anything from or attach any
items to the seats.


Do not stuff objects such as books be-
tween the middle console and the front
passenger seat.


Do not move the front passenger seat
backwards against stiff objects.


Sit properly belted in a nearly upright
position with your back against the seat
backrest.


Do not lean on the armrests or lift your-
self from the seat by using the handle
over the door as this may cause the OCS
to be unable to correctly approximate
the occupant weight category.


Only have the seat repaired or replaced
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter.


Read and observe all warnings in this
chapter.
Warning!
G
If the 59indicator lamp should
not illuminate, the system is not functioning.
You must see an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center before seating any child on the front
passenger seat.

79 Control systems
COMAND introduction
COMAND introduction
Availability of functions while the vehi-cle is in motion
For safety reasons, certain COMAND func-
tions are not available while the vehicle is
in motion or they are only available to a
limited extent. You will notice this, for ex-
ample, by the fact that certain menu items
cannot be selected or that the COMAND
display shows a corresponding message.
Switching COMAND on or off
Press the o shortcut button in the
center console (
page 80).
COMAND calls up the menu last select-
ed.
COMAND components
In your vehicle, COMAND can be used to
operate:

audio functions


the navigation system


the telephone* and communication
functions (SMS*)


various vehicle settings
COMAND consists of the following:


COMAND shortcut buttons


COMAND display


telephone* keypad


COMAND controller
i
When you switch off COMAND, you also
switch off the currently playing audio source.
During a telephone call, you cannot switch off
COMAND.

86 Control systemsCOMAND introductionEntering charactersIllustration: entering a navigation destina-
tionSelecting characters
Slide omp or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
COMAND completes your entry as
soon as it can be clearly identified. In
this case, you do not need to switch to
the list.Deleting individual characters

Select and press ) repeatedly in the
bottom line.
Deleting entire words or numbers

Press and hold ) in the bottom line
until the word or number is deleted.
Exiting character entry

Select and press “Back” in the bottom
line.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 80).
Switching to the list

Slide qm.
or

Select and press ? in the second line
from the bottom.

To exit list, slide om to select “Back”.Accepting first entry

Press nuntil you exit the character
entry window.
Selecting list item
Illustration: list of towns and cities for navi-
gation1Symbol for other selection options
(e.g. county)
Selecting a line: Slide rmq or
rotateymz.

89 Control systems
COMAND introduction
Main menus of COMAND
Sound
Muting: Press the F shortcut but-
ton in the center console (
page 80).
The sound of the current audio source
is switched on or is muted.Switching off navigation announce-
ments entirely

Canceling navigation message:
Briefly press F shortcut button dur-
ing an announcement.

Switching off navigation messages:
Press and hold F during an an-
nouncement until the announcement is
switched off.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.Adjusting volume
1Thumbwheel

Adjusting: Turn, thumbwheel.
The volume of the currently selected
audio source changes.
i
The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
i
When the sound is muted, you will see the
symbol
F
in the status line. When you
change the audio source, the sound is automati-
cally switched on. You will be able to hear an-
nouncements from the navigation system even
when the sound is muted.
i
The announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with theo but-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
ly switched back on.

95 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM”.

Select “Radio”
“Station List”.
The station list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected station. A number in
front of the list entry indicates the pre-
set position in the station preset mem-
ory.

Select a station by rotating ymz or
sliding qmr and press n.
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function

Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system searches upward or down-
ward and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.Selecting stations using station pre-
sets

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.

Select “Presets”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dot R
in front of a preset position indicates
that the currently selected station is
saved there.

Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.

Select “Radio”
“Frequency Entry”.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.

Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 80).

Increasing or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Selecting the next number:
Slidemp.

Confirming frequency entry:
Pressn.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency en-
tered.
i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
i
You can only select currently permitted
numbers.


101 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)
Tuning in channels using channel
search function
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being pressed or rotat-
ed, the system searches upward or
downward and stops at the next receiv-
able channel.
Tuning in channels using channel pre-
sets

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dotR
in front of a preset position indicates
that this is the channel currently select-
ed and being listened to.

Select station preset and briefly
pressn.
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your
subscription, you will see the message
described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 99).If the channel is no longer available or
only the preview channel is activated,
you will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.

Closing message: Press n.
Tuning in channels using manual chan-
nel number entry

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel Entry”.
The menu for manual channel number
entry appears.

Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 80).

Increase or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Selecting next number: Slideomp.
i
This function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 99).
i
Which channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which channels you
have subscribed to and the program category
you have selected (
page 100).
i
This function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 99).