2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Navigation

208 Service
Tele Aid
If the Tele Aid system could not establish a
voice connection to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center (e.g. the
relevant cellular phone network is not
available). The message
Call failed
appears . Terminating the connection
Information calls can
be terminated using
the ì button on the multifunctional
steering wheel or the K key on
COMAND. The call can also be terminated
by the Customer Assistance Center.
The COMAND reverts to the system last
active before a Tele Aid call was initiated. For the Tele Aid services Remote Door
Unlock and Stolen Vehicle Recovery
please refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for information.
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During an active Information call,
switching to another application (e.g.
Navigation) is possible.
Remote Door Unlock and Stolen
Vehicle Recovery

214 System settings
System settings

System settings
Press C.
In the Service main menu, press the
System soft key.
System settings menu
In the System settings menu you can:
set date and time
switch verification and notification
tones on and off (
page 217)
adjust display settings (page 217)
activate and deactivate the Voice
control system* help window
(
page 219)
start Voice control system*
individualization (
page 219)
reset system settings (page 220) Setting date
Activating the System settings
menu Setting the date/time
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Exact settings of date, time and current
time zone allow you:
correct navigation for
routes with time
-dependent traffic
guidance
correct calculation of the expected
time of arrival
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If time/date information is transmitted
by the GPS, you cannot set the date.
A satellite symbol is displayed on the
status bar if the system uses GPS data.

222 Glossary
Emergency callThis 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.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
importing 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
Bluetooth®
notes about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
C
CALC RTE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Calling up
main menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cancelling
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.) 102
COMAND
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Index

227 Index
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
MP3-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
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