2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Comand Manual

24 At a glanceExterior view

25 At a glance
Exterior view
Item
Page
1
Trunk

Unlocking


Opening and closing


Minispare wheel


Vehicle tool kit
511
511
723
705
2
Rear lamps
715
3
Rear window, defrosting
506
4
Fuel filler flap
Gasoline
570
770
5
Doors

Locking and unlocking


Opening and closing
358
358
Item
Page
6
Exterior rear view mirror
Parking position
388
391
7
Towing the vehicle
737
8
Rims and tires

Checking tire inflation
pressure


Minispare wheel


Flat tire
754
592
707
723
9
Hood, opening
Engine oil
Coolant
573
575
579
Item
Page
a
Headlamp cleaning system
403
b
Front lamps
715
c
Windshield wipers
Wiper blades, replacing
Wiper blades, cleaning
408
721
622
d
Window, cleaning
622
e
Roofs

Power tilt/sliding sunroof


Panorama roof with power
tilt/sliding panel*
518
521

26 At a glanceCockpit

27 At a glance
Cockpit
Item
Page
1
Combination switch

High beam


Corner-illuminating lamps


Windshield wipers


Turn signals
403
404
408
420
2
Lever for

Cruise control


DISTRONIC Plus*
447
451
3
Horn
4
Multifunction steering wheel
288
5
Instrument cluster
28
6
Steering wheel gearshift con-
trol
438
7
Gear selector lever for
automatic transmission
416
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 display
illumination
51
469,
471
74
475,
480
89
444
9
COMAND display
87
a
Overhead control panel
33
b
Automatic climate control
Center console, upper part
501
32
Item
Page
c
Glove box lock
526
d
Cover of compartment with

CD/DVD changer


PCMCIA card slot
120
121
e
Center console, lower part
30
f
Starter switch
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop
button
370
371
g
Steering wheel adjustment
Heated steering wheel*
386
387
h
Electronic parking brake
422
j
Door control panel
34
k
Hood lock release
573
l
Night View Assist*
491
m
Exterior lamp switch
399

28 At a glanceInstrument cluster

29 At a glance
Instrument cluster
Item
Page
1
Coolant temperature gauge
444
2
Fuel gauge with:
Fuel tank reserve warning
lamp
AHigh beam headlamp
indicator lamp
-ABS indicator lamp
=SRS indicator lamp
683
403
628
637
3
Parktronic*/Park Assist*
warning indicator for left
front area
474,
479
4
Multifunction display with:Speedometer0
USA only
!
Canada only
Electronic
parking brake
warning or indi-
cator lamps
630
Item
Page
;
USA only
3
Canada only
Brake warning
lamp
629
635
HCombination low tire
pressure/TPMS mal-
function telltale, USA
only
Low tire pressure*
telltale, Canada only
638
LLeft turn signal
indicator lamp
420
KRight turn signal
indicator lamp
420
vESP
® warning lamp
634
lDistance warning
lamp*
1
79,
454,
634
1Vehicles without DISTRONIC Plus*: Warning lamp
without function. It illuminates when the ignition is
on. It should go out when the engine is running.
Item
Page
5
Parktronic*/Park Assist*
warning indicator for right
front area
474,
479
6
Gear position/range
indicator
435
7
Tachometer with:±Engine malfunction
indicator lamp
632
8
Selected program mode indi-
cator
437
9
Main menu for control sys-
tem, multifunction display
287
a
Outside temperature
445
b
Display with:Additional speedometer
306
:PRE-SAFE
® Brake*
indicator
303

30 At a glanceControl systems

31 At a glance
Control systems
Item
Page
1
Lto cancel Voice
Control
back
311
288
2
$to scroll up
%to scroll down
&to scroll to the right
(to scroll to the left
#to confirm selection
3
Multifunction display
287
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
299
299
Item
Page
5
!to activate Voice
Control
to accept a call
311
152
6
Instrument cluster illumina-
tion
444
7
Swivel COMAND display
89
8
COMAND display illumination
89
9
COMAND display
88
a
CD/DVD changer
120
b
PCMCIA card slot
121
c
Favorite button
263
d
Rear head restraints retract
button
381
e
Program mode selector
switch for:

automatic transmission
shift program


suspension tuning of
Airmatic or ABC*
436
468
470
Item
Page
f
Shortcut button for:

CD/DVD


radio
124
103
g
Back button
96
h
Hazard warning flasher
405
j
Seat menu
282
k
Shortcut button for:

telephone*


navigation
141
195
l
COMAND on/off button
88
m
Volume control
98
n
Mute button
98
o
Telephone keypad
144
p
COMAND controller
90