2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN wheel

XTo selectConferencein the telephone
menu: turn and press the controller.
The new participant is included in the con-
ference call. Conference
is displayed in
the telephone menu.
Incoming call during an existing call
(call waiting)
The call waiting function depends on your
mobile phone network provider and your
mobile phone. Depending on the mobile
phone used, behavior when answering a call
may vary (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
Call waiting: if you receive a call while
already in a call, a message is shown. You also
hear a tone. You can decide whether to
accept or reject the call.
Accepting:
XTo select Accept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The incoming call is active, the previously
active call is on hold. You can switch back
and forth between both calls (call waiting)
(
Ypage 149).
This is also the case if you accept the wait-
ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
iDepending on the mobile phone, you may
also be able to accept the incoming call
(call waiting) on your mobile phone. This
function and behavior depends on your
mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions). Rejecting:
XTo select
Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The behavior after the call is rejected
depends on your mobile phone and mobile
phone network provider.
Option 1: The originally active call is con-
tinued and the incoming call is rejected.
Option 2: The originally active call is ended
and the incoming call is accepted.
Option 3: Both calls are ended.
Ending an active call
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The active call is ended.
Mobile phone voice recognition
You can start or end voice recognition on your mobile phone with this function. Further infor-
mation on the voice recognition service; see
manufacturer's operating instructions.
To start the mobile phone voice recogni-
tion:
XConnect the mobile phone to COMAND;
see vehicle Operator's Manual.
XPress and hold the óbutton on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel for more than one second.
You can now use the mobile phone voice
recognition.
To end the mobile phone voice recogni-
tion:
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XPressñon the multifunction steering
wheel.
The mobile phone voice recognition is stop-
ped.
Phone book
Introduction
The telephone book displays the contacts
from the address book which have a phone
number.
The mobile phone's telephone book is auto-
matically displayed in COMAND after connec-
tion (default setting). You can deactivate
automatic calling up (
Ypage 170).
In the telephone book, you can:
RCreate new contacts (Ypage 153)
RAdd information to contacts (Ypage 153)
RSearch for contacts (Ypage 152)
RStore contacts (Ypage 154)
RDelete contacts (Ypage 154)
Further information on importing contacts
(
Ypage 171).
When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be permanently saved in COMAND.
These contacts will remain there even when
you connect COMAND to a different mobile
phone. You can view these contacts even
without a mobile phone.
Calling up the phone book
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
If the phone book contains contacts, they
will be displayed in alphabetical order. The character bar at the bottom of the display is
active.
You can now search for a contact
(
Ypage 152).
Further information on the symbols shown
(
Ypage 151).
iYou can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
Symbol overview
Sym-
bolExplanation
ÆContact that has been entered, edi-
ted or saved on COMAND.
\Contact with voice tag
These contacts have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions).
ÃContact that was called up from a
mobile phone
¯Contact imported from the SD
memory card or USB device.
®Contact imported via the Blue-
tooth®interface.
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In this case, you will see theBluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
iIf there is an Internet connection and the
mobile phone that is connected only sup-
ports two Bluetooth
®profiles at the same
time, the Internet connection is interrup-
ted.
iThe connection to the Bluetooth®audio
device can also be interrupted if:
Rthe connected mobile phone only sup-
ports 2 Bluetooth®profiles at the same
time.
Ryou connect to the Internet using
COMAND (
Ypage 181).
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth®audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected
Rthe time period until the next or previous
track is played
XSwitch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media mode (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a
track: press the 9or: button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
XRapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or:
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed increa-
ses after a short time.
iIn rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track1, Track2 etc.
The playback times for the tracks played
are not displayed. This is available as an
optional function starting with AVRCP Ver-
sion 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth
®Audio.
Playback options
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
RNormal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the
most common. Once all the tracks in a
folder have been played, the tracks in the
next folder are played.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list
is played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom Medium: all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions
and are not, or only partially, supported by
Bluetooth
®audio devices.
Selecting playback options
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
If you select Random
TrackList, a corre-
sponding message appears in the display
or selection window.
Increasing the volume using COMAND
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the
current setting.
XSelect StandardorBoost.
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Rear-compartment screens
:Display
;Brightness sensor
=Switching the display on/off
?Socket for headphones
Setting the display angle
XPress the CAR button on the remote con-
trol.
XPress the :button on the remote con-
trol.
XUsing the =Ì buttons on the remote
control, select Display
and confirm by
pressing 9.
XSelectTilt Display.
XSelectUpwardorDownward.
The display tilts upward or downward.
Remote control
Overview
:Selects main menus
;Selects the screen for the remote control
=Selector wheel for selecting menus, radio
stations, music tracks and chapters
?Buttons for selecting menus
ADeletes an entry
BSkip-back function, fast forward/rewind,
start/pause, menu selection, radio sta-
tions, music tracks and chapters
CDirect selection of radio stations, music
tracks and chapters using the number
keypad
DVolume, switches sound on/off (for cor-
ded headphones)
EBack button
FConfirms a selection
GIndicator lamp
HSwitches the screen on/off
iTwo remote controls are supplied for the
US and Canadian markets.
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Selecting the screen for the remote con-
trol
You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen.
XTo select the left-hand screen: turn thumb-
wheel:until "L REAR" appears in the win-
dow.
XTo select the right-hand screen: turn the
thumbwheel until "REAR R" appears in the
window.
XTo select the COMAND screen: turn thumb-
wheel :until "COMAND" appears in the
window.
Please be aware that using the thumbwheel
to select screens may cause unwanted
changes to the screens of your occupants.
Up to four remote controls can be used in the
vehicle at the same time.
Switching the screen on/off
The switched-on rear compartment screens
switch off after 30 minutes if:
Rthe SmartKey is in position 0or 1in the
ignition lock
Rthe SmartKey is not inserted Before the screens switch off, they show a
message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. Please
note that this may cause the starter battery to
discharge.
XPress button
:on the remote control.
The respective rear-compartment screen
switches on or off.
iYou can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off
XLighting of the remote control buttons is
divided into three areas. The corresponding
area is activated every time you press a
button. It switches off again automatically
5 to 10 seconds after the last button has
been pressed.
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Switching the sound on/off (corded
headphones only)
XPress button:on the remote control.
The sound is switched on/off.
Selecting a menu
RButtons :are used to directly access the
corresponding main menu.
RUsing selector wheel =or the
=Ì9: buttons, select a
menu. To confirm your selection, press the
9 button.
Indicator lamp on the remote control
The color of the indicator lamp shows
whether or not the entry has been correctly
transmitted every time you press a button. It
also shows the condition of the inserted bat-
teries.
LED dis-
playStatus
Green
(flashes
once)Entry being transmitted.
The batteries are fine.
Red
(flashes
once)Entry being transmitted.
The batteries are almost dis-
charged.
Orange
(flashes
three
times)Entry not correctly transmit-
ted.
UnlitThe batteries are discharged.
iThe function of the remote control may be
impaired by other radio-based electronic
devices such as mobile phones or laptops.
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XSelectSoundusing the :=;
buttons on the remote control and press
the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Treble,Midor Bassusing
the :=; buttons on the remote
control and press the 9button to confirm.
XSelect the desired setting using the selec-
tor wheel on the remote control.
XTo exit the menu: press the %button on
the remote control.
Picture settings
Overview
You can select the picture settings in video
DVD and AUX mode.
Adjusting the brightness, contrast and
color
XSwitch on video DVD mode (Ypage 288).
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XSelect òusing the =;buttons
and press the 9to confirm.
A menu appears.
XSelect Optionsusing the :=;
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Video Settingsusing the :
=;buttons and press the 9but-
ton to confirm.
XSelect Bright.,Contrastor Colorusing
the 9: buttons and press the 9
button to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
XSelect the setting using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
Changing the picture format
XSwitch on video DVD mode (Ypage 288).
XTo show the menu: press the9button on
the remote control.
XSelect òusing the =;buttons
and press the 9to confirm.
A menu appears.
XSelect Optionsusing the :=;
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
XSelect Video Settingsusing the :
=;buttons and press the 9but-
ton to confirm.
The dot in front of the 16:9
or4:3entry
indicates the currently selected format.
XSelect the format using the 9:but-
tons and press the 9button to confirm.
Vehicle settings
You can change the vehicle settings from the
rear compartment.
You can make the following changes:
RExtend seat heating to switch the arm rest
panel heating in the rear compartment on/
off
RSeat settings
XTo set vehicle settings: selectVehicle
with the 9=; buttons on the
remote control and press the 9button to
confirm.
You will see a menu with the available vehi-
cle functions.
XSelect Vehicle SettingsorSeat Set‐
tingswith the =; buttons.
XPress the9button on the remote control.
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Exiting the Internet functions:
XPress the%button on the remote con-
trol.
A menu appears.
XSelect the Üsymbol in the menu and
press the 9button on the remote control
to confirm.
or
XSelect another function (e.g. Media or
Radio).
Radio mode
XTo switch on: press the$button on
the remote control.
Radio mode starts.
Further information on radio mode
(
Ypage 197).
Media mode
Activating media mode
There are several ways to activate media
sources using COMAND.
The relevant sections of the Operator's Man-
ual describe the simplest way to activate a
media source.
This section describes all options for activat-
ing media sources.
Starting media playback using the
button
XPress the Õbutton on the remote con-
trol.
The last media source you have set is dis-
played.
If playable music files are found, they will be played by COMAND.
XTo show the menu: press the Õbutton
on the remote control.
XTo select the media source: turn the selec-
tor wheel on the remote control.
or
XPress the =; buttons on the remote
control.
The menu appears with the available media sources.
XPress the 9button on the remote control.
If the disc contains music or video files,
these will be played. The corresponding
basic menu will be shown.
Starting media playback using the
main function bar
XTo show the menu: press the 9button
on the remote control.
XSelect Mediausing the =; buttons
on the remote control and press the 9
button to confirm.
XTo select the media source: turn the selec-
tor wheel on the remote control.
or
XPress the =; buttons on the remote
control.
The menu appears with the available media
sources.
XPress the 9button on the remote control.
If the disc contains music or video files,
these will be played. The corresponding
basic menu will be shown.
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