2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class window

35 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Adjusting the volume
At the COMAND, turn the rotary control
at the e key.
or
Press J or I on the
multifunction steering wheel.The volume is turned up or down
depending on the direction of rotation
or the key pressed.The system remembers the volume
setting when it is switched off. When the system is switched on again,
the volume may be lower than at the
time when the system was switched
OFF. This will be the case when the volume
was adjusted to a value outside a
certain range when the system was
switched off.
The automatic volume control feature
adjusts the volume depending on:
vehicle speedor

ambient noise inside the vehicle

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)

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Telephone*
Important notes
Please read the chapter “Telephone”
first before attempting to operate your
telephone.
Please also read the important notes in
the telephone and Voice control sys-
tem* operating manuals.
Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the telephone
hands-free.
For safety reasons, you should not use
the mobile telephone handset to make
a call while driving the vehicle.
If the signal strength is very weak (dis-
play in the symbol bar of all menus):
Wait until reception improves before
making a call.
Close the windows and reduce all out-
side noise as much as possible when
you use hands-free operation.
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If you have a Mercedes-Benz specified
integrated mobile telephone (TDMA/
CDMA or GSM) and the telephone is
inserted in the cradle, the telephone
functions can be used as follows:
at the COMAND
at the multifunction steering wheel
with the Voice control system*
This instruction manual describes the
operation at the COMAND. Unless
otherwise indicated, the descriptions
and illustrations refer to the COMAND.
Operation at the mobile phone and
operation with the Voice control
system* are described in separate
operating guides. Refer to the vehicle
Operator’s Manual for operation of the
telephone using the multifunction
steering wheel.
Which soft key functions are available
depends on the mobile phone variant.
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In certain menus, the COMAND can
display date and time of the calls.
The COMAND can display phone
number and name of the other party
(e.g. if the COMAND detects an
incoming call, but also in other menus).
For the number to be displayed, the
number information must be
transmitted with the incoming call. The
same goes for the name display which
additionally requires that the caller’s
number and name are saved in the
phone book.
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No ring or DTMF tones will be heard
when a phone set to silent mode is in-
serted into the cradle.
For ringtone settings, refer to the sepa-
rate operating instructions for the
mobile phone.

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Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can use the following functions in the
telephone menu:
Entering a telephone number
(
page 110)
Use the redial function (page 111)
Displaying the dialed numbers list
(
page 112)
Displaying the received calls list
(
page 113)
Use speed-dialing (page 114)
Use quick-dialing (page 114)
Displaying the phone book
(
page 116)
Adjusting balance settings (page 36)
The system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings.
Incoming calls are indicated in a window in
any system (e.g. radio).
The window shows:
the caller’s number if it is transmitted
or
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are saved in the phone book. Accepting a call
Press
k.
or
Press E.
The window disappears and the display
will change to the call menu
(
page 114). An active audio source
will be muted. You talk over the hands-
free set.
Muting the ringing tone
Press K.
or
Press H to highlight Reject and
than press E.
The window disappears. The last active
audio source is audible.
Incoming call

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Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can select the following functions:
Changing the phone book display at
the COMAND
Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number (
page 117)
Entering and saving a new phone book
entry* (
page 118)
Deleting a phone book entry
(
page 120)
Changing the phone book display
Open the phone book (page 116).
Press the 123 soft key.
The display changes to numbers. The
status bar displays the name of the
marked entry.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The display changes to names. The
status bar displays the number of the
marked entry. Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number
Open the phone book (page 116).
The list of phone book entries with
names starting with a certain letter is
displayed.
Changing the initial letters
With H and h
Press H or h one or several times.
With every push of the button the
display changes to the next possible
letter. At the end of the letter list
follows the category
Other.
Category
Other:
Here, all entries without names or with
names starting with a special character
(e.g. * or #) are put together. With the number keys
The number keys are labelled with the let-
ters which can be selected.
Press, e.g.
4.
The system displays a window above
the status bar which shows the letters
G, H and I. After that, the address book
list with the letter
G is displayed.
To select, e.g. the letter H, press 4
twice in quick succession.
Selecting an entry
Change the initial letter if required.
Use G or g to select a list entry.
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If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.
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If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.

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Navigation
Navigation main menu
Press the Memory soft key.
A window appears with the
message
Position Saved as
MemPt
.
The system saves the current position
as a destination in the
Last
Destinations
memory
(
page 171).
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Such destinations are marked in
the
Last Destinations memory
with _.
For permanent storage you can save
the destination in the regular
Destination memory (
page 172).
You can save up to 20 such
destinations.

138 Navigation
Destination input
Accepting the displayed destination
In the Destination Entry menu, press
E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
or
Select the ( symbol in the
Destination Entry menu. Press H,
h , g , G to do so.
Press E. Entering another de
stination address
Press h, H , g and G to select
the characters. After each selection,
press E.
Press F and f to select characters
diagonally.
or
Press one of the number keys 2 to
9 as often as needed.
A window will appear at the bottom of
the menu showing the available
characters.
Press the Delete soft key if
necessary.
The character last entered or the
character last acce pted by the system
is deleted.
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You can only select admissible
characters. The character selected
appears magnified. If your input is
unambiguous, the system will
complete it.
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For quicker input, COMAND offers
available characters from the character
set based on your selections and the
names of the cities stored on the
navigation DVD. The character
selected appears magnified. The
system will accept the entry if the input
matches the name of a city stored on
the navigation DVD.

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Navigation
Destination input
Selecting a destination using the map
Press
c.
The map view set via the
Display soft
key will appear, e.g. bird’s eye view
(
page 169).
If you press one of the buttons H,
h , g , G , F , f the cross-hairs
appear.
or
Press the Map soft key, e.g. in the
Destination Entry menu (
page 137).
The map is shown in full view and
cross-hairs appear. If soft key displays are hidden:Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.Available soft keys
Coord. soft key:
Brings you to the destination
coordinates input (
page 149)
POIs soft key:
Brings you to the Points of Interest
(POI) menu (
page 177).
Memory soft key (if c was pressed):
A window appears with the
message
Position Saved as
MemPt
. (page 134).
Display soft key (if c was
pressed):
The Map View display will appear.
You can adjust the map orientation
(
page 169).
Soft key +:
Zooming in for more detailed map.
Soft key ):
Zooming out for less detailed map.
Back soft key (if c was pressed):
Returns you to the previous menu.
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The system automatically places the
cross-hairs on the current destination
address.
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c was pressed:
If no soft key is selected within approx.
8 seconds, the soft key display will
disappear again.

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Service
SMS (Mail)

SMS (Mail)
With the SMS Inbox Folder you can receive
SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the Service main menu
(
page 184).
Press the SMS soft key.
The Inbox will appear. The message
Now Downloading... will appear in
the status bar while SMS are reading
in, e.g. after the telephone is switched
on (
page 104). The message
Empty appears
during download process - the
status bar displays
Now
downloading...
if no SMS messages are stored on
the mobile phone* - the status bar
displays
No message
Otherwise the Inbox is sorted in
chronological order, the most recent
message is at the top of the list. The
status bar shows date and time of the
message.
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The functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.
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If you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
Long/combined SMS which contains
more than 160 characters are not
supported. Only the first 160
characters from a combined SMS will
be downloaded.
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If another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window appears when SMS mail is
coming in. The message New
message(s) will appear. Press E to
confirm.
SMS Inbox