2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Owner's Manual

XSelect the search criteria and pressWto
confirm.
XProceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (
Ypage 421). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler".
Destination/route download
Introduction
You can send destinations and routes from
Google™ maps to the server and download
these via this function. You can use the des-
tinations and routes for route guidance and
save them for further use.
In order to use the download destination/
route function, the mbrace system must be:
Ractivated
Rset up
Rand activated for COMAND and Internet
access services.
For information on the mbrace system, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
Sending destinations to the server
XCall up the website for Google™ Maps on
the Internet.
XEnter a destination.
XClick "More" at the destination.
XClick "Send".
XClick "Send to vehicle".
XSelect Mercedes-Benz as the vehicle
brand.
XEnter the mbrace e-mail address or the
vehicle identification number.
XEnter the vehicle identification number.
XClick "Send".
The destination is sent to the server.
iThe availability of the destination/route
download function is country-dependent.
Downloading destinations from the
server
Proceed as follows to use destinations/
routes that have been sent to the server:
XSelect the ®symbol in the main function
bar by turning cVdthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
XBring the Mercedes-Benz Appspanel to
the front by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
XBring the Dest./RouteDownloadpanel to
the front and press Wto confirm.
iWith Exit, you quit the destination/route
download.
With Options
, you set the options for the
destination/route download (
Ypage 426).
XConfirm the Dest./Route Download
panel by pressing W.
Available routes and destinations are
shown in the list.
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You can save up to 20 routes and 50 desti-
nations for your vehicle on the server and dis-
play these in the list. If you send further routes
or destinations to the server, the existing
entries are deleted from the list.
iThe routes/destinations sent from Goo-
gle™ maps to the server are automatically
deleted from there after seven days.
Using destinations
Calling up the menu
XSelect an entry in the list by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
A menu appears.
Displaying details
XConfirm Detailsin the menu by pressing
W the COMAND controller.
The route or destination is displayed.
XTo call up a POI: confirm the entry by
pressing W.
iYou can use the function if:
Ra mobile phone is connected
(
Ypage 383)
Rthe destination address contains a tele-
phone number
Using as the destination
XSelect Navigatetoin the menu by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (
Ypage 329).
iA route can only be stored as a personal
POI on an SD memory card or taken directly
for route calculation (
Ypage 424).
Calling up the destination
XSelect Callin the menu by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (
Ypage 389). Importing a destination/route
When importing, you can choose whether you
want to save the destination as a personal POI
on an SD memory card or in the address book.
You can only save routes as personal POIs to
an SD memory card, but not in the address
book.
XSelect Importin the menu with the
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
iIf there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the As
PersonalPOImenu item is grayed
out.
XInsert the SD memory card (Ypage 447).
XTo save as a personal POI: confirmAs
Personal POIby pressing Wthe
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as a personal POI on the SD memory card.
iYou can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (
Ypage 344).
You can also use a personal POI in another
vehicle for route calculation.
XTo save to the address book: selectTo
Address Bookby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Deleting a destination/route from the
server
XSelect an entry in the list by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
XSelect Deleteand press Wto confirm.
A query appears asking whether the desti-
nation or the route should be deleted.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
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Options
Introduction
You can select options for the following
Mercedes-Benz Apps on COMAND:
RLocal Search (Ypage 425)
RDestination download (Ypage 426)
You can reset the selected options to the
default settings (
Ypage 427).
Calling up the options menu
XSelect the ®symbol in the main function
bar by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
XBring the Mercedes-Benz Appspanel to
the front by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Optionsby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Selecting options for the local search
Setting the search radius
XSelect Local Searchin the Options menu
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
XConfirm the entry after Search Radius:
by pressingW.
The #dot indicates the currently selected
search radius.
XSelect an entry by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The selected setting is accepted.
XTo exit the menu: selectBackby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
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Selecting a service provider
XSelectLocal Searchin the Options menu
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
XSelect the entry after ServiceProvider:
by turningcVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The #dot indicates the currently selected
service provider.
iIf the entry is grayed out, you cannot
select the service provider.
XSelect an entry and press Wto confirm.
The selected service provider is accepted.
XTo exit the menu: selectBackby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Deleting/saving searches
XSelect the DeleteAllSearchesentry by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears, asking whether you
really wish to delete the search.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
Setting options for destination/route
download
Setting the type of import
You can choose between manual and auto-
matic importing.
XSelect the entry after Import:by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect ManualorAutomaticand press W
to confirm.
The setting is accepted.
XTo exit the menu: selectBackby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
Deleting/saving POIs after they have
been imported to the server
XSelect the entry after Import & Delete:
by turningcVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
The setting is accepted.
Yes
deletes the POIs after importing to the
server.
No
does not delete the POIs on the server.
XTo exit the menu: selectBackby turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
iRoutes and destinations are automati-
cally deleted on the server after seven
days.
Conditions of use
You can review the terms of use for the
COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and Goo-
gle™.
XSelect Terms and Conditionsin the
options menu by sliding ZVÆthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm
(
Ypage 425).
XSelect Mercedes-Benz AppsorGoogle
and press Wto confirm.
The respective start page appears.
XSelect Continueto view further content.
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Resetting adjustments
With the reset function, all Mercedes-Benz
Apps settings are reset to the factory set-
tings.
XSelect the®symbol in the main function
bar by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
XBring the Mercedes-Benz Appspanel to
the front by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Optionsby sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect Resetand press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to reset.
XSelect YesorNoand press Wto confirm.
Other services
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
For individual Mercedes-Benz Apps, it may be
necessary to pay license fees before using.
Use is then limited to a certain period of time.
License fees must be paid again for use
beyond this time period.
The COMAND functions include the
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website as a prede-
fined favorite.
XSelect the ®icon in the main function bar
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
XBring the Mercedes-Benz Mobile Web‐
sitepanel to the front by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The Mercedes-Benz home page appears.
iYou cannot delete the Mercedes-Benz
Mobile Websitepanel.
Further Mercedes-Benz Apps
You can call up additional Mercedes-Benz
Apps, such as Facebook, or Google™ serv-
ices, such as Street View or Panoramio, here.
The following examples show how to call up a
Mercedes-Benz App, for example Facebook,
and generally how to call up Google™ serv-
ices.
To call up Facebook:
XSelect the®icon in the main function bar
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
XBring the Mercedes-Benz Appspanel to
the front by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and pressing Wto confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
XSelect Facebookby turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The Facebook home page appears.
XTo call up Google™ services: this is done
through Google™ Local Search
(
Ypage 422).
iFacebook is a social network. This App
allows you to log in from your vehicle and
use Facebook's many functions.
Google™ Street View allows you to view
streets in 360-degree panoramas.
Google™ Panoramio expands Google Local
Search to include photos at the selected
position.
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Internet radio
General notes
A good Internet connection isrequired to
transmit audio data efficiently. To ensure the
best-possible reception, your mobile phone
should beconnected to the vehicle's exterior
antenna via the phone bracket (optional).
Bear inmind that a relatively large volume of
data can betransmitted when using the Inter-
net radio. An average 12 8kbit per second
data transfer rate can transfer 56 MB of data
in one hour.
The data transfer rate of a station is displayed
while receiving data.
Calling up the Internet radio
XSelect the ®icon in the main function bar
by sliding ZVand turning cV dthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The carousel view appears.
XBring the Internet Radiopanel to the
front by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The Internet radio menu appears.
Searching for stations
XSelect Searchin the Internet radio menu.
A list with search criteria appears.
XSelect criterion and press Wto confirm.
iFor example as a search criterion, you can
set an Internet radio station that is located
close to your navigation destination.
Connecting to a station
XSearch for a station (Ypage 428).
XSelect ;(play) in the Internet radio
menu and press Wto confirm.
The call is placed.
If the data stream is interrupted, an automatic
attempt is made to re-establish the connec-
tion.
Manually re-establishing a connection
XSelect ;(play) again in the Internet
radio menu and press Wto confirm.
Ending data transfer:
XSelect É(stop) in the Internet radio
menu and press Wto confirm.
or
XChange to another audio source, for exam-
ple Disc
.
If you change to a main function that is not an
audio source, e.g. navigation, the data con-
nection remains on. You can continue listen-
ing to the set station.
Internet
Display restriction
Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion.
Calling up a website
Calling up the carousel view
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XSelect the®symbol in the main function
bar by turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
The carousel view appears.
You can now enter a web address (option 1
(
Ypage 429)) or select it in the carousel view
(option 2 (
Ypage 430)).
To select in the carousel view, you must first
create favorites (
Ypage 434).
Option 1: entering the web address
You can enter the web address using either
the character bar or the number keypad
(
Ypage 303).
XCall up the carousel view (Ypage 428).
XSelect wwwby sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears.
XTo enter using the character bar: enter
the web address in the input line. Character
entry (
Ypage 301).
As soon as the first letter has been entered
in the input line, a list appears below it. The
list shows web addresses which begin with
the letters you have entered and web
addresses which have already been called
up.
The list is empty the first time you call it up.
XTo enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid suc-
cession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available letter is high-
lighted. Enter the character using the char- acter bar (
Ypage 303).
XAfter entering the web address, select the
¬ symbol by turning cVdor sliding
XVY the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The website is called up.
XTo select a web address in the list: slide
ZV the COMAND controller in the input
menu with character bar.
The list is activated.
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XSelect the web address by turningcVdor
sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The web address is entered in the input line.
XPress Wthe COMAND controller.
The website is called up. The Establish‐
ing data connection to name>...message appears.
Option 2: selecting favorites
You must create at least one favorite in the
carousel view for this function (
Ypage 434).
XCall up the carousel view (Ypage 428).
XIn the carousel view, bring a favorite to the front by turning cVdor sliding XVYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
The website is called up.
Navigating the website
Overview
StepResult
XTurn cVd the
controller.Navigates from one
item that can be
selected (e.g. link,
text field or selec-
tion list) to the next
and highlights the
respective element
on the website.
Sliding the control-
ler:
XLeft or right XVY
XUp or downZVÆ
XDiagonallyaVb
Moves the pointer
on the page.
XPressWthe con-
troller.Calls up the menu or
opens the selected
item.
XPress the k
button.Calls up the previ-
ous page.
XPress the 2
button.Closes the Internet
browser. If several
windows are open,
the current window
is closed.
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