2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class window

R
Logic7 ®
is a registered trademark of
Harman International Industries.
R Microsoft ®
and Windows media ®
are
registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
R SIRIUS is a registered trademark of Sirius
XM Radio Inc.
R HD Radio is a registered trademark of
iBiquity Digital Corporation.
R Gracenote ®
is a registered trademark of
Gracenote, Inc.
R ZAGATSurvey ®
and related brands are
registered trademarks of ZagatSurvey,
LLC. Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of
purchase. Country-specific differences are
possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described. This also applies to
safety-relevant systems and functions.
Therefore, the equipment on yourC OMAND
system may differ from that in the
descriptions and illustrations. Should you
have any questions concerning equipment
and operation, please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. Function restrictions
For safety reasons, some COMAND functions
are restricted or unavailable while the vehicle
is in motion. You will notice this, for example
because either you will not be able to select
certain menu items or COMAND will display
a message to this effect. Operating safety
17 Z

Display overview
Example display fo
rradio
0001 Status bar
0002 To call up the audio menu
0014 Main function bar
0013 Display/selectio nwindow
0011 Radio menu bar
Status bar 0001shows the time, the active network provider and the signal strength.
The main functions –navigation, audio, telephone and video –feature additional menus. This
is indicated by triangle 0002.The following table lists the available menu items.
Main function bar 0014allows you to call up the desired main function. When the main function
is activated, it is identifiable by the white lettering.
In the example, the radio mode is switched on within the audio main function, display/
selection window 0013is active.
Menu bar 0011allows you to operate the radio functions. COMAND operating system
21At a glance

Transferring a destination to the
driver
Using SPLITVIEW you can select a destination
from the front-passenger side and transfer
this to the driver's side.
X To switch on SPLITVIEW: select Systemfrom the main function bar by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select 0002in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0001appears in the
display, and display 0002switches to Off .
X Select 000Cin the main functio nbar with the
remote control.
The carousel view appears.
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps with the
remote control.
You see the selectio nofMercedes-Benz
Apps.
X Select Google Local Search with the
remote control.
Using a menu you can select a category for
the destination.
X Select At Current Location , for
example.
Using a menu you can determine the type
of search inquiry.
X Select Enter a search term , for
example.
An input field appears.
X Enter the destination with the remote
control and confirm the entry with 000B.
You see the results list from Google.
X Select the exact destination with the
remote control.
An additional menu appears.
X Select Navigate to .
X Ap op-up window appears on the driver's
side with the message: Should thenavigation data from Mercedes-
Benz Apps be accepted?40
SPLITVIEWAt a glance

Setting the time manually
X
Press the 000Bbutton.
X Select Time by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Set Time Manually and press
0037
to confirm.
X Set the time by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The time is accepted. Text reader settings
X Press the 000Bbutton.
X Select System by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Text Reader Speed and press
0037
to confirm.
Al ist appears. The 000Fdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select a setting by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
The help window provides information in
additio nto the audible instructions during
individualization and during the subsequent
voice control. X
Press 000B.
X Select Settings by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Voice Control and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select Help Window and press
0037to
confirm.
You have switched the help window on
0010 or off 0003. 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 a standard for
short-range wireless data transmissions 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. 44
Bluetooth ®
settingsSystem settings

Calling up/exiting the display
X
To call up the full screen display: press
the 000B button.
X In the system menu, slide 00360012the
COMAND controller up until the FullScreen option is selected.
X Press 0037the COMAND controller.
The system display is shown as full screen
(without system menu).
X Slide 003400120035 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: press0037
the COMAND controller.
The system menu appears.
Every bar of the grap hdisplays the average
value for one minute.
The fuel consumption display may differ from
the display in the FROM START trip computer
in the Trip menu; see the vehicle Operator's
Manual. ON&OFFROAD display
Overview
Depending on the vehicle model series, the
settings and the status of the ON&OFFROAD
functions can be shown in the COMAND
display, e.g.:
R vehicle's angle of inclination
R uphill or downhill gradien tinpercentage
R steering angle
Further information on the ON&OFFROAD
functions can be found in the vehicle
Operator's Manual. Calling up displays
X Press 000B.
X In the system menu, slide 00360012the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selection window is selected.
X Slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller until
the ON&OFFROAD display appears.
The COMAND display shows the settings
and status of the ON&OFFROAD functions. Exiting the display
X Slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. 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. Driving conditions menu (Active Body Control)
51Vehicle functions

Calling up drive status regulator (ABC)
X Press 000B.
X In the system menu, slide 00360012the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selectio nwindow is selected.
X Slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the drivin gconditions
menu (ABC) appears.
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display.
Details on the displays:
R for all vehicles except AMG vehicles, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual
R for AMG vehicles, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual. Exiting the display
X Slide 003400120035 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. Seat functions
Overview
Using the 0011button next to the COMAND
controller or the Seat menu item in the
system menu, you can call up different setting
functions. The following settings depend on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series:
R seat cushion length
R backrest side bolsters
R lumbar
R balance
R seat cushion side bolsters
R dynamics
R massage
i You can also store and recall the current
seat function settings using the memory
button and the corresponding memory
position switch; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual. The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. Selecting the seat
First select the seat which you wish to adjust.
This function is not available for all vehicles.
X
Press the 0011or000B button.
X Select Seat and press
0037to confirm.
X To switch to the lower line, for both options
slide 00120008the COMAND controller.
X Select Driver's Seat or
Passenger Seat by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm. Adjustment functions
Adjusting the seat cushion length The availability of this function depends on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series.
This function allows you to adjust the height
of the seat cushion.52
Seat functionsVehicle functions

Search
&Send Notes
i To use Search &Send, your vehicle needs
to be equipped with mbrace, a navigation
system and a valid mbrace subscription.
Search &Send is a service assisting you in
entering destinations for the navigation
system. This mbrace service can send a
destination address directly from the Google
Maps ®
website to the navigation system of
your vehicle. Selecting and sending
adestination
address
Please also refer to the notes about address
entry online: maps.google.com.
X Call up the maps.google.com website and
enter the destination address in the
address entry field.
X Click the corresponding button to send the
destination address to the e-mail address
registered with mbrace.
X Ente rthe e-mail address you specified
when setting up your mbrace account into
the corresponding field in the "Send" dialog
window.
X Click "Send". Calling up destination addresses X
Press the 0001mbrace information button.
Downloading of the destination address to
the navigation system of your vehicle
begins.
i If you have sent more than one
destination address to your vehicle's
navigation system, you will need to call up
the information individually for every
address to be downloaded. X
Select Yes when the prompt for starting the
navigation system is shown. The window
for starting the navigation system appears
(Y page 69).
X Select Start .
or
X Select No to store the downloaded
destination in the destination memory for
later use.
i The destination addresses are
downloaded in the same order as they are
sent.
If you own several Mercedes-Ben zvehicles
equipped with mbrace and a valid
subscriber account: each destination
address can be downloaded by each
vehicle. This requires each vehicle to be
registered with an e-mail address in your
mbrace account. Search
&Send
87Navigation Z

Symbols used in real-time traffic reports
Unimpeded traffic flow
Green line with arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Heavy/slow-moving traffic
Together with a yellow line
The symbol marks average speeds of 25 – 45 mph(40 – 72 km/h).
Caution, traffic incident
Traffic jam
Together with a red line and arrows
The symbol marks average speeds of 5 - 20 mph(8 - 32 km/h).
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller. Warning message
Together with a red/white striped line and arrows
The arrows can be seen on a map scale of 200 m (0.25 mi) and smaller.
Blocked route section
Possibly in combination with XXXX
Displaying real-time traffic reports
Starting a search for traffic reports X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller.
X Select Traffic by turning
003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
If No Traffic Messages appears, this
means either:
R no traffic reports have been received yet,
or
R no traffic reports are available.
X To end the search: selectCancel and
press 0037to confirm.
X To close the repor twindow: selectOK and press
0037to confirm. Traffic symbol information
Example display
0001
Affected roads with indication of direction
0002 Symbol for report type, e.g. traffic flow
message
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
0012 button.
X To show the menu: press0037the COMAND
controller. 100
Traffic reportsNavigation