key MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2014 R131 Comand Manual

X
Press 0037the COMAND controller.
An input menu appears. X
Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the
number keypad. Character entry
(Y page 34)
X Select the0004icon and press 0037to
confirm.
The favorite has been created.
Adding a favorite via the menu
X When a website is displayed, call up the
menu.
X Select Add To Favorites in the menu and
press 0037to confirm (Y page 176).
Selecting favorites X
Call up the carousel view (Y page 172).
X Select the favorite in the carousel view by
turning 003C0012003Dor sliding 003400120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
The favorite is opened. Editing favorites Editing favorites in the carousel view
X
Call up the carousel view (Y page 172).
X Select Edit by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the
number keypad (Y page 34).
Editing favorites in the Favorites menu
X Call up the menu (Y page 175).
X Select Display Favorites by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The favorite is displayed.
X Press 0037the COMAND controller.
The favorites menu appears. Favorites menu178
InternetOnline and Internet functions

X
Select Edit by turning
003C0012003Dor sliding
003600120008 the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
or
X Press the 0019button on the number
keypad (this function is not available if you
are using the telephone at the same time).
An input menu appears. X
Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the characte rbar or the
number keypad. Character entry
(Y page 34).
Other functions in the favorites menu Opening curren
tfavorites
X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 178).
X Confirm Open by pressing
0037the COMAND
controller.
Opens the current favorites in a new window.
Opening in anew window
X Call up the Favorites men u(Ypage 178).
X Select Open In A New Window by turning
003C0012003D or sliding 003600120008the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm. Calling up details
X
Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 178).
X Select Details by turning
003C0012003Dor sliding
003600120008 the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
or
X Press the 0031button on the number
keypad (this function is not available if you
are using the telephone at the same time).
The detailed view appears.
Exiting
X Call up the Favorites menu (Y page 178).
X Select Exit by turning
003C0012003Dor sliding
003600120008 the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
or
X Press the 000Aback button on the left next
to the COMAND controller.
The Favorites menu closes.
Deleting favorites Deleting favorites in the carousel view
X
Call up the carousel view (Y page 172).
X Select Delete by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
Ap rompt appears.
X Select Yes and press
0037to confirm.
The favorite is deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
Deleting favorites in the Favorites menu
X Select Delete by turning
003C0012003Dor sliding
003600120008 the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
or
X Press the 0015button to the right of the
COMAND controller.
The favorite is deleted. Internet
179Online and Internet functions

Selecting
astation
Selecting stations vi athe station
searc hfunction X
Press the 0001or0002 button.
or
X Turn 003C0012003D or slide 003400120035the COMAND
controlle rwhile the display/selection
window in the radio display is active.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station found.
Selecting stations via the station
presets X
Quick setting: press a number key, e.g.
002A.
X Directly in the station presets: select
Presets by sliding
00120008and turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
or
X When the display/selection window is
active, press 0037the COMAND controller.
The station preset memory appears. The
0027 dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning 003C0012003Dand
pressing 0037to confirm or press a number
key, e.g. 002A.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually X
Option 1: press the000Dbutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio in the radio display
by sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency and press
0037to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear. X
Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND sets the frequency entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 - 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 - 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND sets the next lower
frequency. Storing
astation
Storing stations manually There are ten presets available for the FM and
AM wavebands.
Example: station memory
X
Quick save: press and hold a numbe rkey,
e.g. 002A, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored. 186
Radio modeAudio

X
Select a channel by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey on the control panel,
e.g. 002C, at any time. Displaying station information
This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown below the main function bar.
X
Select Show Station Information by
sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, you
switch Show Station Information on
0010 or off 0003. Displaying program information This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown in the display window.
X Select Info in the radio display by sliding
00120008 and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Information on the currently selected
station is displayed. Conten tis dependent
on the station.
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info by pressing
0037.
X Slide 00360012the COMAND controller up. Satellite radio
Important notes
i The SatRadio mode described below
requires optional satellite radio equipment
and registration with a satellite radio
provider.
i Note that the categories and channels
shown in the illustrations depend on the
program content offered by the provider.
The program content may vary. The
illustrations and descriptions in these
operating instructions may therefore differ
from the channels and categories offered
by the provider.
SatRadio mode may be temporarily
unavailable or interrupted for a variety of
reasons. These reasons include
environmental or topographical conditions
as well as other issues beyond the control
of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. This means
operation may not be possible in certain
areas.
These include:
R tunnels
R parking garages 188
Satellite radioAudio

Option 2:
X
Select Channel List with Artist, Title and press
0037to confirm.
The channel list appears and displays the
artists and tracks currently being played. X
Select a channel by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
Memory functions Channel presets
There are ten presets available.
Storing channels
X Press 0037the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets in the submenu bar by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The 0027dot in front of a preset entry indicates that the currently selected
channel is stored under this preset.
X Select a preset by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press and hold
0037 until you hear a tone.
or
X Press and hold a number button, e.g.
002C, until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset
memory. Channels stored manually in the
preset memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press0037the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore in the presets by turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets in the submenu
bar by sliding 00120008and turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
X Select Autostore and press
0037to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
channels that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
channels are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press 0037to confirm.
Selecting achannel from the preset list
X To call up the preset list: select
Presets by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0037to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To se tachannel: select a prese tby
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey, such as 002C.192
Satellite radioAudio

Handle discs only whe
nthe vehicle is
stationary.
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. Inserting/ejecting CDs/DVDs
Notes If the CD/DVDh
as a printed side, this must
face upwards when the CD/DV Dis inserted.
If neither side is printed, the side to be played
should face downwards. The system may not
be able to play CDs/DVDsw ith copy
protection.
i If a medium contains other files in
additio nto music files, the loading time
before the first track starts to play may be
longer.
Inserting adisc into the single DVD
drive X
Press the 0007eject button.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
X Insert a disc into the slot.
If the disc is correctly inserted and is a
suitable disc, it is drawn in by the drive and
played.
Ejecting adisc from the single DVD
drive X
Press the 0007eject button.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn in again automatically after a short
while and reloaded. Inserting discs into the DVD changer The DVD changer has a fixed magazine with
six trays.
X
To insert aCD/DVD into the magazine
tray: press the 0009load/ejec tbutton.
Am enu shows the curren tload status of
the magazine trays. The last tray selected
is identified by a red digit. X
Select a magazine tray to be filled by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 0029.
The DVD changer switches to the selected
magazine tray. You see the Please Wait... message.
You then see the Please insert disc message.
X
Insert a disc into the disc slot with the
printed side facing upwards.
The DVD changer loads the disc into the
selected magazine tray. The Loading disc ... message appears.194
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X
Select a magazine tray containing a disc by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 0029.
You see the message: Ejecting disc... .Y
ou then see the following
message: X
Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot,
COMAND will draw it in automatically after
a short while and load it again. X
To eject all CDs/DVDs: press the0009
load/eject button.
The magazine menu appears. X
Select Eject All by sliding
00080012and
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The DVD changer ejects the last disc
selected. You see the Ejecting disc ... message.
X Take the disc out of the disc slot when you
see the Please remove disc . message.
The DVD changer switches to the next
loaded magazine tray and ejects the disc.
X Repeat the last step until the magazine is
empty.
X To exit the menu: press the0009eject/
load button again or press the 000Aback
button.
or
X Select Back by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm. Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card
General information COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure
Digital), SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity) and SDXC
memory cards (Secure Digital eXtended
Capacity.
i Not all memory cards available on the
market are designed for the temperatures
which may be reached in the vehicle.
If the SD memory card is no longer in use,
you should remove it from COMAND. High
temperatures can damage the card.
Due to the wide range of SD memory cards
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of SD memory
card.
The readable storage capacity depends on
the memory card used. You can obtain 196
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio

X
To switch the display: select1...6 changer by turning
003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Depending on the previous setting, the
magazine trays are shown or not shown.
i If a disc canno tbe read, an entry appears
next to the corresponding magazine tray. Media list showing all magazine trays
X
Select the data medium by turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The following tables list the selection options
in the media list for the respective equipment
variants. For DVD changer
Magazine trays, positions
1to 6: readable
data media are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3
DVDs, audio DVDs and video DVDs. Memory card, position 7
MUSIC REGISTER, position 8
USB storage device, position 9
Media Interface, position 0
Bluetooth Audio
Equipped with a single DVD drive
DVD drive, position 1: readable data media
are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3 DVDs,
audio DVDs and video DVDs.
Memory card, position 2 MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
USB storage device, position 4
Media Interface, position 5
Bluetooth
®
audio: position 6 i
If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 228).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad X
When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. 002C.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played. Selecting
atrack
Selecting by skipping to atrack X
To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
003C0012003D the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than
eight seconds .Ifthe track has been playing
for less than eight seconds, it skips to the
start of the previous track.
If the Random Tracks or
Random Folder playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.200
CD/audio DVD and MP3 modeAudio

Selecting
atrac kusing the number
keypad X
Press the 0005key on the number keypad.
An umerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offere dcorresponds to
the number of trackso n the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
numbe rkeys.
The trac kplays after the last possible
number is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Selecting atrac kusing music search X
Select Current Track List ,
Folder or a
category and press 0037to confirm.
Select music via categories (e.g. album,
artist) with the music search function.
If you select a category, COMAND starts a
search for track information if the following
conditions are fulfilled:
R the data carriers are inserted or connected
R the track information from these data
carriers is not yet contained in the
COMAND music database.
COMAND imports track information from the
following data carriers:
R disc (CD/audio DVD/MP3)
R Memory Card R
MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
The Track information is complete message appears once the search is
completed. COMAND stores the music data
in its own database. You can now select the
available music data within the desired
category.
You will find further information on searching
for music in the "Music search" section
(Y
page 206).
X In audio CD/audio DVD mode/MP3 mode,
select Search by sliding
00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The category list appears. Example: current track list
X
Select the track by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The basic display appears and the trac kis
played. Fast forwarding/rewinding
X While the display/selection window is
active, slide 003400120035and hold the COMAND
controller until the desired position has
been reached.
or
X Press and hold the 0001or0002 button
until the desired position is reached. CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode
201Audio Z

X
Select a genre, e.g. pop, and press 0037to
confirm.
The track list is displayed.
X Select a track and press 0037to confirm.
Playback starts.
Selecting composers X
Select Composers in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The available composers are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting music genres X
Select Genres in the category list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to confirm.
The available music genres are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting acover X
Select Select By Cover in the category
list (Y page 206) by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The available covers are displayed in
alphabetical orde rofthe artists. X
Select the desired cover by turning 003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
The corresponding albumi s played.Selecting via keyword search X
Select Keyword Search in the category list
by turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To change the character set used in the
character bar: highlightSelect by sliding
00120008 and turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
Al ist of available character sets is shown.
X Selec tthe desired character set and press
0037 to confirm.
X Enter characters and confirm the entry.
Character entry (Y page 34).
Depending on the entry, the hits are shown
in a list. X
Select an entry by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm. 208
Music searchAudio