2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class radio

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Radio operation
On the memory list
1Preset of the station currently selected
2Frequency of the station currently se-
lected
3Current frequency appears in red lette-
ring
4Memory preset allocated
5Memory preset available

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “FM Presets” in the
main radio menu and press to confirm.
The FM preset memory will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired memory
preset.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v or corresponding number
key longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will see the main radio menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.
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iThere are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.

36 AudioRadio operationSaving stations manually (AM)
Activate the AM Band (
page 29).
Save a station in the same way as descri-
bed for the FM Band (
page 34)

in the AM main radio menu

on the memory listOn the memory list

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “AM Presets”.
The AM preset memory will appear.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
1Function is active
If the FM/AM main radio menu is display-
ed

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Auto Presets” and
press the button longer than
2 seconds.
Message 1 will appear.
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ted by the Auto presets. This is a second
option for storing a station range you
are currently receiving.
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Radio operation
The radio stores the 10 strongest stations.
The station frequencies available will ap-
pear in the memory list.Select other station

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the memory position
and press to confirm.
The main radio menu appears.
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.Weather Band

Activate the Weather Band WB.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “WB Presets” and press
to confirm.
The WB Presets will appear. Channels 1
to 7 are listed in the memory. The me-
mory position of the channels are fixed
and cannot be altered.
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38 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(page 35).You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM pre-
sets

Press the corresponding number key
(e.g. 3) to select the desired station.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list and press briefly to
confirm.
In both cases, the main radio menu will
then appear automatically after 8 se-
conds, indicating the memory preset
number.Selecting a channel from the WB preset
menu

Activate the WB Presets (
page 37).

Use one of the two ways to select a
channel from the WB presets as descri-
bed on the left.
The main WB menu will then appear au-
tomatically after 8 seconds, indicating
the memory preset number.
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Radio operation
Selecting a station by entering the sta-
tion frequency in the presets (FM/AM)
The station frequency can be entered in
FM and AM Bands in the corresponding
presets list.
1Input lineFor both FM/AM Bands

Press t.
An input line 1 will appear on the top
line in place of the current station na-
me.

Use the number keys to enter the fre-
quency.
The frequency is entered into 1 begin-
ning from the right. After 8 seconds at
the most, the station selected will be-
gin to play.
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Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
iIf you enter a frequency which is not
within the given range, the message “In-
valid input” will appear.
Enter a valid frequency.

40 AudioRadio operation1No audio source has been switched on
2The radio is switched on
3Frequency band and the memory pre-
set, if applicable
4Frequency of the station selected5“SP” (memory) - appears if “Memory”
instead of “Station search” or “Freq.”
(depending on model) has been selec-
ted in the “Vehicle” submenu. Refer to
“Control system” in chapter “Controls
in detail” in your vehicle's operating in-
structions for further information.

Press # at the COMAND control
unit to switch on COMAND.

Press c at the COMAND control
unit to switch to radio operation.

Repeatedly press key E or H at
the multifunction steering wheel until
display 2 appears.
Multifunction display
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Repeatedly press F or G at the
multifunction steering wheel until the
desired station frequency appears.

Press E or H at the multifunc-
tion steering wheel to display the next
or previous system.

50 AudioCD operationMain CD menu 1CD function with the number of the ma-
gazine slot currently playing
2Track number and elapsed playback
time will appear. Also, the name of the
CD will appear here, see “Naming a
CD” (
page 55)
3Scan function and menu fields

Press d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Playback begins if a CD was inserted in
one of the playback locations.
Playback locations are
CD 0 CD drive
CD 1 - CD 6 magazine slot 1 to 6 in
the CD changer
CD drive
Playback will begin with the first
track on the CD.

CD changer
The CD changer searches for inser-
ted CDs in magazine slots 1 to 6
and plays the first track on the first
CD detected.After the magazine was changed
The message “Loading CD ...” appears if
the CD changer was used last.
Error messages (
page 60).

Press any system key, e.g. c.
COMAND will switch to radio operati-
on.
Switching on
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iIf you switch on CD mode, COMAND will
check which playback unit (CD drive or
CD changer) was used last.
If there is no CD in one of the units,
COMAND automatically switches to the
unit with CD.Switching another system on