navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2003 R230 Comand Manual

28 AudioRadio operationIn chapter “Audio”, you will find detailed in-
formation regarding 
radio operation

CD operation and

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
Main radio menu FM1Frequency band (FM, AM, WB) and me-
mory location of station, e.g. “1”
2Station frequency
3Symbol bar
Press c to switch to radio operati-
on.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.Muting

Press Ö while listening to the radio.
The symbol R will appear in the sym-
bol bar.

Press Ö again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol R will have disappeared.

Press any system key, e.g. d.
COMAND will switch to CD mode.
Switching on
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navigation system while the radio is on.iMuting will also be cancelled if you
switch to a different audio source, e.g.
CD, or if you alter the volume.Switching another system on

43 Audio
CD operation
Function
Page
1
CD drive in the
control unit and
CD changer operation
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
CD drive for audio CD or
navigation CD
45
3
Muting CD playback (mu-
ting on/off)
60
4
Ejecting an audio CD or a
navigation CD
45
5
Selecting a CD
Selecting a track
53
5 1
6
Track selection with the
number keypad
51
7
Return to previous menu
8
Press briefly:
Deleting the character
that has been entered
last
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Deleting a complete
name
55
55
9
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or activate a subme-
nuFunction
Page
10
Turn to the right:
Raises the volume
Turn to the left:
Lowers the volume
11
Press briefly:
Previous track or start of
the track (depending on
playback time)/next title
Press longer than
2 seconds:
Fast rewind/reverse
51
54
12
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
Adjusting system set-
tings
184
187
13
Switching on CD operati-
on (CD drive, CD chan-
ger)
50
14
Color screen with main
CD menuFunction
Page

63 Audio
Sound settings

Sound settings
COMAND is equipped with a standard am-
plifier.
You can set 
the sound Bass/Treble individually

the sound-center

select predefined sound optimization.
See individual audio mode descriptions for
instructions on this feature.
Adjustments to the sound have a different
effect on the audio and service sources.
The predefined sound modes are available
for the audio sources only.Audio sources include:

Radio FM, AM, WB

CD (CD drive, CD changer)

auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape deck (if
connected)
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the audio sources through the menu field
“Sound”.
Service sources include:

Telephone*

Voice output in the navigation

Voice control system*
See separate operating instructions for te-
lephone and voice control system.
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the “NAVI Settings” menu (
page 181),
through the menu field “Sound”. Activating the main sound menu
For audio sources
Main sound menu1Radio (FM) is switched on
2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)
3Actual sound-center (Balance)
4Slider switch to alter the value
5Reset Bass/Treble to “0”, and the Ba-
lance to the middle of the vehicle
6Activate predefined sound optimi-
zations
Adjusting sound settings

79 Telephone
Telephone operation
If the phone memory has been downloa-
ded to COMAND, the menu fields “Phone
Book”, “Last Calls” and “Calls” will be avai-
lable.
If the memory was not downloaded, the
menu fields will be dimmed out.
Outgoing calls (
page 82).
Use one of these ways:

When the telephone is connected to
the coiled cord, press a on the
COMAND control unit.
or

When the telephone is in portable mo-
de, press # on the phone.Accepting the call at the multifunction
steering wheel
1
CALLThe system detects an incoming call,
the phone rings
2Reception quality
The more bars appear, the stronger the
signal of the cellular networkAccepting a call

Press K.
Audio source is automatically muted.
Ending a call

Press L.
The main telephone display appears.
Switching telephone operation off
Incoming call
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CALL
TEL
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iYou can also accept a call, if another
display, e.g. navigation, is shown on the
multifunction display.iCommunication between the multifunti-
on display and the COMAND screen:
If different systems appear, the changes
made to COMAND will have no effect on
the driver information display.
Press the COMAND key a to
switch to the telephone functions.

115 Navigation
Important notes
Changing tires
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you
have any tire changes done by an authori-
zed Mercedes-Benz Center.
COMAND operates based on measure-
ments taken by wheel revolutions. When
changing tires, the correct tire information
must be entered for the system to operate
as expected.
See “Calibration” (
page 181).

117 Navigation
Quick reference
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Switching the navigation
system on
122
3
Zooming in for more de-
tailed map
If a list is displayed:
Removing a window
133,
158
148
4
Zooming out for less de-
tailed map
133,
158
5
Route guidance active:
Switching between map
and symbol display
Route guidance not acti-
ve:
Activating location map
156
149
6
Selecting a detour during
route guidance
163
7
CD drive for navigation
CD or audio CDiPay attention to regional
version of navigation CD
45
8
Route guidance active:
Displaying estimated
time of arrival and cur-
rent distance to destina-
tion
Route guidance not acti-
ve:
Displaying last
destination driven
147
147
If a list is displayed:
Displaying a long list ent-
ry in full in a window
138
Function
Page
9
Muting current route in-
structions or
Switching off voice out-
put for the duration of
the current route
guidance
153
153
10
Ejecting navigation CD
119
11
Entering destination via
the map
12
Displaying a long list
entry in full in a window
138
13
Switch back to the pre-
vious menu
14
When entering informati-
on:
Deleting last character
or complete entry
124
Function
Page

118 NavigationQuick reference
Function
Page
15
Turn to
Highlight menu field, list
entry or character
Alter the map scale
Press to
Confirm entry/selection,
start function or activate
submenu
Activate map scale se-
lector
133
133
16
Turn to
During voice output:
Lower (left)/raise (right)
the volume
Press to
Repeat current route in-
structions
17
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
System settings
184
187
18
Color screenFunction
Page

122 NavigationDestination inputMain destination input menu
Press b.
The display that appears is dependent
on the last navigation function used: Route guidance has been switched off

the main destination input menu
Route guidance has been switched on

the symbol display with an arrow in-
dicating your driving direction
(page 144)
or

the map with the symbol of current
vehicle location (
page 144)
or

the location map (
page 149).Changing over to another system, for
e.g. radio

Press c.
Switching the navigation system on
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COMAND is preparing for navigation
startup: “Navigation being activated.
Please obey all traffic rules.” Then, one
of the 3 displays will appear.
!Potential fault messages during prepa-
ration of navigation startup
“Navigation cannot be activated. An
error has occurred”.

“CD-Reading error. Please use ano-
ther CD”.
Eject the inserted CD and insert a
navigation CD.

“No CD available. Please insert
NAVI-CD type DX only”.
Insert a current DX-coded navigati-
on CD. Using other navigation CDs
might lead to malfunctions.
If the error has been eliminated, you will
see the message “Navigation being acti-
vated. Please obey all traffic rules”.

146 NavigationRoute guidanceAfter the calculation is selected and the
route is calculated, the navigation system
will guide you to the destination using both
pictorial displays and voice outputs.
During route guidance, you can select the
following 3 screen displays
Symbol display
Always appears after a route has been
calculated

Map display
Activate the map with menu field 5,
switch back to symbol display with
menu field 8

Mix
As the vehicle approaches a maneuver
point, COMAND switches automatical-
ly from the map to the symbol display.
Once the turn has been completed, the
map is displayed again.
iIn the map display, menu fields 6, 8,
9 are removed after 6 seconds.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to display the menu fields
again.
iThe map appears automatically after 5
seconds if the vehicle is located on a
road which is not digitized (message
OFF ROAD).
If COMAND recognizes a stored road,
the symbol display is called up again.

171 Navigation
Route guidance
During route guidance (you see either sym-
bol or map display) you can select another
COMAND system by pressing the corres-
ponding key.
The main menu of the selected audio sour-
ce will appear and you will e.g. hear the
radio.
Route guidance and the navigation’s voice
output remain active.
The voice output is added to the audio
playback.
You can individually adjust the volume le-
vels for voice output and audio playback
(page 64).

Press c.
The main radio menu will appear. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.

Selecting a station (
page 30).
Returning to navigation system

Press b.During route guidance, you can operate an
audio source that is active in the back-
ground. Although the options are limited,
you can operate the audio source without
having to fully switch to the corresponding
system.
1A window is shown in the symbol or
map display, providing details about
the active audio source
Activating audio system
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