2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class light

76 Audio
DVD operation
From time to time, clean your DVDs
with a commercially available cleaning
cloth. Never wipe circularly, but in a
straight line from inside to outside.
After use, put your DVDs into the DVD
box.
Protect your DVDs from high
temperatures and direct sunlight.
Load a video DVD into the COMAND
(
page 77).
or
If a DVD is already loaded, open the Au-
dio menu (
page 42) and press the
DVD soft key.
If the video DVD meets the playback re-
quirements, playback will begin. If avai-
lable, the DVD menu (
page 82) saved
on the DVD will appear.
DVD playback requirements
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Vendors may offer DVDs which do not
comply with the standards.
Sound, picture and other playback
problems may occur when you play
such DVDs.
The COMAND can playback video
DVDs meeting the following
requirements:
Regional code is set (factory
setting)
NTSC or PAL TV standard
The appropriate information is usually
given either on the DVD or the DVD
box. The factory setting of the
COMAND is regional code 1. The
setting can be changed at an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. This
will allow you to playback video DVDs
with other regional codes, as long as
they comply with the NTSC or PAL TV
standard.
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The COMAND system is capable of
playing DVDs. However, in order to
avoid driver distraction, the video
function is disabled and no images will
be shown on the COMAND screen.
Switching to DVD operation

96 Satellite radio
Satellite radio operation
Selecting a station on the memory list
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets soft key.
The SAT preset memory will appear.
Use g or G to highlight a memory
preset.
Press E.
The Satellite radio main menu will then
appear automatically after 8 seconds,
indicating the memory preset number
in the status line.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Info soft key.
The information display will appear.
You will see (if available)
the full station name
additional program information
Press the Back soft key to switch back
to the Satellite radio main menu.Displaying information

109
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

112 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the dialed
numbers list
The COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 numbers dialed. The list
is sorted chronologically with the most
recently dialed number at the top of the
list.
Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu (page 108),
press the
Redial soft key.
or
In the Telephone menu (page 108),
press the
Calls soft key.
Press H to display the dialed num-
bers list.
The most recently dialed number is
highlighted. The status bar shows:
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are stored in the phone book
the message Unknown Name if no entry
is available
You can select the following functions:
Changing the list display
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Ending a call (page 111) Changing the list display
Press the 123 soft key.
The display changes to names.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The display changes to numbers.
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Use g or G to select the desired
entry.
Press k.
or
Press E.
The telephone dials the number.
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Duplicate entries will be shown only
once. This means the list may contain
less than 10 entries.

113
Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the received
calls list
The COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 calls received. The list is
sorted chronologically with the most
recently received call
at the top of the list.
Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu (page 108),
press the
Calls soft key.
The list is displayed and the most
recently received number is
highlighted. The status bar shows:
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are stored
in the phone book
the message Unknown Name if no entry
is available
the telephone number You can select the following functions:
Changing list display (page 112)
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
(
page 112)
Ending a call (page 111)
Missed calls
If there are one or more missed calls avai-
lable on the mobile phone, a correspon-
ding message will appear.
Press the Back soft key to return to the
Telephone menu.
or
Press a.
or
Press E.
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Duplicate entries will be shown only
once. This means the list may contain
less than 10 entries.

116 Telephone*
Telephone operation
The phone book contains all entries
of the internal memory of the mobile
phone (TDMA/CDMA and GSM mobile
phone)
of the address book (page 192) if it
contains any telephone numbers
Displaying the phone book
In the Telephone menu (page 108),
press the Z soft key.
The phone book will appear. The first entry found is at the top of the list
and highlighted. All entries are marked
with symbols which
indicate the phone number category.
Entries marked with symbols have been
imported into the phone book from the in-
ternal memory of the mobile phone.
Usable phone number categories:
Symbol : Cell number
Symbol : Private number
Symbol : Business number
And additional categories:
Symbol : Fax number
Symbol : Pager number
Symbol : Main number
Phone book
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GSM mobile phone:
COMAND also reads entries from SIM
card.
Phone book
entryStatus bar shows
A phone numberUnknown Name
A name for a
phone numberThe phone number
Several numbersSeveral Numbers
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Address book entries with more than
one phone number are marked with the
Main number symbol.

120 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Saving the entry
In the Input menu, press the OK soft
key.
If you have not assigned a name, the
system will save the entry in the
Other
category, otherwise under the name
you have assigned.
Cell Phone
The message Transmitting Data
to Telephone is displayed.
If transmission is succesful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved will
appear and the phone book is
displayed again.
Otherwise the message
Error
Occured While Saving Data
will
appear.
Press E to confirm.
The phone book is displayed again.
Address Book
If transmission is succesful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved will
appear and the phone book is
displayed again.
Otherwise the message
Error
Occured While Saving Data
will
appear.
Press E to confirm.
The phone book is displayed again. Deleting a phone book entry
Select a phone book entry at the
COMAND (
page 116).
Press the Delete soft key.
The delete dialogue will appear.
Press E to confirm with Yes.
The message is deleted.
If you do not wish to delete the message
Press h to highlight No and then
press E.
or
Press the Back soft key.
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If you select an address book entry, the
Delete soft key is greyed out. The
selected entry must be deleted from
within the address book (
page 202).

124 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Use g or G to select the phone
number type.
Press E.
Phone number type available:
The message
Data Has Been Saved
will appear. After around three se-
conds, the list from where you started
the saving process will appear. Phone number type occupied:
The message
Do You Want to Over-
write Entry?
will appear.
Press E if you wish to overwrite the
entry.
The message
Data Has Been Saved
will appear. After around three se-
conds, the list from where you started
the saving process will appear.
If you do not wish to overwrite the entry
Press h to highlight No if you do not
wish to overwrite the entry.
Press E.
The list from where you started the sto-
rage will appear.
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If transmission is not succesful the
message
Error Occured While
Saving Data
will appear.
Press E to confirm.
The phone book is displayed again.