2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

200 SystemSystem settings
Use to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press.
You are prompted again to confirm if
you really want to reset the system and
delete the data.

Use to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press.
This resets the entire system.iIf you do not want to reset the system
and not delete the data:
Use  to select the menu item
No.

Press.
You will exit the reset screen.

201 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit
)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate (MP3)
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact D
isc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD Rew
riteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Man
agement and D
ata Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(D
igital V
ersatile D
isc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
GPS
(G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
GSM
(G
roupe S
peciale M
obile)
Set of standards used for cellular com-
munication; widely used in Europe.
Glossary

202 GlossaryID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Latitude
One of the two ->coordinates that
indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface. The latitude indi-
cates the north-south position in rela-
tion to the equator.
LOGIC7®
A 7-channel surround matrix that con-
verts any 2-channel material into
breathtaking multi-channel surround
sound, creating a natural, 360-degree
“enveloping” soundfield with a maxi-
mum “audio sweetspot” for all passen-
gers. Longitude
One of the two ->coordinates that
indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface. The longitude indi-
cates the east-west position in relation
to the ->Greenwich meridian.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for
->MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
A means of compressing digital audio
data.
Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Data is written to the CD in a num-
ber of sessions.
PIN
(P
ersonal I
dentification N
umber)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.POI
(P
oint o
f Interest)
Points of Interest include service sta-
tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi-
tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth-
er services within the network.
PUK
(P
ersonal U
nblocking K
ey)
must be entered if the wrong PIN was
entered three consecutive times.
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storage
medium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt-
age samples are taken during the con-
version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig-
nals.
SCAN search

203 Glossary
Plays receivable radio stations, or CD
tracks in succession, each for approx.
8 seconds.
SIM
(Subscriber I
dentity M
odule)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access-
ing a mobile communication network.
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 ser-
vice provider).
Soft keys
Keys to activate different functions,
depending on the selected operating
mode.Tele Aid
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on D
e-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and man-
ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail-
able.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unautho-
rized persons from using your tele-
phone. The unlock code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.UTC
(U
niversal T
ime C
oordinated)
The mean sun time associated with lon-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weather Band

204

205 Index
A
Accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 31
Autostore (in Radio mode) . . . . . 43, 48B
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 201
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59C
Call (telephone)
answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 111
outgoing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Calling up Destination Memory . . . 174Cancelling
navigation announcements . . . . . . . 151
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Caring for
CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 57, 68
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 88
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
see also MP3 CD
copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 70
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 73
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 69
random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
CD slot
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 70
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
single CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 201
CD-RW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 201
Changing
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 164CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 88
COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Controls
CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 24
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 146
Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 70
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Current navigation announcement 151
cancelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Current vehicle position
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Index

206 IndexD
Deleting
destination
from Destination memory . . . . . . 174
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 173
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Destination
deleting
from Destination memory . . . . . . 174
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 173
Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
storing in destination memory . . . . 175
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
calling up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
starting route guidance . . . . . . . . . . 174
storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Detour (navigation)
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Dialed calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108Display
adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 157
DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 121, 201
E
Ejecting CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
in Single CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 186
Ending call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 111
ENTER UNLOCK CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Entering
frequency (in Radio mode) . . . . . . . . 45
home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
unlock code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
F
File structure (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
random (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
repeat (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
selecting (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Forward
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
in Single CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Frequency input (Radio mode) . . . . . 45G
Global Positioning System
see GPS
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
GPS position display
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Greenwich meridian. . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 112, 201H
Hands-free microphone
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Home address
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

207 Index
I
ID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 202
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 202J
Joliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 202L
Language setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Last destinations memory . . . . . . . 172
selecting destination. . . . . . . . . . . . 172
starting route guidance to Last destina-
tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 202
List (Satellite radio mode)
program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
List (Telephone mode)
accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Loading CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Loading navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 121
Location determination. . . . . . . . . . 122Logic7® Surround . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 202
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 202
M
Manual tuning (in Radio mode) . . . . 44
Memory
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 46, 47
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 187
Missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Mix, see random
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . 59, 202
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . 57
tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . . 59
tips on data storage media . . . . . . . . 56
MP3 CD
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 57
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 59
safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Multi session (MP3 CDs). . . . . . 57, 202
Multifunction steering wheel
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
N
Navigation announcements
see also current navigation announce-
ment
after vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 122
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22