2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN radio

COMAND display
Display overview
The COMAND display shows the function currently selected and its associated menus. The
COMAND display is divided into several areas.
The radio display is shown in the example.
:
Status bar
; To call up the audio menu
= Main function bar
? Display/selection window
A Radio menu bar
B Air-conditioning function bar
Status bar : shows the current settings for radio and telephone operation.
The main functions navigation, audio, telephone and video feature additional menus. This is
indicated by triangle ;. The following table lists the available menu items.
Main function bar = allows you to call up the desired main function.
In the example, the Audio main function is set to radio mode and display/selection
window ? is active.
Radio menu bar A allows you to operate the radio functions.
The air-conditioning functions can be operated in air-conditioning function bar B.
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 a glance
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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
Traffic symbols on the
map Memory card EASY-ENTRY/
EXIT system
Text information on
map MUSIC
REGISTER Exterior
lighting
delayed
switch-off
O Topographical
map Media
Interface Interior
lighting
delayed
switch-off
O City view USB Ambient
lighting
O Freeway
information Rear O Automatic
mirror fold-in
function
O Volume reduction AUX O Locator
lighting
SIRIUS service Audio off O Automatic
locking
Map version O Interior
motion sensor
O Tow-away
alarm
O 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 Your vehicle 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 check whether
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 cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select SPLITVIEW ON.
SPLITVIEW symbol : appears in the
display, and display ; switches to
SPLITVIEW OFF.
X To switch off SPLITVIEW: select
Vehicle from the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears.
X Select SPLITVIEW OFF.
Display ; switches to SPLITVIEW ON.
i If COMAND has already been switched
on, you can also use the remote control to 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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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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Adjusting the sound settings
Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different
audio 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 R function button.
The

radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
You

can now set the treble and bass or the
balance and fader for radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass
X Select Treble or Bass in the sound menu
by turning cVd the COMAND controller
and press W to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears. To set the treble
:
Last setting selected
; Current setting
X Select a setting by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
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 Fade function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the front or the rear of
the vehicle.
X Select Balance/Fader in the sound menu
by turning cVd and press W to confirm. :
Current setting
X Select a setting by sliding ZVÆ
or XVY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The setting is stored and you exit the menu. At a glance
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Surround sound
General information
If your vehicle is equipped with the harman/
kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
surround sound system,
you can set the optimum surround sound for
every passenger.
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
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 (including SD memory card)
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 227).
i The Logic7 ®
ON function enables
playback of, e.g. stereo recordings with a
surround sound experience for every
passenger. It enables optimum playback of
music and films on CD, audio DVD or video
DVD 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 the tracks 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 R function button.
The

radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband. X
Select Sound by sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select 3D Sound and press W to confirm.136
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:
Current setting
X Select the Logic7®
ON or Logic7 ®
OFF
setting by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to 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 % back button or slide XVY the
COMAND controller.
i Please bear the following in mind:
For an optimum audio experience on all
seats when Logic7 ®
is switched on,
balance and fader should be set to the
center of the passenger compartment.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing
high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround-sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic 7 ®
, as it may
otherwise switch 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™ sound 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 left, all and right can
be selected.
The Bang & Olufsen sound system provides
the following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
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 227).
Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: Dolby
®
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