2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class key

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Becausethere is interferenc efrom astron gsource of radi owaves,
th eke yis no tdetecte dwhils tth eengin eis running .
A warnin gtone also sounds.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 171).
XInsertth eSmartKey into th eignition loc kand bring into ke y
mode.
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Key Not Detected
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The SmartKey is currentl yundetected.
XChange th elocation of th eSmartKey in th evehicle.
If th eSmartKey still canno tbe detected:
XInser tth eSmartKey into th eignition loc kand tur nit to th e
desire dposition .
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Remove'Start'But‐
ton and Insert Key
The SmartKey is continually undetected.
KEYLESS-GO is temporarily malfunctionin gor is defective. Awarn -
in g tone also sounds.
XInser tth eSmartKey into th eignition loc kand tur nit to th e
desire dposition .
XVisitaqualified specialist workshop .
Warning and indicator lamps
General notes
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indicato rand warnin glamp smay ligh tup or flas htemporarily. This behavio ris non-critical.
These indicato rand warnin glamp sonly indicate amalfunction if they ligh tup or flas hafter
startin gth eengin eor whils tdriving.
270Warning and indicator lamps
On-board computer and displays

The example describes how to set the sur-
round sound for radio mode.
XTo switch surround sound on/off:press
the $ button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
XSelect Soundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Surroundand press Wto confirm.
XSelect Logic7®OnorLogic7®Offby turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu is
exited.
XTo exit the menu without saving: press
the k back button or slide XVYthe
COMAND controller.
iPlease note the following: for the opti-
mum audio experience for all passengers
when Logic7
®is switched on, the balance
should be set to the center of the vehicle
interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing video DVD media.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/ s.
Surround sound playback does not func-
tion for mono signal sources, such as for
AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7
®, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from conven-
tional stereo playback.
iThe Logic7®Onfunction creates a sur-
round sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings, for example. It enables optimum playback
of music and films on CD or video DVD with multichannel audio formats, such as MLP,
dts or Dolby Digital. This results in sound
characteristics like those intended by the
sound engineer when the original was
recorded.
iIf you select
Logic7®Off, the sound sys-
tem plays the tracks as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers.
Bang & Olufsen sound system
You can optimize the sound in the vehicle with
the Bang & Olufsen sound system and the
True
Image™ sound technology. The Sound
Modefunction enables you to focus the selec-
ted sound setting within the vehicle.
The example describes how to set the opti-
mum sound for radio mode.
Selecting the sound setting for True
Image™
XPress a number key, such as $.
XSelectSoundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Bang&Olufsenand press Wto con-
firm.
A menu appears. A #dot marks the current
setting for True Image™.
XSelect referenceorsurroundand press
W to confirm.
Rreference
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XSelect thepsymbol and press Wto
confirm.
RABC(upper/lower case)
R123(digits)
ROther(special characters such as @, €,
etc.)
Moving the cursor to the next data field
:Cursor (repositioned)
;2 and 3symbol to reposition the cur-
sor
While making an entry in the input menu
(
Ypage 395):
XSelect the 2or3 symbol and press Wto
confirm.
Deleting a character/an entry
While making an entry in the input menu
(
Ypage 395):
XTo delete characters: press the$but-
ton on the control panel.
or
XSelect the 2symbol by sliding VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
or
XPress the 2button next to the
COMAND controller.
XTo delete an entry: press and hold the
$ button on the control panel until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
XSelect the 2symbol and press and hold
W the COMAND controller until the entire
entry has been deleted.
or
XPress and hold the 2button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry is
deleted.
Character entry (navigation)
General information
The following paragraphs describe how to
enter characters using city input for NEW
YORKas an example.
If you want to use the address entry menu to enter a city, a street or a house number, for
example, COMAND offers you:
Ra list with a character bar (option 1)
Ra selection list (option 2)
You can enter the characters using either the
character bar or the number keypad. In the
selection list, you select an entry to copy it to
the address entry menu.
Option 1: city list/street list with char-
acter bar
XCall up the city list with character bar
(
Ypage 325).
The alphabetically sorted city list shows the
first available entries.
:Character Nentered by the user
;Characters automatically added by
COMANDANTICOKE
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COMAND
Z

=List entry that most closely resembles the
current entry by the user
?Switches to the selection list
ADeletes an entry
BCharacters not currently available
CCharacters currently available
DCurrently selected character
ECharacter bar
FCancels an entry
GList
Entering characters using the character
bar
XSelect Nby turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
List Gshows all available city names
beginning with N
. The list entry most closely
resembling user's current entry =is
always highlighted at the top of the list
( NANTICOKE
in the example).
All characters currently entered by the user
are shown in black (letter N
:in the exam-
ple). Letters added by COMAND are shown
in gray ;(ANTICOKE
in the example).
Character bar Eshows the letters still
available for selection in black C. These
can be selected. In the example, the letter O
is highlightedD. The characters available
depend on the entry made by the user so far
and the data contained in the digital map.
Characters that are no longer available B
are shown in gray.
XSelect E,W, space, Yin order and confirm
each with W. Entering characters using the number
keypad
XTo enter the letter
N: press thepnum-
ber key twice in quick succession.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted.
You see which characters you can enter
with that key. Each time the key is pressed,
the next character is selected.
Example: pkey:
Rpress once = M
Rpress twice = N
Rpress three times = O
XWait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown
in the list.
XEnter E,W, space, Ywith the corresponding
keys.
iThe space is entered using number key
9.
Further functions in the list with char-
acter bar
XTo delete characters: press the$but-
ton on the control panel.
or
XPress the 2button next to the
COMAND controller.
or
XSelect the 2symbol in the character bar
by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XTo delete an entry: press and hold the
$ button on the control panel.
or
XPress and hold the 2button next to the
COMAND controller until the entire entry is
deleted.
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COMAND

You can connect your own headphones to a
special headphones jack. You can use the
remote control to operate them.
Points to remember
RYou can only adjust the volume for the
headphones supplied, directly on the head-
phones.
ROnly entertainment functions, i.e. audio,
TV, video and Internet, for example, may be
used with SPLITVIEW.
RDifferent media can be used on the driver
and front-passenger sides as long as they
use different media sources. Example: if a
medium from the single DVD drive is being
played on the driver's side, then another
medium that is also played from the single
DVD drive cannot be played separately on
the front-passenger side. However, other
media can be used at the same time on the
front-passenger side, including radio,
memory card, MUSIC REGISTER, Media
Interface, USB or AUX.
RIf you use the same medium on both sides, you can both carry out the respective set-
tings.
RInternet use is only available at any one
time to the driver or the front passenger.
A corresponding message appears on the
display.
RInternet can only be used, if it is set and
connected via a telephone on the driver's
side.
RThe multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side.
Switching SPLITVIEW on/off
Switching on SPLITVIEW
XSelect Systemin the main function bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XSelect ;in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol :appears in the dis-
play and display ;switches to Off
.
The front passenger sees the display of the
function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes previ-
ously, the display from the driver's side is
shown.
The front passenger can now call up the
COMAND functions with the remote con-
trol.
Switching off SPLITVIEW
XSelect ;in the menu bar by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol :disappears from the
display. Display ;switches to On
.
iIf COMAND has already been switched
on, you can also use the remote control to
switch SPLITVIEW on and off. Make sure
that the SPLITVIEW symbol is set on the
remote control thumbwheel (
Ypage 484).
The SPLITVIEW display remains on for approx-
imately 30 minutes after the SmartKey has
been turned to position 0in the ignition lock.
After this time or after the SmartKey has been
removed, the settings on the front-passenger side are saved for approximately 30 minutes
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COMAND

COMAND can give incorrect navigation com-
mands if the actual street/traff icsituation
does not correspond with the digital map's
data. Dig ital maps donot cover all areas nor
all routes inan area. For example, a route may
have been diverted or the direction of a one-
way street may have changed.
For th isreason, you must always observe
road and traff icrules and regulations during
your journey. Road and traffic rules and reg-
ulations always have priority over the sys-
tem's driving recommendations.
Navigation announcements are intended to
dire ct you whiledriving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use this feature instead of con-
sulting the map display for directions. Look-
ing at the icons or map display can distract
you from traffic cond itions and driving, and
increase the risk of an accident.
General notes
Operational readiness of the navigation
system
The navigation system must determine the
position of the vehicle before first use or
whenever operational status isrestored.
Therefore, you may have to drive for a while
before precise route guidance ispossible.
GPS reception
Among other things, correct functioning of
the navigation system depends on GPS recep-
tion. Incertain situations, GPS reception may
be impaired, there may beinterference or
there may beno reception at all,e.g. in tun-
ne lsor parking garages.
iUsing roof carriers may impair the correct
functioning of a roof antenna (phone, sat-
ellit e radio, GPS).
Entry restriction
On veh icles for certain countries, there isa
restriction on entering data.
The restriction isactive from a vehicle speed
of above approximately 3 mph (5 km/h).As soon as the speed falls below approximately
2 mph (3 km/h), the restriction becomes
inactive.
When the restriction is active, certain entries
cannot be made. This will be indicated by the
fact that certain menu items are grayed out
and cannot be selected.
The following entries are not possible, for
example:
Rentering the destination city and street
Rentering a destination via the map
Rentering POIs in the vicinity of a city or via a
name search
Rediting entries
Rusing the number keypad for direct entry
Other entries are possible, such as entering
points of interest in the vicinity of the desti-
nation or current position.
Switching to navigation mode
Map showing the menu; route guidance inactive
:
Status bar
;Main function bar
=Current vehicle position
?Navigation menu bar
XPress the Øfunction button.
The map is displayed with the menu either
shown or hidden.
or
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The map is displayed with the menu shown.
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XTo select a destination:pressWthe
COMAND controller once or several times. If COMAND is unable to assign a unique
address, you will see either the address
entry menu with the destination address or
a selection list.
XSelect a destination by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
If the destination is within the limits of the
digital map, COMAND attempts to assign
the destination to the map.
If the destination can be assigned, you will
see the address entry menu with the
address of the destination. If not, you will
see the Destination From Map
entry.
XTo start route calculation: selectStart
and press Wto confirm.
Entering a destination using geo-coor-
dinates
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Using Geo-Coordinatesand
press Wto confirm.
An entry menu appears.
You can now enter the latitude and longitude
coordinates with the COMAND controller or
the number keypad (
Ypage 303).
XTo change a value: turncVd the
COMAND controller.
XTo move the mark within the line: slide
XVY the COMAND controller.
XTo move the mark between the lines:
slideZVÆ the COMAND controller.
XTo confirm the value: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
iIf the selected position is outside the dig-
ital map, COMAND uses the nearest digi-
tized road for route calculation. You will see
the The co-ordinates are outside
the map areamessage. If the selected
position is located over a body of water, you
will see the The destination is in a
body of water. Please select
another destination.message.
Entering a destination using Mercedes-
Benz Apps
XTo switch to navigation mode: press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationin the navigation sys-
tem menu bar by turning cVdthe
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XSelectNever,When Off-Roador When
Route Guidance Inactiveand press W
to confirm.
The selected setting is accepted.
Switching additional information on/off
Switching the topographic map on/off
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect MapSettingsand press Wto con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
XSelect Topographic Mapand press Wto
confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on Oor off ª.
The topographical map uses different colors
to depict elevation. The color key generally
reflects the topography's dominant vegeta-
tion or the ground's perceived color when
seen from the air, for example:
Rgreen (grass) for lowland
Ryellow, brown (woodland) for hills
Rgray (stone) and white (snow) for moun-
tains
Example: highway information
Switching highway information on/off When driving on the highway, you can see the
following information on the right of the dis-
play:
Rthe nearest gas stations
Rthe nearest rest areas, etc.
Rand their distance from the current vehicle
position
The entries show the number of the high-
way and the highway exits as well as their
distance from the current vehicle position.
The name of the highway exit continues to
be displayed.
XTo switch to navigation mode:
press the
Ø button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Naviin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect MapSettingsand press Wto con-
firm.
The map settings menu appears.
XSelect Highway Informationand press
W to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on Oor off ª.
Example: city model
Switching city view on/off
When the city model is switched on, the map
shows buildings in 3D.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
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COMAND
Z