2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class navigation system

145 Navigation*
During route guidance

Use

or

to select a destination
from the list.

The
Page
soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.

Press the
Details
soft key if you want
to see details of a selected destination.
The details disappear again after

approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details
soft key again.

Press

to confirm the selection of the
destination.
The system begins to calculate the
route to the selected stop-over destina
-
tion.
Changing/deleting the stop-over desti
-
nation 
The soft key displays are shown ( page
139)
.
.
iThe arrows point in the direction of the
destination.

Distance information specifies the di
-
rect distance to the destination.
iA stop-over destination can be
changed or deleted only while the route
guidance to this stop-over is active (in
-
dicated by
.
If no route guidance to a stop-over des
-
tination is active yet
( page
144)
.


147 Navigation*
During route guidance
You can select which POIs will appear as
symbols on the map.
In the Display menu
( page
146)

press the
Symbols
soft key.
The available options appear.

Use

or

to select an option.

Press

.
The selected option is activated. A solid
circle
designates an activated op
-
tion.
Standard
option:

The symbols for the system default
setting are displayed on the map;

Personal
option:

The symbols to be displayed can be
selected from a list
( page
147)
;

None
option:

No symbols will be displayed on the
map.
Setting personal symbol display 
After activating the
Personal
option
( page
147)
, press the
Change
soft
key.The list of available symbols appears.

Use

or

to select a list entry.

Press

to activate or deactivate a se
-
lected symbol depending on its previ
-
ous state.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
The setting is stored.
Setting symbols display iThe symbols are on display only if the
map scale is set at 0.05 mi (50 m),

0.1 mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or

0.5 mi (500 m).To set the map scale (
 page
133).
iThe
Change
soft key is only available if
the
Personal
option is selected. Other
-
wise, it will appear shaded out.
iEmpty square
= symbol deactivated

Solid square
= symbol activated
Any number of symbols can be activat
-
ed.

149 Navigation*
During route guidance

No display

The name of the current road is dis
-
played.

In the Display menu
( page
146)
,
press the
Map
soft key.
The possible options appear.

Use

or

to select the desired
option.

Press

.
The map display is switched.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
If you have set the map view to full screen ( page
134)
and the automatic map tog
-
gling function is activated, then the follow
-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.

As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF 
In the Display menu
( page
146)
,
press the
Auto
soft key.
Option
On or
Off
appears.

Use

or

to select the desired
option.
iThe COMAND uses GPS to calculate
the elevation above sea level. For rea
-
sons of tolerance, this value may devi
-
ate from the actual value.
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.Automatic map toggling
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.


153 Navigation*
Last destinations and destination memory
Deleting an entry from the Destination
memory 
Select a destination.

Press the
Delete
soft key.
A delete entry prompt appears.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
The system deletes the entry from the
destination memory.
Storing a destination in the

Destination memory 
In the Start Route Guidance menu ( page
131)
, press the
Save
soft key;
or
Select an entry from the
Last

destinations
memory
( page
151)

and press the
Save
soft key.
The system automatically shows a de
-
fault name (the city if applicable) as
Destination name; however, another
name can be chosen.
Storing under the default name
Press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
The system will store the destination
under the default name.
Storing under a different nameFor a name upper and lower case, accents,
special characters and numbers can be en
-
tered.

Press the
Delete
soft key to delete the
default name.
ok
iThe name must have at least one char
-
acter.


154 Navigation*Last destinations and destination memoryTo select lower or upper case or to select
special characters, the following shift
fields on the display are available:
= upper case = lower case = special characters

Use

, 
or

to select one of
the shift fields.

Press

.

Use

, 
, ,

, +
or
(
to
select the characters. Press

after
each selection.

If necessary, press the
Delete
soft key
to delete the character last entered.

Upon completion of the name entry
press and hold

for approx. 2 sec
-
onds;
or
Use

or

to select the
sym
-
bol and press

.
The system will save the entry.
ABCabc...
iDo not confuse the
Delete
soft key (de
-
letion of the last character) with the Back
soft key (deletion of the complete
entry).
ok

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.

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

170 SystemSystem settingsAdjusting display brightness 
In the Display Settings menu, press the Bright.
soft key.
The Brightness display appears.

Press

or

.
The brightness changes accordingly.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings. In addition, it deletes:
Telephone*: All phone book entries

SMS: All SMS messages.

Navigation*: All entries in the Destina
-
tion memory and in the Last destina
-
tions memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu
( page
166)
.

Press the
Reset
soft key.
A prompt appears asking if resetting
the system and deleting the data is re
-
ally intended.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
You are prompted again to confirm if
you really want to reset the system and
delete the data.
Reset function