2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

192 System
System settings
Press.
The System menu appears.
Selectable soft keys
Time soft key
For setting the date and time
Lang. soft key
For setting the language (
page 195)
Tones soft key
For switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON and OFF
(
page 195)
Display soft key
For changing the display settings
(
page 196)
Reset soft key
For resetting COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 197)
Press the Time soft key.
The Date/Time setting menu appears.
Calling up the System menuSetting the date/time

193 System
System settings
The following options are now available:
Setting the time
Setting the date
Setting the date/time format
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances:
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and
correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Use or  to select the hours or
the minutes.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press  or  changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press  or , the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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There is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.

194 System
System settings
Setting the date
Use or  to select the day, the
month or the year.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Setting the Date/Time format
Press the Format soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
Setting the format:
Use or  to select a format.
Press.
The appropriate format is selected.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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The date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.
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List entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set

195 System
System settings
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.
In the System menu (page 192),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster (
Vehicle Operator’s manual);
All other options:
The system switches to the requested
language.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
In the System menu, press the
(
page 192) Tones soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.
Setting the languageSwitching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF


196 System
System settings
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
The requested sounds are switched ON
or OFF.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Open the System menu (page 192).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.The following option and soft key are avail-
able:Switching the display dimming charac-
teristic
Bright. soft key
Provides access to adjusting the dis-
play brightness
(page 197)
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day mode:
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.
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The square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound OFF
Solid square = sound ON
Display settings

197 System
System settings
Night mode:
The display is constantly set to night-
time design.
Automatic:
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Adjusting display brightness
In the Display Settings menu, press the
Bright. soft key.
The Brightness display appears.
Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:
Telephone*: All phone book entries
SMS: All SMS messages.
Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the
Last destina-
tions
memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu (page 192).
Press the Reset soft key.
Reset function


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System settings
A prompt appears asking if resetting
the system and deleting the data is re-
ally intended.
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.
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If 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.

199 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 Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data 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 Versatile Disc)
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 Positioning System)
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.
Glossary