2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class telephone operation

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
Satellite radio* operation . . . . . . . . 16
Telephone* operation . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Entering a destination and
calculating a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Naming a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Muting CD playback . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Multifunctional display . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting sound settings . . . . . . . . 63
Satellite radio*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Subscribing to satellite radio . . . . . 69
Satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Switching another system on . . . . . 75
Changing the program category . . . 75
Selecting a station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Displaying track information . . . . . . 81
Displaying station information . . . . 82
Displaying service information . . . . 82
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 84

ContentsTelephone*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Display overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Telephone operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching telephone operation on . 96
Switching telephone operation off . 97
Incoming call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Editing the phone book . . . . . . . . . 116
SMS function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reading SMS messages received . 122
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Telephone is ready for operation . 125Service numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Calling a service number. . . . . . . . 126
Changing personal service
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Changing the number for Roadside
Assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Changing the navigation CD . . . . . 137
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Switching the navigation system
on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Entering destination address . . . . 141
Continuing destination input. . . . . 146
Selecting a destination via
the map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Entering Points of Interest . . . . . . 155
Selecting the last destinations . . . 159
Calculating a route . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Route guidance principles. . . . . . . 162
Requesting destination and route
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Beginning route guidance . . . . . . . 170
Turning onto a street. . . . . . . . . . . 172
Following the course of the road . 173
Driving through an intersection. . . 173
Changing to map display. . . . . . . . 174
Mix of map and symbol display . . . 175
Altering the map scale . . . . . . . . . 176
Selecting map orientation . . . . . . . 177
Marking a way point . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Selecting a detour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Resetting functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Deviating from the calculated
route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

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, navigation
module, satellite radio*, telephone* and
Voice control system* are interconnected.
Therefore, when one of the components is
not operational or has not been removed/
replaced properly, the function 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
only by qualified personnel.
Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the system only when road
and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just
30 mph (approximately 50 km/h), your car
is covering a distance of 50 feet (approxima-
tely 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
140
134
3
CD drive for an audio or a
navigation CD
4
Zooming in for more de-
tailed map
176
5
Zooming out for less de-
tailed map
176
6
Route guidance is active:
Switching between map
and symbol display or ac-
tivating the map
Route guidance is
not active:
Activating the location
map
174
167
7
Selecting a detour during
route guidance
181
8
Requesting destination
and route information
165
9
Muting of:
Audio source

Voice output during
route guidance
28
171
a
Setting the display dim-
ming characteristics
(day and night display)
216
b
Ejecting an audio or a na-
vigation CD
45
c
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
96
100
Function
Page
Navigation (Destination
input):
Selecting destination via
the map
149
d
Subsequent dialing
Displaying a long list en-
try in full in a window
Removing a window
102
145
145
e
Subsequent dialing
102
f
From within a system:
Return to the previous
menu
Telephone:
Ending a call
99
Function
Page

8 At a glanceCOMAND control unit
Function
Page
g
General:
Altering or deleting
entries
CD operation:
Deleting a CD name
Telephone:
Altering or deleting the
unlock code or a tele-
phone number
19
57
101
h
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to start a function
or activate a submenu
j
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

k
Radio operation:
Automatic seek tuning
Manual tuning
CD operation:
Track select
Fast forward/reverse
30
31
51
53
l
Switching satellite radio
operation on
Quick reference
74
70
Function
Page
m
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
Adjusting system set-
tings
202
205
n
Switching radio operati-
on on
Quick reference
Changing the radio band
28
24
29
o
Switching CD operation
on
Quick reference
50
42
p
Switching telephone
operation on
Quick reference
96
92
q
Color screen, e.g. with
main radio menu
14
Function
Page

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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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 W to switch to satellite radio
operation.
You will see the message “Aquiring sig-
nal. Please wait...”. After the COMAND
acquires the signal, the main satellite
radio menu will appear. The station last
tuned will begin to play.Selecting a station
Automatic tuning

Press g or h on the rocker
switch briefly.
The satellite radio will tune in the pre-
vious or next receivable station in the
selected category in alphabetical or-
der.
Manual category scan

Press g or h on the rocker
switch longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep when
the function is active.

Repeatedly press g or h again
within 5 seconds until the desired cate-
gory appears.
Previous category
Press g.

Next category
Press h.
Satellite radio* operation

17 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
The scan function ends:
automatically after 6 seconds
or
When you use the number keys 1 th-
rough 0 or t, u.
The first station (alphabetical order) of
the chosen category will begin to play.
You will see the corresponding catego-
ry and station name.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g c.
COMAND will switch to normal radio
operation.
You will find more information in chapter
“Satellite radio” (
page 70).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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