2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class key

217 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. The setting is saved.
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
OptionSymbol
Tone activatedQ
Tone deactivatedq
Making display settings

218 System settings
System settings
Adjusting the display brightness
In the Display menu, press the
Bright. soft key.
Press h or H to adjust the
brightness.
or
Press the Bright. soft key longer than
2 seconds.
The display brightness changes
gradually.
Release the Bright. soft key.
Press the Back soft key.
or
Press E.
The brightness setting is applied.
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
In the Display menu, press the Mode
soft key.
Press G or g to select an entry.
Day Mode
The display is continuously set to
daylight design.
Night Mode
The display is continuously set to night-
time design.
Automatic
The display changes depending on the
ambient light sensor in the vehicle.
Press E.
The setting is applied. The System
settings menu will appear.

219 System settings
Voice control system*

Voice control system*
If your vehicle is equipped with the Voice
control system*, a help window can be
switched ON or OFF.
In the System settings menu, press the
VC Tips soft key.
The Voice control system* menu will
appear. The status of the help window
is displayed on the status bar.
Voice control system* menu
Activating and deactivating the Voice
control system* help window
Use g or G to select menu item
Help Window.
Press E.
The display changes. The status of the
help window is displayed on the status
bar.
Press g or G to select the desired
status of the help window.
Press E.
The help window is activated or
deactivated.Voice control system* individualization
Allows you to record your personal
language pattern for the Voice control
system*.
Press g or G to select menu item
Individualization.
If available, time and date of the last
individualization session are indicated
on the status bar.
Press E.
The display changes.
Follow the instructions. For additional
information, refer to separate Voice
control system* operating
instructions.
Voice control system* functions
OptionSymbol
Activated_
Deactivated-
i
Voice control system* individualization
is only possible while the vehicle
stands still.

220 System settings
Reset function

Reset function
Use this function to reset the current
settings of the COMAND to the factory
settings.
In the System settings menu, press the
Reset soft key.
An inquiry menu will appear.If you do not wish to reset to the factory
settings
Press E and confirm with No.
The System settings menu will appear.
Accepting factory settings
Press H to select Yes and press E.
The inquiry menu Loss of
Data Are
You Sure You Want to Reset?
will
appear.
Press H to select Yes and press E.
The message
All Data Has Been
Reset COMAND Will Now Restart
will appear.
i
All your personal data, e.g. address
book entries, SMS messages and
destination memory entries, will be
deleted.
i
The factory settings are:
Time - Atlantic Time
Verification tone - On
Notification tone - On
Display setting - Automatic

223 Glossary
PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
must be entered if the wrong PIN was
entered three consecutive times.
Roaming
For this function, the mobile phone
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.
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. Service source
This includes the systems telephone*,
navigation (voice output during desti-
nation guidance) and ->Voice control
system
SIM
(Subscriber Identity Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for acces-
sing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(S
hort Message Service)
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 Alarm Identification on De-
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.
UDF
(U
niversal Disc Format)
Standard for recording data on e.g.
DVDs.

226 Index
CONNECTING CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
CONTINUE ROUTE GUIDANCE. . . . . 130
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Current vehicle location . . . . . . . . . 153
D
DATA HAS BEEN SAVED. 188, 190, 191
DEACTIVATING TELEPHONE . . . . . . 104
Deleting
address book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
SMS message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Destination input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Details
on a mobile phone internal
memory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
on an address book entry . . . . . . . . 194
Dialing
subsequent dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Displaying
phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161route on the map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
subtitles (DVD operation) . . . . . . . . . 85
DVD
loading
into the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . 77
DVD operation
DVD playback requirements . . . . . . . 76
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
E
Ejecting
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
MP3-CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Emergency call "911". . . . . . . . . . . 105
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ending
call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 111
ENTER PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
ENTER UNLOCK CODE. . . . . . . . . . . 102Entering
data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
via selection menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
via 12-button keypad . . . . . . . . . . 211
destination address . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
house number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
intersection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
name or number in the phone book 119
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
telephone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
ENTRY IMPORTED TO ADDRESS
BOOK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
ERROR OCCURED WHILE SAVING
DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Exporting
address book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
F
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Frequency range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

227 Index
G
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
H
Hands-free microphone
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
I
Important notes
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Importing
mobile phone internal memory
entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
L
Loading
CD
into the CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . 55
into the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . 55
DVD
into the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . 77
MP3-CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
into the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . 68
Loading/ejecting
navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
M
Making
display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Map orientation
2D Heading Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
2D North Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Memory
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Memory functions
radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Menu
functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
main area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
soft key sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
status bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
MP3-CD
CD-ROM MIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
FOLDER MIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
loading
into the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . 68
REPEAT FOLDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
REPEAT TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72MP3-CD operation
folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
selecting a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Muting
audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 71
current voice instructions . . . . . . . . 152
satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . 93
N
Navigation
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Navigation announcements . . . . . . 133
NAVIGATION BEING ACTIVATED.
PLEASE WAIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
loading/ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
NAVIGATION IS NOT ACTIVE. . . . . . 133
NEW RTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 108

229 Index
SIM CARD BLOCKED . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Sound functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Speed-dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Starting
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Station
radio station
station selection via direct
frequency entry (FM, AM) . . . . . . . 46
station selection via number
keypad (presets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
satellite radio station
station selection via direct
channel entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching
between subject and sender. . . . . . 186
between subtitles (DVD operation) . . 85
between text and sender . . . . . . . . 187
the GPS info setting on/off . . . . . . 170
to CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
to MP3-CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
to telephone* operation . . . . . . . . . 108Switching off
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 115
telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Switching on
CD operation
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . 115
satellite radio operation . . . . . . . . . . 92
telephone operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
T
Tele Aid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
TELEPHONE NOT INSERTED . . 103, 108
TELEPHONE UNAVAILABLE. . . 103, 108
TO PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM BEING
DISTRACTED, THE PICTURE IS FADED
OUT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
TRANSMITTING DATA . . . . . . . 120, 197
TRANSMITTING DATA TO
TELEPHONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 190
Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
V
Via function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Voice control system*. . . . . . . . . . . 219
Help Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Individualization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Voice instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Volume
adjusting
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
automatic volume control . . . . . . . . . 35