2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class display

256 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (destination memory)
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:


select a state (USA) or province (CDN)


or enter a city


or enter a street


or enter a house number

Selecting a state (USA) or province
(CDN): Select desired state (USA) or
province (CDN) from the list.

Entering a city: Proceed as described
for destination entry in the “Entering a
city” section (
page 208).

Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 211).

Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(page 216).
If all data is available and matches the
digital map data, you can save the ad-
dress.

Saving: Select “Save”.Displaying your own address

Select “Navi”
“Destination”

“From Memory”.
The destination memory list appears ei-
ther with or without the input charac-
ters. Whether the input characters
appear depends on the number of en-
tries in the destination memory.

Press n.
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In the address book entry, the city and
street must be spelled in the same way as the
destination entry so that the data matches the
digital map data.
In order for the state (USA) or province (CDN) to
match the map data, you may either enter the
entire name or the abbreviation in the address
book.
Examples:


Florida or FL


Colorado or CO


Alberta or AB


Ontario or ON


259 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
System settings menu overviewDisplay settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.

Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.Setting the display design

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.

Select “Day Mode”, “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.

Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 87).
Display
(page 259)
Time
(page 259)
Voice Control
(page 261)
Language
(page 262)
Favorite
(page 263)
Reset
(page 259)
Display settings
Time settings
Voice Control set-
tings
Language settings
Assign favorite but-
ton
Reset COMAND to
factory settings
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In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
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The correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:


Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance


Calculation of estimated arrival time


260 Control systemsCOMAND system settings
Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
Setting the time zone and switching be-
tween Daylight Saving Time and stan-
dard time

Setting time zone: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Time”
“Time
Zone”.
The country list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rent setting.

Select the country in which you are cur-
rently driving.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.

Select desired time zone.
Subsequent operation depends on:


whether your navigation system has
GPS reception


which country you have previously set
You may either:


manually switch between “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” and “Standard
time (Winter)” in a list
or


switch automatic Daylight Saving Time
to standard time changeover (and vice
versa) on or off

Switching manually: Select “Daylight
Savings Time (Summer)” or “Standard
time (Winter)”.
The dot R in front of a list entry indi-
cates the current setting.

Switching automatic changeover on
or off: Select “Automatic Daylight Sav-
ings Time”.
You have switched the function on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
function is switched on.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
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The increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.
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The correct time zone and Daylight Saving
Time/standard time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:


Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance


Calculation of estimated arrival time
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Availability of the automatic daylight saving
time feature depends on the country selected.
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If you have switched off the automatic
changeover function, you must change Daylight
Saving Time to standard time and vice versa
yourself.


261 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Setting the date
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Date”.

Selecting month, day or year:
Slideomp.

Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
Setting the time/date format

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Format”.
The format list appears. The dots R in
front of the list entries indicate the cur-
rent setting.

Changing format setting:
Select desired format.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Slide omp.
Voice Control settings
Switching help window on or off
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”.

Select “Help Window”.
You can switch the help window on or
off. A checkmark appears when the
help window is switched on.
Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune
Voice Control to your own voice and thus
improve voice recognition. The ability of
the system to recognize the commands of
other users does not deteriorate as a re-
sult.
Individualization consists of two parts. You
train the system to recognize digits in the
first part and specific commands in the
second part. Starting new individualization

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Voice Control”
“Start new indi-
vidualization”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
would like further information.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “No”, the first part of indi-
vidualization begins.
If you select “Yes”, an information dis-
play will be shown with audio instruc-
tion.
Closing display: Select “OK”.
The first part of individualization be-
gins.
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It is only possible to start individualization
with the vehicle stationary. After starting the
session, the system will guide you through the in-
dividualization by means of acoustic instruc-
tions.


263 Control systems
COMAND system settings
Assigning the favorite button
1Favorite button
You can assign the following predefined
functions to the favorite buttonP:

“Rear Window Sunshade” (
page 535)
You can use the favorite button to ex-
tend or retract the rear window sun-
shade. This is the default setting.


“Display OFF” (
page 259)
You can use the favorite button to
switch the COMAND display on or off.


“Repeat Navigation Command”
(page 243)You can use the favorite button to re-
call the last announcement issued by
the navigation system.

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Favorite”.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot R in front of the list entry indi-
cates the current setting.

Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.
Reset
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Reset”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to reset.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes” another prompt will
appear asking whether you really want
to reset.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, COMAND will be re-
set and restarted.
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You can reset COMAND back to its factory
settings.
In this case, all personal data (e.g. address book
entries, entries in the destination memory and
the list of last destinations of the navigation sys-
tem), among other things, is deleted.

283 Control systems
COMAND seats
Exiting menu
There are several ways to exit the multi-
contour seat menu.
Press O again.
or

Press any shortcut button.
or

Select another main function from the
main menu line.
Lumbar support
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 282).

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.
Multicontour seats*, front
To support the spine, you can individually
adjust the backrest contour of the front
seats by regulating the air pressure in the
air chambers of the multicontour seat.
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 area
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After you have pressed
O
, the seat last
adjusted is active.
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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 front multicon-
tour seats is increased.
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When you adjust the multicontour seat,
noises may result from pumping air into or re-
leasing air out of the air chambers.

287 Control systems
Instrument cluster control system
Instrument cluster control system
The control system is activated as soon as
the SmartKey in the starter switch is
turned to position2 or as soon as the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button
(page 372) is in position2. The control
system enables you to:


call up information about your vehicle


change vehicle settings
For example, you can use the control sys-
tem to find out when your vehicle is next
due for service, to call up statistical data
on your vehicle, and much more.
The control system relays information to
the multifunction display.
Multifunction display
1Line for main menus
2Text field in multifunction display
Settings, functions, submenus as well as
any malfunctions are shown to you in the
text field.
Warning!
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A driver’s attention to the road and traffic
conditions must always be his/her primary
focus when driving.
For your safety and the safety of others, se-
lecting features through the multifunction
steering wheel should only be done by the
driver when traffic and road conditions per-
mit it to be done safely.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.

288 Control systemsInstrument cluster control systemMultifunction steering wheel
The displays in the multifunction display
and the settings in the control system are
controlled using the buttons on the multi-
function steering wheel.
The information available in the multifunc-
tion display is arranged in menus and ac-
companying functions and submenus. For
example, in the “Settings” menu, you will find functions for making settings to your
vehicle. There are functions for calling up
information and for making settings to
your vehicle.
It is helpful to think of the menus as being
arranged in a circular pattern:

Press ( or & repeatedly to
switch menus.
The number of menus available in the sys-
tem depends on which optional equipment
is installed in your vehicle.

Press button L to return to the next
highest menu level.
From a menu’s highest level, you will al-
ways see the screen from the “Trip” menu
that was last active. When you press L
again, you switch to the standard display
(
page 291).
For information about warning and mal-
function messages appearing in the multi-
function display (
page 642).
1
Multifunction display
2
sto take a call
to dial
to redialtto end a call
to reject an incoming callæto increase volumeçto decrease volumeFto mute
3
!to accept a call
to activate Voice Control
4
Lback/to cancel Voice Control
5
$to scroll up%to scroll down&to scroll to the right(to scroll to the left#to confirm selection