2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class phone

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

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

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

indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface. The longitude indi
-
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
-
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
-
tions, rest areas, parking lots, hospi
-
tals, sight-seeing points, etc.
Provider
Service provider offering access to a
mobile communication network or oth
-
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
-
age samples are taken during the con
-
version of an analog signal into a digital
signal. The analog-to-digital converter
converts the samples into digital sig
-
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
-
ual emergency, roadside assistance
and information. Tele Aid is initially

activated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain
-
tance call. The Tele Aid system is operational pro
-
vided the vehicle's battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage are avail
-
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

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

178 Index DDeletingdestinationfrom Destination memory . . . . . . 153from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 152detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 145Destinationdeletingfrom Destination memory . . . . . . 153from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 152Last destinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155storing in destination memory . . . . 153Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 152calling up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152starting route guidance . . . . . . . . . . 152storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153Detour (navigation)changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142Dialed calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Displayadjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 170switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 140DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 109,
173
EEjecting CDin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58in Single CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 109Emergency call “911” . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 162Ending call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,
99
ENTER UNLOCK CODE. . . . . . . . . . . . 87Enteringfrequency (in Radio mode) . . . . . . . . 44home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91unlock code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 FFile structure (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Folder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173random (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62repeat (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62selecting (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Forwardin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Frequency input (Radio mode) . . . . . 44 GGlobal Positioning Systemsee GPSGPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Greenwich meridian. . . . . . . . . . . . . 173GSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,
101,
174
HHands-free microphoneswitching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Home addressentering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 IID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
174
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
174

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
-
mentafter vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 110switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

180 IndexNavigation soft key displaysshowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139NO HOME ADDRESS STORED . . . . . 116NO SERV.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,
93
Normal sequencein CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 OOutgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 PPermissiblebit rates (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
65
file system (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64file systems (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,
64
MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
64
Personal Identification Numbersee PINPersonal Unblocking Keysee PUKPhone book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103selecting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
switching display between number

and name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102PHONE NOT INSTALLED . . . . . . . . . . 89PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174entering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91PLEASE INSERT PHONE. . . . . . . . 88,
89
PLEASE INSERT SIM CARD . . . . . . . . 89POI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Points of interestsee POIPresetsin Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42in Satellite radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . 81Program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Program category list . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Program type listsee program category listProvider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174PUK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,
174
RRadio mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
RandomCD (CD changer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75track (CD changer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75track (MP3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62track (single CD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Reading SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105READY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Redial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Refusing call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Repeatfolder (MP3 mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62trackin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . 74in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reset function (system) . . . . . . . . . 170Reversein CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 162ROAMING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Root directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56,
175
Route display (Navigation mode). . 140