2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class phone

101 Telephone*
Phone book


Phone book
The phone book contains all entries of the
cell phone memory. On the COMAND control unit
Press the
soft key in the Telephone
main menu
( page
92)
.
The Phone Book menu appears. The
first list entry is highlighted automati
-
cally.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display
( page
28)
.

Press
j or k.
A phone book entry appears on the
multifunction display.
An example for the Phone Book menu is
shown above. It shows a list of the phone
book entries whose names start with the
letter
B. Displayed in the status bar is the
number of the highlighted name, in this ex
-
ample 18005551212.
iIf a GSM phone is used, the phone book
contains all entries of the telephone
phone book.Opening the phone bookiIf no numbers are stored in the phone
book, the
soft key is shaded out
and without function.
Phone Book menu
iVarious icons may be assigned to the
phone numbers, depending on the en
-
try made on the telephone:
Home number

Work number

Fax number

Main number

Mobile number

Pager number
In the instrument cluster the name of
the category assigned to the phone
number, e.g.
Home
, appears in the mul
-
tifunction display.

102 Telephone*Phone bookThe following options are now available:
Switching between number and name
display

Selecting a phone book entry and es
-
tablishing a connection
( page
102)

Deleting a phone book entry ( page
103)
Switching between number and name
display
Open the phone book from COMAND ( page
101)
.

Press the
123
soft key.
The phone book switches to number
display. The status bar shows the name
of the highlighted entry;
or

Press the
ABC
soft key.
The phone book switches to name dis
-
play. The status bar shows the number
of the highlighted entry.
On the COMAND control unit
Open the phone book
( page
101)
.
The list of phone book entries stored
on your cell phone appears.
Changing initials: 
Press

or

once or repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes to the next letter up or
down.
At the end of the list of letters is the
category
Other
. This category com
-
bines all entries without a name, or en
-
tries whose names start with a special
character (e.g.
* or
#).
Selecting an entry: 
If necessary, change the initial.

Select an entry using

or

.
If you press and hold either one of the
buttons, the scrolling up or down accel
-
erates.
Establishing a connection: 
Press
0
.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the selected number.
Selecting a phone book entry and es
-
tablishing a connection

103 Telephone*
Phone book
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display
( page
28)
.

Press
j or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown in the multi
-
function display.

Press
s
.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the selected number.

Select the phone book entry to be de
-
leted from COMAND
( page
102)
.

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

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
The entry is deleted.Deleting a phone book entry

104 Telephone*SMS (Mail)SMS messages can be received if your ve
-
hicle is equipped with a telephone and
SMS messaging is available from your car
-
rier.Received messages are saved in the folder
SMS inbox.

Open the Telephone main menu ( page
92)
.

Press the
SMS
soft key.
The folder SMS inbox appears.
The SMS inbox shows the list of received
messages. The list is sorted chronological
-
ly, the last message received is displayed
at the top of the list.The corresponding date and time appears
in the status bar when the selected mes
-
sage has been received.
Use

or

to select another mes
-
sage.
iIncoming new messages are indicated
by the
symbol in the status bar.

Symbol
appears in the status bar if
the SMS memory is full.In addition, a corresponding message
is displayed when the folder is opened.
SMS inboxiIf no SMS messages have been re
-
ceived the
SMS
soft key is without func
-
tion and therefore shaded out.

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

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
-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig
-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op
-
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
-
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
-
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)
.
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
-
tive before Tele Aid* was activated.
A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re
-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser
-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi
-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information. When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re
-
sponse Center is initiated,
Connecting
ap
-
pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes
-
sage
Call Connected
appears on the dis
-
play.Even after the connection has been termi
-
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