2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

The data transfer rate of a station is displayed
while receiving data.
Calling up the Internet radio X
Select the ®icon in the main function bar
by sliding ZVand turning cV dthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Internet radio
Internet radio panel to the
front by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The Internet radio menu appears.
Searching for stations X
Select Search Search in the Internet radio menu.
A list with search criteria appears.
X Select criterion and press Wto confirm.
i For example, as a search criterion you can
set an Internet radio station that is located
close to your navigation destination.
Connecting to a station X
Search for a station (Y page 454).
X Select ;(play) in the Internet radio
menu and press Wto confirm.
The connection is established.
If the data stream is interrupted, an automatic attempt is made to re-establish the connec-
tion. Manually re-establishing a connection:
X Select ;(play) again in the Internet
radio menu and press Wto confirm.
Ending data transfer: X Select É(stop) in the Internet radio
menu and press Wto confirm.
or X Change to another audio source, for exam-
ple Disc
Disc.
If you change to a main function that is not an
audio source, e.g. navigation, the data con-
nection remains on. You can continue listen-
ing to the set station. Internet
Display restriction Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion.
Calling up a website Calling up the carousel view
X Select the ®symbol in the main function
bar by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
You can now enter a web address (option 1
(Y page 454)) or select it in the carousel view
(option 2 (Y page 455)).
To select in the carousel view, you must first
create favourites (Y page 459).
Option 1: entering the web address
You can enter the web address using either
the character bar or the number keypad
(Y page 305).
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 454).
X Select www wwwby sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears. 454
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X
To make entries using the character
bar: enter the web address in the input line.
Character entry (Y page 303).
As soon as the first letter has been entered
in the input line, a list appears below it. The list shows web addresses that begin with
the letters you have entered and web
addresses that have already been called
up.
The list is empty the first time you call it up. X
To enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid suc-
cession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available letter is high-
lighted. Enter the character using the char- acter bar (Y page 305). X
After entering the web address, select the
¬ symbol by turning cVdor sliding
XVY the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The website is called up.
X To select a web address in the list: slide
ZV the COMAND controller in the input
menu with character bar.
The list is activated. X
Select the web address by turning cVdor
sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The web address is entered in the input line.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The website is called up. The Establish‐ Establish‐
ing data connection to ing data connection to name>... name>... message appears.
Option 2: selecting favourites
You must create at least one favourite in the
carousel view for this function (Y page 459).
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 454).
X In the carousel view, bring a favourite to the
front by turning cVdor sliding XVYthe Online and Internet functions
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COMAND controller and press
Wto con-
firm.
The website is called up. Navigating the website
Overview
Step Activity
X
Turn cVd the
controller. Navigates from one
item that can be
selected (e.g. link,
text field or selec-
tion list) to the next
and highlights the
respective element
on the website.
Sliding the control-
ler:
X Left or right XVY
X Up or down ZVÆ
X Diagonally aVb Moves the pointer
on the page.
X
Press Wthe con-
troller. Calls up the menu or
opens the selected
item. X
Press the %
button. Calls up the previ-
ous page.
X
Press the j
button. Closes the Internet
browser. If several
windows are open,
the current window
is closed. Example: highlighting an item that can be
selected X
Turn cVd COMAND controller.
A button is highlighted in the example.
Example: entering text X
Select an input line by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The character bar appears. 456
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Enter the text using the character bar or the
number keypad. Character entry
(Y page 303).
X If the text has been entered, select
the ¬symbol by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The text has now been entered.
Menu functions Calling up a menu
X
To call up the shortcut: highlight the
selectable item on the page by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm. X
To call up the entire menu: when the
shortcut is displayed, slide VÆthe
COMAND controller downwards.
or X Select a free area on the website by sliding
ZVÆ ,XVY oraVb the COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
Open
Opens the website to the selected item. X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Confirm Open Openby pressing Wthe COMAND
controller.
Enter URL
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Enter URL
Enter URL by turningcVdor slid-
ing ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Enter a web address (URL) (Y page 454). Online and Internet functions
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Calling up the previous website
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Previous
Previous by turningcVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Calling up the next website
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Next
Next by turning cVdor sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
View
You can use this function to:
R position a selection window on websites
that are larger than the display
R select a window that is already open
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select View Viewby turning cVdor sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press the zkey on the number keypad.
i You cannot use the
zkey if a phone
call is being made.
X To position the selection window: con-
firm Full-screen view of current
Full-screen view of current
page
page by pressing Wthe COMAND control-
ler.
A selection window appears on the web-
site.
X Slide XVY,ZVÆ oraVb the COMAND
controller and position the selection win-
dow on the website.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The selected section is enlarged.
X To display and select open windows:
select Display open windows Display open windows by turning
cVd or sliding ZVÆthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The website is displayed. Exiting the menu
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Exit
Exit by turning cVdor sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
The Internet browser is closed. If other win-
dows are opened in the background,
another prompt appears.
Other menu functions
Opening in a new window
You can open up to five windows simultane-
ously. X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Open in new window
Open in new window by turning
cVd or sliding ZVÆthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
X To select a window: selectView Viewand press
W to confirm.
X Select the website in the carousel view by
turning cVdor sliding XVYthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Adding to favourites
Adds the current website to the favourites.
The website can then be called up using the
carousel view. You can save up to 20 favour- ites in the carousel view.
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Add to favourites
Add to favourites by turning
cVd or sliding ZVÆthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
The following message appears: The
The page page
has been added as a favourite
has been added as a favourite .
Display favourites X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Display favourites
Display favourites by turning
cVd or sliding ZVÆthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
The favourites are shown in the carousel
view.
Further information on favourites
(Y page 459). 458
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Reloading a website
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Reload
Reload by turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Closing the active window
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Close active window
Close active window by turning
cVd or sliding ZVÆthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
or X Press the 2button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
i You cannot use the
2button if a
phone call is being made.
Displaying the complete web address of the
selected link
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Link details
Link details by turningcVdor
sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The URL appears.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller and close
the display.
Settings
The settings are described in a separate sec- tion (Y page 461).
Favourites Introduction
Favourites are frequently visited websites.
You have the following options for creating a
favourite:
R in the carousel view (Y page 459)
R via the menu item Add to favourites
Add to favourites
(Y page 458)
Before creating a favourite in the carousel
view, you must first terminate any active con-
nections (Y page 441).
You can select and edit favourites that you
have created. Creating favourites
Creating favourites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 454).
X Bring the Create
Create new newfavourite
favourite panel to
the front by turning cVdor sliding XVY
the COMAND controller.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
An input menu appears. X
Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad. Entering characters
(Y page 303)
X Select the ¬symbol and press Wto con-
firm.
The favourite has been created.
Adding a favourite via the menu X When a website is displayed, call up the
menu.
X Select Add to favourites Add to favourites in the menu
and press Wto confirm (Y page 458).
Selecting favourites
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 454).
X Select the favourite in the carousel view by
turning cVdor sliding XVYthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The favourite is opened. Online and Internet functions
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Editing favourites
Editing favourites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 454).
X Select Edit Editby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
An input menu appears.
X Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad (Y page 303).
Editing favourites in the Favourites menu
X Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Display favourites Display favourites by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The favourite is displayed.
X Press Wthe COMAND controller.
The Favourites menu appears.
X Select Edit
Edit by turning cVdor sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press the gbutton on the number key-
pad (this function is not available if you are using the telephone at the same time).
An input menu appears.
X Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad. Character entry (Y page 303).
Other functions in the Favourites menu
Opening current favourites
X Call up the Favourites menu (Y page 460).
X Confirm Open
Open by pressing Wthe COMAND
controller.
Opens the current favourites in a new win-
dow.
Opening in a new window
X Call up the Favourites menu (Y page 460).
X Select Open in new window
Open in new window by turning
cVd or sliding ZVÆthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm. Calling up details
X Call up the Favourites menu (Y page 460).
X Select Details
Details by turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
or
X Press the zbutton on the number key-
pad (this function is not available if you are using the telephone at the same time).
The detailed display appears.
Exiting X Call up the Favourites menu (Y page 460).
X Select Exit Exitby turning cVdor sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press the %back button on the left next
to the COMAND controller.
The Favourites menu closes.
Deleting favourites
Deleting favourites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 454).
X Select Delete
Delete by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
A query appears.
X Select Yes Yesand press Wto confirm.
The favourite is deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be cancel-
led.
Deleting favourites in the Favourites
menu
X Select Delete
Delete by turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
or
X Press the 2button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
The favourite is deleted. 460
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Settings
Settings menu
X
Call up the menu (Y page 457).
X Select Settings
Settings by turningcVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
You can activate/deactivate the following
settings:
R Download images automatically
Download images automatically
It may take some time to download the
contents of websites that contain a large
number of images. Therefore, it may be
useful to deactivate this option.
R Block popups Block popups
Popups are windows (usually with adver-
tisements) which are displayed automati-
cally when you call up a website. You can
block these displays.
R Enable Javascript Enable Javascript
JavaScript makes it possible to display and
interact with dynamic content on the web-
site.
R Enable cookies
Enable cookies
Some websites save information in small
text files (cookies) in COMAND Online. You
can determine whether cookies may be
stored.
R Character size Character size
You can select the font size which is used
when displaying the website.
R Character code Character code You can select a different character set
here, e.g. if the characters of a website
appear distorted.
R Deleting private data Deleting private data
Deletes data which has been saved by the
browser during Internet use.
Changing settings
X Select a setting by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Switch the setting on Oor off ª.
X Select Character size Character size orCharacter
Character
code
code by turning cVdor sliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
X Select a setting using the COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
i If you change the settings, the websites
may not be displayed correctly.
Deleting private data X Select Delete private data Delete private data and press
W to confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select the setting by turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The #dot in front of an entry indicates
which setting is active.
or
X Select Delete
Delete all alldata
data on
onexiting
exiting and
press Wto confirm.
Switch the setting on Oor off ª. Online and Internet functions
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