2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class navigation

You can use COMAND to operate the follow-
ing main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function
R the telephone function
R the video function
R the system settings
R the online and Internet functions
R the Digital Operator's Manual
(available depending on the vehicle model)
You can call up the main functions:
R using the corresponding buttons
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
R using the remote control
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
is automatically reduced if the temperature is
too high. The display may temporarily switch
off completely. 286
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Display overview
Example display for radio
0043
Status bar
0044 Calls up the audio menu
0087 Main function bar
0085 Display/selection window
0083 Radio menu bar
Status bar 0043displays the time, the current mobile phone network provider and the signal
level.
The main functions – navigation, audio, telephone and video – feature additional menus. This
is indicated by triangle 0044. The following table lists the available menu items.
Main function bar 0087allows you to call up the desired main function. When the main function
is activated, it is identifiable by the white lettering.
In the example, the radio mode is switched on within the audio main function, display/selec-
tion window 0085is active.
Menu bar 0083allows you to operate the radio functions. At a glance
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COMAND control panel
Function Page
0043
Switches to radio mode 435
Switches wavebands 436
Switches to satellite radio 440
0044
Switches to navigation
mode 319
Shows the menu system 320
0087
Press
003Arepeatedly • Switches to audio CD and
MP3 mode 446
• Switches to memory card
mode 446
• Switches to MUSIC REG-
ISTER
455
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
446
• Switches to Media Inter-
face or audio AUX mode
466
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 463
0085
Calls up the telephone
basic menu: • Telephony via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface 385
0083
Load/eject button 445 Function Page
0084
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function 436
Rewinds 448
Selects the previous track 447
006B
Disc slot
• To insert CDs/DVDs 445
• To remove CDs/DVDs 445
• Updates the digital map 375
006C
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function 436
Fast forward 448
Selects the next track 447
006D
Clear button
• Deletes characters 302
• Deletes an entry 302At a glance
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Function Page
006E
Number pad
• Selects stations via the
station presets
436
• Stores stations manually 437
• Mobile phone authoriza-
tion 383
• Telephone number entry 387
• Sends DTMF tones 389
• Character entry 301
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory 503
0090
Displays the current
track being played 450
007D
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually 437
007D
Selects a track 447
006F
Switches COMAND on/off 295
Adjusts the volume 295 Function Page
0070
SD memory card slot 445
0071
Calls up the system menu 306
0072
Accepts a call 387
Dials a number 387
Redials 388
Accepts a waiting call 389
0073
Switches the sound on or
off
295
Switches the microphone
on/off
388
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
399
Switches off navigation
announcements
295
0074
Rejects a call 387
Ends an active call 390
Rejects a waiting call 389
COMAND controller
Overview
0043
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select the menu items in the COMAND display.
You can:
R call up menus or lists
R scroll within menus or lists and
R exit menus or lists Operation
Example: operating the COMAND controller
The COMAND controller can be:
R pressed briefly or pressed and held 0098
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
00790052007A
R slid left or right 009500520096
R slid forwards or backwards 009700520064
R slid diagonally 009100520078292
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Using COMAND
Selecting a main function Address entry menu
0043 Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar 0043.
X Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The system menu appears. Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
0043
Calls up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on, trian-
gle 0043appears next to the entry in the main
function bar. You can now select an associ-
ated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
CD is playing).
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio Radio, by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
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Selecting a menu item
X
Select the station by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The station is set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0043control knob.
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 audio or video source will also be
switched off.
Switching the sound on or off Audio/video source sound
X Press the 0063button on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 006Bsymbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video 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 off navigation announcements
X Navigation announcements: press the
0063 button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on
X Press the 0063button again.
The navigation announcements are active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0043 control knob
R or after starting route guidance
Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the fol-
lowing: R Navigation announcements
R Phone calls
R Voice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel. At a glance
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X
Select the 0042symbol and press 0098to
confirm.
R ABC
ABC (upper/lower case)
R 123
123 (digits)
R Other
Other (special characters such as @, €,
etc.)
Moving the cursor to the next data field 0043
Cursor (repositioned)
0044 005D and 005Esymbol to reposition the cur-
sor
While making an entry in the input menu
(Y page 393):
X Select the 005Dor005E symbol and press 0098to
confirm.
Deleting a character/an entry
While making an entry in the input menu
(Y page 393):
X To delete characters: press the0037but-
ton on the control panel.
or
X Select the 0084symbol by sliding 00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller.
X To delete an entry: press and hold the
0037 button on the control panel until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or X
Select the 0084symbol and press and hold
0098 the COMAND controller until the entire
entry has been deleted.
or
X Press and hold the 0084button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry is
deleted. Character entry (navigation)
General information The following paragraphs describe how to
enter characters using city input for
NEW NEW
YORK
YORK as an example.
If you want to use the address entry menu to enter a city, a street or a house number, for
example, COMAND offers you:
R a list with a character bar (option 1)
R a selection list (option 2)
You can enter the characters using either the character bar or the number keypad. In the
selection list, you select an entry to copy it to
the address entry menu.
Option 1: city list/street list with char-
acter bar X
Call up the city list with character bar
(Y page 323).
The alphabetically sorted city list shows the first available entries. 0043
Character N Nentered by the user
0044 Characters automatically added by
COMAND ANTICOKE
ANTICOKE At a glance
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longer. After this period, reactivation on the
front-passenger side means that the settings from the driver's side will be used.
Transferring the driver's website X
To switch on SPLITVIEW: select System
System
from the main function bar by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the dis-
play, and display 0044switches to Off
Off. X
Select 00A7in the main function bar with the
remote control.
A menu appears with the following options:
R Operator's Manual
Operator's Manual
R Enter URL Enter URL
R Internet Favorites
Internet Favorites
R Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps
R Internet Radio
Internet Radio
R Mercedes Mobile Website
Mercedes Mobile Website
R Transfer Driver's Website
Transfer Driver's Website
X Select Transfer
Transfer Driver's
Driver'sWebsite
Websitewith
the remote control.
You see the last website called up by the
driver.
Transferring a destination to the driver Using SPLITVIEW you can select a destination
from the front-passenger side and transfer
this to the driver's side. X
To switch on SPLITVIEW: select Settings
Settings
from the main function bar by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the dis-
play, and display 0044switches to Off Off.
X Select 00A7in the main function bar with the
remote control.
A menu appears.
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps with the
remote control.
You see the selection of Mercedes-Benz
Apps.
X Select Google Local Search Google Local Search with the
remote control.
Using a menu you can select a category for the destination.
X Select At Current Position At Current Position , for exam-
ple.
Using a menu you can determine the type
of search inquiry.
X Select Enter Enter Search
Search Term:
Term:, for example.
An input field appears.
X Enter the destination with the remote con-
trol and confirm the entry with 0070.
You see the results list from Google.
X Select the exact destination with the
remote control.
An additional menu appears.
X Select Navigate to Navigate to.
X A window appears on the driver's side with
the message: Accept the navigation
Accept the navigation
data from Mercedes-Benz Apps?
data from Mercedes-Benz Apps? System settings
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for 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. System settings
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