2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class navigation system

FunctionPage
FNumber pad
• Selects stations via the
station presets
438
• Stores stations manually439
• Mobile phone authoriza-
tion
385
• Telephone number entry389
• Sends DTMF tones391
• Character entry303
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory
505
zDisplays the current
track being played
452
g Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually
439
g Selects a track449
GSwitches COMAND on/off297
Adjusts the volume297
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HSD memory card slot447
ICalls up the system menu308
JAccepts a call389
Dials a number389
Redial390
Accepts a waiting call391
KSwitches the sound on or
off
297
Switches the microphone
on/off
390
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
401
Switches off navigation
announcements
297
LRejects a call389
Ends an active call392
Rejects a waiting call391
COMAND controller
Overview
:COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display.
You can:
Rcall up menus or lists
Rscroll within menus or lists and
Rexit menus or lists Operation
Example
:operating th eCOMAND controller
The COMAND controller can be:
Rpressed briefly or pressed and held W
Rturned clockwise or counter-clockwise
cVd
Rslid left or rightXVY
Rslid forwards or backwards ZVÆ
Rslid diagonallyaVb
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Using COMAND
Selecting a main function
Address entry menu
:
Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
XTo switch on navigation mode: press the
Ø function button.
XTo show the menu: pressWthe COMAND
controller.
XSelect Destinationby sliding VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XSelect Address Entryand press Wto
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
XSlide ZVthe COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar :.
XSelectSystemin the main function bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The system menu appears.
Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
:
Calls up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on, trian-
gle :appears next to the entry in the main
function bar. You can now select an associ-
ated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
CD is playing).
XSelect Audioin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The #dot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
XSelect another audio mode, e.g. Radio, by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
Radio mode is activated.
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Selecting a menu item
XSelect the station by turningcVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The station is set.
Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
XPress the qcontrol knob.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the
previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the current audio or video source will also be
switched off.
Switching the sound on or off
Audio/video source sound
XPress the 8button on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
iWhen the sound is switched off, you will
see the ,symbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video source or change
the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on.
iEven if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system announce-
ments. Switching off navigation announcements
XNavigation announcements:
press the
8 button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on
XPress the 8button again.
The navigation announcements are active
again:
Rif COMAND is switched off/on with the
q control knob
Ror after starting route guidance
Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
XTurn the qcontrol knob.
or
XPress the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the fol-
lowing:
RNavigation announcements
RPhone calls
RVoice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
XTurn the qcontrol knob.
or
XPress the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
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COMAND
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longer. After this period, reactivation on the
front-passenger side means that the settings
from the driver's side will be used.
Transferring the driver's website
XTo switch on SPLITVIEW: selectSystem
from the main function bar by turning cVd
the 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
.
XSelect®in the main function bar with the
remote control.
A menu appears with the following options:
ROperator's Manual
REnter URL
RInternet Favorites
RMercedes-Benz Apps
RInternet Radio
RMercedes Mobile Website
RTransfer Driver's Website
XSelect TransferDriver'sWebsitewith
the remote control.
You see the last website called up by the
driver.
Transferring a destination to the driver
Using SPLITVIEW you can select a destination
from the front-passenger side and transfer
this to the driver's side.
XTo switch on SPLITVIEW: select Settings
from the main function bar by turning cVd
the 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
.
XSelect®in the main function bar with the
remote control.
A menu appears.
XSelect Mercedes-Benz Appswith the
remote control.
You see the selection of Mercedes-Benz
Apps.
XSelect Google Local Searchwith the
remote control.
Using a menu you can select a category for
the destination.
XSelect At Current Position, for exam-
ple.
Using a menu you can determine the type
of search inquiry.
XSelect EnterSearchTerm:, for example.
An input field appears.
XEnter the destination with the remote con-
trol and confirm the entry with b.
You see the results list from Google.
XSelect the exact destination with the
remote control.
An additional menu appears.
XSelect Navigate to.
XA window appears on the driver's side with
the message: Accept the navigation
data from Mercedes-Benz Apps?
System settings
Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described.
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Display settings
Setting th ebrightness
The brightness detecte dby th edisplay ligh t
sensor affects th esetting option sfo rthis
function .
XPressW.
XSelectSettingsby turnin gcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelec tDispla yand press Wto confirm .
XSelectBrightnes sand pressWto con-
firm.
XAdjust th ebrightness by turnin gcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller and press Wto con-
firm.
Display design
Your COMAN Ddisplay feature soptimize d
design sfo roperation durin gdaytime and
night-time hours. You can customiz eth e
design by manually selecting day or night
design ,or opt fo ran automatic setting .
XPressW.
XSelectSettingsby turnin gcVd the
COMAN Dcontroller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelec tDispla yand press Wto confirm .
XSelectDay Mod e,Night Mod eorAuto‐
maticby turnin gcVd theCOMAN Dcon-
trolle rand press Wto confirm .
A dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
DesignExplanation
Day Mod eThe display is set perma-
nently to day design .
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design .
AutomaticIf theAutomaticsetting
is selected, COMAN D
evaluates th ereadings
from th eautomatic vehi-
cl eligh tsensor and auto-
matically switches
between th edisplay
designs.
Time settings
General information
If COMAN Dis equipped wit h anavigation sys-
te m and has GPS reception ,COMAN Dauto-
matically set sth etime and date. You can
chang eth etime in minut eincrements. The
dat ecan also be changed.
iIf you adjust th etime in minut eincre-
ments ,any time zone setting sand setting s
fo rchangin gbetween summer and stand -
ard time are lost. Switchin gbetween sum -
mer and standard time (
Ypage 309).
iThe following navigation system function s
require th etime, time zone and summer /
standard time to be set correctl yin order to
wor kproperly:
Rrout eguidanc eon routes wit htime-
dependen ttraffic guidanc e
Rcalculation of expecte dtime of arrival
iWit hthis function ,you can set th etime fo r
every display in th evehicle.
Setting th etime/date forma t
XPress theW button.
XSelectTim eby turnin gcVd the COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
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XSelectSet Time Manuallyand press W
to confirm.
XSet the time by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The time is accepted.
Text reader settings
XPress the Wbutton.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Text Reader Speedand press W
to confirm.
A list appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect a setting by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
The help window provides information in addi-
tion to the audible instructions during indi-
vidualization and during the subsequent voice
control.
XPress W.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Voice Controland press Wto
confirm.
XSelect Help Windowand press Wto con-
firm.
You have switched the help window on O
or off ª.
Individualization
Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice and thus improve voice recognition. See the sep-
arate operating instructions.
Bluetooth®settings
General information about Bluetooth
®
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. Bluetooth
®allows,
for example, the exchange of vCards.
Bluetooth®is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
XPress W.
The system menu appears.
XSelect Settingsby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect ActivateBluetoothand press W
to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth
®on O or off ª.
Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the lan-
guage for the menu displays and the naviga-
tion announcements. The selected language
affects the characters available for entry.
The navigation announcements are not avail-
able in all languages. If a language is not avail-
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able, the navigation announcements will be in
English.
When you set the system language, the lan-
guage of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If the selected language
is not supported by the Voice Control System,
English will be selected.
XPress theWbutton.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Languageand press Wto confirm.
The list of languages appears. The #dot
indicates the current setting.
XSelect the language by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it.
Assigning a favorites button
XTo assign a favorites button: press the
W button.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect AssignasFavoriteand press W
to confirm.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot #indicates the currently selected
function.
XSelect the function by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The favorites button is assigned the selec-
ted function.
XExample: to call up a favorite: press the
g favorites button.
This calls up the predefined function. You can select the following predefined func-
tions in a menu:
RSplitView on/off: you can switch the
screen view for the front passenger on or
off.
RDisplay On/Off: you can switch the dis-
play off or on.
RFull Screen: 'Clock': you can call up
the full screen with the clock.
R® Menu: you can call up the online and
Internet functions.
R360°Camera: you can call up the picture of
the 360° camera.
RFull screen: 'Map': you can call up the
full screen with the map.
RSpoken Driving Tip: you can call up the
current driving recommendation.
RDisplayTrafficMessages: you can call
up traffic reports.
RNavigate Home: you can start route guid-
ance to your home address if you have
already entered and saved the address
(
Ypage 329).
RDetour Menu: you can call up the Detour
menu and then block a section of the route
and recalculate the route (
Ypage 351).
RCompassScreen: you can call up the com-
pass.
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.
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Importing/exporting data
XInsert the SDmemory card (Ypage 447).
or
XConnect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (
Ypage 447).
XPress W.
The system menu appears.
XSe lect Settingsbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSe lect Import/ExportDataand press W
to confirm.
XSe lect Import DataorExport Dataand
press Wto confirm.
IfPIN protection isact ivat ed, a PIN prompt
appears when you select Export Data
.
XEnter the PIN, select¬and press Wto
confirm.
You can now proceed inthe same way as if
PIN protection was deactivated.
XTo select a preset: selectMemoryCardor
USB Storage
and press Wto confirm.
XSelect All Dataand press Wto confirm.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
or
XSe lect the data type and press Wto con-
firm.
Depending on the previo us entry, select the
data type for the export Oor not ª.
XSelect Cont.and press Wto confirm.
iPersonal music files inthe MUSIC REGIS-
TER cannot besaved and imported again
using th isfunction.
Reset function
You can complete lyreset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, th is
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries inthe
destination memory and inthe listof pre vious
destinations inthe navigation system and
address book entries. Inaddition, any act iva-
ted PIN protection, which you have used to
protect your data against unwanted export,
will be deactivated. Resetting isrecommen-
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