2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

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Operator’s Manual
S-Class
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Operator’s Manual S-Class

S550
S600

Our company and staff congratulate you
on the purchase of your new
Mercedes-Benz.
Your selection of our product is a demon-
stration of your trust in our company
name. Furthermore, it exemplifies your de-
sire to own an automobile that will be as
easy as possible to operate and provide
years of service.
Your Mercedes-Benz represents the ef-
forts of many skilled engineers and crafts-
men. To help assure your driving pleasure,
and also the safety of you and your passen-
gers, we ask you to make a small invest-
ment of time:


Please read this manual carefully, then
return it to your vehicle where it will be
handy for your reference.


Please follow the recommendations
contained in this manual. They are de-
signed to acquaint you with the opera-
tion of your Mercedes-Benz.


Please pay attention to the warnings
and cautions contained in this manual.
They are designed to help improve the
safety of the vehicle operator and oc-
cupants.
We extend our best wishes for many miles
of safe, pleasurable driving.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
A DaimlerChrysler Company

Contents
Introduction....................................... 13
Product information ............................. 13
Operator’s Manual ............................... 14
Service and warranty information .. 14
Important notice for California
retail buyers and lessees of
Mercedes-Benz automobiles .......... 15
Maintenance .................................. 15
Roadside Assistance ...................... 16
Change of address or ownership.... 16
Operating your vehicle outside
the USA or Canada......................... 16
Where to find it .................................... 17
Symbols ............................................... 18
Operating safety .................................. 19
Proper use of the vehicle ............... 19
Problems with your vehicle .................. 20
Reporting safety defects...................... 21
Reporting safety defects ................ 21
Vehicle data recording ......................... 22
Information regarding electronic
recording devices ........................... 22
At a glance.......................................... 23
Exterior view ......................................... 24
Cockpit ................................................. 26
Instrument cluster ................................ 28
Control systems ................................... 30
Center console ..................................... 32
Upper part ...................................... 32
Lower part ...................................... 33
Automatic climate control .................... 34
Overview ......................................... 34
Automatic climate control panel,
front ................................................ 36
Overhead control panel ........................ 37
Driver’s door control panel ................... 38
Rear door control panel ........................ 39
Storage compartments ......................... 40
Rear passenger compartment .............. 42
Safety and Security........................... 43
Occupant safety ................................... 44
Air bags .......................................... 45
Occupant Classification System ..... 50
Seat belts ....................................... 55
Luxury active head restraints
(S 600 only) .................................... 59
Preventive occupant safety
(PRE-SAFE
®) ................................... 60
Children in the vehicle .................... 61
Override switch for rear
passenger compartment................. 67
Panic alarm .......................................... 68
Activating........................................ 68
Deactivating.................................... 68
Driving safety systems ......................... 69
ABS ................................................. 69
Adaptive Brake ............................... 70
Adaptive Brake Lights
(S 600 and USA only) ..................... 70
BAS ................................................. 71
BAS Plus* ....................................... 71
EBP ................................................. 71
ESP
®............................................... 72

ContentsAnti-theft systems................................ 75
Immobilizer..................................... 75
Anti-theft alarm system .................. 75
Tow-away alarm ............................. 76
Canceling the alarm ....................... 76Control systems................................ 77
COMAND operating safety ................... 78
COMAND introduction ......................... 79
Availability of functions while
the vehicle is in motion .................. 79
Switching COMAND on or off ......... 79
COMAND components ................... 79
Operating COMAND ....................... 84
Main menus of COMAND ............... 89
COMAND FM/AM radio ....................... 93
Submenu overview ......................... 93
Switching to radio mode ................ 94
Switching wavebands ..................... 94
Selecting stations/channels .......... 94
Saving stations ............................... 96
Station name display ...................... 97COMAND satellite radio* (USA only) ... 98
Submenu overview ......................... 98
Introduction to Satellite radio ........ 98
Switching to satellite radio............. 99
Main satellite radio menu............. 100
Selecting program category ......... 100
Tuning in channels ....................... 100
Saving channels ........................... 102
Show program info ....................... 103
Channel update ............................ 103
Calling Sirius Service Center ........ 103
COMAND audio CD/
audio DVD/MP3 ................................ 104
Safety precautions ....................... 104
Notes about MP3 mode ............... 104
Notes about audio DVD
operation...................................... 106
Notes about CDs / DVDs .............. 106
Notes about handling CDs /
DVDs ............................................ 107
Inserting CDs and DVDs............... 107
Inserting a PCMCIA card .............. 108
Ejecting CDs and DVDs ................ 109Ejecting a PCMCIA card ............... 109
Submenu overview....................... 110
Switching to audio CD,
audio DVD or MP3 mode ............. 111
Stop function ............................... 112
Pause function ............................. 112
Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media . 112
Selecting a track .......................... 113
Fast forward/rewind .................... 113
Selecting a folder ......................... 113
Setting the audio format .............. 114
Playback options.......................... 114
COMAND telephone* ........................ 115
Safety precautions ....................... 115
General notes .............................. 115
Switching telephone on or off ...... 116
Activating telephone mode .......... 117
Telephone keypad ........................ 117
“911” emergency call .................. 117
Entering the PIN ........................... 119
Entering the PIN2......................... 119
Entering the PUK / PUK2 .............. 119
Entering the unlock code ............. 119

Contents
Telephone submenu overview ...... 120
Main telephone menu .................. 121
Mailbox ........................................ 121
Call lists ....................................... 122
Incoming call ................................ 124
Making an outgoing call ............... 125
Functions during a single-call
connection ................................... 127
Transferring a call ........................ 128
COMAND phone book .................. 129
SMS messages (Short Message
Service) ........................................ 137
COMAND navigation (introduction).... 140
Safety precautions ....................... 140
Map software ............................... 140
Updating the map software .......... 141
Updating process ......................... 141
Loading a DVD into the
DVD changer ................................ 142
Updating ...................................... 142
General notes............................... 144
Input restrictions.......................... 146
Navigation system menu overview 147
Calling up the map display and
switching to navigation mode ...... 148
Basic settings............................... 150COMAND navigation system
(entering a destination) ...................... 153
Entering a destination by address . 153
Entering a destination from
the destination memory ................ 172
Entering a destination from
the list of last destinations............ 174
Entering a destination from
the map ........................................ 174
Entering a stopover ....................... 175
COMAND navigation system
(Point of interest entry) ...................... 177
Entering a POI in the surrounding
area .............................................. 177
Entering a POI in the surroundings
of a given town ............................. 177
Entering a POI in a different
region............................................ 177
Designating a POI category........... 178
Entering a POI from the map......... 184
COMAND navigation system
(route guidance) ................................. 185
Route guidance ............................. 185
Examples of displays and announce-
ments for a driving maneuver ....... 185Example of a display without
driving maneuvers ........................ 187
Destination or destination area
reached ........................................ 187
Partially digitized areas ................. 188
Off-road and off-map .................... 189
Navigation announcements .......... 191
COMAND navigation system
(during route guidance) ...................... 192
Cancel route guidance .................. 192
Continuing cancelled route
guidance ....................................... 192
Route browser .............................. 192
Displaying route information......... 193
Detour function............................. 194
COMAND navigation system
(destination memory) ......................... 195
Saving a destination in the
destination memory ...................... 195
Deleting a destination from the
destination memory ...................... 196
Own address................................. 197

ContentsCOMAND navigation system
(last destinations) .............................. 201
Saving a destination permanently
in the destination memory ........... 201
Saving the vehicle position in
the list of last destinations ........... 201
Saving the crosshair position in
the list of last destinations ........... 201
Deleting one of the last
destinations ................................. 201
COMAND address book ..................... 202
General notes ............................... 202
Address book menu overview ...... 202
Calling up the address book ......... 202
Selecting an entry in the main
address book display.................... 202
Creating a new address book
entry ............................................. 203
Deleting an entry .......................... 204
Searching for an address book
entry ............................................. 204
Displaying a complete address
book entry .................................... 206
Displaying of a complete phone
book entry in the mobile phone.... 207
Changing an entry ........................ 207Calling a number saved in
an entry ........................................ 209
Starting route guidance to
an entry ........................................ 209
Voice entries ................................ 210
Saving a phone book entry from
mobile phone in the COMAND
address book ............................... 211
Importing data from external
Bluetooth devices ........................ 212
COMAND system settings................. 213
Systems settings menu overview . 213
Display settings............................ 213
Time settings................................ 213
Voice Control* settings ................ 215
Setting the system language ........ 216
Assigning the favorite button ....... 216
Bluetooth settings ........................ 217
Reset............................................ 219
COMAND vehicle menu ..................... 220
Setting night security illumination 220
Locator lighting on/off ................. 221
Exterior mirror convenience
settings ........................................ 222
Automatic locking on/off ............. 223Activating easy-entry/exit feature 224
Setting interior ambient lighting .. 225
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off ..................................... 226
Extending or retracting rear
window sunshade ........................ 227
Trunk opening-height restriction
on/off .......................................... 227
Switching on/of the tow-away
alarm............................................ 228
COMAND automatic climate control . 229
Setting temperature..................... 230
Adjusting air distribution.............. 230
Adjusting air volume .................... 230
Central climate control menu via
COMAND ..................................... 231
Operating rear climate control*
from the front .............................. 234
COMAND seats ................................. 236
Operating seats via COMAND ...... 236
Lumbar support ........................... 237
Multicontour seats*, front ........... 237
Drive-dynamic multicontour
seats, front*................................. 240

Contents
Instrument cluster control system ..... 241
Multifunction display .................... 241
Multifunction steering wheel ........ 242
Menus .......................................... 243
Trip menu ..................................... 245
Navi menu .................................... 246
Audio menu .................................. 248
Telephone menu*......................... 249
Assistance menu* ........................ 252
Service menu ............................... 253
Settings menu .............................. 254
Voice Control* operating safety ........ 257
Voice Control* introduction............... 258
Spelling ........................................ 259
Command types ........................... 259
Active System .............................. 259
Controls ....................................... 260
Symbols ....................................... 261
Voice Control* telephone .................. 262
Telephone operation .................... 262
Telephone commands .................. 263
Voice Control* navigation.................. 269
Important notes ........................... 269
Navigation operation .................... 270
Navigation commands.................. 270Dialog for entering a complete
address ......................................... 271
Commands for entering parts
of an address ................................ 276
Voice Control* address book ............. 279
COMAND address book overview . 279
Operation with address book
not open (global) ........................... 279
Operation with address book
open (local) ................................... 279
Operating and using address
book.............................................. 280
Available commands with the
address book not open ................. 280
Available commands with the
address book open ....................... 281
Voice Control* radio........................... 282
Radio operation ............................ 282
Radio commands .......................... 282
Voice Control* CD/
DVD changer/MP3 ............................. 286
Operation ...................................... 286
Commands.................................... 286
Voice Control* command list ............. 288
Command list................................ 288Voice Control* troubleshooting.......... 299
Help function ................................ 299
Help commands............................ 299
Help window ................................. 299
Entering digits and spelling........... 299
What to do if ... ............................. 300
Voice Control* individualization ......... 302
Controls in detail.............................. 303
Locking and unlocking ....................... 304
SmartKey ...................................... 304
SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO* ....... 306
Checking batteries in the SmartKey
or SmartKey with KEYLESS-GO ..... 311
Loss of the SmartKey or SmartKey
with KEYLESS-GO ......................... 311
Opening doors from the inside ..... 312
Power closing assist for doors
and trunk lid ................................. 313
Automatic central locking ............. 313
Locking and unlocking
from the inside ............................. 314