MERCEDES-BENZ S550 2007 W221 Manual Online

80 Control systemsCOMAND introductionCOMAND shortcut buttons
Use the COMAND shortcut buttons to se-
lect main menus directly.
Example:

Switching directly to Radio or CD
menu: Press M once or twice.COMAND display
In the COMAND display, you will find the
function currently selected and the corre-
sponding menus. The COMAND display is
divided into several areas.
1Status line
2Main menus
3Main area
4Submenus
5Climate control settings
A white bar under the main menus 2 indi-
cates the active area.
Once you have selected a main menu 2,
the main area 3 is active.
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During Dynamic Rear View Monitor* opera-
tion (page 413) it is not possible to operate
the COMAND shortcut buttons.
Function
Page
1
PFavorite button
216
2
MShortcut button for:

radio


CD/DVD
94
111
3
LBack button
87
4
OSeat menu
236
5
NShortcut button for:

telephone*


Navi
115
148
6
oCOMAND on/off
button
79
7
,Volume control
89
8
FMute button
89

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Instrument cluster multifunction
display
This section describes features and con-
trols via the COMAND controller, display
and shortcut buttons only.
Please refer to the “Instrument cluster
control system” section of this manual
(page 241) for function descriptions and
operation of the instrument cluster multi-
function display and multifunction steering
wheel buttons as they relate to COMAND
features described in this section.Adjusting COMAND display and instru-
ment cluster illumination
1To adjust instrument cluster illumina-
tion and multifunction display
2To adjust COMAND display

Brightening illumination: Turn
knob1 or2 clockwise.

Dimming illumination: Turn knob1
or2 counterclockwise.Swiveling COMAND display
1Button for swiveling display to the left
2Button for swiveling display to the right
You can swivel the COMAND display to the
left or right. The buttons are on the
right-hand side of the instrument cluster.
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The layout of the menus may vary depending
on your vehicle’s equipment. This manual shows
the menus for a fully equipped vehicle.

82 Control systemsCOMAND introductionTelephone keypad*
With the help of the telephone keypad, you
can use your mobile phone if it is inserted
in the cradle (
page 460).
1Telephone keypad
2Folding coverCOMAND controller
Use the COMAND controller to select
menu functions shown on the COMAND
display.
1COMAND controllerYou can operate the COMAND controller
as follows:


press briefly or press and hold


rotate to the left or right


slide to the left, right, up, down or
diagonally
In this way, you can move through the
menus, select menu items or exit menus.
You can move through the menus either by
rotating or sliding the controller.
Operating COMAND controller

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Symbol
How to use the COMAND controller
Function
n

Press briefly.


Select menu item.


Exit full-screen image with Navi.

Press and hold until the selected ac-
tion has been carried out.


Save a station.


Accept a destination for navigation.
ymz

Rotate.


Move through vertical or horizontal menus.


Move through text.


Program settings.
qmr

Slide.


Move through vertical menus.


Exit horizontal menus.

Slide and hold.


Move through a navigation map.
omp

Slide.


Move through horizontal menus.


Exit vertical menus.

Slide and hold.


Fast forward or reverse for audio CD or audio DVD playback.


Move through a navigation map.
wmx

Slide and hold.


Move through a navigation map.

84 Control systemsCOMAND introductionOperating COMAND
Menu overview
The illustration below shows the structure
of the main menus and their main menus.Each main menu has a main menu. Each
menu item in the main menu in turn has
several submenu items.
Navi
Page
Audio
Page
Telephone*
Page
Vehicle
Page
Commands/menusMap Display
150
FM/AM Radio
93
Telephone*
115
Exterior Lighting Delayed Switch-off
220
Mode
152
Sat Radio*
(USA only)
98
Address Book*
202
Locator Lighting
221
CD
104
Telephone OFF*
116
Exterior Mirror Convenience Settings
222
DVD-Audio
104
Automatic Locking
223
MP3
104
Easy Entry/Exit Feature
224
Audio OFF
92
Interior Lighting Delayed Switch-off
226
Interior Ambient Light
225
Rear Window Sunshade*
227
Trunk Opening-height Restriction
227
Tow-away Alarm
228

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Calling up the main menuIllustration: audio main menuYou can call up the main menu of a main
menu in the following manner:
Moving to the main menu line:
Slideqm.

Selecting a main menu: Slide omp or
rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.Vertical menus

Moving through the menu:
Slidermq or rotate ymz.

Selecting a menu item: Press n.

Exiting a menu without making a se-
lection: Slide ompin the opposite di-
rection of the list orientation or press
back button L.Horizontal menus

Moving through the menu:
Slideomp or rotate ymz.

Selecting a menu item: Press n.

Exiting a menu without making a se-
lection: Slide rmqin the opposite di-
rection of the list orientation or press
back button L.

86 Control systemsCOMAND introductionEntering charactersIllustration: entering a navigation destina-
tionSelecting characters
Slide omp or rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
COMAND completes your entry as
soon as it can be clearly identified. In
this case, you do not need to switch to
the list.Deleting individual characters

Select and press ) repeatedly in the
bottom line.
Deleting entire words or numbers

Press and hold ) in the bottom line
until the word or number is deleted.
Exiting character entry

Select and press “Back” in the bottom
line.
or

Press back button L in the center
console (
page 80).
Switching to the list

Slide qm.
or

Select and press ? in the second line
from the bottom.

To exit list, slide om to select “Back”.Accepting first entry

Press nuntil you exit the character
entry window.
Selecting list item
Illustration: list of towns and cities for navi-
gation1Symbol for other selection options
(e.g. county)
Selecting a line: Slide rmq or
rotateymz.

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Confirming selection: Press n.
Additional selection options are avail-
able for list entries featuring
symbol1. For example, cities marked
with symbol 1 indicate that the select-
ed country has more than one city fea-
turing that name. Confirming such a list
entry opens up another submenu.
Back button
1Back button

Switching to the next highest menu:
Press L briefly.
COMAND switches to the next highest
menu level within the currently active
operating mode.

Switching to the main menu: Press
and hold L.
You will hear a signal, and COMAND
switches to the main menu of the cur-
rently active operating mode.
Example of how to use COMAND
In the descriptions below, the main menus
always serve as the starting point for locat-
ing the individual menu items.
Example:
“Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM Radio”

“Radio”
“Save Station” If you already see one of the submenus on
the screen (e.g. the “Audio”
“Audio”

“Radio” submenu), it is not necessary to
perform the first steps.
The individual steps for the above-men-
tioned example are described below.

Switching to the main menu line:
Slide qm.

Selecting “Audio” main menu:
Slideompor rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The audio operating mode last selected
appears.
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In the COMAND display, you will see the
submenu previously called up for each main
menu.


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Selecting “Audio” in the main menu:
Slide qm.

Confirming selection: Press n.
A selection list with the functions of the
“Audio” main menu appears.

Selecting “FM/AM Radio”:
Slideqmor rotate ymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The Radio main menu appears.

Selecting “Radio”: Slide mror
rotateymz.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The Radio menu appears.

Select “Save Station” from selection
list by rotating ymz or sliding rmq.

Select desired position.

Confirming selection: Press n.
The selected station is saved at the
designated position. The display
switches back to the Radio display.


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Main menus of COMAND
Sound
Muting: Press the F shortcut but-
ton in the center console (
page 80).
The sound of the current audio source
is switched on or is muted.Switching off navigation announce-
ments entirely

Canceling navigation message:
Briefly press F shortcut button dur-
ing an announcement.

Switching off navigation messages:
Press and hold F during an an-
nouncement until the announcement is
switched off.
You will see the message “The driving
instructions have been muted.” for a
short while.Adjusting volume
1Thumbwheel

Adjusting: Turn, thumbwheel.
The volume of the currently selected
audio source changes.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
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When the sound is muted, you will see the
symbol
F
in the status line. When you
change the audio source, the sound is automati-
cally switched on. You will be able to hear an-
nouncements from the navigation system even
when the sound is muted.
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The announcements remain switched off
even if you start a new route guidance or if
COMAND is switched off/on with theo but-
ton.
If you switch COMAND off by removing the
SmartKey from the starter switch and then
switch the ignition back on after more than
3 minutes, the announcements are automatical-
ly switched back on.