steering MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class 2015 W222 Comand Manual

R
enter a destination on the map
R save entries
The controller can be:
R turned
R slid left or right1
R slid forwards or back 4
R slid diagonally 2
R pressed briefly or pressed and held Touchpad
Alternatively, COMAND may be equipped
with a touchpad instead of a telephone key-
pad.
As an alternative to the controller, the touch-
pad enables menu items to be selected and
character entry including handwriting recog-
nition, for example.
X To activate the touchpad: press the sur-
face of the touchpad.
Further information (Y page 30)Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off
X Press the 008Bbutton on the center con-
sole to the right of the controller.
When you switch on COMAND, a warning
message will appear. COMAND calls up the previously selected menu.
If you switch off COMAND, playback of the
current media source will also be switched
off. Adjusting the volume
Adjusting the volume for media sources X
Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the media source currently
selected changes.
Adjusting the volume for traffic
announcements and navigation
announcements During traffic or navigation announcements:
X Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
i You can set the volume for navigation
announcements to be different from the
volume of the respective media source.
Adjusting the volume for phone calls You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the thumbwheel to the right of the
controller.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
i Setting the volume for the Voice Control
System voice output, see the separate
operating instructions. Basic COMAND functions
25At a glance

Switching the sound on or off
Media source sound X
Press the thumbwheel beside the control-
ler.
or X Press the 0063button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
i If the audio output is switched off, the
status line will show the 0063symbol. If
you switch the media source or change the volume, the sound is automatically
switched on.
i Even if the sound is switched off, you will
still hear navigation system announce-
ments.
Switching navigation announcements
off and on again X
To switch off navigation announce-
ments: press the thumbwheel beside the
controller during the announcement.
The Spoken
Spoken driving driving recommendations
recommendations
have been deactivated
have been deactivated message
appears.
X To switch navigation announcements
back on: switch COMAND off and then on
again (Y page 25).
or
X Start a new route calculation (Y page 86).
or
X Select 006A: while route guidance is active,
show the menu and press the controller
(Y page 107). Function menu
X
Press the 00FDbutton or the 00CB,002A,
002B, or 00D4button.
Media: the basic display for the last media
source set appears.
Navigation: the map or the last navigation
menu called up appears.
Radio: the basic menu of the last radio
mode set appears.
Communication: the basic menu of the
last communication function set appears
(telephone, address book, Internet).
Vehicle functions: the basic display
appears.
X For radio, media and telephone: press
the 002A, 00FDor002B button repeatedly.
The menu for the available radio modes,
media sources or communication functions
is displayed. X
To show the menu: slide4 the con-
troller.
The menu for the selected functions
appears. Depending on the operation, the 26
Basic COMAND functionsAt a glance

here, i.e. the last setting activated is
favored.
R The Internet can be separately used by both
the driver and front passenger at the same time.
R Internet can only be used if it is set and
connected via a mobile phone on the driv-
er's side.
R The multifunction steering wheel can only
be used for functions which relate to the
driver's side.
R The driver can lock/unlock the other
screens (override feature) (Y page 72).Switching SPLITVIEW on/off
From the driver's side 0043
SPLITVIEW switched on
0044 To switch SPLITVIEW on/off
Activating
X Press the 00D4button.
The Vehicle menu appears.
X Slide 6the controller.
The menu bar is shown.
X To select ICON_SplitView On ICON_SplitView On: turn and
press the controller.
SPLITVIEW symbol 0043appears. The 00E9
display changes to Off Off0044.
The front passenger sees the display of the function last activated. If the switch-on
time was longer than 30 minutes previ-
ously, the display from the driver's side is
shown. Deactivating
X To select 00E9Off Offin the menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The display changes to ICON_SplitView ICON_SplitView
On
On.
00E9 is hidden in the status bar.
Locking/unlocking SPLITVIEW X Proceed as described under "Locking/
unlocking the rear-compartment displays"
(Y page 72). Instead of selecting a rear-
compartment display, select SplitView SplitView.
From the front-passenger side Activating
X To select the SPLITVIEW display using the
COMAND remote control (Y page 261):
turn thumbwheel 0043until the SPLITVIEW
icon appears in the window.
X Press the 008Bbutton on the COMAND
remote control.
Deactivating
X Press the 008Bbutton on the COMAND
remote control again.
The display changes to ICON_SplitView ICON_SplitView
On
On.
The SPLITVIEW symbol is hidden in the sta- tus bar. 28
SPLITVIEWAt a glance

X
To change the brightness value: turn and
press the controller.
X To select a zone: slide 00520096and turn the
controller.
You can find further information in the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Setting the color i
Once a color is set, it is used for all zones.
The brightness of the color used can be set separately for each zone.
X Call up Vehicle Settings Vehicle Settings (Ypage 58).
X To select Ambient Light: Color
Ambient Light: Color: turn
and press the controller.
The setting element is active.
X To select a color: turn the controller.
You can find further information in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Switching the display lighting on/off This display lighting adjustment function is
only available if the vehicle is not equipped
with the "Ambient lighting" package.
X Call up Vehicle Settings Vehicle Settings (Ypage 58).
X To select Ambient Light: Display
Ambient Light: Display : turn
the controller and press to confirm.
The function switches on or off, depending on the previous setting.
i The brightness can be changed using the
control between the two displays.
You can find further information on the inter-
ior lighting in the vehicle Operator's Manual. Setting the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature
The EASY-ENTRY/EXIT feature makes getting
in and out of your vehicle easier. You can
make the following settings for the EASY-
ENTRY/EXIT feature:
R Steering Column Steering Column
R Steering Column and Seat
Steering Column and Seat
R Off
Off
X Call up Vehicle Settings
Vehicle Settings (Ypage 58).
X To select Easy Entry/Exit
Easy Entry/Exit : turn and
press the controller.
The setting element is active.
X To change the setting: turn the controller.
When you activate the EASY-ENTRY/EXIT fea- ture, the crash-responsive EASY-EXIT feature
is also activated.
You can find further information on the crash- responsive EASY-EXIT feature in the vehicle
Operator's Manual. Activating/deactivating the panel
heating Vehicle settings
59Vehicle functions

Operating options
You can operate the telephone by: R using the controller:
turning
sliding 1 or4
pressing
R using the 0061or0076 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel
R using the Voice Control System (see the
separate Voice Control System operating
instructions)
Unless stated otherwise, the descriptions and illustrations in this section refer to COMAND. Function restrictions
You may have to wait before using telephony
via COMAND in the following situations:
R when the mobile phone is switched off
R if Bluetooth ®
is switched off on the mobile
phone
R if the mobile phone has not logged on to a
mobile phone network
R if the Bluetooth ®
function is switched off in
COMAND
The telephone automatically tries to log on to
a network. If no network is available, you may not be able to make a " 911" emergency call.
If you attempt to make an outgoing call, the
No Service No Service message will appear for a short
while. "911" emergency call
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to make a 911emergency call:
R a valid and operational SIM card is inserted
in the mobile phone
R the mobile phone is switched on
R the PIN has been entered in the mobile
phone R
a mobile phone network is available
R the mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth ®
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself.
To make an emergency call: X Enter the number on COMAND
(Y page 143).
X Press 0061.
The telephone makes the connection.
X Wait until the emergency call center
answers and describe the emergency sit-
uation. Telephone menu
0043
Mobile phone network provider
0044 Signal strength of the mobile phone net-
work
0087 Receiver icon 0071or0075
0085 Telephone menu character bar
0083 Bluetooth ®
device name of the currently
connected mobile phone
0084 To enter characters using the touchpad (if
available)
006B To display the phone book
Symbols 0043to0087 and 0083are not shown until
after a mobile phone has been connected to
COMAND. The symbols depend on your
mobile phone and your mobile phone network provider. Further information on connecting a mobile phone (Y page 138). Telephone menu
137Telephone Z

X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Connect Device
Connect Device : turn and press
the controller.
X To highlight the desired mobile phone in the
device list: turn the controller.
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Reception Volume
Reception Volume orTrans‐
Trans‐
mission Volume
mission Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select a volume setting: turn the con-
troller.
X To accept changes: press the controller.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Accepting a call
X To select Accept
Accept: press the controller.
or
X Press 0061on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The call is accepted.
Additional functions available during a call
(Y page 145).
Adjusting the call volume (Y page 142).
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147). i
You can also accept the call by voice com-
mand using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
i If the phone number of the caller is trans-
ferred, it appears in the display. If the
phone number is saved in the phone book,
the contact's name is also displayed. If the
phone number is not transferred, Unknown
Unknown
is shown in the display. Rejecting a call
X To select Reject Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel. Making a call
Using the telephone menu X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select all numbers one after the other in
the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
X To select 0097in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147).
Using the telephone keypad on the con-
troller If your vehicle is equipped with a telephone
keypad, you can use this function.
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X Enter the digits using the telephone key-
pad. Using the telephone
143Telephone Z

Sending DTMF tones
This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
X If you would like to listen to the messages
on your answering machine, for example,
dial the corresponding number.
Transmitting individual characters:
X Once a connection has been established to
the answer phone, select the desired char-acters in the telephone menu: turn and
press the controller each time.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
or
X Press the corresponding number button on
the telephone keypad.
i You can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions. Calls with several participants
Switching between calls (call waiting) If you make another call, you can switch
between the two calls (call waiting). This func-
tion depends on your mobile phone network
provider and the mobile phone (see the man- ufacturer's operating instructions).
The calls are marked 1 and 2. The active call ishighlighted. Switching between the calls:
X To select °
1or
°
2: turn and press the
controller.
or X Press 0061on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ending the active call: X To select 0076in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The other call is still on hold.
X To activate the call on hold: select Con‐
Con‐
tinue tinue.
The call on hold is activated. If you select
Hang Up Hang Up, the call on hold is also ended.
i On some mobile phones, the call on hold
is activated as soon as the active call is
ended.
Conference call You can interconnect active and held calls.
This permits several parties to hear one
another and speak with one another. This
function depends on your mobile phone net-
work provider and the mobile phone (see the manufacturer's operating instructions). X
Add a call (Y page 145).
or
X Answer an incoming call (Y page 147).146
Using the telephoneTelephone

X
To select Conference
Conference in the telephone
menu: turn and press the controller.
The new participant is included in the con-
ference call. Conference
Conference is displayed in
the telephone menu. Incoming call during an existing call
(call waiting)
The call waiting function depends on your
mobile phone network provider and your
mobile phone. Depending on the mobile
phone used, behavior when answering a call
may vary (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
Call waiting: if you receive a call while
already in a call, a message is shown. You also
hear a tone. You can decide whether to
accept or reject the call.
Accepting :
X To select Accept
Accept: press the controller.
or
X Press 0061on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The incoming call is active, the previously
active call is on hold. You can switch back
and forth between both calls (call waiting)
(Y page 146).
This is also the case if you accept the wait- ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
i Depending on the mobile phone, you may
also be able to accept the incoming call
(call waiting) on your mobile phone. This
function and behavior depends on your
mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions). Rejecting
:
X To select Reject Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The behavior after the call is rejected
depends on your mobile phone and mobile
phone network provider.
Option 1: The originally active call is con-
tinued and the incoming call is rejected.
Option 2: The originally active call is ended
and the incoming call is accepted.
Option 3: Both calls are ended. Ending an active call
X To select 005Ain the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The active call is ended. Phone book
Introduction
The telephone book displays the contacts
from the address book which have a phone
number.
The mobile phone's telephone book is auto-
matically displayed in COMAND after connec- tion (default setting). You can deactivate
automatic calling up (Y page 167).
In the telephone book, you can:
R Create new contacts (Y page 150)
R Add information to contacts (Y page 150)
R Search for contacts (Y page 148)
R Store contacts (Y page 150)
R Delete contacts (Y page 151)
Further information on importing contacts
(Y page 168). Phone book
147Telephone Z

When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be permanently saved in COMAND.
These contacts will remain there even when
you connect COMAND to a different mobile
phone. You can view these contacts even
without a mobile phone. Calling up the phone book
X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select Name Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
If the phone book contains contacts, they
will be displayed in alphabetical order. The character bar at the bottom of the display is
active.
You can now search for a contact
(Y page 148).
Further information on the symbols shown
(Y page 148).
i You can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual. Symbol overview
Sym-
bol Explanation
00D8
Contact that has been entered,
edited or saved on COMAND.
0094
Contact with voice tag
These contacts have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions). 00D7
Contact that was called up from a
mobile phone
00BB
Contact imported from the SD
memory card or USB device.
00BA
Contact imported via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface. Searching for a contact
With the character bar You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X To select characters: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the phone book. If there are similar contacts, the next dif-
ferent character is shown. For example,
with contacts such as Jana JanaandJohn
John, the 148
Phone bookTelephone

time, the Internet connection is inter-
rupted.
i The connection to the Bluetooth ®
audio
device can also be interrupted if:
R the connected mobile phone only sup-
ports 2 Bluetooth ®
profiles at the same
time
R you connect to the Internet using
COMAND (Y page 178). Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth ®
audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
R the number of tracks that can be selected
R the time period until the next or previous
track is played
X Switch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media menu (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
X To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: briefly press the 0063or0064 but-
ton on the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed
increases after a short time.
i In rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track1, Track2 etc.
The playback times for the tracks played
are not displayed. This is available as an
optional function starting with AVRCP Ver-
sion 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth ®
Audio. Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to thedata medium. Alphabetical order is the
most common. Once all the tracks in a
folder have been played, the tracks in the
next folder are played.
R Random Random Track
TrackList
List: the current track list
is played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random Medium
Random Medium : all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions
and are not, or only partially, supported by
Bluetooth ®
audio devices.
Selecting playback options
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Playback Mode
Playback Mode.
A 003B dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the desired option.
If you select Random RandomTrack
TrackList
List, you will
see a corresponding message in the dis-
play/selection window. Increasing the volume on COMAND
X To select Options Options: slide 005200C5and press
the controller.
X To select Volume Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard
Standard orBoost
Boost.
Information on sound settings
(Y page 250). Bluetooth
®
audio mode 233Media Z