2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class ECU

Tires
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 0077
The yellow tire pressure
monitor warning lamp
(pressure loss/
malfunction) is lit. The tire pressure monitor has detected a loss of pressure in at
least one of the tires.
G WARNING
With tire pressures which are too low, there is a risk of the fol-
lowing hazards:
R they may burst, especially as the load and vehicle speed
increase.
R they may wear excessively and/or unevenly, which may greatly
impair tire traction.
R the driving characteristics, as well as steering and braking, may
be greatly impaired.
There is a risk of an accident.
X Stop the vehicle without making any sudden steering or braking
maneuvers. Pay attention to the traffic conditions as you do so.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 171).
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Check the tires and, if necessary, follow the instructions for a
flat tire (Y page 548).
X Check the tire pressure (Y page 575).
X If necessary, correct the tire pressure. 0077
The yellow tire pressure
monitor warning lamp
(pressure loss/
malfunction) flashes for
approximately one
minute and then
remains lit. The tire pressure monitor is faulty.
G WARNING
The system is possibly unable to recognize or register low tire
pressure.
There is a risk of an accident.
X Observe the additional display messages in the multifunction
display.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop. 280
Warning and indicator lampsOn-board computer and displays

Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions COMAND asks for an
activation code during
the map update. The digital map is secured with an activation code.
X Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Telephone
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. General notes
Important safety notes G
WARNING
If you operate mobile communication equip-
ment while driving, you will be distracted from traffic conditions. You could also lose controlof the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate this equipment when the vehicleis stationary.
If you make a call on your mobile phone while
driving, always use hands-free mode. Only
use the mobile phone when road, weather
and traffic conditions permit. Some jurisdic-
tions prohibit the driver from using a mobile
phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), the vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
per second.
Excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation
may cause damage to your health and the
health of others.
There is scientific discussion surrounding the possible health risks posed by electromag- netic fields. You can reduce this risk by using
an exterior antenna.
Therefore, only use mobile communication
equipment if it is connected to the exterior
antenna of the vehicle.
Introduction COMAND provides telephony via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface.
When connecting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones with PBAP (Phone BookAccess
Profile), the contacts are automatically down- loaded to COMAND.
With a suitable mobile phone, you can use the
hands-free system and receive vCards via the
Bluetooth ®
interface.
You can use the text message function
(receiving and reading) if the mobile phone
supports the MAP (Message AccessProfile)
Bluetooth ®
profile.
You can obtain more detailed information
about suitable mobile phones and about con-
necting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phones to
COMAND on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) for
the USA or at 1-800-387-0100 for Canada. Telephone
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Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®
audio
device) must support the Bluetooth ®
version
2.1 for connection via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be con-
nected.
X If the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes Yesby pressing 0098.
If you select Yes
Yes, authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
X Confirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND. The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is "MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth".
Please note the following: some mobile
phones require that you establish the con- nection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. Connect Dev. from the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone
Connect via Phone and press0098
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
X Select COMAND ( MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
X Option 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
X Option 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do Do
you want to be
you want to be
authorized? authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes
Yes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
Waiting for
a Connection to a Connection to dev.>… dev.>… andConnecting Bluetooth
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles...
Profiles... are displayed. If the connec-
tion is successful, you see the telephone
basic menu and the connected mobile
phone is entered.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
X Select the mobile phone in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by turning 00790052007Athe 384
TelephoneCOMAND

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If a medium contains other files in addi-
tion to music files, the loading time before
the first track starts to play may be longer.
Inserting X Press the 0062button.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
X Insert a disc into the slot.
When a suitable data carrier is correctly
inserted, the drive draws it in and plays it.
Removing X Press the 0062button.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn in again automatically after a short
while and reloaded.
Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card General information
COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure
Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity) and SDXC
memory cards (Secure Digital eXtended
Capacity.
i Not all memory cards available on the
market are designed for the temperatures
which may be reached in the vehicle.
If the SD memory card is no longer in use,
you should remove it from COMAND. High
temperatures can damage the card.
Due to the wide range of SD memory cards
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of SD memory
card.
The readable storage capacity depends on
the memory card used. You can obtain fur-
ther information at any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. Inserting an SD memory card
X Insert the memory card into the slot on the
control panel until it engages in place. The
side with the contacts must face down-
wards and point towards the slot.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see a message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
Ejecting an SD memory card
X Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card from slot.
Connecting a USB device The USB port is located in the stowage com-
partment in the center console.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 V power supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick) to
the USB port.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will seea message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of USB device.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). The MTP mode must be
active. Audio
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X
Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists
Artists, and press0098
to confirm.
The album and cover (if available) are dis-
played. X
Confirm the album with 0098.
The tracks on the album are displayed. X
Select a track and press 0098to confirm.
Playback starts and the basic display
appears. MUSIC REGISTER
General notes !
Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An error in COMAND might result
in the loss of the music files stored in the
MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is not
liable for any loss of data.
You can store music files in a compressed
format in the MUSIC REGISTER (Y page 456).
The memory has a capacity of 10 GB.
Switching to the MUSIC REGISTER MUSIC REGISTER basic display
Example: MUSIC REGISTER
0043
Cover (if available)
0044 Track time
0087 Track number and name Audio
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X
Option 1: enter the passkey (Y page 383).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
X Option 2 (Secure Simple Pairing): if the
digit codes displayed in COMAND and on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device are the same,
confirm Yes Yesby pressing 0098.
If you select Yes
Yes, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is connec-
ted. Playback starts.
If you select No
No, authorization will be can-
celed.
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND cre-
ates a six-digit code, which is displayed on both devices that are to be connected
External authorization If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth
®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth ®
audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth ®
audio device can locate COMAND. The
Bluetooth ®
device name of COMAND is MB
MB
Bluetooth Bluetooth.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 463).
X Select BT
BTAudio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Confirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing 0098the COMAND controller. X
To search: confirmConnect via BT
Connect via BT
Audio Device
Audio Device by pressing the COMAND
controller 0098.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorize: start the authorization on
the Bluetooth ®
audio device, see the oper-
ating instructions of the Bluetooth ®
audio
device.
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Reconnecting a Bluetooth ®
audio device
The Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
R one of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth ®
audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
R the mobile phone takes over the automatic
connection itself.
A Bluetooth ®
audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐ No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nected
nected message appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth ®
audio
device:
Connecting last device
X Confirm Connect Last Device Connect Last Device in the
basic display by pressing 0098the COMAND
controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device Audio
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Overview
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop. G
WARNING
If objects such as headphones/headsets or
external audio/video sources are not secured in the passenger compartment, they can be
flung around and hit vehicle occupants. There
is a risk of injury, for example in the event of
sudden braking or a sudden change in direc-
tion.
Always stow these items or similar objects
carefully so that they cannot be flung around, for example in a lockable vehicle stowage
compartment.
Components The Rear Seat Entertainment System
includes:
R two screens for the rear behind the front-
seat head restraints
R two remote controls
R a CD/DVD drive
R AUX jacks on both screens (AUX display)
and on the CD/DVD drive (AUX drive)
R two sets of cordless headphones Rear Seat Entertainment System
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Back to the film
X Press the 003Dbutton repeatedly until you
see the movie.
or
X Select any menu item in the DVD menu and
press 008Bto confirm.
X Select the Back (to the movie)
Back (to the movie) menu
item in the menu and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
Setting the audio format This function is not available on all DVDs. If it
is available, you can set the audio language or
the audio format. The number of settings is
determined by the DVD content. It may also
be possible to access the settings from the
DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video
DVD-Video and press the 008Bbutton
on the remote control to confirm.
X Select DVD Functions
DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Audio Language Audio Language and press the008B
button to confirm.
A menu appears after a short while. The 0036
dot in front of an entry indicates the cur-
rently selected language.
X Select a language using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button.
Subtitles and camera angle These functions are not available on all DVDs.
The number of subtitle languages and camera
angles available depends on the content of
the DVD. It may also be possible to access the settings from the DVD menu.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the remote control
and show the menu.
X Select DVD-Video DVD-Video and press the 008Bbutton
on the remote control to confirm. X
Select DVD Functions DVD Functions and press the008B
button to confirm.
X Select Subtitles
Subtitles orCamera Angle Camera Angle and
press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
In both cases, a menu appears after a few
seconds. The 0036dot in front of an entry
indicates the current setting.
X Select a setting using the 00630064but-
tons and press the 008Bbutton to confirm.
X To exit the menu: press the0059or0065
button.
Interactive content DVDs can also contain interactive content
(e.g. a video game). In a video game, you may be able to influence events by selecting and
triggering actions. The type and number of
actions depend on the DVD.
X Select an action using the
006300650064 buttons on the
remote control and press the 008Bbutton to
execute it.
A menu appears and the first entry, Select Select,
is highlighted.
X Press the 008Bbutton. Operation with an active COMAND
source
Switching the function on/off in
COMAND You can transfer an audio or video source
selected in COMAND to the Rear Seat Enter-
tainment System. If you subsequently switch
modes in COMAND, the new source will not
be transmitted to the Rear Seat Entertain-
ment System.
X To switch on the function in COMAND:
switch to the desired audio mode in
COMAND, e.g. CD mode (Y page 446), or
show the menu in video DVD mode
(Y page 474).
X Select the menu item at the bottom left,
e.g. CD CDin audio CD mode, by sliding 00520064496
Rear Seat Entertainment SystemCOMAND