2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class steering

Controller
The controller is used to:
R
select menu items from the COMAND
display
R enter characters
R enter a destination on the map
R save entries
The controller can be:
R turned
R slid left or right 009500520096
R slid forwards or back 009700520064
R slid diagonally 009100520078
R pressed briefly or pressed and held Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 008Bbutton on the center
console to the right of the controller.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the
previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current media source will also be switched
off. Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for media sources X
Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the media source currently
selected changes. Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements During traffic or navigation announcements:
X
Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
i You can set the volume for navigation
announcements to be different to the
volume of the respective media source.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X
Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
i Setting the volume for the Voice Control
System voice output, see the separate
operating instructions. Switching the sound on or off
Media source sound X
Press the thumbwheel beside the
controller.
or
X Press the 0063button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 006Bsymbol in the status bar. If you
change the media source or change the
volume, the sound is automatically
switched on.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system
announcements. Basic COMAND functions
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R
The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side.
R The driver can lock/unlock the other
screens (override feature) (Y page 63).Switching SPLITVIEW on/off
From the driver's side 0043
SPLITVIEW switched on
0044 To switch SPLITVIEW on/off
Activating
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X Slide 005200C5 the controller.
The menu bar is shown.
X To select 00E9On On: turn and press the
controller.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears. The 00E9
display changes to Off
Off 0044.
The front passenger sees the display of the
function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes
previously, the display from the driver's
side is shown.
Deactivating
X To select 00E9Off
Off in the menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The 00E9 display changes to On
On.
00E9 is hidden in the status bar. Locking/unlocking SPLITVIEW:
X
Proceed as described under "Locking/
unlocking the rear-compartment displays"
(Y page 63). Instead of selecting a rear-
compartment display, select SplitView SplitView.
From the front-passenger side Activating
X
To select the SPLITVIEW display using the
COMAND remote control (Y page 241):
turn thumbwheel 0043until the SPLITVIEW
icon appears in the window.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the COMAND
remote control.
Deactivating
X Press the 008Bbutton on the COMAND
remote control again.
The 00E9 display changes to On On.
The SPLITVIEW symbol is hidden in the
status bar.
The menu called up on the driver's side is
shown.
If COMAND is switched off by removing the
key from the ignition lock while SPLITVIEW is
activated and then switched on again within
30 minutes, SPLITVIEW is activated with the
last settings. 26
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announcement, press the thumbwheel to
the right of the controller.
or
X During a navigation announcement, press
the 0063 button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The message Spoken driving Spoken driving
recommendations have been
recommendations have been
deactivated deactivated appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on: press the controller.
X Select 006A: turn and press the controller.
i COMAND automatically switches the
navigation announcements back on when:
R you have a new route calculated.
R you switch COMAND on again or start the
engine. Route guidance
95Navigation Z

Call disconnection while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:
R there is insufficient network coverage in
certain areas.
R you move from one transmitter/receiver
area (cell) into another and no channels are
free.
R you use a SIM card which is not compatible
with the network available. Operating options
You can operate the telephone by:
R using the controller:
Turn
Slide 009500520096 or009700520064
Press
R using the 0061or0076 button and using
the telephone keypad on COMAND
R using the 0061or0076 button on the
multifunction steering wheel
R using the Voice Control System (see the
separate Voice Control System operating
instructions)
Unless stated otherwise, the descriptions and
illustrations in this section refer to COMAND. Function restrictions
The telephone is not ready for use in the
following situations:
R The telephone automatically tries to log on
to a network. If no network is available, you
may not be able to make a " 911"
emergency call. If you attempt to make an
outgoing call, the No
No Service Service message will
appear for a short while. "911" emergency call
G
WARNING
The 911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a
criminal offense.
The following requirements must be fulfilled
for a 911emergency call:
R the mobile phone must be switched on.
R a network must be available.
R a valid and operational SIM card must be
inserted in the mobile phone.
R the mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself.
X Enter the number on COMAND
(Y page 131).
X Press 0061.
The telephone makes the connection.
X Wait until the emergency call center
answers and describe the emergency
situation. Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface Prerequisites
For telephony via COMAND's Bluetooth ®
interface, a Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone is required.
On COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 45).
On the mobile phone
X Switch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
functions and, if
necessary, Bluetooth ®
visibility on the Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface 123Telephone Z

is displayed as soon as the message memory is full. The symbol disappears once you delete
at least one message. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and
reception volume settings. Find out more
about the optimum settings for your mobile
phone online at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com . Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-010 0(Canada). X
To call up the basic telephone menu: press
the 002B button one or more times.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Connect Device
Connect Device: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
The telephone list appears.
X To select an authorized mobile phone from
the list: turn the controller.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Reception Volume
Reception Volume or
Transmission Transmission Volume
Volume: turn the controller
and press to confirm. X
To select a volume setting: turn the
controller.
X To close the setting scale: press or slide
009500520096 the controller.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Incoming call
Accepting a call X
To select Accept Accept: press the controller.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
i You can also accept the call by voice
command using the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions).
Once you have accepted the call, you can use
hands-free mode.
The call volume can be adjusted (Y page 23).
Other functions during a call (Y page 132).
If the phone number of the caller is
transferred, it appears in the display.
If there is an entry for the caller in the phone
book, you will also see the name.
If the phone number is not transferred,
Unknown
Unknown appears in the display. 130
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i
You can also accept a call as described
above when another main function is
switched on in COMAND. Once you have
accepted the call, the display switches to
the telephone display. After the call is
finished, you see the display of the previous
main application again.
The display does not switch to telephone
mode if you:
R accept the call via the Voice Control
System (see the separate operating
instructions).
R accept the call using the 0061button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting a call X
Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Making a call
Using the number keypad X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
i As soon as one of the numbers is touched,
the corresponding button is highlighted in
the display.
X To connect the call: press the0061
button on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Using the telephone basic menu X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X To select all numbers one after the other:
turn and press the controller each time.
Dialing a number:
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Redial X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X To select °from the character list: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 0061button on COMAND.
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the top.
X To select a call: turn the controller.
X To make a call: press the controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone
book X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 138).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 135).
X To make a call: press the controller or the
0061 button.
Making a call via speed dial You can save entries from the phone book in
the speed dial list and call them using speed
dial numbers (Y
page 141).
Option 1:
X Hold down one of the number keys for
longer than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Option 2:
X To select a digit from the digit bar in the
basic telephone menu: turn the controller.
X Press the controller for longer than two
seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Using the telephone
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Putting a call through to the rear
compartment and retrieving it
You can put a call through to the Rear Seat
Entertainment System. The call is output
through the rear loudspeakers and the rear
microphones are used.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Send Call to Rear
Send Call to Rear: turn and
press the controller.
In the bottom menu bar, the Call to
Call to
COMAND
COMAND entry is now visible.
Retrieving the call:
X Select Call to COMAND Call to COMAND. Calls with several participants
Rejecting or accepting a waiting call The mobile phone network provider must
support and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs when accepting a
call.
If you have a call in progress and receive
another call, a new window appears in the
display. You also hear a tone. You can accept
or reject the call.
Rejecting:
X To select Reject
Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Accepting:
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The system behavior after accepting the
incoming call depends on your mobile phone.
R The mobile phone supports the call waiting
function (via Bluetooth ®
) when: The previously active call is held. You can
then switch back and forth between both
calls (toggling) (Y
page 134).
R The mobile phone does not support the call
waiting function (via Bluetooth ®
) when:
The previously active call is ended.
This is also the case if you accept the
waiting call using the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you
continue to operate functions on the mobile
phone, the COMAND display may differ from
that of the mobile phone.
Making a second call If the following requirements are met, you can
make another call while on the phone with
someone else. This action puts the previous
call on hold.
R
The function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
R The mobile phone has to support the
connection of a further call via Bluetooth ®
.
R The appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone. 0043
Making a second call
X To select °
2: turn and press the controller.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND.
X Enter the phone number:
R
manually (Y page 131)
R using the phone book (Y page 135) Using the telephone
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R
using the call lists ( Ypage 138)
R using speed dial (Y page 141)
Toggling You can switch back and forth between calls
with this function. The function is available if
your mobile phone supports the toggling
function (via Bluetooth ®
).
You can use the function if you are answering
a second call or making a second call. Both
discussions are marked with 1 or 2. The active
call is highlighted.
X To select °
1or
°
2: turn and press the
controller.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated.
Ending the active call:
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
A prompt appears asking whether you
would like to continue the call on hold.
X Select Continue
Continue.
The call on hold is activated. If you select
Hang Up
Hang Up, the call on hold is also ended.
i On some mobile phones, the call on hold
is activated as soon as the active call is
ended.
Conference call You can interconnect calls (active and on
hold) on COMAND. This permits several
parties to hear one another and speak with
one another.
X Make a second call ( Ypage 133).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Conference
Conference: turn and press the
controller.
The new participant is included in the
conference call. Using the phone book
Introduction
The phone book displays the names and
phone numbers of all address book entries
saved in the COMAND address book. If an
address book entry does not have a
telephone number, it does not appear in the
phone book.
The mobile phone's telephone book is
automatically downloaded into COMAND on
connection (default setting). You can
deactivate automatic downloading
(Y page 153).
In the telephone book, you can:
R save phone numbers (Y page 137)
R search for entries (Y page 135)
R delete entries (Y page 136)
R import contacts (Y page 153)
R delete contacts (Y page 154)
R receive vCards ( Ypage 154)
i The stored phone book and the vCards
remain in COMAND even if you use
COMAND with another mobile phone. The
entries can be viewed without a mobile
phone. For this reason, you should delete
any phone book entries before handing
over or selling the vehicle. Calling up the phone book
Opening the phone book X
To call up the basic telephone menu: press
the 002B button one or more times.
X To select Name Namefrom the telephone basic
menu: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
If the phone book contains entries, they will
be displayed in alphabetical order. The
character bar at the bottom of the display
is active.
The character bar is used for fast selection
of an entry. 134
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