2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation system

audio, 10 GB Media Register on the hard
drive
- Music search using all media
R Sound system
You can select from three sound systems:
- Standard sound system
- Burmester ®
surround sound system
- Burmester high-end 3D surround sound
system for ultimate listening pleasure
R Navigation system
- Destination entry using keyword search
- Realistic 3D map with textured city mod-
els
- Personal POIs and routes using SD mem-
ory card
- Navigation functions for passengers,
such as Drive Information and Google™
Maps
- Dynamic route guidance via SIRIUS sat-
ellite radio
R Communication
- Messaging functions (text messages,
email)
- Address book
- Internet browser
- Mercedes-Benz Apps with Google™
Local Search, Destination Download,
Weather, Facebook, Google™ Street
View, Internet radio, stock prices, news
and much more
- WiFi interface for the connection of a
smartphone to COMAND and the option
of remote control for the front passenger (SPLITVIEW) and the Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System
- Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
- WiFi hotspot functionality to connect a
tablet PC or laptop in order to enable
access to the Internet using the custom-
er's mobile phone R
SIRIUS Weather
- Weather data as an information chart
(current forecast, 5-day preview,
detailed information)
- Weather data on the weather map, e.g.
rain radar data, storm characteristics
and the track of tropical cyclones (hurri-
canes, typhoons)
R Vehicle functions
- Vehicle settings, such as ambient light-
ing, belt adjustment and tow-away alarm
- 360° camera
- Rear view camera
- Climate control functions, such as cli-
mate mode, perfume atomizer and aux-
iliary heating
- Setting the multicontour seat with new
massage program
R Favorites button
Fast access to up to twelve favorites func-
tions using the favorites button and num-
ber keys on the telephone keypad (if avail-
able) or the favorites button on the touch-
pad (if available).
R Multi-Seat Entertainment System
- All passengers have access to entertain-
ment options via COMAND
- Digital remote control operation and dig-
ital cordless headphones COMAND display
General notes !
Do not use the space in front of the dis-
play for storage. Objects placed here could
damage the display or impair its function.
Avoid any direct contact with the display
surface. Pressure on the display surface
may result in impairments to the display,
which could be irreversible.
Wearing polarized sunglasses may impair
your ability to read the display.
The display has an automatic temperature-
controlled switch-off feature. The brightness 20
OverviewAt a glance

Buttons and controller
Overview 0043
Switches COMAND on/off
0044 Adjusts the volume or mutes
0087 Telephone keypad
0085 Back button
0083 Seat adjustment button
0084 Navigation button
006B Radio button
006C Media button
006D Telephone, address book and Internet button
006E Vehicle and system settings button
006F Controller
0070 007D Favorites button
The image shows the equipment with telephone keypad. Overview
23At a glance

0043
Switches COMAND on/off
0044 Adjusts the volume or mutes
0087 Touchpad
0085 Back button
0083 Seat adjustment button
0084 Navigation button
006B Radio button
006C Media button
006D Telephone, address book and Internet button
006E Vehicle and system settings button
006F Controller
The image shows the equipment with touchpad.
Back button You can use the
0038button to exit a menu or
to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
X To exit the menu: briefly press the0038
button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
X To call up the basic display: press the
0038 button for longer than two seconds.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode. Telephone keypad The telephone keypad is touch-sensitive: as
soon as one or several of the keys are gently touched, the telephone keypad is shown in
the COMAND display. The key being touched
is highlighted.
Alternatively, COMAND may be equipped
with a touchpad.
Controller The controller is used to:
R select menu items from the COMAND dis-
play
R enter characters 24
OverviewAt a glance

R
enter a destination on the map
R save entries
The controller can be:
R turned
R slid left or right1
R slid forwards or back 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed briefly or pressed and held Touchpad
Alternatively, COMAND may be equipped
with a touchpad instead of a telephone key-
pad.
As an alternative to the controller, the touch-
pad enables menu items to be selected and
character entry including handwriting recog-
nition, for example.
X To activate the touchpad: press the sur-
face of the touchpad.
Further information (Y page 30)Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 008Bbutton on the center con-
sole to the right of the controller.
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 media source will also be switched
off. Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for media sources X
Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the media source currently
selected changes.
Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements During traffic or navigation announcements:
X Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
i You can set the volume for navigation
announcements to be different from the
volume of the respective media source.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
i Setting the volume for the Voice Control
System voice output, see the separate
operating instructions. Basic COMAND functions
25At a glance

Switching the sound on or off
Media source sound X
Press the thumbwheel beside the control-
ler.
or X Press the 0063button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
i If the audio output is switched off, the
status line will show the 0063symbol. If
you switch the media 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 announce-
ments.
Switching navigation announcements
off and on again X
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: press the thumbwheel beside the
controller during the announcement.
The Spoken
Spoken driving driving recommendations
recommendations
have been deactivated
have been deactivated message
appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on: switch COMAND off and then on
again (Y page 25).
or
X Start a new route calculation (Y page 86).
or
X Select 006A: while route guidance is active,
show the menu and press the controller
(Y page 107). Function menu
X
Press the 00FDbutton or the 00CB,002A,
002B, or 00D4button.
Media: the basic display for the last media
source set appears.
Navigation: the map or the last navigation
menu called up appears.
Radio: the basic menu of the last radio
mode set appears.
Communication: the basic menu of the
last communication function set appears
(telephone, address book, Internet).
Vehicle functions: the basic display
appears.
X For radio, media and telephone: press
the 002A, 00FDor002B button repeatedly.
The menu for the available radio modes,
media sources or communication functions
is displayed. X
To show the menu: slide4 the con-
troller.
The menu for the selected functions
appears. Depending on the operation, the 26
Basic COMAND functionsAt a glance

Additional display area
The additional display area occupies the left-hand or right-hand third of the display. You can
choose content information depending on the context. For instance, you can select an album
cover in media mode or a permanent display, such as a small navigation map, in the additional area on the display.
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 Display Display: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X Select Additional Display Area
Additional Display Area.
A menu appears.
X Select Context-dependent
Context-dependent, Navigation Map Navigation Map,Entertainment Information
Entertainment Information, SIRIUS
SIRIUS
Weather
Weather, Consumption
Consumption orAnalog Clock
Analog Clock.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
R Context-dependent
Context-dependent
The additional area shows one of the following depending on the context, e.g. album cover in media mode.
R Navigation Map
Navigation Map
The navigation map is shown in the additional area.
R Entertainment Information
Entertainment Information
Entertainment information is shown in the additional area, e.g. album cover, artist and track.
R SIRIUS Weather SIRIUS Weather
SIRIUS weather information is shown in the additional area.
R Consumption Consumption
Consumption information is shown in the additional area.
R Analog Clock Analog Clock Display settings
45System settings

A clock is shown in the additional area.
Time settings
General information
COMAND can automatically set the time and date.
The following navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer/
standard time to be set correctly in order to
work properly:
R route guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
R calculation of expected time of arrival Switching automatic time on and off
The Automatic Time Settings
Automatic Time Settings function is
used to activate or deactivate the automatic
setting of the time and date. This function is
activated when the vehicle leaves the factory.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time
Time: slide 6, turn and press
the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Automatic Time Settings Automatic Time Settings:
press the controller.
X To switch the function on 0073or off 0053:
press the controller. Setting the time zone
To set the time zone, the Automatic Time
Automatic Time
Settings
Settings function must be activated
(Y page 46).
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time
Time: slide 6, turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears. X
To select Time Zone:
Time Zone:: turn and press the
controller.
A list of countries appears. The 003Bdot indi-
cates the current setting.
X Select the country you are currently in by
turning and pressing the controller.
The country is accepted.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
X To select the desired time zone: turn and
press the controller.
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available options for setting
summer time appears (Y page 46). Setting summer and standard time
You can use the Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings Time
(Summer)
(Summer) menu to set automatic summer
time changeover or switch the summer time
setting on or off. The changeover to summer
time advances the time by one hour.
The Daylight Savings Time (Summer) Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
menu or the Automatic
Automaticoption is not availa-
ble in all countries.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select Time
Time: slide 6the controller,
turn and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings Time
(Summer)
(Summer): turn and press the controller.
A list of available options for setting
summer time appears.
X To select Auto Auto,On
OnorOff
Off : turn and press
the controller. 46
Time settingsSystem settings

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