MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2014 R131 Owner's Manual

Switching on SPLITVIEW
X
Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the
display, and display 0044switches to Off
Off.
The front passenger sees the display of the
function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes
previously, the display from the driver's
side is shown.
Switching off SPLITVIEW
X Select 0044in the menu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043disappears from the
display. Display 0044switches to On On.
i If COMAND has already been switched
on, you can also use the remote control to
switch SPLITVIEW on and off. Make sure
that the SPLITVIEW symbol is set on the
remote control thumbwheel (Y page 487).
The SPLITVIEW display remains on for
approximately 30 minutes after the SmartKey
has been turned to position 0in the ignition
lock. After this time or after the SmartKey has
been removed, the settings on the front-
passenger side are saved for approximately
30 minutes 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 X
To switch on SPLITVIEW: select System
System
from the main function bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the
display, and display 0044switches to Off Off.
X Select 00A7in the main function bar with the
remote control.
A carousel view appears with the following
options:
R Operator's Manual Operator's Manual
R Enter URL
Enter URL
R Internet Favorites
Internet Favorites
R Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps
R Internet Radio
Internet Radio
R Mercedes Mobile Website
Mercedes Mobile Website
R Transfer Driver's Website
Transfer Driver's Website
X Select Transfer
Transfer Driver's
Driver'sWebsite
Websitewith
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.
X
To switch on SPLITVIEW: select System System
from the main function bar by turning At a glance
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00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select 0044in the menu bar and confirm.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears in the
display, and display 0044switches to Off
Off.
X Select 00A7in the main function bar with the
remote control.
The carousel view appears.
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps with the
remote control.
You see the selection of Mercedes-Benz
Apps.
X Select Google Local Search Google Local Search with the
remote control.
Using a menu you can select a category for
the destination.
X Select At Current Position At Current Position, for
example.
Using a menu you can determine the type
of search inquiry.
X Select Enter a search term: Enter a search term:, for
example.
An input field appears.
X Enter the destination with the remote
control and confirm the entry with 0070.
You see the results list from Google.
X Select the exact destination with the
remote control.
An additional menu appears.
X Select Navigate to
Navigate to.
X A pop-up window appears on the driver's
side with the message: Should the Should the
navigation data from Mercedes-
navigation data from Mercedes-
Benz Apps be accepted? Benz Apps be accepted? 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. Display settings
Setting the brightness The brightness detected by the display light
sensor affects the setting options for this
function.
X
Press 0066.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Display
Display and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Brightness
Brightness and press0098to
confirm.
X Adjust the brightness by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
Display design Your COMAND display features optimized
designs for operation during daytime and
night-time hours. You can customize the
design by manually selecting day or night
design, or opt for an automatic setting.
X
Press 0066.
X Select Settings
Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. 310
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X
Select Display
Display and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Day Mode
Day Mode, Night Mode
Night Mode or
Automatic
Automatic by turning00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A dot indicates the current setting. Design Explanation
Day Mode
Day Mode The display is set
permanently to day
design.
Night Mode Night Mode The display is set
permanently to night
design.
Automatic Automatic If the
Automatic
Automatic setting
is selected, COMAND
evaluates the readings
from the automatic
vehicle light sensor and
automatically switches
between the display
designs. Time settings
General information If COMAND is equipped with a navigation
system and has GPS reception, COMAND
automatically sets the time and date. You can
change the time in minute increments. The
date can also be changed.
i If you adjust the time in minute
increments, any time zone settings and
settings for changing between summer and
standard time are lost. Switching between
summer and standard time (Y page 311).
i The following navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer/
standard time to be set correctly in order
to work properly:
R route guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
R calculation of expected time of arrival i
With this function, you can set the time
for every display in the vehicle.
Setting the time/date format X
Press the 0066button.
X Select Time Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Format
Format and press 0098to confirm.
The 003Bsymbols show the current settings.
X Set the format by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. Abbreviation Meaning
DD
DD
.MM
MM .YY
YY Day . Month . Year
(date format, two digits)
MM MM
/DDDD /YYYYYYYY Month/Day/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
YY YY
/MMMM /DDDD Year/Month/Day
date format, year (two
digits)
HH HH
:MMMM (24
(24 hrs)
hrs) Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time format)
HH HH
:MM (AM/PM)MM (AM/PM) Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time format)
Adjusting the time zone and switching
to Daylight Savings Time (Summer)
X
Press 0066.
X Select Time Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm. System settings
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X
Select Time
TimeZone
Zoneand press 0098to confirm.
A list of countries or time zones appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select the country or time zone by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A time zone list may also be displayed,
depending on the country selected.
X Select the time zone and press 0098to
confirm.
The entry for the Automatic Time Automatic Time
Settings
Settings is accepted.
Subsequent operation depends on whether
the automatic changeover function to
summer time is available.
X To change manually: selectON
ON orOFF OFF and
press 0098to confirm.
X To change to automatic time: select
Automatic
Automatic and press0098to confirm.
The entry for the Automatic Time
Automatic Time
Settings
Settings is accepted.
X To switch the automatic time setting
off/on: press the 0066button.
X Select Time
Time by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Press 0098to confirm the Automatic
Automatic Time
Time
Settings
Settings .
Switch the automatic time setting off 0053or
on again 0073.
To switch on: the menu item is switched
on as the default setting. If the Automatic
Automatic
Time Settings
Time Settings is switched off and you
switch it on again, the last settings for the
time zone and summer time changeover
are selected.
To switch off: the time zone is deselected
and the summer time is switched off. If
Automatic
Automatic is set for the summer time
changeover, a prompt will appear asking
whether this should be maintained.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm. Setting the time manually
X
Press the 0066button.
X Select Time
Timeby turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Set Time Manually
Set Time Manually and press0098
to confirm.
X Set the time by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The time is accepted. Text reader settings
X Press the 0066button.
X Select System
System by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Text Reader Speed
Text Reader Speed and press0098
to confirm.
A list appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window The help window provides information in
addition to the audible instructions during
individualization and during the subsequent
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X
Press 0066.
X Select Settings
Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Voice Control
Voice Control and press0098to
confirm.
X Select Help Window
Help Window and press0098to
confirm.
You have switched the help window on
0073 or off 0053.
Individualization Using individualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice and
thus improve voice recognition; see the
separate 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
Bluetooth ®
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
Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth ®X
Press 0066.
The system menu appears. X
Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Activate Bluetooth
Activate Bluetooth and press
0098 to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 0073 or off 0053. Setting the system language
This function allows you to determine the
language for the menu displays and the
navigation announcements. The selected
language affects the characters available for
entry.
The navigation announcements are not
available in all languages. If a language is not
available, the navigation announcements will
be in English.
When you set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will
change accordingly. If the selected language
is not supported by the Voice Control System,
English will be selected.
X Press the 0066button.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Language
Language and press0098to confirm.
The list of languages appears. The 003Bdot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the language by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. System settings
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Assigning a favorites button
X To assign a favorites button: press the
0066 button.
X Select Settings
Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Assign as Favorite
Assign as Favorite and press
0098 to confirm.
The list of predefined functions appears.
The dot 003Bindicates the currently selected
function.
X Select the function by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The favorites button is assigned the
selected function.
X Example: to call up a favorite: press the
007D favorites button.
This calls up the predefined function.
You can select the following predefined
functions in a menu:
R SplitView on/off SplitView on/off : you can switch the
screen view for the front passenger on or
off.
R Display On/Off
Display On/Off : you can switch the
display off or on.
R Full screen: 'Clock'
Full screen: 'Clock': you can call up
the full screen with the clock.
R 00A7Menu Menu: you can call up the online and
Internet functions.
R Full screen: 'Map'
Full screen: 'Map' : you can call up the
full screen with the map.
R Spoken Driving Tip
Spoken Driving Tip : you can call up the
current driving recommendation.
R Display
Display Traffic
TrafficMessages
Messages : you can call
up traffic reports.
R Navigate Home
Navigate Home: you can start route
guidance to your home address if you have
already entered and saved the address
(Y page 332). R
Detour Menu
Detour Menu: you can call up the Detour
menu and then block a section of the route
and recalculate the route ( Ypage 354).
R Compass Screen Compass Screen : you can call up the
compass. Importing/exporting data
General notes !
Never remove the stick or card when
writing data to the USB stick or the memory
card. You may otherwise lose data.
Using this function, you can:
R transfer your personal COMAND data from
one system/vehicle to another
R make a backup copy of your personal data
(export data) and load it again (import
data).
R protect your data from unwanted export by
activating a pin prompt (presetting:
deactivated 0053).
You can either use an SD memory card or a
USB storage device (e.g. a USB stick) as
temporary storage.
Activating/deactivating PIN protection X
Press the 0066button.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm. 314
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X
Select Import/Export Data
Import/Export Data and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Activate PIN Protection
Activate PIN Protection and
press 0098to confirm.
Activate 0073or deactivate 0053PIN
protection. When activating PIN protection,
you will be prompted to enter a PIN. X
Enter a 4-digit PIN, select 0054and press
0098 to confirm.
You will be prompted to enter the PIN
again.
X Re-enter the PIN, select 0054and press
0098 to confirm.
The PIN prompt now protects your personal
data from unwanted export.
i If you deactivate your PIN protection, you
will first be prompted to enter your PIN. If
you have forgotten your PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service station can deactivate your
PIN protection for you. Alternatively, you
can deactivate PIN protection by resetting
your personal COMAND data
(Y page 316). Importing/exporting data
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 448).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) ( Ypage 448).
X Press 0066.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Import/Export Data
Import/Export Data and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Import Data
Import Data orExport Data
Export Data and
press 0098to confirm. System settings
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If PIN protection is activated, a PIN prompt
appears when you select Export Data
Export Data.
X Enter the PIN, select 0054and press0098to
confirm.
You can now proceed in the same way as if
PIN protection was deactivated.
X To select a preset: selectMemory Memory Card
Cardor
USB Storage
USB Storage and press0098to confirm.
X Select All Data
All Data and press0098to confirm.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
or
X Select the data type and press 0098to
confirm.
Depending on the previous entry, select the
data type for the export 0073or not 0053.
X Select Cont.
Cont. and press 0098to confirm.
i Personal music files in the MUSIC
REGISTER cannot be saved and imported
again using this function. Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. In addition, any
activated PIN protection, which you have
used to protect your data against unwanted
export, will be deactivated. Resetting is recommended 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 (Y page 462).
X Press the 0066function button.
X Select System
System by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Reset
Reset and press 0098to confirm.
A warning message appears asking
whether you wish to reset.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, a prompt will appear again
asking whether you really wish to reset to
the factory settings.
X Select Yes YesorNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled. 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. 316
Vehicle functionsCOMAND

Climate control status display
The climate status display in the COMAND display
(example)
If you change the settings of the climate
control 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:
X You turn the temperature control and set
the temperature.
or
X You turn the control to set the airflow.
or
X You press one of the following buttons:
0097 Increases air flow
0095 Decreases air flow
005A Switches climate control on/off
00D6 Switches the ZONE function on/off
0058 Controls the air conditioning
automatically
00F0 Sets the climate control style in
automatic mode (FOCUS/MEDIUM/
DIFFUSE)
008F Sets the air distribution
0099, 009Cor009B Sets the air
distribution
0064 Turns on the defrost function
00C9 Turns on maximum cooling i
The way that the climate control status
display is called up depends on your
vehicle's climate control system. Example settings for the defrost function (top) and
for the climate mode in automatic mode
X
To hide the display: turn or press the
COMAND controller.
or
X Press one of the buttons on COMAND. Fuel consumption indicator
Overview Depending on the vehicle equipment and the
engine variant installed, fuel consumption
can be shown in the COMAND display.
If your vehicle is a hybrid vehicle and the
installed engine variant supports it, you can
call up other displays (see the separate
operating instructions).
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X
To call up the full screen display: press
the 0066 button.
X In the system menu, slide 00970052the
COMAND controller up until the Full
Full
Screen
Screen option is selected.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The system display is shown as full screen
(without system menu).
X Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the fuel consumption
indicator appears.
The COMAND display shows the fuel
consumption for the last 15 minutes of the
journey.
X To exit the full-screen display: press0098
the COMAND controller.
The system menu appears.
Every bar of the graph displays the average
value for one minute.
The fuel consumption display may differ from
the display in the FROM START FROM STARTtrip computer
in the Trip
Trip menu; see the vehicle Operator's
Manual. Driving conditions menu (Active Body
Control)
General notes On vehicles with Active Body Control (ABC),
you can display some driving systems and
additional information in the COMAND
display.
Calling up drive status regulator (ABC) X
Press 0066.
X In the system menu, slide 00970052the
COMAND controller up until the display/
selection window is selected.
X Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the driving conditions
menu (ABC) appears.
The corresponding displays appear in the
COMAND display. Details on the displays:
R
for all vehicles except AMG vehicles, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual
R for AMG vehicles, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Exiting the display X
Slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller until
the desired display (clock or fuel
consumption) is shown. Seat functions
Overview Using the
0050button next to the COMAND
controller or the Seat menu item in the
system menu, you can call up different setting
functions. The following settings depend on
the type of seat and the vehicle model series:
R seat cushion length
R backrest side bolsters
R lumbar
R balance
R seat cushion side bolsters
R dynamics
R massage
i You can also store and recall the current
seat function settings using the memory
button and the corresponding memory
position switch; see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
The massage function cannot be started or
stopped using the memory button. 318
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