2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Owner's Manual

You see which characters you can enter with
that key. Each time the key is pressed, the
nex tcharacter is selected.
Example: key 0036:
R press once = M
R press twice =N
R press three times =O
X Wait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown
in the list.
X Enter E ,
W , space,
Y with the corresponding
keys.
i The space is entered using number key
0004.
Further functions in the list with
character bar
X To delete characters: select0004by sliding
001C0006 and turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
X To delete an entry: select0004and press
and hold 0021the COMAND controller until
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To switch the character set: select
001D and press 0021to confirm.
X To cancel an entry: select the0002symbol
in the bottom left of the character bar and
press 0021to confirm.
or
X Press the 0001back button.
The address entry menu appears.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold 0021the COMAND controller until the
address entry menu appears.
The accepted list entry is shown there.
Calling up the list as aselection list
Select the desired city fro mthe selection list.
If there are several entries for a city or if
several cities of the same name are stored,
then 0003 is highlighted in the character bar.
X Press 0021the COMAND controller. It is also possible to switch the city list to the
selection list at any time during character
input.
X Slide 0021the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the city list appears as a
selection list.
or
X Select 0003in the character bar by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
Option 2: city list as selection list
COMAND either shows the selection list
automatically or you can call up the selection
list from the list with character bar.
The example shows the selection list after the
city NEW YORK has been entered. The entry is
highlighted automatically. X
Confirm NEW YORK with COMAND
controller 0021.
The address entry menu appears. You can
now enter a street, for example. At
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You will find further information in the
"Destination entry" section (Y page 157).
Entering characters in the address and
the phone book Introduction
The following section describes how to enter
characters in the phone book/address book
when creating a new entry.
Creating
anew entr yin the phone book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 210). Phone book: input menu with data fields
0002
Selected data field with cursor
0003 Character bar
Creating a new entry in the address book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 210). Input menu with data fields
0002
Selected data field with cursor
0003 Character bar Entering characters
The example describes how to enter the
surname
Schulz .
X Select S by turning
0031001C0032and sliding 002A001C0006
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
S is entered into the data field. All
characters are shown in black and can
always be selected in the character bar.
The character bar offers characters
corresponding to the respective data field
(letters or digits). 0002
To switch the character bar to upper-
case/lower-case letters
0003 To switch the character bar from upper/
lower-case letters to digits
0026 To change the language of the character
bar
0025 To delete a character/an entry
X Select c and confirm by pressing
0021the
COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to
S in the data field.
X Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning 0031001C0032and sliding 002A001C0006the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
Switching dataf ields
If you want to enter a first name afte ryou have
entered a surname, for example, proceed as
follows to switch between the data fields: 136
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Option 1
X
Select 0025or0026 in the character bar and
press 0021to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. 0002
Cursor in the nextd ata field
0003 To store an entry
0026 0025 and 0026icons to selec tadata field
Option 2
X Slide 002A001Cthe COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
X Select the data field by sliding 002A001C0006and
press 0021to confirm.
Storing an entry
X Select 0003in the character bar by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Further functions available in the
character bar
X To switch the character bar to upper/
lower-case characters: select002Dor
0003 and press 0021to confirm.
X To switch the character set: select
0001 and press 0021to confirm.
The character set switches between
upper/lower-case letters and digits. X
To change the language of the
character bar: select001Dand press 0021
to confirm.
X Select the language by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X To reposition the cursor within the data
field: select 0022or0023 and press 0021to
confirm. 0002
Cursor (repositioned)
0003 0022 and 0023icon to reposition the cursor
X Delete the character/entry (Y page 211). Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0038function button on the
center console.
i If you switch off COMAND, playback of
the curren taudio or vide osource will also
be switched off. You cannot switch off
COMAND while making a call via COMAND.
You can also make phone calls using the
buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel when COMAND is switched off
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Switching the sound on or off
Switching audio and video sources on/off
X
Press the 0029button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is off, the system
displays the 002Fsymbol in the status line.
When you change the audio or video
source, or adjust the volume, sound
automatically switches on again.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear traffic and navigation system
announcements.
Switching off traffic and navigation
announcements completely
X Traffic announcements: press the0029
button until the 000Dmessage disappears
from the status bar of the display.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: during an
announcement, press the 0029button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Switching traffic and navigation
announcements on again
X Traffic announcements: press and hold
down the 0029button until the 000Ddisplay
appears in the status bar.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: select the
0039 symbol in the navigation menu bar
and press 0021to confirm.
i The navigation announcements are
activated again if you switch COMAND off
and on again or start a new route guidance. Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X
To adjust: turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R traffic announcements
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R the Voice Control System (see the separate
operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
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Adjusting the soun
dsettings Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
differen taudio 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
sound menu in radio mode.
X Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
You can now set the treble and bass or the
balance and fade rfor radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass
X Select Treble or
Bass in the sound menu
by turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller
and press 0021to confirm.
An adjustmen tscale appears. Setting the treble
0002
Lastsetting selected
0003 Current setting
X Select a setting by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The setting is stored and you exit the menu.
Adjusting balance and fader
With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or
front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the fron torthe rear of
the vehicle.
X Select Balance/Fader in the sound menu
by turning 0031001C0032and press 0021to confirm. 0002
Current setting
X Select a setting by sliding 002A001C0006or003C001C003D the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The setting is stored and you exit the menu. At
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Surround sound
General information
If your vehicle is equipped with the harman/
kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system,
you can provide the optimum sound
experience for every passenger.
The harman/kardon ®
Logic7 ®
surround
sound system is available for the following
operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R satellite radio
R audio CD
R audio DVD (MLP™, dts™, PCM and
Dolby ®
Digital audio formats)
R MP3
R Media Interface
R video DVD (PCM, dts™ and Dolby ®
Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 232).
i The Logic7 ®
ON function enables
playback of stereo recordings, for instance,
with a surround sound experience for every
passenger. It enables optimum playback of
music and films on CDs, audio DVDs or
video DVDs with multichannel audio
formats, such as MLP™, dts™ or Dolby ®
Digital. This results in sound
characteristics like those intended by the
sound engineer when the original was
recorded.
i If you select Logic7 ®
OFF , the sound
system plays all playable formats as stored
on the medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers.
i Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: Dolby
®
Digital dts™
Switching surround sound on/off
Example: switching on surround sound for
radio mode
X
Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
X Select 3D Sound and press
0021to confirm. 140
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0002
Current setting
X Selec tthe Logic7 ®
ON or
Logic7 ®
OFF
setting by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to 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 0001 back button or slide 003C001C003Dthe
COMAND controller.
i Please bear the following in mind:
When Logic7 ®
is switched on, the balance
and fader settings should be set to the
center of the vehicle interior to provide the
optimum audio experience for all
passengers.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nis poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Bang
&Olufsen sound system Vehicles with a Bang
&Olufsen sound system:
There are two settings available with True Image ™s
ound technology:
R reference This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio
atmosphere in your vehicle.
R 3D sound This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos.
The Sound Mode function can be used to
optimize the selected sound setting for one
seat. The settings front ,
all and
rear can
be selected.
The Bang &Olufsen sound system provides
the following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R audio CD
R audio DV D(MLP™, dts™, PCM and
Dolby ®
Digital audio formats)
R MP3
R Media Interface
R video DVD (PCM, dts™ and Dolby ®
Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 232).
Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: At
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Dolby
®
Digital dts™
MLP™
Selecting settings fo
rthe Bang &Olufsen
sound system
Calling up the menu
X Select Sound .
X Highlight Bang&Olufsen .
X Press 0021.
Am enu appears.
A 002C dot in front of an entry indicates the
current setting.
Selecting the setting for True Image™
X Turn 0031001C0032 or slide 002A001C0006and highlight
reference or
3D Sound .
X Press 0021. Focusing the sound setting 0002
Current position of the sound setting
X Select Sound Mode in the menu.
X Turn 0031001C0032 or slide 002A001C0006and highlight
front ,
all or
rear .
X Press 0021.
X To exit the menu: press the0001back
button beside the COMAND controller.
or
X Slide 003C001C003D.
i Please bear the following in mind:
You will achieve the best sound results on
your Bang &Olufsen sound system by
playing high-quality audio DVDs and CDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
224 kbit/s.
When playing using an iPod ®
, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s.
For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the EQ setting on the
iPod ®
.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
the medium wave range (MW) in radio
mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
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