2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class navigation system

206 Navigation*
Software Updates
Loading
Insert the new navigation DVD into the
DVD slot with the label side up.
The message
Navigation is
initializing. Please wait.
will
appear.
Press l on the display unit to return
the display unit to its closed position.
The display unit tilts up and then moves
to the rear.After that, the COMAND loads the
software on the DVD.
Shortly after that, the progress bar
appears. After some time, the progress
bar reaches 100%.
The update is completed. You can now
operate the navigation system again.
i
Inserting a second DVD with another
DVD still loaded will cause damage to
the DVD drive which is not covered by
the Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
i
The message Press EJECT to
close
will appear. If l on the
display unit is not pressed within 20
seconds, eight successive series of two
beep tones will sound to remind you to
return the display to its closed position
by pressing l on the display unit.
If you do not do so, the COMAND
returns the display unit to its closed
position.

208 System
System settings

System settings
Press {.
The System menu will appear.
System menu
In the System menu you can:
set the time
select the language (page 209)
switch verification and notification
tones on and off (
page 209)
adjust display settings (page 210)
switch the Screen off (page 211)
activate and deactivate the Voice
control system* help window
(
page 211)
reset all settings to the factory settings
(
page 214)
open the text message (SMS) inbox
folder (
page 215)
In the System menu, press the
Timeset soft key.
The hour digit of the time is highlighted.
Activating the System menu
i
If a system submenu is displayed, you
need to press the
Back soft key.
Setting the time
i
You can set the time in steps of 30
minutes if your vehicle is equipped with
Navigation and receives a GPS signal
(GPS controlled time).
If your vehicle has no navigation
function or if there is no GPS reception,
the time can be set in steps of one
minute.

218 System
Tele Aid*
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the status
bar.
During activation of a Roadside Assistance
call
it is possible to switch to navigation
you can initiate an Emergency call.
Terminating the connection
Press K.
COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.A call to the Response Center will be initi-
ated by pressing the corresponding but-
ton. Information regarding the operation of
your vehicle, the nearest authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center or Mercedes-Benz USA
products and services is available to you.
Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
When an information call is initiated,
Connecting call and theß symbol will
appear on the status bar. All active
connections are terminated except
Emergency call and Roadside Assistance
call.When the connection is made, the
message Call Connected appears on
the status bar.
During activation of an Information call
it is possible to switch to navigation
you can initiate an Emergency call or
Roadside Assistance call.
Terminating the connection
Press K.
COMAND reverts to the system last
active before Tele Aid was activated.
Information

220 Glossary
DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium for storing lar-
ge amounts of data, e.g. movies.
DVD-R
(D
igital Versatile Disc Recordable)
->DVD which can be written to once
and read many times.
DVD+R
(D
igital Versatile Disc Recordable)
->DVD which can be written to once
and read many times.
DVD-RW
(D
igital Versatile Disc Rewritable)
->DVD which can be read and written
to many times.
DVD+RW
(D
igital Versatile Disc Rewritable)
->DVD which can be read and written
to many times.DVD Video
(D
igital Versatile Disc Video)
Prerecorded disc containing video con-
tent that can be read many times but
not written to.
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.
Fader
Defines sound-center front/back.
Folder
Alternative designation for songs/
tracks. Data saved on a storage medi-
um can be grouped into folders for
improved organization. Can be likened
to a filing cabinet containing a number
of folders, each of which holds a num-
ber of documents.GPS
(Global 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.
GSM
(G
lobal System for Mobile Communica-
tion)
A standard network protocol used
throughout the world for digital cellular
communication
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).

221 Glossary
ISO9660
A standard file system for recording
data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs; an
extension of ISO 9660.
LOGIC7 Surround
Playback method resulting in an impro-
ved spatial listening experience com-
pared to conventional stereo playback.
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 available destination
addresses (town, road, intersection,
house number, special destinations)
and the digital map material for a coun-
try or a region for destination entry,
route calculation and destination
guidance at time of DVD production.
DVD maps do not cover all areas nor all
routes within an area.
North Up
The map is displayed facing north du-
ring route guidance.
NTSC (National Television System Com-
mittee)
A TV and video standard for USA and
Canada. This standard uses a composi-
te video signal, in which all information
- red, blue, and green signals (and
sometimes audio signals as well) are
mixed together.PAL (Phase Alternation Line)
A TV and video standard for most coun-
tries in western and middle
Europe. The PAL standard uses a
higher image resolution and a lower
picture frequency than the NTSC stan-
dard.
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
PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
must be entered if the wrong PIN was
entered three consecutive times.

222 Glossary
Regional code
The regional code prevents video DVDs
from being played on DVD players not
having the same code as the ->DVD.
The factory setting of the Rear Seat En-
tertainment* CD/DVD player is code
1. It can only play back video DVDs also
having code 1 or no code.
Roaming
For this function, the telephone uses
the telephone network of a contract
partner. The ROAMING indicator in the
COMAND display indicates that a call is
being made using a contract partner.
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*
and navigation (voice output during
destination guidance)
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 and
read short text messages (if SMS ser-
vice is provided by your provider)
Soft keys
Keys that activate different functions.
Function of key depends on the selec-
ted operating mode.
Subtitle
A textual representation of the spoken
audio in a video program.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
activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. Refer also to the vehicle
operating 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.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string
you must enter when switching
on the telephone if you have locked
the phone before turning it off or if the
phone is set to lock automatically.

225 Index
A
Accepting
call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Activating
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
DVD menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Enter street menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Navigation main menu . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setting menu (DVD mode) . . . . . . . 103
System main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
the help screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Active call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Actvating
sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adding
destination to today’s plan . . . . . . . 201
Adjust
balance/fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adjusting
brightness, contrast and color . . . . 106
display brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
display brightness (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 109headset volume (rear audio
operation*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
headset volume (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
tone (DVD mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Altering
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
AM Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Arriving
at destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . . 189
AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
B
Balance control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Begin dialing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Bluetooth®
notes about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
C
CALC RTE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . 217, 218
CALL FAILED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 133
Calling up
main menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Cancelling
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
CD
fast forward/reverse. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
loading
into the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
playback mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
playback mode (rear seat entertain-
ment*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Repeat track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
switching to CD operation . . . . . . . . 63
Track mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
track select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
CD changer*
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CD mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Repeat CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
selecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CD/DVD
general information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index

226 Index
Changing
aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
camera view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
DVD language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
CODE INCORRECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
COMAND
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Compass function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
CONNECTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 218
Connecting
external video sources (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
headsets (rear audio operation*) . . . 84
headsets (rear seat entertainment*). 92
CONTINUE ROUTE GUIDANCE. . . . . 146
Current vehicle location . . . . . . . . . 169
D
Destination input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Dialing
subsequent dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133Displaying
full screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 108
phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
soft keys during playback . . . 101, 107
the compass screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Displaying and switching
between subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
DRIVE EMPTY (rear seat entertain-
ment*). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
DVD
playback requirements (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E
Ejecting
CD
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
at the RSE CD/DVD player . . . . . . 94
MP3 CD
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
navigation DVD
at the COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Emergency call "911". . . . . . . . . . . 127
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 217
Ending
call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
ENTER UNLOCK CODE. . . . . . . . . . . 124Entering
city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
destination address . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
house number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
telephone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
unlock code
GSM mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . 129
TDMA or CDMA mobile phone . . . 129
F
Frequency range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
G
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
H
Hands-free microphone
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Headsets
adjusting volume (rear audio
operation*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
connecting (rear audio operation*) . . 84
connecting (rear seat
entertainment*) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92