2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class light

Rear-compartment screens
0002
Socket for corded headphones
0003 Vjack for video signal
0026 Ljack for audio signal, left
0025 Rjack for audio signal, right
0023 Rear compartment screen
You can connect an additional set of corded headphones to each rear-compartment screen.
The connection socke tis for headphones with 3.5 mm stereo jack plugs and an impedance
of 32 ohms.
Remote control Overview
0002
To switch the screen on/off
0003 To switch the button lighting on/off
0026 To select the screen for remote control
operation (COMAND, SPLITVIEW,L
REAR and REAR Rcan be selected) 0025
To select a menu or menu item
0023 To confirm a selection or setting
0024 To switch sound on/off (for corded
headphones)
0014 To adjust the volume (for corded
headphones)
0015 To skip; fast-forward/fast-rewind
0016 To select a track; direct entry
0017 To exit a menu (back)
Selecting the screen for the remote
control
You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen.
X To select the left-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0026until "L REAR" is
highlighted in the window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0026until "REAR R" is
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Switching the screen on/off
If the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position
0or 1or if the SmartKey is not in the
ignition lock, the rear screens will switch off
after 30 minutes. Before the screens switch
off, they show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on.
However, this will discharge the starter
battery.
X Point the remote control at the rear-
compartmen tscree nwhich 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.
Switching the sound on/off (corded
headphones only)
X Press button 0024on the remote control.
The sound is switched on/off.
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.
CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks The CD/DVD drive is located in the center
behind the front seats. 0002
CD/DVD slot
0003 AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal
0026 AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal
0025 AUX, jack for video signal (V)
0023 CD/DVD eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the AUX drive.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens (AUX
display), (Y page 144). At
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Indicator lamp displays
The indicator lamp displays the following
possible stati for the batteries and
headphones: Display Status
Green The batteries are fine.
Red The batteries are almost
discharged. Continuou
sly lit
either
green or
red The headphones are switched
on and connected to
ascreen. Flashes
either
green or
red The headphones are
searching for the connection
to a screen.
No display
(dark) The headphones are switched
off or the batteries are
discharged. Connecting additional headphones
You can connect an additional set of corded
headphones to each rear-compartment
screen (Y page 144).
Changing batteries Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones.
Changing batteries (Y
page 251)System settings
Display settings
Switching the display on/off X
Select Vehicle by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controlle rand press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Display OFF by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm. X
To switch on the display: press0021or
0031001C0032 turn the COMAND controller.
Display design Your COMAND display features optimized
designs for operatio
nduring daytime and
night-time hours. You can customize the
design to suit your personal preferences by
manually selecting day or night design or opt
for an automatic setting.
X Select Vehicle by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select System by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Display and press
0021to confirm.
X Select Day Mode ,
Night Mode or
Automatic by turning
0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
The 002Cicon indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day Mode The display is set
permanently to day
design.
Night Mode The display is set
permanently to night
design.
Automatic The display design
changes depending on
the brightness around
the vehicle.
i
In the Automatic setting, COMAND
evaluates the readings from the automatic
vehicle light sensor and switches between
the display designs automatically. System settings
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X
Select Time Zone and press
0021to confirm.
You will see a list of time zones .The 002C dot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the time zone and press 0021to
confirm.
X To switch automatic changeover on/
off: select Automatic Daylight Savings Time or
Automatic Daylight Savings Time by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The 002Cdot indicates the current setting. Text reader settings
Setting the text reader speed X
Select Vehicle by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select System and press
0021to confirm.
X Select Text Reader and press
0021to
confirm.
X Select Set text reader speed and press
0021 to confirm.
Al ist appears. The 002Cdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select a setting by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window In additio
nto the audible instructions, the
help window will show you other information
during voice control operation and the
individualization process. X
Select Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select System by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Voice Control by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Help Window and press
0021to
confirm.
You have switched the help window on
000A or off 0002. Individualization
Introduction
You can use the individualization function to
fine tune the Voice Control System to your
voice and therefore improve voice
recognition. This means that other users'
voices will not be recognized as easily
.For
this reason this function can be switched off.
Individualization comprises two parts and
takes approximately 5minutes. It consists of
training the system to recognize a certain
number of digit sequences and voice
commands.
Starting new individualization
Individualization can only be started when the
vehicle is stationary. Before starting, switch
off all devices or functions which could
interfere, such as the radio or the navigation
system. After starting the session, the system System settings
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change accordingly
.Ifthe selected language
is not supported by the Voice Control System,
"English" will be selected.
X Select Vehicle by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select System and press
0021to confirm.
X Select Language and press
0021to confirm.
The list of languages appears. The 002Cdot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the language by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. Reset function
You can reset COMAND to the factory
settings. Amongst other things, this will
delete all personal data (e.g. station presets,
address book entries, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system).
Resetting is recommended before selling or
transferring ownership of your vehicle, for
example.
X Select Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select System by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Reset and press
0021to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0021to confirm.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
If you select Yes , another prompt appears
asking whether you really wish to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0021to confirm.
If you select Yes , a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted. If you select
No , the process will be aborted.
Navigation
Introduction
Safety notes G
WARNING
For safety reasons, only enter a destination
when the vehicle is stationary. When the
vehicle is in motion, apassenger should enter
the destination .Study manual and select
route before driving.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 fee t(approximately
14 m) every second.
COMAND calculates the rout eto the
destination without taking account of the
following:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right-of-way-signs
R Lane merging
R Parking or stopping prohibited areas
R Other road and traffic rules and regulations
R Narrow bridges G
WARNING
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map does
not correspond with the actual road/traffic
situation. Digital maps do not cover all areas
nor all routes within an area. For example, if
the traffic routing has been changed or the
direction of a one-way road has been
reversed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and
regulations during your journey. Road and
traffic rules and regulations always have
priority over the navigation commands
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Entering an intermediate stop
Introduction
When route guidance is active, you can enter
an intermediate stop. Intermediate stops can
be predefined destinations from the following
categories that COMAND offers for selection:
R Mercedes-Benz Service Center R
Hospital R
Gas Station R
Parking Lot R
Restaurant However, you can also ente
rdestinations
other than the predefined ones. To do this
select the menu item Other .
You can use the intermediate stop function to
influence route guidance to the main
destination. When you have reached your
intermediate stop, COMAND automatically
recalculates the route to the main
destination.
Entering predefined destinations
X To activate navigation mode: press the
0011 function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: press0021the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and pressing 0021to
confirm.
X Select Stopover and press
0021to confirm.
Option 1: no intermediate stop has been
entered yet.
X Select a category; see option 2.
Option 2: an intermediate stop has
already been entered.
X Select Change Stopover and press
0021to
confirm. X
To select acategory: select a category by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
pressing 0021to confirm.
COMAND first searches in the selected
category for destinations along the route.
If there are no destinations available there,
COMAND searches for destinations within
a radius of up to 100 km of the vehicle
position.
If COMAND finds destinations, a list
appears on the right-hand side of the
display. The currently selected point of
interes tis highlighted on the left-hand side
of the map.
The intermediate stops are listed according
to increasing distance from the current
vehicle position. They are displayed in the
form of a name and their position in relation
to the route and your direction of travel.
If COMAND does not find any destinations,
you will see a message to this effect.
X Confirm OK by pressing
0021.
X Select a different category.
X Select the intermediate stop by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and pressing
0021 to confirm.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0021to confirm.
Entering another destination as an
intermediate stop
X To activate navigation mode: press the
0011 function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: press0021the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination in the navigation
system menu bar by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and pressing 0021to
confirm.
X Select Stopover and press
0021to confirm.
X Select Other and press
0021to confirm. Navigation
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Selecting
apoint of interes tusing the
map You can select points of interest that are
available in the selected (visible) section of
the map.
X
To activate navigation mode: press the
0011 function button once or twice.
X To show the menu: press0021the COMAND
controller. 0002
Highlighted point of interest
X Slide 002A001Cthe COMAND controller forwards
and thereby activate the display window.
The map with highlighted point of
interest 0002is shown.
X To highlight the next point of interest:
select Next in the menu bar by turning
0031001C0032 and sliding 003D001C003Cthe COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
X To highlight the previous point of
interest: selectPrevious in the menu bar
by turning 0031001C0032and sliding 003D001C003Cthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X To display details of a point of interest:
select Details in the menu bar by turning
0031001C0032 and sliding 003D001C003Cthe COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm. Route guidance
General notes G
WARNING
COMAND calculates the route to the
destination without taking into account the
following, for example:
R Traffic lights
R Stop and right-of-way signs
R Lane merging
R Parking or stopping prohibited areas
R Other road and traffic rules and regulations
R Narrow bridges
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the data in the digital map does
not correspond with the actual road/ traffic
situation. For example, if the traffic routing
has been changed or the direction of a one-
way road has been reversed.
For this reason, you must always observe
applicable road and traffic rules and
regulations during your journey. Road and
traffic rules and regulations always have
priority over the navigation commands
generated by the system.
Route guidance begins once aroute has been
calculated (Y page 160).
COMAND guides you to your destination by
means of navigation commands in the form
of audible navigation announcements and
route guidance displays.
The route guidance displays can only be seen
if the display is switched to navigation mode.
If you do not follow the navigation
announcements or if you leave the calculated
route, COMAND automatically calculates a
new route to the destination.
If the digital map contains the corresponding
information, the following applies:
R when selecting a route, COMAND tries to
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e.g. roads closed to through traffic and non-
residents.
R roads that have time restrictions (e.g.
closed on Sundays and public holidays) are
avoided for route guidance.
Change of direction Introduction
Changes of direction have three phases:
R
preparation phase
R announcemen tphase
R change-of-direction phase
Preparation phase
COMAND prepares you for the upcoming
change of direction. Based on the example
display below, the change of direction is
announced with a message. You see the full-
screen map. Example display:p
reparation phase
0002 Next road
0003 Route
0026 Current vehicle position (the tip of the
triangle indicates the vehicle’s direction
of travel)
0025 Current road
The display in 0025depends on the setting
selected under "Text informatio nonthe map"
(Y page 189).
Announcement phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction. With referencet o the following
example display, the announcement is given before the change of direction with the
request Please turn right in 900 ft .
The announced distance to the next change
of direction depends on the type of road and
its permissible speed limit.
The display is now split into two sectors. In
the left half, you see the normal map view.
The right half shows an enlarged section of
the area around the intersection (Crossing
Zoom) or a 3D image of the road's course with
the route indicating the next maneuver. Example display: announcement phase
0002
Next road
0003 Point at which the change of direction
takes place (light blue dot, shown in both
the left and right displays)
0026 Graphic representation of the distance to
the next change of direction
0025 Change of direction (turn right here)
0023 Distance to the next change of direction
0024 Route (highlighted in blue, shown in both
the left and right displays)
i The filled-in section of visual display for
distance 0026gets shorter, the nearer you
get to the announced change of direction.
Change-of-direction phase
COMAND announces the imminent change of
direction .Inthe example, the Now turn right announcement is made 100 ft. before
the change of direction. The display is split
into two halves, as in the announcement
phase. Navigation
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