2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class change language

Display
........................................... 522
Exhaus tpipe .................................. 522
Exterior lights ................................ 521
Gea rors elector lever .................... 522
Interior ........................................... 522
Matte finish ................................... 520
Notes ............................................. 517
Paint .............................................. 519
Plastic trim .................................... 522
Power washer ................................ 519
Rea rview camera .......................... 521
Roof lining ...................................... 524
Seat bel t........................................ 524
Seat cover ..................................... 523
Sensors ......................................... 521
Steering wheel ............................... 522
Trim pieces .................................... 523
Washing by hand ........................... 518
Wheels ........................................... 520
Windows ........................................ 520
Wiper blades .................................. 521
Wooden trim .................................. 523
Car keys
see SmartKey
Car pool lanes .................................... 317
Car wash (care) ................................. 517
Category lis t(music search) ............448
CD Cop yprotection ............................. 447
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............443
General information .......................447
Inserting ........................................ 436
Mode ,switchin gto........................ 439
Multisession .................................. 446
Notes on discs ............................... 447
Pause function ............................... 441
Player/change roperation
(COMAND )..................................... 436
Safety notes .................................. 436
Selecting amedia type .................. 441
Selecting atrack ............................ 442
Sound settings (balance, bass,
treble )............................................ 295
CD/DVD
Ejecting (DVD drive )....................... 438
Inserting (DVD changer )................ 436
Inserting (single DVD drive )........... 436
Removing (single DVD drive) .......... 436 CD mode
Playback options ........................... 446
CD player/CD changer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 228
Center console Lowe rsection .................................. 47
Lowe rsection (AMG vehicles) ..........48
Uppe rsection .................................. 46
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board
computer) ...................................... 235
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) ........84
Changing direction
Announcement phase ....................342
Change of direction phase .............342
Preparation phase .........................342
Changing the character set ..............302
Channel presets ................................ 428
Characters Changing the character set ............ 300
Changing the language ..................300
Deleting ......................................... 300
Entering ......................................... 301
Entering (address book, phone
book) ............................................. 299
Entering (navigation) ......................301
Moving the curso r.......................... 300
Switching to letters ........................ 300
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 70
Restraint systems ............................ 70
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............72
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 72
Cigarette lighter ................................ 496
Cleaning Mirro rturn signal ........................... 521
Clear button ....................................... 292
Climate control Automatic climate control (dual-
zone) .............................................. 141
Controlling automatically ...............144
Cooling with aird ehumidification..143
Defrosting the windows .................147
Defrosting the windshield ..............146
Important safety notes ..................140
Indicator lamp ................................ 144 Index
7

X
Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or stee ryourself.
Active Parking Assist will be canceled at
once. The Park Assist canceled message appears in the multifunction
display.
or
X Press the PARKTRONIC button on the
center console (Y page 205).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately canceled.
The Park Assist canceled message
appears in the multifunction display.
Active Parking Assist is canceled
automatically if:
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no
longer possible.
R you are driving faster than 6mph
(10 km/h).
R a wheel spins, ESP ®
intervenes or fails. The
000B ESP warning lamp lights up in the
instrument cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking space
symbol disappears and the multifunction
display shows the Park Assist canceledmessage.
When Active Parking Assist is canceled, you
must steer again yourself.
Rear view camera
Important safety notes The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not
a replacement for your attention to your
immediate surroundings. You are always
responsible for safe maneuvering and
parking
.When maneuvering or parking, make
sure that there are no persons, animals or
objects in the area in which you are
maneuvering. Under the following circumstances, the rear
view camera will not function, or will function
in a limited manner:
R the tailgate is open
R in heavy rain, snow or fog
R at night or in very dark places
R if the camera is exposed to very bright light
R if the area is lit by fluorescent light or LED
lighting (the display may flicker)
R if there is a sudden change in temperature,
e.g. when driving into a heated garage in
winter
R if the camera lens is dirty or obstructed
R if the rear of your vehicle is damaged. In
this event, have the camera position and
setting checked at a qualified specialist
workshop.
General notes Rear view camera
0002is in the trunk lid handle.
Rear view camera 0002is an optical parking and
maneuvering aid. It shows the area behind
your vehicle with guide lines in the COMAND
display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear view mirror.
i The text of messages shown in the
COMAND display depends on the language
setting. The following are examples of rear
view camera messages in the COMAND
display. 210
Driving systemsDriving and parking

System menu overview
Settings Time Consump-
tion Seat Display
off Display settings Sets the time Calls up the
fuel
consumption
display Changes the
driver/front-
passenger seat
settings Switches
off the
display Text reader speed Sets the format
Voice-operated control
settings Sets the time
zone
Language
Favorites button
Rear view camera
Activates/deactivates
Bluetooth
® Resets COMAND
i
Delete your
personal data using
this function, for
example before
selling your vehicle. If equipped with the rear view camera:
when the function is activated and COMAND is
switched on, the image from the rear view camera is automatically shown in the COMAND
display when reverse gear is engaged.
Switching the COMAND display on/off
X Press the 000Dfunction button.
or
X Select System in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
In both cases, the system menu appears.
X To switch off: selectDisplay Off and
press 0039to confirm.
X To switch on: press one of the function
buttons, e.g. 000D,0014or the 001Fback
button. Cleaning instructions
!
Do not touch the COMAND display.T he
display has a very sensitive high-gloss
surface; there is a risk of scratching. If you
have to clean the screen, however, use a
mild cleaning agent and a soft, lint-free
cloth.
The display must be switched off and have
cooled down before you start cleaning. Clean
the display screen, when necessary, with a
commercially available microfiber cloth and
cleaning agent for TFT/LCD displays. Do not
apply pressure to the display surface when
cleaning it, as this could cause irreversible 288
At
ag lanceCOMAND

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
selected. At
ag lance
299COMAND Z

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

Example: traffic report
0002
Depending on your selection: MessagesOn Route or
All Messages 0003
Report 8 of 16 for the road affected
0027 Repor ttext
0026 Road, area or region affected by traffic
reports
0024 Symbol for state/province
0025 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To scroll within arepor tort o access
the next report: turn003E0012003F the COMAND
controller.
X To retur ntothe report list: slide003600120037 the
COMAND controller.
Displaying traffic reports on the map Example: traffic symbol information on the map
0002 Affected roads with indication of direction
0003 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message X
Select Traffic Symbol Information by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm. Example
:details on traffic symbol information
X Select Next or
Previous by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm in order to continue highlighting
traffic symbols.
X To change the map scale: selectMap by
sliding 00380012the COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
You can now zoom in or out of the map.
X To show the detailed view: select
Details and press
0039to confirm.
X To close the detailed view: slide003600120037 the
COMAND controller.
Reading out traffic reports on the route Introduction
The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active. It reads out traffic
reports affecting the current route.
You can select the following textr
eader
properties:
R Language (Y page 306)
R Text reader speed (Y page 305)
You can start the text reader function
manually or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function manually
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0014 function button. 356
NavigationCOMAND

phones/brackets and if the mobile phone
inbox holds a large number of text
messages.
i In order to be able to use the text
message function, the Bluetooth ®
mobile
phone has to support Bluetooth ®
MAP
(Message AccessProfile).
Displaying the text message (SMS)
inbox Calling up the inbox
Text message (SMS) inbox
X
Press the 0012function button.
X Select Txt Msg. in the telephone basic
menu by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The tex tmessage inbox appears.
Reading atext message (SMS)
X Call up the tex tmessage inbox
(Y page 396).
X Select a textm essage in the textm essage
inbox by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The textm essage appears.
X To scroll through the display or select
phone numbers in atext message: turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller.
The display scrolls up or down line by line,
or skips to the nex torprevious telephone
number and automatically highlights it.
X To return to the list: press0039and select
Back . Text message read-aloud function
Settings for the read-alou
dfunction:
R Language (Y page 306)
R Speed (Y page 305)
X Press 0039while a text message is being
displayed, select Read Aloud and press
0039 to confirm.
COMAND reads out the text message.
X To cancel the read-alou dfunction: press
the 001D button.
or
X Press 0039, select Cancel Read-Aloud Function and press
0039to confirm.
Sender or text display
You can switch between displaying the text
message sender or the text message content.
The sender display shows the sender of the
text message. If the sender is stored in the
COMAND phone book, the name is displayed.
The text display shows the first few words of
the text message.
X Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller.
X To switch to the text display: select the
lis ts ymbol to the right of the text message
by sliding 00120037the COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X Select Display Text and press
0039to
confirm.
The view changes.
X To switch to the sender display: select
the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Display Sender and press
0039to
confirm.
The view changes.
X To return to the telephone basic menu:
press the 000Cbutton. 396
TelephoneCOMAND

Selecting
afilm/title DVD function menu
This function is only available if the DVD is
divided into several films/titles
.Ifthe DVD
contains several films, these can be selected
directly. Afilm can be selected either when
the DV Dis being played back or when it is
stopped.
The film can also be selected from the menu
on the DVD itself.
X Show the menu (Y page 470).
X Select DVD-Video by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select DVD Functions and press
0039to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Title Selection by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select a film/title and press 0039to confirm.
Selecting avideo DVD from the media
list X
Show the menu (Y page 470).
X Select Changer or
Media by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The media list appears. The 0021dot indicates
the current medium being played. Video
DVDs are indicated by the ýicon. X
Equipped with a DVD changer: press0039
the COMAN Dcontroller to display all
magazine trays.
X Select a video DVD by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
COMAND loads the video DVD and begins
playing it.
i If you select a CD, an audio DVD or an
MP3 medium, you switch to the respective
audio mode.
Further information on the media list
(Y page 441).
DVD menu Calling up the DVD menu
The DVD menu is the menu stored on the DVD
itself. It is structured in various ways
according to the individual DVD and permits
certain actions and settings.
In the case of multi-language DVDs, for
example, you can change the DVD language
in the DVD menu.
X
Show the menu (Y page 470).
X Select DVD-Video in the menu by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select Menu and press
0039to confirm.
The DVD menu appears.
Selecting menu items in the DVD menu 472
VideoCOMAND