MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2011 W221 Owner's Manual

Selecting a menu/menu item and
confirming your selection
XSelect a menu/menu item using the
=;9: buttons and press
the 9 button to confirm.
CD/DVD drive and AUX jacks
The CD/DVD drive is located in the center
behind the front seats.
:CD/DVD slot;AUX, right-hand (R) jack for audio signal=AUX, left-hand (L) jack for audio signal?AUX, jack for video signal (V)ACD/DVD eject button
The AUX jacks shown are for the drive AUX.
Identical jacks can be found on the right-hand
side of the rear-compartment screens
(display AUX), (Y page 137).
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Cordless headphones
Overview
:Volume control;To select a screen for the headphones=Battery tray cover?Switching the cordless headphones on/offAIndicator lamp, differing displays (Y page 140)XOpen both sides of the headphones and adjust the fit of the headphones by pulling the
headphone band in the direction of the arrow.Switching the cordless headphones on/
offXPress button ?.
Depending on the previous state, the
headphones are switched on or off. To save
the battery, the headphones are switched
off automatically if they do not receive a
signal within three minutes.
Adjusting the volume of the headphones
XTurn volume control : until you have
reached the desired volume.
i If you have connected corded
headphones to a rear-compartment
screen, you can adjust the volume by
pressing buttons C on the remote control
( Y page 138).
Selecting a screen for the headphonesXMove push slider ; to L (left-hand screen)
or R (right-hand screen).
Indicator lamp displays
The color of the indicator lamp shows
whether the headphones are switched on or
off and indicates the charge level of the
batteries inserted.
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DisplayStatusGreenThe headphones are switched
on and the batteries are fully
charged.RedThe headphones are switched
on and the batteries are
almost discharged.No display
(dark)The headphones are switched
off, or the batteries are
empty, incorrectly inserted or
not inserted.
Connecting additional headphones
You can connect an additional set of corded
headphones to each rear-compartment
screen ( Y page 137).
Changing batteries
Batteries are required for the remote control
and for the two sets of cordless headphones.
For changing batteries: ( Y page 243)
System settings
Vehicle equipment
i These Operating Instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your vehicle at the time of purchase.
Please note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features described.
Display settings
Switching the display on/off
XSelect Vehicle by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Display off by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XTo switch on the display: press W or
cVd turn the COMAND controller.
Display design
Your COMAND display features optimized
designs for operation during daytime and
night-time hours. You can customize the
design to suit your personal preferences by
manually selecting day or night design or opt
for an automatic setting.
XSelect Vehicle by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Display and press W to confirm.XSelect Day design , Night design or
Automatic by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
The # icon indicates the current setting.DesignExplanationDay designThe display is set
permanently to day
design.Night designThe display is set
permanently to night
design.AutomaticThe display design
changes depending on
the brightness around
the vehicle.
i In the Automatic setting, COMAND
evaluates the readings from the automatic
vehicle light sensor and switches between
the display designs automatically.
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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
also adjust the time yourself in 30-minute
increments, but the date cannot be changed.
iIf you set the time in 30-minute
increments, any time zone settings and
settings for changing between summer and
standard time are lost (Y page 142).
iThe following navigation system functions
require the time, time zone and summer/
standard time to be set correctly in order
to work properly:
Rroute guidance on routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance
Rcalculation of expected time of arrival
Setting the time
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Time and press W to confirm.:To set the time;Current date (set automatically by
COMAND)
XSet the time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
Setting the time/date format
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
XSelect Format and press W to confirm.
The # symbols show the current settings.
AbbreviationMeaningDD/MM/YYYYDay/Month/Year
(date format)
HH/MMHours/Minutes
(time format)
You can set the 24-hour or the AM/PM
format.
XSet the format by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Setting the time zone and switching
between summer and standard time
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Time by turning cVd the COMAND
controller and press W to confirm.
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XSelect Time zone and press W to confirm.
A list of time zones appears. The # dot
indicates the current setting.
XSelect the time zone and press W to
confirm.
XTo switch automatic changeover on/
off: select Automatic summer/winter
time changeover or Automatic summer/
winter time changeover by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The # dot indicates the current setting.
Read-aloud settings
Setting the text reader speed
XSelect Vehicle by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect System and press W to confirm.XSelect Text reader and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Set text reader speed and press
W to confirm.
A list appears. The # dot indicates the
current setting.
XSelect a setting by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
Voice Control System settings
Opening/closing the help window
The help window shows you additional
information during individualization and voice
control operation.
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Voice Control by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Help window and press W to
confirm.
You have switched the help window on
O or off ª.
Individualization
Introduction
Using individualization, you can fine tune the
Voice Control System to your own voice and
thus improve voice recognition. This means
that other users' voices will not be recognized
as easily and, therefore, this function can be
switched off.
Individualization comprises two parts and
takes approximately five minutes. It consists
of training the system to recognize a certain
number of digit sequences and voice
commands.
Starting new individualization
Individualization can only be started when the
vehicle is stationary. Before starting, switch
off all devices or functions which could
interfere, such as the radio or the navigation
system. After starting the session, the system
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guides you through the training with spoken
instructions.
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Voice Control and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Start new individualization
and press W to confirm.
You see and hear a prompt asking whether
you would like further information.
XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, the first part of
individualization begins. You will be asked
whether you would like to train digits or
voice commands.
If you select Yes, you will see and hear
information on the individualization
process. The first part of individualization
then begins automatically.
XTo close the display: press W the
COMAND controller.
You will be asked whether you would like
to train digits or voice commands.
At the end of the first part, a prompt will
appear asking whether you wish to begin the
second part.
XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, individualization will be
canceled. The data from the first part is
stored automatically.
If you select Yes, the second part will begin.
Individualization is completed at the end of
the second part. You will see a message to
this effect. The data from the second part is
stored automatically.
Canceling the first or second part of
individualization
XConfirm Cancel by pressing W the
COMAND controller.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to cancel.
XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, individualization will be
canceled. The data from the part canceled
is not stored.
If you select No, the current part begins
again.
Deleting existing individualization data
XSelect Vehicle by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect System and press W to confirm.XSelect Voice Control and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Delete individualization and
press W to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to delete.
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XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, the process will be aborted.
If you select Yes, the individualization is
deleted. You will see a message to this
effect.
Bluetooth® settings
General information about Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of 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.
Requirements for a Bluetooth®
connection
You can connect mobile phones and
notebooks with COMAND.
To do so, the following conditions need to be
met:
RBluetooth®-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, must comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND.
Every Bluetooth® device has its own
specific Bluetooth® name.
RBluetooth® must be activated in COMAND
and on the respective Bluetooth® device;
see the separate operating instructions.
Rthe Bluetooth® device must be "visible" to
COMAND in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures,
please see the operating instructions for
the Bluetooth® device.
iOnce a mobile phone has been
connected, reception and transmission
volume may change.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth®
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Bluetooth by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Bluetooth activated and press
W to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth® on O or off ª.
Connecting Bluetooth® devices
General information
Before using your Bluetooth® device with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to
connect it.
Connecting is comprised of:
Rsearching for a Bluetooth® device and
Rsubsequently authorizing it
iYou can connect up to ten devices to
COMAND.
For more information on suitable mobile
phones and on connecting a Bluetooth®-
capable mobile phone to COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(US) or Customer Service at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
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Searching for Bluetooth® devicesXActivate Bluetooth® (Y page 145).XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Bluetooth by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Search for Bluetooth devices
and press W to confirm.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth® devices
within range. After a short while, the
Bluetooth® device list appears.
Example of display: Bluetooth® device list
:Currently connected # and authorized
device (Y icon)
;Device not within range but previously
authorized (L appears in gray)
=Newly detected device within range but
not yet authorized (no Y icon)
The Bluetooth® device list shows all devices
within range and all previously authorized
devices, whether or not they are in range.
If the Bluetooth® device list is already full, you
will be requested to de-authorize a device
(Y page 147). If COMAND does not detect
your Bluetooth® device, external
authorization may be necessary
(Y page 147).
iWhen subsequently called up again, the
list may no longer show all devices, for
example because a device has been
removed from the vehicle in the meantime.
In this case, start a new search to update
the device list.
Authorizing a Bluetooth® device
(registering)
XIn the Bluetooth® device list, select not yet
authorized device = by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.
XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
XSelect Authorize and press W to confirm.
The passcode is any one to sixteen-digit
number combination which you can
determine yourself. You must enter the same
number combination in COMAND and in the
Bluetooth® device to be authorized (see
mobile phone operating instructions).
iSome mobile phones require a four-digit
(or longer) passcode.
iIf you want to re-authorize a device
following de-authorization (Y page 147),
you can select a different passcode.
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XTo enter a passcode in COMAND: press
the number keys in sequence.
¬ is highlighted after the first number
has been entered.
or
XSelect the digits one by one by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.XTo confirm an entry in COMAND: select
¬ using the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.XEnter the same passcode into the
Bluetooth ®
device (see the operating
instructions for the respective device).
The device is authorized.
External authorization
If COMAND does not detect your
Bluetooth ®
device, this may be due to
particular security settings on your
Bluetooth ®
device. In this case, check
whether your Bluetooth ®
device can locate
the COMAND system. The Bluetooth ®
device
name of COMAND is "MB Bluetooth".
XIn the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
desired device by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect External authorization and
press W to confirm.XStart the Bluetooth ®
scan process on the
Bluetooth ®
device (see separate operating
instructions of the respective device).XSelect COMAND ("MB Bluetooth").XWhen prompted, enter the passcode on the
Bluetooth ®
device and then on COMAND.Displaying the details of a Bluetooth ®
deviceXIn the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
desired device by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Details and press W to confirm.
The detailed view for this device appears.XTo close the detailed view: turn cVd or
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
device
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends that
you de-authorize devices, e.g. mobile phones,
both in COMAND and on the respective
Bluetooth ®
device itself. Subsequent
authorization may otherwise fail.
XIn the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
authorized device by turning cVd the
COMAND controller.XSelect Options by sliding VY the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect De-authorize and press W to
confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to revoke authorization for this
device.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, the authorization for the
device will be revoked.
If you select No, the process will be aborted.
i
If a Bluetooth ®
device has been de-
authorized and is no longer in range, it will
no longer be shown in the Bluetooth ®
device list after the next search.
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System language settings
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.
If you change the system language, the
language for Voice Control System will be
also be changed. If the selected language is
not supported by Voice Control System,
"English" will be selected.XSelect Vehicle by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect System and press W to confirm.XSelect Language and press W to confirm.
You see the language list. The # dot
indicates the current setting.XSelect the language by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it.
i In Arabic as well as some other countries,
the selection option English (Arabic
map) is available when setting the system
language. This language setting shows the
menus and input data in COMAND in
English and the map in Arabic for certain
countries. The destination is entered in
English.
Reset function
You can reset COMAND to the factory
settings. Amongst other things, this will
delete all personal data (e.g. station presets,
address book entries, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system).
Resetting is recommended before selling or
transferring ownership of your vehicle, for
example.
XSelect Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.XSelect System by turning cVd the
COMAND controller and press W to
confirm.XSelect Reset and press W to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to reset.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select No, the process will be aborted.
If you select Yes, another prompt appears
asking whether you really wish to reset.XSelect Yes or No and press W to confirm.
If you select Yes, a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted.
If you select No, the process will be aborted.
Navigation
Vehicle equipment
i These Operating Instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your vehicle at the time of purchase.
Please note that your vehicle may not be
equipped with all features described.
Introduction
Important safety notes
GWarning
For safety reasons, only enter a destination
when the vehicle is stationary. When the
vehicle is in motion, a passenger should enter
the destination. Study manual and select
route before driving.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
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