MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2013 W221 Owner's Manual

Cleaning instructions
!
Do no ttouch the COMAND display .The
display has a very sensitive high-gloss
surface; there is a risk of scratching. If you
have to clean the screen, however, use a
mild cleaning agent and a soft, lint-free
cloth.
The display must be switched off and have
cooled down before you start cleaning. Clean
the display screen, when necessary, with a
commercially available microfiber cloth and
cleaning agent for TFT/LCD displays. Then,
dry the surface with a dry microfiber cloth.
Avoid using alcoholic thinners, gasoline or
abrasive cleaning agents. These could
damage the display surface. Do not apply
pressure to the display surface when cleaning
it, as this could cause irreversible damage. Remote control
Overview You can use the remote control to operate the
COMAND display, SPLITVIEWa nd either one
of the rear-compartment screens. 0002
To switch the screen on/off (Rea rSeat
Entertainment System only)
0003 To switch the button lighting on/off 0026
To select the screen for remote control
operation (COMAND ,SPLITVIEW ,L
REAR and REAR Rcan be selected)
0025 To select a menu or menu item
0023 To confirm a selection or setting
0024 Mute
0014 To adjust the volume (for corded
headphones only)
0015 COMAND: to set the station, skip track,
fast forward/rewind, for example. Rear
Seat Entertainment System: skip track,
fast forward/rewind
0016 COMAND: to select a station from
presets, select a track, enter directly,
enter a phone number, for example. Rear
Seat Entertainment System: to select a
track, enter directly
0017 To exit a menu (back)
X Point the remote control at the
corresponding screen and execute the
functions by pressing the corresponding
buttons.
i The remote control's function may be
restricted depending on the angle at which
it is pointed at the respective screen.
Selecting the screen for the remote
control X
Turn thumbwheel 0026until the desired
display is highlighted in the window.
Switching the screen on/off (Rear Seat
Entertainment System only) If the SmartKey is in the ignition lock in
position
0or 1or if the SmartKey is not in the
ignition lock, the rear screens will switch off
after 30 minutes. Before the screens switch
off, they show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screen sback on.
However, this will discharge the starter
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X
Point the remote control at the rear-
compartment screen which has been
selected for remote operation.
X Press button 0002on the remote control.
The respective rear screen switches on or
off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off X
Press button 0003on the remote control.
Depending on the previous status, the
button lighting is switched on or off.
i If you do not use the remote control for
about 15 seconds, the button lighting
switches off automatically.
Mute X
Press button 0024on the remote control.
The sound is switched on/off.
Adjusting the volume This function is available for SPLITVIEW and
for the Rear Seat Entertainment System in
conjunction with corded headphones.
X Press one of buttons 0014on the remote
control.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
For COMAND, you can also adjust the
volume for phone calls and navigation
messages.
Selecting amenu/menu item and
confirming your selection X
Press the 0009000C000A buttons to
selec tthe menu/menu item and press the
000C button to confirm. 130
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Functions with the
0001 and
0002 button
You can use the remote control to execute the same functions as the COMAND control panel.
Mode Function
Audio mode Selects a station using th
estation search functio n(Ypage 216) Selects a track by skipping to a track (Y
page 229)Fast forward/rewind (Y
page 230)Video mode Selects a scene or chapter (video DVD mode) (Y
page 247)Fast-forward/rewind (video DVD mode) (Y
page 247)Functions of the number keypad
You can use the remote control to execute the same functions as the COMAND control panel.
Mode Function
Audio mode Selects stations via the station presets (Y
page 216)Sets stations by entering the frequency manually (Y
page 217)Stores stations manually (Y
page 217) Selects a track (Y
page 229) Selects a data medium via the media list (Y
page 228)Telephone mode Telephone number entry (Y
page 204)Character entry Enters characters (direct entry) (Y
page 134)Operating COMAND
Selecting amain function Initial situation
You would like to change from the telephone
menu to the vehicle settings, for example.
X Slide 002A001Cthe COMAND controller and
switch to the main function bar.
X Select Vehicle in the mai
nfunction bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The "Vehicle" menu appears. 0002
"Vehicle" menu
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Calling up the menu of a main function
0002
To call up the audio menu
0003 Main function bar
If one of the main functions navigation, audio,
telephone or video is switched on,
triangle 0002appears next to the entry. You can
now selec tanassociated menu.
The following example illustrates how to call
up the audio menu.
X Press the 0010function button.
or
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 002A001Cthe COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
The Audio menu appears. 0002
Current audio operating mode
0003 Main function bar
0026 Audio menu
The 002Cdot indicates the current audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio , by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm. Selecting
amenu item The following example describes how to
selec
tastation from the station presets in
radio mode.
X Press the 0010function button.
X Select Presets by sliding
001C0006and turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The station preset memory appears. 0002
Selection bar
X Select a station by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The station is set.
Example of operation Initial situation
You would like to switch from the vehicle
function to the radio function and select a
station from the station list, for example.
The following operating example describes
how to:
R
call up the audio function
R switch on radio mode
R set a station. 132
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Calling up the audio function
X
Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 002A001Cand turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
The basic display of the curren taudio
operating mode, e.g. audio CD, appears. Switching to radio mode
Option 1
X
Press the 0010function button.
The radio display appears.
i Repeated pressing of this function button
switches between radio and th emost
recently active audio source.
Option 2
X Select Audio again by sliding
002A001Cthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
The Audio menu appears. 0002
Current audio operating mode
0003 Main function bar
0026 Audio menu
X Press 0021the COMAND controller and
confirm Radio .
The radio basic display appears with the
waveband last selected. X
To set the station: if the display/selection
window is activated in the radio display,
turn 0031001C0032 or slide 003C001C003DCOMAND
controller.
Entering characters in navigation mode
(entering acity) General information
Character entry is explained in the following
sections using
NEW YORK as an example for
entering a city.
If you want to use the address entry menu
(Y page 157) to enter a city, a street or a
house number, for example, COMAND
provides either a list with a character bar
(optio n1) or a selection list (option 2). At
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You can enter the characters using either the
character bar or the number keypad. In the
selection list, you selec
tanentry to copy it to
the address entry menu.
Option 1: city list with character bar
X Call up the city list with character bar
(Y page 157).
The alphabetically sorted city list shows the
first available entries. Entering characters using the character
bar
X
Select N by turning COMAND controller
0031001C0032 and confirm with 0021.0002
N character entered by user
0003 ANTICOKE characters automatically
added by COMAND
0026 Listentry tha tmost closely resembles the
current entry by the user
0025 To switch to the selection list
0023 To delete an entry
0024 Characters not currently available
0014 Characters currently available 0015
Currently selected character
0016 Character bar
0017 To cancel an entry
0018 List
The list 0018shows all available town names
beginning with N .T
he list entry that is best
suited to previous user entries is always
highlighted in the first position 0026,
NANTICOKE in the example.
All characters that have been entered are
displayed in black, the letter N in the
example 0002.The letters that are added
automatically by COMAND are displayed in
gray 0003,ANTICOKE in the example.
Character bar 0016shows the letters still
available for selection in black 0014.These can
be selected; in the example, the letter O is
highlighted 0015.Which characters remain
available depends on the characters already
entered by the user and on the data stored in
the digital map. Characters that are no longer
available are shown in gray 0024.
X Select E ,
W , space,
Y in order and confirm
each with 0021. Entering characters using the number
keypad
X
Press the telephone keypad's number key
0036 twice in quick succession, to enter
the letter N .
The character appears at the bottom of the
display when the key is pressed. The first
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You see which characters you can enter with
that key. Each time the key is pressed, the
nex tcharacter is selected.
Example: key 0036:
R press once = M
R press twice =N
R press three times =O
X Wait until the character display goes out.
The entries matching your input are shown
in the list.
X Enter E ,
W , space,
Y with the corresponding
keys.
i The space is entered using number key
0004.
Further functions in the list with
character bar
X To delete characters: select0004by sliding
001C0006 and turning 0031001C0032the COMAND
controller and press 0021to confirm.
X To delete an entry: select0004and press
and hold 0021the COMAND controller until
the entire entry has been deleted.
X To switch the character set: select
001D and press 0021to confirm.
X To cancel an entry: select the0002symbol
in the bottom left of the character bar and
press 0021to confirm.
or
X Press the 0001back button.
The address entry menu appears.
X To accept the first list entry: press and
hold 0021the COMAND controller until the
address entry menu appears.
The accepted list entry is shown there.
Calling up the list as aselection list
Select the desired city fro mthe selection list.
If there are several entries for a city or if
several cities of the same name are stored,
then 0003 is highlighted in the character bar.
X Press 0021the COMAND controller. It is also possible to switch the city list to the
selection list at any time during character
input.
X Slide 0021the COMAND controller
repeatedly until the city list appears as a
selection list.
or
X Select 0003in the character bar by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
Option 2: city list as selection list
COMAND either shows the selection list
automatically or you can call up the selection
list from the list with character bar.
The example shows the selection list after the
city NEW YORK has been entered. The entry is
highlighted automatically. X
Confirm NEW YORK with COMAND
controller 0021.
The address entry menu appears. You can
now enter a street, for example. At
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You will find further information in the
"Destination entry" section (Y page 157).
Entering characters in the address and
the phone book Introduction
The following section describes how to enter
characters in the phone book/address book
when creating a new entry.
Creating
anew entr yin the phone book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 210). Phone book: input menu with data fields
0002
Selected data field with cursor
0003 Character bar
Creating a new entry in the address book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 210). Input menu with data fields
0002
Selected data field with cursor
0003 Character bar Entering characters
The example describes how to enter the
surname
Schulz .
X Select S by turning
0031001C0032and sliding 002A001C0006
the COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
S is entered into the data field. All
characters are shown in black and can
always be selected in the character bar.
The character bar offers characters
corresponding to the respective data field
(letters or digits). 0002
To switch the character bar to upper-
case/lower-case letters
0003 To switch the character bar from upper/
lower-case letters to digits
0026 To change the language of the character
bar
0025 To delete a character/an entry
X Select c and confirm by pressing
0021the
COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to
S in the data field.
X Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning 0031001C0032and sliding 002A001C0006the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
Switching dataf ields
If you want to enter a first name afte ryou have
entered a surname, for example, proceed as
follows to switch between the data fields: 136
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Option 1
X
Select 0025or0026 in the character bar and
press 0021to confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. 0002
Cursor in the nextd ata field
0003 To store an entry
0026 0025 and 0026icons to selec tadata field
Option 2
X Slide 002A001Cthe COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
X Select the data field by sliding 002A001C0006and
press 0021to confirm.
Storing an entry
X Select 0003in the character bar by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Further functions available in the
character bar
X To switch the character bar to upper/
lower-case characters: select002Dor
0003 and press 0021to confirm.
X To switch the character set: select
0001 and press 0021to confirm.
The character set switches between
upper/lower-case letters and digits. X
To change the language of the
character bar: select001Dand press 0021
to confirm.
X Select the language by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X To reposition the cursor within the data
field: select 0022or0023 and press 0021to
confirm. 0002
Cursor (repositioned)
0003 0022 and 0023icon to reposition the cursor
X Delete the character/entry (Y page 211). Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0038function button on the
center console.
i If you switch off COMAND, playback of
the curren taudio or vide osource will also
be switched off. You cannot switch off
COMAND while making a call via COMAND.
You can also make phone calls using the
buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel when COMAND is switched off
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Switching the sound on or off
Switching audio and video sources on/off
X
Press the 0029button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is off, the system
displays the 002Fsymbol in the status line.
When you change the audio or video
source, or adjust the volume, sound
automatically switches on again.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear traffic and navigation system
announcements.
Switching off traffic and navigation
announcements completely
X Traffic announcements: press the0029
button until the 000Dmessage disappears
from the status bar of the display.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: during an
announcement, press the 0029button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Switching traffic and navigation
announcements on again
X Traffic announcements: press and hold
down the 0029button until the 000Ddisplay
appears in the status bar.
A confirmation tone sounds.
X Navigation announcements: select the
0039 symbol in the navigation menu bar
and press 0021to confirm.
i The navigation announcements are
activated again if you switch COMAND off
and on again or start a new route guidance. Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X
To adjust: turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the
following:
R traffic announcements
R navigation announcements
R phone calls
R the Voice Control System (see the separate
operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn thumbwheel 0002.
or
X Press the 000For0010 button on the
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