2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class seat adjustment

Read-aloud function
Automatic ...................................... 105
Read-aloud function for e-mails .......145
Real-time traffic reports ...................101
Rear-compartment screens ..............241
Rear monitors see Rear-compartment screens
Rear screens
see Rear-compartment screens
Rear Seat Entertainment System
Adjusting sound settings ...............249
Adjusting the brightness ................250
Adjusting the color ........................250
Adjusting the contrast ...................250
AUX jacks ...................................... 245
AUX mode ...................................... 260
Changing the batteries ..................247
Changing the picture format ..........250
Cordless headphones ....................246
Overview ........................................ 240
Picture settings .............................. 250
System settings ............................. 248
Video DVD mode ........................... 256
Rear view camera
Displaying the image ........................ 64
Receiving vCards ............................... 154
Redialing (telephone) ........................131
Remote control Button lighting ............................... 242
Multi-Seat Entertainment System ..241
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...241
Reserve fuel level
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND ......................................... 73
Resetting (factory settings) ...............48
Route (navigation) Selecting an alternative route ..........97
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels,
ferries) ............................................. 72
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economic route) ............................... 72
Starting calculation ..........................78
Route guidance
Continue .......................................... 96
Freeway information ........................93General notes
.................................. 88
Lane recommendations ...................92
Off-road ......................................... 100
Traffic reports ................................ 101 S
Safety notes Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode .....192
Using the telephone ....................... 122
Video DVD mode ........................... 220
Satellite radio
Channel list updates ......................187
Memory functions ..........................186
Music and sports alerts .................186
Selecting a channel .......................185
Tagging music tracks .....................187
SatRadio
Displaying information ...................187
Notes ............................................. 182
Registering .................................... 183
Selecting a category ......................184
Switching to ................................... 184
Screen
Selecting for remote operation ......242
SD memory card
Inserting ........................................ 195
Seat-belt adjustment function
Activating/deactivating (COMAND) .52
Seats
Adjusting the lumbar support
(COMAND) ....................................... 56
Balance (seat heating) .....................57
Massage function ............................ 57
Resetting settings ............................ 58
Seat functions (COMAND) ...............55
Selecting for adjustment
(COMAND) ....................................... 55
Selecting stations
Radio ............................................. 179
Selecting the country .......................... 76
Sending DTMF tones .........................132
Settings Sound settings ............................... 230
Setting the audio format
Multi-Seat Entertainment System ..259
Rear Seat Entertainment System ...259 Index
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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

Activating/deactivating the panel
heating The panel heating function warms the
surfaces with which the vehicle occupants
frequently come into contact. Activation of
the panel heating using COMAND as
described below only works if seat heating is
activated (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
X Call up vehicle settings ( Ypage 50).
X To select Panel Heating
Panel Heating: turn and press
the controller.
X To change the setting: turn the controller. Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking confirmation You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked.
X Call up vehicle settings ( Ypage 50).
X To select Acoustic Lock Feedback
Acoustic Lock Feedback : turn
and press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting. You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual. Activating/deactivating the seat-belt
adjustment function
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
X Call up vehicle settings ( Ypage 50).
X To select Belt Adjustment Belt Adjustment: turn and
press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual. Activating/deactivating the
automatic folding mirror function
When the "Automatic mirror folding" function
is activated, the exterior mirrors fold in
automatically as soon as you lock the vehicle
from the outside. The exterior mirrors fold out 52
Vehicle settingsVehicle functions

X
Call up vehicle settings ( Ypage 50).
X To select Interior Motion Sensor
Interior Motion Sensor : turn
and press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting. Activating/deactivating the trunk lid
opening height restriction Activating the trunk lid opening height
restriction allows you to avoid bumping the
trunk lid on a low garage ceiling, for example.
X Call up vehicle settings ( Ypage 50).
X To select Trunk Opening-height
Trunk Opening-height
Restriction
Restriction: turn and press the
controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting. Seats
Overview
Using the 0050button next to the controller
or the seat settings menu item in the vehicle
menu, you can call up the following
adjustment functions:
R backrest side bolsters
R lumbar
R shoulder area
R massage
R dynamics
R seat heating balance i
You also can save and call up the current
settings of a seat function using the
memory button and the corresponding
memory position switch (see the vehicle
Operator's Manual).
The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. Selecting the adjustment function
and seat
X
Press the 0050button.
The seat settings menu is shown.
or
X To select Vehicle Vehiclein the main function bar:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
X To select Seat Settings
Seat Settings from the menu:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
The menu for selecting seat functions is
activated.
X To select the required seat function: turn
and press the controller.
X To switch between the Driver DriverandFront
Front
Passenger
Passenger : slide009500520096the controller. Seats
55Vehicle functions

Adjustment functions
Adjusting the backrest side bolsters X
Call up the seat functions ( Ypage 55).
X To select Backrest Sides
Backrest Sides : turn and press
the controller.
X To select the seat: slide 009500520096the
controller.
X To change the setting: turn the controller.
You will see the changes you have made in
the settings display.
X To exit the menu: press the0038button.
Adjusting the seat contour in the
lumbar region of the seat backrest This function allows you to adjust the air
cushions in the lumbar region of the backrest
(4-way lumbar support).
X Call up the seat functions ( Ypage 55).
X To select Lumbar
Lumbar : turn the controller and
press to confirm.
X To select the seat: slide 009500520096the
controller. X
To activate the setting element: press the
controller.
X To change the setting: slide 0097005200C5or
009500520096 the controller.
The change will be visible in the setting
element.
X To exit the menu: press the0038button.
Adjusting the shoulder area X
Call up the seat functions ( Ypage 55).
X To select the Shoulders Shoulders: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
X To select the seat: slide 009500520096the
controller.
X To change the setting: turn the controller.
You will see the changes you have made in
the settings display.
X To exit the menu: press the0038button.
Adjusting the driving dynamics X
Call up the seat functions ( Ypage 55).
X To select the seat: slide 009500520096the
controller. 56
SeatsVehicle functions

As soon as you feel a pressure point in the
backrest cushion, this indicates that you
should press against this point.
- As soon as you feel pressure on your
back, press against it.
- Keep the pressure under your feet even.
Do not wedge yourself against the
pedals.
- You will feel how your stomach muscles
tense.
- Continue to breath normally, do not hold
your breath.
- When the pressure in the backrest
cushion stops, stop pressing against it
and relax briefly.
Selecting a massage program X
Call up the seat functions (Y page 55).
X To select Massage
Massage: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
X To select the seat: slide 009500520096the
controller.
X To select a massage program (1 to 6): turn
and press the controller.
The massage program runs for
approximately 15 to 25 minutes,
depending on the setting.
X To change the massage intensity: turn the
controller to 0043and press to confirm.
The intensity changes between gentle and
vigorous each time the controller is
pressed.
X To exit the menu: press the0038button. Resetting all adjustments
X
Call up the seat functions (Y page 55).
X Select a seat (Y page 55).
X To select Reset Reset: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
X To select the seat: slide 009500520096the
controller.
X To reset: press the controller.
A prompt appears.
X To select Yes YesorNo
No: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
After you select Yes Yes, all seat adjustments
are reset to the default values (factory
setting). 58
SeatsVehicle functions

Skip to time
X
To select Skip Skipto
toTime
Time : turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X To set the time: turn the controller.
or
Set the desired time using the number
keypad.
X To hide the menu: press the 0038button.
DVD functions
X To select DVD Functions
DVD Functions: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears (Y page 225).
Start at a different seat
X To select Start this application in
Start this application in
another location
another location: turn and press the
controller.
The menu appears: (Y page 191).
i Activating the parental control screen:
(Y page 63). Video settings
The
Dynamic Image Enhancement Dynamic Image Enhancement function
automatically matches Brightness
Brightness,
Contrast
Contrast andColor
Color to the film being played.
Check or uncheck the box for Dynamic
Dynamic
Image Enhancement
Image Enhancement to switch it on or off. Manual image enhancement
In order to manually adjust the brightness,
contrast or color, the
Dynamic Image Dynamic Image
Enhancement
Enhancement function must be switched off.
X To select Brightness
Brightness, Contrast
Contrastor
color
color: turn and press the controller.
A sliding menu appears.
X To select the required value: turn the
controller.
X To exit the sliding menu: slide 00950052the
controller.
X To switch the Automatic Daylight
Automatic Daylight
Adjustment Adjustment on/off: press the controller.
Setting the picture format
The following options are available for the
screen format in the DVD playing:
R Automatic
Automatic
R 16:9 16:9
R 4:3
4:3
R Zoom
Zoom.
X To set the picture format: turn and press
the controller.
The dot before the menu entry shows the
selected format. DVD's control menu
Most DVDs have their own control menu
which can be operated using the controller. 224
Video DVD modeMedia

X
Select a medium (e.g. audio CD mode)
(Y page 254).
X To show the menu: press the 0064button
on the remote control.
X Select Sound
Soundusing the 006400590065
buttons on the remote control and press
the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Treble
Treble ,Mid
Mid orBass
Bass using
the 006400590065 buttons on the remote
control and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select the desired setting using the
selector wheel on the remote control.
X To exit the menu: press the 0038button on
the remote control. Picture settings
Overview You can select the picture settings in video
DVD and AUX mode.
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color X
Switch on video DVD mode ( Ypage 256).
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
X Select 00E2using the 00590065buttons
and press the 008Bto confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select Options
Options using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Video Settings Video Settings using
the 006400590065 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
X Select Brightness Brightness, Contrast ContrastorColor
Color
using the 00630064 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select the setting using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Changing the picture format
X Switch on video DVD mode (Y page 256).
X To show the menu: press the008Bbutton
on the remote control.
X Select 00E2using the 00590065buttons
and press the 008Bto confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Options
Options using the 006400590065
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X Select Video Settings
Video Settings using
the 006400590065 buttons and press the
008B button to confirm.
The dot in front of one of the menu items
16:9 16:9 or4:3
4:3 indicates the format currently
selected.
X Select the format using the 00630064
buttons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm. Vehicle settings
Changing vehicle settings
You can change the vehicle settings from the
rear compartment.
You can make the following changes:
R Extend seat heating to switch the arm rest
panel heating in the rear compartment on/
off
R Seat settings 250
Vehicle settingsRear Seat Entertainment System