2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class ESP

You can use COMAND to operate the
following main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function
R the telephone function
R the video function
R the system settings
R the online and Internet functions
R the Digital Operator's Manual
(available depending on the vehicle model)
You can call up the main functions:
R using the corresponding function buttons
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
COMAND display General notes
!
Do not use the space in front of the
display to stow anything .Objects placed
here could damage the display or impair its
function .Avoid touching the surface of the
display.P ressure exerted on the surface of
the display can have an irreversible,
detrimental effect on the display.
Wearing polarized sunglasses may impair
youra bility to read the display.
The display has an automatic temperature-
controlled switch-of ffeature. The brightness
is automatically reduced if the temperature is
too high. The display may temporarily switch
off completely. At
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X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012the COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The 0021dot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio , by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
Radio mode is activated.
Selecting amenu item X
Select the station by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The statio nis set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0002control knob.
Aw arning message appears. COMAND
calls up the previously selected menu.
i If you switch off COMAND, playbac kof
the current audio or vide osource will also
be switched off. Switching the sound on or off Audio/video source sound
X
Press the 001Dbutton on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is off, the system
displays the 0025icon 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 navigation system
announcements.
Switching off navigation announcements
X Navigation announcements: press the
001D button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on
X Press the 001Dbutton again.
The navigation announcementsa re active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0002 control knob.
R or after starting route guidance
Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X
Turn the 0002control knob
or
X Press the 000Dor000E button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes. 294
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You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R voice output of the Voic eControl System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0002control knob
or
X Press the 000Dor000E 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 the 0002control knob
or
X Press the 000Dor000E button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
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 0006function button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and
balance for radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass Setting the bass
X
Select Treble or
Bass in the sound menu
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
An adjustmen tscale appears.
X Select a setting by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0039to
confirm.
The setting is stored and you exi tthe menu.
Adjusting balance and fader Adjusting the balance At
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For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the “EQ” setting on the
iPod ®
.
Surround-sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
the mediu mwave range (MW) in radio
mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback. Character entry (telephony)
Example: entering characters 00020024
To switch the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
00030001 To switch the character bar from
uppercase/lowercase letters to
digits
00270013 To change the language of the
characte rbar
00260016 To delete a character/an entry
The example describes how to ente rthe
surname “Schulz”.
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 390).
X Select S and confirm by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
S appears in the data field. X
Select c and confirm by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to
S in the data field.
X Repeatt he process until the name has
been entered in full.
Other input menu functions:
R to delete a character/entry (Y page 300)
R to switch between upper/lower-case
letters (Y page 300)
R to change the character set (Y page 300)
R to move the cursor in the data field
(Y page 300)
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning 003E0012003Fand sliding 00380012000Athe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
Switching dataf ields 0002
Cursor in the nex tdata field
0003 Storing an entry
0027 003B and 0022symbols to selec tadata field
In the input menu, 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:
Option 1
X Select 003Bor0022 in the character bar and
press 0039to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
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Select E ,
W , space,
Y in order and confirm
each with 0039.
Entering characters using the number
keypad
X To enter the letter N :p
ress the 0030
number button twice in quick succession.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted.
You see which characters you can enter
with that key. Each time the key is pressed,
the next character is selected.
Example :key 0030:
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
0004.
Further functions in the list with
character bar X
To delete characters: press the0029
button on the control panel.
or
X Press the 0016button next to the
COMAND controller.
or
X Select the 0016icon in the character bar
by sliding 0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X To delete an entry: press0029on the
control panel.
or X
Press and hold the 0016button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry
has been deleted.
or
X Press and hold the 0016symbol in the
character bar and press and hold 0039the
COMAND controller until the entire entry
has been deleted.
X To cancel an entry: select the0027symbol
in the bottom left of the character bar and
press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press the 001Fback button.
The address entry menu appears.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold 0039the COMAND controller until the
address entry menu appears.
The accepted list entry is shown there.
Calling up the list as aselection list You can switch from th
elist of cities with the
character bar to the list of cities as a selection
list at any point during character entry.
X Slide 00380012the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the city list appears as a
selection list.
Selec tthe desired city from the selection
list.
or
X Select0004in the character bar by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
If there are several entries for a city or if
several cities of the same name are stored,
then 0004 is highlighted in the character bar.
X Press 0039the COMAND controller. 302
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in the
Trip menu; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual. Driving conditions menu (Active Body
Control)
General notes On vehicles with Active Body Control (ABC),
you can display some driving systems and
additional information in the COMAND
display.
Calling up drive status regulator (ABC)
X
Press 000D.
X In the system menu, slide 00380012the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selection window is selected.
X Slide 003600120037 the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the drivin gconditions
menu (ABC) appears.
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display.
Details on the displays:
R for all vehicles except AMG vehicles, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual
R for AMG vehicles, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Exiting the display X
Slide 003600120037 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. Seat functions
Overview The possible settings depend on the type of
seat and the vehicle model series. Using the
0011
button next to the COMAND controller
or the Seat menu item in the system menu,
you can call up the following seat adjustment
functions:
R For M-Class and GL-Class vehicles with
multicontour seats:
-seat cushion length
- backrest side bolsters
- lumbar
- massage
R For SL-Class vehicles with lumbar support
seats:
-lumbar
- balance
R For SL-Class vehicles with multicontour
seats:
-seat cushion side bolsters
- backrest side bolsters
- lumbar
- balance
R For SL-Class vehicles with dynamic
multicontour seats
-seat cushion side bolsters
- backrest side bolsters
- lumbar
- dynamics
- massage
- balance
i You can also store and recall the current
seat function settings using the memory
button and the corresponding memory
position switch; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. 310
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COMAND calculates the rout
eto the
destination without taking account of the
following, for example:
R traffic lights
R stop and give way signs
R merging lanes
R parking or stopping in a no parking/no
stopping zone
R other road and traffic rules and regulations
R narrow bridges G
WARNING
COMAND may give incorrect navigation
commands if the actual road/traffic situation
no longer corresponds to the data on the
digital map. Digital maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes in an area. For example,
a route may have been diverted or the
direction of a one-way street may have
changed.
For this reason, you must always observe road
and traffic rules and regulations during your
journey. Road and traffic rules and regulations
always have priority over the system's driving
recommendations. G
WARNING
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you while driving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of
consulting the map display for directions.
Looking at the icons or map display can
distract you from traffic conditions and
driving, and increase the risk of an accident.
General notes Operational readiness of the navigation
system
The navigation system must determine the
position of the vehicle before first use or
whenever operational status is restored.
Therefore, you may have to drive for a while
before precise route guidance is possible. GPS reception
Correct functioning of the navigation system
depends, amongst other things, on GPS
reception
.Incertain situations, GPS
reception may be impaired, there may be
interference or there may be no reception at
all, e.g. in tunnels or parking garages.
i Using roof carriers may impair the correct
functioning of a roof antenna (phone,
satellite radio, GPS).
Entry restriction
On vehicles for certain countries, there is a
restriction on entering data.
The restriction is active from a vehicle speed
of above approximately 3 mph (5 km/h). As
soon as the speed falls below approximately
2 mph (3 km/h), the restriction becomes
inactive.
When the restriction is active, certain entries
cannot be made. This will be indicated by the
fact that certain menu items are grayed out
and cannot be selected.
The following entries are not possible, for
example:
R entering the destination city and street
R entering a destination via the map
R entering POIs in the vicinity of a city or via
a name search
R editing entries
R using the number keypad for direct entry
Other entries are possible, such as entering
points of interest in the vicinity of the
destination or curren tposition. Navigation
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List of cities as selection list
Option 2: city list as selection list
X Select an entry by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0039to
confirm yours election.
The address entry menu appears again. The
city has now been entered.
Entering a street name
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 318).
X Select Street in the address entry menu
by turning 003E0012003Fand sliding 00380012000Athe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
You will see the street list either with the
character bar (option 1) or as a selection
list (option 2). Street list with character bar
Option 1: street list with character bar
X
Enter BROADWAY . Character entry, using
city input as an example (Y page 301). Street list as selection list
Option 2: street list as selection list
X Select a street by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
If an entry has the 0002symbol, it is
ambiguous. You can select the entry you
want from an additional selection list. X
Select an entry by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller.
X Irrespective of the option, press 0039to
confirm your selection.
The address entry menu appears again. The
street has now been entered.
Enter house number
Entering a house number will delete a
previously entered intersection.
X Call up the address entry menu
(Y page 318).
X Select No. in the address entry menu by
turning 003E0012003Fand sliding 00380012000Athe 320
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