2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

Example of operation
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
XPress the$button.
Radio mode is activated.
XSelect Radioby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XConfirm Station Listby pressing W.
The station list appears.
Buttons on the COMAND controller
Overview
:Back button (Ypage 295)
;Clear button (Ypage 295)
=Seat function button (Ypage 316)
?Favorites button (Ypage 311)
If your vehicle does not have the seat function
button, it will have two Favorites buttons.
For AMG vehicles: the COMAND controller is
configured with the :and ;buttons.
Back button
You can use the kbutton to exit a menu or
to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode.
XTo exit the menu: briefly press thek
back button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu
level in the current operating mode.
XTo call up the basic display: press and
hold the kback button.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode.
Clear button
XTo delete individual characters: briefly
press the 2clear button.
XTo delete an entire entry: press and hold
the 2 clear button.
Seat function button
You can use the Tbutton to call up the
following seat functions:
RMulticontour seat (with 4-way lumbar sup-
port)
RActive multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
RBalance (seat heating distribution)
More information on the seat functions
(
Ypage 316).
Favorites button
You can assign predefined functions to
the ; favorites button and call them up by
pressing the button (
Ypage 311).
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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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Adjusting the volumefor phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
XTurn the qcontrol knob.
or
XPress the WorX button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the sound settings
Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
diff erent audio and video sources. This means
that it ispossible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CDmode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu inradio mode.
XPress the $button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
XSe lect Soundby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and bal-
ance for radio mode. Adjusting
treble and bass
Setting th ebass
XSe lect TrebleorBassinthe sound menu
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
XSe lect a setting byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The setting issave d.
Adjusting balance and fader
Setting th ebalance
With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound islouder on the driver's or
front-passenger side.
The fader function isused to control whether
the sound islouder inthe front or the rear of
the veh icle.
You can adjust the fader depending on the
veh icle model.
Equipped with Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem: for the best sound focus, choose the
setting 0
.
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XSelectBal/Fad(balance/fader) in the
sound menu by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect a balance setting by sliding XVYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Surround
General notes
If your vehicle is equipped with surround
sound, you can use one of two sound sys-
tems:
Rharman/kardon®Logic 7®surround sound
system
The harman/kardon
®Logic 7®surround
sound system allows you to set the opti-
mum surround sound in the vehicle interior
(
Ypage 299).
RBang & Olufsen sound system
(
Ypage 300)
Both sound systems are available for the fol-
lowing operating modes:
Rradio (FM only)
Rsatellite radio
Raudio CD
RMP3 (including SD memory card and USB
storage device)
RMedia Interface
RBluetooth®audio mode
Rvideo DVD (PCM, dts and Dolby Digital
audio formats)
RAUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and
multichannel audio formats, it may be neces- sary to set the audio format (
Ypage 479).
Discs which support the audio formats men-
tioned have the following logos:
Harman/kardon®Logic 7®surround
sound system
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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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This setting provides a crisp, clear, luxury
high-end sound setting for a studio atmos-
phere in your vehicle.
Rsurround
This setting enables a wide-ranging sound
experience for playing music and videos.
:Current position of the sound setting
For the optimum musical enjoyment, you can
focus the sound image precisely on one seat.
This means you are right at the center of the
listening experience, with all system param-
eters being precisely calculated for the selec-
ted position. The result is authentic music
reproduction inside the vehicle.
Focusing the sound setting
XPress the $button.
XSelect Soundby 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 Sound Mode.
Depending on the vehicle model series
XSelect left,allor rearand press Wto
confirm.
or
XSelect left,allor rightand press Wto
confirm.
XTo exit the menu: press thekback
button or slide XVYthe COMAND control-
ler.
iPlease note the following: you will achieve
the best sound results on your Bang & Oluf-
sen sound system by playing high-quality
CDs.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
224 kbit/s.
When playing using an iPod
®, the bit rate
should also be at least 224 kbit/s.
For optimum playback quality:
XDeactivate the “EQ” setting on the
iPod®.
Surround-sound playback does not func-
tion for mono signal sources, such as the
medium wave range (MW) in radio mode.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from conven-
tional stereo playback.
Character entry (telephony)
Example: entering characters
: *Switches the character bar to upper-
case/lowercase letters
;pSwitches the character bar from
uppercase/lowercase letters to dig-
its
= BChanges the language of the char-
acter bar
?2Deletes a character/an entry
The example describes how to enter the sur-
name “Schulz”.
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XCallup the input menu with data fiel ds
(
Ypage 395).
XSe lect Sand confirm Wwith the COMAND
controller.
S
appears inthe data field.
XSe lect cand confirm Wwith the COMAND
controller.
The letter c
isadded to Sinthe data field.
XRepeat the process unt ilthe name has
been entered infull.
Other input menu functions:
RDeleting a character/an entry
(
Ypage 303)
RSwit ching between upper/lower-case let-
ters (
Ypage 302)
RChanging the character set (Ypage 302)
RMoving the cursor to the next data field
(
Ypage 303)
XTo enter a phone number: select the dig-
it s one byone inthe corresponding data
field byturning cVdand sliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Switching data fields
:Cursor inthe next data field
;Stores the entry
=4 and 5symbols to select a data field
In the input menu, ifyou want to enter a first
name after you have entered a surname, for
example, proceed as fol lowstoswit ch
between the data fields: Option 1
XSe
lect 4or5 inthe character bar and
press Wto confirm.
The input menu shows the data field selec-
te d.
Option 2
XSlide ZVthe COMAND controller repeat-
edly untilthe character bar disappears.
XSe lect the data field bysliding ZVÆand
press Wto confirm.
Storing the entry
XAfter making an entry inthe input
menu, e.g. tocrea tea new
entry (
Ypage 395): select the ¬sym-
bol inthe character bar byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The entry isstored inthe address book.
Further functions available in the char-
acter bar
Changing the language of the cha racter
bar
While making an entry inthe input menu
(
Ypage 395):
XSe lect B and press Wto confirm.
XSelect a language byturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
Switching the cha racter bar toletters
While making an entry inthe input menu, e.g.
to create a new entry (
Ypage 395):
XSe lect the *(upper case) or E
(lower case) symbol and press Wto con-
firm.
Changing the cha racter set
While making an entry inthe input menu
(
Ypage 395):
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