2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class audio

Useful information
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Introduction ...................................... 120
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System settings ................................ 147
Navigation ......................................... 154
Telephone .......................................... 197
Audio .................................................. 215
Video .................................................. 244
Rear Seat Entertainment System ....251
Vehicle ............................................... 265 119COMAND

Useful information
i This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional
equipment of your vehicle available at the
time of publication of the Operator's
Manual. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please note that your vehicle may
not be equipped with all features
described. This also applies to safety-
related systems and functions.
i Please read the information on qualified
specialist workshops (Y page 31).Introduction
Operating safety
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Vehicles with HYBRID :ensure tha tyou read
the "HYBRID" supplement. You may otherwise
fail to recognize dangers. G
WARNING
Making alterations to electronic components
can cause malfunctions.
Radio, satellite radio, amplifier, DVD changer,
navigation module, phone and voice control
are networked. If one component is not
functional or if it has been incorrectly
removed/replaced, this could impair the
operation of other components.
This could seriously jeopardize the
operational safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you always have
maintenance work on electronic components
carried out at an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center. G
WARNING
In order to avoid distraction which could lead
to an accident, the driver should enter system
settings while the vehicle is at a standstill, and operate the system only when permitted by
road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) every
second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination
.For safety reasons, we
encourage the driver to stop the vehicle in a
safe place before answering or placing a call,
or consulting the COMAND screen to read
navigational maps, instructions, or
downloaded information. G
WARNING
While the navigation system provides
directional assistance, the driver must remain
focused on safe driving behavior, especially
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system's audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. Their
observance always remains in the driver's
personal responsibility. DVD maps do not
cover all areas nor all routes within an area. G
WARNING
This equipment complies with FCC radiation
exposure limits set forth for uncontrolled
equipment and meets the FCC radio
frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in
Supplement C to OET65.
This equipment has very low levels of RF
energy that is deemed to comply without
maximum permissive exposure evaluation
(MPE). But it is desirable that it should be
installed and operated with at least 8inches
(20 cm) and more between the radiator and a
person's body (excluding extremities: hands,
wrists, fee tand legs.) 120
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Overview Function Page
0002
COMAN
Ddisplay 126
0003
COMAND controller and
function buttons
122
0026
Telephone keypad 124
Components of COMAND
COMAND consists of:
R
the COMAND display/SPLITVIEW
R the DVD changer
R the COMAND controller
R the COMAND function buttons R
the telephone keypad
R connections in the glove box (USB,
additional USB, jac kplug and iPod ®
connection)
R a remote control for the front passenger
and for use with the Rear Seat
Entertainment System
R two sets of cordless headphones for the
Rear Seat Entertainment System
R cordless headphones for the front
passenger
R two screens (Rear Seat Entertainment
System)
R CD/DVD drive (Rear Seat Entertainment
System)
R audio/video connections on the screen
(Rear Seat Entertainment System)
R audio/video connections on the drive (Rear
Seat Entertainment System)
You can use COMAND to operate the
following main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function with radio and satellite
radio modes, disk (audio CD/DV Dand MP3
mode), memory card (MP3 mode), MUSIC
REGISTER, Bluetooth ®
audio, Media
Interface and audio AUX
R the telephone and the address book
R the video function with video DVD and
video AUX modes
R the system settings
You can call up the main functions:
R using the corresponding functio nbuttons
or
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
COMAND controller You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display.
You can call up menus or lists, scroll through
menus or lists and exit menus or lists.122
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The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held 0021
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
0031001C0032
R slid left or right 003C001C003D
R slid forwards or back 002A001C0006
R slid diagonally 003A001C0030
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the 0010button.
Audio mode is activated.
X Select Audio by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
Back button 0002
Back button
X To exit the menu: press back button0002
briefly.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the curren toperating mode. i
You can also exit a menu by sliding 003C001C003D
or 002A001C0006 the COMAND controller.
X To switch to the basic display: press and
hold back button 0002.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the curren toperating mode.
Function buttons The COMAND function buttons allow you to
select a main function directly.
0002
Function button for roller sunblind
0003 Function button for radio and CD/DVD or
SD card
0026 Back button
0025 Lumbar support/multicontour seat
0023 Function button for telephone and
navigation system
0024 On/off button for COMAND
0014 Volume control
0015 Programmable button (Y page 124)
Example:
X To select the radio or CD menu
directly: press0010button 0003once or
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COMAND display
Display overview
The COMAND display shows the function currently selecte
dand its associated menus. The
COMAND display is divided into several areas.
The radio display is shown in the example. 0002
Status bar
0003 To call up the audio menu
0026 Main functio nbar
0025 Display/selectio nwindow
0023 Radio menu bar
0024 Air-conditioning function bar
Status bar 0002shows the current settings for radio and telephone operation.
The main functions navigation, audio, telephone and video feature additional menus. This is
indicated by triangle 0003.The following table lists the available menu items.
Main function bar 0026allows you to call up the desired main function.
In the example, the Audio main function is set to radio mode and display/selection
window 0025is active.
Radio menu bar 0023allows you to operate the radio functions.
The air-conditioning functions can be operated in air-conditioning function bar 0024.
Menu overview
The table lists the menus available after calling up the main navigation, audio, telephone, video
or system function in the main function bar. At
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Navi Audio Telephone Video Vehicle
Mode FM/AM radio Video DVD ECO
Map orientation Sat radio AUX Multicontour
seat/lumbar
settings
Point of interest
symbols on the map Disc Video off Rear window
blind
Traffi
csymbols on the
map Memory card EASY-ENTRY/
EXIT system
Text information on
map MUSIC
REGISTER Exterior
lighting
delayed
switch-off
000A
Topographical
map Media
Interface Interior
lighting
delayed
switch-off
000A
City view USB Ambient
lighting
000A
Freeway
information Rear 000A
Automatic
mirror fold-in
function 000A
Volume reduction AUX 000A
Locator
lighting SIRIUS service Audio off 000A
Automatic
locking Map version 000A
Interior
motion sensor 000A
Tow-away
alarm 000A
Trunk lid
opening height
restriction SPLITVIEW
SPLITVIEW allows you to simultaneously use
different COMAND functions on the front-
passenger side and on the driver's side.
Depending on the viewing angle of the display
(from the driver's seat or from the front-
passenger seat), you will see two different
displays.126
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For example, the "Navi" function can be used
from the driver's side while the "Video"
function is used on the front-passenger side.
Use the remote control to operate COMAND
from the front-passenger side with
SPLITVIEW.
Please bear the following in mind
R You rvehicle may be equipped with
SPLITVIEW, depending on its date of
production. The use of SPLITVIEW is
currently not permitted in the following
states: AL, AZ, CO, IL, LA, MA, MD, NH, PA,
VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV or in the Canadian
provinces of Manitoba, Newfoundland,
New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
It is the driver's responsibility to observe
ALL regional legally prescribed regulations.
If your vehicle is registered in a state or
province in which SPLITVIEW is not
approved, this function must be
deactivated. Please contact an authorized
specialist dealer to chec kwhether
SPLITVIEW is approved in your state or
province.
R Volume adjustment for the cordless
headphones can be carried out on the
headphones. Before putting on the
headphones, make sure that the volume
has not been set too high.
R The remote control can be used for the
volume adjustment of corded headphones.
R You can only use media from the driver's
and front-passenger sides separately if the
media are from different sources. Example:
on the driver's side, an audio CD is being
played by the DVD changer. This means
that on the front-passenger side, the DVD
changer cannot be used to play a different
disc type, for instance a video DVD.
However, other media can be used at the
same time on the front-passenger side,
including radio, memory card, MUSIC
REGISTER, Media Interface, USB or AUX.
R If you use the same medium on both sides,
settings for this medium can be carried out
from either side. R
There must be intervisibility between the
headphones and the display so that
COMAND can optimally transmit music and
speech via the infrared signal on the front-
passenger's headphones. For this reason,
please also observe that the headphones
have left and right sides, and use them
correctly.
R Only entertainment functions, i.e. audio
and video, can be used separately via
SPLITVIEW.
R The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side.
Switching SPLITVIEW on/off X
To switch on SPLITVIEW: select
Vehicle from the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select SPLITVIEW ON .
SPLITVIEW symbol 0002appears in the
display, and display 0003switches to
SPLITVIEW OFF .
X To switch off SPLITVIEW: select
Vehicle from the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select SPLITVIEW OFF .
Display 0003switches to SPLITVIEW ON .
i If COMAND has already been switched
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X
Point the remote control at the rear-
compartment screen which has been
selected for remote operation.
X Press button 0002on the remote control.
The respective rear screen switches on or
off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off X
Press button 0003on the remote control.
Depending on the previous status, the
button lighting is switched on or off.
i If you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button lighting
switches off automatically.
Mute X
Press button 0024on the remote control.
The sound is switched on/off.
Adjusting the volume This function is available for SPLITVIEW and
for the Rear Seat Entertainment System in
conjunction with corded headphones.
X Press one of buttons 0014on the remote
control.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
For COMAND, you can also adjust the
volume for phone calls and navigation
messages.
Selecting amenu/menu item and
confirming your selection X
Press the 0009000C000A buttons to
selec tthe menu/menu item and press the
000C button to confirm. 130
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