2012 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class tail

RDo not lean your head or chest close to the
steering wheel or dashboard.
R Only hold the steering wheel by the rim.
Placing hands and arms inside the rim can
increase the risk and potential severity of
hand/arm injury when the driver front air
bag inflates.
R Adjust the front-passenger seat as far back
as possible from the dashboard when the
seat is occupied.
R Occupants, especially children, should
never place their bodies or lean their heads
in the area of the door where the side
impact air bag inflates. This could result in
serious injuries or death should the side
impact air bag be deployed. Always sit as
upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized
child restraint, infant restraint or booster
seat recommended for the size and weight
of the child.
Failure to follow these instructions can result
in severe injuries to you or other occupants.
If you sell your vehicle, it is important that you
make the buyer aware of this safety
information. Be sure to give the buyer this
Operator's Manual.GWARNING
Accident research shows that the safest place
for children in an automobile is in a rear seat.
There is a possibility for a side impact air bag-
related injury if occupants, especially
children, are not properly seated or restrained
when next to a side impact air bag which
needs to deploy rapidly in a side impact in
order to do its job.
To help avoid the possibility of injury, please
follow these guidelines:
(1)Occupants, especially children,
should never place their bodies or
lean their heads in the area of the
door where the side impact air bag
inflates. This could result in
serious injuries or death shouldthe side impact air bag be
deployed.(2)Always sit as upright as possible,
wear the seat belt properly and use
an appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or
booster seat recommended for the
size and weight of the child. and
for children 12 years old and
under, use an appropriately sized
infant restraint, toddler restraint,
or booster seat recommended for
the size and weight of the child.(3)Always wear seat belts properly.
If you believe that, even with the use of these
guidelines, it would be safer for your rear seat
occupants to have the rear mounted side
impact air bags deactivated, then
deactivation can be carried out upon your
written request at an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center at an additional cost.
Please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center or call the Customer Assistance
Center (in the USA) at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372), or Customer Service (in
Canada) at 1-800-387-0100 for details.
The air bags are only deployed if the air bag
control unit detects the need for deployment.
Only in the event of such a situation will they
provide their supplemental protection.
The driver and passenger should always wear
their seat belts. Otherwise, it is not possible
for the air bags to provide their supplemental
protection.
In the event of other types of impacts and
impacts below air bag deployment
thresholds, the air bags will not deploy. The
driver and passengers will then be protected
to the extent possible by a properly fastened
seat belt. A properly fastened seat belt is also
needed to provide the best possible
protection in a rollover.
Air bags provide additional protection; they
are not, however, a substitute for seat belts.
All vehicle occupants must fasten their seat
Occupant safety47SafetyZ

XTurn the mechanical key counter-clockwise
from position 1 as far as it will go to
position 2.
The trunk is unlocked.XTurn the mechanical key back to position
1 and remove it.XInsert the mechanical key into the
SmartKey.
Trunk emergency release
You can open the trunk lid from inside the
vehicle with the emergency release button.
XBriefly press emergency release
button :.
The trunk lid unlocks and opens.
The trunk lid can be unlocked and opened
with the trunk lid emergency release when
the vehicle is stationary or while driving.
Trunk lid emergency release light:
R emergency release button : flashes for
30 minutes after the trunk lid is opened.
R emergency release button : flashes for
60 minutes after the trunk lid is closed.
The trunk lid emergency release does not
open the trunk lid if the battery is
disconnected or discharged.
Side windows
Important safety notes
GWARNING
When opening or closing the door windows,
make sure that there is no danger of anyone
being harmed by the opening/closing
procedure.
The door windows are equipped with
automatic operation and the anti-entrapment
feature. If in automatic mode a door window
encounters an obstruction that blocks its
path, the anti-entrapment feature will stop the
door window and open it slightly.
The door windows operate differently when
the switch is pulled. See the "Problems with
door windows" section for details.
The closing of the door windows can be
immediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if the switch was pulled past the resistance
point and released, by either pressing or
pulling the respective switch.
Activate the override switch when children
are riding in the back seats of the vehicle. The
children may otherwise injure themselves,
e.g. by becoming trapped in the door window
opening.
GWARNING
Do not keep any part of your body up against
the window pane when opening a window. The
downward motion of the pane may pull that
part of your body down between the window
pane and the door frame and trap it there. If
there is a risk of entrapment, release the
switch and pull it to close the window.
92Side windowsOpening/closing

term "sliding sunroof" refers to both types of
sliding sunroof.GWARNING
When opening or closing the sliding sunroof,
make sure that there is no danger of anyone
being harmed by the opening/closing
procedure.
The sliding sunroof is equipped with
automatic operation and the anti-entrapment
feature. If the movement of the sliding sunroof
is blocked during the closing procedure, the
sliding sunroof will stop and open slightly.
The sliding sunroof operates differently when
the sliding sunroof switch is pressed and held.
See the "Problems with the sliding sunroof"
section for more details.
The opening/closing procedure of the sliding
sunroof can be immediately halted by
releasing the sliding sunroof switch or, if the
sliding sunroof switch was moved past the
resistance point and released, by moving the
sliding sunroof switch in any direction.
GWARNING
The sliding sunroof is made out of glass. In the
event of an accident, the glass may shatter.
This may result in an opening in the roof.
In a vehicle rollover, occupants not wearing
their seat belts or not wearing them properly
may be thrown out of the opening. Such an
opening also presents a potential for injury for
occupants wearing their seat belts properly,
as entire body parts or portions of them may
protrude from the passenger compartment.
! Only open the sliding sunroof if it is free
of snow and ice. Otherwise, malfunctions
may occur.
Do not allow anything to protrude from the
sliding sunroof. Otherwise, the seals could
be damaged.
! The weather can change abruptly. It could
start to rain or snow. Make sure that the
sliding sunroof is closed when you leave the
vehicle. The vehicle electronics can be
damaged if water enters the vehicle
interior.
i Resonance noises can occur in addition
to the usual airflow noises when the sliding
sunroof is open. They are caused by minor
pressure fluctuations in the vehicle interior.
Change the position of the sliding sunroof
or open a side window slightly to reduce or
eliminate these noises.
Operating the sliding sunroof
Opening and closing
i You can continue to operate the sliding
sunroof after switching off the engine or
removing the SmartKey from the ignition
lock. This function is available for up to five
minutes or until the driver's or front-
passenger door is opened.
Overhead control panel
:To raise;To open=To close/lowerXTurn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2 in the
ignition lock.XPress or pull the 3 switch in the
corresponding direction.
i If you press the 3 switch beyond the
point of resistance, an automatic opening/
closing process is started in the
corresponding direction. You can stop
automatic operation by operating the
switch again.
96Sliding sunroofOpening/closing

XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, the process will be aborted.
If you select Yes, the individualization is
deleted. You will see a message to this
effect.
Bluetooth ®
settings
General information about Bluetooth ®
Bluetooth
®
technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of up
to approximately 10 meters. Bluetooth ®
allows, for example, the exchange of vCards.
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Requirements for a Bluetooth ®
connection
You can connect mobile phones and
notebooks to COMAND.
To do so, the following conditions need to be
met:
R Bluetooth ®
-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, must comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND.
Every Bluetooth ®
device has its own
specific Bluetooth ®
name.
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the respective Bluetooth ®
device;
see the separate operating instructions.
R the Bluetooth ®
device must be "visible" to
COMAND in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures,
please see the operating instructions for
the Bluetooth ®
device.
i Once a mobile phone has been
connected, reception and transmission
volume may change.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth ®XSelect
Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Bluetooth by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Bluetooth activated and press
W to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on O or off ª.
Connecting Bluetooth ®
devices
General information
Before using your Bluetooth ®
device with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to
connect it.
Connecting comprises:
R searching for a Bluetooth ®
device
R subsequently authorizing it
i A maximum of 15 devices can be available
for selection from the device list.
More detailed information on suitable mobile
phones and on connecting Bluetooth ®
-
capable mobile phones to COMAND can be
found on the Internet at http://
www.mbusa-mobile.com . Or call the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(for the USA) or Customer Relations on
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
System settings147COMANDZ

XTo confirm an entry in COMAND: select
¬ using the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
or
XSelect SEND on the telephone keypad.XEnter the same passcode into the
Bluetooth ®
device (see the operating
instructions for the respective device).
The device is authorized.
External authorization
If COMAND does not detect your
Bluetooth ®
device, this may be due to
particular security settings on your
Bluetooth ®
device. In this case, you can test
if your Bluetooth ®
device can find COMAND.
The Bluetooth ®
device name of COMAND is
"MB Bluetooth".
XSelect Update .XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect External Authorization and
press W to confirm.XStart the Bluetooth ®
scan process on the
Bluetooth ®
device (see separate operating
instructions of the respective device).XSelect COMAND ("MB Bluetooth").
i The order in which the passkey is entered
depends on the mobile phone.
XEnter the passkey on the Bluetooth ®
device
when prompted.XConfirm the Do you want to authorize
XX? question in COMAND with Yes.XEnter the passkey in COMAND.
Displaying the details of a Bluetooth ®
device
XIn the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
desired device by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Details and press W to confirm.
The detailed display for this device
appears.XTo close the detailed view: turn cVd or
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
device
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in both COMAND and the
Bluetooth ®
device, e.g. the mobile phone.
Subsequent authorization may otherwise fail.
XIn the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
authorized device by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect De-authorize and press W to
confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to de-authorize this device.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the authorization for the
device will be revoked.
If you select No, the process will be aborted.
i
If a Bluetooth ®
device has been de-
authorized and is out of range, when a new
search is carried out it will not appear in the
Bluetooth ®
device list.
System language settings
This function allows you to determine the
language for the menu displays and the
navigation messages. The selected language
affects the characters available for entry.
When you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
System settings149COMANDZ

on the same street: call up an address
destination from the last destinations.XSelect Change by turning cVd and sliding
ZV Æ the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
All destination entry functions are
available.XEdit/enter the destination as described for
destination entry ( Y page 153).
Entering a destination using the map
Calling up the map
XTo activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.XSelect Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and pressing W to
confirm.XSelect Via Map and press W to confirm.
You see the map with the crosshair.:Current vehicle position;Crosshair=Details of the crosshair position?Map scale selected
Display = depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
( Y page 185). The current street name can
be shown, provided the digital map contains
the necessary data, or the coordinates of the
crosshair if the geo-coordinate display is
switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough.
Moving the map and selecting the
destinationXTo scroll the map: slide XVY, ZV Æ or
aVb the COMAND controller.XTo set the map scale: as soon as you turn
cVd the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.XTurn cVd until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in.XTo select a destination: press W the
COMAND controller once or several times.
You will see either the address entry menu
with the destination address or, if COMAND
is unable to assign a unique address, a
selection list.XSelect a destination by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the entry Destination from Map .XTo start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.160NavigationCOMAND

XConfirm the entry with W.
If the selected main category does not
contain any sub-categories, the point of
interest list appears.
If the selected main category contains
subcategories, a list of the subcategories
appears with the input speller.XSelect a category by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XConfirm the entry with W.
The point of interest list appears. It
contains the points of interest available in
the sub-category that are within the search
radius.
i Search radius means: COMAND searches
within a radius of 100 km.
If COMAND does not find any points of
interest within this radius, it extends its
search range to approximately 200 km. If
COMAND finds one point of interest within
this radius, it finishes the search.
i If you select the ALL list item, the point of
interest list contains all points of interest
for all subcategories in the Restaurant
main category which lie within the search
radius.
Point of interest list
Introduction
The illustration below shows an example of
the point of interest list for the Restaurant
main category in the vicinity of the current
position.
i Depending on the point of interest
selected, COMAND uses different
reference points in determining the linear
distance to the destination:
R vicinity of current position: the linear
distance is the distance of the point of
interest from the current vehicle
position.
R vicinity of destination: the linear distance
is the distance from the destination
entered to the point of interest.
Selecting a point of interestXSelect a point of interest by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The complete address of the point of
interest selected is shown.XTo start route calculation: select Start
and press W to confirm.XTo store an address in the destination
memory: select Save and press W to
confirm. You can now select storage
options ( Y page 179).XTo show the detailed view: select
Details and press W to confirm.XTo make a call: select Call and press W
to confirm (only available if the point of
interest contains a telephone book entry
and a telephone is connected to COMAND).
COMAND switches to telephone mode
( Y page 199).XTo call up the map: select Map and press
W to confirm.XYou can move the map and select the
destination ( Y page 160).
ZAGAT ®
Survey service
Entries with the Z icon contain additional
ZAGAT information. ZAGAT rates restaurants,
for instance, in regard to the quality of the
food, furnishing, service, and provides an
average pricing level as well as a general
description.
164NavigationCOMAND

XSelect the entry with the Z icon by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The ZAGAT evaluations appear.1ZAGAT ratings2To display detailsXTo show a description: select Details
and press W to confirm.
ZAGAT example description
Selecting a point of interest using the
map
You can select points of interest that are
available in the selected (visible) section of
the map.
XTo activate navigation mode: press the
S function button once or twice.XTo show the menu: press W the COMAND
controller.:Highlighted point of interestXSlide ZV the COMAND controller forwards
and thereby activate the display window.
The map with highlighted point of
interest : is shown.XTo highlight the next point of interest:
select Next in the menu bar by turning
cVd and sliding YVX the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.XTo highlight the previous point of
interest: select Previous in the menu bar
by turning cVd and sliding YVX the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XTo display details of a point of interest:
select Details in the menu bar by turning
cVd and sliding YVX the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.Navigation165COMANDZ