2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

COMAND control panel
Function Page
:
Switches to radio mode 462
Switches wavebands 464
Switches to DAB radio
mode
462
;
Switches to navigation
mode
324
Shows the menu system 324
=
Press
hrepeatedly • Switches to the audio CD,
audio DVD and MP3 mode 472
• Switches to memory card
mode 472
• Switches to MUSIC REG-
ISTER
484
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
472
• Switches to Media Inter-
face or audio AUX mode
495
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 491 Function Page
?
Calls up the telephone
basic menu:
• Telephony via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface 394
• Telephony via telephone
module with Bluetooth
®
(SAP-profile) 421
A
Load/eject button
8
Single DVD drive 469
V
DVD changer 469
B
Selects a station using the
station list (FM and DAB
radio mode)
464
Sets a station using the sta-
tion search function 465
Rewinds 476
Selects the previous track 475
C
Disc slot
• Loads CDs/DVDs 469
• Ejects CDs/DVDs 470
• Updates the digital map 382294
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D
Selects a station using the
station list (FM and DAB
radio mode) 464
Sets a station using the sta-
tion search function 465
Fast forward 476
Selects the next track 475
E
Delete button:
• Deletes characters 307
• Deletes an entry 307
F
Number keypad
• Selects stations via the
station presets 465
• Stores stations manually 466
• Authorises mobile phone 391
• Telephone number entry 397
• Sends DTMF tones 398
• Character entry 305
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory 447
z
Displays the current
track being played 478
g
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually 466
g
Selects a track 475 Function Page
G
Switches COMAND Online
on/off
298
Adjusts the volume 299
H
SD memory card slot 472
I
Calls up the system menu 310
J
Accepts a call 396
Dials a number 397
Redials 397
Accepts a waiting call 399
K
Switches the sound on/off 298
Switches the hands-free
microphone on/off
398
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
410
Switches off the traffic and
navigation announcements 298
L
Rejects a call 396
Ends an active call 400
Rejects a waiting call 399At a glance
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COMAND controller
Overview
:
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select the menu items in the COMAND display.
You can:
R call up menus or lists
R scroll within menus or lists and
R exit menus or lists
Operation Example: operating the COMAND controller
The COMAND controller can be:
R pressed briefly or pressed and held W
R turned clockwise or anti-clockwise cVd
R slid left or right XVY
R slid forwards or back ZVÆ
R slid diagonally aVb Example of operation
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the $button.
Radio mode is activated.
X Select Radio Radioby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
X Confirm Station list Station list by pressingW.
The station list appears.
Buttons on the COMAND controller Overview
:
Back button (Y page 296)
; Delete button: (Y page 297)
= Seat function button (Y page 318)
? Favourites button (Y page 313)
i If your vehicle does not have the seat
function button, it will have two Favourites buttons.
i For AMG vehicles: the COMAND Control-
ler is configured with the :and ;but-
tons.
Back button
You can use the %back button to exit a
menu or to call up the basic display of the
current operating mode. 296
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X
To exit the menu: briefly press the%
back button.
COMAND Online changes to the next
higher menu level in the current operating
mode.
X To call up the basic display: press and
hold the %back button.
COMAND Online changes to the basic dis-
play of the current operating mode.
Delete button
X To delete individual characters: briefly
press the jbutton.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold
the j button.
Seat function button
You can use button Tto call up the fol-
lowing seat functions:
R multicontour seat (with 4-way lumbar sup-
port)
R active multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
R balance (seat heating distribution)
More information on the seat functions
(Y page 318).
Favourites button
You can assign predefined functions to the
favourites button ;and call them up by
pressing the button (Y page 313). Operating COMAND Online
Selecting a main function Address entry menu
:
Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
X To show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination by slidingVÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Address entry
Address entry and pressWto
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide ZVthe COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar :.
X Select System System in the main function bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
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Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
: To call up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on, trian-
gle :appears next to the entry in the main
function bar. You can now select an associ-
ated menu.
The example shows how to call up the audio
menu from audio CD mode (an audio CD is
playing).
X Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The #dot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio Radio, by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
Radio mode is activated. Selecting a menu item
X
Select the station by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The station is set. Basic functions of COMAND Online
Switching COMAND Online on/off X
Press the qcontrol knob.
When you switch on COMAND Online, a
warning message will appear.
COMAND Online calls up the previously
selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND Online, playback of the current audio or video source will
also be switched off.
Switching the sound on/off Audio/video source sound
X Press the 8button on the COMAND
controller or the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or muted.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the ,symbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video source or change
the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear traffic and navigation system
announcements. 298
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Switching Traffic Programme and naviga-
tion announcements off and back on
again
X To switch Traffic Programme off: press
and hold the 8button until the .dis-
play disappears from the status bar of the
display.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X To switch the Traffic Programme on
again: press and hold down the 8but-
ton until the .display in the status bar
appears.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X To switch navigation announcements
off: press and hold the 8button during
an announcement.
X To switch navigation announcements
on again: switch COMAND Online off and
then on again (Y page 298).
or
X Start a new route calculation (Y page 329).
or
X To have the announcement repeated while
the navigation menu is shown, select +
and press Wto confirm (Y page 355).
Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X Turn the qcontrol knob
or X Press the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the fol-
lowing:
R traffic announcements
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R LINGUATRONIC voice control (see the sep-
arate operating instructions) Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements
You can adjust the volume of traffic and nav-
igation announcements independently, rela-
tive to the volume of the audio or video
source.
During traffic or navigation announcements:
X Turn the qcontrol knob.
or X Press the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call. X Turn the qcontrol knob.
or X Press the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the sound settings Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
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X
Press the $button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and bal-
ance for radio mode.
Setting treble and bass Setting the bass
X Select Treble Treble orBass
Bass in the sound menu
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The setting is saved.
Setting balance and fader Setting the balance The balance function is used to control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or
on the front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the front or in the rear of the vehicle.
You can adjust the fader depending on the
vehicle model.
Equipped with Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem: for the best sound focus, choose the
setting 0 0.
X Select Bal/Fad
Bal/Fad (balance/fader) in the
sound menu by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
X Select a balance setting by sliding XVYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Surround sound General notes
If your vehicle is equipped with surround
sound, you can use one of two sound sys-
tems:
R harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system allows you to set the opti-
mum surround sound in the vehicle interior
(Y page 301).
R Bang & Olufsen sound system
(Y page 302)
Both sound systems are available for the fol-
lowing operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R DAB radio
R audio CD
R audio DVD (MLP, dts, PCM and Dolby Digi-
tal audio formats)
R MP3 (including SD memory card and USB
storage device)
R Media Interface
R operation with Bluetooth ®
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R
TV
R video DVD (PCM, dts and Dolby Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because many DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be neces- sary to set the audio format (Y page 515).
Discs which support the audio formats men-
tioned have the following logos: harman/kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system The example describes how to set the sur-
round sound for radio mode.
X To switch surround sound on/off: press
the $ button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
X Select Sound Soundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
X Select Surround
Surround and pressWto confirm.
X Select Logic7
Logic7 ®
®
on
on orLogic7
Logic7 ®
®
off
off by turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu is
exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the % back button or slide XVYthe
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