2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class audio

134 Navigation
Navigation main menu
Press E or the Back soft key.
or
Wait until the display changes.
The new setting is saved. The
Navigation main menu will appear.
Adjusting the volume
The automatic navigation announcements
override the currently active audio source.
You can adjust the volume difference. The
setting will reduce the volume of the
currently active audio source for the
duration of the announcement.
In the Navigation main menu, press the
Setting soft key.
The Settings menu will appear.
In the Settings menu, press the
Nav.Vol. soft key.
Options for the reduction of audio
volume are displayed.
Use G or g to select an option.
Press E.
Wait until the Settings menu is
displayed again or press the
Back soft
key.
The new setting is saved. The
Navigation main menu will appear.
Press c.
The full view of the map appears. You
will see the vehicle’s current position.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
Saving current position
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If a map submenu is displayed, you
need to press the button twice.

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Navigation
During route guidance
Available soft keys
Route soft key:
Brings you to the route display on the
map.
Mode soft key:
Brings you to the route mode selection
menu (
page 132).
Setting soft key:
Brings you to the audio settings for the
navigation announcements
(
page 133). Displaying the route on the map
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The map will appear. The route ahead
is blue-colored.
The destination is marked with a flag $
on the map, a stopover destination is
marked with a flag showing the letter
S.
Displaying the route list
In the Info menu (page 160), press
the
Route soft key.
The route appears on the map.
Press the List soft key.
The list of the remaining roads/route
sections appears.
The road currently travelled on is at the
top of the list.
Press G or g to scroll through the
list.
Use the
Page V and Page v soft keys
to display the next or previous page.
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If a stopover destination has been
entered:
The estimated time of arrival and the
remaining distance to the destination
are displayed.
When the stopover destination is
reached, the system calculates the
route to the main destination and
indicates estimated time of arrival and
remaining distance.
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Depending on the distance to the
destination, it may take some time
before the route display appears. i
Depending on the distance to the
destination, it may take a few moments
before the route list is completed.
The list will only be complete when the
route is completely calculated. This is
indicated by the word
Destination in
front of the last list entry.

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Service
Tele Aid

Tele Aid
Tele Aid incorporates the following
functions:
Emergency call
Roadside Assistance
Information call
Remote Door Unlock
Stolen Vehicle Recovery The speaker volume of a Tele Aid call can
be adjusted using the volume control on
the COMAND (
page 110) or the
æ
and ç buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel.
During a Tele Aid call, all audio sources are
muted. The telephone is turned off and no
SMS messages can be received or
transmitted.
During a Tele Aid call, the used Network
Type (“A” for analog network or “D” for
digital network) and the signal strength are
displayed on the lower right corner of the
COMAND display. An emergency call is initiated
automatically in the event emergency
tensioning devices (ETDs) or air bags are
deployed. An emergency call can also be
initiated manually by pressing the
I
button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
Once the emergency call is in progress, the
indicator lamp in the I button will begin
to flash. The message
Connecting Call
appears on the display and all audio
resources are muted.
When the connection is established, the
message
Call Connected appears on
the display. A voice connection between
the Response Center and the vehicle
occupants is establis hed soon after the
emergency call has been initiated.
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To use Tele Aid, the Tele Aid service
must be subscribed to and properly
activated. If you have any questions
regarding activation, please call
the Response Center at 1-800-756-
9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367
(in Canada).
The Tele Aid system is operational
provided the Tele Aid service was sub-
scribed to and properly activated.
Additionally, the vehicle’s battery must
be charged, properly connected, not
damaged and cellular service and GPS
coverage must be available.
GeneralEmergency call

206 Service
Tele Aid
If the Tele Aid system could not establish a
voice connection to the Response Center
(e.g. the relevant cellular phone network is
not available) the message
Call failed
appears.
Should this occur, assistance must be
summoned by other means.
Terminating the connection
The connection can only be terminated by
the Response Center who has answered
the call. Roadside Asssistance will assist if
technical problems with your vehicle are
experienced.
Roadside Assistance can only be
requested manually by pressing the

button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
After initiating Roadside Assistance, the
message
Connecting Call will appear
on the display and the connection to a
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Center is established. All audio sources are
muted.
If the connection is established, the
message
Call Connected will appear
and a voice connection between the
Roadside Assistance Center and the
vehicle occupants is established soon
after.
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During an active emergency call,
switching to another application is not
possible.
WarningG
If you feel at any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle, ve-
hicle in a dangerous road location), please
do not wait for voice contact after you have
pressed the button. Ca refully leave the ve-
hicle and move to a safe location. The
Response Center will automatically contact
local emergency officials with the vehicle's
approximate location if they receive an auto-
matic SOS signal and cannot make voice
contact with the vehicle occupants.
Roadside Assistance

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Service
Tele Aid
If the Tele Aid system could not establish a
voice connection to a Mercedes-Benz
Roadside Center (e.g. the relevant cellular
phone network is not available). The
message
Call failed appears.
Terminating the connection
Roadside Assistance 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 Roadside Assistance
Center.
The COMAND reverts to the system last
active before a Tele Aid call was initiated. Pressing the
¡ button, a call to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center will be initiated. Information
regarding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and
services is available to you.
Refer to your vehicle Operator’s Manual for
additional information.
After initiating an Information call, the
message
Connecting Call will appear
on display. The system is then establishing
a connection to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center. All audio
sources are muted.
If the connection is established, the
message
Call Connected will appear
and a voice connection between the
Roadside Assistance Center and the
vehicle occupants is established soon
after.
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During an active Roadside Assistance
call, switching to another application
(e.g. Navigation) is possible.
Information call

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Glossary
Audio sourceThis includes the systems radio, CD
(CD drive in the control unit, CD chan-
ger), MP3-CD and DVD (only audible).
Autostore Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance Defines sound-center left/right.
Bird’s-eye view The map is shown in three dimensions
with sky and horizon.
Bit rate (MP3) Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of bits transmit-
ted per time unit.
Bluetooth® Wireless personal area networks that
provide a way to connect and exchange
information between devices such as
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, etc. over
a short-range radio frequency. COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communications
systems, including the radio and
CD/DVD player, as well as for other op-
tional equipment (CD changer, telepho-
ne*, etc.).
CD (Compact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R (CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be written to once,
read many times but not deleted.
CD-RW (CD
Rewritable)
->CD which can be read, written to and
deleted many times. DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium for storing lar-
ge amounts of data.
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, written to
and deleted many times.
DVD+RW (D
igital Versatile Disc Rewritable)
->DVD which can be read, written to
and deleted many times.

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

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