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Quick reference COMAND
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel
The volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Balance soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Balance
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For Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements”
(
page 113).
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Quick reference COMAND
Press# or $:
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the balance accordingly.
Storing new settings:
Press' or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.For the following operating modes, differ-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)
Radio (AM waveband)
Radio (Weather Band)
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 113).When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Bass or Treble soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Bass and treble
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Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the SLK-Class (R171)
COMAND system. No other CDs or DVDs
will work. Using other navigation CDs or
DVDs might lead to malfunctions.
Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation computer.
Th e n a v i g a t i o n c o m p u t e r i s m o u n t e d i n t h e
center of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
face up.
Th e n a v i g a t i o n c o m p u t e r p u l l s t h e D V D
in.
Ejecting
Press: 1 and wait until the naviga-
tion computer ejects the DVD.
.
The navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD
(
page 109).
Tips on the navigation DVDLoading/ejecting the DVD
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Your Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
Travelling abroad
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Important notes
If your vehicle has been transported by a
car, train or ferry, COMAND may require
some time to find its exact position. COMAND may issue navigation announce-
ments not suited to your actual position.
Moving the vehicle a few yards is typically
enough to remedy the situation.
While determining the exact position,
route guidance is subject to the following
restrictions:
COMAND does not output navigation
announcements.
The display OFF ROAD and an arrow indi-
cating the direction of the destination
appear instead of the detailed naviga-
tion displays.
Once the system is correctly repositioned,
route guidance continues with navigation
announcements and detailed navigation
displays. The following instructions have to be fol-
lowed when interrupting a trip during route
guidance, and later continuation:
Continuation of the trip within 2 hours
after interruption:
The system automatically resumes
route guidance.
Continuation of the trip between
2 and 12 hours after interruption:
Continue Route guidance manually
in the Navigation main menu
(
page 112).
Route guidance with GPS
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GPS (Global Positioning System) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
Deviations from the actual position
may occur
if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed, e. g. in parking garages
and tunnels
if road conditions are bad
depending on the vehicle’s location
Determination of location after
vehicle transport
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The navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer (
page 109).
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance
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Trip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.
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Navigation main menu
Press 4.
The Navigation main menu appears if
no route guidance is active.
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Use% or & to select a menu item
and press ';
or
Press one of the soft keys.
The selected menu or the selected soft
key function appears.
Selectable menu items
Continue route guidance:
Continues a cancelled route guidance,
Destination memory:
Destinations can be selected from the
Destination memory (page 153),
Destination entry:
Provides access to the Destination en-
try menu (
page 115),
Last destinations:
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 151), or of such that
have been saved as current locations
(
page 130).
POIs:
(P
oints of Interest)
Provides access to POIs input
(
page 155). POIs include gas sta-
tions, airports, rest areas, hospitals,
etc.
Calling up the Navigation main menu
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If route guidance is active, a prompt is
displayed instead, asking if route guid-
ance is to be cancelled (
page 135).
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This menu item only appears:
if the route guidance had previously
been interrupted (
page 135), and
less than 30 minutes have expired
since the interruption,
or
if the trip was interrupted and is to
be continued 2 - 12 hours after in-
terruption (
page 110).
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Destination memory (page 152) and
Last destinations
(page 151) can be
selected only if destinations are al-
ready stored in the system.
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Navigation main menu
Selectable soft keys
Home soft key
Provides access to the input of a home
address (
page 116),
Mode soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (
page 113),
Setting soft key
Provides access to adjusting the
acoustics of navigation announce-
ments (treble, bass, volume and bal-
ance) (
page 113).
Certain road types to be avoided can be
defined for the system’s route calculation.
Press the Mode soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (
page 112).
The Setting Mode menu for road types
to be avoided appears.
Use% or & to select an option.
Press '.
This will switch the option ON or OFF.
Upon completion, press the Back soft
key.The following acoustics criteria for naviga-
tion announcements can be adjusted:
Bass/Treble/Balance
Volume (page 114)
Press the Setting soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (
page 112).
The Setting Mode menu appears.
Avoiding certain road typesi
Empty square = option OFF
Solid square = option ON
Several options can be activated.
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements
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Destination entry
Destination entry
Entering characters
For character entry, the 12 button keypad
or the keypad menu can be used.Entering a character via keypad menu
Use#, $, %, &,6 or 8 to
select a character.
Press '.
The character is entered.Entering a character via 12 button key-
pad
Use the ! - " keys to enter a char-
acter.
A key must be pressed once or several
times in quick succession:
After pressing the first time, the char-
acter display 1 appears.
1Character display
Entering data
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For more convenient entry, COMAND
offers only available characters from
the character set based on your selec-
tions and the data stored on the navi-
gation DVD.
The character selected appears magni-
fied or black.
The system will complete the entry if
the input matches data stored on the
navigation DVD.
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Symbol “ ” represents a space.
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Use" to enter a space.
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Destination entry
You can see which characters can be
entered when using the keys.
Each additional depression moves you
to the next available character.
The selected character appears black.
Wait until the character display disap-
pears, or press'.
The character is entered.
Deleting a character
Press the Delete soft key if necessary.
The character last accepted by the sys-
tem is deleted.Confirming the data entry
After entering all the characters the data
entry must be confirmed.
Press and hold' for approx. 2 sec-
onds;
or
Use$ or & to select the sym-
bol and press'.
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One frequently used destination address
can be established as the home address.
Open the Navigation main menu
(
page 112).
Press the Home soft key.
A message
No home address stored ap-
pears;or
If a home address has already been es-
tablished, the home address appears.
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Do not confuse the Delete soft key (de-
letion of the last character) with the
Back soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
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The symbol can only be selected if
the system has recognized the entry.
Entering a home address
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