MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2015 R131 Owner's Manual

Example: highlighting an item that can be
selected X
Turn 00790052007A the COMAND controller.
A button is highlighted in the example.
Example: entering text X
Select an input line by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The character bar appears. X
Enter the text using the character bar or the
number keypad. Character entry
(Y page 299).
X If the text has been entered, select the
0054 symbol by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The text has now been entered.
Menu functions Calling up the menu
X
To call up the short menu: highlight the
selectable item on the page by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm. Online and Internet functions
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X
To call up the entire menu: when the
short menu is displayed, slide 00520064the
COMAND controller downwards.
or X Select a free area on the website by sliding
009700520064 ,009500520096 or009100520078 the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
Open
Opens the website to the selectable item. X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Confirm Open Openby pressing 0098the COMAND
controller.
Entering a URL
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Enter URL
Enter URL by turning00790052007Aor slid-
ing 009700520064 the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Enter a web address (URL) (Y page 427).Calling up the previous website
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Previous
Previous by turning00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Calling up the next website
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Next
Nextby turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
View
You can use this function to:
R position a selection window on websites
that are larger than the display
R select a window that is already open
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select View Viewby turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0090key on the number keypad.
i You cannot use the
0090key if a phone
call is being made.
X To position the selection window: con-
firm Fullscreen
Fullscreen View
Viewof
ofCurrent
Current Page
Page
by pressing 0098the COMAND controller.
A selection window appears on the web-
site.
X Slide 009500520096,009700520064 or009100520078 the COMAND
controller and position the selection win-
dow on the website.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The selected section is enlarged.
X To display and select open windows:
select Display Open Windows Display Open Windows by turning
00790052007A or sliding 009700520064the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The website is displayed. 430
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Exiting the menu
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Exit
Exit by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The Internet browser is closed. If other win-
dows are opened in the background,
another prompt appears.
Other menu functions
Opening in a new window
You can open up to five windows simultane-
ously.
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Open In A New Window
Open In A New Window by turning
00790052007A or sliding 009700520064the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X To select a window: selectView Viewand press
0098 to confirm.
X Select the website in the carousel view by
turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009500520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
Add To Favorites
Adds the current website to the favorites. The website can then be called up using the car-
ousel view. You can save up to 20 favorites in
the carousel view.
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Add
Add To ToFavorites
Favorites by turning00790052007A
or sliding 009700520064the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The following message appears: The
Thepage
page
has been added to your favorites
has been added to your favorites .
Displaying favorites
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Display Favorites
Display Favorites by turning
00790052007A or sliding 009700520064the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
The favorites are shown in the carousel
view.
Further information on favorites
(Y page 431). Refreshing a website
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Reload
Reload by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Closing the active window
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Close Active Window Close Active Window by turning
00790052007A or sliding 009700520064the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
or X Press the 0084button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
i You cannot use the
0084button if a
phone call is being made.
Displaying the complete web address of the
selected link
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Link Details
Link Details by turning00790052007Aor
sliding 009700520064the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The URL appears.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller and close
the display.
Settings
The settings are described in a separate sec- tion (Y page 433).
Favorites Introduction
Favorites are frequently visited websites.
You have the following options for creating a
favorite:
R in the carousel view (Y page 432)
R via the menu item Add to Favorites
Add to Favorites
(Y page 431)
Before creating a favorite in the carousel
view, you must first close active connections (Y page 417).
You can select and edit favorites that you
have created. Online and Internet functions
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Creating favorites
Creating favorites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 426).
X Bring the Create New Favorite
Create New Favorite panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009500520096
the COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
An input menu appears. X
Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad. Entering characters
(Y page 299)
X Select the0054icon and press 0098to con-
firm.
The favorite has been created.
Adding a favorite via the menu X When a website is displayed, call up the
menu.
X Select Add AddTo
ToFavorites
Favorites in the menu and
press 0098to confirm (Y page 431).
Selecting favorites
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 426).
X Select the favorite in the carousel view by
turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009500520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The favorite is opened. Editing favorites
Editing favorites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 426).
X Select Edit
Edit by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
An input menu appears.
X Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad (Y page 299).
Editing favorites in the Favorites menu
X Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Display Favorites Display Favorites by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The favorite is displayed.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The favorites menu appears.
X Select Edit Editby turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 007Dbutton on the number key-
pad (this function is not available if you are using the telephone at the same time).
An input menu appears.
X Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad. Character entry (Y page 299).
Other functions in the favorites menu
Opening current favorites
X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 432).
X Confirm Open Openby pressing 0098the COMAND
controller.
Opens the current favorites in a new window.
Opening in a new window
X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 432).
X Select Open In A New Window
Open In A New Window by turning
00790052007A or sliding 009700520064the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm. 432
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Calling up details
X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 432).
X Select Details
Details by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
or
X Press the 0090button on the number key-
pad (this function is not available if you are using the telephone at the same time).
The detailed view appears.
Exiting X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 432).
X Select Exit
Exit by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 003Dback button on the left next
to the COMAND controller.
The Favorites menu closes.
Deleting favorites
Deleting favorites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 426).
X Select Delete
Delete by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
A prompt appears.
X Select Yes
Yes and press 0098to confirm.
The favorite is deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Deleting favorites in the Favorites menu X Select Delete
Delete by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
or
X Press the 0084button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
The favorite is deleted. Settings Settings menu
X
Call up the menu (Y page 429).
X Select Settings Settings by turning00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can activate/deactivate the following
settings:
R Download Images Automatically Download Images Automatically
It may take some time to download the
contents of websites that contain a large
amount of images. Therefore, it may be
useful to deactivate this option.
R Block Pop-Ups Block Pop-Ups
Pop-ups are windows (usually with adver-
tisements) which are displayed automati-
cally when you call up a website. You can
block these displays.
R Activate Javascript Activate Javascript
Javascript makes it possible to display and
interact with dynamic content on the web-
site.
R Allow Cookies Allow Cookies
Some websites save information in small
text files (cookies) in COMAND. You can
determine whether cookies may be stored.
R Character Size
Character Size
You can select the font size which is used
when displaying the website.
R Character Code Character Code Online and Internet functions
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You can select a different character set
here, e.g. if the characters of a website
appear distorted.
R Delete Private Data
Delete Private Data
Deletes data which has been saved by the
browser during Internet use.
Changing settings
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
Switch the setting on 0073or off 0053.
X Select Character Size Character Size orCharacter
Character
Code
Code by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select a setting using the COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
i If you change the settings, the websites
may not be displayed correctly.
Delete Private Data X Select Delete Private Data Delete Private Data and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select the setting by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The 003Bdot in front of an entry indicates
which setting is active.
or
X Select Delete All Data On Exit
Delete All Data On Exit and
press 0098to confirm.
Switch the setting on 0073or off 0053. Option Function
All All Deletes all private
data.
Cache Cache Deletes data in the
cache.
Cookies Cookies Deletes cookies that
are created by web-
sites which you have called up. URL History URL History Deletes all websites
visited (path).
0073Delete All
Delete All
Data On Exit Data On Exit If this function is
activated
0073, all pri-
vate data is deleted
when you exit the
Internet browser. i
If you reset COMAND to the factory set-
tings (reset function), these settings are
deleted (Y page 311).
Calling up the carousel view and closing
the Internet browser X
To call up the carousel view: press the
003D back button for longer than two sec-
onds.
X To close the Internet browser: press the
003D back button again for longer than two
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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. 434
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Radio mode
Important notes Portable electronic devices in the vehicle may
seriously impair radio reception.
Switching to radio mode Switching modes using the function but-
ton
X Press the 002Afunction button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up satel-
lite radio mode. Pressing the button again
takes you back to FM radio mode.
Switching modes via the audio menu Example: audio menu
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Current audio operating mode
0044 Main function bar
0087 Audio menu
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If radio mode was the last mode selected, it
will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to radio mode in the audio menu. X
Select Audio
Audio by sliding 00970052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The audio menu appears. Example: HD Radio display
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Display window with station settings
0044 Preset position of the selected station
0087 Name of the selected station (symbol for
HD Radio™ and number of subprogram)
0085 Frequency of the selected station
0083 Sound settings
0084 FM radio, AM radio or WB radio
006B Program information
006C Preset functions
006D Radio functions
X Select FM/AM Radio
FM/AM Radio by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
Switching HD Radio on/off Audio
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You can switch off HD Radio™ in the radio
submenu:
X Select Radio
Radioin the radio display by sliding
00520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select HD Radio
HD Radio and press0098to confirm.
HD Radio™ on: 0073
HD Radio™ off: 0053
i Notes on HD Radio™:
HD Radio™ is a digital radio system from
the U.S.A. When HD Radio is off, you will
hear only analog programs on all frequen-
cies.
HD Radio™ provides:
R digital transmission on the same wave-
bands as analog AM/FM. The analog
AM/FM stations remain in the same
position when selecting a station.
R broadcasting of several program streams
over a single FM frequency (e.g. HD1,
HD2, etc.).
R clear, interference free reception.
R FM: CD quality sound.
AM: analog FM station sound quality.
R the display of text-based information
(e.g. artist, track name) in the display
For further information on HD Radio™, visit
http://www.hdradio.com.
Switching wavebands You can switch the radio between the FM, AM
and WB wavebands. 0043
Waveband submenu X
Option 1: press the002Afunction button
until the desired waveband is set.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up satel-
lite radio mode. Pressing the button again
takes you back to FM radio mode.
X Option 2: selectFM FM,AM
AMorWB
WB in the radio
display by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X The waveband submenu is opened.
X Select a waveband and press 0098to confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband. The 0036dot shows the
currently selected waveband.
Selecting a station Selects stations via the station search
function
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
or
X Turn 00790052007A or slide 009500520096the COMAND con-
troller while the display/selection window
in the radio display is active.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station found.
Selecting station via the station presets X Quick setting: press a number key, e.g.
0082.
X Directly in the station presets: select
Presets Presets by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or X When the display/selection window is
active, press 0098the COMAND controller.
The station preset memory appears. The
0036 dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored. 436
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Select a station by turning 00790052007Aand press-
ing 0098to confirm or press a number key,
e.g. 0082.
Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually
X Option 1: press the003Ebutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio
Radio in the radio display
by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Enter Frequency
Enter Frequency and press0098to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND sets the frequency entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 - 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 - 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND sets the next lower fre-
quency.
Storing station Storing station manually
There are ten presets available for the FM and
AM wavebands. Example: station presets
X Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0082, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: press0098
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets Presets by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 0036dot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored.
X Select a preset by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press and hold 0098
until you hear a tone.
The station is stored under the preset.
Storing station automatically
This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found, begin-
ning with preset 1. When the highest fre-
quency is reached or 10 stations have been
found, the storing process ends. Any stations stored manually under the presets will be lost.
COMAND may not occupy all memory slots
when storing.
X Option 1: press0098the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The channel preset memory appears. Audio
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Option 2: selectPresets
Presets by sliding 00520064
and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The channel preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select Autos‐
Autos‐
tore
tore and press 0098to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for sta-
tions that can be received. You will see a
message to this effect. The available sta-
tions are automatically stored in the preset
positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
Weather Band Activating
X Press the 002Afunction button repeatedly
until the Weather Band is switched on.
or
X Select the currently set waveband FM
FM orAM AM
by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select WB WBfrom the menu and press 0098to
confirm.
Searching for a channel
X Quick select: turn00790052007A or slide 009500520096the
COMAND controller while the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found. Selecting a channel from the channel list X
Select Channel Channel by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The channel list appears.
X Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press a number key on the control panel,
e.g. 0084, at any time.
Displaying station information This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown below the main function bar. 438
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