2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class service

162 ServiceTele Aid*Tele Aid* incorporates the following func
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tions:
Emergency call system

Roadside Assistance

Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys
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tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig
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gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op
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erator's Manual for additional information.If the system initiates an emergency call, Connecting
appears on the display.
During the emergency call Call
Connected
appears on the display.
No operation from COMAND is possible.
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi
-
cle are experienced. Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.

Connecting
appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message Call Connected
appears on the display.
Even after termination of the connection,
the service may remain active for up to an
-
other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re
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quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.
During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a

Mercedes-Benz Center.Cancelling text messages 
Press

after you have read the mes
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sage.The message disappears.
Starting route guidanceYou are prompted to confirm if route guid
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ance to the address is to be started.
Use

to select the
Yes
menu item
and confirm with

.
The system starts the route calcula
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tion, and subsequently the route guid
-
ance to the defined address ( page
131)
.
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

163 Service
Tele Aid*
Terminating the connectionOn the COMAND control unit
Press
/
.
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Press
t
.
COMAND reverts to the system last ac
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tive before Tele Aid* was activated.
A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re
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garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser
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vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi
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cle Operator's Manual for additional
information. When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re
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sponse Center is initiated,
Connecting
ap
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pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes
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sage
Call Connected
appears on the dis
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play.Even after the connection has been termi
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nated, the service will remain active for 5
minutes in order to transmit any required
data. During this time, phone calls can not
be made, nor can SMS messages be re
-
ceived.The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer
-
cedes-Benz Center.Cancelling text messages 
Press

after you have read the mes
-
sage.The message disappears.
Starting route guidanceYou are prompted to confirm if route guid
-
ance to the address is to be started.

Use

to select the
Yes
menu item
and confirm with

.
The system starts the route calcula
-
tion, and subsequently the route guid
-
ance to the defined address ( page
131)
Information

174 GlossaryGSM
(Global
System for
Mobile communica
-
tion) A standard network protocol used
throughout the world for digital cellular
communication.
ID3 tag
Additional information which may be
included in MP3 files (e.g. title, artist,
album).
ISO9660
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Joliet
Standard for recording data on CDs.
Latitude
One of the two ->coordinates that

indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface. The latitude indi
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cates the north-south position in rela
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tion to the equator.
LOGIC7
®
A 7-channel surround matrix that con
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verts any 2-channel material into
breathtaking multi-channel surround
sound, creating a natural, 360-degree
“enveloping” soundfield with a maxi
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mum “audio sweetspot” for all passen
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gers.
Longitude
One of the two ->coordinates that

indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface. The longitude indi
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cates the east-west position in relation
to the ->Greenwich meridian.
MP3
The term used in everyday speech for

MPEG1 Audio Layer 3.
Multi session
A method for recording data, e.g. for
CDs. Data is written to the CD in a num
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ber of sessions.
PIN
(Personal
Identification
Number)
Personal identification number, must
be entered to activate the telephone.
POI
(Point
of Interest)
Points of Interest include service sta
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tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi
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tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth
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er services within the network.
PUK
(Personal
Unblocking
Key)
Must be entered if the wrong PIN was
entered three consecutive times.

175 Glossary
Root directory
The uppermost directory on a storage
medium.
Scan rate (MP3)
Indicates the frequency at which volt
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age samples are taken during the con
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version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig
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nals.
SCAN search
Plays receivable radio stations, or CD
tracks in succession, each for approx.
8 seconds.
SIM
(Subscriber
Identity
Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for access
-
ing a mobile communication network.
SMS
(Short
Message
Service)
With this function, you can receive,
read and delete short text messages

(if SMS service is provided by your ser
-
vice provider).
Soft keys
Keys to activate different functions,

depending on the selected operating
mode.
Tele Aid
(Tele
matic
Alarm
Identification on
De-
mand)The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and man
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ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially

activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain
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tance call. The Tele Aid system is operational pro
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vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail
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able.
Unlock code
Your unlock code prevents unautho
-
rized persons from using your tele
-
phone. The unlock code is a number
string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
UTC
(Universal
Time
Coordinated)

The mean sun time associated with lon
-
gitude zero (world time). It functions as
basis for the time zones.
WB
Weather
Band

182 IndexSingle CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Sirius Satellite Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Sirius Service Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79calling the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84SMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105Soft key displaysshowing in Navigation mode . . . . . . 139Soft keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,
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Sound functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Speed dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Startingroute guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131Station (radio)presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,
45,
46
search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,
45
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,
45
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Station (satellite radio)presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81scan search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 143changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Storingcurrent location as home address. . 117current location as homeaddress . . 117destination in Destination memory . 152station (Radio mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46station (Satellite radio mode) . . . . . . 84Subscriber Identity Modulesee SIM card
Switchingdisplay design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27phone book display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102sound functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34to Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76to CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64to MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57to Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112to Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40to Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48to Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92waveband (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Switching ON/OFFCOMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . . . . 99mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39navigation announcements . . . . . . . 132telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89System languagesetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166