2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN Owners Manual

Functions with the
E and F buttonYou can use the remote control to execute the same functions as the COMAND control panel.
Mode Function
Audio mode Selects a station using the station search function (
Y page 212)Selects a track by skipping to a track (Y page 224)
Fast forward/rewind (
Y page 225)Video mode Selects a scene or chapter (video DVD mode) (Y page 243)
Fast-forward/rewind (video DVD mode) (
Y page 242)Functions of the number keypad
You can use the remote control to execute the same functions as the COMAND control panel.
Mode Function
Audio mode Selects stations via the station presets (Y page 212)
Sets stations by entering the frequency manually (
Y page 212)Stores stations manually (
Y page 213) Selects a track (Y page 224)
Selects a data medium via the media list (
Y page 224)Telephone mode Telephone number entry (
Y page 200)Character entry Enters characters (direct entry) (
Y page 130)Operating COMAND
Selecting a main function Initial situation
You
would like to change from the telephone
menu to the vehicle settings, for example.
X Slide ZV the COMAND controller and
switch to the main function bar.
X Select Vehicle
in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears. :
"Vehicle" menu
; Display/selection window At a glance
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Calling up the menu of a main function
:
To call up the audio menu
; Main function bar
If one of the main functions navigation, audio,
telephone or video is switched on,
triangle :
appears next to the entry. You can
now select an associated menu.
The following example illustrates how to call
up the audio menu.
X Press the R function button.
or
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding ZV the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The Audio menu appears. :
Current audio operating mode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
The #
dot indicates the current audio mode.
X
Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio, by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm. Selecting a menu item The following example describes how to
select a station from the station presets in
radio mode.
X
Press the R function button.
X Select Presets by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The station preset memory appears. :
Selection bar
X Select a station by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
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.128
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COMAND

Calling up the audio function
X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding ZV
and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The basic display of the current audio
operating mode, e.g. audio CD, appears. Switching to radio mode
Option 1
X
Press the R function button.
The radio display appears.
i Repeated
pressing of this function button
switches between radio and the most
recently active audio source.
Option 2
X Select Audio again by sliding ZV the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The Audio menu appears. :
Current audio operating mode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
X Press W the 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 cVd or slide XVY COMAND
controller.
Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering a city) 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 153) to enter a city, a street or a
house number, for example, COMAND
provides either a list with a character bar
(option 1) or a selection list (option 2). At a glance
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You can enter the characters using either the
character bar or the number keypad. In the
selection
list, you select an entry to copy it to
the address entry menu.
Option 1: city list with character bar
X Call up the city list with character bar
(Y page 153).
The

alphabetically sorted city list shows the
first available entries. Entering characters using the character
bar
X
Select N by turning COMAND controller
cVd and confirm with W. :
N character entered by user
; ANTICOKE characters automatically
added by COMAND
= List entry that most closely resembles the
current entry by the user
? To switch to the selection list
A To delete an entry
B Characters not currently available
C Characters currently available D
Currently selected character
E Character bar
F To cancel an entry
G List
The list G shows all available town names
beginning with N. The list entry that is best
suited to previous user entries is always
highlighted in the first position =,
NANTICOKE in the example.
All characters that have been entered are
displayed in black, the letter N in the
example :. The letters that are added
automatically by COMAND are displayed in
gray ;, ANTICOKE in the example.
Character bar E shows the letters still
available
for selection in black C. These can
be selected; in the example, the letter O is
highlighted D. Which characters remain
available depends on the characters already
entered by the user and on the data stored in
the digital map. Characters that are no longer
available are shown in gray B.
X Select E, W, space, Y in order and confirm
each with W. Entering characters using the number
keypad
X
Press the telephone keypad's number key
p twice in quick succession, to enter
the letter N.
The

character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted. 130
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COMAND

You see which characters you can enter with
that key. Each time the key is pressed, the
next character is selected.
Example: key p:
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
9.
Further functions in the list with
character bar
X To delete characters:
select F by sliding
VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X To delete an entry: select F and press
and hold W the COMAND controller until
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To switch the character set: select
B and press W to confirm.
X To cancel an entry:
select the & symbol
in the bottom left of the character bar and
press W to confirm.
or
X Press the % back button.
The address entry menu appears.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold W the COMAND controller until the
address entry menu appears.
The accepted list entry is shown there.
Calling up the list as a selection list
Select
the desired city from the selection list.
If there are several entries for a city or if
several cities of the same name are stored,
then ¬ is highlighted in the character bar.
X Press W the COMAND controller. It is also possible to switch the city list to the
selection list at any time during character
input.
X
Slide W the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the city list appears as a
selection list.
or
X Select ¬
in the character bar by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W 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 W.
The address entry menu appears. You can
now enter a street, for example. At a glance
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i
You will find further information in the
"Destination entry" section
(Y page 153).
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 a new entry in the phone book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 206). Phone book: input menu with data fields
:
Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar
Creating a new entry in the address book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 206). Input menu with data fields
:
Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar Entering characters
The example describes how to enter the
surname Schulz.
X
Select S by turning cVd and sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press W to
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). :
To switch the character bar to upper-
case/lower-case letters
; To switch the character bar from upper/
lower-case letters to digits
= To change the language of the character
bar
? To delete a character/an entry
X Select c and confirm by pressing W the
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 cVd and sliding ZVÆ the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Switching data fields
If
you want to enter a first name after you have
entered a surname, for example, proceed as
follows to switch between the data fields: 132
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COMAND

Option 1
X
Select 4 or 5 in the character bar and
press W to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. :
Cursor in the next data field
; To store an entry
= 4 and 5 icons to select a data field
Option 2
X Slide ZV the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
X Select the data field by sliding ZVÆ and
press W to confirm.
Storing an entry
X Select ¬ in the character bar by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W 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: select * or
E and press W to confirm.
X To switch the character set: select
p and press W to confirm.
The character set switches between
upper/lower-case letters and digits. X
To change the language of the
character bar: select B and press W
to confirm.
X Select the language by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X To reposition the cursor within the data
field: select 2 or 3 and press W to
confirm. :
Cursor (repositioned)
; 2 and 3 icon to reposition the cursor
X Delete the character/entry (Y page 207). Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the u function button on the
center console.
i If you switch off COMAND, playback of
the current audio or video source 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
(Y page 373). At a glance
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Mute
Switching audio and video sources on/off
X
Press the 8 button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or muted.
i When the sound is off, the system
displays the , symbol 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 program and
navigation announcements completely
X Traffic program: press the 8 button
until
the . message disappears from the
status bar of the display.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: during an
announcement, press the 8 button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Switching Traffic program and navigation
announcements on again
X Traffic program:
press and hold down the
8 button until the . display appears
in the status bar.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation messages: select the y
symbol in the navigation menu bar and
press W to 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 :.
or
X Press the W or X 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 Voice Control System (see the separate
operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn thumbwheel :.
or
X Press the W or X 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 :.
or
X Press the W or X button on the
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