MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

180 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Enter the desired details of a destina-
tion (
page 135).
Press the POIs soft key.
Proceed as described under “Selecting
a POI category” (
page 181) and “Se-
lecting a POI“ (
page 181).
POIs main menu Selection of one of the following menu
items is possible:
Current position:
Selecting a POI in the local area;
Select city:
Selecting a POI in any city to be select-
ed (
page 182);
Global destinations:
A POI from global categories can be se-
lected (
page 182).
The selection is restricted to the region
entered last; however, the region selec-
tion can be changed.
In the POIs main menu, select the
Current position menu item.
Press .
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.
Selecting POI in the local area of the
current position

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.

182 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
In the POIs main menu (page 180),
select the
Select city menu item.
Enter a city (page 137).
After entering the city, press .
A list of POI categories appears for the
selection of a category.
Proceed with “Selecting a POI catego-
ry“ (
page 181) and “Selecting a POI“
(
page 181).
In the POIs main menu (page 180),
select the
Global destinations menu
item.
The list of long-distance POI categories
appears.
The following options are now available:
Selecting another region (page 183)
Selecting a POI category (page 183)
Selecting POI for a selected city
Selecting POI for a long-distance
destination

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
i
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.

186

187
Tele Aid*
Service

188 Service
Tele Aid*
Tele Aid* incorporates the following func-
tions:
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance
Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys-
tem automatically triggers an emergency
call. An emergency call can also be trig-
gered manually. Refer to your vehicle Op-
erator's Manual for additional information.
If the system initiates an emergency call,
Connecting appears on the display.
During the emergency call
Call Connected
appears on the display. No operation from
COMAND is possible.Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance will
assist if technical problems with your vehi-
cle are experienced.
Roadside Assistance can be requested
manually. Refer to your vehicle Operator's
Manual for additional information.
Upon request of Roadside Assistance the
system initiates the call to the Mercedes-
Benz Response Center.
Connecting appears on the display.
If the connection is made, the message
Call Connected appears on the display.Even after termination of the connection,
the service may remain active for up to an-
other 5 minutes in order to transmit any re-
quired data. During this time, phone calls
cannot be made, nor can SMS messages
be received.
During activation of a roadside assistance
call, it is not possible to switch to another
application.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

189 Service
Tele Aid*
Cancelling text messages
Press after you have read the mes-
sage.
The message disappears.
Starting route guidance
You are prompted to confirm if route guid-
ance to the address is to be started.
Use to select the Yes menu item
and confirm with .
The system starts the route calcula-
tion, and subsequently the route guid-
ance to the defined address
(
page 152).Terminating the connection
On the COMAND control unit
Press.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Presst .
COMAND reverts to the system last ac-
tive before Tele Aid* was activated.A call to the Mercedes-Benz Response
Center will be initiated. Information re-
garding the operation of your vehicle, the
nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
or Mercedes-Benz USA products and ser-
vices is available to you. Refer to your vehi-
cle Operator's Manual for additional
information.
When a call to the Mercedes-Benz Re-
sponse Center is initiated,
Connecting ap-
pears on the display.
When the connection is made, the mes-
sage
Call Connected appears on the display.
Information