navigation system MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
MP3 operating elements . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 18
Satellite Radio* operating elements . . 20
Telephone* operating elements . . . . . 22
Navigation* operating elements . . . . . 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the
multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching COMAND ON/OFF . . . . . 32
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Calling up the
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching to Radio mode . . . . . . . . 42
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tuning to a FM/AM station . . . . . . 43
Tuning to a station on
Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Storing FM/AM stations . . . . . . . . . 49
Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 51
Switching to Single CD mode . . . . . 52
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Single CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . 57
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57MP3 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tips on data storage media . . . . . . 58
Tips on caring for your
MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . 59
Tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . 61
Tips on copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Switching to MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . 62
Loading a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ejecting a MP3 CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MP3 main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Selecting folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 70
Switching to
CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
CD changer main menu . . . . . . . . . 75

Contents
Destination entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Entering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Entering a home address . . . . . . . 133
Destination entry menu . . . . . . . . 135
Entering a destination. . . . . . . . . . 135
Selecting the region . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Entering a city. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Narrowing of the destination
after selecting a city . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Entering a city center . . . . . . . . . . 139
Entering a street in the
destination city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Narrowing of the destination
after selecting a street . . . . . . . . . 142
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 143
Entering a house number . . . . . . . 144
Entering a destination using
the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Entering a destination via
geo coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storing map locations. . . . . . . . . . 150
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Starting route guidance menu . . . 152
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Route re-calculation . . . . . . . . . . . 153Navigation announcements . . . . . 153
Navigation displays . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Destination reached . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . . 157
During route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Showing soft key displays . . . . . . 158
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Displaying the route on
the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Displaying the route list . . . . . . . . 160
Detour function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Stop-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Defining route guidance
displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Setting symbols display . . . . . . . . 168
Setting map orientation . . . . . . . . 169
Switching GPS
position display ON/OFF . . . . . . . 170
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . . 171
Scales for full-screen and
split-screen map display . . . . . . . . 172
Last destinations and
destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Last destinations memory . . . . . . 174
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . 176POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Selecting POI in the
local area of the
current position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Selecting POI for a
selected city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Selecting POI for a
long-distance destination . . . . . . . 182
Selecting a POI
using the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tele Aid*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . 188
Roadside Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro-
vide support for you, the COMAND opera-
tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.
At a glance
Here you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time, or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*
This chapter contains all information relat-
ed to the satellite radio system.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers.
Navigation*
This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry
Route selection and calculation
Route guidance
Destination memory
Service
This chapter contains information con-
cerning Tele Aid*
System
This chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
WarningG
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, satellite radio*,
CD changer*, navigation module* and tele-
phone* are interconnected. Therefore,
when one of the components is not opera-
tional or has not been removed/ replaced
properly, the function of other components
may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the system only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
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.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
WarningG
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain
focused on safe driving behavior, including
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system's audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
MP3 operating elements
CD changer* operating elements
Satellite Radio* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation* operating elements
Multifunction steering wheel
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND

29 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu:
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*
and AUX mode)
Satellite radio*
Telephone*
Navigation*
ServiceOpening main menus
Audio (page 40):
Press .
Satellite radio* (page 85):
Press .
Telephone* (page 104):
Press .
Navigation* (page 127):
Press .
Service (page 187):
Press .Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar

32 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or
Press.
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.Switching OFF
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press.
Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation* or Telephone*.
i
The system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or
from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching COMAND ON/OFF
i
Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
i
If a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF,  is disabled.
Volume

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
Setting the volume
Turn the rotary control located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)

34 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Balance soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the balance accordingly.
Storing new settings:
Press or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
Balance
i
For Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements”
(
page 129).

35 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
For the following operating modes, differ-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)
Radio (AM waveband)
Radio (Weather Band)
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
Navigation*Bass and treble settings for navigation an-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 129).
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Bass or Treble soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Bass and treble