2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class navigation system

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
MP3 operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 18
Satellite Radio* operating elements . . 20
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . 22
Navigation* operating elements . . . . . 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the multifunction display 27
Audio search function. . . . . . . . . . . 28
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switching COMAND ON/OFF . . . . . 31
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calling up the Audio main menu . . . 38
Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Switching to Radio mode . . . . . . . . 40
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tuning to a FM/AM station . . . . . . 41
Tuning to a station on Weather
Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Storing FM/AM stations . . . . . . . . . 46
Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 48
Switching to Single CD mode . . . . . 48
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Single CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . 52
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53MP3 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 54
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDs . . 55
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 55
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . 56
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Switching to MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . 57
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Selecting folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 64
Switching to CD changer mode . . . 64
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CD changer main menu . . . . . . . . . 69

Contents
Selecting the region . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Entering a city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Narrowing of the destination
after selecting a city . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Entering a city center . . . . . . . . . . 121
Entering a street in the
destination city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Narrowing of the destination
after selecting a street . . . . . . . . . 124
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 124
Entering a house number . . . . . . . 125
Entering a destination using the
map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Entering a destination via geo
coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Storing map locations. . . . . . . . . . 130
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Starting route guidance menu . . . 131
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Route re-calculation . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Navigation announcements . . . . . 132
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Destination reached . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 135
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . . 135
Off-road and off-map . . . . . . . . . . 137During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Showing soft key displays . . . . . . 139
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Displaying the route on the map . 140
Displaying the route list . . . . . . . . 141
Detour function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Stop-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Defining route guidance displays . 146
Setting symbols display . . . . . . . . 147
Setting map orientation . . . . . . . . 148
Map display menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . 149
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display . . . . . . . . 150
Last destinations and
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Last destinations memory . . . . . . 151
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 152
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Selecting POI in the local area of
the current position . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Selecting POI for a selected city. . 157
Selecting POI for a long-distance
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Selecting a POI using the map . . . 159
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Tele Aid*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . 162
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Calling up the System menu . . . . . 166
Setting the date/time . . . . . . . . . . 166
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF . . . . . . . 168
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Reset function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro-
vide support for you, the COMAND opera-
tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.
At a glance
Here you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time, or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*
This chapter contains all information relat-
ed to the satellite radio system.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers.
Navigation*
This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry
Route selection and calculation
Route guidance
Destination memory
Service
This chapter contains information con-
cerning Tele Aid*
System
This chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
WarningG
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, satellite radio*,
CD changer*, navigation module* and tele-
phone* are interconnected. Therefore,
when one of the components is not opera-
tional or has not been removed/ replaced
properly, the function of other components
may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the system only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
WarningG
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain
focused on safe driving behavior, including
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system's audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
MP3 operating elements
CD changer* operating elements
Satellite Radio* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation* operating elements
Multifunction steering wheel
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND

29 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu:
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*
and AUX mode)
Satellite radio*
Telephone*
Navigation*
Service
Opening main menus
Audio (page 38):
Press -.
Satellite radio* (page 77):
Press ;.
Telephone* (page 92):
Press 1.
Navigation* (page 112):
Press 4.
Service (page 161):
Press <.
Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar
The functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec-
tions 1.Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.
The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.
The status bar 3 is divided into three ar-
eas.
Left side:
The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: Radio
Center:
Indication of the selected operating mode.
In this example:
FM = selected waveband
1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
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A maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

30 At a glance
Menu system
Right side:
General status information is displayed, re-
gardless of the selected operating mode.
In this example (
page 29):
ROAMING = telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network.
 = telephone* signal strength
Menu functions and submenus
Using the soft keys you can switch func-
tions ON or OFF or open submenus.
Example: Radio main menu:
The Scan soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.
The Autost. soft key opens the sub-
menu for the Autostore settings.
In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap-
pear white.
Example:
Presets, Scan and Autost. soft key.Exiting from submenus
You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the
Back soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.
The system does not accept setting modi-
fications which have not been stored.
There are exceptions where pressing the
Back soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.
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This information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis-
plays).

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or
Press).
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press).Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation* or Telephone*.
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
Setting the volume Turn the rotary control* located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
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The system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or
from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching COMAND ON/OFF
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Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
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If a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, ) is disabled.
Volume