2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN buttons

Increasing the volume using
COMAND ....................................... 233
Interface ........................................ 138
Reconnecting an audio device ....... 230
Searching for a mobile phone ........ 142
Starting playback if the Blue-
tooth
®audio device has been
stopped .........................................2 32
Telephony ...................................... 140
Telephony notes ............................ 138
Burmester
®high-end 3D surround
sound system
Balance/fader ............................... 254
Calling up the sound menu ............ 253
Changing the loudspeaker source .. 255
Equalizer ........................................ 254
Equipment ..................................... 253
Setting the sound profile ...............2 55
VIP & BAL selection ....................... 255
Burmester
®surround sound sys-
tem
Balance/fader ............................... 252
Calling up the sound menu ............ 251
Changing the loudspeaker source .. 253
Equalizer ........................................ 252
Equipment ..................................... 251
Surround sound .............................2 53
Buttons and controller ........................ 25
C
Call lists
Displaying details ........................... 155
Opening and selecting an entry ..... 155
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 156
Car pool lanes ...................................... 86
Category list (music search) ............ 220
CD
Inserting ........................................ 214
Inserting/loading (DVD changer) ... 215
Inserting/loading (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) .................. 286
Notes on discs ............................... 213
Removing/ejecting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System) .................. 286
Selecting a track ............................ 219 Sound settings (balance, bass,
fader, treble) .................................. 250
Characters
Entering (navigation) ........................ 39
Climate control
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification ................. 73
Calling up climate control
(COMAND) ....................................... 73
Climate control bar (COMAND) ........7 1
Coolin g with air dehumidif ication
(COMAND) ...................................... .73
Ionization (COMAND) ....................... 75
Perfume atomizer (COMAND) .......... 75
Pre-entry climate control at
departure time (COMAND) ............... 76
Pre-entry climate control using
the key (COMAND) .......................... 75
Rear-compartment climate con-
trol (COMAND) .................................7 4
Setting the air distribution
(COMAND) ....................................... 72
Setting the airflow (COMAND) ......... 72
Setting the climate mode
(COMAND) ....................................... 75
Setting the footwell temperature
(COMAND) ....................................... 74
Setting the temperature
(COMAND) ....................................... 72
Switching ionization on/off
(COMAND) ....................................... 75
Switching on/off
(COMAND) ....................................... 73
Climate control bar
Calling up ......................................... 72
Climate control system
Rear Seat Entertainment System ... 283
COMAND
Active multiconto ur se
at .................. 68
Basic functions ................................ 27
Controller .................................. 25, 26
Display ............................................. 22
Multicontour seat ............................ 68
Seat functions .................................. 68
Settings ......................................... 192
Switching on/off .............................. 27
Telephone keypad overview ............. 26
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Overview
Components
:COMAND display
;DVD changer or single DVD drive
=Controller and buttons
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COMAND consists of:
Rthe COMAND display
The COMAND display has 1440 x 540 pixels.
Rthe DVD changer or single DVD drive
Rthe controller
Rthe touch-sensitive telephone keypad or the touchpad
Rthe buttons
Rports in the center console (2x USB, AUX)
An iPod
®is connected via USB cable.
Rheadphones for the front passenger (cordless or connected by means of a cable to the audio
jack in the footwell)
iCOMAND can be operated from the front-passenger side using the corresponding remote
control if your vehicle is equipped with the front-passenger entertainment system. The
COMAND display can show separate information for the driver and the front passenger. The
front passenger views the display in SPLITVIEW.
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Overview and operation

Buttons and controller
Overview
:Switches COMAND on or off
;Adjusts the volume or mutes
=Telephone keypad
?Back button
ASeat adjustment button
BNavigation button
CRadio button
DMedia button
ETelephone, address book and Internet button
FVehicle and system settings button
GController
Hg Favorites button
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Overview and operation

You can select from the following media:
MEDIUMFunction/location
AUXDevices that are
connected to the
AUX socket. The
AUX socket is loca-
ted under the center
console armrest in
the rear compart-
ment.
COMAND discCDs or DVDs that
are inserted into
COMAND at the
front of the vehicle.
COMAND memory
cardMemory card inser-
ted into COMAND in
the front compart-
ment.
COMAND Media
InterfaceDevices inserted
into the USB ports at
the front of the vehi-cle.
DiscCD or DVD inserted
into the rear-com-
partment drive.
Media RegisterMedia found in the
MEDIA REGISTER.
Media Interface 1
Media Interface 2Devices connected
to USB ports 1 and
2. USB ports 1 and 2
are located under
the center console
armrest in the rear
compartment.
Bluetooth AudioDevices connected
with COMAND via
Bluetooth
®.
TVTelevision
Accessing media in the vehicle
XTo show the menu: press the:button
on the remote control.
XUsing the :=; buttons on the
remote control, select Devices
.
The discs/devices available are shown. The
# dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the device/disc using the :9
buttons and press the 9button to confirm.
If the device/disc contains music or video
files, these will be played.
Further information on media in the rear com- partment (
Ypage 273).
Character entry (telephony)
Writing a text message is used as an example.
Further information on writing a text message
(
Ypage 162).
Entering characters:
XTurn and press the controller.
The character selected in character bar ;
is entered into telephone number input
line :.
38Character entry (telephony)
Overview and operation

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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XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
%button.
XEnter the digits using the telephone key-
pad.
As soon as one of the buttons on the tele-
phone keypad is touched, the correspond-
ing button is highlighted in the display.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Functions available during a call
Overview
:To add a call (Ypage 148)
;Person you are calling
=Symbol for active telephone connection
?To end a call
ATo switch the microphone on/off
(
Ypage 148)
BTo send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (
Ypage 149)
Other functions:
RAccepting a waiting call (Ypage 150)
RMaking a second call (Ypage 148)
RCall waiting (Ypage 149)
Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth
®mobile phone.
Adding a call
:Adding a call
If the mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone support the function, you can
make another call during an existing call. The
previously active call is held.
XTo select °2: turn and press the controller.
XMake a call:
RUsing the telephone menu (Ypage 146)
RRedial (Ypage 147)
RUsing call lists (Ypage 155)
RUsing the phone book (Ypage 146)
RUsing speed dial (Ypage 146)
Switching the microphone on/off
This function is available in the telephone
menu during an active phone call.
Switching off the microphone:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Microphone Off: turn and press
the controller.
If the microphone is switched off, the Q
symbol and the The
microphoneisoff.
message are displayed.
Switching on the microphone:
XSelect Microphone On.
The Qsymbol disappears. The The
microphone is on.message is dis-
played.
148Using the telephone
Telephone

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.
Bluetooth®audio mode233
Media
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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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