2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class service

210 Service
Entering data
Press h, H , g , G or F to
select the shift field .
Press E. Entering charactersPress
h, H , g , G or F to
select the character to be entered.
Press E.
The character is entered. Deleting a character
Press the Delete soft key.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
You can also move the cursor.
Moving the cursor
Press the Keypad soft key.
The selection menu disappears.
Press H or h .
The cursor moves to the right or left in
the line.
Press the Keypad soft key again.
You are back in the keypad mode and
the selection menu is displayed.
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To enter a blank space, use .

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Service
Entering data
Inserting a character
Move the cursor to the desired
position.
Enter the character as described at
“Entering characters” (
page 210).
Closing the selection menu
Press the Back soft key.
or
Press the Keypad soft key.
or
Use h, H , g , G or F to select
the ( field.
Press E.
In all cases, the system enters the data. You can enter upper-case and lower-case
letters including special characters and
numbers.
Entering characters
Press
* or1 - 0 to enter
characters.
Press a key once or several times in
quick succession. After you pressed the key the first time,
the character is displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
You can see which characters you can
enter with that key.
Each continuing depression of the key
displays the next character.If required, press key
#.
This key shifts from lower to upper
case.
Wait until the displayed character
disappears.
The character is entered.
Input via 12-button keypad
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E.g.: Key 5
Press 1 x = J
Press 2 x = K
Press 3 x = L
Press 4 x = 5

212 Service
Entering data
Deleting a character
Press the Delete soft key.
The character to the le ft of the cursor is
deleted.
You can also move the cursor.
Moving the cursor
Press H or h .
The cursor moves to the right or left. Inserting a character
Move the cursor to the desired
position.
Enter the character as described at
“Entering characters” (
page 210).
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To enter a blank space, use the
on the
0 key.

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

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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.

224 Glossary
Unlock codeYour unlock code prevents unauthori-
zed persons from using your telephone.
The unlock code is a number string,
which you have to enter when switch-
ing on the telephone.
Voice output During a trip, apart from visual informa-
tions (symbol or map displays),
COMAND also provides all of the
necessary spoken route information
via voice output.
Voice control system* One of the service sources of
COMAND.
As a voice-operated control system, it
controls the COMAND systems via
voice. Refer to the separate operating
instructions.
WB Weather Band

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
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