key MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

181 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting a POI category
Use or  to select a category.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press .If you have selected the Restaurant
category, another list will be displayed
from which you can select a sub-cate-
gory, e.g. Chinese food.
If you have selected any other catego-
ry, this will take you straight to the list
of POIs.
Selecting a POI
Use or  to select a POI.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.
Press the Details soft key if you want to
see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 152) appears.

183 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Selecting another region
Press the Region soft key.
The region list appears.
Please see “Selecting the region”
(
page 136).
Selecting a POI category
Use or  to select a category.
Press .
Depending on the number of POIs in
the selected category, a POI name can
be entered, or a POI can be selected
from a list.Entering POI names
Proceed the same way as if you would
enter a city (
page 137).
After entering the name, the list of POIs
referring to the entry appears.Selecting a POI
Use or  to select a POI.
The
Page soft keys allow scrolling
through the list page by page.


184 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press the Details soft key if you want to
see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press .
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 152) appears.
Press ;
or
In the Destination entry menu
(
page 135), press the Map soft key.
The full-screen map appears. Symbols
indicate the POIs.i
The list also includes the distance “as
the crow flies” (as opposed to road dis-
tance), and the direction to the POI.
Selecting a POI using the map
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The POI symbols to be displayed can be
selected (
page 168).
POI symbols are indicated only if the
map scale is set to 0.05 mi (50 m), 0.1
mi (100 m), 0.2 mi (200 m), or 0.5 mi
(500 m).
To change the map scale (
page 155).

185 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
If required, use, , , , 
or  to move the map.
If the soft key displays are hidden,
press any soft key.
The soft key displays appear.
Press the Symbol soft key.
A POI is selected and highlighted in col-
or. Its name appears in the status bar.Press the Prev. or Next soft key to select
the desired POI.
Press the Details soft key if you want to
see details of a selected POI.
The details disappear again after
approx. 3 seconds, or when pressing
the
Details soft key again.
Press .
You are prompted to confirm the se-
lected POI as the destination.
Use to select the menu item Yes.
Press.
The Start Route Guidance menu
(
page 152) appears.

192 System
System settings
Press.
The System menu appears.
Selectable soft keys
Time soft key
For setting the date and time
Lang. soft key
For setting the language (
page 195)
Tones soft key
For switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON and OFF
(
page 195)
Display soft key
For changing the display settings
(
page 196)
Reset soft key
For resetting COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 197)
Press the Time soft key.
The Date/Time setting menu appears.
Calling up the System menuSetting the date/time

193 System
System settings
The following options are now available:
Setting the time
Setting the date
Setting the date/time format
Setting the time
The UTC time transmitted by the GPS sat-
ellites has to be set to the local time zone.
This enhances:
correct navigation for routes with time-
dependent traffic guidance, and
correct calculation of the estimated
time of arrival.
Use or  to select the hours or
the minutes.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, hours or
minutes are set.
Setting the minutes:
With GPS reception, each time you
press  or  changes the time in in-
crements of 30 minutes. Without GPS
reception, the time is changed in 1
minute increments.
Setting the hours:
Each time you press  or , the
hours change in increments of 1 hour.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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There is no automatic change from day-
light saving time to standard time.
This has to be changed manually.
When you change the time zone, the
clock time also changes automatically.
If you enter an incorrect time, the time
difference remains unchanged when
you change time zone.

194 System
System settings
Setting the date
Use or  to select the day, the
month or the year.
Press or .
Depending on the selection, the day,
the month, or the year is set.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Setting the Date/Time format
Press the Format soft key.
You will see the date and time following
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
Setting the format:
Use or  to select a format.
Press.
The appropriate format is selected.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
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The date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.
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List entry 1-3: Date formats
List entry 4 and 5: Time formats
(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex-
ample below.)
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set

195 System
System settings
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.
In the System menu (page 192),
press the
Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster (
Vehicle Operator’s manual);
All other options:
The system switches to the requested
language.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
In the System menu, press the
(
page 192) Tones soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.
Setting the languageSwitching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF


196 System
System settings
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
The requested sounds are switched ON
or OFF.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
Open the System menu (page 192).
Press the Display soft key.
The Display Settings menu appears.The following option and soft key are avail-
able:Switching the display dimming charac-
teristic
Bright. soft key
Provides access to adjusting the dis-
play brightness
(page 197)
Setting the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day mode:
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.
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The square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound OFF
Solid square = sound ON
Display settings

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System settings
Night mode:
The display is constantly set to night-
time design.
Automatic:
The display will change depending on
the illumination of the instrument clus-
ter.
Use or  to select an entry.
Press.
Adjusting display brightness
In the Display Settings menu, press the
Bright. soft key.
The Brightness display appears.
Press or .
The brightness changes accordingly.
Press the Back soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.Actuating the Reset function resets
COMAND to the factory settings.
In addition, it deletes:
Telephone*: All phone book entries
SMS: All SMS messages.
Navigation*: All entries in the Destina-
tion memory and in the
Last destina-
tions
memory.
Reset activation
Call up the System menu (page 192).
Press the Reset soft key.
Reset function