2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class ESP

X
Con firm Sel ect by
pre ssin gth e9 but ton.
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSys tem
car ries outtheact ion ordisp lays a
subm enufor theitem sele cted intheDV D
men u.
X Ifreq uired ,sele ctfrom thefur ther opt ions.
The Rear Seat Entertainm entSys tem then
swit ches back totheDV Dmen u.
i Depen dingon theDV D,themen uitems :
Bac k(to movie) ,
Pla y ,
Sto p ,
., /orGo Up may
not
fun ction ornotfun ction atcer tainpoin tsin
th eDV Dmen u.To ind icat eth is, theK
symb olappear sin thedisp lay.
St opp ingafilm orskip pingto the
beginn ingorend ofas cene X
Se lec tany men uitem fromthe DVD menu .
Th emenu appe ars.
X To sto pthe film: select the Stop menu
ite ma ndpre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X To skipto the endof asc en e:sel ect
the / menu itema ndpre ssthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
X To skiptoth ebeginnin gof as cene:
selec tthe . menu itemandpress the
9 button toconfirm .
Moving upone level inthe DVD menu X
Option 1:press the% backbutton or
select thecorresponding menuiteminthe
DVD menu. X
Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theGoUp menu
iteminthe menu
and press the9button toconfirm .
Back tothe film X
Option 1:press the% backbutton
repeatedly untilyouseethefilm orselect
the corresponding menuiteminthe DVD
menu.
X Option 2:select anymenu iteminthe DVD
menu.
X Select theBack (to movie) menu
itemin
the menu andpress the9button to
confirm . Setting
theaudio format
This funct ionisnot availa bleonallDVD s.Ifit
is availa ble,youcan setthe audi olanguage
or the audi oformat. Thenumber ofsettin gs
is determined bythe DVD content. Itis
possible thatthesettin gsmay alsobe
accessed fromtheDVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
button onthe remote controltoconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Audio Language and
press the9
button toconfirm .
Am enu appears afterashort while. The
# dot infron tof an ent ryindicat esthe
curren tlyselect edlanguage.
X Select alanguage usingthe9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button . Subtit
lesand camer aangle
These functionsare not available onallDVD s.
The number ofsubtitle languages andcamera 172
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lesavailabl edepen dson theco nten to f
the DVD. Itis po ssi ble tha tthe settin gsmay
also beaccessed fromtheDVD menu.
X Show themenu (Ypage 170).
X Select DVD-Video and
press the9
button onthe remote controltoconfirm .
X Select DVDFunctions and
press the9
button toconfirm .
X Select Subtitles or
Camera Angle and
press the9button toconfirm .
In both cases, amenu appearsafter afew
seconds. The#dot infront ofan entr y
indicates thecurrent setting.
X Select asettin gusing the9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm .
X To exit themenu: pressthe=
or ; button. Interactive
content
DVD scan also containinteract ivecont ent
(e.g. avideo game). Inavideo game, youmay
be able toinfluence eventsbyselecting and
triggering actions.Thetype andnumber of
actions depend onthe DVD .
X Select anaction usingthe
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toexecute it.
A menu appearsand thefirst entry,
Select ,
is highlighted.
X Press the9button. AUX
mode Introduction
You canconn ectone extern alvideo source to
each ofthe displa ysofthe Rear Seat
Ent ertainment System(AUXdispla y)and also
one extern alvideo source tothe rear-
compartmen tCD/DV Ddrive (AUX drive) with
a sound andvideo signal. Please
seethecorresponding operating
instruct ionsforinformation onhow to
operate theextern alvideo source.
For further detailsaboutextern alvideo
sources, pleaseconsult anauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCent er. Connecting
AUXequip ment
AUX drive The
AUX drive jacksare located onthe CD/
DVD drive onthe right nextto the CD/D VD
ejec tbutton (Ypage 31).
Displaying AUX The
AUX display jacksare onthe side ofthe
screen (Ypage 30).
Audio andvideo connection X
Inser tthe audi oplugs forthe left and right
signals intothecorresponding Land R
jacks .
X Insert thevideo plugintotheVjack. Activating
AUXmode
AUX drive X
Select Aux in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
The AUX menu appears. AUX
menu AUX
mode
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COMAN
Dfea tures
i This manualdesc ribesall thest and ard
and optionalequipm ento fyour vehicle
which wasavaila bleatthe time of
purchase. Country-spec ificdifferenc esare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle
may notfeature allfunct ionsdescribed
here. Thisalso refers tosafety-related
systems andfunct ions. Overview
Operat
ingSafety G
WARNIN
G
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremost tothe traffic situation youarein.
While thesystem permits hands-fr eephone
operation, attentiontotraffic maybediverted
not only byphysical operation ofaphone, but
also bythe distract ionofaphone
conv ersation whiledriving. Assuch, forsafety
reasons, weencourage thedriver tostop the
vehicle inasafe place before answering or
placing aphone call.
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destination whenthevehicle isstation ary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
direction alassistance, thedriver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
pay atten tiontotraffic andstreet signs,and
should utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
informat iononstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraffic safety rules.Their
observance alwaysremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility. DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulations alwayshave priority over
any route recommen dationsgiven.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNIN
G
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . G
WARNIN
G
Please donot use theVoice Control System
in an emergenc y,as the tone ofyour voice
may change inastressf ulsituation. Thiscould
cause adelay incompletin gyour phone call
in atimely manner .This could distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Symbols
OnlyUsed inthis Chapter
The following symbolsindicate:
s thatyouhave tosay something
t thatthere isavoice output fromthe
voice control
u thatthesystem showsinformation on
the displa y. Usage
You canusethevoice controlsystem to
operate thefollowing systemsdepending on
the equipment inyour vehicle:
R Phone
R Navigation
R Address book
R Audio (radio, satellite radio,DVDchanger,
memory card,music register)
Say thecommands withoutpausingbetween
individua lwords. Ifyou enter acommand that
does notexist orisincorrec t,the voice
cont rolsystem asksyouforanew command
with “Please repeat”or“Please repeatyour 178
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ent
ry!”. Thevoice control confirms import ant
comm andstoyou and gives youinstruct ions
in the event ofincor rectentries.
Comma ndTyp es Voice
control distin guishes between the
following typesofcomm and:
R Global commands:
These arecomm andswhich canbecalled
up atany time (e.g.helporphone
comm ands).
R Local comm ands:
These arecomm andswhich areonly
available forthe active application (e.g.
“En terStreet” during navigation ).
Active Applicat ion The
local comm andsrefertothe application
curren tlyshown onthe display andtothe
audio source youarecurren tlylisten ingto.
For example, ifyou arelisten ingtothe radio
while thenavigation application isactive on
the display, youcan operate both
applications usingvoicecontrol.
To operate adifferen tfunc tion usin gvoi ce
co ntrol ,you must first swit chtothat
applic ation usin gth eco rrespo nding
co mm and. Op
era ting Voi ceCont rol Veh
icles withVoiceCont rolButtons on
th eMu lti-Fu nct ion Steer ing Wheel Ex
ampl edisp lay:M-Class
1 A Cancelsvoice control
2 ? Activat esvoice control
3 X Decreases thevol ume
W Incr eases thevol ume
x Mute
i You cancancelthedialog withvoi ce
co ntrol atany time.
Voic eco ntrol isoper ationalaroun dhalf a
min ute afterCOMA NDisswit ched on.
Veh icles withLever forVoiceCont rol Ex
ampl edisp lay:SL-Cla ss
1 Canc elsvoice control
2 Activat esvoice control
3 X Decreases thevol ume
W Incr eases thevol ume Over
view
179VoiceControl Z

“Save
Name”(Address Book) "Save
Name" (Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 192)
“Dial Name”(Address Book) “Dial
Name” (Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 193)
“Dele teNam e”(Address Book) “Delete
Name”(Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 193)
“Find Name”(Address Book) “Find
Name” (Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 193)
“List Phone Book”andDialing aPhone
Number You
canusethe“List phone book”command
to listen toallentries inthe phone bookin
whi chaphone numbe risalso stored and,if
required, selectanentry. Ifthe listcont ains
more than30entries, thesystem asksyouto
say thename fromwhich thereading shallbe
started.
Example ofdial og:
s Listphone book
The system readsoutallthe address
book entries withphone numbers. If
there ismore thanonephone number
for anentry, voicecontrolqueries this.
t Doyou want tomake awork callora
home call?
s Homecall To
cance lthe dialog:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-function SteeringWheel:Press
the A button.
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Push theVoice Control leverawayfrom
you.
You have canceled thedialog. The system
confirms byresponding “Cancel”.
“Redial” You
canusethe“Redi al”command toredial
the number mostrecent lycalled.
Managing Announcement Servicesor
Voice Mail You
canalso usevoice controltomanage
your voice mailorrecorded announcement
services.
While aphone callisin progress:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-function SteeringWheel:Press
the ? button whileaphone callisin
progress.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you.
An acoustic signalconfirms thatthesystem
is activated.
X Say therequired digits(“zero” to“nine”).
or
X Say therequired words“Star”or“Hash”.
X Say theconcluding command“Okay”.
The system dialsthe number entered. Navigation
G
WARNING
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destination whenthevehicle isstationary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
directional assistance, thedriver mustremain Navigat
ion
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focuse
don safe drivingbeha vior,especially
pay attention totraffic andstreet signs,and
shou ldutil ize the system 'sau dio cues while
drivi ng.
The navig ation system doesnotsupplyany
informa tiononstop signs, yield signs, traffic
regu lations ortraffic safetyrul es. Thei r
obse rvance alwaysremai nsinthe drive r's
perso nalrespo nsibility.DVD maps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulationsalways have priority over
any route recommendations given.Bearin
mind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(app roximately 50km/h), yourvehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second.
During routeguidance, youwillnotreceive
infor mation on:
R traff iclights
R stop andyield signs
R parking orstoppin gzon es
R one- way street s
R narrow bridges
R other trafficregulation data
You should thereforealway sstric tlyobserve
traff icregulations whiledriving. Drive
carefully andalway sobey trafficlaws and
road signs, evenifthey contradict navigation
system instruct ions. G
WARN
ING
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without divertingyour
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
con sulting themap display fordirect ions.
Consultin gthe symbols ormap display for
direct ionsmay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an acciden t. G
WARN
ING
Please donot use theVoice ControlSystem
in an emergen cy,asthe toneof your voice
may change inastres sfulsituation .This could cause
adelay incompleting yourphone call
in atimely manner. Thiscould distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Operat
ion
You canusevoice controlto:
R enter astate
R enter aprovince
R enter acity
R enter adistrict (center)
R enter astreet
R enter anintersec tion
R enter ahouse number
R enter anentire address
R enter azip code
R find address
R enter apoint ofinterest
R select oneofyour previous destinations
R call uproute information
R store adestination
R displa ythe map
R enlarge/reduce thesize ofthe map
R listen tothe destination memory
R start andstop route guidance
R switch theguida nceinstruct ionsonand off
To select thenavigation application:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the ? button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you. 184
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contai
nsmore than30entri es,the system
as ks youto saythe name fromwhich the
rea ding sha llbe star ted.
Examp leof dialog:
s Listdestin ation memory
The system readsoutallent ries, from
the address bookdestin ationmemory.
To select anent ryand setanaddress:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttonson
the Mult i-funct ionSteering Wheel:
Press the? button atthe select ed
ent ry.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Controllever toward youat
the select edent ry.
If ther eis more thanoneaddress, thesystem
asks
t Doyou want tonavigate toSmit hhome
or work?
s Home
t Smithhome. Startin groute guidance
The system startsroute guidance.
To cancel thedialog:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttonson
the Mult i-funct ionSteering Wheel:
Press theA button .
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Push theVoice Controllever away from
you.
You have canceled thedialog. Thesystem
con firms byrespon ding“Cancel”. Addr
essBook G
WARN
ING
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremo stto the traff icsituation youarein.
Befor eyour journ ey,please familiarize
yourself withtheaddress bookfunctions. Only
usetheVoice ControlSystem whenroad
and trafficcon ditions permityoutodo so.
Other wiseyoucould beinvolved inan
acciden tinw hich youorothers couldbe
injured. Overview
The address bookgives youtheoption of
storing information aboutpeople inthe form
of entr ies.
Using voicecontrol,you can dialaphone
number storedinthe address bookorstart
route guidanceforastored address.
Apart fromthe<0013001000050001000B0005001200270004000500100005000E00040005000E
0014> voicetags
stored inthe address book,voicecontrolcan
recogniz eall the entr iesinthe name fieldsof
the address book.Recognition ofthe entr ies
in the address bookdepends onthe text that
was entered. Tomake acall you must saythe
text ofthe entr y.
Check theaddress bookentriesforthe
following:
R The name entries, e.g. lastname andfirst
name, areinthe right fields.
R Do not use abbreviations oracronyms.
R Avoid unnecessary spacesinnames.
R Do not use special characters.
You canimprove voicerecognit ionbysaving
a <0013001000050001000B0005001200270004000500100005000E00040005000E
0014> voicetagforaddress
book entries.
Use a<0013001000050001000B0005001200270004000500100005000E00040005000E
0014> voicetag:
R for names whicharedifficult topronounce
R to distinguish nameswhichsound similar
R for names whicharenot pronounced as
they arewritten
Voice controlcan store upto50 ofthese
address bookentriesbymeans ofaspeaker-
dependent voicetag. Addr
essBook
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selected
entryshould becalled, navigated
to or opened.
To cance lthe dialog:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-function SteeringWheel:
Press theA button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Push theVoice Control leverawayfrom you
You have cancelled thedialog. The system
confirms byresponding “Cancel”.
“List Phone Book”andDiali ngaPhone
Number (Y
pag e183)
“De lete Address Book” You
canusethe“Dele teadd ress book”
command todel ete individu alvoice tagsorall
the voice tagsinthe address book. The
add ress data isnot deleted.
“Open Entry” You
canusethe“Ope nentry ”comm andto
op en any addre ssbook entry .
Exam ple of dialog:
s Openentry
t Plea se saythe nam e
s Smith
u Thesystem showsanum bered list in
the displ ay.
t Plea se select aline num bero rsay
co ntinue .
s Number1...
t Number1acc epted.
The syst emopen sth efir st en tryon the
list .
If th eselec teden try co ntains atleast
on ephon enum beroran addre ss,
voic eco ntrol ask swhet heryou want
to dial thenum berornav igat eto the
st ore daddre ss. “Sp
ellEnt ry” You
canusethe“S pell entry“ comm and to
open anyaddre ssbook entry by spell ingthe
nam e.
Say thelet ters inthefor mof aco ntinuo us
st rin gof letters (e. g.fiveto sev enletters) .
Al ist ofpossible entries willappear inthe
display andyoucan choose theone you
require .
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Spellentry
t Please spellthename .
s S-M-I -T-H
u Thesystemshows anumb eredlistin
the display.
t Please selectaline numberor say
con tinue.
s Number four
t Number fouraccepte d
The systemopen sthe fourt hentry on
the list.
If the selecte dentry containsatleas t
one phone num bero rana ddress,
voice controlasks whether youwant
to dial thenumber ornavigat eto the
stor edaddress.
i You canusethe“Next page” or“Previous
page” commandstoscro llthr ough thelist.
You canusethe“Correc tion”comm andto
spell thename again. Rad
ioand Satellite Radio G
WARN
ING
Please devoteyour attent ion first and
forem osttothe trafficsituation youarein.
Befor eyour journ ey,please familiarize
yourself withtheradio functions.
Only usetheVoice ControlSyst emwhen road
and trafficcon dition spermit youtodo so.
Other wiseyoucould beinvolv edinan 194
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dio and Satellite RadioVoice Control