MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2008 R171 Comand Manual

161
Tele Aid*Service

162 ServiceTele Aid*Tele Aid* incorporates the following func
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tions:
Emergency call system

Roadside Assistance

Information
For certain emergency situations, the sys
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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 guidanceYou 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 connectionOn the COMAND control unit
Press
/
.
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Press
t
.
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 dis
-
play.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 guidanceYou 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 SystemSystem 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
iThere 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

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.
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.iThe date can be set only if GPS recep
-
tion is available.
iList entry 1-3: Date formatsList 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 SystemSystem settingsSetting 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.
iList entry 1-3: Date formatsList 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

.
iThe square next to a list entry shows
the status.Empty square
= sound OFF

Solid square
= sound ON
Display settings

170 SystemSystem settingsAdjusting 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
166)
.

Press the
Reset
soft key.
A prompt appears asking if resetting
the system and deleting the data is re
-
ally intended.

Use

to select the menu item
Yes
.

Press

.
You are prompted again to confirm if
you really want to reset the system and
delete the data.
Reset function