2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class buttons

29 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display to the
respective system if you wish to
operate the system using the buttons
on the multifunction steering wheel.

On the multifunction steering wheel,
press è or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD
or MP3 CD, CD changer, Satellite radio
or Telephone* display appears in the
multifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Radio operation1Waveband2Station frequency
Weather Band operation1Weather Band (WB)2Channel nameSingle CD operation1CD mode2Current track
CD changer operation1CD changer mode2Current trackMP3 CD operation1MP3 mode2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display

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Audio
Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (page 45)
Manual tuning (page 45)
Station selection from the Preset menu
(
page 45)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 47)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(
page 47)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 51)
Automatic seek tuning
Press
g or h .
or
Press g or G .
FM and AM Bands, Weather Band (WB)
The radio will tune in to the next receivable
station (FM, AM) or channel (WB) with de-
scending/ascending frequency depending
on the direction of seek.
WB
Alternatively, you can select the channel
directly:
Press a number key 1 through 7. Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 43).
Press
g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function is active.
or
Press H or h .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective
waveband each time one of the buttons
is pressed.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.
Selecting a station
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.

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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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Telephone*
Telephone operation
Use
g or G to select Home, Cell or
Work.
Press E.
An input menu appears.
Input menu
The Surname field is automatically
marked. Entering a surname, name or number
Use
g or G to select the name or
the number field.
You can input data:
using the selection menu
via the number keys 1 - #
Using the selection menu:
Press the Keypad soft key.
The selection menu appears.
Selection menu
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 209).
After input using the selection menu,
the input menu is displayed again. You
can select the next data field and enter
data.
Input via the number keys 1 - # :
Use buttons 1 - # to enter the data
(
page 211).
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If you have select the Cell Phone
entry, the input menu displays the
surname and number field.

126 Navigation
Important notes

Important notes
WarningG
For safety reasons, you should only enter a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
When the vehicle is in motion, a passenger
should enter the destination. Study manual
and select route before driving.
Do not watch display screen or operate but-
tons while the vehicle is in motion - let voice
instructions guide you. Stop at a safe locati-
on before using buttons or making correc-
tions.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recomm endations given.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car is co-
vering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
The route calculated by COMAND is a re-
commendation on how to best reach your
selected destination.
During route guidance, you will not receive
any information on
Traffic lights
Stop and yield signs
Parking or stopping zones
One-way streets
Narrow bridges
Similar traffic regulation data
You should therefore always strictly observe
traffic regulations while driving. Drive care-
fully and always obey tr affic laws and road
signs even if they contradict COMAND in-
structions.
WarningG
The Navigation DVD module contains a
Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is ope-
ned or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The Navigation
DVD module does not contain any parts ser-
viceable by the user. For safety reasons,
have any necessary service work performed
only by qualif ied personnel.

147
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.

148 Navigation
Destination input
Press H, h , g , G , F , f to
move the cross-hairs.
The direction of movement of the
buttons depends on the map direction
selected (
page 169).
2D North Up, 2D Heading Up:
Press F and f to move the
cross-hairs diagonally.
Bird’s-Eye View:
Use H and h to turn the map
round the vertical axis of the cross-
hairs.
Press g or G to move your
position on the map forward or
backward. This allows you to select your destination.
Release the button.
If the system is able to assign a street
name to the selected location, it is
displayed on the status bar.
In this example:
NEWPORT RD
Press
E.
The system uses the point at the center
of the cross-hairs as destination.
Route guidance will begin.
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If you press the Back soft key, your
selection will be discarded. The system
then uses the data of the previous
destination.

152 Navigation
Route guidance
Muting current voice instructions
Press J.
The current announcement is stopped.
You will hear the next navigation
announcement normally.
Switching voice instructions On/Off
Switching off
During a navigation announcement
press J for 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
The message
Voice Announcements
Muted
will appear briefly. Further route
guidance takes place using only the
symbols in the display. If a new route
guidance cycle is started, the
announcements are automatically
switched on again.
Switching on again
Press j. The navigation displays are only visible
while route guidance is active.
To switch to the navigation display from
another display, e.g.
from CD operation:
Press b or c .
Two examples are shown below:
Display example 1: The road you are currently driving on is
shown on the status bar, in this case
I-90.
The indication
120 mi is the distance to
the next driving maneuver.
If the GPS position display (
page 170) is
active, the GPS data are shown instead of
the street name.
Navigation displays
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Using the multifunction steering wheel
buttons, the display unit can be
changed between km or miles (see
your vehicle’s Operator’s Manual).
When the display unit is set to
miles, the COMAND will indicate
distances in miles (mi) or feet (ft).
When the display unit is set to km,
the COMAND will indicate
distances in kilometers (km) or
meters (m).