2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class reset

Contents
Selecting a POI around a global
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179Selecting a POI on the map . . . . .
180
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Service main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Activating the Service main menu
184
SMS (Mail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
SMS Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Reading SMS message received. .
187
Saving a sender phone number . .
188
Deleting a SMS message* . . . . . .
191
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Activating the Address

book menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Entries in the address book . . . . .
192
Selecting an entry. . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Details on an address book entry .
194
Details on a mobile phone

internal memory entry . . . . . . . . .
198
New address book entry. . . . . . . .
201
Deleting an address book entry . .
202
Using an address book entry

in other system modes . . . . . . . . .
203
Tele Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
Roadside Assistance. . . . . . . . . . .
206
Information call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
207
Remote Door Unlock and

Stolen Vehicle Recovery . . . . . . . .
208
Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Input via selection menu. . . . . . . .
209
Input via 12-button keypad. . . . . .
211
System
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
213
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
214
Setting the date/time . . . . . . . . .
214
Switching verification and

notification tones on and off. . . . .
217
Making display settings . . . . . . . .
217
Voice control system* . . . . . . . . . . . .
219
Voice control system* functions .
219
Reset function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
221
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
225

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio menu
42
2
Soft keys(multifunction keys)
3
Color display with Radio
main menu
4
1 - 0, *Station selectionSaving stations manuallySelecting a station from
the preset memory
464850
5
E Confirm
Function
Page
6
H,h,g,GFunction selectiong and Ge.g.

Automatic seek tuningH and he.g. Manual tuning
4545
7
JMuting
42
8
Volume control
35
9
e Switching on and off
34
a
d and DAutomatic seek tuningManual tuning
4545

30 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelDVD operation1DVD mode2Current sceneSatellite radio operation1SAT mode and preset channel number2Program category
Telephone* operation1Telephone* mode2Phone status3Reception strength of the mobile
phoneOne of the following will appear:
the main display with the
READY

message

a list with either a phone book entry or
one of the last 10 outgoing calls
In order to close the list display,

press t.This switches to the telephone
main display.

the message
Call
, if the system
detects an incoming call

call time and name during an active call

45
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
i
The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.

46 Audio
Radio operation
Station selection via number keypad
(presets)
FM and AM Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station. Station selection vi
a direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM bandActivate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
i
FM and AM preset s are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 48).
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM

48 Audio
Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 49)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Preset menu (
page 50)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 51)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press one of the number keys, e.g.
2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status line, e.g. “FM2”. On the memory list
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press the
Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Use H, h or g , G to highlight
the desired memory preset.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
Memory functions
i
There are 10 presets available ( 1 -
9 , 0 ).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

49
Audio
Radio operation
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the
Back soft key. Saving stations auto
matically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The autostore presets will appear.
Press E and confirm Reprogram
Autostore
.
The autostore function is active. The
radio stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
i
There are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/A M presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
i
There are 10 presets available ( 1 -
9 , 0 ).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality.

50 Audio
Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 48).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Use H, h or g , G to highlight a
memory preset in the FM/AM preset
list.
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the Radio
main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number appears.