2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN display

Generating a new security key
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XSelect System Settings.
The system settings menu appears.
XSelect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSelect Generate Security Key.
XSelectRegenerate.
A new security key is generated.
XTo save the security key: turn the controller
and select Save
.
The WiFi menu appears. The new security
key will now be displayed and verified when
a connection is established via the security
key. The connection must be re-estab-
lished with the newly created security key.
iDevice connections established using the
previous security key will no longer work
after the security key is changed. You have
to reconnect these devices (
Ypage 52).
Changing the name of the SSID
No characters can be entered while the vehi-
cle is in motion.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XSelect System Settings.
The system settings menu is shown.
XSelect WiFi.
The WiFi menu appears.
XSelect Change SSID.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
XEnter the new SSID.
XSelect ¬.
XPress the controller.
From now on, when establishing a connec-
tion, the vehicle will be shown with the new
SSID both on the device to be connected
and in the Connect
UsingSecurityKey
menu.
iDevice connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect
these devices (
Ypage 52).
Remote control
To authorize a new remote control, please
contact a qualified specialist workshop (see
vehicle Operator's Manual).
54Remote control
System settings

You can also authorize your smartphone as a
remote control (
Ypage 276).
Bluetooth®settings
General information about Blue-
tooth®
Bluetooth®-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, have to comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND. Every
Bluetooth
®device has its own specific Blue-
tooth®name.
Bluetooth
®technology is a standard for
short-range wireless data transmissions up to
approximately 10 meters. You can use Blue-
tooth
®to connect your mobile phone to
COMAND to, for example:
Ruse the hands-free system
Restablish an Internet connection
Rlisten to music using Bluetooth®Audio
Rexchange vCards
Bluetooth
®is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
X
Press the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Activate Bluetooth: turn and
press the controller.
This switches Bluetooth
®on O or off ª.
Switching Near Field Communication
on/off
XPress the Øbutton.
The Vehicle
menu appears.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Near Field Communication:
turn and press the controller.
Switch Near Field Communication on Oor
off ª.
Automatic volume adjustment
General information
With the Automatic Volume Adjustment
function, the volumes of different audio sour-
ces are adjusted for each other, to compen-
sate for relative differences in volume.
For example: changing from a relatively
quiet to a relatively loud radio station. The
volume for both stations sounds the same.
Manual readjustment of the volume is not
required.
The Automatic Volume Adjustment
func-
tion is deactivated ªwhen the vehicle leaves
the factory. Using this function, the dynamic
range of the music is slightly reduced. To
make the most of the audiophile sound qual- ity, it is recommended to leave it off.
Switching the automatic volume
adjustment on/off
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Automatic Volume Adjust‐
ment: turn and press the controller.
Switch the Automatic Volume Adjust‐
mentfunction on Oor off ª.
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Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the naviga-
tion messages. The selected language affects
the characters available for entry.
iThe navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is
not available, the navigation announce-
ments will be in English.
iWhen you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If it is not supported by
the Voice Control System, English will be
selected.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Language: turn and press the
controller.
The list of languages appears. The #dot
indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired language.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it.
Assigning a favorites button
Vehicles equipped with a touchpad
You can call up the favorites function via the
Favorite
Functionsfunction in the system
menu or via the favorites button on the touch-
pad.
Calling up the Favorites function via the
system menu:
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.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select the desired function, e.g. Phone‐
book: turn and press the controller.
Calling up the Favorites function via the
touchpad:
XPress the favorites button on the touchpad.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select the desired function, e.g. Phone‐
book: turn and press the controller.
The Favorites function can be exited at any
time. To exit the Favorites function:
XPress the Favorites button again
or
XPress the %button on the controller
or
XPress the %button on the touchpad
or
XTo select %in the display: turn and
press the controller.
Further information on favorites (
Ypage 43).
Vehicles equipped with a telephone
keypad
You can display the favorites by pressing the g button on the telephone keypad. You
can edit the favorites via the Favorite
Functionsfunction in the system menu.
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
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System settings

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.
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Resetting favorite(s):
XPress theØbutton.
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 Reset Favorite(s).
A menu appears with the prompt Please
select a favorites button:.
XSelect the desired favorites, e.g.por
Reset All
.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to reset.
XSelect YesorNo.
If you select Yes
, the favorite is reset to its
pre-installed favorite function.
If you select No
the process is canceled.
iYou can also assign the Favorites button
directly from a relevant function, such as in
the radio menu (
Ypage 199).
Importing/exporting data
General notes
!
Never remove the stick or card when writ-
ing data to the USB stick or the memory
card. You may otherwise lose data.
Using this function, you can do the following
with your personal COMAND data:
Rtransfer your personal Audio 20 data from
one system/vehicle to another.
Rmake a backup copy of your personal data
(export data) and load it again (import
data).
Rprotect your data from unwanted export by
activating a PIN prompt (presetting: deac-
tivated ª). You can either use an SD memory card or a
USB storage device (e.g. a USB stick) as tem-
porary storage.
Activating/deactivating PIN protec-
tion
XPress the
Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Data Import/Export: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
XSelect Activate PIN Protection.
Activate Oor deactivate ªPIN protec-
tion. When activating PIN protection, you
will be prompted to enter a PIN.
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XTo enter the 4-digit PIN and select¬:
turn and press the controller.
You will be prompted to enter the PIN
again.
XEnter the PIN again and select ¬.
The PIN prompt now protects your personal
data from unwanted export.
iIf you deactivate your PIN protection, you
will first be prompted to enter your PIN. If
you have forgotten your PIN, an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center can deactivate your
PIN protection for you. Alternatively, you
can deactivate PIN protection by resetting
your personal COMAND data
(
Ypage 59).
Importing/exporting data
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 217).
or
XConnect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (
Ypage 217).
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 Data Import/Export: turn and
press the controller.
XSelect Import DataorExport Data.
iIf you import data such as address data,
the existing data on COMAND is overwrit- ten. You will see a message to this effect.
COMAND is restarted after the data import.
If PIN protection is activated, a PIN prompt
appears when you select
Export Data
.
XTo enter the PIN: turn the controller and
press¬.
PIN protection is deactivated.
XTo select Memory Card,USB 1or USB 2:
turn and press the controller.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
A window appears with the message that
the data has been exported.
You can export address data, bookmarks,
system settings that you have made and radio
station lists, for example.
Personal music files in the MEDIA REGISTER
cannot be saved and imported again using
this function.
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. In addition, an activa-
ted PIN protection, which you have used to
protect your data against unwanted export,
will be deactivated. Resetting is recommen-
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ded before selling or transferring ownership
of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MEDIA REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
Media Register using theDelete All
Media Filesfunction (Ypage 226).
Mercedes-Benz is not liable for any loss of
data.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo select System Settings: slide6,
turn and press the controller to confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo select Reset: turn and press the con-
troller.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to reset.
XSelect YesorNo.
If you select No
the process is canceled.
If you select Yes
a prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset.
XSelect YesorNo.
If you select Yes
a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset to the factory settings
and restarted.
If you select No
the process is canceled.
60Reset function
System settings

Your COMANDequipment
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relevant systems an dfunctions.
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ist workshop sin th evehicle Operator's
Manual.
Important safet ynotes
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men twhil edriving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also los econtro l
of th evehicle. There is aris kof an accident.
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is stationary.
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th ecountry in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin g
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Vehicl esettings
Calling up vehicle settings
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo selec tVehicl eSettings:turn an d
press th econtroller .
The men ufo rth evehicle setting sis active .
XTo selec tth edesire dvehicle setting :turn
an dpress th econtroller .
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active .
Selecting adifferen tvehicle setting :
XTo activateth emen ufo rselecting th evehi-
cl e setting :slid e5 thecontroller .
Exitin gth evehicle settings:
XTo selec t&: slide6 andpress th econ-
troller.
Ambien tlighting
General notes
You can set th efollowin gfo rth eambien t
lighting :
RZone
The zone setting determines th eare ain
whic hth ebrightness setting is to be
applied. If th eComplet ezone is selecte d
fo rlonger than 0. 5seconds, th ebrightness
of th eFron tzone is adopte dfo rth eentire
vehicle.
RBrightness
Thi ssetting makes an additional change to
th ebrightness of th eambien tlighting .The
brightness change is only effective fo rth e
selecte dzone .Fo rthis reason ,th ezone fo r
whic hth ebrightness change is to be active
mus tbe selecte dfirst .
RColo r
Thi ssetting changes th ecolor of th eambi-
en tlighting .
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Vehicle functions