2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class reset

ded before selling or transferring ownership
of your vehicle, for example.
Data on the internal hard drive, e.g. music
files in the MUSIC REGISTER, will be deleted.
You can also delete music files from the
MUSIC REGISTER using the "Delete all music
files" function (
Ypage 459).
XPress theWfunction button.
XSelect Systemby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Resetand press Wto confirm.
A warning message appears asking
whether you wish to reset.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset to
the factory settings.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Vehicle functions
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.
Climate control status display
The climate status display in the COMAND display
(example)
If you change the settings of the climate con-
trol system, the climate status display
appears for three seconds at the bottom of
the screen in the COMAND display. You will
see the current settings of the various climate
control functions.
Overview of climate control systems, see the
separate vehicle operating instructions.
The climate status display appears when:
XYou turn the temperature control and set
the temperature.
or
XYou turn the control to set the airflow.
or
XYou press one of the following buttons:
K Increases air flow
I Decreases air flow
¿ Switches climate control on/off
á Switches the ZONE function on/off
à Controls the air conditioning auto-
matically
ñ Sets the climate control style in auto-
matic mode (FOCUS/MEDIUM/DIFFUSE)
_ Sets the air distribution
M, PorO Sets the air distribu-
tion
¬ Turns on the defrost function
Ù Turns on maximum cooling
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XTurncVd or slide ZVÆthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The massage function runs for approx-
imately 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the
setting.
XTo exit the menu: press thekback
button.
Adjusting the driving dynamics
This function is available on vehicle model
series with a dynamic multicontour seat.
XSelect the seat (Ypage 316).
XSelect Dynamic Seatby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
A scale appears.
You can select:
R0: Off
R1: level 1 (medium setting)
R2: level 2 (high setting)
XTurn cVd or slide ZVÆthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
XTo exit the menu: press thekback
button.
Resetting all adjustments
XSelect the seat (Ypage 316).
XSelect Reset Allby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
A prompt appears.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
After you select Yes
, all seat adjustments
are reset to the default values (factory set-
ting).
Rear view camera
The rear view camera is only an aid. It is not a
replacement for your attention to your imme-
diate surroundings. You are always responsi- ble for safe maneuvering and parking. When
maneuvering or parking, make sure that there
are no persons, animals or objects in the area
in which you are maneuvering.
The image from the rear view camera is
shown in the COMAND display when reverse
gear is engaged if:
Ryour vehicle is equipped with a rear view
camera
RCOMAND is switched on
Rthe Activation by R gearfunction is
activated.
If the function is activated, the COMAND dis-
play will automatically switch back to the pre-
viously selected display as soon as you shift
out of reverse gear.
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XTo accept the way point:confirmOKby
pressing W.
Once you have accepted the way point, it is entered in the way point menu.
XTo display the details: selectDetailsby
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
XTo make a call: selectCallwith the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm. COMAND switches to telephone
mode (
Ypage 389).
iThis menu item is available if the way
point has a telephone number and if a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND
(
Ypage 383).
XTo call up the map: selectMapwith the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XYou can move the map and select the des-
tination.
XTo store the way point in the destina-
tion memory: selectPresets
with the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm (
Ypage 364).
Way point menu with two way point entries
Editing way points
Way points can be:
Rchanged
Rchanged in sequence in the way point menu
Rdeleted
To change the sequence, at least one way
point and the destination must be entered.
XSelect a way point in the way point menu by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
A menu appears.
XTo change a way point: selectEditfrom
the menu and press Wto confirm.
XChange the address, e.g. the city and
street, and confirm with OK
.
The way point menu appears and displays
the modified way point.
You can change the sequence of the way
points and the destination.
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Redialing
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSelect°in the character bar and press W
to confirm.
or
XIf the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 6button on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears. The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
XTo select a call: turncVd the COMAND
controller.
XTo connect the call: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone book
XOpen a call list and select an entry
(
Ypage 397).
or
XCall up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (
Ypage 394).
XTo make a call: pressWthe COMAND
controller or the 6button.
Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book (
Ypage 399).
Option 1:
XHold down one of the number keys for lon-
ger than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Option 2:
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSelect CallListsby sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
A menu appears.
XSelect SpeedDialPresetListby turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
XSelect preset and press Wto confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Functions available during a call
Overview
Telephone operation with a single call
:
Person you are calling
;Symbol for active telephone connection
=To switch the microphone on/off
(
Ypage 390)
?To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (
Ypage 391)
ATo end a call
Available functions:
RAccepting a waiting call (Ypage 391)
RMaking a second call (Ypage 392)
RCall waiting (Ypage 392)
Availability depends on the network (only pos- sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth
®mobile phone.
Switching the microphone on/off
This function is also available during an active
phone call.
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
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COMAND. You can delete these call listsin
COMAND.
If you down load call lists from a Bluetooth
®
phone that supports the PBAP Bluetooth®
profile , you cannot delete them from
COMAND.
XSe lect Call Listsinthe telephone basic
menu byturning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Delete Call Listsand press W
to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete all call lists.
XSe lect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, the call lists are deleted.
If you select No
, the process will becan-
celed.
iIf you delete these call lists from the
mob ilephone (see the separate mobile
phone operating instructions), COMAND
updates the call list display the next time it
connects.
Using the speed dial list
Storing an entry
You can assign ten speed dial presets (0– 9)
to the speed dial list. There are two options
availab lefor th ispurpose.
Option 1:
XSearch for a phone book entry inthe phone
book (
Ypage 394).
XIf an entry has several phone numbers,
select the desired number byturning cVd
the COMAND controller.
XSe lect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by slidi ngVY the COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
A menu appears.
XSe lect Speed Dialbyturning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
A menu appears.
Speed dial men u
XSelect Assign Speed Dial Presetand
press Wto confirm.
The speed diallist appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next availab lespeed dialpreset ishigh-
lighted.
XSe lect the speed dial preset byturning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The phone book entry issaved inthe speed
dial preset.
Option 2
XCall up the te lephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSe lect CallListsbysliding VÆand turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset Listand
press Wto confirm.
The speed diallist appears.
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XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by slidingVYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Assign Speed Dial Presetand
press Wto confirm.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next available speed dial preset is high-
lighted.
XSelect the speed dial preset by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset.
Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored phone
book entries (
Ypage 399).
Option 1:
XHold down one of the number keys for lon-
ger than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Option 2:
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSelect CallListsby sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
XSelect SpeedDialPresetListby turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
XSelect preset and press Wto confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Deleting a speed dial number
XTo delete a speed dial number: select
Delete Speed Dial Preset
in the
"Speed dial" menu by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The speed dial number is deleted.
XTo delete all speed dial numbers: select
Delete All Speed Dial Presets
in the
"Speed dial" menu by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
You will be asked whether you want to con-
tinue.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, all speed dial presets will
be deleted from the speed dial list.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Text messages
Information and requirements
In order to be able to use the text message
function, the mobile phone has to support the
MAP Bluetooth
®profile ( Message Access
Profile).
If the above conditions are met, new incoming
text messages appear in the COMAND text
message inbox. The /symbol appears in
the status bar. The symbol disappears once
you have read the text message. The ú
mail symbol is displayed if the text message
memory is full. The symbol is no longer dis-
played once you delete at least one text mes-
sage.
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XSelectDeleteand press Wto confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
If you select Yes
, the text message is
deleted.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
iThis delete function is not supported by all
mobile phones. The Delete failed
mes-
sage appears.
Using the address book
Introduction
Always pay attention to traffic conditions.
Before starting the journey, familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use COMAND when the road and traffic
conditions permit. You could otherwise
become involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured.
The address book organizes and stores
entries that are entered from different sour-
ces (mobile phone, memory card, USB device,
COMAND phone book, navigation system).
You can use these entries to make telephone
calls and for navigation.
iNumber of contacts in the address
book: the address book can store a total of
4000 contacts.
1500 entries each are reserved in the
address book for:
Rcontacts from the mobile phone
Rcontacts that you create in COMAND or
import from other sources
The remaining 1,000 entries are assigned
by COMAND as necessary.
iDisplay of mobile phone contacts: con-
tacts downloaded from the mobile phone
remain in the address book even if you dis-
connect the mobile phone from COMAND.
Contacts that have previously been availa-
ble can be displayed as soon as the mobile phone is reconnected. COMAND down-
loads the contacts again so that any new
contacts that have been added to the
mobile phone can be displayed.
As soon as you connect a new mobile
phone
to C
OMAND all the contacts from
the previous mobile phone are replaced by
those from the new phone's address book.
Address book entries remain stored when
the mobile phone is disconnected. For this
reason, delete your personal data using the
reset function before selling your vehicle,
for example (
Ypage 313).
Calling up the address book
Using the function button:
XPress the %function button.
You see either the telephone basic menu or the address book, depending on which was
last active.
XIf the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the %function button again.
Using the telephone basic menu:
XWhen the telephone basic menu is dis-
played, select Tel
by slidingVZthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
XSelect Address Bookfrom the menu and
press Wto confirm.
Address book with address book entry ¥and nav-
igable data L
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Changing the category of a telephone
number data field
XDisplay details for an address book entry
(
Ypage 405).
XSelect the telephone number data field.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by slidingVYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Change Categoryand press Wto
confirm.
XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.
XSelect a telephone category, e.g. Mobile.
XIf desired, selectPreferredand pressW
to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on Oor off ª. The phone num-
ber is displayed as the first number in the
phone book and can be dialed immediately.
XSelect Saveand press Wto confirm.
The new category is stored.
Calling a number stored in an entry
Prerequisites
The mobile phone must be connected via the
Bluetooth
®Interface (Ypage 383).
Dialing a number
XDisplay details for an address book entry
(
Ypage 405).
XSelect the phone number data field by turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller.
XPress Wthe COMAND controller to con-
firm.
or
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding VYthe COMAND con-
troller.
XPress Wthe COMAND controller to con-
firm.
XSelect Calland press Wto confirm.
The phone makes the call. The display
switches to telephone mode.
Storing the phone number as a speed
dial number
XDisplay details for an address book entry
(
Ypage 405).
XSelect the phone number data field by turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding VYthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Speed Dialand press Wto con-
firm.
You can now store the number in one of the
ten speed dial presets (
Ypage 399).
Starting route guidance to an entry
Address book entry with navigable data
This function is available as soon as you have
stored a destination in the destination mem-
ory (
Ypage 363).
XSearch for an address book entry with the
L symbol and select it from the list
(
Ypage 404).
XDisplay details for an address book entry
(
Ypage 405).
XSelect the address data field by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Route guidance begins.
or
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Navigateand press Wto confirm.
Route guidance begins.
Address book entry without navigable
data
Route guidance can also be started for an
address book entry without the Lsymbol. If
the address data or designations do not
match the digital map, COMAND prompts you
to re-enter the address.
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