2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y page 406).
X 1st option: select the000Cicon in the main
function bar by sliding 00380012and turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 003E0012003F or slide 003600120037the COMAND
controller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created
(Y page 422).
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 417). X
For both options, press 0039the COMAND
controller.
The Internet connection is established. An
active Internet connection is identified with
symbol 0002.The example shows a menu in
the Google™ Local Search function
(Y page 408). X
To cancel the connection: while the
connection is being established, confirm
Cancel by pressing
0039.
or
X Press the 003Cbutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Ending the connection You cannot end the connection yourself.
The Internet connection is automatically
terminated if the system does not recognize
any user input within a five-minute time
period.
i
The 003C button is inoperative. Google™ local search
Calling up the local search menu X
Select the 000Cicon in the main function bar
by sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm.
The Mercedes-Ben zApps menu is
displayed. Online and Internet functions
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X
Bring the Google Local Search panel to
the front and press 0039to confirm.
X To exit the menu: selectBack by sliding
0012000A and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0039to confirm.
Search Entry restriction
It is only possible to ente
rasearch term in
the input menu when the vehicle is stationary.
Entering a search term Input menu
X
Confirm Search in the Local search menu
by pressing 0039.
An input menu appears.
X To enter using the character bar: enter
the search term.
X To enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid
succession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available letter is
highlighted. X
After entering the search term, select
0004 by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Am enu appears. Here, you can select
where the destination search should begin.
Selecting the search position X
After a search term has been entered and
confirmed, a menu appears.
COMAND Online searches for available
POIs for the search term entered:
R
near the curren tvehicle position
R along the calculated route
R near the destination
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near an address
X After selecting Near Destination , enter
an address and confirm.
The search results are displayed. 408
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Google
™search results (example)
Using search results X
Select an entry in the list of search results
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X To show the detailed view: confirmSpot Data by pressing
0039the COMAND
controller.
The address of the selected entry is
displayed.
X To use a search result as the
destination: selectNavigate to by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 323).
i The search result is stored in the
"Last destinations" memory at the same
time (Y page 361). You can take the
destination from this memory and save it
permanently in the destination memory
(Y page 359). X
To call up adestination: selectCall with
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 384).
i The menu ite mis grayed out if there is no
phone number available.
X To import a destination: selectImport with the COMAND controller and press
0039
to confirm.
You can choose whether you want to save
the POI as a personal POI on the SD
memory card or in the address book.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the Save As Personal POI menu item is
grayed out.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 439). X
To save as apersonal POI: confirmSave As Personal POI by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as apersonal POI on the
SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 339).
If the personal POI is saved on the SD
memory, you can also use it for route
calculation in another vehicle.
X To save to the address book: selectTo Address Book by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Online and Internet functions
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Popular searches
This function allows you to search using
predefined search criteria.
X
Bring Popular Searches in the local
search menu to the front by turning 003E0012003F
(the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
Am enu displays the available search
criteria. Example: popular Google™ searches
X
Select the search criteria and press 0039to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 408). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Search History This function offers you all the previous
search queries.
X
Bring Search History in the local search
menu to the front by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The previous search queries are shown
with the most recent at the top. X
Select the search criteria and press 0039to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 408). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Destination/route download
Introduction You can send destinations and routes from
Google™ maps to the server and download
these via this function .You can use the 410
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destinations and routes for route guidance
and save them for further use.
In order to use the download destination/
route function, the mbrace system must be:
R activated
R set up
R and activated for COMAND Online and
Internet access services.
Information on the mbrace system can be
found here (Y page 497).
Step 1: sending destinations/routes to
the server X
Call up the website for Google™ maps on
the Internet.
X Select the destination.
X Select "Mercedes-Benz" as the company
entry.
X Confirm "Send" on the Google™ maps
website.
The destinations/routes are sent to the
server.
i The availability of the Google™ maps
function is country-dependent.
Step 2: downloading destinations/
routes from the server Proceed as follows to use destinations/
routes that have been sent to the server:
X Select the 000Cicon in the main function bar
by sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is
displayed. X
Bring the Dest./Route Download panel to
the front and press 0039to confirm.
i With Exit , you quit the destination/route
download.
With Options , you set the options for the
destination/route download
(Y page 415).
X Confirm the Dest./Route Download panel by pressing
0039.
Available routes and destinations are
shown in the list. You can save up to 20 routes and 50
destinations for your vehicle on the server
and display these in the list. If you send
further routes or destinations to the server,
the existing entries are deleted from the list.
i
The routes/destinations sent from
Google™ maps to the server are
automatically deleted from there after
seven days. Online and Internet functions
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Step 3: using destinations/routes
Calling up the menu
X
Select an entry in the list by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
Displaying details X
Confirm Details in the menu by pressing
0039 the COMAND controller.
The route or destination is displayed.
X To call up a POI: confirm the entry by
pressing 0039.
i You can use the function if:
R a mobile phone is connected
(Y page 378)
R the destination address contains a
telephone number Using as the destination
X
Select Navigate to in the menu by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 323).
i Aroute can only be stored as a personal
POI on an SD memory card or taken directly
for route calculation (Y page 413).
Calling up the destination X
Select Call in the menu by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 384).412
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Importing
adestination/route When importing, you can choose whether you
want to save the destination as a personal POI
on an SD memory card or in the address book.
You can only save routes as personal POIs to
an SD memory card, but not in the address
book.
X Select Import in the menu with the
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the As Personal POI menu ite
mis grayed
out.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 439).
X To save as apersonal POI: confirmAs Personal POI by pressing
0039the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as apersonal POI on the
SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 339).
You can also use a personal POI in another
vehicle for route calculation.
X To save to the address book: selectTo Address Book by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Deleting
adestination/route from the
server X
Select an entry in the list by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Aq uery appears asking whether the
destination or the route should be deleted.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the destination or route
is deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. Options
Introduction You can select options for the following
Mercedes-Benz Apps from COMAND Online:
R
Local search (Y page 414)
R Destination/route download
(Y page 415)
You can reset the selected options to the
default settings (Y page 416). Online and Internet functions
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Calling up the options menu
Options menu
X Select the 000Ciconint he main function bar
by sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0039to confirm.
X Select Options by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm. Selecting options for the local search Setting the search radius
X
Select Local Search in the Options menu
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
X Confirm the entry after Search Radius: by pressing
0039.
The 0021dot indicates the currently selected
search radius.
X Select an entry by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The selected setting is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm. 414
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