2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class radio

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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
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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
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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
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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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Calling up the menu of a main function
0002
To call up the audio menu
0003 Main function bar
If one of the main functions navigation, audio,
telephone or video is switched on,
triangle 0002appears next to the entry. You can
now selec tanassociated menu.
The following example illustrates how to call
up the audio menu.
X Press the 0010function button.
or
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 002A001Cthe COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The Audio menu appears. 0002
Current audio operating mode
0003 Main function bar
0026 Audio menu
The 002Cdot indicates the current audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio , by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm. Selecting
amenu item The following example describes how to
selec
tastation from the station presets in
radio mode.
X Press the 0010function button.
X Select Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The station preset memory appears. 0002
Selection bar
X Select a station by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The station is set.
Example of operation Initial situation
You would like to switch from the vehicle
function to the radio function and select a
station from the station list, for example.
The following operating example describes
how to:
R
call up the audio function
R switch on radio mode
R set a station. 132
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Calling up the audio function
X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 002A001Cand turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
The basic display of the curren taudio
operating mode, e.g. audio CD, appears. Switching to radio mode
Option 1
X
Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears.
i Repeated pressing of this function button
switches between radio and th emost
recently active audio source.
Option 2
X Select Audio again by sliding
002A001Cthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The Audio menu appears. 0002
Current audio operating mode
0003 Main function bar
0026 Audio menu
X Press 0021the COMAND controller and
confirm Radio .
The radio basic display appears with the
waveband last selected. X
To set the station: if the display/selection
window is activated in the radio display,
turn 0031001C0032 or slide 003C001C003DCOMAND
controller.
Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering acity) General information
Character entry is explained in the following
sections using
NEW YORK as an example for
entering a city.
If you want to use the address entry menu
(Y page 157) to enter a city, a street or a
house number, for example, COMAND
provides either a list with a character bar
(optio n1) or a selection list (option 2). At
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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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