2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

9 At a glance
COMAND control unit
Screen displays include:
Main system menus, e.g. the main ra-
dio menu

Lists for the selection of entries,
e.g. the city list (
page 19)

Input menus, e.g. during destination
input (
page 18)

Selection menus, e.g. during route
calculation (
page 20)

Symbol display (
page 20) or map
(
page 132) in navigation

Pop-up windows (
page 171)Main menu structure
Main radio menu1Status line, displays active system and
additional information
2Station frequency and function that
has been switched on
3Menu fields to call further menus or
functions
4Symbol barStatus line and symbol bar
Screen displays
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Symbols
Status line
FM1
AM, WB
CD, TEL
NAV, SVC
SYS, AUX
Symbol bar
>
M
Meaning
The radio is switched on in
FM Band; the current sta-
tion has been saved in me-
mory location 1 in the FM
preset menu
AM or Weather Band WB
The corresponding system
is active
Reception strength of the
mobile phone
Incoming SMS message
1
1 if available from carrier

10 At a glanceCOMAND control unitPop-up screens messages
Battery voltage gets low
You can still operate COMAND without the
engine running.You will see the message “Caution. Please
start engine. Otherwise COMAND will shut
down in 3 minutes”.

Start the engine.
You will see the message “Caution. Please
start engine. Otherwise COMAND will shut
down in 10 seconds”.

Start the engine.
You will see the message “Caution.
COMAND will shut down now”.

Start the engine.Transmitting an emergency call
via TELE AID*
Refer to the vehicle operating instructions
for information regarding the operation of
the TELE AID emergency call system and
on how to transmit an emergency call.
You will see the message “Tele Aid active”.

Press the right-hand rotary/pushbut-
ton v to remove the window.
COMAND will mute an audio source or one
of the two service sources Voice output in
navigation or the Voice control system*.
iThe symbol bar appears in all system
main menus.
For symbol and map displays in naviga-
tion
This bar appears on the left hand side of
the display and shows different sym-
bols.!To prevent the car battery from running
down, you will be receiving two mes-
sages asking you to start the engine
when battery power gets low.
iIf you do not start the engine, you can
continue using COMAND until the next
message appears.

11 At a glance
Multifunction display

Multifunction display
The starter switch is in position 1 or 2. Re-
fer to vehicle operating instructions.
You can operate the following systems
with steering wheel buttons 5 and 6:

Radio

CD (CD changer and CD drive)

Auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape player
(page 200)

Telephone
For more detailed information, refer to
“Multifunction display” in the chapters dis-
cussing the radio, CD and telephone ope-
ration.
Function
1
Left display in speedometer
2
Right display in tachometer
Operating the control system
3
Adjusting the volume
I lowers the volume
J raises the volume
4
Making a call
K Accept incoming call or
starts dialing
L End a call or end Tele Aid
5
Switching from system to system
E next system
H previous system
6
Switching in the system
F next display
G previous displayFunction

12 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMANDThe section “Quick reference COMAND”
summarizes information regarding the
main functions of your COMAND system.
You should read this section with particu-
lar care if you are operating COMAND for
the first time.
For detailed information, please refer to
the pages indicated and the respective
system chapters.Switching on

Press #.
The Mercedes logo and the lettering
Mercedes-Benz will appear. The display
then changes and an alert box will ap-
pear.COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.Switching the COMAND control unit
on and off
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Quick reference COMAND
The navigation system was the last sys-
tem used
The menu displayed will vary according to
the last navigation function used.
If route guidance was active:
the symbol display or

the map
If route guidance was active and the
COMAND was switched off for longer than
2hours:

an inquiry menu (
page 169)If destination input was active:

the main destination input menuSwitching another system on

Press a system key, e.g. d.
The corresponding main CD menu will
appear.
Switching off

Press #.
The COMAND control unit will switch
off.
iIf COMAND is switched off for more
than 30 minutes during active route
guidance, all manually entered traffic
jams and detours are deleted. Selecting
a detour (
page 163).

14 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDAt the multifunction steering wheel
To raise the volume
Press J.
To lower the volume

Press I.
At the COMAND operating unit

Turn the the left-hand rotary/push-
button v.
For the audio sources

Radio

CD (CD drive and CD changer)
you can set the volume jointly.For the service sources

Voice output during route guidance
(navigation system)
and

Voice control system* (refer to separa-
te operating instruction)
you can set the volume jointly.
For the service source

Telephone*
you can alter the listening volume for the
telephone only.
Switching on

Press c.
The radio is switched on. The station
last tuned to will begin to play.
Changing the radio band

Press c to switch between FM-,
AM- and WB-Band.
Adjusting the volume
Radio operation
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Quick reference COMAND
Selecting a station
Automatic seek tuning
Press g or h on the rocker
switch briefly.
FM- and AM-Bands, Weather Band WB
The radio will tune in to the next recei-
vable station (FM/AM) or channel (WB)
with descending/ascending frequency.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. d.
COMAND will switch to CD mode.
You will find more information regarding
this topic in section “Radio operation” in
chapter “Audio” (
page 28).Switching on

Press d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Playback will begin in
CD drive with the first track on the
CD

CD changer with the first track on
the first CD detected in the magazi-
ne.Loading a CD into the CD drive and loading
CDs in the CD changer (
page 45).
Track select

Press the rocker switch g/h.
You will hear the previous or next track.
If more than 9 seconds of playing time
has elapsed, the CD changes back to
the start of the track.
Selecting a CD

Press one of the number keys
Key 0 select the CD drive
Keys 1 - 6 select the corresponding
magazine slot of the
CD changer
The message “Loading CD ...” appears
on the display. Playback then will begin
with track 1.
CD operation
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16 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDCD track scan
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “Scan”.
The tracks on the CD will be played one
after the other for 8 seconds each,
“Scan” will appear in red.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again to end the function.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g a.
COMAND will switch to Telephone ope-
ration.
You will find more information in section
“CD operation” in chapter “Audio”
(
page 50).Switching on

Press a.
The menu to enter the unlock code will
appear.Entering the unlock code

Use the number keys 1 through 0 to
enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits will appear in
the input line.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the entry.
If entered code is correct and the pho-
ne is registered in a network, the phone
is ready for use.
Outgoing call
Enter a telephone number

Use the number keys 1 through 0 to
enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit
is entered.
Telephone operation
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