2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class set time

Contents
Entering a house number . . . . . . . 125Entering a destination

using the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Entering a destination via geo

coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Storing map locations. . . . . . . . . .
130
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Starting route guidance menu . . .
131
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Route re-calculation . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Navigation announcements . . . . .
132
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Destination reached . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . .
135
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . .
135
Off-road and off-map . . . . . . . . . .
137
During
route
guidance . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
Showing soft key displays . . . . . .
139
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
Displaying the route on the map .
140
Displaying the route list . . . . . . . .
141
Detour function . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Stop-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
143
Defining route guidance displays .
146
Setting symbols display . . . . . . . .
147
Setting map orientation . . . . . . . .
148
Map display menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . .
149
Scales for full-screen and

split-screen map display . . . . . . . .
150
Last
destinations
and

destination
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Last destinations memory . . . . . .
151
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . .
152
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Selecting POI in the local

area of the current position . . . . .
156
Selecting POI for a selected city. .
157
Selecting POI for a long-distance

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
157
Selecting a POI using the map . . .
159
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Tele Aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . .
162
Roadside Assistance. . . . . . . . . . .
162
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Calling up the System menu . . . . .
166
Setting the date/time . . . . . . . . . .
166
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . .
168
Switching confirmation beeps and acoustic signals ON/OFF . . . . . . .
168
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
169
Reset function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
170
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177

7
Where to find itIntroduction


Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro
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vide support for you, the COMAND opera
-
tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.At a glanceHere you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time, or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first. AudioHere you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*This chapter contains all information relat
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ed to the satellite radio system.Telephone*Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers. Navigation*This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry

Route selection and calculation

Route guidance

Destination memory
ServiceThis chapter contains information con
-
cerning Tele Aid*SystemThis chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.DirectoriesThe glossary explains the most important
technical terms.The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

32 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de
-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.

After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),or onthe interior ambient noises of the vehi
-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys
-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
29)
.

Press the
Balance
soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Balance
iFor Navigation* a different balance set
-
ting is possible. You find the descrip
-
tion under “
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements
”
( page
113)
.

45 Audio
Radio operation

Press the number buttons in
succession:
!
,
, and

.
Each number entered appears in the
display.

The system tunes to the frequency en
-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.
Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.

Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
40)
.
Each time you press the
WB soft key the
system will tune to the strongest re
-
ceivable station.
Tuning via station search On the COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
40)
.
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press
-
or
,
.
The search begins descending or as
-
cending.The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Audio display ( page
27)
.

Press
j or
k.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sort
-
ed in preset 1 to 7 each time you press
the WB soft key. They are accessed us
-
ing the number keypad.

Press one of the number keys

3
- 
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re
-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.Tuning to a station on Weather Band

81 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Tuning via station presets Ten satellite radio station presets are avail
-
able.

You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keys 
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu. 
Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets list appears.

Use

or

to choose a preset and
press

;
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via manual channel inputExample: Tuning in channel 12
Press
2
.

Press
3
and

.
The system tunes to channel 12.
Tuning via the program category list The category list contains all currently re
-
ceivable categories of programs. It is sort
-
ed alphabetically.Only one entry is visible at a time. The en
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try appears at the top of the main screen.Selecting a category Example 1: category
ALL
The station list of category
All
contains all
receivable channels (channel mode).

Use

or

to select the category
All
from the list.
iThe Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.
iIf an entry is made and the channel is
not available, the message
Channel
unavailable
appears. The channel se
-
lected last continues playing.


115 Navigation*
Destination entry


Destination entry
Entering charactersFor character entry, the 12 button keypad
or the keypad menu can be used.
Entering a character via keypad menu
Use

, 
, 
, 
,+
or
(
to
select a character
.

Press

.
The character is entered.
Entering a character via 12 button key
-
pad
Use the
3
- "
keys to enter a char
-
acter.A key must be pressed once or several
times in quick succession:After pressing the first time, the char
-
acter display 1 appears.
1Character display
Entering dataiFor more convenient entry, COMAND
offers only available characters from
the character set based on your selec
-
tions and the data stored on the navi
-
gation DVD.

The character selected appears magni
-
fied or black.

The system will complete the entry if
the input matches data stored on the
navigation DVD.
iSymbol “
” represents a space.
iUse
"
to enter a space.


131 Navigation*
Route guidance


Route guidance
You can start route guidance when the
destination input is complete and Start
Route
Guidance
is displayed at the
bottom of the main area.
Besides starting route guidance the follow
-
ing soft keys are available:
Map
soft key

Provides access to further destination
input directly via road map ( page
127)
,

Mode
soft key

For setting the route mode ( page
113)
,

Save
soft key

Stores the entered destination in the
destination memory
( page
153)
,

POIs
soft key

A POI on or near the destination can be
entered
( page
156)
.

To start route guidance, press

.
The route is calculated and route guid
-
ance begins.
aDepending on the distance to the destina
-
tion, route calculation can take some time.
While the route is being calculated,
Read
-
ing Navi DVD...Please Wait
and an ar
-
row pointing towards the destination are
displayed. Once route calculation is com
-
plete, route guidance begins.Because of changes in local traffic patterns
(e.g. road works) and/or incomplete data,
errors in calculation may occur.
As a result, the recommended route may
deviate from the ideal route. The data
stored on the DVD only reflects local con
-
ditions at the time of DVD production. DVD
maps may not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The system will calculate a new route dur
-
ing active route guidance if the driver fails
to follow the route guidance.During recalculation,
NEW
RTE
is displayed.
The arrow is not solid.
Starting route guidance menu
Route calculation
Route re-calculation

134 Navigation*Route guidanceThe currently selected map scale is shown
in the left-hand corner of the bottom status
bar
.

Press any soft key.The soft key displays appear.

Press the
or
soft key.
Depending on your selection, the map
will zoom in and display greater detail
or zoom out and show a wider area.

The map scale bar in the status bar will
show the map scale currently selected.
Map orientationDuring route guidance, a symbol will ap
-
pear on the left of the bottom status bar if
map display is switched ON:
North symbol

:
Fixed map orientation, north is always
pointing up;
or
Compass symbol
:
Dynamic map orientation, driving direc
-
tion is always pointing up.
Map orientation can be set (
 page
148).
Changing map displayThe map display can be switched between
split-screen mode and full-screen mode
manually or automatically. 
Split-screen mode

The map is shown on the left, while in
-
formation concerning the next driving
maneuver is shown on the right.

Full-screen mode

The map covers the entire screen.
Switching manually:
Press
%
.
Each time
%
is pressed, the system
alternates between split-screen and
full-screen display mode.
Switching automatically:See “Automatic map toggling” ( page
149)
.
iThe display unit can be changed to km
or miles using the control system (see
your vehicle Operator's Manual).

When the display unit is set to miles,
the COMAND will indicate distances in
miles (mi) or feet (ft).

When the display unit is set to km, the
COMAND will indicate distances in kilo
-
meters (km) and meters (m). iIf no soft key is selected within

approx. 8 seconds, the soft key display
will disappear.