2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK CLASS key

116 Controls in detailAudio systemBalance
Press the
AUD
key repeatedly until
BALANCE
appears in the display.

Press the
Lkey to move the sound to
the left speaker or the
Rkey to move
the sound to the right speaker.
Centering all audio functions

Push and hold down the
AUD
key.
All audio functions (bass, treble and
balance) are set to center or flat posi-
tions, and the volume is adjusted to a
pre-set level.
Radio mode
Selecting radio mode
Press b button.
Analog station frequencies
Selecting the band

Press the key located below the de-
sired band.
The band selected is shown in the top
line of the display.Manual tuning

Press either the d or c button.
Step-by-step tuning in ascending or de-
scending order of frequency will take
place.
The first three tuning steps will take place
without muting. The radio will then be mut-
ed and high-speed tuning will take place
until the button is released.iFM frequency band:
FM 87.7......107.9 MHz
AM frequency band:
MW (medium wave) 530......1 710 KHz

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Audio system
Seek tuning
Press either the f or e button.
The radio will tune to the next receiv-
able station.
Scan tuning

Press the
SC
key.
Each station with a strong signal on the
band selected will be tuned in for eight
seconds. The first scan will tune only
the stations with a high signal strength.
The second scan will tune every receiv-
able station.
By pressing either the d, c, f or
e buttons, or the
SC
key, the scan
mode can be cancelled.Station memory
Ten stations can be stored in the AM and
FM bands via the alpha-numeric keypad.
The “0” button corresponds to location 10.
Weatherband (WB) channels 1 to 7 can be
retrieved via the alpha-numeric keypad
and are preset at the factory.
Storing stations

Hold the number button down for ap-
proximately two seconds.
The currently displayed frequency is
stored on the selected station button.
The storage procedure is confirmed by
a short signal tone.
Retrieving a station from memory

Press the desired station button.Direct frequency input (AM and FM
only)

Select the band.

Press the “button and enter the
desired frequency using the
alpha-numeric keypad.
Frequencies outside of the frequency
ranges (frequencies specified
on (
page 116)) will not be accepted.
The frequency input mode is cancelled
if no button is pressed within four sec-
onds.

118 Controls in detailAudio systemCassette mode
Playing cassettes
Press the “TAPE” button.

Press the eject (EJ) key.
The display folds down and the cas-
sette slot becomes visible.

Push the cassette into the slot until it
engages.
The cassette will be pulled in automati-
cally.
The radio will switch to cassette mode.
Track 1 will be played and
SIDE 1
dis-
played. Track 1 is the side of the cassette
which is facing upwards. The cassette
deck will automatically detect the type of
tape and switch the equalization automati-
cally. A cassette symbol in the display indi-cates that a tape is in the mechanism. This
symbol appears in all modes but not in cas-
sette mode.
The cassette will not be ejected when the
radio is switched off or another mode is se-
lected.
If a cassette is in the mechanism, cassette
mode can be selected by using the “TAPE”
button. If no cassette has been inserted,
the display will show
NO TAPE
.
iDo not press directly on the radio dis-
play face.
Return the display panel to its normal
position by folding it back up and
pressing gently on the display frame to
lock in place.
When playing mono recorded tapes
(e.g. books) through a stereo system,
the sound from one track might bleed
to the other track, despite setting the
balance to the full left or full right
speakers.!If the display is in the down position for
more than 20 seconds, two successive
beeps will be heard. This will continue
at 5 second intervals until the display is
returned to its normal position.

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Audio system
Cassette eject
Press the eject (
EJ) key.
The display will fold down and the
cassette will be ejected.

Remove the cassette.

Fold the display back up manually.
The radio will switch back to radio
mode automatically.Track selection

Press the track selection (
TRK
) key.
The current track will be displayed as
SIDE 1
or
SIDE 2
. The track will be
changed automatically at the end of
the tape.
Track search forwards/backwards

Press the f button.SEEK FWD
will be shown on the display
and the track search will run the tape
forwards to the start of the next track.

Press the e button.SEEK RWD
will be shown on the display
and the track search will run the tape
backwards to the start of the track cur-
rently playing.

Press the same button again to inter-
rupt track search.
iThe cassette will not be ejected when
the radio is switched off.!If the display is in the down position for
more than 20 seconds, two successive
beeps will be heard. This will continue
at 5 second intervals until the display is
returned to its normal position.
iThe beginning of a track can only be lo-
cated if there is a break of at least four
seconds between tracks.

120 Controls in detailAudio systemFast forward/reverse
Press the d button.FORWARD
will appear on the display and
fast forward will start.

Press the c button.REWIND
will appear on the display and
fast reverse will start.

Press the same button again to stop
fast forward/reverse, or it will stop au-
tomatically at the beginning or the end
of the tape. The track will automatically
change at the end or beginning of the
tape and play will begin.Scanning

Press the
SC key.
Each track on the cassette will be
played for eight seconds in ascending
order.Dolby NR
1 (noise reduction system)
To enable optimum reproduction of cas-
settes recorded using the Dolby B system,
press the AUD
key followed by the
NR key.
NR is shown in the display in inversed-color
format. To turn off Dolby B noise reduc-
tion, press the
NR key again. The
NR in the
display will be shown in the original color
format.
iThe beginning of a track can only be lo-
cated if there is a break of at least four
seconds between tracks.
Scan will be interrupted if the d,
c, f, e buttons or the SC
key is pressed.
1Dolby and the double-D symbol Ù are trade-
marks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corpora-
tion. The Dolby noise reduction system is
manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato-
ries Licensing Corporation.

124 Controls in detailAudio systemSkipping tracks forwards / backwards
Press the f button.
The next track on the CD will be played.

Press the e button.
If the track has been playing for more
than ten seconds, it will revert to the
start of that track. If it has been playing
for less than ten seconds, it will revert
to the preceding track.
To skip several tracks, the respective
button must be pressed until the de-
sired track is reached. If the beginning
or end of the CD is reached during the
search, the first or last track will be
played.Fast forward/reverse

Press the d button and hold it down
for audible fast forward.

Press the c button and hold it down
for audible reverse.
The search will stop when the button is re-
leased. The relative time of the track will
be displayed during the search. The search
mode will cancel if the beginning or end of
the CD is reached.
Scanning

Press the
SC key.
Each track will be played for eight sec-
onds in ascending order.
The search will stop at the track in
question if the d, c, f, e
buttons or the
SC key are pressed.Random play/repeat function
The tracks of the current CD are played in
random order when the random feature
(
RDM
) is selected.

Press the
RDM
key to switch on, and
press
RDM
again to switch off.
When the repeat function (
RPT
) has been
selected, a particular track can be played
for as many times as desired.

Press the
RPT
key to switch on.

Press
RPT
again to switch off.
iBoth functions cannot be used simulta-
neously.

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Audio system
Direct track selection
Tracks can be selected directly using the
buttons on the alpha-numeric keypad.
Press the “function button, fol-
lowed by the track number.
Telephone* operation
Various functions of the Mercedes-Benz in-
tegrated cellular telephone can be per-
formed and displayed via the car radio.
Further instructions for operating the car
telephone can be found in the operation
guide for the cellular telephone*.
Switching the telephone on and off
Switching on:
Press the h button,
TEL
appears in
the corner of the display.Switching off:

Press and hold the h button until
the telephone symbol
TEL
no longer ap-
pears in the display,
or

Press the “PWR” button on the phone’s
keypad.
Entering telephone number and start-
ing dialing process

Enter the desired telephone number
using the alpha-numeric keypad.
The number can have up to 32 digits,
but only 13 of these can be displayed.

Press the
SND
button to start the dialing
process.
The entered number can be corrected us-
ing the
CLR
key.

Press the
CLR
key briefly.
The last digit will be deleted.

Press the
CLR
key longer.
The complete number will be deleted.
Calling up the phone book
The numbers stored in telephone memory
can be called up via either name or number
entries. The memory contents from the
portable phone must be downloaded and
the telephone menu must be selected in
order to call up the phone book. Refer to
the “Memory download” section of the cel-
lular telephone operation guide for more
information.

126 Controls in detailAudio systemSwitching between name search and
number search
Press
ABC
key for name search.

Press
NUM
key for number search.
Searching and selecting phone book
entries by name

Press the
ABC
key.
The current name is shown on the dis-
play.

Press the d or c button to se-
lect the stored entries in alphabetical
order.

Press the f or e button to se-
lect the stored entries according to al-
phabetical initial letters (e.g. A-Adam,
B-Brown, M-Miller).Searching and selecting phone book
entries by number

Press the
NUM
key.
The current number is shown on the
display.

Press the d or c button to se-
lect the stored entries in numerical or-
der.

Press the f or e button to se-
lect the stored entries in increments
of 5 (e.g. Entry no. 2, Entry no. 7, etc.).Placing a call

Press the
SND
key when a number or a
name has been selected using the
method described above.