2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

105 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)
The SMS inbox offers the following op
-
tions:
Switching between subject and sender.

Reading a message
( page
105)
.

Deleting a message
( page
106)
.
Switching between subject and sender The incoming SMS can be displayed by the
sender or the subject. In the SMS inbox ( page
104)
you can either see the
Subject
soft key or the
Sender
soft key.

Press the
Subject
soft key.
The first characters of the message
text(s) appears;
or

Press the
Sender
soft key.
The name(s) or phone number(s) of the
message sender(s) appear(s).

In the SMS inbox
( page
104)
,
use

or

to select a message.

Press

.
The message text appears.

To scroll through the message text,
press

or

as required.
Switching between subject and senderYou can either see the
Sender
soft key or
the
Subject
soft key.

Press the
Sender
soft key
.
The sender’s name appears if it is
saved in the phone book. If not, only
the phone number appears;
or
iThe
symbol at the beginning of a list
entry indicates that the message has
not been read.
iThe sender’s number only appears if it
has been transmitted.The sender’s name only appears if the
number and the name are stored in the
phone book
( page
101)
.
Reading a message


106 Telephone*SMS (Mail)
Press the
Subject
soft key.
The message text appears.

To return to the SMS inbox, press the
back soft key.

In the SMS inbox
( page
104)
,
use

or

to select the message
to be deleted.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete prompt is displayed.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
The message is now deleted.

Press the
Back
soft key or

.
This returns you to the Telephone main
menu.Deleting a message Exiting from the SMS menu

107
Important notes
Navigation main menu
Destination entryRoute guidance
During
route
guidance
Last
destinations
and
destination
memory
POIs (Points of Interest)
Navigation*

108 Navigation*Important notesSafety instructionsWarning
G
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 navi
-
gation announcements guide you. Stop at a
safe location before using buttons or mak
-
ing corrections.Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given. Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate
-
ly 14 m) every second.
Warning
G
The route calculated by COMAND is a rec
-
ommendation on how to best reach your se
-
lected 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 traffic laws and road
signs even if they contradict COMAND in
-
structions.
Warning
G
The Navigation DVD module contains a

Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is
opened or damaged.Do not remove the cover. The Navigation
DVD module does not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe
-
ty reasons, have any service work which
may be necessary performed only by quali
-
fied personnel.

109 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga
-
tion DVD.Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the SLK-Class (R171)
COMAND system. No other CDs or DVDs
will work. Using other navigation CDs or
DVDs might lead to malfunctions.Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con
-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.
The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation computer.

The navigation computer is mounted in the
center of the trunk.1Ejecting DVDs 2DVD slot
Loading 
Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
face up.The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
Ejecting 
Press

1 and wait until the naviga
-
tion computer ejects the DVD.
.The navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada. Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD ( page
109)
.
Tips on the navigation DVD
Loading/ejecting the DVD iYour Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre
-
spond to the IEC
60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
Travelling abroad

110 Navigation*Important notesIf your vehicle has been transported by a
car, train or ferry, COMAND may require
some time to find its exact position.
COMAND may issue navigation announce
-
ments not suited to your actual position. Moving the vehicle a few yards is typically
enough to remedy the situation. While determining the exact position,
route guidance is subject to the following
restrictions: 
COMAND does not output navigation
announcements.

The display
OFF
ROAD
and an arrow indi
-
cating the direction of the destination
appear instead of the detailed naviga
-
tion displays.
Once the system is correctly repositioned,
route guidance continues with navigation
announcements and detailed navigation
displays.
The following instructions have to be fol
-
lowed when interrupting a trip during route
guidance, and later continuation:
Continuation of the trip within 2
hours
after interruption:
The system automatically resumes
route guidance.

Continuation of the trip between
2 and
12 hours after interruption:

Continue Route guidance manually
in the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.
Route guidance with GPSiGPS (
Global
Positioning
System) sig
-
nals received make it possible to deter
-
mine the current vehicle position.Deviations from the actual position
may occur 
if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed, e. g. in parking garages
and tunnels

if road conditions are bad

depending on the vehicle’s location
Determination of location after

vehicle transport
iThe navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer
( page
109)
.
Trip interruption during route guid
-
ance iTrip interruption means parking the ve
-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.Trip continuation means trip continua
-
tion with COMAND switched ON.

111 Navigation*
Important notes

Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption: Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the Last destinations
memory
( page
151)
,
or
Re-enter the destination ( page
115)
.
Some menus provide lists from which you
can select an item.Example: Menu to select a street
You can select a list item using

or

.
If, as shown in the example, you can see
the
Page
soft keys, then you can use the
soft keys to scroll up or down the list, page
by page.
As soon as you reach the beginning or end
of a list, the appropriate soft key is deacti
-
vated.
Selection lists

112 Navigation*Navigation main menu
Press

.
The Navigation main menu appears if
no route guidance is active.
aa
Use

or

to select a menu item
and press

;
or

Press one of the soft keys.The selected menu or the selected soft
key function appears.
Selectable menu items
Continue route guidance
:
Continues a cancelled route guidance,

Destination memory
:
Destinations can be selected from the Destination memory
( page
153)
,

Destination entry
:
Provides access to the Destination en
-
try menu
( page
115)
,

Last destinations
:
You can select from the list of last des
-
tinations
( page
151)
, or of such that
have been saved as current locations ( page
130)
.

POIs
:
(Points
of Interest)

Provides access to POIs input ( page
155)
. POIs include gas sta
-
tions, airports, rest areas, hospitals,
etc.
Calling up the Navigation main menuiIf route guidance is active, a prompt is
displayed instead, asking if route guid
-
ance is to be cancelled
( page
135)
.
iThis menu item only appears:
if the route guidance had previously
been interrupted
( page
135)
, and
less than 30 minutes have expired
since the interruption,
or
if the trip was interrupted and is to
be continued 2 - 12 hours after in
-
terruption
( page
110)
.
iDestination memory
( page
152)
and
Last destinations
( page
151)

can be selected only if destinations are
already stored in the system.