2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

COMAND control panel
Function Page
0043
Switches to radio mode 436
Switches wavebands 437
Switches to satellite radio 441
0044
Switches to navigation
mode 324
Shows the menu system 324
0087
Press
003Arepeatedly • Switches to the audio CD,
audio DVD and MP3 mode
449
• Switches to memory card
mode
449
• Switches to MUSIC
REGISTER
460
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
449
• Switches to Media
Interface or audio AUX
mode
471
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 468
0085
Calls up the telephone
basic menu: • Telephony via the
Bluetooth ®
interface 391 Function Page
0083
Load/eject button
0062
Single DVD drive 446
0065
DVD changer 446
0084
Selects stations via the
station search function
437
Rewinds 453
Selects the previous track 452
006B
Disc slot
• Loads CDs/DVDs 446
• Ejects CDs/DVDs 447
• Updates the digital map 380
006C
Selects stations via the
station search function
437
Fast forward 453
Selects the next track 452
006D
Clear button
• Deletes characters 307
• Deletes an entry 307At a glance
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Function Page
006E
Number pad
• Selects stations via the
station presets
437
• Stores stations manually 438
• Mobile phone
authorization 388
• Telephone number entry 392
• Sends DTMF tones 394
• Character entry 306
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory 511
0090
Displays the current
track being played 454
007D
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually 438
007D
Selects a track 452
006F
Switches COMAND on/off 299
Adjusts the volume
299 Function Page
0070
SD memory card slot 448
0071
Calls up the system menu 310
0072
Accepts a call 392
Dials a number 392
Redials 393
Accepts a waiting call 394
0073
Switches the sound on or
off
299
Switches the hands-free
microphone on/off
394
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
405
Switches off navigation
announcements
299
0074
Rejects a call 392
Ends an active call 395
Rejects a waiting call 394
COMAND controller
Overview
0043
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display. You can:
R
call up menus or lists
R scroll within menus or lists and
R exit menus or lists
Operation Example: operating the COMAND controller296
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The COMAND controller can be:
R
pressed briefly or pressed and held 0098
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
00790052007A
R slid left or right 009500520096
R slid forwards or backwards 009700520064
R slid diagonally 009100520078
Example of operation
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the 002Abutton.
Radio mode is activated.
X Select Radio
Radio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Confirm Station List Station List by pressing0098.
The station list appears.
Buttons on the COMAND controller Overview
0043
Back button (Y page 297)
0044 Clear button (Y page 297)
0087 Seat function button (Y page 318)
0085 Favorites button (Y page 314)
i If your vehicle is not equipped with the
seat function button, it features two
favorites buttons.
i For AMG vehicles: the COMAND
Controller is configured with buttons 0043
and 0044. Back button
You can use the
003Dbutton to exit a menu
or to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the003D
back button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X To call up the basic display: press and
hold the 003Dback button.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode.
Clear button
X To delete individual characters: briefly
press the 0084clear button.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold
the 0084 clear button.
Seat function button
You can use the 0050button to call up the
following seat functions:
R Multicontour seat (with 4-way lumbar
support)
R Active multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
R Balance (seat heating distribution)
More information on the seat functions
(Y page 318).
Favorites button
You can assign predefined functions to
the 0080 favorites button and call them up by
pressing the button (Y page 314). At a glance
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Using COMAND
Selecting a main function Address entry menu
0043
Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination
Destination by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar 0043.
X Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The system menu appears. Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
0043
Calls up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on,
triangle 0043appears next to the entry in the
main function bar. You can now select an
associated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
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X
Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio
Radio , by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
Radio mode is activated.
Selecting a menu item X
Select the station by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The station is set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0043control knob.
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 audio or video source will also be
switched off. Switching the sound on or off Audio/video source sound
X
Press the 0063button on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 006Bsymbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video 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.
Switching off navigation announcements
X Navigation announcements: press the
0063 button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on
X Press the 0063button again.
The navigation announcements are active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0043 control knob.
R or after starting route guidance
Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X
Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes. At a glance
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You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R voice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the sound settings Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu in radio mode. X
Press the 002Abutton.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and
balance for radio mode.
Adjusting treble and bass Setting the bass
X
Select Treble Treble orBass Bass in the sound menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting balance and fader Setting the balance300
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With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or
front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the front or the rear of
the vehicle.
You can adjust the fader depending on the
vehicle model.
Equipped with Bang & Olufsen sound
system: for the best sound focus, choose the
setting 0
0.
X Select Bal/Fad
Bal/Fad (balance/fader) in the
sound menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a balance setting by sliding 009500520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
Surround sound General notes
If your vehicle is equipped with surround
sound, you can use one of two sound
systems:
R
harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system allows you to set the
optimum surround sound in the vehicle
interior (Y page 302).
R Bang & Olufsen sound system
(Y page 303)
Both sound systems are available for the
following operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R satellite radio
R audio CD
R audio DVD (MLP, dts, PCM and Dolby
Digital audio formats)
R MP3 (including SD memory card and USB
storage device)
R Media Interface
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode R
video DVD (PCM, dts and Dolby Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be
necessary to set the audio format
(Y page 483).
Discs which support the audio formats
mentioned have the following logos: At a glance
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harman/kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system The example describes how to set the
surround sound for radio mode.
X To switch surround sound on/off: press
the 002A button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select surround surround and press0098to confirm.
X Select Logic7
Logic7 ®
®
On
On orLogic7
Logic7 ®
®
Off
Off by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu
is exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 003D back button or slide 009500520096the
COMAND controller.
i Please note the following: for the
optimum audio experience for all passengers when Logic7
®
is switched on,
the balance should be set to the center of
the vehicle interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing high-quality audio and video DVDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/s.
Surround sound playback does not
function for mono signal sources, such as
for AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from
conventional stereo playback.
i The Logic7
Logic7 ® ®
On
On function creates a
surround sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings,
for example. It enables optimum playback
of music and films on CD, audio DVD or
video DVD with multichannel audio
formats, such as MLP, dts or Dolby Digital.
This results in sound characteristics like
those intended by the sound engineer
when the original was recorded.
i If you select Logic7
Logic7 ® ®
Off
Off , the sound
system plays the tracks as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
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