2003 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class audio

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
COMAND control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switching the COMAND control unit on
and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Entering a destination and calculating a
route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selecting beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Switching another system on . . . . . 28
Changing the Radio band . . . . . . . . 29
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 40
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
General information
on CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switching another system on . . . . . 50
Track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Selecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 54
CD track scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Naming a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Muting CD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Multifunctional display . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting sound settings . . . . . . . . 63
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Display overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Switching telephone operation on . 78
Switching telephone operation off . 79
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Editing the phone book . . . . . . . . . . 98

Contents
Driving on a non-digitized road . . . 168
Interrupting route guidance during
a journey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Arriving at destination . . . . . . . . . 170
Activating audio system . . . . . . . . 171
Activating audio functions . . . . . . 171
Canceling route guidance . . . . . . . 173
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Retrieving a destination from
the destination memory . . . . . . . . 174
Saving the current destination . . . 175
Saving the current vehicle
location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sorting destination memory . . . . . 178
Deleting a destination. . . . . . . . . . 179
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Entering the vehicle location . . . . 180
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Info Services/System settings. . . . 183
Info Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Requesting and displaying
Info Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Activating the main settings menu 187
Adjusting the brightness. . . . . . . . 187
Activating settings menu . . . . . . . 188
Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . 189
Setting date and time . . . . . . . . . . 190
Switching beep tones on and off . 197
Setting the display dimming characteri-
stics (day and night display) . . . . . 198
Resetting all settings to the
factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Auxiliary audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Switching auxiliary audio source
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Switching auxiliary audio source
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

1
Where to find itIntroduction

Where to find itThis Operator's Manual is designed to pro-
vide support information for you, the
COMAND operator. Each chapter has its
own guide color to provide fast access to
information.At a glance
Here you will find an overview of
all COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the radio, CD player, CD chan-
ger and adjust the audio system settings.Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers.Navigation
Here you will find detailed information re-
garding the following topics:
Destination input

Route selection and calculation

Route guidance including detour

Working with the destination memory
Info Services* and System settings
This chapter provides information on how
to:
Request and display info services such
as news, weather, stocks and sports

the COMAND system set-up.
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

3 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
Warning
G
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, CD changer, telepho-
ne* and voice control system* are intercon-
nected. Therefore, when one of the
components is not operational or has not
been removed/replaced properly, the func-
tion of other components may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, system settings should
be entered with the vehicle at a standstill
and system should be operated by the driver
only when road and traffic conditions per-
mit.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph

(approximately 50 km/h), your car is co-
vering a distance of 50 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encoura-
ge the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read na-
vigational maps, instructions, or downloa-
ded information.
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain fo-
cused on safe driving behavior, including
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system's audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. CD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

7 At a glance
COMAND control unit
/
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Switching the navigation
system on
Quick reference
122
116
3
CD drive for an audio or a
navigation CD
4
Zooming in for more de-
tailed map
158
5
Zooming out for less de-
tailed map
158
6
Route guidance is active:
Switching between map
and symbol display
Route guidance is
not active:
Activating the location
map
156
149
7
Selecting a detour during
route guidance
163
8
Requesting destination
and route information
147
9
Muting of:
Audio source

Voice output during
route guidance
28
153
10
Setting the display dim-
ming characteristics
(day and night display)
198
11
Ejecting an audio or a na-
vigation CD
45
12
Radio operation:
Selecting a station
Saving stations manually
CD operation:
Selecting a track or CDs
Telephone:
Entering the unlock code
Entering the telephone
number

30
34
51, 53
78
82
Function
Page
Navigation (Destination
input):
Selecting destination via
the map
131
13
Subsequent dialing
Displaying a long list ent-
ry in full in a window
Removing a window
84
127
127
14
Subsequent dialing
84
15
From within a system:
Return to the previous
menu
Telephone:
Ending a call
81
Function
Page

8 At a glanceCOMAND control unit
Function
Page
16
General:
Altering or deleting
entries
CD operation:
Deleting a CD name
Telephone:
Altering or deleting the
unlock code or a tele-
phone number
18
57
83
17
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to start a function
or activate a submenu
18
Turn to adjust the volu-
me of 
Audio source

Hands-free operation
of the telephone

Voice output during
route guidance
Press to repeat the cur-
rent voice output
14

19
Radio operation:
Automatic seek tuning
Manual tuning
CD operation:
Track select
Fast forward/reverse
30
31
51
53
20
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
Adjusting system set-
tings
184
187
Function
Page
21
Switching radio operati-
on on
Quick reference
Changing the radio band
28
24
29
22
Switching CD operation
on
Quick reference
50
42
23
Switching telephone
operation on
Quick reference
78
74
24
Color screen, e.g. with
main radio menu
14
Function
Page

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