steering wheel MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2012 R172 Comand Manual
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Settings Time Consumption Display
off Rear
viewcamera Act
ivating/deact ivating
Bluetooth ® Resetting
COMAND
i Delete yourpersonal data
using thisfunct ion,for
example beforesellingyour
vehicle. If
equipped withtherear view camera: ifthe funct ionisactivated andCOMAND is
switched on,the image fromtherear view camera isautomatically showninthe COMAND
display whenreverse gearisengaged. Cleaning
instructions
! Donot touch theCOMAND display.The
displa yhas avery sensitive high-gloss
surface; thereisarisk ofscratc hing.Ifyou
have toclean thescreen, however, usea
mild cleaning agentandasoft, lint-free
cloth.
The displa ymust beswitched offand cooled
down before youstart cleaning. Cleanthe
displa yscreen, whennecessary, witha
commerc iallyavaila blemicrofiber clothand
cleaning agentforTFT/LCD displays.Donot
apply pressure tothe displa ysurface when
cleaning it,as this could cause irreversible
damage. Then,drythe surface withadry
microfiber cloth.
Avoid usingalcoholic thinners,gasoline or
abrasive cleaningagents.Thesecould
damage thedispla ysurface. Multifunction
steeringwheel Example:
SLK Function Page
:
Multifunction
display(see
the vehicle Operator's
Manual) ;
?
Act
ivates voicecontrol(see
the separate operating
instruct ions) 22
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Funct
ion Pag
e =
~
Rej
ectsor ends acall 12
0 6
Mak
esoracc eptsa call 12
1 Swit
ches tothered ial
mem ory 12
2 WX
Ad
jus tsthevolum e 33
8
Mut
es 33
?
=;
Sel
ect sa men u 12
2 9:
Sel
ect sa subm enuor
sc roll sth roug hlist s 12
2 a
Con
firms sele ction sand
fade sout mes sages 12
2 A
%
Bac
kor swit ches off voic e
co ntrol (see thesepar ate
oper atingins truct ions) Ope
ratin gth emu ltifu nct ion displa y G
WAR
NING
A driv er'satt entio nto theroad must always
be his/ herprim aryfocuswhen driving.For
your safety andthesafety ofothers, we
recommen dthat youpull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortaking a
telephone call.Ifyou choose touse the
telephone whiledriving, pleaseusethehands-
free device andonly usethetelephone when
weather, roadandtraffic conditionspermit.
Some jurisdiction sprohibit thedriver from
using amobile phonewhiledriving avehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehic leis cove
ringadistan ceof44 feet (approxim ately
14 m)every second.
X To select amenu: pressth e=
or ; button.
X To select asubm enuorscrol lth rou gh
th elist :pres sth e9 or: button.
X To select thenext menu up:pres sth e
% button.
X To call upsta nda rddisp lays:repeat edly
pres sth e% buttonunt ilth eto tal
dist ancerec orde rand thetrip met er
appear inthedisplay.
or
X Pres sand hold the% buttonunt ilth e
to tal dist ancerec orde rand thetrip met er
appear inthedisplay.
X To confir myour selecti on:pres sth e
a button.
X To confir mthemessag e:press the
a or% button. Menus
andsubmen us
The numbe rofm enus depends onthe vehicle
equipment. Menu Functions
andsubmenu s Navigation Navigation
systemdisplays Audio Select
sa stat ion
Operates theDVD changer ,
SD memory card,MUSIC
REGISTE R,USB device,
Bluetoot h®
audio andMedia
Int erface
Operates videoDVD Telephone Ac
cept s/rej ectsa call
Makes/ endsacall
Select sa phone bookentry
Redials Mult
ifunction steeringwheel
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Navi
gationsyste mm enu
Rou teguid ance inactive The
display showstheroad onwhic hth e
veh icle iscur ren tlytravelin g,prov ided the
digit almap contain sit.
Rou teguid ance active The
display shows:
R thedist anceto thedest ination
R thedist anceto thenex tchange ofdirection
R current street
R the travel direction arrow
If achange ofdirection isimminent ,the
displa yshows, forexample, thefollowing
information . The
route guidance displaywiththechange of
direction (example)
: Road towhich thechange ofdirection
leads
; Distanc eto the change ofdirection and
distance graphic
= Lane recommen dation
? Change ofdirection icon
On multilane roads,thesystem candispla y
lane recommen dation=for the next change
of direction. Duringthechange ofdirection,
additional lanesmaybedispla yed. Audio
menu
Adjust ingthe volume X
Press theW orX button.
Setting thestat ion/c hannel X
Switch onCOMAND (Ypage 33).
X Switch onFM / AM Radio (Y
page 144)or
Sat Radio (Y
page 149).
X In the multifunction display,select the
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe nex t/previo usstation /
chann elfrom thememory: brieflypress
the : or9 button.
X To selectthe nex t/previo usstation /
chann el:press andhold the: or
9 button.
Operating theDVD chang er/memo ry
card/US Bdevice/MU SICREG ISTER /
Blu etoot h®
au dio/M ediaInterface X
Swit chon COMA ND(Ypage 33).
X Swit chon Dis c ,
Mem ory Card (Y
page 157), Mus ic Reg
ister (Y
page 168), Bluet ooth®
audio
(Y page 172)or Med iaInt. (Y
page 179).
X In themult ifunction display, selectthe
audi omenu withthe= or; button.
X To selec tthe nex t/previo ustrack:
brie flypress the: or9 button.
X To searc hfor the next/previo ustrack:
press andhold the: or9 button.
i When youplaya CD/DVD withtrack
informa tion,thetrack name andnumbe r
are show nint he multifunction display.The
track name isdispla yedwhen anMP3 CD
is being played. 24
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Opera
tingvideo DVD X
Switc hon COMAND (Ypage 33).
X Switc hon DVD-Vid eo (Y
page 187).
X In the multifunc tiondisplay, selectthe
audio menu withthe= or; button .
X To select thenext/pr eviousscene:
briefly pressthe: or9 button . Telephone
menu G
WARN
ING
A driver's attentiontothe road must alway s
be his/her primary focuswhendriving. For
your safety andthesafety ofother s,we
recom mendthatyoupull over toasafe
location andstop before placing ortakin ga
telephon ecall. Ifyou choose touse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfr ee
device andonly usethemobile phonewhen
weather, road,andtrafficcon ditions permit.
Some jurisdict ionsprohibit thedriver from
using acellular mobilephonewhiledriving a
vehicle.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second.
Opera tingthetelephone X
Switc hon COMAND (Ypage 33).
X Call upthe telephon ebasic menu
(Y page 119).
If the telephon ehas notyetbeen authorized,
the Bluetoo thReady message
appearsin
the multifunc tiondisplay.
If the telephon eis switched onand
authorized, thePhone Ready message
appears inthe multifunc tiondisplay.
Acce pting acall X
Press the6 button. Mul
tifunctio ndisplay (example)
The display showsthephon enumbe rorthe
name andphone number (ifthe entr yis stored
in the address book)orshows theUnknown (phone
number withheld) message.
i You canalso accept thecall byvoice
command usingtheVoice Control System
(see theseparate operating instructions).
Rejecting orending acall X
Press the~ button.
Cal linganumbe rfrom thephone book X
Use = or; tosel ect the Phone menu.
X Press :, 9or9 toswi tch tothe
phone book.
X Press :or9 tosel ect the name you
wa nt.
i The save dnames aredispla yed
al pha betica lly.
i Ifyou holddow nthe : or9 button
for longer thanonesecond, rapidscroll
begins. Themultifunction displaygoes from
the seventh entrydispla yedtothe first
entr yunder thefollowing letter.Release
the button tostop.
X To conne ctac all: press 6or9 onthe
mul tifunctio nstee ring wheel.
Th eCon nectingcal l... mes
sage
ap pe arsin the multifu nctio ndisplay along
with thenumb erbeing dialed andthe
name ,if it is stored inthe phon ebook . Mult
ifunction steeringwheel
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Basi
cfunc tions ofCO MA ND Sw
itchin gCO MA ND on/o ff
X Pre ssthe qcontro lknob.
Aw arning mes sage appear s.COMA ND
calls uptheprev iously selectedmen u.
i Ifyou switchoff COMA ND,playbac kof
the curre ntaudio or vide os ource willalso
be switched off. Switching
theCOMAND displayon/
off
X Press theW functionbutton .
or
X Select System in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
In both cases, thesystem menuappears.
X To switch off:select Display Off and
press Wtoconf irm.
X To switch on:press oneofthe funct ion
button s,e.g. W, Øorthe % back
button . Mut
e
Sound fromanaudio/video source X
Press the8 button onCOMAND oron
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
The sound fromtherespect iveaudio or
video source isswitched onormuted.
i When thesound isoff, thesystem
display sthe , icon inthe status line.
When youchange theaudio orvideo
source, oradjust thevolume, sound
automatically switchesonagain.
i Even ifthe sound isswitched off,you will
still hear navigation system
announc ements. Switching
offallnavigation
announcements X
Navigat ionannouncements: pressthe
8 button duringtheannounc ement.
Switching navigation announcements
back on X
Press 8again.
i The navigation announcementsare
swi tched onaga inifyou start anew route
gui dance orifCOMAND isswi tched offand
on with theqcontrol knob. Adjusting
thevolume
Adjusting thevolume forthe audio or
video source X
Turn theqcontrol knob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multi function steeringwheel.
The volumeofthe currently selected audio
or vide osource changes.
You canalsoadju stthe volu meforthe
foll owi ng:
R naviga tionannouncements
R phone calls
R voice outputofthe Voice Control System
(see theseparate operating instructions)
Adjust ingthe volume fornavigation
announcements During
anavigation announcemen t:
X Turn qthe cont rolknob.
or
X Press theW orX button onthe
multifunction steeringwheel. Basic
functions ofCOMAND
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X
Sel ect SIRIUS Service and
pressW to
confi rm.
The window onthe right halfof the displ ay
sho wsthe telephone numb erofthe
pro vider(SIR IUSXM) andtheserialnumb er
of your ser vice module for rece iving traf fic
mes sages .
Reg isteri ngfor the SIRIU SXM traffic
repo rtse rvic e X
Ca llthe trafficrep ort provider'spho ne
numb ersho wnonthe scre en.
i Youcan also have the satel lite ser vice
acti vate donl ine.Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300200003
000F000DH (USA)or
htt <0010002C00210021001700170017002000130009001200090015001300030001
000E000100040001H .com
(Canada) .
Once theconn ection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstr uctions ofthe operator.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes.
If registrat ionisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account . Compass
function
In the compass view,youcan seethecurrent
direction oftravel, thecurrent heightabove
sea level andthecoordinat esofthe vehicle
position, forexample.
X To switch onnavigation mode:pressthe
Ø functionbutton .
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Pos. in
the navigation systemmenu
bar bysliding VÆandturnin gcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
conf irm.
X Select Compass and
press Wtoconf irm. Compass
(example)
: Current direction oftravel
; Current heightaboveaverage sealevel,
rounded
= Current vehicleposition: longitude
coordinat es
? Number ofGPS satellites currentlybeing
used
A Current vehicleposition: latitude
coordinat es
B Currently setsteerin gangle ofthe front
wheels
i Todisplay current height;,thesystem
must beable toreceive atleast four
satellites. Steeringangle Bcan bea
maximum of35° inboth direction s.
X To exit thedisplay: confirmBack by
pressing Worpress the% button . Showing
themap dataversion
X To show themenu: pressWthe COMAND
cont roller.
X Select Navi in
the main functionbar by
sliding ZVandturnin gcVd theCOMAND
cont roller andpress Wtoconf irm.
X Select MapVersion and
press Wto
conf irm.
The map data version number isshown.
Infor mation aboutnewversions ofthe
digital mapcanbeobtained froman
authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter. 108
Additional
settingsNavigation
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X
To reje ct:select Reject by
turning cVd
the COMAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssthe ~ button onCOMAND oron
the multifu nctio nstee ring wheel.
X To acce pt: conf irm Acc ept by
pre ssing
W.
or
X Pre ssthe 6 button onCOMAND oron
the multifu nctio nstee ring wheel. Mu
ltifu ncti ondisp lay(e xam ple)
i Youcan also acc eptthe call byvoice
command usingtheVoice Control System
(see theseparate operating instructions).
Once youhave accepted thecall, youcan use
hands-free mode.Thecallvolume canbe
adjusted (Ypage 34).Formore information ,
see the"Function sduring asingle call
conn ection" section (Ypage 122).
The displa yshows thephone number orthe
name andphone number (ifthe entr yis stored in
the address book)orshows theUnknown (phone
number withheld) message.
i You canalso accept acall asdescribed
above whenanother mainfunctionis
switched oninCOMAND. Onceyouhave
accepted thecall, thedispla yswitches to
telephone mode.Afterthe call isfinished,
you seethedispla yof the previous main
appli cation again.
The displa ydoes notswitch totelephone
mode ifyou:
R hide thewindow withthe% button
next tothe COMAND controller andthen
R accept thecall with the; button on
the multifunction steeringwheel Making
acall
Entering ateleph onenum berusin gth e
num berkeyp ad X
Call upthete lepho nebasic menu
(Y page 119).
X En tert he digits usingthenumber keypad.
X To conne ctac all: press the6 button
on COM AND oron the multifunctio n
steeri ngwhe el.
Ente ring ateleph onenum berusin gth e
telep hone basicmen u X
Call upthete lepho nebasic menu
(Y page 119).
X Sele ctthedigit son eby oneby turnin g
cVd andslidin gZVÆ theCOMA ND
con troller andpres sW tocon firm.
X To connect acall: select °inthe
chara cterbarand press Wtoconfirm.
or
X Press the6 button onCOM AND oron
the multifunctio nstee ring wheel. Tel
eph oneope ratio n
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Switching
thehands- freemicrophone
on/off This
funct ionisalso availa bleduring anactive
phone call.
X Call upthe telephone basicmenu
(Y page 119).
X To switch off:select MikeOff and
press
W toconf irm.
If the microphone isswitched off,the
display showstheQicon andtheThe microphone is off message
appearsfor
a short period.
X To switch on:select MikeOn and
press
W toconf irm.
The Qsymbol disappea rs.You willbriefly
see theThe microphone is on message.
Ending anactive call X
Select ¢inthe telephone basicmenu and
press Wtoconf irm.
or
X Press the~ button onCOMAND oron
the multifunct ionsteering wheel.
The callonhold isactivated.
Rejecting oraccepting awaitin gcal l The
callwaiting function mustbesup ported
by the mobi lephone network providerand be
enab led.Depending onthe mobile phone
used, thesystem behavior differswhen
accept ingacall (option 1and 2).
If yo uha ve acal lin pro gressand rece ive
ano ther call,a new windo wap pe arsin the
di spl ay.Y ou also hear aton e.You canaccept
or rejec tthe call.
X To reject: selectReject and
press Wto
conf irm.
or
X Press the~ button onCOMAND oron
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel. X
To accept: selectAccept and
press Wto
conf irm.
or
X Press the6 button onCOMAND oron
the multifunct ionsteerin gwheel.
Option 1:ifyou accept thewaiting call,the
active callisended.
The active callwillalso beended ifyou
accept thewaiting callusing theVoice
Control System (seetheseparate
operating instructions).
Option 2:ifyou accept thewaiting call,the
active callisput onhold. Youcanthen
switch backandforthbetween bothcalls
(toggling) (Ypage 124).
i The second optionisavaila bleifyour
mobile phonesupports thetoggling
funct ion(via Bluetooth ®
).
Valid forboth options: ifyou accept the
waiting callusing themobile phone, theactive
call isput onhold. Youthen have twocalls.
The callyou have justaccepted isactive.
The COMAND displaychanges. Ifyou
cont inue tooperate functionsonthe mobile
phone, theCOMAND displaymaydiffer from
that ofthe mobile phone.
Making afur ther call You
canmake asecond callwhile onthe
phone withsomeone else.Thisaction puts
the previous callonhold. Thefunct ionis
availa bleifyour mobile phonesupports this
funct ionviaBluetooth ®
. :
Symbol formaking asecond call Telephone
operation
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X
Sel ect symbo l: byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssthe ; button onCOMAND.
X Enter thephone num ber:
R ma nua lly (Y page 121)
R us ing the phone book (Ypage 125)
R from thecalllists (Ypage 129)
R us ing speeddial (Y page 122)
Cal lwa iting Yo
ucan switch back and forth betwe encalls
wi th thisfu nctio n.The functio nisavail able if
your mobile phonesupports thetoggling
function (viaBluetooth ®
).
You canusethefunction ifyou areanswering
a second callormaking asecond call.
Switching betweenthe active calland the
call onhold :
Active call
; Callon hold
X Confirm symbol;bypressing W.
or
X Press the; button onCOMAND oron
the multifunction steeringwheel.
The previous callonhold isactivated. Ends
anactive call
X Select ¢inthe telephone basicmenu and
press Wtoconfirm.
or
X Press the~ button onCOMAND oron
the multifunction steeringwheel.
The callonhold isactivated.
Confe rence call You
canintercon nectcalls (active andon
hold) onthe mobile phone. Thispermits
several partiestohear oneanother andspeak
with oneanother.
You canalso make afurther callinCOMAND
(Y page 123).
Sending DTMFtones This
function isnot supported byallmobile
phones.
Answering machinesorother devices canbe
cont rolled byDTMF tones, e.g.forremote
query function s.
X Ifyou woul dlike tolisten tothe messages
on your answering machine,forexample,
select thecorresponding number.
X To transmit individual characters: once
a conn ection hasbeen established tothe
answering machine,selectthedesired
characters inthe character barand press
W toconfirm.
or
X Press thecorresponding keyonthe
COMAND numberkeypad.
Every character selectedwillbe
transmitt edimmediately .
X To send aphone bookentry asaDTMF
sequence :select Name by
turning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm.
X Select thedesired phonebookentry and
press Wtoconfirm.
The entry issent asaDTMF character
string. 124
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