MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER 2018 COMAND Manual

Radio:the display of the radio mode last set
appears.
Media: the display for the media source last
set appears. In the example, Media Interface
mode is set.
Telephone/Internet: the display of the last
communication function set appears (tele-
phone, address book, Internet).
Vehicle: the display appears.
XTo show the menu: slide4 the controller.
The menu for the selected functions appears.
Depending on the operation, the marking is
shown:
Rin the main function bar at the top or
Rbelow in the menu bar
XTo select a menu item: turn and press the
controller.
If you have selected a menu item from the
main function bar, switch to the last menu set
for the selected function.
The menu bar features options within the cur-
rently set function.
Selecting the operating mode for a
main function
For the main functions, e.g. communication or
media, you can choose from the available oper-
ating modes.
In the communication menu, you can:
Rswitch to telephone mode
Rcall up the address book
Rcall up the Internet
Rcall up the Digital Operator's Manual for
Tel/®
XPress the %button.
The phone menu appears.
XTo call up the menu: press the%button
again.
or
XTo select Tel/®: slide5and press the
controller.
The communication menu appears. Phone
is
at the front.
XTo select a menu option: turn and press the
controller.
Character entry (telephony)
Entering characters using the charac-
ter bar
In the example, a new entry is added to the
phone book (Ypage 101). The new entry has
three input lines for entering the last name, first name and phone number. The input line for the
surname is selected automatically.
Entering characters
XTurn and press the controller.
The character selected in character bar ;is
entered into surname input line :.
XEnter the complete last name.
Deleting individual characters
XTo switch to the bottom line of the character
bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select F: turn and press the controller.
The character last entered is deleted.
Deleting an entire entry
XTo switch to the bottom line of the character
bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select F: turn and hold the controller until
the entire entry has been deleted.
Switching input lines
XTo switch to the bottom line of the character
bar: slide 6the controller.
XTo select 5: turn and press the controller.
The input line for the first name is selected.
You can enter the characters for the first
name.
Character entry (telephony)29
Overview and operation

When the telephone number input line is selec-
ted, the character bar is adapted for entering
digits.
Entering characters
XTurn and press the controller.
The character selected in character bar?is
entered into telephone number input line =.
Finishing an entry and saving a contact
XTo select ¬: turn and press the controller.
Further functions available in the character bar
SymbolFunction
ÄSwitches the character bar for
entering characters, digits and
symbols
*Switches the character bar to
upper-case or lower-case letters
BChanges the country setting for
the character bar
FDeletes a character or an entry
4, 5Selects the input line
2,3Moves the cursor within the input
line
bConfirms an entry
%Cancels input
SInserts a line break (when writing
text messages)
Entering characters using the number
keypad
If an input line for text or numbers is selected,
the number keypad is used for the character
entry.
XFor example, to enter the letter c: press the
l number key briefly three times in suc-
cession.
An additional display area is shown with all
the available characters. Press the key
repeatedly to go through the characters until
c
is highlighted.
XWait until the character display goes out.
The letter cis entered in the input line.
Character entry (navigation)
Entering characters using the charac-
ter bar
:Characters NEW(orange color) entered by
the user
;Characters automatically added by the mul-
timedia system YORK
=Characters not currently available
?Currently selected character
ACharacters currently available
BCharacter bar
The example shows the address entry
(
Ypage 57).
XTo enter a character: turn, slide6or5
and press the controller.
Selected character :is entered in the upper
line. The multimedia system adds the missing
characters and shows the entry that best
matches the current input.
The characters are available Aor not =,
depending on the characters already entered
and the data stored in the digital map.
30Character entry (navigation)
Overview and operation

TheGsymbol indicates that an entry exists
more than once.
XTo delete a character: slide6and turn the
controller, then press it after selecting F.
XTo delete an entire entry:slide6and turn
the controller; then after selecting Fpress
and hold down the controller until the entire
entry is deleted.
XTo confirm an entry: slide6and turn the
controller, then press it after selecting ¬.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
The location selection list appears. The selec-
ted entry is highlighted.
The example shows the character entry when
you save a destination as a navigable contact in
the address book (
Ypage 58). The cursor is
located in the input line.
XTo select an input line: slide6and turn
the controller, then press it after selecting 4
or 5.
or
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly until the
character bar disappears.
XTo move the cursor: select the input line.
XTurn and press the controller.
or
XSlide 6and turn the controller, then press it
after selecting 2or3.
XTo change the character bar language:
slide 6and turn the controller, then press it
after selecting B.
A menu appears.
XTurn and press the controller.
The character set for the selected language is set.
The character bar entry functions are listed in
the table.
SymbolFunction
ÄSwitches between digits and sym-
bols
*Switches the character bar from
uppercase to lowercase letters
BChanges the character bar lan-
guage
FDeletes a character or an entry
èSwitches to keyword search
(Ypage 59)
4, 5Selects the input line
2,3Moves the cursor within the input
line
¬Confirms an entry
&Cancels input
Entering characters using the number
keypad
XPress one of the number keypad buttons, e.g.
l, once or repeatedly in quick succession.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
available letter is highlighted.
Character entry (navigation)31
Overview and operation

You see which characters you can enter with
that key. Each time the key is pressed, the
next character is selected.
XWait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown in
the list.
Favorites
Overview of favorites
:Assigns new favorites (Ypage 32)
;Renames a selected favorite (Ypage 33)
=Moves a selected favorite (Ypage 33)
?Deletes a selected favorite (Ypage 33)
XTo display the favorites overview:press
the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
You can manage a total of 20 favorites.
Further information on how to select and display
a favorite (
Ypage 32).
Displaying and selecting favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo call up a favorite: turn and press the con-
troller.
Adding favorites
Adding predefined favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Reassign: turn and press the con-
troller.
The categories for the available favorites are
displayed.
XTo select a category: turn and press the
controller.
The corresponding favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo add a favorite at the desired position:
turn and press the controller.
If there is already a favorite at this position,
then this will be deleted.
Adding your own favorites
You can create your own favorites to help you to
use these functions, for example:
RCalling up telephone numbers from the tele-
phone book
RSelecting a radio station
RSkipping to a specific place in a track or an
audio book
RCalling up favored media
RSelecting navigation destinations for route
calculation
The example describes how to add a contact's
telephone number as a favorite.
XCall up the phone book (Ypage 99).
XSelect the contact.
XTo add a telephone number as a favorite
at the desired position: press and hold the
favorites button on the controller until the
favorites are displayed.
XTurn and press the controller.
If there is already a favorite at this position, it
will be deleted and replaced by a new one.
32Favorites
Overview and operation

Renaming favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a favorite to be renamed:turn the
controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Rename, turn and press the con-
troller.
XEnter characters using the controller.
XTo finish the entry: selectOK.
The favorite is renamed.
Moving favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select the favorite to be moved: turn the
controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Move, turn and press the controller.
XTo store the favorite in the desired posi-
tion:turn and press the controller.
If there is already a favorite at this position,
then this will be deleted.
Deleting favorites
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select the favorite to be deleted: turn
the controller.
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Delete: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select YesorNo: turn and press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
the favorite is deleted. Nocancels the procedure.
Favorites33
Overview and operation

Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
sible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle may no t
feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
tions.
Read th einformation on qualifie dspecialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Important safet ynotes
GWARNING
If you operat emobile communication equip-
men twhen driving, you may be distracted
from th etraffic situation .You could also los e
contro lof th evehicle. There is aris kof an
accident.
Only operat ethis equipment when th evehicle
is stationary.
GWARNING
SD cards are small parts .The ycan be swal -
lowe dan dcause choking. Thi sposes an
increase dris kof injury or eve nfatal injury.
Kee pth eSD car dout of th ereach of children .
If aSD car dis swallowed, see kmedical atten-
tion immediately.
You mus tobserv eth elegal requirements fo rth e
country in whic hyou are currentl ydrivin gwhen
operatin gmobile communication sequipment in
th evehicle.
Display settings
Setting th ebrightness
The brightness detecte dby th edisplay ligh tsen -
sor affects th esetting option sfo rthis function .
XPress theØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XSelectBrightness.
A contro lappears .
XTo select th edesired brightness: turn and
press th econtroller .
Display design
The display feature soptimize ddesign sfo rday-
time an dnight-time operation .You can set th e
design by manually selecting day or night design
or opt fo ran automatic setting .
XPress theØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar .
The vehicle men uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tSystem Settings:turn an dpress
th econtroller .
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDispla y:turn an dpress th econ-
troller.
A men uappears .
XTo selec tDa yMode,Nigh tModeor Auto:
turn an dpress th econtroller .
The #dot indicates th ecurren tsetting .
34Display settings
System settings

DesignExplanation
Day ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to day design .
Night ModeThe display is set perma-
nently to night design .
AutoThe multimedia system
evaluate sth edat aof th e
ligh tsensor and automat -
ically switches ove rth e
display design .
Switching the display on/off
Switchingoff th edispla y
XPress th eØ button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo select DisplayOff:tur nand press th e
controller .
The display goe sout .
XTo switch th edispla yon again: press the
controller .
Time settings
Gene ral inform ation
The multimedia system can automatically set
thetime and date.
The followin gnavigation system function s
require th etime, time zone and summer/stand-
ard time to be set correctl yin order to wor k
properly:
Rrout eguidance on routes wit htime-depend -
en ttraffic guidance
Rcalculation of expecte dtime of arrival
Switching automatic ti me onand off
TheAutomatic Tim eSettingsfunction is
used to activat eor deactivat eth eautomatic
setting of th etime and date. This function is
activated when th evehicl eleaves th efactory.
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo select Time:tur nand press th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo switch AutomaticTimeSettingsonO
or off ª:press th econtroller .
Setting the ti mezone
To set th etime zone ,th eAutomatic Tim eSettingsfunction mustbe activated.
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo select Time:tur nand press th econtroller .
A men uappears.
XTo select TimeZone::tur nand press th e
controller .
A list of countrie sappears. The #dot indi-
cates th ecurren tsetting .
XTo select th ecountr yin which you ar e
currentl ydriving: turnand press th econ-
troller.
The country is accepted. Atime zone list may
also be displayed, depending on th ecountry
selected.
XTo select th edesired time zone: turnand
press th econtroller .
The time zone is accepted.
A list of available option sfor setting summer
time appear s (
Ypage 35).
Setting sum mer and standard ti me
TheDaylight Saving Tim efunction is not
available in all countries.
Using th eDaylight Saving Tim e
function,
you can set th eautomatic changeover to sum -
mer time or switch th esummer time setting son
and off .The changeover to summer time advan -
ce sth etime by on ehour .
XPress th eØ button.
or
XPress Vehicl ein themain function bar.
The vehicl emen uis displayed.
Time settings35
System settings
Z

XTo switch to the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Time: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Daylight Saving Time: turn and
press the controller.
A list with options appears.
XTo select Automatic,Onor Off: turn and
press the controller.
SettingFunction
AutomaticThe summer and
standard time are
automatically
changed over.
OnThe clock is advanced
one hour ahead of
standard time.
OffThe standard time for
the chosen time zone
is selected.
Setting the time manually
iUsing the manual time settings, you can set
the time forward or back by up to several
hours.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Time: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Set Time Manually: turn and
press the controller.
An analog clock appears.
XTo set the hour: turn the controller.
XTo highlight the minutes: slide9 the
controller.
XTo set the minutes: turn and press the con-
troller.
The time is accepted.
The Automatic Time Settings
function is
deactivated ª.
If Automatic
is set for the summer time
changeover, you will see a prompt asking
whether the automatic changeover should be
maintained between summer and winter
time.
iIf Automatic Time Settingsis reactiva-
ted, the previous settings for time zone and
summer time changeover are restored.
Setting the time and date format
Use this function to set the time and date format for all displays in the vehicle.
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Time: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Format: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select the desired date format: turn and
press the controller.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
XTo select the desired time format: turn and
press the controller.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
AbbreviationMeaning
DD.MM.YYYYDay.Month.Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
DD/MM/YYYYDay/Month/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
YYYY/MM/DDYear/Month/Day
date format, year (all
four digits)
36Time settings
System settings

AbbreviationMeaning
YYYY-MM-DDYear - Month - Day
date format, year (all
fourdigits)
YY/MM/DDYear/Month /Day
date format, year (two
digit s)
MM/DD/YYYYMonth /Day/Year
date format, year (all
four digits)
HH:MM (24 hrs)Hours : Minutes
(24 hour time format)
HH:MM (AM/PM)Hours : Minutes
(AM/PM time format)
Text reader settings
XPress the Øbutton on the control panel.
or
XPress Vehicleinthe main function bar.
The veh iclemenu is displ ayed.
XToswit ch to the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select Text Reader Speed: turn and
press the controller.
A list appears.
XSelect Fast,Mediumor Slow.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
i
If the set system language isnot supported
by the Voice Control System, English will be
selected.
The help window also shows you information on
audible instructions:
Rduring individualization
Rduring subsequent operation of the Voice
Control System
XPress the Øbutton.
XToswit ch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
XTo select VoiceControl: turn and press the
controller.
XTo activate Oor deactivate ªHelp Win‐dow: press the controller.
Further information on the Voice Control Sys-
tem; see the separate operating instructions.
Individualization
Using ind ividualization, you can fine-tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice. This
will help improve voice recognition; see the sep-
arate operating instructions.
Wi-Fi
Overview (USA)
Establishing a Wi-Fi connection between the
multimedia system and a Wi-Fi-enabled device,
such as a tablet computer or smartphone,
requires the foll owing:
RWi-Fi must be activated on the multimedia
system and on the device to be connected.
If the multimedia system isto be used as a Wi-Fi
hotspot:
RThe multimedia system must beconnected to
an Internet-enabled mobile phone via Blue-
tooth
®or USB.
RThe Internet access data for the mobile phone
network provider is selected or set inthe mul-
timedia system.
RAn Internet connection must be established
on the multimedia system.
Wi-Fi37
System settings
Z

Overview (Canada)
The following requirements for establishing a
Wi-Fi connection between the multimedia sys-
tem and a Wi-Fi hotspot of a Wi-Fi-enabled
device, such as a smartphone, or another hot-
spot must be met:
RWi-Fi must be enabled on the multimedia sys-
tem.
RSwitch on Wi-Fi hotspot on the external
device; see the manufacturer's operating
instructions.
Activating Wi-Fi (USA)
XPress theØbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: press the con-
troller.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the controller.
The Wi-Fi menu appears.
XTo select OActivate: press the controller.
Activating Wi-Fi (Canada)
XPress the Øbutton.
or
XPress Vehiclein the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select System Settings: press the con-
troller.
XTo select WiFi: turn and press the controller.
The Wi-Fi menu appears.
XTo switch ActivateonO: press the con-
troller.
Available Wi-Fi hotspots are searched for and
displayed.
Connecting the device (USA)
General notes
The exact Wi-Fi connection procedure may vary
depending on the device to be connected. Fol-
low the instructions that are shown in the dis-
play. Further information; see the manufactur-
er's operating instructions.
Connecting a device via WPS PIN (USA)
Requirement: for this type of connection, the
device to be connected must support "Connect
using WPS PIN".
XSelect Connect via WPS PIN.
XSelect the vehicle from the device to be con-
nected and "Connect using WPS PIN". The
vehicle is displayed with the SSID MB Hot‐
spot XXXXX.
The device to be connected generates a PIN.
38Wi-Fi
System settings