2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class language

Switching automatic volume adjust-
ment on and off
X Press the 00D4button
or
X Press Vehicle
Vehicle in the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Automatic Volume Adjust‐ Automatic Volume Adjust‐
ment
ment: turn and press the controller.
Switch the function Automatic Volume
Automatic Volume
Adjustment
Adjustment on0073 or off 0053. Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the naviga-
tion messages. The selected language affects the characters available for entry.
i The navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is
not available, the navigation announce-
ments will be in English.
i When you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If it is not supported by
the Voice Control System, English will be
selected.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Language Language: turn and press the
controller.
The list of languages appears. The 003Bdot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the desired language.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. Assigning a favorites button
Vehicles equipped with a touchpad
You can call up the favorites function via the
Favorite
Favorite Functions Functions function in the system
menu or via the favorites button on the touch- pad.
To call up the Favorites function via the
system menu:
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings System Settings: slide 005200C5
and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Favorite Functions Favorite Functions : press the
controller.
The favorites are displayed.
X To select the desired function, e.g. Phone‐ Phone‐
book
book: turn and press the controller.
To call up the Favorites function via the
touchpad:
X Press the favorites button on the touchpad.
The favorites are displayed.
X To select the desired function, e.g. Phone‐ Phone‐
book
book: turn and press the controller.
The Favorites function can be exited at any
time. To exit the Favorites function:
R Press the Favorites button again
R Press the 0038button on the controller
R Select the 0038button in the display
Further information on favorites (Y page 41). Vehicles equipped with a telephone
keypad
You can display the favorites by pressing the 007D button on the telephone keypad. You
can edit the favorites via the Favorite Favorite
Functions
Functions function in the system menu.52
Assigning a favorites buttonSystem settings

Requirement for exploring a destination: mbrace must be activated for Internet access
(Y page 173). Keyword search
Entering keywords The keyword search is used to help find des-
tinations using fragments of words. The key-
word search is tolerant of errors. It can be
used for an address or a POI. For example,
you can search for the Houses of Parliament
or Big Ben. The keyword search finds geoto-
lerant hits. If, for example, you are searching for a street located on the edge of a city, thesearch will also cover adjacent smaller cities.
The keyword search supports languages
using Latin characters.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Destination
Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search .
X Enter the first few letters of the city and
street, e.g. STUT STUTandKÖN
KÖN.
While entering the information, the number of exact matches/all hits is shown.
---/---
---/--- is displayed if fewer than three
characters have been entered.
999+
999+ is displayed if there are too many hits.
X Select OK
OK. The search results are divided into catego-
ries, such as addresses. The number of
exact/total hits is shown in brackets.
The search results will be displayed if
POI POI
Search
Search and/orFuzzy
FuzzySearch
Search are enabled in
the search options.
Selecting an address
X Press the controller.
The search results are displayed. Exact hits are shown at the very top of the list.
Hits are listed alphabetically. The search term
that you entered is highlighted in orange in
the entries.
X To select an entry: turn and press the con-
troller.
The address entry menu appears, showing
the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start
(Y page 86). Destination input
87Navigation Z

X
To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Traffic
Traffic Information
Information On
OnMap
Map:
turn and press the controller.
X Select Incidents
Incidents,Speed Speed&
&Flow
Flow orFree
Free
Flow
Flow.
The display is activated 0073or deactivated
0053. Reading out traffic reports on the
route
Introduction The read-aloud function is only available while
route guidance is active. It reads out traffic
reports affecting the current route.
You can select from the following text reader
properties:
R Language (Y page 52)
R Text reader speed (Y page 48)
You can start the text reader function man-
ually or set it to automatic.
Starting the text reader function man-
ually X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Read Out All Messages on Read Out All Messages on
Route
Route.
COMAND reads out the reports in
sequence.
If there are no reports for the route, the
Read
Read Out OutAll
AllMessages
Messages on
onRoute
Route menu
item is gray and cannot be selected.
X To cancel the read-aloud function: select
Cancel Read-Aloud Function
Cancel Read-Aloud Function.
COMAND reads out the current report and
then exits the read-aloud function. Automatic read-aloud function X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
X To select Traffic
Traffic: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Read Traffic Announcements
Read Traffic Announcements
Automatically
Automatically.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. Recalculating the route dynamically
The Dynamic Traffic Route Dynamic Traffic Route route type
takes into account all of the traffic reports it
receives for the current route when calculat-
ing the route (Y page 80).
If you have selected Dynamic Traffic Dynamic Traffic
Route
Route as the route type, COMAND guides you
to your destination along the updated route. Storing destinations
General notes
If a route to a destination has been calculated,
COMAND saves the destination to the last
destinations memory. If the memory is full,
COMAND overwrites the oldest destination.
When you save the current vehicle position or a crosshair position, this position is stored in
the "Last destinations" memory.
You can save destinations permanently in the
address book and on an SD memory card. For instance, this is possible immediately after
entering an address. Storing destinations
117Navigation Z

Symbols in the device list
Sym-
bol Explanation
00D3
New mobile phone found, not yet
authorized. 00DC
Mobile phone is authorized, but is
not connected. 0036
Mobile phone is authorized and
connected.
Authorizing a mobile phone (connect-
ing)
Authorization via Secure Simple Pairing If COMAND has found your mobile phone, you
can authorize (connect) it.
X To select a mobile phone from the device
list: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
A code is displayed in COMAND and on the
mobile phone.
The code is the same X COMAND: selectYes
Yes.
X Mobile phone: confirm the code. Depend-
ing on the mobile phone used, you may
have to confirm the connection to
COMAND and for the PBAP and MAP Blue-
tooth ®
profiles. The prompt to confirm may
take up to two minutes to be displayed. You may also save the confirmation on the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
The mobile phone is now authorized and
connected to COMAND. You can now
speak using the hands-free system.
To ensure an optimum language quality, you
can set the mobile phone's transmission and
reception volume (Y page 142). The code is different
X COMAND: selectNo
No.
The process is canceled. Repeat the
authorization.
Authorization via passkey entry (access
code) If COMAND has found your mobile phone, you
can authorize (connect) it.
X To select a mobile phone from the device
list: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
The input menu for the passkey is dis-
played.
The passkey is a one- to sixteen-digit num-
ber combination which you can choose
yourself.
X COMAND: enter the passkey using the
character bar.
X Select 0054once all the numbers have
been entered.
X Mobile phone: enter the same passkey
and confirm your entry. Depending on the
mobile phone used, you may have to con-
firm the connection to COMAND and for the
PBAP and MAP Bluetooth ®
profiles. The
prompt to confirm may take up to two
minutes to be displayed. You may also save the confirmation on the mobile phone (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
The mobile phone is now authorized and
connected to COMAND. You can now
speak using the hands-free system.
To ensure an optimum language quality, you
can set the mobile phone's transmission and reception volume (Y page 142).
If the Authorization Failed Authorization Failed message
appears, you may have entered a different
passkey or exceeded the prescribed time
limit. Repeat the procedure.
i Some mobile phones require a passkey
with four or more digits. 140
Connecting/disconnecting a mobile phoneTelephone

i
If you wish to re-authorize the mobile
phone after de-authorizing it, you can
choose another passkey for it.
i Mercedes-Benz recommends de-authori-
zation in COMAND and on the mobile
phone (Y page 142). Subsequent authori-
zation may otherwise fail. Establishing the connection from the
mobile phone
The Bluetooth ®
device name of COMAND is
"MB Bluetooth".
X COMAND: call up the telephone menu.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Connect Device Connect Device: turn the con-
troller and press to confirm.
The device list is displayed.
X To select Connect via Phone Connect via Phone: turn and
press the controller.
A message is displayed, stating that you
can start the search on your mobile phone.
X Mobile phone: start the search for a Blue-
tooth ®
device (see manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions).
COMAND is displayed with the name "MB
Bluetooth" in the mobile phone's device
list.
X Select "MB Bluetooth".
The following prompt appears in the
COMAND display Do you want
Do you want
Device_name to be authorized? Device_name to be authorized?
X COMAND: selectYes
Yes.
If No
No is selected, the procedure is canceled.
If your mobile phone supports Secure Sim- ple Pairing, a code is now displayed on both
devices.
The code is the same
X COMAND: selectYes
Yes.
X Mobile phone: confirm the code. Depend-
ing on the mobile phone used, you may
have to confirm the connection to
COMAND and for the PBAP and MAP Blue- tooth
®
profiles. The prompt to confirm may
take up to two minutes to be displayed. You
may also save the confirmation on the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
The mobile phone is now authorized and
connected to COMAND. You can now
speak using the hands-free system.
To ensure an optimum language quality,
you can set the mobile phone's transmis-
sion and reception volume (Y page 142).
The code is different
X COMAND: selectNo
No.
The process is canceled. Repeat the pro-
cedure.
If your mobile phone does not support Secure
Simple Pairing, an input menu is displayed for the passkey. The passkey is a one- to sixteen-digit number combination which you can
choose yourself. Enter the same passkey on
both COMAND and the mobile phone and
confirm. Depending on the mobile phone
used, you may have to confirm the connection
to COMAND and for the PBAP and MAP Blue-
tooth ®
profiles. Reconnecting automatically
COMAND always searches for the last con-
nected mobile phone.
If no connection can be made to the most
recently connected mobile phone, the system searches for the mobile phone that was con-
nected before that one. Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller. Connecting/disconnecting a mobile phone
141Telephone Z

The following sub-folders can be selected
for text messages and e-mails:
R Inbox
Inbox
This folder contains all the incoming mes-
sages.
R Outbox
Outbox
This folder contains all the outgoing mes-
sages.
R Drafts Drafts
This folder contains all the messages that
you have saved as a draft.
i Folders cannot be selected if they are
empty.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
sub-folder function may be available.
Read-aloud function for messages X
To start the read-aloud function: press the
controller when the message is displayed.
X To select Read Aloud
Read Aloud: turn and press the
controller.
COMAND reads out the message.
X To cancel the read-aloud function: press
the 0063 button.
or X Press the controller, select Cancel Read-
Cancel Read-
Aloud Function
Aloud Function and press the controller
again.
You can set the language (Y page 52)and the
speed (Y page 48)of the read-aloud function.
Displaying details and phone numbers COMAND can also show a shortened sender
display in full.
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select 0083: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller. X
To select Folder
Folder : turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Text Message Text Message orE-Mail
E-Mail : turn
and press the controller.
The selected folder is displayed.
X To highlight the desired message: turn the
controller.
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Details
Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The detailed view appears.
X To close the detailed display: slide8
the controller.
X To return to the telephone menu: press
the 003D button. Writing text messages
Writing a new text message Observe the requirements for the message
function (Y
page 155).
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select 0083: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller. 158
Messages (text messages and e-mails)Telephone

DVD playback conditions
If video DVDs do not conform to the NTSC or
PAL TV standards, they may create picture,
sound or other problems during playback.
COMAND is capable of playing back video
DVDs produced according to the following
standards:
R Region code 1 or region code 0 (no region
code)
R PAL or NTSC standard
You will generally find the relevant details
either on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.
i If you insert a video DVD with a different
region code, a message to this effect
appears.
i COMAND is set to region code 1 at the
factory. This setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. It is also possible to play video DVDs with a different
region code, provided that they are pro-
duced in accordance with the PAL or NTSC
TV standard. The region code can be
changed up to five times.
Control options There are four control menus available in
video DVD mode.
Most DVDs have their own control menu.
The DVD's control menu is operated directly
using the controller or DVD functions. Control menu and
function Operation
R
DVD's control
menu
Selection of title,
scene, language,
subtitles ... Operation with the
controller
R
Menu Options Options
Selection of
brightness, con-
trast, color, for-
mat Operation using the
menu bar/options/
video settings Control menu and
function Operation
R
Video menu
Selection of
scene, fast
forward/rewind In full-screen mode,
slide
005200C5 the con-
troller R
DVD functions
Selection of title,
scene, language,
subtitles ... In full-screen mode,
press the controller
Function restrictions
Depending on the DVD, certain functions or
actions may not function at all. The symbol
0047
appears in the display. Switching to video DVD mode
R Insert and eject a disc from the single drive
(Y page 212)
R Insert a disc into the DVD changer
(Y page 213)
R Eject a disc from the DVD changer
(Y page 214)
Further options for switching on:
R Use the number keypad (Y page 211)
R Use the main function bar (Y page 211)
R Use the device list (Y page 211)
R Use the 00FDbutton (Y page 210) Video DVD
mode
241Media Z

Showing the DVD's control menu
X To select Menu
Menufrom the DVD functions
menu: turn and press the controller.
The DVD functions menu is hidden and the
DVD's menu entries (e.g. scenes, language,
trailers) are displayed.
X To select a menu entry: turn and press the
controller. Video menu
0043
Type of data medium
0044 Current title
0087 Shows the menu bars for the DVD basic
display
0085 Current scene
0083 Track time
Operating the video menu
X To show: in full-screen video mode, slide
00520064 the controller.
X To hide: slide 00970052the controller.
X To select the next/previous scene: turn the
controller clockwise/counter-clockwise.
X To fast forward/rewind: slide 009500520096and
hold the controller until the desired posi-
tion has been reached.
X To hide the video menu: slide 00970052the con-
troller.
X To show the menu bars for the DVD basic
display: press the controller.
The video menu is hidden and the DVD
basic menu appears. DVD functions
Showing/hiding the DVD functions X
To show DVD functions: in full-screen
video mode, press the controller.
The DVD functions menu is shown.
X To hide:
To select 0038from the DVD functions:
turn and press the controller
X To show the DVD basic display:
To select 00E2from the DVD functions:
turn and press the controller.
Overview of DVD functions 0043
Activates DVD control menu
0044 Hides DVD functions
0087 Shows the DVD basic display
0085 Confirms entry in control menu
0083 Navigates DVD lists
0084 Jumps to the start of the scene
006B Displays camera perspectives
006C Shows subtitles
006D Selects language
006E Stop function
006F Pause function 244
Video DVD modeMedia