2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class display

X
In radio mode: press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available.
X To select the desired station: turn and
press the controller.
Using direct entry X
In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller
X Select Direct Entry
Direct Entry.
An additional menu appears.
HD FM radio mode: X To select the HD
HDFM
FM Frequency
Frequency option: turn
and press the controller.
X Enter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
HD/MW radio mode:
X To select the HD
HD AM
AM Frequency
Frequency option: turn
and press the controller.
X Enter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
Satellite radio mode
X To select the SatRadio Channel
SatRadio Channel option:
turn and press the controller.
X Enter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field. Station presets:
X To select the Radio Station Presets
Radio Station Presets
option: turn and press the controller.
X Enter the station preset of the desired sta-
tion.
Using the search function X
In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
X Select 00D3and enter the first letters of the
required station using the controller.
X Press OK
OKto confirm.
COMAND displays a list of available sta-
tions.
X To select stations from the list: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
Using station presets X
Quick setting:
Briefly press a number key, e.g. 0082.
The station stored in second place is set. Switching HD Radio on/off
X In radio mode: slide the controller 00520064.
X Select Options Options.
X By selecting 0073or0053 before HD
HDradio
radio, you
determine whether HD radio is switched on or off.
If HD radio is switched off, the system does
not switch to digital radio and it is not possible to select any sub-channels. Tagging music tracks
If an Apple device is connected, the music
tracks and artist displayed in the radio text
can be stored. The "tag music track" function
allows you to transfer the music track cur-
rently playing to an Apple ®
device and then
purchase it in the iTunes ®
store. 200
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X
In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X Select Options
Options.
X Select Tag This Track
Tag This Track.
A message appears in COMAND about stor-
ing the track information. Station Information
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X You can determine whether or not the
artist, track or station name are shown in
the main display area with 0073or0053 before
Show Station Information
Show Station Information. Station list
X In radio mode: press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available. Saving stations
i Frequencies are already stored in
COMAND. There are 100 preset positions
available.
Quick save
X Press a number key, such as 0082. The sta-
tion is saved to second place in the radio
station presets. Storing current stations
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Edit List
Edit List.
X Select the position of the required preset:
turn the controller.
This can also be a preset position that is
already occupied, which is then overwritten
by the current station.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
An additional menu appears.
X To select the Save Current Station/
Save Current Station/
Channel Channel option: turn and press the con-
troller.
The currently set station is stored in the
selected preset position.
or
X In the main display field, press and hold the
controller.
A list of current allocated preset positions
appears.
X To select the position of the required preset
and confirm: turn the controller and press.
Moving highlighted stations
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Edit List
Edit List.
X To select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
An additional menu appears.
X To select the Move Highlighted Sta‐
Move Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channel
tion/Channel option: turn and press the
controller.
The list of stored stations appears again.
X To move the highlighted station to the new
position: turn the controller and press to
confirm. Radio mode
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Deleting highlighted stations
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options
Options in the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Edit List
Edit List.
X To select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
X Slide 00520096the controller.
X To select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐
Delete Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channel
tion/Channel option in the additional
menu: turn and press the controller.
X If you really wish to delete the highlighted
station, select Yes Yes: turn and press the con-
troller. Otherwise, select No
No: turn and press
the controller. Calling up sound settings
X In radio mode: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Sound
Sound in the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The sound menu appears (Y page 250).Radio text
This function is available in HD and FM/AM
radio mode.
Radio text is additional data, metadata or
similar that, in addition to displaying the artist and track, also includes information on the
current program.
X To switch on radio text view: in radio mode,
slide 00520064the controller.
The Radio menu bar is shown. X
To select Info Info: turn and press the control-
ler.
With an active Info
Infobutton, a larger view of
the radio station set will be shown together
with radio text information in place of the list
of stations. The frequency is visible in the
context display.
X To switch on radio text plus: in radio mode,
slide 00520064the controller.
The Radio menu bar is shown.
X Select Info
Info.
The display switches back to the radio sta-
tion overview with radio text plus informa-
tion. Satellite radio
General notes
The satellite radio mode requires satellite
radio equipment and registration with a sat-
ellite radio provider.
Note that the categories and channels shown in the illustrations depend on the program
content offered by the provider. The illustra-
tions and descriptions in these operating
instructions may therefore differ from the
channels and categories offered by the pro-
vider.
SatRadio mode may be temporarily unavaila-
ble or interrupted for a variety of reasons.
These include environmental or topographi-
cal conditions as well as other factors beyond
the control of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. This means operation may not be possible in cer-
tain areas.
These include:
R tunnels
R parking garages
R locations inside or next to buildings
R locations in the vicinity of other structures
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio offers more than
140 digital-quality radio channels providing
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment. 202
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SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio employs a fleet of
high-performance satellites to broadcast
around the clock throughout the USA and
Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the
SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Your new Mercedes-Benz vehicle comes with SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio pre-installed at the
factory. This service is free for a six-month
trial period. About a month before the trial
period ends, information will be provided on
how to extend this subscription. An acoustic
signal sounds and a message is shown,
describing how the subscription can be
extended. Registering SatRadio
0043
Phone number of provider
0044 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on SatRadio mode (Y page 204).
The satellite radio main menu appears
showing the preview channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Service
Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears. Once the telephone connection has been
established:
X Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If activation is completed suc-
cessfully, the Updating Channels... Updating Channels...
message appears in the display, followed
by the satellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
i If registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed cor-
rectly, the Device Unavailable
Device Unavailable message
will appear. Satellite radio
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Switching to satellite radio
0043
Preset
0044 Channel name and channel number
0087 Channel information
0085 Category list
0083 Keyword search
0084 Options menu
006B Artist & track
006C Additional display area
Channel information 0087can be viewed in detail (Y page 207).
Additional display area 006Cshows the specific SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio logos of the different
channels.
X To select Radio
Radio in the main function bar: turn the controller and press to confirm.
If satellite radio mode was the last mode selected, it will now be active.
If another radio mode is switched on, you can now switch to satellite radio mode in the
carousel menu.
X To select Options
Options in the radio menu bar: turn and press the controller.
The message No Service
No Service appears if there is no signal. Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into vari-
ous categories. You can choose between var- ious categories such as News/Discussions,
Sports and Country (if available). The cate-
gory list is sorted alphabetically. The content
of the categories is sorted by channel num-
bers. X
To call up the category list: selectCat‐ Cat‐
egory
egory in the menu bar by turning and
pressing the controller.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the dis-
play. You hear the station last selected for
this category.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting. 204
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The
All
All Channels
Channels category is at the top of
the category list. This category enables you to browse all available channels. Selecting a channel
Channel search X
When the display/section window is
selected, slide 009500520096the controller.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected cat-
egory.
Entering channel numbers directly X
To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
X To select Enter Channel Enter Channel: turn and press
the controller.
An input menu appears.
X For the channel number, press the corre-
sponding number keys on the control panel
one after the other.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits.
Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list You can select the channel using the station
list displaying the artists and tracks that are
currently playing. X
To select Options Optionsin the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Current Station List with
Current Station List with
Artist & Title
Artist & Title: turn and press the con-
troller.
The channel list appears.
X Select the desired channel
Keyword search X
To select Options Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
X Select the required result.
The relevant channel is played. Memory functions
i There are 100 presets available.
X Quick store: press and hold a number key,
such as 0082. The channel is saved to the
second position in the radio channel pre-
sets.
X To store a channel using the edit func-
tion: select Options Options in the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Edit List
Edit List: turn and press the
controller.
The list of saved channels appears.
X To select the preset: turn the controller and
press for about 2 seconds.
The newly saved station overwrites the
existing preset. Satellite radio
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X
To select Options
Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To select Tag
Tag this
this Track
Track : turn and press
the controller.
A message about saving this music track on
the Apple ®
device appears. Displaying information
X
To select Info Infoin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the channel logo
R the channel abbreviation
R the artist of the track that is currently being
played
R the current track
X To return to the radio display: select
Info Info: slide 00520064and press the controller. Displaying service information
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the ver-
sions available.
X To select Options
Options in the menu bar: slide
00520064 and press the controller.
X To select Service
Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The provider's details appear. X
To return to the main display: press the
0038 button. Channel list updates
During reception of a new channel list, the
Updating Channels... Updating Channels... message is shown.
The station last selected is switched to mute until the update has been completed. Sat
Radio mode is not available during this proc-
ess.
Once the update has been completed, the Sat Radio basic menu appears. The station previ-
ously selected will be played if it is still avail-
able. Sound settings
Information on sound settings (Y page 250). Satellite radio
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Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of pur-
chase. Country-specific differences are pos-
sible. 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 equip-
ment on your COMAND 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. Activating media mode
General notes
There are several ways to activate media
sources using COMAND.
The relevant sections of the Operator's Man-
ual describe the simplest way to activate a
media source.
This section describes all options for activat-
ing media sources. Using the MEDIA button
X Press the 00FDbutton.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
X To select media sources: turn the controller
until the desired media source is in the
center. Press the controller.
The media sources appear in the following
order:
R CD/DVD
R Memory card
R Media Register
R Vehicles without Media Interface: USB 1
and USB 2
R Vehicles with Media Interface: Media
Interface 1 and Media Interface 2 R
BT audio
R TV (if your vehicle is equipped with a TV)
R AUX
If playable music files are found, they will be played by COMAND.
X To display the function bars: slide 00520064the
controller. Switching on automatically
After an external media source has been con-
nected, COMAND will only activate the cor-
responding media mode automatically in the
case of CDs and SD cards. When using USB
devices, depending on the vehicle's equip-
ment, the relevant Media Interface 1, 2 or
USB 1, 2 basic display must already be acti-
vated.
External media sources:
R Apple devices (e.g. iPhone ®
)
R USB devices (e.g. USB stick, MP3 player)
R CD
R DVD
R SD cards
R via AUX cable (automatic activation
depends on the device connected)
R via devices connected by Bluetooth ®
If playable music files are found, they will be
played by COMAND.
i If a media function is already switched on
in COMAND, this will be interrupted and the
basic display of the newly connected
device will appear.
If another function, such as navigation, is
operating, the basic display will not change.
Only the music from the newly connected
media source will play 210
Activa
ting media modeMedia