2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL550 page 276

33 At a glance
Control systems
Item
Page
1
Lto cancel Voice
Control
back
306
283
2
$to scroll up
%to scroll down
&to scroll to the right
(to scroll to the left
#to confirm selection
3
Multifunction display
282
4
sto take a call
to dial
to redial
tto end a call
to reject an incoming
call
æto increase volume
çto decrease volume
Fto mute
148,
294
148,
297
Item
Page
5
!to activate Voice
Control
to accept a call
306
148
6
Instrument cluster
illumination
434
7
Swivel COMAND display
85
8
COMAND display illumination
85
9
COMAND display
84
a
CD/DVD changer
116
b
PCMCIA card slot
117
c
Favorite button
259
d
Rear head restraints retract
button
378
e
Program mode selector
switch for:

automatic transmission
shift program


suspension tuning of ABC
427
461
Item
Page
f
Shortcut button for:

CD/DVD


radio
120
99
g
Back button
92
h
Hazard warning flasher
397
j
Seat menu
276
k
Shortcut button for:

telephone*


navigation
137
190
l
COMAND on/off button
84
m
Volume control
94
n
Mute button
94
o
Telephone keypad
140
p
COMAND controller
86

84 Control systemsCOMAND introductionCOMAND shortcut buttons
Use the COMAND shortcut buttons to se-
lect main functions directly.
Example:

Switching directly to Radio or CD
menu: Press M once or twice.COMAND display
In the COMAND display, you will find the
function currently selected and the corre-
sponding menus. The COMAND display is
divided into several areas.
1Status line
2Main functions
3Main area
4Submenus
5Climate control settings
A white bar under the main functions 2 in-
dicates the active area.
Once you have selected a main
function2, the main area 3 is active.
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During Rear View Camera* operation
(
page 477) it is not possible to operate the
COMAND shortcut buttons.
Function
Page
1
PFavorite button
259
2
MShortcut button for:

CD/DVD


radio
120
99
3
LBack button
92
4
OSeat menu
276
5
NShortcut button for:

telephone*


navigation
137
190
6
oCOMAND on/off
button
83
7
,Volume control
94
8
FMute button
94

276 Control systemsCOMAND seatsWhen adjusting the seats, observe the
safety notes in the section “Seats”
(page 368).
Operating seats via COMAND
The following seat adjustments can be
made via COMAND:Selecting a seat
You must first select the seat for which you
would like to make adjustments.
1Seat menu button

Press O.
The main area is active.

Switching to the bottom menu line:
Slide qmr.
Example illustration (vehicles with Drive-dy-
namic multicontour seat*)
Selecting seat: Slide omp or
rotateymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 83).
Settings
Page
Lumbar support (CL 550)
277
Drive-dynamic multicontour
seats*
278

277 Control systems
COMAND seats
Exiting menu
There are several ways to exit the seat
menu.
Press O again.
or

Press any shortcut button.
or

Select another main function from the
main menu line.
Lumbar support (CL 550)
To support the spine, you can adjust the
curvature of the front seat backrests.
Press O.
The main area of the COMAND display
is active. A scale appears.
1Scale
2Cursor
3Current seat
4Current setting

Select seat (
page 276).

Adjusting lumbar support:
Slideomp or rotate ymz until desired
setting is reached.

Confirming selection: Press n.

Switching to the bottom menu line:
Slide omp.

Confirming selection: Press n.
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After you have pressed
O
, the seat last
adjusted is active.

278 Control systemsCOMAND seatsDrive-dynamic multicontour seats*
Drive-dynamic multicontour seats allow
several individual support adjustments and
can automatically adjust lateral support to
your driving style (
page 281).Multicontour adjustments
To support the spine, you can individually
adjust the backrest contour of the front
seats by regulating the air pressure in the
air chambers.
The settings are made on the COMAND
display.
You can adjust the following air chambers:


sides of seat cushion


sides of backrest


backrest curvature in lumbar area


backrest curvature in shoulder areaAdjusting sides of seat cushion
This function is used to adjust the air
chambers in the sides of the seat cushion.

Select seat (
page 276).

Selecting “Seat sides”: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A scale appears.
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If PRE-SAFE
® has been activated, the air
pressure in the air chambers (on the sides of the
seat cushion and backrest) of the drive-dynamic
multicontour seats is increased.
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Whether adjustments are being made manu-
ally or automatically, noises may be heard from
air pumping into or releasing from the air
chambers.

279 Control systems
COMAND seats
1Scale
2Cursor
3Current setting
Slide qmr or rotate ymz until desired
setting is reached.

Saving setting: Press n.Adjusting backrest sides
This function is used to adjust the air
chambers in the backrest sides.

Select seat (
page 276).

Selecting “Seatback Sides”:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A scale appears.

Slide qmr or rotate ymz until desired
setting is reached.

Saving setting: Press n.Adjusting backrest curvature in lumbar
area
This function is used to adjust the air
chambers in the lumbar area of the back-
rest.

Select seat (
page 276).

Selecting “Lumbar”: Slide omp or
rotateymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
Cross-hairs appear. You can use them
to make two settings:

vertical: shift the point of greatest
curvature upward or downward


horizontal: adjust the degree of
curvature


280 Control systemsCOMAND seats
Slide qmr or omp until desired setting
is reached.

Saving setting: Press n.Adjusting backrest curvature in shoul-
der area
This function is used to adjust the air
chambers in the shoulder area of the back-
rest.

Select seat (
page 276).

Selecting “Shoulders”: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A scale appears.

Slide qmr or rotate ymz until desired
setting is reached.

Saving setting: Press n.


281 Control systems
COMAND seats
Drive-dynamic function
The Drive-dynamic multicontour seat elec-
tronically controls the air pressure in the
air chambers of the backrest side bolsters.
This function improves driving comfort and
pleasure.
Select seat (
page 276).

Selecting “Driv. dyn. seat”:
Slideomp or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A scale appears. You can choose be-
tween:

“0”: off


“1”: level 1


“2”: level 2

Slide qmr or rotate ymz until desired
setting is reached.

Saving setting: Press n.
Pulse mode

Select seat (
page 276).

Selecting “Pulse Mode”: Slide omp
or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A list appears. You can choose be-
tween different types of massage:The current setting is indicated by a
solid circle.

Slide qmr or rotate ymz until desired
setting is reached.

Saving setting: Press n.
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Depending on the setting, the massage
function runs for about 7 to 10 minutes.