2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class buttons

Changing the loudspeaker source
.233
Equalizer ........................................ 233
Equipment ..................................... 232
Surround sound ............................. 234
Buttons and controller ........................22 C
Call Accepting/ending/rejecting .......... 130
Connecting .................................... 131
see Telephone
Call lists
Displaying details ........................... 139
Opening and selecting an entry .....138
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 139
Car pool lanes ...................................... 73
Category list (music search) ............201
CD Inserting ........................................ 192
Inserting/loading (DVD changer) ...193
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................254
Notes on discs ............................... 200
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) ..................254
Selecting a track ............................ 197
Sound settings (balance, bass,
fader, treble ).................................. 230
Characters
Entering (address book, phone
book) ............................................... 30
Entering (navigation) ........................33
Climate control
COMAND ......................................... 59
Cooling with air dehumidification
(COMAND) ....................................... 60
Ionization (COMAND) .......................62
Perfume atomizer (COMAND) ..........62
Rear-compartment climate
control (COMAND) ...........................60
Setting the air distribution
(COMAND) ....................................... 61
Setting the airflow (COMAND) .........61
Setting the climate mode
(COMAND) ....................................... 61Setting the departure time
(COMAND)
....................................... 62
Setting the footwell temperature
(COMAND) ....................................... 61
Setting the temperature
(COMAND) ....................................... 60
Switching on/off (COMAND) ...........59
Switching the synchronizing
function on/off (COMAND) ..............59
COMAND
Active multicontour sea t.................. 56
Basic functions ................................ 23
Controller ......................................... 23
Display ............................................. 20
Multicontour seat ............................ 56
Seat functions .................................. 55
Settings ......................................... 175
Switching on/off .............................. 23
Telephone keypad overview .............22
COMAND display
Additional display area ..................... 39
Cleaning instructions .......................21
Setting ............................................. 38
Contacts
Deleting ......................................... 154
Importing ....................................... 153
Cordless headphones
Setting the volume ......................... 246
Country-specific information
(navigation) ........................................ 113 D
Date format, setting ............................40
Day design, setting .............................38
Delayed switch-off time Setting (COMAND) ...........................53
Deleting
Call lists ......................................... 140
Destination
Storing in the address book ...........106
Destination (navigation)
Entering a destination using the
map ................................................. 85
Entering a point of interest ..............81
Entering using geo-coordinates .......88
Entering using Mercedes-Benz
Apps ................................................ 88 Index
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Overview
Components
0043
COMAND display
0044 DVD changer/single DVD drive
0087 Controller and buttons
COMAND consists of:
R the COMAND display
The COMAND display has 1440 x 540 pixels.
R the DVD changer/single DVD drive
R the controller
R the buttons
R the touch-sensitive telephone keypad
R ports in the center console (2 x USB, AUX)
An iPod ®
is connected via USB cable.
R a universal telephone interface for the driver's mobile phone or equipment with SAP
telephone module
R headphones for the front passenger (cordless or connected by means of a cable to the audio
jack in the footwell)
i COMAND can be operated from the front-passenger side using the corresponding remote
control if your vehicle is equipped with the front-passenger entertainment system. The
COMAND display can show separate information for the driver and the front passenger. The
front passenger views the display in SPLITVIEW. Functions
R Radio/DAB radio Internet radio, see Communication
R Media
-Media support: audio CD, MP3 CD, DVD
video, 2 x USB, SD card, iPod ®
, Bluetooth Overview
19At a glance

Buttons and controller
Overview 0043
Switches COMAND on/off
0044 Adjusts the volume or mutes
0087 Telephone keypad
0085 Back button
0083 Seat adjustment button
0084 Navigation button
006B Radio button
006C Media button
006D Telephone, address book and Internet button
006E Vehicle and system settings button
006F Controller
0070 007D Favorites button
Back button You can use the
0038button to exit a menu
or to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the0038
button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X To call up the basic display: press the
0038 button for longer than two seconds.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode. Telephone keypad The telephone keypad is touch-sensitive: as
soon as one or several of the keys are gently
touched, the telephone keypad is shown in
the COMAND display. The key being touched
is highlighted.22
OverviewAt a glance

Medium Function/location
Bluetooth Audio R
Devices
connected with
COMAND via
Bluetooth ®
.
R Devices
connected with
COMAND as a
business
telephone. TV Television
Accessing media in the vehicle
X
To show the menu: press the 0064button
on the remote control.
X Using the 006400590065 buttons on the
remote control, select Devices
Devices .
The discs/devices available are shown. The
0036 dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the device/disc using the 0064
0063 buttons and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
If the device/disc contains music or video
files, these will be played.
Further information on media in the rear
compartment (Y page 241). Multi-Seat Entertainment System
29At a glance

Overview of all current favorites:
X
Press the 00D4button.
The system menu appears.
X To select System Settings System Settings : slide005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Favorite Functions
Favorite Functions: turn and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Overview of all current
Overview of all current
favorites favorites.
An overview of all the current favorites
appears.
To change the alias:
X Press the 00D4button.
The system menu appears.
X To select System Settings System Settings : slide005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Favorite Functions
Favorite Functions: turn and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Change Alias
Change Alias.
A menu with the prompt Please select Please select
a favorites button:
a favorites button: appears.
X Select the desired favorites, e.g. 0084.
X Enter the desired alias and select 0070.
The alias is changed.
i Up to six characters are available for the
alias. An entry with fewer characters is also
possible.
To call up a favorite:
X Press the 007Dbutton.
You call up the favorites functions menu.
The 007D symbol lights up.
X Press a favorites button, e.g. 0084.
This calls up the predefined function.
X To exit the favorites function menu:
press the 007Dbutton.
The favorite functions menu is closed.
i If you have pressed the 007Dbutton and
do not press any other buttons, the favorites functions menu is exited
automatically after 16 seconds.
To reset favorite(s):
X Press the 00D4button.
The system menu appears.
X To select System Settings
System Settings : slide005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Favorite Functions Favorite Functions: turn and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Reset Favorite(s) Reset Favorite(s).
A menu with the prompt Please select
Please select
a favorites button:
a favorites button: appears.
X Select the desired favorites, e.g. 0086or
Reset All
Reset All.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to reset.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the favorite is reset to its
pre-installed favorite function.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
You can select the following predefined
functions in a menu, for example:
R Off - Spoken Driving
Off - Spoken Driving
Recommendations On/Off Recommendations On/Off: you can
switch the current driving
recommendations on/off.
R Sound - Sound Menu Sound - Sound Menu : you can call up the
sound settings.
R Apps - Mercedes-Benz Apps
Apps - Mercedes-Benz Apps: you can
call up the apps for online and Internet
functions.
i You can also assign the favorites button
directly from a relevant function, such as in
the address book (Y page 152) or from the
radio menu (Y page 181).46
Assigning a favorites buttonSystem settings

X
To select Connect Last Used Player
Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused Audio Device Paused message.
i If there is an Internet connection and the
mobile phone that is connected only
supports two Bluetooth ®
profiles at the
same time, the Internet connection is
interrupted. i
The connection to the Bluetooth ®
audio
device can also be interrupted if:
R the connected mobile phone only
supports 2 Bluetooth ®
profiles at the
same time
R you connect to the Internet using
COMAND Online (Y page 159). Selecting a track
This function is not supported by all
Bluetooth ®
audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
R the number of tracks that can be selected
R the time period until the next or previous
track is played. X
Switch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media menu (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
X To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: briefly press the 0063or0064
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction
steering wheel until the desired track is
reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed
increases after a short time.
i In rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track1, Track2 etc.
The playback times for the tracks played
are not displayed. This is available as an
optional function starting with AVRCP
Version 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth ®
Audio. Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the
most common. Once all the tracks in a
folder have been played, the tracks in the
next folder are played.
R Random Track List Random Track List
The current track list is played in random
order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random media Random media
All tracks on the data carrier are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Random Random Medium
Mediumis an optional function and
is not supported by all Bluetooth ®
audio
devices. Bluetooth
®
audio mode 213Media Z

Rear-compartment screens
0043
Display
0044 Brightness sensor
0087 Switches the display on/off
0085 Socket for headphones
Setting the display angle
X Press the CAR button on the remote
control.
X Press the 0064button on the remote
control.
X Using the 005900D0 buttons on the remote
control, select Display
Display and confirm by
pressing 008B.
X Select Tilt Display Tilt Display.
X Select Upward
Upward orDownward
Downward .
The display tilts upward or downward. Remote control
Overview 0043
Selects main menus
0044 Selects the screen for the remote control
0087 Selector wheel for selecting menus, radio
stations, music tracks and chapters
0085 Buttons for selecting menus
0083 Deletes an entry
0084 Skip-back function, fast forward/rewind,
start/pause, menu selection, radio
stations, music tracks and chapters
006B Direct selection of radio stations, music
tracks and chapters using the number
keypad
006C Volume, switches sound on/off (for
corded headphones)
006D Back button
006E Confirms your selection
006F Indicator lamp
0070 Switches the screen on/off
i Two remote controls are supplied for the
US and Canadian markets. Rear Seat Entertainment System overview
241Rear Seat Entertainment System Z

Selecting the screen for the remote
control
You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen.
X To select the left-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0043until "L REAR" appears in
the window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn the
thumbwheel until "REAR R" appears in the
window.
X To select the COMAND screen: turn
thumbwheel 0043until "COMAND" appears
in the window.
i Please be aware that using the
thumbwheel to select screens may cause
unwanted changes to the screens of your
occupants.
Up to four remote controls can be used in
the vehicle at the same time.
Switching the screen on/off If the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position 0or 1, or if the SmartKey is not in
the ignition lock, the rear screens will switch
off after 30 minutes. Before the screens
switch off, they show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. i
Please note that this may cause the
starter battery to discharge. X
Press button 0043on the remote control.
The respective rear-compartment screen
switches on or off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off X
Lighting of the remote control buttons is
divided into three areas. The corresponding
area is activated every time you press a
button. It switches off again automatically
5 to 10 seconds after the last button has
been pressed. 242
Rear Seat Entertainment System overviewRear Seat Entertainment System