2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S65AMG display

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COMAND introduction
Confirming selection: Press n.
Additional selection options are avail-
able for list entries featuring
symbol1. For example, cities marked
with symbol 1 indicate that the select-
ed country has more than one city fea-
turing that name. Confirming such a list
entry opens up another submenu.
Back button
1Back buttonSwitching to the next highest menu:
Press L briefly.
COMAND switches to the next highest
menu level within the currently active
operating mode.
Switching to the main menu: Press
and hold L.
You will hear a signal, and COMAND
switches to the main menu of the cur-
rently active operating mode.
Example of how to use COMAND
In the descriptions below, the main func-
tions always serve as the starting point for
locating the individual menu items.
Example:
“Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM Radio”

“Radio”
“Save Station” If you already see one of the submenus on
the screen (e.g. the “Audio”
“Audio”

“Radio” submenu), it is not necessary to
perform the first steps.
The individual steps for the above-men-
tioned example are described below.
Switching to the main function line:
Slide qm.
Selecting “Audio” main function:
Slideompor rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The audio operating mode last selected
appears.
iIn the COMAND display, you will see the
submenu previously called up for each main
menu.


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Selecting “Audio” in the main menu:
Slide qm.
Confirming selection: Press n.
A selection list with the functions of the
“Audio” main menu appears.
Selecting “FM/AM Radio”:
Slideqmor rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The FM/AM Radio menu appears.
Selecting “Radio”: Slide mror
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The Radio submenu appears.
Select “Save Station” from selection
list by rotating ymz or sliding rmq.
Select desired position.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The selected station is saved at the
designated position. The display
switches back to the Radio display.

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COMAND introduction
Adjusting surround sound
With surround sound, you can choose be-
tween “LOGIC7
® ON” and “LOGIC7® OFF”.
Select “Sound”
“3D Sound”.
Adjusting surround sound
1Current setting
Selecting a setting: Slidermq or
rotateymz.
Saving setting: Press n.
The setting is saved and the menu is
closed.
Exiting menu without saving
changes: Press L or slide omp.Switching off/on the audio source
Switching off: Select “Audio”
“Au-
dio”
“Audio OFF”.
The audio source is switched off; “Au-
dio OFF” appears in the display.
Switching on: Select “Audio”, then the
desired audio source.
or
Load CD/DVD (page 115) or a
PCMCIA card (
page 117).
iBy selecting “LOGIC7® OFF”, all compatible
formats as they are present on the medium are
played back. Due to the vehicle’s spatial charac-
teristics, an optimal sound experience is not en-
sured on all seats.
iPlease note the following:

For an ideal sound experience at all seats,
the balance and fader should be adjusted to
the center of the passenger compartment
with LOGIC7
® switched on.

The best sound results are achieved by play-
ing high-quality audio CDs and audio DVDs.

For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at
least 128 kbit/s.

Surround sound does not function for
mono-signal sources.

In the event of poor radio reception quality,
e.g. inside a tunnel, you should switch off
LOGIC7
®, as a dynamic switch from Stereo
to Mono could occur, resulting in temporary
sound distortion.

With some stereo recordings, the resulting
sound may deviate from conventional stereo
playback.
iWhen you insert an audio CD or audio DVD,
it automatically becomes the active audio
source.

101 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Switching to radio mode
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”.
or
Press the M shortcut button once or
twice.
The radio display appears once you
have switched to radio mode. You will
hear the station/channel last tuned in
in the previously selected waveband,
provided that the station/channel can
be received.
Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband
1Main area with frequency display
2Preset position of selected station
3Frequency of selected station
4Name of selected station
5Sound settings
6To switch to Weather Band
7To switch to AM waveband
8Selected waveband
9Preset options
aRadio options
Switching wavebands
You can switch between the FM, AM and
WB (Weather Band) wavebands.
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM” or “WB”.
You will hear the station last tuned in
on the selected waveband.
Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:

The station list

The search function

The station presets

The manual frequency entry

The channel list
iThe number of times you have to press the
M shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.
iStation name display 4 is available for the
FM waveband and can only be seen when it is
switched on (
page 104) and if the station
transmits a name.

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COMAND FM/AM radio
Press and hold n until you hear a sig-
nal.
The station is saved.
Saving using autostore
Option 1
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Select “Autostore”.
Option 2
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets”
“Autostore”.Option 3
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“Radio”
“Save Station”

“Autostore”.
Station name display
1Station name display
Switching the station name display
on/off: Select “Audio”
“Audio”

“FM/AM Radio”
“FM”
“Radio”

“Show Station Info”.
The display is switched on or off, de-
pending on the previous setting. When
the display is switched on, a check-
mark appears in front of the
“Show Station Info” menu item.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band. The Autostore function saves receivable
stations as presets in order of their reception
quality. All stations saved manually in the preset
memory will be lost if COMAND finds 20 sta-
tions. If COMAND finds less than 20 stations, for
example 9, then the stations saved in preset po-
sitions 1 – 9 will be over written.
iIn the FM waveband, COMAND can show
the name of the station currently tuned in. Sta-
tion name display 1 can only be seen when it is
switched on and if the station transmits a name.

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COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)
Introduction to Satellite radio
SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides 100 chan-
nels, so called streams, of digital-quality
radio, among others music, sports, news,
and entertainment free of commercials.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio uses a fleet of
high-power satellites to broadcast
24 hours per day, coast-to-coast, in the
contiguous US.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information and service availabil-
ity call the SIRIUS Service Center
(
page 111), or go to
www.siriusradio.com.
Switching to satellite radio
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”.
or
Press the M shortcut button once or
twice. The Satellite radio menu appears
if it was the last active radio mode.
The screen which then appears de-
pends on the activation status of the
satellite radio service.
The following options are possible:

Satellite radio service is not activat-
ed

Only the preview channel is activat-
ed

Satellite radio service is fully acti-
vated
iA subscription to SIRIUS satellite radio ser-
vice provider is required for the satellite radio op-
eration described in this chapter. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for details
and availability for your vehicle.
iSatellite radio service may be unavailable or
interrupted from time to time for a variety of rea-
sons, such as environmental or topographic con-
ditions and other things we can’t control. Service
might also not be available in certain places
(e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or within or
next to buildings) or near other technologies. In
such situations, the satellite radio’s main menu
shows the “Acquiring signal...” screen. At this
point, the radio’s functions are restricted to
manual channel number entry (
page 109) and
service info display (
page 111).

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COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)
Satellite radio service is not activated
The telephone number of the SIRIUS Ser-
vice Center and the twelve-digit electronic
serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular
receiver are displayed.
This information is required when calling
the SIRIUS Service Center for an activation
request.
Closing screen: Press n.Only the preview channel is activated
The satellite radio preview channel ap-
pears.
Satellite radio service is fully activated
The main satellite radio menu appears. You
will hear the channel last tuned in, provid-
ed that it can be received.
Main satellite radio menu
1Main area with channel display
2Preset position of selected channel
3Selected channel
4Selected program category
5Sound settings
6To select program category
7Channel number of selected channel
8Other channel information
9Preset options
aSatellite radio options
iCredit card information is also required for
your application. The activation process takes
approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
SIRIUS Service Center.
iIf only the preview channel is activated, you
cannot tune in another channel. If you try to do
this, you will see the screen described in the sec-
tion “Satellite radio service is not activated”
(
page 107).

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COMAND satellite radio* (USA only)
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dotR
in front of a preset position indicates
that this is the channel currently select-
ed and being listened to.
Select station preset and briefly
pressn.
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your
subscription, you will see the message
described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 107).If the channel is no longer available or
only the preview channel is activated,
you will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.
Closing message: Press n.
Tuning in channels using manual chan-
nel number entry
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel Entry”.
The menu for manual channel number
entry appears.
Exiting menu without making an
entry: Press L back button in the
center console (
page 86).
Increase or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Selecting next number: Slideomp.
Confirming channel entry: Press n.
Further operation depends on whether
the selected channel number is valid or
if the channel is included in your sub-
scription.
Channel number is valid and channel is
included in subscription
COMAND tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid
You will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.
Closing message: Press n.
Channel number is valid but channel is
not included in subscription
You will see the screen described in the
section “Satellite radio service is not acti-
vated” (
page 107).
Closing display: Press n.
iThis function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 107).