2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class radio

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
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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.
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With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or
front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the fron torthe rear of
the vehicle.
You can adjust the fader depending on the
vehicle model.
Equipped with Bang & Olufsen sound
system: for the best sound focus, choose the
setting 0 .
X Select Bal/Fad (balance/fader) in the
sound menu by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select a balance setting by sliding 003600120037the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
Surround sound General notes
Your vehicle is equipped with one of two
sound systems:
R
harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system allows you to set the
optimum surround sound in the vehicle
interior (Y page 297).
R Bang &Olufsen sound system
(Y page 298)
Both sound systems are available for the
following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R satellite radio
R audio CD
R audio DV D(MLP, dts, PCM and Dolby
Digital audio formats)
R MP3 (including SD memory card and USB
storage device)
R Media Interface
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode 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 473).
Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: 296
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harman/kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Soun dsystem The example describes how to set the
surround sound for radio mode.
X To switch surround sound on/off: press
the 0006 function 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.
X Select surround and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Logic7 ®
On or
Logic7 ®
Off by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
Depending on yours election, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu
is exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 001F button or slide 003600120037the COMAND
controller.
i Please note the following: for the
optimum audio experience for all passengers when Logic7
®
is switched on,
the balance should be set to the center of
the vehicle interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio receptio nis poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback.
i The Logic7 ®
On function creates a
surround sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings,
for example. 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 , all permissible
formats are played as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
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Bang
&Olufsen sound system You can optimize the sound in the vehicle with
the Bang
&Olufsen sound system and TrueImage ™s
ound technology. The Sound Modefunction enables you to focus the selected
sound setting within the vehicle.
The example describes how to set the
optimum sound for radio mode.
Selecting the sound setting for True
Image™
X
Press the 0006function button.
X Select Sound by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen and press
0039to
confirm.
Am enu appears. A 0021dot marks the current
setting for True Image™.
X Select reference or
surround and press
0039 to confirm.
R reference This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio
atmosphere in your vehicle.
R surround This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos. 0002
Current position of the sound setting
For the optimum musical enjoyment, you can
focus the sound image precisely on one seat.
This means you are right at the center of the
listening experience, with all system
parameters being precisely calculated for the
selected position .The result is authentic
music reproduction inside the vehicle.
Focusing the sound setting
X Press the 0006function button.
X Select Sound by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen and press
0039to
confirm.
Am enu appears. A 0021dot marks the current
setting for Sound Mode.
X Select left ,
all or
right and press
0039to
confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the001Fback
button or slide 003600120037the COMAND
controller.
i Please note the following: you will achieve
the best sound results on your Bang &
Olufsen sound system by playing high-
quality audio DVDs and CDs.
MP3 tracks should have abit rate of at least
224 kbit/s.
When playing using an iPod ®
, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s. 298
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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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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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