2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS-Class Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment
................160
General notes .................................... 160
Establishing/ending the connection 160
Google™ local search .......................161
Destination/route download ...........164
Options .............................................. 167
Other services ................................... 170
Internet radio .................................... 171
Internet .............................................. 172 159Online and Internet functions

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipmen tfor your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. General notes
Conditions for access
To use COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and
Internet access, the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R mbrace is activated and operational
R mbrace is activated for COMAND Online
Mercedes-Benz Apps and Internet access
Priorit yofconnections: an emergency call
has the highest priority. When a service call,
e.g. a breakdown service call or the MB Info
Call, is active, an emergency call can still be
initiated.
As ervice call, on the other hand, has priority
over acurrent Internet connection. Therefore,
you cannot establish an Internet connection
during a service call.
i The availability of individual COMAND
Mercedes-Ben zApps may vary depending
on the country.
i The terms of use are shown when
COMAND Online is used for the first time
and then once a year thereafter .Only read
and accept the terms of use when the
vehicle is stationary.
i Internet pages cannot be shown on the
driver's side while the vehicle is in motion. Establishing/ending the connection
Establishing the connection
Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y
page 160).
X Option 1: select the000Cicon in the main
functio nbar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 003C0012003D or slide 003400120035the COMAND
controller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created
(Y
page 177).
X Option 2: enteraweb address
(Y page 172). 160
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X
For both options, press 0037the COMAND
controller.
The Internet connectio nis established.An
active Internet connection is identified with
symbol 0001.The example shows the menu in
the Google™ Local Search( Ypage 161)
function.
X To cancel the connection: while the
connection is being established, confirm
Cancel by pressing
0037.
or
X Press the 003Abutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Ending the connection
You cannot end the connection yourself.
The Internet connection is automatically
terminated if the system does not recognize
any user input within a five-minute time
period.
i The 003A button is inoperative. Google™ local search
Calling up the local search menu
X
Select the 000Cicon in the main function bar
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0037to confirm.
The Mercedes-Ben zApps menu is
displayed.
X Bring the Google Local Search panel to
the front and press 0037to confirm.
X To exit the menu: selectBack by sliding
00120008 and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm. Search
Entr yrestriction It is only possible to enter a search term in
the input menu when th
evehicle is stationary. Google™ local search
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Entering a search term
Input menu
X
Confirm Search in the Local search menu
by pressing 0037.
The input menu appears.
X To enter using the character bar: enter
the search term.
X To enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid
succession.
The characte rappears when the key is
pressed. The first available character is
highlighted. X
After entering the search term, select
0004 by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Am enu appears. Here, you can select
where the destination search should begin. Selecting the search position
X
After a search term has been entered and
confirmed, a menu appears.
COMAND searches for available POIs for
the search term entered:
R near the curren tvehicle position
R along the calculated route
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near the destination
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near an address
X After selecting Near Destination , enter
an address and confirm.
The search results are displayed. Google™ search results (example)162
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Using search results
X
Select an entry in the list of search results
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X To show the detailed view: confirm
Details by pressing
0037the COMAND
controller.
The address of the selected entry is
displayed.
X To use a search result as the
destination: selectNavigate to by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 69).
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation.
i The search result is stored in the
"Last destinations" memory at the same
time (Y page 107). You can take the
destination from this memory and save it
permanently in the destination memory
(Y page 105).
X To call up adestination: selectCall with
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 134).
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call.
i If there is no phone number available, the
menu ite mcannot be selected. X
To import a destination: selectImport with the COMAND controller and press
0037
to confirm.
You can choose whether you want to save
the POI as a personal POI on the SD
memory card or in th eaddress book.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the Save As Personal POI menu item
cannot be selected.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 197). X
To save as apersonal POI: confirmSave As Personal POI by pressing
0037the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as apersonal POI on the
SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 85).
If the personal POI is saved on the SD
memory, you can also use it for route
calculation in another vehicle.
X To save to the address book: select
Save to Address Book by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Google™ local search
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Popular searches
This function allows you to search using
predefined search criteria.
X
Bring Popular Searches in the local
search menu to the front by turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
Am enu displays the available search
criteria. Example: popular Google™ searches
X
Select the search criteria and press 0037to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 162). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Search History
This function offers you the previous search
queries.
X
Bring Search History in the local search
menu to the front by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The previous search queries are shown
with the most recent at the top. X
Select the search criteria and press 0037to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 162). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Destination/route download
Introduction
You can send destinations and routes from
Google™ maps to the server and download
these via this function .You can use the 164
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destinations and routes for route guidance
and save them for further use.
In order to use the download destination/
route function, the mbrace system must be:
R activated
R set up
R and activated for COMAND and Internet
access services.
For information on the mbrace system, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual. Step 1: sending destinations/routes
to the server
X Call up the website for Google™ maps on
the Internet.
X Select the destination.
X Select "Mercedes-Benz" as the company
entry.
X Confirm "Send" on the Google™ maps
website.
The destinations/routes are sent to the
server.
i The availability of the Google™ maps
function is country-dependent. Step 2: downloading destinations/
routes from the server
Proceed as follows to use destinations/
routes that have been sent to the server:
X Select the 000Csymbol in the main function
bar by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and pressing 0037to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is
displayed. X
Bring the Dest./Route Download panel to
the front and press 0037to confirm.
i With Exit , you quit the destination/route
download.
With Options , you set the options for the
destination/route download
(Y page 169).
X Confirm the Dest./Route Download panel by pressing
0037.
Available routes and destinations are
shown in the list. You can save up to 20 routes and 50
destinations for your vehicle on the server
and display these in the list. If you send
further routes or destinations to the server,
the existing entries are deleted from the list.
i
The routes/destinations sent from
Google™ maps to the server are
automatically deleted from there after
seven days. Destination/route download
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Step 3: using destinations/routes
Calling up the menu X
Select an entry in the list by turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
Am enu appears.
Displaying details X
Confirm Details in the menu by pressing
0037 the COMAND controller.
The route or destination is displayed.
X To call up a POI: confirm the entry by
pressing 0037.
i You can use the function if:
R a mobile phone is connected
(Y page 128)
R the destination address contains a
telephone number Using as the destination
X
Select Navigate to in the menu by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 69).
i Aroute can only be stored as a personal
POI on an SD memory card or taken directly
for route calculation (Y page 167).
Calling up the destination X
Select Call in the menu by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 134).166
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