MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2015 R131 Owner's Manual

System menu overview
System Time SPLITVIEW Consump-
tion the seat Display off
Display settings 0073
Switches
the auto-
matic time
settings
on/off
Operates
COMAND
functions
from the
passenger
side Calls up the
fuel con-
sumption
display Changes
the driver/
front-
passenger
seat set-
tings Switches
off the dis-
play
Text reader speed Sets the
time zone
Voice-operated
control settings Switches to
summer
time
Rear view camera Manual
time setting
Language Sets the
time/date
format
Favorites button
Activates/deacti-
vates Bluetooth
® Automatic volume
adjustment
Imports/exports
data
Resets COMAND
i
Delete your
personal data
using this func-
tion, for example
before selling
your vehicle. If equipped with the rear view camera:
when the function is activated and COMAND is
switched on, the image from the rear view camera is automatically shown in the COMAND
display when reverse gear is engaged.
i If the
360° 360° Camera
Camera menu item is displayed, Display
DisplayOff
Offcan be called up under System
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Switching the COMAND display on/off
X Press the 0066button.
or X Select System
System in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
In both cases, the system menu appears.
X To switch off: selectDisplay Off
Display Off and
press 0098to confirm.
X To switch on: press one of the buttons,
e.g. 0066, 00BEor the 0038back button.
Cleaning instructions
! Do not touch the 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. Do not
apply pressure to the display surface when
cleaning it, as this could cause irreversible
damage. Then, dry the surface with a dry
microfiber cloth.
Avoid using alcoholic thinners, gasoline or
abrasive cleaning agents. These could dam-
age the display surface. 290
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COMAND control panel
Function Page
0043
Switches to radio mode 435
Switches wavebands 436
Switches to satellite radio 440
0044
Switches to navigation
mode 319
Shows the menu system 320
0087
Press
003Arepeatedly • Switches to audio CD and
MP3 mode 446
• Switches to memory card
mode 446
• Switches to MUSIC REG-
ISTER
455
• Switches to USB storage
device mode
446
• Switches to Media Inter-
face or audio AUX mode
466
• Switches to Bluetooth
®
audio mode 463
0085
Calls up the telephone
basic menu: • Telephony via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface 385
0083
Load/eject button 445 Function Page
0084
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function 436
Rewinds 448
Selects the previous track 447
006B
Disc slot
• To insert CDs/DVDs 445
• To remove CDs/DVDs 445
• Updates the digital map 375
006C
Selects stations via the sta-
tion search function 436
Fast forward 448
Selects the next track 447
006D
Clear button
• Deletes characters 302
• Deletes an entry 302At a glance
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Function Page
006E
Number pad
• Selects stations via the
station presets
436
• Stores stations manually 437
• Mobile phone authoriza-
tion 383
• Telephone number entry 387
• Sends DTMF tones 389
• Character entry 301
• Selects a location for the
weather forecast from the
memory 503
0090
Displays the current
track being played 450
007D
Selects stations by
entering the frequency
manually 437
007D
Selects a track 447
006F
Switches COMAND on/off 295
Adjusts the volume 295 Function Page
0070
SD memory card slot 445
0071
Calls up the system menu 306
0072
Accepts a call 387
Dials a number 387
Redials 388
Accepts a waiting call 389
0073
Switches the sound on or
off
295
Switches the microphone
on/off
388
Cancels the text message
read-aloud function
399
Switches off navigation
announcements
295
0074
Rejects a call 387
Ends an active call 390
Rejects a waiting call 389
COMAND controller
Overview
0043
COMAND controller
You can use the COMAND controller to select the menu items in the COMAND display.
You can:
R call up menus or lists
R scroll within menus or lists and
R exit menus or lists Operation
Example: operating the COMAND controller
The COMAND controller can be:
R pressed briefly or pressed and held 0098
R turned clockwise or counter-clockwise
00790052007A
R slid left or right 009500520096
R slid forwards or backwards 009700520064
R slid diagonally 009100520078292
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Example of operation
In the instructions, operating sequences are
described as follows:
X Press the 002Abutton.
Radio mode is activated.
X Select Radio
Radio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Confirm Station List
Station List by pressing0098.
The station list appears.
Buttons on the COMAND controller Overview
0043
Back button (Y page 293)
0044 Clear button (Y page 293)
0087 Seat function button (Y page 314)
0085 Favorites button (Y page 309)
i If your vehicle does not have the seat
function button, it will have two Favorites
buttons.
i For AMG vehicles: the COMAND control-
ler is configured with the 0043and 0044but-
tons.
Back button
You can use the 003Dbutton to exit a menu or
to call up the basic display of the current
operating mode. X
To exit the menu: briefly press the003D
back button.
COMAND changes to the next higher menu level in the current operating mode.
X To call up the basic display: press and
hold the 003Dback button.
COMAND changes to the basic display of
the current operating mode.
Clear button X To delete individual characters: briefly
press the 0084clear button.
X To delete an entire entry: press and hold
the 0084 clear button.
Seat function button
You can use the 0050button to call up the
following seat functions:
R Multicontour seat (with 4-way lumbar sup-
port)
R Active multicontour seat (dynamic seat and
massage function)
R Balance (seat heating distribution)
More information on the seat functions
(Y page 314).
Favorites button
You can assign predefined functions to
the 0080 favorites button and call them up by
pressing the button (Y page 309). At a glance
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Using COMAND
Selecting a main function Address entry menu
0043 Main function bar
Situation: switching from navigation mode
(address entry menu) to the system settings.
X To switch on navigation mode: press the
00BE function button.
X To show the menu: press0098the COMAND
controller.
X Select Destination Destination by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Address Entry
Address Entry and press0098to
confirm.
The address entry menu appears.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller and
switch to main function bar 0043.
X Select System
System in the main function bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The system menu appears. Selecting the menu of a main function
Example display for audio CD mode and audio
menu (below)
0043
Calls up the audio menu
If one of the navigation, audio, telephone or
video main functions is switched on, trian-
gle 0043appears next to the entry in the main
function bar. You can now select an associ-
ated menu.
The example describes how to call up the
audio menu from audio CD mode (an audio
CD is playing).
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Audio menu appears.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
audio mode.
X Select another audio mode, e.g. Radio Radio, by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
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Selecting a menu item
X
Select the station by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The station is set. Basic COMAND functions
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the 0043control knob.
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 audio or video source will also be
switched off.
Switching the sound on or off Audio/video source sound
X Press the 0063button on the COMAND
controller or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The sound from the respective audio or
video source is switched on or off.
i When the sound is switched off, you will
see the 006Bsymbol in the status bar. If you
change the audio or video 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 off navigation announcements
X Navigation announcements: press the
0063 button during the announcement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on
X Press the 0063button again.
The navigation announcements are active
again:
R if COMAND is switched off/on with the
0043 control knob
R or after starting route guidance
Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume for the audio or
video source
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
The volume of the currently selected audio
or video source changes.
You can also adjust the volume for the fol-
lowing: R Navigation announcements
R Phone calls
R Voice output of the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions)
Adjusting the volume for navigation
announcements
During a navigation announcement:
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or
X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
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Adjusting the volume for phone calls
You can adjust the volume for hands-free
mode during a telephone call.
X Turn the 0043control knob.
or X Press the 0081or0082 button on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Adjusting the sound settings Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. This means
that it is possible to set more bass for radio
mode than for audio CD mode, for example.
You can call up the respective sound menu
from the menu of the desired mode.
The example describes how to call up the
sound menu in radio mode.
X Press the 002Abutton.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Sound by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can now set the treble, bass and bal-
ance for radio mode. Adjusting treble and bass Setting the bass
X Select Treble Treble orBass
Bass in the sound menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
An adjustment scale appears.
X Select a setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The setting is saved.
Adjusting balance and fader Setting the balance
With the balance function, you can control
whether the sound is louder on the driver's or front-passenger side.
The fader function is used to control whether
the sound is louder in the front or the rear of the vehicle.
You can adjust the fader depending on the
vehicle model.
Equipped with Bang & Olufsen sound sys-
tem: for the best sound focus, choose the
setting 0 0. 296
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X
Select Bal/Fad
Bal/Fad (balance/fader) in the
sound menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a balance setting by sliding 009500520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
Surround General notes
If your vehicle is equipped with surround
sound, you can use one of two sound sys-
tems:
R harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system
The harman/kardon ®
Logic 7 ®
Surround
Sound system allows you to set the opti-
mum surround sound in the vehicle interior
(Y page 297).
R Bang & Olufsen sound system
(Y page 298)
Both sound systems are available for the fol-
lowing operating modes:
R radio (FM only)
R Satellite radio
R audio CD
R MP3 (including SD memory card and USB
storage device)
R Media Interface
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
R video DVD (PCM, dts and Dolby Digital
audio formats)
R AUX
Because some DVDs contain both stereo and multichannel audio formats, it may be neces-
sary to set the audio format (Y page 477).
Discs which support the audio formats men-
tioned have the following logos: harman/kardon
®
Logic 7 ®
surround
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The example describes how to set the sur-
round sound for radio mode.
X To switch surround sound on/off: press
the 002A button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
X Select Sound
Soundby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Surround
Surround and press0098to confirm.
X Select Logic7
Logic7 ®
®
On
On orLogic7
Logic7 ®
®
Off
Off by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
Depending on your selection, surround
sound is switched on or off and the menu is
exited.
X To exit the menu without saving: press
the 003D back button or slide 009500520096the
COMAND controller.
i Please note the following: for the opti-
mum audio experience for all passengers
when Logic7 ®
is switched on, the balance
should be set to the center of the vehicle
interior.
You will achieve the best sound results by
playing video DVD media.
MP3 tracks should have a bit rate of at least
128 kbit/ s.
Surround sound playback does not func-
tion for mono signal sources, such as for
AM radio mode.
If radio reception is poor, e.g. in a tunnel,
you should switch off Logic7 ®
, since it may
otherwise switch dynamically between
stereo and mono and cause temporary
sound distortions.
On some stereo recordings, the sound
characteristics may differ from conven-
tional stereo playback.
i The
Logic7 Logic7 ®
®
On
On function creates a sur-
round sound experience for every
passenger when playing stereo recordings, for example. It enables optimum playback
of music and films on CD or video DVD with multichannel audio formats, such as MLP,
dts or Dolby Digital. This results in sound
characteristics like those intended by the
sound engineer when the original was
recorded.
i If you select
Logic7 Logic7®
®
Off
Off , the sound sys-
tem plays the tracks as stored on the
medium. Due to the design of the
passenger compartment, an optimum
audio experience cannot be guaranteed for
all passengers.
Bang & Olufsen sound system You can optimize the sound in the vehicle with
the Bang & Olufsen sound system and the
True True Image
Image™ sound technology. The Sound
Sound
Mode
Mode function enables you to focus the selec-
ted sound setting within the vehicle.
The example describes how to set the opti-
mum sound for radio mode.
Selecting the sound setting for True
Image™
X Press a number key, such as 002A.
X Select Sound Soundby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Bang&Olufsen
Bang&Olufsen and press0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears. A 003Bdot marks the current
setting for True Image™.
X Select reference reference orsurround
surround and press
0098 to confirm.
R reference
reference 298
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