2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-CLASS ROADSTER Owners Manual

Adjusting the seat backrest side bolsters
X
Select the seat ( Y page 286).
X Select Seatb. Sides by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
A scale appears.
X Turn cVd or slide ZVÆ the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the % back
button.
Adjusting the backrest curvature in the
lumbar region This function allows you to adjust the air
cushions
in
the lumbar region of the backrest
(4-way lumbar support).
X Select the seat ( Y page 286).
X Select Lumbar by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
A crosshair appears. You can make two
settings: R
Vertical: to move the point of greatest
lumbar support up or down
R Horizontal: to adjust the amount of
support
X Slide ZVÆ or
XVY
the COMAND controller
and press W to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the % back
button.
Active multicontour seat Dynamic seat
X
Select the seat ( Y page 286).
X Select Dynamic Seat by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
A scale appears.
You can select:
R 0: Off
R 1: level 1 (medium setting)
R 2: level 2 (high setting)
X Turn cVd or slide ZVÆ the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the % back
button. At a glance
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Massage function
X
Select the seat ( Y page 286).
X Select Massage by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
A list appears.
You can select different types of massage
function:
R 0: Off
R 1: Slow and Gentle
R 2: Slow and Vigorous
R 3: Fast and Gentle
R 4: Fast and Vigorous
X Turn cVd or slide ZVÆ the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The massage function runs for
approximately 15 to 25 minutes,
depending on the setting.
X To exit the menu: press the % back
button.
Balance The Balance function controls the distribution
of heat on the seat backrest and cushion.
The
Balance
function influences the currently
set heating level of the seat heating
(Y page 100).
X Select the seat ( Y page 286).
X Select Balance by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
A scale appears and shows the current
setting. Positive values indicate the heat
output for the seat backrest, negative
values indicate

the heat output for the seat
cushion. The intensity is indicated by an
orange bar in the stylized seat above the
scale.
The values stand for:
R 0 - backrest and seat cushion are heated
equally to the maximum level
R 1 to 3 - the heat output to the seat
cushion is reduced in one-third
increments
R -1 to -3 - the heat output to the backrest
is reduced in one-third increments
X Turn cVd or slide XVY the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the % back
button.
Resetting all adjustments 288
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X
Select the seat ( Y page 286).
X Select Reset All by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
A query appears.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, the process will be
canceled.
After you select Yes, all seat adjustments
are reset to the default values (factory
setting). System settings
Display settings
Setting the brightness The brightness detected by the display light
sensor affects the setting options for this
function.
X
Press W.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Display and press W to confirm.
X Select Brightness and press W to
confirm.
X Adjust the brightness by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm. Display design Your COMAND display features optimized
designs for operation during daytime and
night-time hours. You can set the design by
manually
selecting
day or night design or opt
for an automatic setting.
X Press W.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Display and press W to confirm.
X Select Day Mode, Night Mode or
Automatic by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
A dot indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day Mode The display is set
permanently to day
design.
Night Mode The display is set
permanently to night
design.
Automatic If the
Automatic setting
is selected, COMAND
evaluates the readings
from the automatic
vehicle light sensor and
automatically switches
between the display
designs. Time settings
General information If COMAND is equipped with a navigation
system and has GPS reception, COMAND
automatically sets

the time and date. You can
also adjust the time yourself in 30-minute
increments, but the date cannot be changed.
i If you set the time in 30-minute
increments, any time zone settings and
settings for changing between summer and System settings
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standard time are lost. Switching between
summer and standard time (
Y page 290).
i The following
navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer/
standard time to be set correctly in order
to work properly:
R route guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
R calculation of expected time of arrival
Setting the time X
Press W.
X Select Time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Set Time and press W to confirm.
X Set the time by turning cVd the

COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The time is accepted.
Setting the time/date format X
Press W.
X Select Time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Format and press W to confirm.
The # symbols

show the current settings.
X Set the format by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm. Abbreviation Meaning
DD / MM / YY Day/Month/Year
(date format)
HH/MM Hours/Minutes
(time format)
You can set the 24-hour or the AM/PM
format.
Adjusting the time zone and switching
to Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
X
Press W.
X Select Time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
X Select Time Zone
and press W to confirm.
You will see a list of time zones. The
# dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the time zone and press W to
confirm.
X To switch automatic changeover on/
off: select Auto. Daylight Savings
Time On or Auto. Daylight Savings
Time Off by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The # dot indicates the current setting. Fuel consumption indicator
Overview Depending on the vehicle equipment, the
COMAND display shows fuel consumption.
If your vehicle is a hybrid vehicle and the
installed engine variant supports it, you can
call up other displays (see the separate
operating instructions).290
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Calling up/exiting the display
X
To call up the full screen display: press
the W button.
X In the system menu, slide ZV the
COMAND controller up until the Full
Screen option is selected.
X Press W the COMAND controller.
The system display is shown as full screen
(without system menu).
X Slide XVY the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the fuel consumption
indicator appears.
The COMAND display shows the fuel
consumption for
the last 15 minutes of the
journey.
X To exit the full screen display: press W
the COMAND controller.
The system menu appears.
Every bar of the graph displays the average
value for one minute.
The fuel consumption indicator may differ
from the indicator in the FROM START trip
computer in the Trip menu (Y page 209).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 W.
X In the system menu, slide ZV the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selection window is selected.
X Slide XVY the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the drive status regulator
(ABC) appears.
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display.
Details on the displays:
R for standard vehicles ( Y page 180)
R for AMG vehicles ( Y page 183)
Exiting the display X
Slide XVY the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. Text reader settings
X Press the W button.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Text Reader Speed and press W
to confirm.
A list appears. The # dot indicates the
current setting.
X Select a setting by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window The help window provides information in
addition to the audible instructions during
individualization and during the subsequent
voice control. System settings
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X
Press W.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Voice Control and press W to
confirm.
X Select Help Window and press W to
confirm.
You have switched the help window on
O or off ª.
Individualization Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice and
thus improve voice recognition; see the
separate operating instructions.
Bluetooth
®
settings
General information about Bluetooth ®Bluetooth
®
-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, have
to comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND. Every
Bluetooth ®
device has its own specific
Bluetooth ®
name.
Bluetooth ®
technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of up
to approximately 10 meters. Bluetooth ®
allows, for example, the exchange of vCards. Bluetooth
®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth ® X
Press W.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth and press
W to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on O or off ª. Setting the system language
This function allows 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 W button.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Language and press W to confirm.
The list of languages appears. The # dot
indicates the current setting. 292
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X
Select the language by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
COMAND loads
the selected language and
sets it. Assigning a favorites button
X To assign a favorites button: press the
W button.
X Select Settings by
sliding VÆ and turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Assign as Favorite and press
W to confirm.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot
#

indicates the currently selected
function.
X Select the function by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
The favorites button is assigned the
selected function.
X Example: to call up a favorite: press the
g 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': you can call up
the full screen with clock.
R Full Screen: 'Map' : you

can call up the
full screen with map.
R Spoken Driving Tip : you can call up the
current driving recommendation.
R Display Traffic Messages : you can call
up traffic reports.
R Navigate Home: you can start route
guidance to your home address if you have
already entered and saved the address
(Y page 304). R
Detour Menu: you can call up the Detour
menu and

then avoid a section of the route
and recalculate the route ( Y page 326).
R Compass Screen: you can call up the
compass.
R Driver’s Seat Massage, Front-
Passenger's Seat Massage or
Massage: Both Front Seats: you can
start the massage function, depending on
which seats are selected (Y page 288). Importing/exporting data
! Never remove the stick or card when
writing data

to the USB stick or the memory
card. You may otherwise lose data.
Using this function, you can:
R transfer your personal COMAND data from
one system/vehicle to another
R make a backup copy of your personal data
(export data) and load it again (import
data).
You can either use an SD memory card or a
USB storage device (e.g. a USB stick) as
temporary storage. System settings
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X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 424).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) ( Y page 424).
X Press W.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Import/Export Data and press
W to confirm.
X Select Import Data or Export Data and
press W to confirm.
X To select a preset: select
Memory Card or
USB Storage and press W to confirm. X
Select All Data and press W to confirm.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
or
X Select the data type and press W to
confirm.
Depending on

the previous entry, select the
data type for the export O or not ª.
X Select Continue and press W to confirm.
i Personal music files in the MUSIC
REGISTER cannot be saved and imported
again using this function. Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory

and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. Resetting is
recommended before selling or transferring
ownership of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MUSIC REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
MUSIC REGISTER using the "Delete all music
files" function (Y page 438).
X Press the W function button.
X Select Settings by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
X Select Reset and press W to confirm.
A prompt

appears asking whether you wish
to reset.
X Select Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, the process will be
canceled. 294
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