2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class set tv

Entering characters:
X Turn and press the controller.
The character selected in character bar 0085
is entered into text message input line 0087.
Deleting characters:
X To switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select 0042: turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
Deleting an entire entry:
X To switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select 0042: turn and hold the controller
until the entire entry has been deleted.
Changing the country setting for the char- acter bar:
X To switch to the bottom line of the charac-
ter bar: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select 0054: turn and press the control-
ler.
The available languages are displayed.
X To select the language: turn and press the
controller.
The country setting for the character bar
has been changed. Further functions available in the charac-
ter bar Symbol Function
0062
Switches between digits and
symbols
0069
Switches the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
0054
Changes the country setting for
the character bar
0042
Deletes a character/an entry
005F,
0060 Selects the input line
005D,
005E Moves the cursor within the
input line
0054
Finishes an entry
0039
Cancels input
007D
Inserts a paragraph
Character entry (navigation)
Character entry options
You can enter characters using the controller, or the telephone keypad or the touchpad,
depending on the vehicle equipment. With thecontroller, you enter characters using a char-
acter bar. By pressing the corresponding key
one or more times, you can enter the charac- ters via the telephone keypad. To enter using the touchpad, draw the character in the entry
field. COMAND supports this using a hand-
writing recognition function. Character entry (navigation)
37At a glance

X
To change the character bar language:
slide 6and turn the controller, then
press it after selecting 0054.
A menu appears.
X To select the language: turn and press the
controller.
The character set for the selected language
is set.
The character bar entry functions are listed in
the table. Symbol Function
0062
Switches between digits and
symbols
0069
Switches the character bar to
uppercase/lowercase letters
0054
Changes the character bar lan-
guage
0042
Deletes a character/an entry
00D3
Switches to keyword search
(Y
page 87) 005F,
0060 Selects the input line
005D,
005E Moves the cursor within the
input line
0054
Confirms an entry
0039
Cancels input Character entry (navigation)
39At a glance

Your COMAND equipment
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Display settings .................................. 44
Time settings ....................................... 46
Text reader settings ............................48
Voice Control System settings ..........48
WiFi ...................................................... 48
Bluetooth ®
settings ............................ 51
Automatic volume adjustment ..........51
Setting the system language .............52
Assigning a favorites button ..............52
Importing/exporting data ..................54
Reset function ..................................... 55 43Sys
tem settings

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. Display settings
Setting the brightness
The brightness detected by the display light
sensor affects the setting options for this
function. X
Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings : slide005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Display
Display : turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select Brightness Brightness .
A control appears.
X Select the desired brightness. i
The display brightness can be adjusted
individually for the two COMAND displays
at night using the controller. Display design
The COMAND display features optimized
designs for operation during daytime and
night-time hours. You can set the design by
manually selecting day or night design or opt
for an automatic setting.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings System Settings : slide005200C5,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Display Display: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears.
X Select Day Mode
Day Mode ,Night Mode Night Mode orAuto
Auto .
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day Mode
Day Mode The display is set perma-
nently to day design. Night Mode
Night Mode The display is set perma-
nently to night design. Auto
Auto If the
Auto
Autosetting is
selected, COMAND eval-
uates the readings from
the automatic vehicle
light sensor and auto-
matically switches
between the display
designs. 44
Display set
tingsSystem settings

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

Setting Function
Automatic
Automatic The summer and
standard time are
automatically
changed over.
On On The clock is
advanced one hour
ahead of standard
time.
Off Off The standard time
for the chosen time
zone is selected.
Manual time setting
Using the manual time settings, you can set
the time forwards or backwards by up to sev- eral hours.
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 Set Time Manually Set Time Manually: turn and
press the controller.
A menu with an analog clock appears.
X To set the hour: turn the controller.
X To highlight minutes: slide 9the con-
troller.
X To set minutes: turn and press the control-
ler.
The time is accepted. The
Automatic Time Settings Automatic Time Settings function
is deactivated 0053.
If Automatic
Automatic is set for the summer time
changeover, a prompt will appear asking
whether the automatic changeover should
be maintained between summer and winter
time.
The Daylight Savings Time (Summer) Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
menu or the Automatic
Automaticoption is not avail-
able in all countries.
i If
Automatic Time Settings
Automatic Time Settings is reacti-
vated, the previous settings for time zone
and summer time changeover are restored. Setting the time and date format
Use this function to set the time and date for-
mat for all displays in the vehicle.
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 Format Format: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select the desired date format: turn and
press the controller.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X To select the desired time format: turn and
press the controller.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting. Abbreviation Meaning
YYYY/MM/DD YYYY/MM/DD Year/Month/Day
date format, year (all
four digits) YY/MM/DD YY/MM/DD Year/Month/Day
date format, year
(two digits)
MM/DD/YYYY MM/DD/YYYY Month/Day/Year
date format, year (all
four digits) Time settings
47System settings

Abbreviation Meaning
DD/MM/YYYY
DD/MM/YYYY Day/Month/Year
date format, year (all
four digits) HH:MM (24 hrs) HH:MM (24 hrs) Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time for-
mat)
HH:MM (AM/PM) HH:MM (AM/PM) Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time for-
mat)
Text reader settings
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 Text Reader Speed Text Reader Speed: turn and
press the controller.
A list appears.
X Select Fast
Fast, Medium Medium orSlow
Slow.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
The help window also shows you information
on audible instructions:
R during individualization
R during subsequent operation of the Voice
Control System.
X Press the 00D4button.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: slide 005200C5,
turn and press the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Voice Control
Voice Control: turn and press
the controller. X
Select Help Window Help Window .
You have switched the help window on 0073
or off 0053.
More information on the Voice Control Sys-
tem is available in the separate operating
instructions. Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice. This will help improve voice recognition (see the
separate operating instructions). WiFi
Overview
Conditions:
To establish a WiFi connection between
COMAND and a WiFi-enabled device, such as a tablet computer or smartphone:
R WiFi must be activated at COMAND and at
the device to be connected.
If COMAND is to be used as a WiFi hotspot:
R COMAND must be connected to an Inter-
net-enabled mobile phone via Bluetooth ®
or USB.
R The Internet access data for the mobile
phone network provider must be selected
or set for COMAND.
R There must be an Internet connection to
COMAND. 48
WiFiSystem settings