ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2008 R230 Comand Manual

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Navigation
Route guidance
Route guidance to an off-road destina-
tion
COMAND can guide you to destinations
within the area covered by the digital map,
even if a destination is not located at a
road known to the system.
These destinations are shown as off-road
destinations, which you can enter using
the map, for example.
In these cases, COMAND guides you for as
long as possible with navigation announce-
ments and displays on roads known to the
system.
Shortly before you reach the last known
point in the digitized road network, you will
hear the announcement “The destination
is nearby. Follow the arrow on the display”.
You will then see an arrow that indicates
the direction to the off-road destination.
When the off-road destination is close to
the road, “Area of dest. reached” appears
in addition below the arrow. The section of the route from the last
known point on the map to the off-road
destination is highlighted blue. It simply
shows the direction to the off-road
destination without taking into account
any type of obstacles in the way.
1 Current vehicle position, the triangle
indicates the vehicle’s direction of
travel
2 Off-road section of the route
3 Off-road destination
4 Direction arrow, shows compass
heading to destination, the distance to
destination and
OFF ROAD indication
Off-road and off-map
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of trav ersing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the ro ute. Off-road routes
may be of varying cond itions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by va-
rious factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into considerati-
on by the COMAND system.

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Service
Address book
Changing an address book entry
Activate the detail view (page 194)
of the desired address book entry.
Use the GenInfo, Co. (Company)
or
PrivInfo soft keys to select the
desired address type.
A list with data fields is displayed
(name, first name etc.).
Press g or G to select a data field
(e.g.
Surname).
Press H or h to move the cursor
within the data fields.
You can enter data in a field using the 12-
keys keyboard ( 1 - # ) or the selection
menu.
Input via selection menu
Press the Keypad soft key.
The selection menu will appear.
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 209).
After you have entered the data, the
entry edit menu is displayed again. You
can select the next data field and enter
data.
Input via 12-button keypad
Use 1 - # to enter the data
(
page 211).
Ending the data input
When all data are entered, press the
Back soft key in the entry edit menu.
The data are saved. The corresponding
address book list will appear.
Soft keyAvailable data field
GenInfo Surname, Name, Cell, URL
Co.
(Company)Co. (Company name), Tel.
(phone number), Region,
ZIP, City,, Street, Hse No.
(House number)
PrivInfoTel. (phone number),
Region, ZIP, City, Street,
Hse No. (House number)

196 Service
Address book
Adding a note
You can add a note to an address book
entry.
Activate the detail view (page 194)
of the desired address book entry.
Press the Note soft key.
NewLine soft key:
Inserts a line feed in text.
Keypad soft key:
Brings you to the input via selection
menu (
page 195).
Enter the data using the 12-keys
keyboard ( 1 - # ) or the selection
menu, then finish data input.
Spoken name for an address book entry
If your car is equipped with the Voice
control system*, you can
add a spoken name to the address
book entry
play back the spoken name
delete a spoken name
Using the Voice control system*, you can
then have a number dialed by saying the
corresponding name (refer to Voice
control System Operation Guide). Adding
Activate the detail view (page 194)
of the desired address book entry.
Press the New soft key.
The system asks you to speak the
name twice.
Speak the name after each request.
After the second time the name is
stored.
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You cannot add a spoken name to a
mobile phone internal memory entry in
the address book.

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Service
Tele Aid

Tele Aid
Tele Aid incorporates the following
functions:
Emergency call
Roadside Assistance
Information call
Remote Door Unlock
Stolen Vehicle Recovery The speaker volume of a Tele Aid call can
be adjusted using the volume control on
the COMAND (
page 110) or the
æ
and ç buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel.
During a Tele Aid call, all audio sources are
muted. The telephone is turned off and no
SMS messages can be received or
transmitted.
During a Tele Aid call, the used Network
Type (“A” for analog network or “D” for
digital network) and the signal strength are
displayed on the lower right corner of the
COMAND display. An emergency call is initiated
automatically in the event emergency
tensioning devices (ETDs) or air bags are
deployed. An emergency call can also be
initiated manually by pressing the
I
button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
Once the emergency call is in progress, the
indicator lamp in the I button will begin
to flash. The message
Connecting Call
appears on the display and all audio
resources are muted.
When the connection is established, the
message
Call Connected appears on
the display. A voice connection between
the Response Center and the vehicle
occupants is establis hed soon after the
emergency call has been initiated.
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To use Tele Aid, the Tele Aid service
must be subscribed to and properly
activated. If you have any questions
regarding activation, please call
the Response Center at 1-800-756-
9018 (in the USA) or 1-888-923-8367
(in Canada).
The Tele Aid system is operational
provided the Tele Aid service was sub-
scribed to and properly activated.
Additionally, the vehicle’s battery must
be charged, properly connected, not
damaged and cellular service and GPS
coverage must be available.
GeneralEmergency call

206 Service
Tele Aid
If the Tele Aid system could not establish a
voice connection to the Response Center
(e.g. the relevant cellular phone network is
not available) the message
Call failed
appears.
Should this occur, assistance must be
summoned by other means.
Terminating the connection
The connection can only be terminated by
the Response Center who has answered
the call. Roadside Asssistance will assist if
technical problems with your vehicle are
experienced.
Roadside Assistance can only be
requested manually by pressing the

button. Refer to your vehicle Operator’s
Manual for additional information.
After initiating Roadside Assistance, the
message
Connecting Call will appear
on the display and the connection to a
Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
Center is established. All audio sources are
muted.
If the connection is established, the
message
Call Connected will appear
and a voice connection between the
Roadside Assistance Center and the
vehicle occupants is established soon
after.
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During an active emergency call,
switching to another application is not
possible.
WarningG
If you feel at any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle, ve-
hicle in a dangerous road location), please
do not wait for voice contact after you have
pressed the button. Ca refully leave the ve-
hicle and move to a safe location. The
Response Center will automatically contact
local emergency officials with the vehicle's
approximate location if they receive an auto-
matic SOS signal and cannot make voice
contact with the vehicle occupants.
Roadside Assistance

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Service
Entering data

Entering data
Sometimes you need to enter data such as
names or phone numbers.
E.g.:
New phone book entry
New address book entry
The following input types are possible:
Via selection menu
Via 12-button keypad (page 211) The selection menu is displayed
automatically when you press the
corresponding button in a menu in which
this kind of data in
put is possible. The
following display may appear if you create
a new entry in the phone book. You can enter upper-case and lower-case
letters including special characters and
numbers.
The following shift fields can be used to
change the type of the characters:
= Upper case
= Lower case
= Special characters
Shifting Keys
Press h, H , g , G or F to
select the shift field .
Press E.
Input via selection menu
ABC
abc
. . .
abc

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System settings
System settings
In the System settings menu, press the
Tones soft key.
The Tones menu will appear.
Press G or g to select an entry.
Press E.
The respective tones are activated or
deactivated. You hear the tone when
you activate it.
Press the Back soft key.
or
Wait a few seconds.
The System settings menu will
reappear. The setting is saved.
In the System settings menu, press the
Display soft key.
You can use the following functions:
adjust the display brightness
set the display dimming
characteristics
Switching verification and
notification tones on and off
OptionSymbol
Tone activatedQ
Tone deactivatedq
Making display settings

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Glossary
PUK (Personal Unblocking Key)
must be entered if the wrong PIN was
entered three consecutive times.
Roaming For this function, the mobile phone
uses the network of a contract partner.
There are home type and non-home
type systems. The Roaming indicator in
the COMAND display indicates that a
call is being made using a non-home
type system.
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. Service source
This includes the systems telephone*,
navigation (voice output during desti-
nation guidance) and ->Voice control
system
SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)
Card provided by the GSM telephone
service provider. Necessary for acces-
sing a mobile communication network.
SMS (S
hort Message Service)
With this function you can receive, read
and delete short text messages (if SMS
service is provided by your carrier)
Soft keys Keys that activate different functions.
Function of key depends on the selec-
ted operating mode.
Surround Playback method resulting in an impro-
ved spatial listening experience com-
pared to conventional stereo playback. Tele Aid
(Tele
matic Alarm Identification on De-
mand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response: automatic and ma-
nual emergency, roadside assistance,
and information. Tele Aid is initially ac-
tivated by completing a subscriber
agreement and placing an acquain-
tance call. Refer also to the vehicle op-
erating instructions.
The Tele Aid system is operational pro-
vided that the vehicle’s battery is char-
ged, properly connected, not damaged,
and cellular and GPS coverage is avai-
lable.
UDF (U
niversal Disc Format)
Standard for recording data on e.g.
DVDs.