2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Time

Contents
Driving on a non-digitized road . . . 186
Interrupting route guidance during
a journey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Arriving at destination . . . . . . . . . 188
Activating audio system . . . . . . . . 189
Activating audio functions . . . . . . 189
Canceling route guidance . . . . . . . 191
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Retrieving a destination from
the destination memory . . . . . . . . 192
Saving the current destination . . . 193
Saving the current vehicle
location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Sorting destination memory . . . . . 196
Deleting a destination. . . . . . . . . . 197
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Entering the vehicle location . . . . 198
Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Info Services*/System settings. . . 201
Info Services*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Requesting and displaying
Info Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
System settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Activating the main settings menu 205
Adjusting the brightness. . . . . . . . 206
Activating settings menu . . . . . . . 206
Selecting the language . . . . . . . . . 207
Setting date and time . . . . . . . . . . 208
Switching beep tones on and off . 215
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
(day and night display) . . . . . . . . . 216
Resetting all settings to the
factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Auxiliary audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Switching auxiliary audio source
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Switching auxiliary audio source
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

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, cassette player*, CD-
player, CD changer, and adjust the audio
system settings.
Satellite radio*
This chapter provides information on how
to select a station and a program category.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
This chapter provides detailed information
on the following topics:
Destination input

Route selection and calculation

Route guidance including detour

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

Adjust COMAND system settings
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.

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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15 At a glance
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
have elapsed, the CD changes back to
the start of the current 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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18 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDBegin dialing
When the “Send” button is highlighted,
press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm your input.
Dialing will begin. If the phone number
together with a name is stored in the
phone book, the name appears on the
screen.
Conducting a call
When the call is answered, the call time ap-
pears in the screen.
Ending a call

Press the right-hand rotary/push-but-
ton v to confirm the “End” button.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. b.
COMAND switches to the navigation
system.
You will find more information in chapter
“Telephone” (
page 96).Switching the navigation system on
Main destination input menu

Press b.
If the navigation system has not been
booted up, the message “Navigation
being activated. Please obey all traffic
rules” will appear.
The navigation menu displayed will vary
according to the last navigation func-
tion used (
page 13).
If route guidance was switched off, the
main destination input menu will be
displayed.
Entering a destination and calcula-
ting a route
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43 Audio
CD operation
Function
Page
1
CD drive in the
control unit and
CD changer operation
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
CD drive for audio CD or
navigation CD
45
3
Muting CD playback (mu-
ting on/off)
60
4
Ejecting an audio CD or a
navigation CD
45
5
Selecting a CD
Selecting a track
53
5 1
6
Track selection with the
number keypad
51
7
Return to previous menu
8
Press briefly:
Deletes the character
that has been entered
last
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Deletes a complete
name
55
55
9
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or activate a subme-
nuFunction
Page
a
Turn to the right:
Raises the volume
Turn to the left:
Lowers the volume
b
Press briefly:
Previous track or start of
the track (depending on
playback time)/next
track
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Fast forward/fast re-
verse
51
54
c
Requesting and dis-
playing Info ServicesAdjusting system settings
202
205
d
Switching on CD operati-
on (CD drive, CD chan-
ger)
50
e
Color screen with main
CD menuFunction
Page

50 AudioCD operationMain CD menu 1CD function with the number of the ma-
gazine slot currently playing
2Track number and elapsed playback
time will appear. Also, the name of the
CD will appear here, see “Naming a
CD” (
page 55)
3Scan function and menu fields

Press d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Playback begins if a CD was inserted in
one of the playback locations.
Playback locations are
CD 0 CD drive
CD 1 - CD 6 magazine slot 1 to 6 in
the CD changer
CD drive
Playback will begin with the first
track on the CD.

CD changer
The CD changer searches for inser-
ted CDs in magazine slots 1 to 6
and plays the first track on the first
CD detected.After the magazine was changed
The message “Loading CD ...” appears if
the CD changer was used last.
Error messages (
page 60).

Press any system key, e.g. c.
COMAND will switch to radio operati-
on.
Switching on
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2
3
iIf you switch on CD mode, COMAND will
check which playback unit (CD drive or
CD changer) was used last.
If there is no CD in one of the units,
COMAND automatically switches to the
unit with CD.Switching another system on

51 Audio
CD operation
You can select a track
with the rocker switch g/h

with the number keypad

in the “CD Select” menuWith the rocker switch g/h
Next track

Press h briefly.
Previous track or start of title (if more than
9 seconds of playing time has elapsed)

Press g briefly.
Select any desired track

Press g/h as often as
necessary.With the number keypad

Press t and enter the number of the
track you wish to select, e.g. 2.
Track select
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iIf you enter a two-digit number, you
must enter the second number within 3
seconds. Otherwise the system will
switch to the track of the first number
entered.
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