2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class navigation system

222 Glossary
Emergency call
This function places a call to a local
911 provider. It does not initiate a
->Tele Aid call. Please note that the
911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a
criminal offense.
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.Heading Up
Dynamic map alignment, map is dis-
played facing driving direction pointing
up.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
A standard file system for recording
data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs; an
extension of ISO 9660.
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.
Navigation DVD
Contains all the destination addresses
(town, road, intersection, house num-
ber, special destinations) and the digi-
tal map material for a country or a
region for destination entry, route cal-
culation and destination guidance.
North Up
The map is displayed facing north du-
ring route guidance.
POI (Point of Interest)
Points of Interest include service stati-
ons, rest areas, parking lots, hospitals,
sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
is the network operator who makes
available (provides) telephone services

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.

225 Index
A
Accepting
call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Activating
Address book menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Destination Entry menu . . . . . . . . . 136
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . 130
Service main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Settings menu (DVD operation) . . . . 83
sound functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
System settings menu . . . . . . . . . . 214
ACTIVATING TELEPHONE. PLEASE
WAIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Active call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adding
note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Address book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
changing an address book entry. . . 195
deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
details on a mobile phone internal
memory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
details on an address book entry . . 194
exporting an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197importing a mobile phone internal
memory entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
new entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
selecting an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
using an entry in other system
modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Adjusting
bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
bass or treble control . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Altering
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . . 170
Automatic station scan. . . . . . . . . . . 47
B
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Balance control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Begin dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
C
CALC RTE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Calling up
main menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Cancelling
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
CD
loading
into the CD/DVD drive . . . . . . . . . 55
REPEAT TRACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
TRACK MIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
CD changer
CD MIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
REPEAT CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
CD operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
fast forward/reverse. . . . . . . . . . 60, 70
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
switching to CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing
address book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
mobile phone internal memory
entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
CHECK SIM CARD (EMERGENCY CALL
"911" ONLY POSSIBLE WITH TEL.) 103
COMAND
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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

228 Index
O
Off-map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Off-road. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Opening
Audio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Operating elements
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
satellite radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
telephone* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
P
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . . . 155
Phone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
PIN BLOCKED PLEASE ENTER PUK
ON CELL PHONE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
PIN code
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
POIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Program category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
PUK
entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
R
Radio station
saving station automatically . . . . . . . 49
saving station manually. . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reading
SMS message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Recalculating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
ROAMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Route calculation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
S
Satellite radio
important notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
memory functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Satellite radio* operation
automatic tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Saving
current position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
phone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
sender phone number . . . . . . . . . . . 188
scene/chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Selecting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
a folder (MP3-CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
address book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
CD (CD changer only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
city center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
country (system settings) . . . . . . . . 216
detour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
House Number Area . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
map orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
movie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
MP3-CD track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . 177, 178, 179, 180
region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
satellite radio station. . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
via route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
SEND FAILED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
SERVICE UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting
balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
date/time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
display dimming characteristics . . . 218
route mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
symbol displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168