2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S600 Owner's Manual

128 Control systems
COMAND video DVD (USA only)
Stop playback
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Stop play: Select “Stop”.
In the display, “Pause” changes to
“Play”.
Continue playback: Select “Play”.
Play is continued from the point at
which it was stopped.
Stop playback: Select “Stop” again
while playback is stopped.
or
Select “Stop” twice in quick succession
during playback.
Resume playback: Select “Play”.
Playbacks starts again from the begin-
ning.
Pause playback
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Pause playback: Select “Pause”.
In the display, “Pause” changes to
“Play”.
Continue playback: Select “Play”.
Play is continued from the point at
which it was stopped.
Selecting scene/chapter
Make sure that the control menu is
shown (
page 127).
Skipping forwards or back: Slide
omp or turn ymz.
Selecting film/track
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”

“Title selection”.
A selection list appears.
Select a film/track.
Screen settings
Setting brightness, contrast and color
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Select “DVD-V”
“Brightness”

“Contrast”or “Color”.
iThis function is only available if the DVD is
comprised of several film/tracks.

129 Control systems
COMAND video DVD (USA only)
Changing settings: Slide qmr or turn
ymz until you reach the desired set-
ting.
Saving settings: Press n.
Changing the picture format
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Select “DVD-V”.
The DVD-V menu appears. The dotRin
front of a menu item -
“16:9 Optimized”, “4:3” or “Wide-
screen” indicates the current format.
Changing the format: Slide qmr or
turn ymz, until you reach the desired
setting.
Saving the format: Press n.
DVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the
DVD itself. It is structured in various ways
according to the individual DVD and per-
mits certain actions and settings.
Calling up the DVD menu
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Func-
tions”
“Menu”.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu
Slide qmr or omp.
Confirming the selection: Press n.
The selection menu appears.
Reconfirming the selection: Select
“Select”.
COMAND carries out the action de-
fined by the selected DVD menu item.
iDepending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Play” either has no function or has
no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.

130 Control systems
COMAND video DVD (USA only)
Stopping the film or skipping to the
beginning/end of a scene
Select a menu item of your choice from
the DVD menu.
The selection menu appears.
1Stop film
2Skip to the end of a scene
3Skip to the beginning of a scene
Stopping the film: Select “Stop”.
Skipping to the end of a scene:
Select H.
Skipping to the beginning of a
scene: Select G.Switching to the next highest DVD
menu level
Press the L back button in the cen-
ter console.
or
Select the corresponding menu item in
the DVD menu.
or
Select a menu item of your choice from
the DVD menu.
Select the menu item “Go up” in the se-
lection menu.
Back to the film
Press the L back button until you
can see the film.
or
Select the corresponding menu item in
the DVD menu.
or
Select a menu item of your choice from
the DVD menu.
Select the menu item “Back (to the
film)” in the selection menu.
iDepending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu items H and G either have no func-
tion or have no function in certain parts of the
DVD menu.
iDepending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Go up” either has no function or has
no function in certain parts of the DVD menu.
iDepending on the DVD, it is possible the
menu item “Back (to the film)” either has no
function or has no function in certain parts of the
DVD menu.

131 Control systems
COMAND video DVD (USA only)
Setting the language and audio format
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”.
Select “Menu Language” or “Audio Lan-
guage”.
In both cases a selection list will ap-
pear. The dotRin front of an entry
indicates the current language.
Changing the setting: Slide qmr or
turn ymz, until you reach the desired
setting.
Saving a setting: Press n.
Exiting the menu: Slide omp.
Subtitles and camera angles
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.
Show the menu system, if necessary
(
page 127).
Select “DVD-V”
“DVD Functions”.
Select “Subtitles” or “Camera angle”.
In both cases a selection list will ap-
pear. The dotRin front of an entry
indicates the current language.
Changing the setting: Slide qmr or
turn ymz, until you reach the desired
setting.
Saving a setting: Press n.
Exiting the menu: Slide omp.
Interactive content
Selecting an action: Slide qmr or
omp, or turn ymz, until you reach the
desired setting.
Initiating an action: Press n.
A menu appears, the first entry “Se-
lect” is highlighted.
Press n.
iThis function is not available for all DVDs. If
it is available, you can set the language for the
DVD menu and the audio language and/or the
audio format. The number of settings you can
make is determined by the content of the DVD. It
may also be possible to make the settings in the
DVD menu (
page 129).
iThis function is not available for all DVDs.
The number of settings you can make is deter-
mined by the content of the DVD. It may also be
possible to make the settings in the DVD menu
(
page 129).
iDVDs may include interactive content (e.g. a
video game). In a video game you can control the
play by selecting and initiating actions. The type
and number of actions depends on the DVD.

132 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Safety precautions
General notes
Calls disconnected while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:

there is insufficient network coverage

you move from one transmitter/receiv-
er area (cell) into another and no chan-
nels are free or the cell is fullOperating options
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, you can operate the telephone us-
ing the following devices:

mobile phone keypad

COMAND telephone keypad

buttonss andt on the multi-
function steering wheel (
page 265)

Voice Control* (page 289)

Bluetooth® headset (page 146)
Warning!G
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 mobile
phone
1 while driving, please use the hands-
free feature and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the mo-
bile phone only when road, weather and traf-
fic conditions permit. Otherwise, you may
not be able to observe traffic conditions and
could endanger yourself and others.
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.
1Observe all legal requirements.
Warning!G
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.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85) and
(
page 94).
iVarious mobile phone cradles can be in-
stalled in the front center armrest, see separate
installation instructions for the mobile phone
cradle. These mobile phone cradles can be ob-
tained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter. For more information about telephone
(
page 507).

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COMAND telephone*
Please note that these functions are only
available with Mercedes-Benz approved
mobile phones. Please contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center for informa-
tion on features available for your mobile
phone of choice.
You can control other functions of the mo-
bile phone via the COMAND, instrument
cluster control system (
page 276) or
Voice Control*.
The descriptions in this section assume
that the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly stat-
ed.
Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip-
tions and illustrations in this section refer
to COMAND and the telephone keypad.Operation using the mobile phone and
Bluetooth
® headset is described in the re-
spective separate Operating Instructions.
Caller ID
COMAND can display the telephone num-
ber and the name of the caller, e.g. for an
incoming call and also in other menus or
displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit their telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name
of the caller must also be saved in the mo-
bile phone book.Functional restrictions
You will not be able to use the telephone,
or you may have to wait a while, in the fol-
lowing situations:

If the telephone has not yet logged into
the network.
The telephone automatically tries to
log into a network. If no network is
available, you will also not be able to
make a “911” emergency call.
If you attempt to make an outgoing call,
the “No Service” message will appear
for a short while.

If the mobile phone is not inserted in
the cradle.

SIM card is not inserted in GSM type
phone.
iIn order for the functions described in this
section to work correctly, the Bluetooth® head-
set must be linked to COMAND (
page 239).
Please make sure any Bluetooth® headset linked
with the mobile phone is switched off or that the
headset is linked with COMAND before you in-
sert the mobile phone in the cradle (
page 507)
and use the telephone functions with COMAND.
iThe roof cargo container* may impair mo-
bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove
the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle
(
page 507) to make a call.

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COMAND telephone*
Notes about COMAND telephone fea-
tures using a Bluetooth® connection
Many of the Mercedes-Benz approved mo-
bile phones, cradles and adaptors avail-
able for use in your vehicle utilize
Bluetooth
® technology to communicate
with each other and the vehicle. Depend-
ing on your phone brand and model, the
number of in-vehicle or on-display
COMAND telephone features supported
via Bluetooth
® communication, and thus
available for your use, may vary.
The descriptions and illustrations in this
section are based on the use of fully com-
patible Mercedes-Benz approved mobile
phones and cradles that do not utilize Blue-
tooth
® technology to communicate with
each other. If your vehicle is equipped with
integrated Bluetooth
® functionality than a
Bluetooth® capable mobile phone, head-
set, Laptop, PDA, etc. is required to utilize
those features.
For additional information about
Mercedes-Benz approved Bluetooth
® mo-
bile phones and related accessories please contact the Mercedes-Benz Customer As-
sistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
or your nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Switching telephone on or off
Switching on: Insert mobile phone
into cradle when COMAND is switched
on.
or
Switch on the mobile phone
(see mobile phone operating instruc-
tions).
Switching off: Select “Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Telephone OFF”.
or
Switch off mobile phone (see mobile
phone operating instructions).
Activating telephone mode
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”.
or
Press s on telephone keypad.
Telephone keypad
1Telephone keypad
2Folding cover

135 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
With the telephone keypad you can:

Enter and clear numbers and special
characters

Reject, accept, connect and end calls
Entering characters: Select “Tele-
phone”
“Telephone”
“Telephone”.
Fold up cover 2.
Enter characters using A- #.
Deleting individual characters:
Press*.
Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold * until the word or
number is deleted.
“911” emergency call
The following conditions must be fulfilled
in order to make a “911” emergency call:

The phone is switched on.

A mobile network is available.

There is a valid SIM card in the phone
(not necessary in all mobile networks).
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must initiate rescue measures yourself.
The “911” emergency call is a public ser-
vice. Any misuse is punishable by law.Placing a “911” emergency call before
entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un-
lock code
Entering the number using the COMAND
controller
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Dial 911”.
Entering the number using the tele-
phone keypad
Enter digits 9-1-1 (page 134).
Press s.
iYou can enter the * character by
pressing> once. Pressing this button again
within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.
iThe “911” emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a criminal
offense.
iThis function places a call to the local 911
provider. It does not initiate a Tele Aid call.
iIf no SIM card is inserted in the mobile
phone, you can only initiate a “911” emergency
call by using COMAND and the mobile phone.
iThe roof cargo container* may impair mo-
bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove
the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle
(
page 507) to make a call.