2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class set time

135 Navigation*
Route guidance
.Route guidance ends when the selected
destination is reached.

In navigation mode, press

.
A prompt as to whether or not route
guidance is to be cancelled appears.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
Route guidance is cancelled. After a
short time, the Navigation main menu
appears.
iDepending on the map display setting ( page
148)
, in the full-screen mode
the status bar will be display:
the estimated time of arrival/re
-
maining distance to the destination
or stopover destination

the position display
Destination reached
Cancelling route guidance iRoute guidance can be continued again
in the Navigation main menu ( page
112)
.
Partially digitized areasiThe digital map may contain areas that
are only partially digitized although
they are within a digitized region.
Warning
G
Due to incomplete digitization, the route
shown on the map may differ from the actual
road/traffic situation.If you follow the route shown on the map, for
example, it is possible that you could drive
the wrong way down a one-way street or
that a street cannot be driven on.When using route guidance in a partially dig
-
itized area, you must therefore be sure to
observe all relevant traffic regulations and
the course of the road.All relevant traffic regulations and the
course of the road always take priority over
the route shown on the map.

139 Navigation*
During route guidance


During
route
guidance
Using the soft keys, diverse menus or dis
-
plays can be requested and settings ad
-
justed during route guidance.COMAND automatically hides the soft key
displays, when not activated, after a cer
-
tain period of time.
Press any soft key while route guidance
is active.The soft key displays appear.
Selectable soft keys
Info
soft key

Provides access to the Info menu ( page
139)
,

Detour
soft key

Provides access to the Detour function ( page
141)
,

St-over
soft key

Provides access to the stop-over func
-
tion
( page
143)
,

Symbol
soft key

Provides access to setting the symbols
display
( page
147)
,

Memory
soft key

Stores the current position ( page
130)
,

Display
soft key

Provides access to the Display menu ( page
146)
,

soft key

The map scale will change to display a
more detailed map,

soft key

The map scale will change to display a
map that shows a wider area.

If the soft key displays are shown ( page
139)
, press the
Info
soft key.
The Info menu appears. It shows the
main destination
and a stop-over
destination
that may have been en
-
tered.
Showing soft key displays
Info menu
s


140 Navigation*During route guidance1Estimated time of arrival2Remaining driving time in hours and
minutes3Remaining journey (distance)1, 2 and 3 refer to the stop-over desti
-
nation. You'll only see the details for the fi
-
nal destination when you arrive at your
stopover and the system has calculated
the route to the main destination.
Selectable soft keys
Route
soft key:

Provides access to the display of the
route on the map,

Mode
soft key:

Provides access to the setting of the
route mode
( page
113)
.

In the Info menu, press the
Route
soft
key.
The map appears. The route remaining
is highlighted in blue. The destination is marked with a flag , any stop-over destination is marked with a flag

. The current vehicle posi
-
tion is identified with the
symbol.

Depending on the distance to the des
-
tination, it may take some time before
the route display appears.
iThe estimated time of arrival does not
refer to the time zone of destination,
but always refers to the time zone of
the vehicle's current location. For a
correct calculation, make sure that the
system clock is set correctly ( page
166)
.
Displaying the route on the map
s

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.

167 System
System settings

Use

or

to select the hours or
the minutes.

Press

or

.
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.Setting the minutes:

With GPS reception, each time you
press

or

changes the time in in
-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.Setting the hours:

Each time you press

or

, the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the date 
Use

or

to select the day, the
month or the year.

Press

or

.
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Setting the Date/Time format 
Press the
Format
soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.iThe date can be set only if GPS recep
-
tion is available.
iList entry 1-3: Date formatsList entry 4 and 5: Time formats

(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex
-
ample below.)Solid circle
: format set

Empty circle
: format not set


168 SystemSystem settingsSetting the format
Use

or

to select a format.

Press

.
The appropriate format is selected.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce
-
ments.

In the System menu
( page
166)
,
press the
Lang.
soft key.
The language list is displayed.
The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings
:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster (
 Vehicle Operator’s manual);

All other options:

The system switches to the requested
language.

Use

or

to select an entry.

Press

.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.

In the System menu, press the ( page
166)
Tones
soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis
-
played.
iList entry 1-3: Date formatsList entry 4 and 5: Time formats

(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex
-
ample below.)Solid circle
: format set

Empty circle
: format not set
Setting the language
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF

169 System
System settings

Use

or

to select an entry.

Press

.
The requested sounds are switched ON
or OFF.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.

Open the System menu
( page
166)
.

Press the
Display
soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.
The following option and soft key are avail
-
able:
Switching the display dimming charac
-
teristic

Bright.
soft key

Provides access to adjusting the dis
-
play brightness
( page
170)
Setting the display dimming

characteristics You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day
mode
:
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.

Night
mode
:
The display is constantly set to night
-
time design.

Automatic
:
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus
-
ter.

Use

or

to select an entry.

Press

.
iThe square next to a list entry shows
the status.Empty square
= sound OFF

Solid square
= sound ON
Display settings