2007 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

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“Calculating Route”
COMAND is calculating a route. After-
ward, COMAND starts route guidance.


“Off Map”
The vehicle’s location is outside of the
digital map’s range. The vehicle is in an
off-map position (
page 190).


“Off Road”
The vehicle is either on a road that has
not been digitized (
page 190) or on
the side of a road, e.g. in a parking
space.


“No Route”
COMAND cannot calculate a route to
the selected destination.


“Direction of Dest.”
The vehicle has gone off the map dur-
ing route guidance (
page 190).
Audio menu
The functions in the “Audio” menu operate
the audio equipment which you currently
have turned on.
If no audio equipment is currently turned
on, the message: “Audio off” is shown in
the multifunction display.
Select radio station
Turn on COMAND and select “Radio”
(page 93).

Press ( or & to select the “Au-
dio” menu.

Press % or $ to select a station.1Station frequency
2Waveband

Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-
ume.
Select satellite radio* channel
(USA only)
The satellite radio is treated as a radio ap-
plication.

Turn on COMAND and select “Sat Ra-
dio” (
page 98).
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The menu overview can be found on
(
page 243).
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You can only change the frequency band
and save new stations using COMAND
(
page 93).

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Press ( or & to select the “Au-
dio” menu.

Press % or $ to select a station.
1Channel number and/or name
2SAT mode

Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-
ume.Operating DVD changer/audio CD/
audio DVD/MP3

Turn on COMAND and select “CD”,
“DVD-Audio” or “MP3” (
page 104).

Press ( or & to select the “Au-
dio” menu.

Press % or $ to select a track.
Example: audio CD1Current track
Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-
ume.
Telephone menu*
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A subscription to Sirius satellite radio ser-
vice provider is required for the satellite radio op-
eration. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for details and availability for your vehi-
cle.
For more information, see Sat Radio
(
page 98) .
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When you play a CD or DVD with text, the
multifunction display shows the name and num-
ber of the track. For MP3s, only the track is
shown.
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The menu overview can be found on
(
page 243).Warning!
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Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free feature and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 14 m) every second.

250 Control systemsInstrument cluster control systemYou can use the functions in the “Tele-
phone” menu to operate your telephone,
provided it is inserted in the cradle and
switched on.
Logging-on to a network
Switch on the telephone and COMAND
(page 79).

Press ( or & to select the “Tele-
phone” menu.Which messages appear in the multifunc-
tion display field depends on whether your
telephone is switched on or off.


If the telephone is off, the message in
the multifunction display is: “Telephone
OFF”.


If the telephone is not inserted in the
cradle, the message in the multifunc-
tion display is: “No telephone inserted”.


If the PIN or unlock code is not yet en-
tered, the message in the multifunction
display is “Please enter PIN” or “Enter
unlock code”.


If the telephone is switched on, the
telephone will then search for a net-
work. During this time, the multifunc-
tion display is blank. If no network
available, the multifunction display
reads “No Service”.


If the telephone is on, as soon as the
telephone has found a network,
“Ready” or “Ready (Roaming)” appears
in the multifunction display.Entering the PIN or unlock code

Enter the PIN or unlock code using the
telephone keypad*, Voice Control* or
telephone*.
The telephone will then search for a
network.
You may carry out the following functions:
Dialing a number from the mobile
phone book
If your telephone is ready to receive calls,
you may select and dial a number from the
phone book at any time.

Log on to the network (
page 250).
Warning!
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Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.
Function
Page
Dialing a number from the phone
book
250
Redialing
251
Answering a call
252
Ending a call or rejecting an in-
coming call
252

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Press % or $ or # to switch
to the phone book.

Press % or $ to select the de-
sired name.
The stored names are displayed in as-
cending alphabetical order.

Press s or # to start dialing.
If several entries are present for the
same name, they are all shown.
Select the desired entry.

Press s or # to start dialing.
The message “Connecting call…” ap-
pears on the multifunction display, as
well as the dialed telephone number or
name as long as it is stored in the
phone book.
The dialed number is saved in the “Di-
aled numbers” list.
Once a connection has been estab-
lished, the name appears on the multi-
function display, provided that it has been stored in the phone book, other-
wise the dialed telephone number ap-
pears.
Redialing
The control system stores the most recent-
ly dialed phone numbers. This eliminates
the need to search through your entire
phone book.

Log on to the network (
page 250).

Press s to switch to the number
and/or name last dialed in the redial
memory.

Press % or $ to select the de-
sired number and/or name.

Press s or # to start dialing.
Once a connection has been estab-
lished, the name appears in the multi-
function display, provided that it has
been stored in the phone book, other-
wise the dialed telephone number ap-
pears.
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When you insert a Mercedes-Benz approved
mobile phone into the cradle*, the control sys-
tem reads in the phone book that is saved on the
SIM card or in the phone book of the mobile
phone. This can take several minutes, depending
on how many entries each phone book contains.
When you press %, $, (, & or
# during the download of the phone book the
message “Reading telephone data, please
wait...” appears in the multifunction display.
When the message: “Reading telephone data,
please wait...” disappears, the phone book has
been loaded.
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If you do not want to dial from the phone
book, press t or L. In the multifunction
display appears again “Ready” or “Ready (Roam-
ing)”.
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If you press and hold % or $ for more
than 1 second, the system scrolls rapidly
through the list of names. If you press and hold
% or $ for more than 4 seconds, the con-
trol system shows the first four entries of the let-
ter next used. Release the button to stop the
quick search. The search stops automatically at
the end of the list.

252 Control systemsInstrument cluster control systemAnswering a call
When your telephone is ready to receive
calls, you can answer a call at any time
with the ignition on. When you are in the
“Telephone” menu, you will see the follow-
ing message on the multifunction display:
Press s.
Ending a call or rejecting an incoming
call

Press t.
Assistance menu*
In the “Assistance” menu, you can change
the settings of your driving systems.
Displaying distance graphic*
Please refer to the “Driving systems” sec-
tion of this manual (
page 385) for in-
structions on how to activate DISTRONIC
Plus*.

Press ( or & to select the
“Assistance” menu.

Press % or $ to select the
“Distance display” function.

Press #.
The DISTRONIC Plus distance graphic
appears on the multifunction display.Distance warning function*
activating/deactivating

Press ( or & to select the
“Assistance” menu.

Press % or $ to select the
“Distance warning” function.

Press #.

Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.
Distance warner : appears on the
left-hand side of the multifunction dis-
play.
For more information (
page 397).
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The caller’s number appears only if it is
transmitted.
The caller’s name appears only if the number and
the name are stored in the phone book.
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The menu overview can be found on
(
page 243).

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Switching on the Dynamic Rear View
Monitor* automatically
Press ( or & to select the
“Assistance” menu.

Press % or $ to select the
“Rearview camera” function.

Press #.

Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.The following settings are available:
Service menu
The “Service” menu is used for

calling up messages


checking tire inflation pressure elec-
tronically with the Advanced TPMS*
(standard on U.S. vehicles)


activating Run Flat Indicator
(Canada only)


calling up the maintenance service in-
dicator display


check engine oil level*Calling up vehicle malfunction, warning
and system status messages stored in
memory
Use the vehicle status message memory
menu to scan malfunction and warning
messages that may be stored in the sys-
tem. Such messages appear in the multi-
function display and are based on
conditions or system status the vehicle’s
system has recorded.
The vehicle status message memory menu
only appears if there are any messages
stored.
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The image from the Dynamic Rear View
Monitor is shown on the COMAND display.
“On when in
Reverse”
The Dynamic Rear View
Monitor automatically
switches on when reverse
gear is engaged.
“OFF”
The Dynamic Rear View
Monitor is not switched on.
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The menu overview can be found on
(
page 243).
Warning!
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Malfunction and warning messages are only
indicated for certain systems and are inten-
tionally not very detailed. The malfunction
and warning messages are simply a remind-
er with respect to the operation of certain
systems and do not replace the owner’s
and/or driver’s responsibility to maintain
the vehicle’s operating safety by having all
required maintenance and safety checks


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Press ( or & to select the
“Service” menu.
If conditions have occurred causing
status messages to be recorded, the
number of messages appears in the
multifunction display: “2 Messages”.

Press % or $ to select the mes-
sage.

Press # to confirm.Checking tire inflation pressure
For information about checking tire infla-
tion pressure (
page 511).
Activating Run Flat Indicator*
For information about activating Run Flat
Indicator (
page 515).
Calling up the maintenance service in-
dicator display
For information about maintenance
(
page 532).
Checking engine oil level (S 600)*
For information about checking engine oil
level (
page 494).
Settings menu
In the “Settings” menu, you can:

switch the daytime driving lamps on or
off


switch the additional speedometer on
or off


switch the radar sensors* on or off.
performed on the vehicle and by bringing
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center to address the malfunction and
warning messages (
page 557).
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See the “Practical hints” section for mal-
function and warning messages (
page 557).
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If you turn the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position0 and then back to position2,
all messages will be deleted from the message
memory.
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The menu overview can be found on
(
page 243).


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Daytime driving lamps mode on/off
(USA only)
Press ( or & to select the “Set-
tings” menu.

Press % or $ to select the “Day-
time driving lamps” function.

Press #.

Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.
Depending on the previous status, the
daytime driving lamps will be switched
on or off.With “Daytime driving lamps” mode select-
ed and the exterior lamp switch at position
M or *, the low beam headlamps
are switched on when the engine is run-
ning.
In low ambient light conditions the follow-
ing lamps will switch on additionally:


Parking lamps


Tail lamps


License plate lamps


Side marker lamps
For more information on the daytime run-
ning lamp mode (
page 344).Showing or hiding additional speedom-
eter
You can have an additional digital speed-
ometer shown on the multifunction dis-
play. The speed is shown in the unit of
kilometers/hour (USA) or miles/hour
(CAN).

Press ( or & to select the “Set-
tings” menu.

Press % or $ to select the “Add.
speedometer” function.

Press #.

Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.
Depending on the previous status, the
additional speedometer will be
switched on or off.
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This function is not available in countries
where the “Daytime driving lamps” mode is man-
datory and therefore in a constant mode.
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If you turn the exterior lamp switch to anoth-
er position, the corresponding lamp(s) will
switch on.
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Make sure that the light switch is set
toB
or
*
when you switch off the day-
time driving lamps while driving at night.