2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class sat nav

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

Press

or

:
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing the balance accordingly.
Storing new settings:
Press

or the
Back
soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
For the following operating modes, differ
-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se
-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)

Radio (AM waveband)

Radio (Weather Band)

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*

Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an
-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
113)
.
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
29)
.

Press the
Bass
or
Treble
soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Bass and treble


78 Satellite radio*General informationSirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan
-
nels, so called streams, of digital-quality
radio, among others music, sports, news,
and entertainment free of commercials.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day, coast-to-coast, in the contiguous US.This diverse, satellite-delivered program
-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip
-
tion fee.

For more information and service availabil
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ity, call the Sirius Service Center ( page
84), or contact

www.siriusradio.comProgram categoriesThe channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode) ( page
81)
.
Category selection
ALL
contains the sta
-
tion list of all receivable channels (channel
mode)
( page
81)
.
Introduction to satellite radio
iAdditional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel
-
lite radio service provider are required
for the satellite radio operation de
-
scribed in this chapter.

Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.Note that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, chan
-
nel and categories shown in illustra
-
tions and descriptions contained in this
manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
iSatellite radio service may be unavail
-
able or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi
-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things we can't control. Ser
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vice might also not be available in cer
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tain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking
garages, or within or next to buildings)
or near other technologies.

81 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Tuning via station presets Ten satellite radio station presets are avail
-
able.

You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keys 
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu. 
Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets list appears.

Use

or

to choose a preset and
press

;
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via manual channel inputExample: Tuning in channel 12
Press
2
.

Press
3
and

.
The system tunes to channel 12.
Tuning via the program category list The category list contains all currently re
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ceivable categories of programs. It is sort
-
ed alphabetically.Only one entry is visible at a time. The en
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try appears at the top of the main screen.Selecting a category Example 1: category
ALL
The station list of category
All
contains all
receivable channels (channel mode).

Use

or

to select the category
All
from the list.
iThe Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.
iIf an entry is made and the channel is
not available, the message
Channel
unavailable
appears. The channel se
-
lected last continues playing.


148 Navigation*During route guidanceOne of the following orientations can be
selected:
2D North
up
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;

2D Heading
up
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc
-
tion is always pointing up.

In the Display menu
( page
146)
,
press the
View
soft key.
Both options appear.
Changing map orientation 
Use

or

to select the desired
option.

Press

.
The orientation changes.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can set the following to be displayed in
the status bar:
Time of arrival/Dist. to Dest.

If the full-screen map display is activat
-
ed
( page
134)
, the estimated time of
arrival and the remaining distance to
the destination will be displayed. If you
have entered a stopover destination ( page
143)
, the corresponding data
will be displayed.

Current-Location display

If the full-screen map display is activat
-
ed
( page
134)
, the following data will
be displayed:
The current position as coordi
-
nates.

The number of satellites that can
currently be received.

The current elevation (ALT = altitu
-
de) above sea level.
Setting map orientation
iEmpty circle
= deactivated

Solid circle
= activated
iDuring route guidance, a symbol will
appear on the left-hand side of the bot
-
tom status bar if map display is
switched ON.
North symbol
:
Fixed map orientation, north is al
-
ways pointing up;

Compass symbol
:
Dynamic map orientation, driving
direction is always pointing up.
Map display menu

166 SystemSystem settings
Press

.
The System menu appears.
Selectable soft keys
Time
soft key

For setting the date and time

Lang.
soft key

For setting the language
( page
168)

Tones
soft key

For switching confirmation beeps

and acoustic signals ON and OFF ( page
168)

Display
soft key

For changing the display settings ( page
169)

Reset
soft key

For resetting COMAND to the factory
settings
( page
170)

Press the
Time
soft key.
The Date/Time setting menu appears.
The following options are now available:
Setting the time

Setting the date

Setting the date/time format
Setting the time The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat
-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.

This enhances:
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and

correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Calling up the System menu
Setting the date/time
iThere is no automatic change from day
-
light saving time to standard time.

This has to be changed manually.When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.

173 Glossary
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
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Binary digi
t)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate (MP3)
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans
-
mitted 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.
CD
(Compact
Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
->CD which can be read and written but
not deleted.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit
Man
agement and
Data Sys
-
tem)

Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys
-
tems, including the radio and CD play
-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(Digital
Versatile
Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im
-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu
-
ments.
GPS
(Global
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.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line runningthrough Greenwich, England.
Glossary

177 Index
AAccepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Answering calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 32Autostore (in Radio mode) . . . . . 43,
46
BBalance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,
173
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
65
Bluetooth®notes about. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 CCall (telephone)answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,
99
outgoing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94CALL CONNECTED . . . . . . . . . . 162,
163
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Calling up Destination Memory . . . 152
Cancellingroute guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135Caring forCDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,
55,
64
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 81CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173see also MP3 CDcopy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,
66
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,
68
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,
65
random . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18permissible file system (MP3) . . . . . . 64permissible MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 64permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 64switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64CD slotCD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,
66
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17single CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
173
CD-RW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
173
Changingdetour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 145CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 81COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166ControlsCD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 26Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 128Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,
66
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,
65
Current navigation announcement 132repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Current vehicle positionstoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Index

179 Index
JJoliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
64,
174
LLanguage setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Last destinations memory . . . . . . . 151selecting destination. . . . . . . . . . . . 151starting route guidance to

Last destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,
174
List (Satellite radio mode)program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81List (Telephone mode)accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Loading CDin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Loading navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 109Location determination. . . . . . . . . . 110Logic7® Surround. . . . . . . . . . . 35,
174
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,
174
MManual tuning (in Radio mode) . . . . 44Memorydestination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,
45,
46
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 163Missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Mix, see randomMPEG1 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . . 56,
64
MPEG2 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 64MPEG2.5 Audio Layer 3. . . . . . . . . . . 64MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . 55tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . . 56tips on data storage media . . . . . . . . 54MP3 CDejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
64
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 55permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 56safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Multi session (MP3 CDs). . . . . . 55,
174
Multifunction steering wheelControls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 NNavigation announcementssee also current navigation announce
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mentafter vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 110switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24