2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class clock

Useful information
i This Operator's Manual describes all
models and all standard and optional
equipment of your vehicle available at the
time of publication of the Operator's
Manual. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please note that your vehicle may
not be equipped with all features
described. This also applies to safety-
related systems and functions.
i Read the information on qualified
specialist workshops: (Y page 38).Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate information systems and
communication equipment integrated in the
vehicle while driving, you will be distracted
from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situatio npermits .Ifyou are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the
equipment when the vehicle is stationary. G
WARNING
If the instrument cluster has failed or
malfunctioned, you may not recognize
function restrictions in systems relevant to
safety. The operating safety of your vehicle
may be impaired. There is a risk of an
accident.
Drive on carefully. Have the vehicle checked
at a qualified specialist workshop
immediately.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving
when operating the on-board computer.
The on-board computer only shows messages
or warnings from certain systems in the multifunction display
.You should therefore
make sure your vehicle is operating safely at
all times. Otherwise, a vehicle that is not
operating safely may cause an accident.
For an illustration of the instrument cluster,
see (Y page 43). Displays and operation
Instrument cluster lighting
The lighting in the instrument cluster, in the
displays and the controls in the vehicle
interior can be adjusted using the brightness
control knob.
The brightness control knob is on the bottom
left of the instrument cluster (Y page 43).
X Turn the brightness control knob counter-
clockwise or clockwise.
If the light switch is set to 0006,0012or
000A, the brightness is dependent upon
the brightness of the ambient light.
i The light sensor in the instrument cluster
automatically controls the brightness of
the multifunction display.
In daylight, the displays in the instrument
cluster are not lit. Coolant temperature display
G
WARNING
Driving when your engine is overheated can
cause some fluids which may have leaked into
the engine compartment to catch fire. You
could be seriously burned.
Steam from an overheated engine can cause
serious burns which can occur just by opening
the engine hood. Stay away from the engine
if you see or hear steam coming from it.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location away from
other traffic .Turn off the engine, get out of the
vehicle and do no tstand nea rthe vehicle until
the engine has cooled down. 222
Displays and operationOn-board computer and displays

The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held 0039
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
003E0012003F
R slid left or right 003600120037
R slid forwards or backwards 00380012000A
R slid diagonally 00340012003D
Example of operation
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the 0006button.
Radio mode is activated.
X Select Radio by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Confirm Station List by pressing
0039.
The station list appears.
Buttons on the COMAND controller Overview
0002
Back button (Y page 292)
0003 CLR button (Y page 292)
0027 Seat function button (Y page 310)
0026 Favorites button (Y page 306)
i If your vehicle is not equipped with the
seat function button, it features two
favorites buttons. Back button
You can use the
000Cbutton to exit a menu
or to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the000C
back button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the curren toperating mode.
X COMAND changes to the basic display of
the curren toperating mode.
Clear button
X To delete individual characters: briefly
press the 0016clear button.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold
the 0016 clear button.
Seat function button
You can use the 0011button to call up the
following seat functions:
R multicontour seat (with 4-way lumbar
support)
R active multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
R balance (seat heating distribution)
More information on the seat functions
(Y page 310).
Favorites button
You can assign predefined functions to
the 0004 favorites button and call them up by
pressing the button (Y page 306).292
At
ag lanceCOMAND

Bluetooth
®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth ®X
Press 000D.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth and press
0039 to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 0013 or off 0003. Setting the system language
This functio nallows you to determine the
language for the menu displays and the
navigation announcements .The selected
language affects the characters available for
entry.
The navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is not
available, the navigation announcements will
be in English.
When you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If the selected language
is not supported by the Voice Control System,
English will be selected.
X Press the 000Dbutton.
X Select Settings by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Language and press
0039to confirm.
The list of languages appears. The 0021dot
indicates the current setting. X
Select the language by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. Assigning
afavorites button
X To assign afavorites button: press the
000D button.
X Select Settings by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Assign as Favorite and press
0039 to confirm.
The lis tofpredefined functions appears.
The dot 0021indicates the currently selected
function.
X Select the function by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The favorites button is assigned the
selected function.
X Example: to call up a favorite: press the
001A favorites button.
This calls up the predefined function.
You can select the following predefined
functions in a menu:
R Display On/Off : you can switch the
display off or on.
R Full Screen: 'Clock' :y
ou can call up
the full screen with clock.
R 000CMenu :y
ou can call up the menu for online
and Internet functions.
R Full Screen: 'Map' :y
ou can call up the
full screen with map.
R Spoken Driving Tip :y
ou can call up the
current driving recommendation.
R Display Traffic Messages :y
ou can call
up traffic reports.
R Navigate Home : you can start route
guidance to your home address if you have 306
System settingsCOMAND

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
Vehicle functionsCOMAND

0002
Curren tvehicle position
0003 Crosshair
0027 Details of the crosshair position
0026 Map scale selected
X Select Using Map and press
0039to confirm.
You see the map with the crosshair.
Display 0027depends on the settings selected
in "Map information in the display"
(Y page 365). You can see the current street
name if the digital map contains the
necessary data, You can see the coordinates
of the crosshair if the geo-coordinate display
is switched on and the GPS signal is strong
enough.
Moving the map and selecting the
destination
X To scroll the map: slide003600120037, 00380012000Aor
00340012003D the COMAND controller.
X To set the map scale: as soon as you turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears.
X Turn 003E0012003F until the desired scale is set.
Turning clockwise zooms out from the map;
turning counter-clockwise zooms in. X
To select adestination: press0039the
COMAND controller once or several times.
If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selectio nlist.
X Selec tadestination by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map entry.
X To start route calculation: selectStart and press
0039to confirm.
Entering adestination usin ggeo-
coordinates X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Dest. in the navigation system
menu bar by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm. 326
NavigationCOMAND

X
To scroll the weather map: slide003600120037,
00380012000A or00340012003D the COMAND controller.
X To se tthe map scale: as soon as you turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller, the scale bar
appears .Turning clockwise zooms out from
the map; turning counter-clockwise zooms
in.
X Turn 003E0012003F until the desired scale is set.
X To apply a block: press0039the COMAND
controller.
Ar ed square appears on the map. X
To adjust the size of the square: turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller.
The square is enlarged or reduced.
X To confirm the settings: press0039.
The list appears. The previously selected
area to be avoided has been added and
activated.
You can also determine additional areas to be
avoided (Y page 370).
Defining further areas
Calling up the list of areas
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
0014 function button.
X To show the menu: press0039the COMAND
controller.
X Select Navi in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm. X
Select Avoid Area and press
0039to
confirm.
If you have already selected one or more
areas to avoid, a list of areas appears. Example: list of areas
i
Available positions in the list are named
Empty and are shown in gray.
X Select Avoid New Area by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
Am enu appears. X
Select Using Map ,
From Memory or
From Personal POIs and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Using Map , the map with the
crosshair appears.
If you select From Memory or
From Personal POIs , either the destination
memory or the list of categories for POIs
appears. 370
NavigationCOMAND

X
Select Info in the radio display by sliding
0012000A and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0039to confirm.
Information on the currently selected
statio nis displayed. Content is dependent
on the station.
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info by pressing
0039.
X Slide 00380012the COMAND controller up. Satellite radio
Important notes i
The satellite radio mode described below
requires optionally available satellite radio
equipment and registration with a satellite
radio provider.
i Note that the categories and channels
shown in the illustrations depend on the
program content offered by the provider.
The program content may vary. The
illustrations and descriptions in these
operating instructions may therefore differ
from the channels and categories offered
by the provider.
Satellite radio mode may be temporarily
unavailable or interrupted for a variety of
reasons. These reasons include
environmental or topographical conditions
as well as other issues beyond the control
of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. This means
operation may not be possible in certain
areas.
These include:
R tunnels
R parking garages
R locations inside or next to buildings
R locations in the vicinity of other
structures
i SIRIUS XM Radio offers more than 130
radio stations in digital quality, for example
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment. SIRIUS XM Radio employs a fleet of high-
performance satellites to broadcast around
the clock throughout the USA and Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for
a monthly fee. Details are available from
the SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.sirius.com
(USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com
(Canada).
Registering satellite radio Service information screen
0002
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
0003 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on satellite radio mode
(Y page 432).
The satellite radio main menu appears,
showing the weather channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X In the lower menu line, select Sat and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Service and press
0039to confirm.
The service information screen appears.
Once the connection has been established:
X Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the No Service message
appears in the display, followed by the
satellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at Audio
431COMAND Z

Changing the picture view
X
While viewing a picture (Y page 475), press
0039 the COMAND controller.
Am enu appears.
X To turn the picture clockwise: confirm
Turn Clockwise by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
X To turn the picture counter-clockwise:
select Turn Counterclockwise by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X To zoom into a picture: selectZoom by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
After you have zoomed into the picture, you
can move the section of the picture.
X Slide 00380012000A and003600120037 the COMAND
controller. X
To revert to the original size: press0039the
COMAND controller.
or
X Press the 001Fback button.
Exiting the picture viewer X
Select Back To Menu in the menu by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm. X
To start playing music: confirmSearch by pressing
0039.
The category list appears ( Ypage 448).
X Select a category by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select other entries within the category
(e.g. track, album) until the music starts
playing. SIRIUS Weather
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. 476
SIRIUS WeatherCOMAND