MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2005 R171 Comand Manual

120 Navigation*Important notesSafety instructionsWarning
G
For safety reasons, you should only enter a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
When the vehicle is in motion, a passenger
should enter the destination. Study manual
and select route before driving.
Do not watch display screen or operate but-
tons while the vehicle is in motion - let navi-
gation announcements guide you. Stop at a
safe location before using buttons or mak-
ing corrections.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
The route calculated by COMAND is a rec-
ommendation on how to best reach your se-
lected destination.
During route guidance, you will not receive
any information on
Traffic lights

Stop and yield signs

Parking or stopping zones

One-way streets

Narrow bridges

Similar traffic regulation data
You should therefore always strictly observe
traffic regulations while driving. Drive care-
fully and always obey traffic laws and road
signs even if they contradict COMAND in-
structions.
Warning
G
The Navigation DVD module contains a
Class 1 laser product. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is
opened or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The Navigation
DVD module does not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any service work which
may be necessary performed only by quali-
fied personnel.

121 Navigation*
Important notes
COMAND calculates the route with the
help of data that is stored on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Only use Mercedes-Benz navigation DVDs
designed for the SLK-Class (R171)
COMAND system. No other CDs or DVDs
will work. Using other navigation CDs or
DVDs might lead to malfunctions.
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 do not cover all areas nor all routes
within an area.The DVD is loaded into (and ejected from)
the navigation computer.
The navigation computer is mounted in the
center of the trunk.
1Ejecting DVDs
2DVD slotLoading

Insert the DVD into the DVD slot 2
face up.
The navigation computer pulls the DVD
in.
Tips on the navigation DVD
Loading/ejecting the DVD
iYour Navigation DVD drive has been
designed to play DVDs which corre-
spond to the IEC 60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.

122 Navigation*Important notesEjecting 
Press 1 and wait until the naviga-
tion computer ejects the DVD.
.The navigation DVD covers the continental
U.S., Hawaii and Canada.
Contact your Mercedes-Benz Center or the
Customer Assistance Center in the U.S. at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or in Canada at 1-800-387-0100 for other
DVDs that may be available.
Change the navigation DVD
(page 121).If your vehicle has been transported by a
car, train or ferry, COMAND may require
some time to find its exact position.
COMAND may issue navigation announce-
ments not suited to your actual position.
Moving the vehicle a few yards is typically
enough to remedy the situation.
Travelling abroad
Route guidance with GPSiGPS (G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem) sig-
nals received make it possible to deter-
mine the current vehicle position.
Deviations from the actual position
may occur

if the reception of GPS signals is
disturbed, e. g. in parking garages
and tunnels

if road conditions are bad

depending on the vehicle’s location
Determination of location after
vehicle transport iThe navigation DVD must be loaded in
the navigation computer (
page 121).

123 Navigation*
Important notes
While determining the exact position,
route guidance is subject to the following
restrictions: 
COMAND does not output navigation
announcements.

The display
OFF
ROAD
and an arrow indi-
cating the direction of the destination
appear instead of the detailed naviga-
tion displays.
Once the system is correctly repositioned,
route guidance continues with navigation
announcements and detailed navigation
displays. The following instructions have to be fol-
lowed when interrupting a trip during route
guidance, and later continuation:

Continuation of the trip within 2 hours
after interruption:
The system automatically resumes
route guidance.

Continuation of the trip between
2 and 12 hours after interruption: 
Continue Route guidance manually
in the Navigation main menu
(page 125).

Continuation of the trip more than 12
hours after interruption:
Route guidance must be restarted.
Select the destination from the
Last
destinations
memory (
page 172),
or

Re-enter the destination
(page 129).
Trip interruption during route guid-
ance iTrip interruption means parking the ve-
hicle and switching COMAND OFF.
Trip continuation means trip continua-
tion with COMAND switched ON.

124 Navigation*Important notesSome menus provide lists from which you
can select an item.
Example: Menu to select a streetYou can select a list item using or .
If, as shown in the example, you can see
the
Page
soft keys, then you can use the
soft keys to scroll up or down the list, page
by page.
As soon as you reach the beginning or end
of a list, the appropriate soft key is deacti-
vated.
Selection lists

125 Navigation*
Navigation main menu

Navigation main menu

Press .
The Navigation main menu appears if
no route guidance is active.
aa

Use or  to select a menu item
and press ;
or

Press one of the soft keys.
The selected menu or the selected soft
key function appears.
Selectable menu items

Continue route guidance
:
Continues a cancelled route guidance,

Destination memory
:
Destinations can be selected from the
Destination memory
(page 174),

Destination entry
:
Provides access to the Destination en-
try menu (
page 129),
Calling up the Navigation main menu
iIf route guidance is active, a prompt is
displayed instead, asking if route guid-
ance is to be cancelled (
page 155).
iThis menu item only appears:
if the route guidance had previously
been interrupted (
page 155), and
less than 30 minutes have expired
since the interruption,
or

if the trip was interrupted and is to
be continued 2 - 12 hours after in-
terruption (
page 123).


126 Navigation*Navigation main menu
Last destinations
:
You can select from the list of last des-
tinations (
page 172), or of such that
have been saved as current locations
(
page 148).

POIs
:
(Points o
f Interest)
Provides access to POIs input
(
page 177). POIs include gas sta-
tions, airports, rest areas, hospitals,
etc. Selectable soft keys

Home
soft key
Provides access to the input of a home
address (
page 131),

Mode
soft key
Provides access to the route mode set-
ting for certain road types to be avoid-
ed (page 126),

Setting
soft key
Provides access to adjusting the
acoustics of navigation announce-
ments (treble, bass, volume and bal-
ance) (page 127).Certain road types to be avoided can be
defined for the system’s route calculation.

Press the
Mode
soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (
page 125).
The Setting Mode menu for road types
to be avoided appears.
iDestination memory
(page 174) and
Last destinations
(page 172) can be
selected only if destinations are al-
ready stored in the system.
Avoiding certain road types

127 Navigation*
Navigation main menu

Use or  to select an option.

Press .
This will switch the option ON or OFF.

Upon completion, press the
Back
soft
key.
The following acoustics criteria for naviga-
tion announcements can be adjusted:

Bass/Treble/Balance

Volume (
page 128)

Press the
Setting
soft key in the Naviga-
tion main menu (page 125).
The Setting Mode menu appears.Setting bass, treble or balance

In the Setting Mode mode menu press
the
Bass
, Treble
or
Bal
ance soft key.

Press or .
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing bass, treble, or the balance accord-
ingly.

Press or the
Back
soft key, or wait for
the screen to change.
The new setting is stored and activat-
ed.
iEmpty square = option OFF
Solid square = option ON
Several options can be activated.Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements

128 Navigation*Navigation main menuAdjusting the volume
Automatically generated navigation an-
nouncements are superimposed over any
other active audio source. The volume dif-
ference is adjustable. This setting serves
to lower the volume of the currently active
audio source while the announcement is
being made.
In the Setting menu (
page 127),
press the
Nav.Vol
. soft key.
Use this menu to set the volume differ-
ence.

Press the or  key to select the
desired setting.

Press.
The new setting is stored.
iThe solid circle shows the current
setting.

129 Navigation*
Destination entry

Destination entry
Entering characters
For 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.
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.