2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S65AMG Owner's Manual

256 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
Selecting “Footwell Temperature”:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz and then
pressn.
Changing temperature difference:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Exiting menu: Press n, back
buttonL in the center console
(
page 86) or slideomp.
The setting is saved.Adjusting air flow from air vents
The “Airflow” setting defines air distribu-
tion and air volume in automatic mode:

“Focused” (default setting, increased
air flow)

“Medium” (reduced air flow)

“Diffuse” (minimal air flow)
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu
“Airflow”.
A selection list appears.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Changing air flow: Slide qmr or
rotateymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
iIn automatic mode, this setting optimizes
the air flow when outside temperatures are high.
iWhen the interior ambient temperature of
the vehicle is very hot and the automatic climate
control is cooling the interior, the setting for air
flow is temporarily overridden.


257 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
Operating rear climate control* from
the front
The “Rear)” function is used to oper-
ate the rear climate control via COMAND
and the buttons on the center console con-
trol unit (
page 477).
Switching on rear climate control oper-
ation from the front
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.
Selecting “Rear)”: Slide qmr or
rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.In the climate control settings, “)”
appears in the central menu. The rear
climate control can be operated from
the front.
Climate control settings, rear climate
control
1Rear temperature, left
2Rear air distribution, left
3Rear air volume
4Central menu for rear climate control
5Rear air distribution, right
6Rear temperature, right
The rear climate control is operated in the
same manner as the climate control sys-
tem for the driver’s and front passenger’s
side (
page 251).Central menu for rear climate control
In the central menu for the rear climate
control, you can:

switch back to operating the front cli-
mate control system

switch off the rear climate control

switch the automatic function of the
rear climate control from automatic to
manual
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.

258 Control systems
COMAND automatic climate control
Switching off rear climate control oper-
ation from the front
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Selecting “Front Climate Control”:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The climate control settings shows the
climate control settings for the driver
and front passenger.Switching off rear climate control
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Selecting “Rear Climate Control
OFF”: Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The rear climate control is switched off.Switching on the automatic function of
the rear climate control
Select climate control settings
Cen-
tral climate control menu.
The current setting is indicated by a
dotR.
Selecting “Rear Automatic”:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
The automatic function of the rear cli-
mate control is switched on.

259 Control systems
COMAND seats
COMAND seats
When adjusting the seats, observe the
safety notes in the section “Seats”
(
page 347).
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.
Exiting menu
There are several ways to exit the multi-
contour seat menu.
Press O again.
or
Press any shortcut button.
or
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 85).
SettingsPage
Lumbar support260
Multicontour seats*, front260
Drive-dynamic multicontour
seats*, front262


260 Control systems
COMAND seats
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 259).
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 areaiAfter you have pressedO, the seat last
adjusted is active.
iIf 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.
iWhen you adjust the multicontour seat,
noises may result from pumping air into or re-
leasing air out of the air chambers.

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COMAND seats
Adjusting sides of seat cushion
This function is used to adjust the air
chambers in the sides of the seat cushion.
Select seat (page 259).
Selecting “Seat sides”: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
A scale appears.
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 259).
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 259).
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


262 Control systems
COMAND seats
Slide qmr or omp until desired setting
is reached.
Saving setting: Press n.
Adjusting backrest curvature in
shoulder area
This function is used to adjust the air
chambers in the shoulder area of the back-
rest.
Select seat (page 259).
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.Drive-dynamic multicontour seats*,
front
For information on manual multicontour
seat settings, see “Multicontour seats*,
front” (
page 260).
The Drive-dynamic multicontour seat auto-
matically adjusts the lateral support pro-
vided by the backrest to your driving style.
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 259).
Selecting “Driv. dyn. seat”:
Slideomp or rotate ymz.
Confirming selection: Press n.
iIf PRE-SAFE® has been activated, the air
pressure in the air chambers (sides of seat cush-
ion and backrest) of the drive-dynamic multicon-
tour seats is increased.


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COMAND seats
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 259).
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.
iDepending on the setting, the massage
function runs for about 7 to 10 minutes.