2005 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class ESP

129 Navigation
Destination input
Entering a street
The system will display one of the following
menus after you have entered the city:
In the case of cities with more than 15
streets: Enter Street menu
(page 129).

In the case of cities with up to 15
streets: Select Street menu
(page 130)

If no streets are available for the
destination: Select CityCtr list
(page 128)
The respective menu is indicated on the
status bar.
In addition to the street selection, you can
use the following soft keys to determine
your destination:

Map
soft key:
Brings you to the destination input
directly above the map (
page 135).

CityCtr
soft key:
Brings you to the district (center)
selection (page 128).

POIs
soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
selection menu (
page 160).

Press h, H, g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or

Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.

Press the
Delete
soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last accepted by the system
is deleted.
iFor quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the streets stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a street stored on
the navigation DVD. iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key
(deletion of the last character) with the
Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).

179 Service
Address book
Changing an address book entry
Activate the detail view (
page 178)
of the desired address book entry.

Use the
GenInfo, Co.
(Company)

or
PrivInfo
soft keys to select the
desired address type.
A list with data fields is displayed
(name, first name etc.).

Press g or G to select a data field
(e.g.
Surname
).

Press H or h to move the cursor
within the data fields.
You can enter data in a field using the 12-
keys keyboard (1 - #) or the selection
menu.
Input via selection menu

Press the
Keypad
soft key.
The selection menu will appear.

Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 193).
After you have entered the data, the
entry edit menu is displayed again. You
can select the next data field and enter
data.
Input via 12-button keypad

Use 1 - # to enter the data
(page 195).
Ending the data input

When all data are entered, press the Back
soft key in the entry edit menu.
The data are saved. The corresponding
address book list will appear.
Soft key
Available data field
GenInfo

Surname, Name, Cell, URL
Co.
(Company)
Co. (Company name), Tel.
(phone number), E-mail,
Region, ZIP, City, Street,
Hse No. (House number)
PrivInfo
Tel. (phone number),
E-mail, Region, ZIP, City,
Street, Hse No. (House
number)

180 ServiceAddress bookAdding a note
You can add a note to an address book
entry.
Activate the detail view (
page 178)
of the desired address book entry.

Press the
Note
soft key.

NewLine
soft key:
Inserts a line feed in text.

Keypad
soft key:
Brings you to the input via selection
menu (page 179).

Enter the data using the 12-keys
keyboard (1 - #) or the selection
menu, then finish data input.
Spoken name for an address book entry
If your car is equipped with the Voice
control system*, you can

add a spoken name to the address
book entry

play back the spoken name

delete a spoken name
Using the Voice control system*, you can
then have a number dialed by saying the
corresponding name (refer to Voice
control System Operation Guide).Adding

Activate the detail view (
page 178)
of the desired address book entry.

Press the
New
soft key.
The system asks you to speak the
name twice.

Speak the name after each request.
After the second time the name is
stored.iYou cannot add a spoken name to a
mobile phone internal memory entry in
the address book.

189 Service
Tele Aid*

Tele Aid*
Tele Aid* incorporates the following
functions:
Emergency call

Roadside Assistance

Information call

Remote Door Unlock

Stolen Vehicle RecoveryThe speaker volume of a Tele Aid call can
be adjusted using the volume control on
the COMAND (
page 98) or the æ and
ç buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
During a Tele Aid call, all audio sources are
muted. The telephone is turned off and no
SMS messages can be received or
transmitted.
During a Tele Aid call, the used Network
Type (“A” for analog network or “D” for
digital network) and the signal strength are
displayed on the lower right corner of the
COMAND display.An emergency call is initiated
automatically in the event emergency
tensioning devices (ETDs) or air bags are
deployed. An emergency call can also be
initiated manually by pressing the I
button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
Once the emergency call is in progress, the
indicator lamp in the I button will
begin to flash. The message
Connecting
Call
appears on the display and all audio
resources are muted.
When the connection is established, the
message
Call
Connected
appears on
the display. A voice connection between
the Response Center and the vehicle
occupants is established soon after the
emergency call has been initiated.
iTo use Tele Aid*, the Tele Aid service
must be subscribed to and properly
activated. If you have any questions
regarding activation, please call
the Response Center at 1-800-756-
9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367
(in Canada).
The Tele Aid system is operational
provided the Tele Aid service was sub-
scribed to and properly activated.
Additionally, the vehicle’s battery must
be charged, properly connected, not
damaged and cellular service and GPS
coverage must be available.
General
Emergency call

190 ServiceTele Aid*If the Tele Aid system could not establish a
voice connection to the Response Center
(e.g. the relevant cellular phone network is
not available) the message
Call failed

appears.
Should this occur, assistance must be
summoned by other means.
Terminating the connection
The connection can only be terminated by
the Response Center who has answered
the call.Roadside Asssistance will assist if
technical problems with your vehicle are
experienced.
Roadside Assistance can only be
requested manually by pressing the •
button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
After initiating Roadside Assistance, the
message
Connecting Call
will appear
on the display and the connection to a
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Center is established. All audio sources are
muted.
If the connection is established, the
message
Call Connected
will appear
and a voice connection between the
Roadside Assistance Center and the
vehicle occupants is established soon
after.
iDuring an active emergency call,
switching to another application is not
possible.
Warning
G
If you feel at any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle, ve-
hicle in a dangerous road location), please
do not wait for voice contact after you have
pressed the button. Carefully leave the ve-
hicle and move to a safe location. The
Response Center will automatically contact
local emergency officials with the vehicle's
approximate location if they receive an auto-
matic SOS signal and cannot make voice
contact with the vehicle occupants.
Roadside Assistance

193 Service
Entering data

Entering data
Sometimes you need to enter data such as
names or phone numbers.
E.g.:
New phone book entry

New address book entry
The following input types are possible:

Via selection menu

Via 12-button keypad (
page 195)The selection menu is displayed
automatically when you press the
corresponding button in a menu in which
this kind of data input is possible. The
following display may appear if you create
a new entry in the phone book.You can enter upper-case and lower-case
letters including special characters and
numbers.
The following shift fields can be used to
change the type of the characters:
= Upper case
= Lower case
= Special characters
Shifting Keys

Press h, H, g, G or F to
select the shift field .

Press E.
Input via selection menu
ABCabc. . .
abc

201 System settings
System settings

In the System settings menu, press the Tones
soft key.
The Tones menu will appear.

Press G or g to select an entry.

Press E.
The respective tones are activated or
deactivated. You hear the tone when
you activate it.

Press the
Back
soft key.
or

Wait a few seconds.
The System settings menu will
reappear.

In the System settings menu, press the Display
soft key.
You can use the following functions:

adjust the display brightness

set the display dimming
characteristics
Switching verification and
notification tones on and off
Option
Symbol
Tone activated
Q
Tone deactivated
q
Making display settings

206 GlossaryRoaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the network of a contract partner.
There are home type and non- home
type systems. The Roaming indicator in
the COMAND display indicates that a
call is being made using a non-home
type system.
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)Soft keys
Keys that activate different functions.
Function of key depends on the selec-
ted operating mode.
Surround
Playback method resulting in an impro-
ved spatial listening experience com-
pared to conventional stereo playback.
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. Refer also to the vehicle op-
erating instructions.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 when switch-
ing 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.