MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2012 R230 Comand Manual

X
Sel ect Positi on in
the navi gation menu
ba ru sing the:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Compass and
press the9button to
confirm.
Depending onthe previous status,you
switch theoption onO oroff ª. Example
display:compass
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel
(rounded tothe nearest 50m)
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinates
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinates
B Currently setsteering angleofthe front
wheels
i Todispla ycurrent height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. SteeringangleBcan bea
maximum of35° inboth directions. Updat
ingthe digital map
Introduction The
digital mapsgenerated bythe map
software becomeoutdated inthe same way
as conven tionalroadmaps. Optimal route
guida ncecanonly beprovided by
the navigation systeminconj unction withthe
most up-to-date mapsoftware. Information
aboutnew version sof the digital
map canbeobtained fromanauthoriz ed
Mercedes- BenzCenter .You canhave the
digital mapupdated therewith aDVD ,or you
can update ityourself.
i The update process cantake along time
(over anhour), depending onthe size ofthe
map software. Duringthis time, youwill
only beable toswitch onradio mode and
to accept incomingcalls. Theupdate willbe
complet edmore quickly ifthe vehicle is
stat ionary.
If you carry outtheupdate withtheengin e
switch edoff and thestart erbatter yhas
insuffic ientpower, COMAND may
automatic allyswitch offduring theprocess
in order toprotec tthe batter y.Ifthis
occ urs, restartthe update withtheengin e
runn ing. G
WARN
ING
Never runtheengin ein an enclos edspace.
The exhaust fumescontain poisonous carbon
monox ide.Inhaling exhaustfumesis
hazardous toyour health andcanlead toloss
of con sciousnes sand death.
Upda tingprocess X
Inser tthe DVD (Ypage 127).
The update begins. COMAND checks
whether thedigital maponthe DVD is
compat iblewith thenavigation systemand
system software.
If this isthe case andtheDVD 'smap data
has notalready beeninstalled, COMAND
start supdating thedigital map.
If the map data hasalready beeninstalled,
the display showsversion dataanda
message tothis effec t.
X To confirm themessage: pressthe9
button .
X Eject the DVD .
While theupdate isrunn ing,youwillsee a
message tothis effec tand apro gressbar.The Addi
tional settin gs
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nav
igati on system isnot opera tional unti lthe
up date iscomp lete.
i Youcanno teje ctthe DVD during the
up date. Ifyo usw itch offCOMAND during
the update, the update isinte rrupte d.It
then continuesfrom where itwa s
inte rrupte dwh en the system isres tarte d.
CO MAND maypro mpt youto cha nge theDVD
du ring theupdate.
X Pre ssthe V load /eje ctbutton.
X Ta ke the DVD outof the slot.
X Inse rtthe requested DVD.
Once theupdate hasbe en succes sfully
comp leted ,yo uwi llsee ames sage tothis
eff ect.
X To confi rm the mes sage:pre ssthe 9
bu tton.
X Ta ke the DVD outof the slot.
The update iscomp lete.
If the updateisnot succes sfully comp leted ,
yo uwi llsee ames sage tha tthe map update
is not possible.
X To confirm themessage: pressthe9
button.
X Take theDVD outofthe slot. 90
Additional
settingsNavigation

Problems
withthenavigation system Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
cont inue route
guida nceafter the
journey hasbeen
interr upted. Route
guidanceiscanceled ifyou interr uptthejourney formore
than twohours.
"Interr upting thejourney" referstostopping thevehicle and
switching offCOMAND. "Continuing routeguidance"refers to
switching COMAND backonand driving on.
X Continue routeguidance(Ypage 68).
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
When positioning iscomplete, routeguidanceisresumed with
navigation announcementsandroute guidancedisplay s. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
COMAND
isunable to
determine thevehicle's
position. COMAND
hastoredetermine theposition ofthe vehicle ifthe
vehicle hasbeen transport ed(e.g. byferry, bymotorail orafter
towing).
X Start thevehicle andpullaway .
COMAND determines thevehicle's position.Depending onthe
driving situation, thismay take some time.
Route guidancemay berestric tedduring thedeterminat ionof
the vehicle's position.
When positioning iscomplete, routeguidanceisresumed with
navigation announcementsandroute guidancedisplay s. Problems
withthenavigation system
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Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
Navigation unavailable message
appea rs. COMAND
hasanintegrated harddrive onwhich thedigital mapis
stored.
To protect thehard drive fromdamage, COMAND switchesitoff
at very high temperatures. Thenavigation systemwillthen be
temporarily unavailable.
X Let the vehicle andCOMAND cooldown.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain. If
an area ofthe hard diskhasamalfunction ,COMAND canno
longer access themap data inthis area, forexample when
calculating aroute.
X To hide themessage: switchCOMAND offand then onagain.
The navigation systemwillbeoperational againuntilithas to
access thefaulty areaofthe hard drive oncemore. Themessage
will then reappear.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
You
seeamessage
informin gyou that the
DVD containing the
digital mapis
incompatible withthe
system software. The
DVD containing thedigital mapcannot beused forthe update.
X To confirm themessage: pressthe9button.
X Ejec tthe DVD .
X Have thesystem software updatedatan authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Problem Possible
causes/co nsequences andM Solutions
The
map software
update hasfailed. The
DVD isdirty orscratc hed.
X Clea nthe DVD .
X Restart theupdate. There
isoverheating duetoexcessive temperatures inthe vehicle
interior.
X Wait untilthevehicle interior hascooled down.
X Restart theupdate. COMAND's
integralharddrive isfaulty.
X Consult anauthorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 92
Problems
withthenavigation systemNavigation

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Telephony viathe Bluet ooth®
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Opera tingthetelephone usingthe
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COMAN
Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. General
information Introd
uction
In the telephon efunc tion,telephon yvia
Bluetoot h®
int erface isavailable ifa
Bluetoot h®
-c apable mobile phoneis
con nected.
Using theBluetoot h®
int erface andasuitable
mobile phone, youcan useCOMAND ’shands-
free feature todownload electronicbusiness
cards (vCards).
More detailed information onsuitable mobile
phones andoncon nectingBluetoot h®
-
capable mobilephones toCOMAND canbe
found onthe Internet athtt p://
www.mbusa- mobile.com.Or call the
Mercedes- BenzCust ome rAssistance Center
under
1-80 0-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372)
(USA), orCustomer Relations under
1-80 0-387-01 00(Canad a). Importa
ntsafety notes G
WARNING
A driver's attentiontothe road must always
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommend thatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfree
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtraffic conditions permit. Some
jurisdictions prohibitthedriver from
using acellula rmobile phone whiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNING
You andothers maydamage yourhealth due
to excessive electromagneticradiation. By
using anexter nalanten na,the possible health
risks ofelectrom agneticfields,whichare
under discussion amongthescient ific
communit y,should belargely prevent ed. Call
disconnec tionwhile thevehicle is
in motion
Ac allmay bedisc onnected if:
R there isins ufficie ntnetwo rkcover age in
cer tain areas .
R you mov efrom onetrans mitter/ rec eive r
area (cell)int oano ther and nochann elsare
fr ee.
R you useaSI M car dwhic his no tcompatible
with thenetwork available.
R you areusing amobile phonewith
"Twincard" andthemobile phonewiththe
second SIMcard isalready loggedintothe
network . Operat
ingoptions
You canoperate thetelephone by:
R the = and; button orthe 9button
on COMAND
R the 6 or~ button andthenumber
keypad onCOMAND
R pressing the6 or~ button onthe
multifunct ionsteerin gwheel
R by speaking usingtheVoice Control
System 94
General
informationTelephone

Unless
statedotherwise, thedescriptions and
illu strations inthis section refertoCOMAND. Functio
nrestrictions
The telephone isnot ready foruse inthe
followi ngsituations:
R ifthe mobile phoneisnot logged intoa
mobile phonenetwork thetelephone
automaticall ytries tolog ontoanetwork.
If no network isavail able,you willnotbe
able tomake a"911" emergency call.Ifyou
attempt tomake anoutgoing call,theNo Service message
willappea rfor ashort
while. 911
emergency call G
WARNIN
G
The 911 emergenc ycall system isapublic
service. Usingitwithout duecause isa
criminal offense.
The following conditionsmust befulfilled in
order tomake a911 emergenc ycall:
R the mobile phonemustbeswitched on.
R anetwork mustbeavaila ble.
R avalid andoperational SIMcard must be
insert edinthe mobile phone.
R the mobile phonemustbeconn ected to
COMAND viathe Bluetooth ®
inter face.
If you cann otmake anemergenc ycall, you
must arrange rescuemeasures yourself.
X En ter numbers onCOMAND.
X Press the6 button .
The telephone makestheconn ection .
X Wait untiltheemergenc ycall cent er
answers anddescribe theemergenc y
situation. Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interfa ce Conditions
Mobile phone For
telephony viaCOMAND' sBluetooth ®
interf ace,aBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone isrequired.
i Not allmobile phones availableonthe
market areequall ysuitable. Formore
informat iononsuitable mobilephones and
on conn ectin gBluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones toCOMAND, visit
htt p://www.mbusa- mobile.comorcall
the Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center under
1-8 00-FOR-ME RCedes(1-800- 367-6372 )
(US) orCustomer Relationsunder
1-8 00-387- 0100 (Canada) .
The battery ofthe mobile phoneshould be
kept sufficient lycharged inorder toprevent
malfunct ions.
In preparation fortelephoning viathe
Bluetooth ®
interf ace,youshould checkthe
following itemsonyour mobile phone(seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions):
X Hands- FreeProfile
The mobile phonemustsupport Hands-
Free Profile 1.0orabove.
i Some display s(e.g. thesignal strength)
depend onthe supported versionofthe
Hands- FreeProfile.
X Bluetooth ®
visibility
On cert ainmobile phones, thedevice itself
must bemade "visible" forother devices,
as well asactivatin gthe Bluetooth ®
funct ion(see themobile phoneoperating
instr uctions).
X Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device hasitsown
Bluetooth ®
device name.Thisdevice name
is freely definable, butcan beidentical for
all devices fromthesame manufacturer .It Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interfa ce95Telephone Z

is
the refore recomm endedthat youchan ge
this name sothat youcan easily recogn ize
your mobile phone(see themobile phone
operat inginst ruct ions ).
X Swit chon the mobile phone(see themobile
phone operating instructions).
X Act ivate Bluetooth ®
function sand, where
necessary, Bluetooth®
visibil ityon the
mobile phone(seethemobile phone
operating instructions).
COMAND X
Act ivate theBluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Ypage 40). Conne
ctingamobile phone
Gener alinfor mation Bef
ore usin gyour mobilephon ewith
COMA NDforthefir st tim e,you willneedto
con nectit.
When youauth orizeanew mobi lephon e,itis
con nectedautom atically.
Conn ecting com prises:
R sear ching for aBluet ooth®
-c apable mobile
phon e
R auth orizing theBluet ooth®
-c apable mobile
phon e
You canconnectupto ten mobile phones.
Search ingforam obile phone X
Pres sth e% function butt onon
COMA ND.
X Sele ctPho ne in
thete lepho nebasic menu
usin gth e:=; buttonsand
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Sele ctBlu etooth Phones and
pres sth e
9 butt ontocon firm. X
Sele ctUpd ate and
pres sth e9 butt onto
con firm.
COMA NDsear chesfor Bluet ooth®
te lepho neswith inran geand adds them to
th eBluet ooth®
telepho nelist.
The durat ionofthesear chdepen dson the
num berofBluet ooth®
telepho neswith in
ran geand their char acteris tics. Ex
ample ofdisplay: Bluetooth®
tel epho nelist
: Curre ntly con nected# and auth orized
mobi lephon eL
; Dev icenotw ithin rangebut prev iously
author ized(Lappears ingray)
= Newly detected mobile phonewithin
rang ebut not yetauthor ized(noicon yet)
The Bluet ooth®
telep honelist shows all
mobile phoneswithin rangeand allprev iously
author izedmobile phones,whet herornot
the yare inrang e.
i Ifthe Bluet ooth®
telep honelist isalready
full, youwillberequest edtode-aut horizea
mobile phone(Y page 98).If COMA ND
does notfindyour mobile phone,ext ern al
author ization (Ypage 97)may be
nec essary.
i When called upagain, thetelep honelist
may nolong ershow allmobile phones
because, forexam ple,amobile phonehas
been removedfromthe vehic lein the
mean time.In this case, start anew searc h
to update theBluet ooth®
telep honelist . 96
Telep hony viatheBlu etoot h®
inter faceTelep hone

Aut
horizing (regist ering) amobile
ph one X
Sele ctas yet unaut horizedmobi lephon e
= intheBluet ooth®
telepho nelist usin g
th e9: buttons.
X Sele ctOpt ions usin
gth e; buttonand
pres sth e9 butt ontocon firm.
X Sele ctAut horize and
pres sth e9 butt on
to con firm.
The passc odeentrymen uappears . The
passc odeisany oneto six teen- digit
num bercom binatio nwhich youcan
determine yourself.Youmust enter thesame
number combination inCOMAND andinthe
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobilephone(seethe
operating instructionsofthe Bluetooth ®
-
capable mobilephone).
i Some mobile phones requiretheinput of
a four-digit passcode orlonger character
strings.
If you want tore-authorize amobile phone
following <0004000500270001001500140008000F00120009001E000100140009000F000E
0035> youcan select a
different passcode.
X To enter apassc odeinCOMA ND:press
the numbe rkeys inturn.
¬ ishigh lighted after thefirst numbe r
has beenentere d.
or
X Sel ect the digits using the =;
bu ttons andpressthe 9button toconfi rm.
The n,sel ect ¬. X
To confi rm anentry inCO MA ND: press
the 9button.
X Now enterthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone.
To enter inthe mobile phone:ifthe
Bluetooth ®
conn ection issuccessful, youwill
be prompted bythe mobile phonetoenter the
passcode (seethemobile phoneoperating
instruct ions).
X Ent erthe same passcode inthe mobile
phone asalready entered inCOMAND.
i Afterenterin gthe passcode, youmay also
need toenter aconfirm ationinyour mobile
phone toconn ectcalls. Check thedispla y
of your mobile phone.
If the COMAND displayshows the
Authorization Procedure Unsuccessful message,
youmay have
exceeded theprescribed timeperiod.
Repea tthe procedure.
The mobile phoneisconn ected toCOMAND
(authorized). Youcannow make phone calls
using theCOMAND hands-free system. External
authorizat ion
If COMAND doesnotdetect yourmobile
phone, thismay bedue toparticular security
settin gson your mobile phone. Inthis case,
check whether yourmobile phonecanfind
COMAND. TheBluetooth ®
device nameof
COMAND isMB Bluetooth .
Observe thefollowing: somemobile phones
require thatyoureconn ecttoCOMAND after
you have entered thepasscode (seethe
mobile phoneoperating instructions).The
mobile phonecanotherwise notbe
authorized.
X Press the% functionbutton.
X Select Phone in
the telephone basicmenu
using the=;9: buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm . Telephony
viathe Bluetooth ®
interface 97Telephone Z

X
Sel ect Bluetooth Phones and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Update and
pressthe 9button to
confi rm.
X Sel ect Opt ions us
ing the ; button and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect ExternalAuthorization and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Start theBluetoo th®
sea rch onthe mob ile
pho ne(seethe mob ile pho neope rating
instr uctions) .
X Sel ect COMAND (MB Bluetooth )
on the
mob ile pho ne.
X Enter thepassco deon the mob ile pho ne
wh en req uested toand then inputitin
CO MAND. Auto
matic reconnecti on
CO MAND alwa yssea rche sfor the last
connecte dmob ile pho ne.
If no connecti oncan bemad eto the mos t
rece ntlyconnecte dmob ilep hone, thesystem
searches forthe mobile phonewhichwas
conn ected before thatone. Conne
ctinganother mobilephone
If you have authorized severalmobilephones,
you can switch between theindividua l
phones.
i You canonly switch toanother authorized
mobile phoneifno phone callisactive.
X Select themobile phoneinthe Bluetooth ®
telephone listusing the9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm .
The selected mobilephoneissearched for
and conn ected ifit is within Bluetooth ®
range andifBluetooth ®
is activated.
Only onemobile phonecanbeconn ected
at any one time. Thecurrent lyconn ected mobile
phoneisindicated bythe #dot in
the Bluetooth ®
telephone list(Ypage 96). To
display details
X Press the% functionbutton on
COMAND.
X Select thedesired mobilephoneinthe
Bluetooth ®
telephone listusing the
9: buttons.
X Select Options using
the; button and
press the9button toconfirm .
X Select Details and
press the9button to
confirm .
The following information concerning the
selected mobilephoneisshown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availa bility
R authorization status
X To close thedetailed display:pressthe
= or; button. Deregis
tering(de-aut horizing) a
mobile phone
Mercedes-Ben zrecomm endsde-
authoriz ationinCOMAND andonthe mobile
phone. Subsequent authorizationmay
other wisefail.
X Select thedesired mobilephoneinthe
Bluetoot h®
telephon elist using the
9: buttons. 98
Telephony viatheBluet ooth®
interf aceTelephone