MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2007 R171 Comand Manual

160 Navigation*
POIs (Points of Interest)
Press the Prev. o r Next soft key to select
the desired POI.
Press the Details s o f t k e y i f y o u w a n t t o
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 131) appears.

161
Tele Aid*
Service

162 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.
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 131).
Emergency call system
Roadside Assistance

163 Service
Tele Aid*
Terminating the connection
On the COMAND control unit
Press3.
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.
Even after the connection has been termi-
nated, the service will remain active for 5
minutes in order to transmit any required
data. During this time, phone calls can not
be made, nor can SMS messages be re-
ceived.
The transmitted data can contain, e.g., text
messages or address details of a Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
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 131)
Information

164

165 System
System settings

166 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 168)
Tones soft key
For switching confirmation beeps
and acoustic signals ON and OFF
(
page 168)
Display soft key
For changing the display settings
(
page 169)
Reset soft key
For resetting COMAND to the factory
settings (
page 170)
Press the Time soft key.
The Date/Time setting menu appears.
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.
Calling up the System menu
Setting the date/time
i
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.

167 System
System settings
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 % o r & 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.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.
Y o u w i l l s e e t h e d a t e a n d t i m e f o l l o w i n g
the currently selected format, as well
as a list of possible formats.
i
The date can be set only if GPS recep-
tion is available.
i
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


168 System
System settings
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.
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 166),
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 166) Tones soft key.
The list of available sounds is dis-
played.
i
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
Setting the language
Switching confirmation beeps and
acoustic signals ON/OFF

169 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 166).
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 170)Setting the display dimming
characteristics
You can select from 3 display dimming
modes:
Day mode:
The display is constantly set to daytime
design.
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'.
i
The square next to a list entry shows
the status.
Empty square = sound OFF
Solid square = sound ON
Display settings