2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN ESP

XTo selectSystemSettings: slide6and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Favorite Functions: press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Assign Function: press the
controller.
The list of predefined functions appears.
XTo select the desired function, e.g. Enter‐
tainment: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect the desired function, e.g. Play
More Like This.
A menu appears with the prompt Please
select a favorites button:.
XTo select the desired button, e.g. m:
turn and press the controller.
A message appears stating that the button
has been assigned the selected function.
iFor certain functions, e.g. Assign Chan‐
nel/Station or Media Source, a mes-
sage appears. This explains how you can
save the desired station/channel directly
from the respective function menu in three
steps.
Overview of all current favorites:
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select SystemSettings: slide6and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Favorite Functions: press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Overview of Current Favor‐
ites.
An overview of all the current favorites
appears. Changing the alias:
XPress the
Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select SystemSettings: slide6and
press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Favorite Functions: press the
controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Change Alias.
A menu appears with the prompt Please
select a favorites button:.
XTo select the desired favorite, e.g. n:
turn and press the controller.
XEnter the desired alias and select b.
The alias is changed.
iUp to six characters are available for the
alias. An entry with fewer characters is also
possible.
Calling up a favorite:
XPress the gbutton.
You call up the favorites functions menu.
The g symbol lights up.
XPress a favorites button, e.g. n.
This calls up the predefined function.
XTo exit the favorites function menu:
press the gbutton.
The favorite functions menu is closed.
iIf you have pressed the gbutton and
do not press any other buttons, the favor-
ites functions menu is exited automatically
after 16 seconds.
You can select the following predefined func- tions in a menu, for example:
RSpoken Driving Recomm. On/Off: to
switch the current driving recommenda-
tions on/off.
RSound Menu: to call up the sound settings.
RFrom Mercedes-Benz Apps: to call up
apps for online and Internet functions.
Assigning a favorites button57
System settings
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When you activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea-
ture, the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
is also activated.
You can find further information on the crash-
responsive EASY-EXIT feature in the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Activating/deactivating the panel
heating
The panel heating function warms the surfa-
ces with which the vehicle occupants fre-
quently come into contact. Activation of the
panel heating using COMAND as described
below only works if seat heating is activated
(see the vehicle Operator's Manual).
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Panel Heating: turn and press
the controller.
XTo change the setting: turn the controller.
Activating/deactivating the acoustic
locking confirmation
You can also set an audible signal to confirm
that the vehicle has been locked.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Acoustic Lock Feedback: turn
and press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
You can find further information on the lock-
ing feature in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Activating/deactivating the seat-belt
adjustment function
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
XCall up Vehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select Belt Adjustment: turn and
press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
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Vehicle functions

Switching voice amplification on/off
XCall upVehicle Settings(Ypage 62).
XTo select VoiceAmplification: turn and
press the controller.
The function switches on or off, depending
on the previous setting.
Seats
Overview
Using the Tbutton next to the controller
or the seat settings menu item in the vehicle
menu, you can call up the following adjust-
ment functions:
RBackrest side bolsters
RLumbar
RShoulder area
RMassage
RDynamics
RSeat heating balance
iYou also can save and recall the current
settings of a seat function using the mem-
ory button and the corresponding memory
position switch. You can find further infor-
mation on the memory function in the vehi-
cle Operator's Manual.
Selecting the adjustment function
and seat
XPress the Tbutton.
The seat settings menu is shown.
or
XTo select Vehiclefrom the main function
bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo select SeatSettingsin the menu: turn
and press the controller.
The menu for selecting seat functions is
activated.
XTo select the required seat function: turn
and press the controller.
XTo switch between DriverandFront
Passenger: slide 1 the controller.
Adjustment functions
Adjusting the backrest side bolsters
XCall up the seat functions (Ypage 68).
XTo select Backrest Sides: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select a seat: slide 1the controller.
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Vehicle functions

XTo selectParental Control: turn and
press the controller.
The menu to select the side in the rear
compartment is activated.
XSelect Rear LeftorRear Right.
XTo select Lockto lock/unlock the rear
compartment displays: slide 9and
press the controller.
The display is locked, a corresponding mes-
sage with &appears on the screen.
Unlock
appears in the display.
Exiting the vehicle settings:
XTo select &: slide 6and press the con-
troller.
iThe volume can still be adjusted if you
have locked the rear compartment display. It can also be switched on/off using the
integrated switch.
360° camera
General notes
The 360° camera surveys the vehicle sur-
roundings and assists you, for example when
parking or at exits with reduced visibility.
The 360° camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your imme-
diate surroundings. You are always responsi-ble for safe maneuvering and parking. Make
sure that no persons or animals are in the
maneuvering range.
Further information on the 360°camera can
be found in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Displaying the 360° camera image
The 360° camera image can be displayed if:
Ryour vehicle is equipped with a 360° cam-
era
RCOMAND is switched on
Rthe 360° Camerafunction is switched on
XPress the Øbutton.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XSelect 360° Camera.
The 360° camera image appears in split-
screen mode.
You will see the previous view on the display
if, when the function is switched on:
Ryou turn the SmartKey to position 1in the
ignition lock
Ryou select transmission position P
Rwhen you are driving at moderate speeds
Manually switching the display
XTo select &: slide 6and press the con-
troller.
Automatically switching the display:
XYou can automatically switch the 360 cam- era display using reverse gear (
Ypage 77).
Switching the 360° camera auto-
matic mode on/off
This function activates the 360° camera
when reverse gear is engaged.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and
press the controller.
XSelect 360° Camera.
XSelectActivation by R gear.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
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Vehicle functions
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Opening the camera cover for clean-
ing
XTo selectOpenCameraCoverin the 360°
camera menu: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
The Please
Wait...message appears for
approximately three seconds.
The camera cover opens.
The camera cover closes automatically if:
Rthe ignition is switched off
Rthe vehicle exceeds a moderate speed
Rear view camera
General notes
The rear view camera covers the immediate
surroundings of the vehicle and assists you
when parking.
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your imme- diate surroundings. You are always responsi-
ble for safe maneuvering and parking. When
maneuvering or parking, make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the area
in which you are maneuvering.
You can find further information about the
rear view camera in the vehicle Operator's
Manual.
Switching the rear view camera auto-
matic mode on/off
This function activates the rear view camera
when reverse gear is engaged.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and
press the controller.
XSelect Rear View Camera.
The Rear View Camera
menu appears.
XSelect Activation by R gear.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
When you start the vehicle and engage
reverse gear, the camera cover opens auto-
matically if the function is activated. The
area behind the vehicle is shown with guide
lines in the display (see the vehicle Opera-
tor's Manual).
Object detection
The rear view camera can detect moving and
stationary objects. If, for example, a pedes-
trian or another vehicle is detected, these
objects are marked with bars. The system is
only able to detect and mark stationary
objects when your vehicle is moving. By con- trast, stationary objects will always be detec-
ted and marked.
Switching object detection on/off
XTo select Object Detectionin the rear
view camera menu: turn and press the con-
troller.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
Opening the camera cover for clean-
ing
XTo select Open Camera Coverin the rear
view camera menu: turn and press the con-
troller.
The Please
Wait...message appears for
approximately three seconds.
The camera cover opens.
The camera cover closes automatically if:
Rthe ignition is switched off
Rthe vehicle pulls away
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Vehicle functions

Your COMANDequipment
i
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all
th estandar dan doptional equipmen tof
your COMAN Dsystem, as available at th e
time of going to print .Country-specifi cdif -
ference sare possible. Bear in min dthat
your vehicle may no tfeature all function s
described here. Thi salso applies to safety-
relevant systems an dfunctions.
iRead th einformation on qualified special-
ist workshop sin th evehicle Operator's
Manual.
Introduction
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat einformation systems an dcom-
munication equipment integrated in th evehi-
cl e whil edriving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also los econtro l
of th evehicle. There is aris kof an accident.
Only operat eth eequipment when th etraffic
situation permits. If you are no tsur ethat this
is possible, par kth evehicle payin gattention
to traffic condition san doperat eth eequip-
men twhen th evehicle is stationary.
You mus tobserv eth elega lrequirements fo r
th ecountry in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin g
when operatin gCOMAND.
COMAN Dcalculates th erout eto th edestina -
tion without taking accoun tof th efollowing,
fo rexample:
Rtraffic lights
Rstop an dyield signs
Rmergin glanes
Rparking or stoppin gin ano parking/n o
stoppin gzone
Rother road an dtraffic rule san dregulation s
Rnarrow bridge s
COMAN Dcan giv eincorrec tnavigation com-
mands if th eactual street/traffic situation doe
sno tcorrespon dwit hth edigita lmap's
data. Digital map sdo no tcover all areas no r
all routes in an area. Fo rexamp
le,arou
t emay
hav ebee ndiverted or th edirection of aone-
way stree tmay hav echanged .
Fo rthis reason ,you mus talways observ e
road an dtraffic rule san dregulation sdurin g
your journey. Road an dtraffic rule san dreg -
ulation salways hav epriorit yover th esys -
tem' sdrivin grecommendations.
Navigation announcement sare intended to
direc tyou whil edrivin gwithout divertin gyour
attention from th eroad an ddriving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-
sultin gth emap display fo rdirections. Look -
in g at th eicon sor map display can distract
you from traffic condition san ddriving, an d
increase th eris kof an accident.
General notes
Operationa lreadines sof th enavigation
syste m
The navigation syste mmus tdetermin eth e
position of th evehicle befor efirst use or
wheneve roperational status is restored .
Therefore, you may hav eto drive fo r awhil e
befor eprecise rout eguidance is possible.
GP Sreception
Amon gother things, correc tfunctionin gof
th enavigation syste mdepend son GPS recep-
tion .In certain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may be interferenc eor
there may be no reception at all, e.g. in tun-
nels or parking garages .
Using roof carriers may impair th ecorrec t
functionin gof aroof antenn a(phone, satellite
radio, GPS).
Entry restriction
In certain countries, dat aentr yis restricte dif
th evehicle is travelin gat more than approx -
imately 3mph (5 km/h). The restriction is
80Introduction
Navigation

Requirement:th emap is in full scree nmode, th emen uis fade dout (Ypage 82) .
XPress thecontroller .
The crosshair is shown.
XSlide 1, 4or2 thecontroller .
The map moves in th ecorrespondin gdirection under th ecrosshair .
XTo select adestination on th emap: press th econtroller .
If navigabl edestination sare available, they will be displayed in alist .
XTurn and press th econtroller .
XTo showthemenu: press th econtroller .
XSelectMen u.
Basic settings
Selecting th erout etype
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo sho wthemenu: slide6 thecontrol -
ler .
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econ-
troller.
XSelec tRoute Settings.
XSelec t arout etype.
A filled circle indicate sth ecurren tselec-
tion .
RWithactive rout eguidance ,COMAND
calculates ane wroute.
Rout eguidance active : adestination has
been entered and th erout ehas been cal-
culated.
RIf there has been no rout ecalculated,
COMAND uses th eselection as th ene w
basic setting .
Fast
Route
COMAND calculates arout e
wit h a short journey time.
Dynami c
Traffic
Route
Based on th eFas tRoute
rout etyp eand includes traf-
fic report son th erout efor
th erout eguidance .
You can receiv ereal-time
traffic report svia satellit e
radi o (
Ypage 116).
Eco RouteCOMAND calculates an
economical route. The jour-
neymay tak eslightly longer
compared to takin gth efas t
route.
Short
Route
COMAND calculates a
shorter route.
XTo calculat ealternative routes: select
Calculate Alternative Routes
.
Switc hth efunction on Oor off ª.
Function activated: after eac hrout ecalcu-
lation ,rout ealternatives are offere dthat
correspon dto th elocal condition s
(
Ypage 113).
If desired, you can hav eCOMAND calculat e
alternative routes eve nduring rout eguid-
anc e (
Ypage 113).
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Navigation

memory card is formatted using the FAT file
system (e.g. FAT32).
All personal POIs of the selected category are
displayed on the map with a corresponding
symbol.
If the "Alert when approaching" (
Ypage 102)
function is activated, the symbols are dis-
played up to a map scale of 2 km.
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Personal POIs.
XSelectDisplay on the Map.
The menu displays the categories available
on the SD memory card.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
All personal POIs in the selected category
are displayed Oor not displayed ª,
depending on the previous status.
Alert when approaching
Requirements: an SD memory card with per-
sonal POIs is inserted (
Ypage 217). The SD
memory card is formatted using the FAT file
system (e.g. FAT32).
If the vehicle is approaching a personal POI,
this is highlighted on the map and/or an audi- ble signal sounds.
For this purpose both the corresponding func-
tion "Alert when approaching" and the cate- gory containing the personal POI must be
activated.
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
ß button.
XTo show the menu: slide6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Personal POIs.
XSelectAlert When Approaching.
The menu displays the categories available
on the SD memory card.
XSelect AudibleorOptical.
The function is switched on Oor off ª,
depending on the previous status.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The function is switched on Oor off ª, for
all personal POIs of this category, depend-
ing on the previous setting.
Saving personal POIs and routes
General notes
Personal POIs and routes are geodata which
are saved in the open GPX (GPS Exchange)
format on the SD memory card.
Requirement: the SD memory card is format-
ted using the FAT file system (e.g. FAT32).
Personal POI from current vehicle posi-
tion or crosshair position
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 217).
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
ß button.
XWhen the map is displayed, press the con-
troller until a message appears.
The current vehicle position is saved to the
Not
Classifiedcategory on the SD mem-
ory card and also stored in the "Last desti-
nations" memory.
If the "Move map" function is selected
(
Ypage 83), the crosshair position is saved.
102Personal POIs and routes
Navigation