2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class phone

Calling up details
XCall up the Favorites menu (Ypage 434).
XSelectDetailsby turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
or
XPress the zbutton on the number key-
pad (this function is not available if you are
using the telephone at the same time).
The detailed view appears.
Exiting
XCall up the Favorites menu (Ypage 434).
XSelect Exitby turning cVdor sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
XPress the kback button on the left next
to the COMAND controller.
The Favorites menu closes.
Deleting favorites
Deleting favorites in the carousel view
XCall up the carousel view (Ypage 428).
XSelect Deleteby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
A prompt appears.
XSelect Yesand press Wto confirm.
The favorite is deleted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Deleting favorites in the Favorites menu
XSelect Deleteby turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
or
XPress the 2button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
The favorite is deleted.
Settings
Settings menu
XCall up the menu (Ypage 431).
XSelect Settingsby turning cVdor sliding
ZVÆ the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
You can activate/deactivate the following
settings:
RDownload Images Automatically
It may take some time to download the
contents of websites that contain a large
amount of images. Therefore, it may be
useful to deactivate this option.
RBlock Pop-Ups
Pop-ups are windows (usually with adver-
tisements) which are displayed automati-
cally when you call up a website. You can
block these displays.
RActivate Javascript
Javascript makes it possible to display and
interact with dynamic content on the web-
site.
RAllow Cookies
Some websites save information in small
text files (cookies) in COMAND. You can
determine whether cookies may be stored.
RCharacter Size
You can select the font size which is used
when displaying the website.
RCharacter Code
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Registering SatRadio
Service information screen
:
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
;SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
XSwitch on SatRadio mode (Ypage 442).
The satellite radio main menu appears,
showing the weather channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
XSelect Satin the lower menu bar and press
W to confirm.
XSelect Serviceand press Wto confirm.
The service information screen appears.
Once the connection has been established:
XFollow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the No Service
message
appears in the display, followed by the sat-
ellite radio main menu.
iYou can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com (Can-
ada).
iIf registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is
not installed correctly, the Device
Unavailablemessage will appear.
Switching on satellite radio mode
Notes
For example, to select a channel or scroll in
the lists, you can also use the =;
9: buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Important information on registering the sat-
ellite radio (
Ypage 442).
Option 1
XPress the $function button.
The No Service
message appears when
starting up or if no signal is being received. Once COMAND receives the signal, the sat-
ellite radio display appears. The station last
selected is played.
iRepeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB and subsequently
switches on the satellite radio. Pressing the
button again takes you back to FM radio
mode.
Option 2
Satellite radio main menu
:
Satellite radio main display
;Channel name
=Preset
?Selected category/channel number
AChannel information (in brief)
BSound settings
CCategory list
DChannel information (in detail)
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Displaying service information
:Provider'sphone number (SIRIUS XM) or
Cal lServic eProvider
;SIRIU SID of your satellit ereceiver
The provider' scustomer servic ecenter is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general question sor question son th ever -
sions available.
XSelec tSatin th esubmen ubar by turning
cVd theCOMAND controller and press W
to confirm .
XSelectServic eand press Wto confirm .
The provider' sdetails appear.
XTo return to th eSatRadio main display :
slid eXVY theCOMAND controller .
Channel list update s
Durin greception of ane wchannel list ,th e
Updating Channels...
message is shown.
The station last selected is switched to mut e
until th eupdat ehas been completed. SatRa-
dio mod eis no tavailable during this process.
Once th eupdat ehas been completed, th e
SatRadio basi cmen uappears .The station
last selected is played .
Sound settings
Information on soun dsetting s (
Ypage 298).
Audio CD and MP 3mode
Important safet ynotes
GWARNIN G
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If you ope nth ehousin gof th eCD/DV Ddrive,
there is aris kof exposure to invisible lase r
radiation .This lase rradiation could damage
your retina. There is aris kof injury.
Never ope nth ehousing. Always hav emain -
tenance and repair wor kcarrie dout at aquali-
fie dspecialist workshop .
GWARNING
Handlin gdisc swhile drivin gmay distrac tyou
from traffic conditions. You could also los e
control of th evehicle. There is aris kof an
accident.
Handle disc sonly when th evehicl eis station -
ary.
Bear in min dthat at aspeed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicl ecover s
a distanc eof 44 fee t(approximately 14 m)
every second.
GWARNIN G
SD memory cards are small parts. The ycan be
swallowed and caus easphyxiation .This
poses an increase dris kof injur yor eve nfatal
injury.
Kee pSD memory cards out of th ereach of
children .If an SD memory car dis swallowed ,
see kimmediat emedica lattention .
Inserting/ejecting CDs/DVDs
Notes
If th eCD/DV Dhas aprinted side ,this mus t
fac eupwards when th eCD/DV Dis inserted.
If neither side is printed, th eside to be played
should fac edownwards. CDs/DVD swit h
copy protection may no tbe able to be played
by th esystem.
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You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth®
devices.
iIf you authorize a mobile phone that sup-
ports Bluetooth®audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth®audio profiles are con-
nected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
Rin the Bluetooth®telephone list
(
Ypage 385)
Rin the Bluetooth®device list
(
Ypage 462).
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth
®telephony
(
Ypage 385).
Searching for and authorizing a Blue-
tooth
®audio device
Example: Bluetooth®device list
:
Newly detected mobile phone with Blue-
tooth®audio function in range
;Bluetooth®audio player not within range
but previously authorized (symbol
appears in gray)
The Bluetooth®device list displays all author-
ized devices, whether they are within range or
not. After a device search, devices which are
within range but not authorized are also dis-
played.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(
Ypage 465).
If you see the No Bluetooth Audio
Device Authorizedmessage, you will
need to authorize the Bluetooth®audio
device first.
XSelect BTAudioby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XConfirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing Wthe COMAND controller.
XTo search: confirmSearch for BT
Audio Devicesby pressing the COMAND
controller W.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth
®audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth
®device list. If Bluetooth®audio
devices support the Bluetooth®audio pro-
files (A2DP, AVRCP), the devices are detec-
ted.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth
®audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
XTo authorize: select a Bluetooth®audio
device that has not yet been authorized
from the list (: in the example) by turning
cVd the COMAND controller.
XSelect the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth®audio device by sliding VYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Authorizeand press Wto confirm.
Depending on the Bluetooth®audio device
used, you now have two options for con-
tinuing with authorization.
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XOption 1:enter the passkey (Ypage 385).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
XOption 2 (Secure Simple Pairing): if the
digit codes displayed in COMAND and on
the Bluetooth
®audio device are the same,
confirm Yes
by pressing W.
If you select Yes
, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth®audio device is connec-
ted. Playback starts.
If you select No
, authorization will be can-
celed.
iThe Bluetooth®audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth®version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND cre-
ates a six-digit code, which is displayed on
both devices that are to be connected
External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth®audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth
®audio device can locate COMAND. The
Bluetooth®device name of COMAND is MB
Bluetooth.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(
Ypage 465).
XSelect BTAudioby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XConfirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing Wthe COMAND controller.
XTo search: confirmConnect via BT
Audio Deviceby pressing the COMAND
controller W.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth
®audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
XTo authorize: start the authorization on
the Bluetooth®audio device, see the oper-
ating instructions of the Bluetooth®audio
device.
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
iWith some Bluetooth®audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Reconnecting a Bluetooth
®audio device
The Bluetooth
®audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circum-
stances:
Rone of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a
Bluetooth
®audio player (if this function is
supported by the mobile phone).
Rthe mobile phone takes over the automatic
connection itself.
A Bluetooth
®audio player without telephone
functions is not automatically reconnected,
even if it was the last device connected.
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nectedmessage appears, you have two
options to connect a Bluetooth®audio
device:
Connecting last device
XConfirm Connect Last Devicein the
basic display by pressing Wthe COMAND
controller.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth
®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
iWith some Bluetooth®audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
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itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files.
Connecting a device from a list
XSelect BT Audioby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XConfirm Bluetooth Audio Device List
by pressing Wthe COMAND controller.
XSelect a Bluetooth®audio device by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
If COMAND can locate the Bluetooth
®
audio device, it will be connected and start
playing.
iWith some Bluetooth®audio devices,
playback must be initially started on the
device itself so that COMAND can play the
audio files.
Bluetooth
®audio device and simultane-
ous search for mobile phones
During the search for mobile phones, the con-
nection with the Bluetooth
®audio device is
terminated (
Ypage 384). In the Bluetooth®
audio basic display, you will see the NoBlue‐
tooth Audio Device Connectedmessage
and the Connect Last Device
menu item
cannot be selected.
Displaying details
XSelect a Bluetooth®audio device in the
Bluetooth®device list.
XSelect the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth®audio device by sliding VYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Detailsand press Wto confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®address
Ravailability status (shown after an
update)
Rauthorization status
XTo close the detailed view: turncVd or
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth
®audio device
XSelect a Bluetooth®audio device in the
Bluetooth®device list.
XSelect the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth®audio device by sliding VYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Deleteand press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
XSelect YesorNo.
If you select Yes
, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth®device list.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
iBefore re-authorizing the Bluetooth®
audio device, you should also delete the
device name MB Bluetooth
from your
Bluetooth®audio device's Bluetooth®list.
See the Bluetooth®audio device's operat-
ing instructions.
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Restarting playback after stopping
During the search for mobile phones , the
connection with the Bluetooth®audio device
is terminated (
Ypage 384). In the Bluetooth®
audio basic display (Ypage 465), you will see
the No
BluetoothAudioDeviceConnec‐
tedmessage and the ConnectLastDevice
menu item cannot be selected.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth
®
audio device can be reconnected.
XConfirmConnect Last Deviceby press-
ing W.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
XTo start playback:selectÌby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth®audio devices.
XTo skip forward or back to a track: press
the E orF button on COMAND.
or
XPress the 9or: button briefly 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:
button, the rapid scrolling speed is
increased.
Selecting 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 carrier. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder
have been played, the tracks in the next
folder are played.
RRandom Tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
XSelect BTAudioby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The #dot indicates the option selected.
XSelect the option by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
If you select Random
Tracks, you will see a
corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window.
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Increasing the volume on COMAND
XSelect BTAudioby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSe lect Volumeand press Wto confirm.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the
current setting.
XSe lect StandardorBoostand press Wto
confirm.
In formation about sound settings
(
Ypage 298)
You willfind further information inthe "Audio
AUX mode" section (
Ypage 473)
Operation with the Media Interface
Connection options
Overview
You willfind the connection sockets in the
center console stowage compartment.
Device-specific adapter cables are required
to connect external devices to the Media
In terface. Country-specific versions are sup-
plied wit h the Media Interface (
Ypage 467).
You can connect the following data carriers to
COMAND via the Media Interface:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
Rcertain MP3 players
iSt ore ind ividual parts ina safe place.
Only use genuine Mercedes-Benz connec-
tion cables.
iiPod®and iPhone®are registered trade-
marks of Ap ple Inc., Cupertino, California,
USA.
iMP3 players that support MTP ( Med ia
T ransfer Protoco l)can beused.
This allows the MP3 player to beeasily con-
nected to the Media Interface and removed
after use. Aud iodata isplayed without
problem.
On some MP3 players, you have to act ivate
the relevant function; see the MP3 player
operating instructions.
Supported devices
For details and a listof supported devices,
vis itht tp://www.mbusa- mobile.com . Or
call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 )(for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Connecting an external device
Do not leave external devices in the vehicle.
They may malfunction in extreme tempera-
tures; see the operating instructions for the
respective device. Examples of extreme tem-
peratures are direct sunlight or very low out-
side temperatures. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
accepts no liability for damage to external
devices.
iNever connect more than one device at a
time. You will otherwise not be able to play back from the external device.
USB hubs (devices with several USB con-
nections) are not supported.
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