2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class battery

10 At a glanceCOMAND control unitPop-up screen 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/push-
button v to remove the window.
COMAND will mute an audio source or one
of the two service sources Voice output in
navigation or Voice control system*.
iThe symbol bar appears in all system
main menus.
For symbol and map displays in naviga-
tion:
The symbol bar appears on the left hand
side of the display and shows different
symbols.!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.

22 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDThe route will be calculated. COMAND
identifies the road you are travelling on.
You will see the arrow indicating the direc-
tion of travel if COMAND recognizes the
road you are travelling on. You will e.g.
hear the message “Please turn right”. Rou-
te guidance will begin.
You will find more information in chapter
“Navigation” (
page 161).Day and night display, switching off
screen

Press Ä repeatedly until the desired
display appears.
The display changes in this order: 
Day display

Night display

Screen off

Day displayYou can switch different beeps on and off.

Acknowledgement beep
Beeps when you accept an entry or en-
ter a destination on the map

Info beep
Beeps when you see the messages an-
nouncing a drop of battery voltage
(page 10)

Alarm beep
Beeps if the device has a serious mal-
function or if you are listening to an
emergency broadcast on the radio. You
can only switch off the beep if you also
switch off COMAND.
You will find more information in chapter
“System settings” (
page 215).
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iIt is also possible to carry out the
change between day and night display
automatically via the ambient light sen-
sor (
page 216).
Selecting beeps

46 AudioCD operationLoading CDs in the changer
The CD changer is located in the rear sto-
rage compartment behind the driver’s
seat. It can accomodate up to 6 CDs. 
Open the sliding door by pushing in the
direction of the arrow above. Push the
door completely open until it locks in
the open position.

Press the green eject button.
The magazine will slide upwards.

Pull the disk tray forward until it stops.
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iYou can also slide out the magazine if
COMAND is switched off.
However, the eject button will not func-
tion if the battery is not connected or
drained.
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iDo not attempt to remove the tray from
the magazine.
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208Info Services*/System settingsSystem settingsYou can select the following languages
“Adopt from Instrument Cluster”
COMAND will use the same language
as is set in instrument cluster

“Deutsch”

“English” (metric)
Distance measured in km,
speed in km/h

“English” (imperial)
Distance measured in yards and miles,
speed in miles per hour (mph)

“Español”

“Français”

“Italiano”

“Nederlands”COMAND is equipped with an integrated
clock, which it shows in the main system
settings menu.
Automatically
COMAND automatically sets date and time
if the GPS time is received.
However, you can make the following ad-
justments:
Set the time in increments of 30 minu-
tes (
page 209)

Set the time by selecting a country and
the time zone (
page 210)Manually
You must always set the clock manually
(
page 213), if

COMAND does not receive a GPS time

the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery

the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Setting date and timeiThe clock displays e.g. the estimated
time of arrival at the destination during
route guidance.

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Info Services*/System settings
System settings
Manually setting date and clock
You must manually set the date and clock,
if
COMAND does not receive a GPS time

the clock has been disconnected from
the vehicle battery

the dates of the change between sum-
mer and winter time are not available
Date/time menu1Day, month, year, hours, minutes
Day is highlighted when the menu
appears
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Date/Time...” in the
settings menu (
page 206) and press
to confirm.
The menu displays date and time.Setting

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The day appears in red letters, setting
mode is active.
Moving the day forward or back

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to the right or left.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v.
The day appears in black letters, set-
ting mode is switched off. The cursor
moves one position to the right.

Repeat the operating steps to subse-
quently change month, year, hours and
minutes.
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222 GlossaryNorth-up
The map is displayed facing due north
during route guidance.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. There are home type and non
home type systems. The RM indicator
in the COMAND display indicates that a
call is being made using a non-home
type system.
Service numbers
includes a personal service number
and the number for Roadside Assis-
tance
Service source
This includes the systems telephone,
navigation (voice output during desti-
nation guidance) and ->Voice control
system*SMS
(S
hort M
essage S
ervice)
With this function you can receive, read
and delete short text messages (if SMS
service is provided by your carrier)
Tele Aid*
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and ma-
nual emergency, Roadside Assistance,
and information. Tele Aid is initially ac-
tivated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided that the vehicle's battery is char-
ged, properly connected, not damaged,
and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-
lable.Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string,
which you have to enter on switching
on the telephone.
Voice output
During a trip, apart from visual informa-
tions (symbol or map displays),
COMAND also provides all of the
necessary spoken route information
via voice output.
Voice control system*
One of the service sources of
COMAND.
As voice-operated control system, it
controls the COMAND systems via
voice. Refer to the separate operating
instructions.