2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK500 CABRIOLET audio

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Audio system
Scan search

Starting scan search
Select desired waveband.

Press
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display. The
radio briefly tunes in all receivable
stations on the waveband selected.


Ending scan search
Press
SC soft key or S or T.
The station last played will be se-
lected and
SC disappears from the
display.Station memory
You can store ten AM and ten FM stations
in the memory.


Storing stations
Tune in desired station.

Press and hold desired station
button1 to R until a brief
signal tone is heard.
The frequency is stored on the se-
lected station button.


Calling up stations
Press desired station button1
to R briefly.Autostore – automatic station memory
The Autostore memory function provides
an additional memory level. The station
memory for manually stored stations is not
overwritten.


Calling up Autostore memory level and
storing stations
Press
AS soft key briefly.
The radio switches to the Autostore
memory level.
AS and
SEARCH
ap-
pear in the display and the radio
finds the ten stations with the
strongest signals. These stations
are stored on the station buttons
1 to R in order of signal
strength.

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Calling up stations
Press desired station button1
to R.


Leaving the Autostore memory level
Press
FM or
AM
soft key briefly.
Interrupting radio mode
The radio mode is interrupted by an incom-
ing call on the telephone* (
page 229).


Mute on
Press U button.
The radio mode is interrupted and MUTED
appears in the display.


Mute off
Press U button.
The radio mode is again active.Weather band

Press
WB soft key.
The weather band station last received
is tuned in.
Selecting a weather band station
directly

Select desired weather band station
with buttons 1 to 7.
If a station cannot be tuned in, a search
is automatically started.
Search

Press S or T button to tune in
the next receivable weather band sta-
tion.Scan search


Starting scan search
Press
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display. The ra-
dio briefly tunes in all receivable
weather band stations.


Ending scan search
Press
SC soft key or S or T.
The weather band station last
played will be selected and
SC dis-
appears from the display.
iIf no weather band station is received
after three consecutive scans of the
complete frequency range, then the
scan stops at the channel with which it
began and
NO WB FOUND
appears in the
display.
If this happens, switch back to stan-
dard radio mode.

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Audio system
Introduction to satellite radio* (USA only)
SIRIUS satellite radio provides 100 chan-
nels of digital-quality radio, among others
music, sports, news, and entertainment,
free of commercials. SIRIUS satellite radio
uses a fleet of high-power satellites to
broadcast 24 hours per day, coast to
coast, in the contiguous U.S.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information and service
availability call the SIRIUS Service Center
(page 217), or contact
www.siriusradio.comProgram categories
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode)
(
page 216).
iAdditional satellite radio equipment
and a subscription to a satellite radio
service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described
here.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for details and availability for
your vehicle.
Note that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, chan-
nels and categories shown in illustra-
tions and descriptions contained in this
manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
iSatellite radio service may be unavail-
able or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things beyond the service
provider’s or our control. Service might
also not be available in certain places
(e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or
within or next to buildings) or near oth-
er technologies.

214 Controls in detailAudio systemCalling up the SAT main menu
Press
SAT
soft key.
SAT
is displayed in the upper left-hand
corner of the display.
Prior to activation of the satellite radio
service (
page 214).
After activation of satellite radio ser-
vice (
page 214).
Prior to activation of the satellite radio
service
The telephone number of the SIRIUS
Service Center (888-539-7474) is dis-
played.

Press
ESN
soft key.
The twelve-digit electronic serial num-
ber (ESN) of the SAT tuner* installed in
your vehicle is displayed.
This information is required to call the
SIRIUS Service Center for an activation re-
quest.
After activation of the satellite radio ser-
vice
The satellite radio main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.The first channel 001 is called up and the
PTY system changes to All categories.
If no station can be received,
ACQUIRING

appears in the display.
If the Satellite radio service is not
activated,
ACQUIRING
will also appear in the
radio display and
NO SAT
will appear in the
multifunction display.
iCredit card information may also be re-
quired for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately five to ten minutes after calling
the SIRIUS Service Center.
iThe system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected pre-
viously.

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Audio system
Selecting a station
The following options are available:

Selecting a station using the selected
category (
page 216).


Tuning via station presets
(page 215).


Tuning via scan search (
page 216).


Tuning via manual channel input
(page 215).


Tuning via the program category list
(page 216).Tuning via station presets
Ten satellite radio station presets are avail-
able.
You can access the presets via number
keys.
Accessing via number keys

Enter number of preset you wish to se-
lect, e.g. 1.
The radio plays the station stored un-
der this number and the PTY function
changes to the category corresponding
to the station.Tuning via manual channel input
Example: tuning in channel 16
Press *.
Input line appears in the main radio
menu.

Use number keys to enter desired
channel within eight seconds,
e.g.1 6.
The system tunes to channel 16.
The station you have selected begins to
play.iYou can only enter available channel
numbers.

216 Controls in detailAudio systemTuning via the program category list
The category list contains all currently re-
ceivable categories of programs. It is
arranged alphabetically.

Selecting a category
Press
PTY
soft key.
The current PTY category of the sta-
tion is displayed.

Press
<<<
or
>>>
soft key.
This switches between the individu-
al categories.
When changing the category, the chan-
nel selected last in the new category
becomes audible.The system will automatically switch to
a station of the selected category if the
currently selected station is not of the
selected category. Otherwise, the cur-
rently selected station remains tuned.


Tuning a station within the selected
category
The channels identified for the current-
ly selected category are arranged
numerically. Only one entry is visible at
a time.
Press S or T button briefly.
The next station within the category
is started.
or

Press and hold S or T but-
ton for approx. three seconds until
desired station has been reached.Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:


Scan search plays a channel for ap-
prox. eight seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current cat-
egory.


Scan search can be terminated manu-
ally.

Press
SC soft key.
The search starts.
SC appears in the
display.

Press
SC soft key again.
The search stops.

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Obtaining additional text information
Additional text information (artist, title) re-
lated to the current channel can be dis-
played.
Press
INF
soft key.
The title being played is displayed.

Press
INF
soft key again.
The name of the artist performing the
title being played is displayed.Storing stations

Tune in desired station.

Press and hold desired station button
1 to R until a brief signal tone is
heard.
The frequency is stored on the selected
station button.
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The mem-
ory preset selected appears in the sta-
tus line, e.g. S3.Calling up the ESN information menu

Press
INF
soft key.

Press
ESN
soft key.
The twelve-digit electronic serial num-
ber (ESN) of the SAT tuner* installed in
your vehicle is displayed.

Press
RET
soft key to exit the menu.
iIf a button is not pressed within
four seconds, the radio will return to
the standard display.
iThere are ten presets available.
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new entry is given.

218 Controls in detailAudio systemCD mode
Safety precautions
General notes
The system may not be able to play audio
CDs with copy protection.
Playing copied CDs may cause
malfunctions during playback.Warning!
G
The single CD player and the CD changer*
are Class 1 laser products. There is a danger
of invisible laser radiation if the housing is
opened or damaged.
Do not open the housing. The single CD
player and the CD changer* do not contain
any parts that can be serviced by the user.
For safety reasons, have any service work
which may be necessary performed only by
qualified personnel.
Warning!
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper-
ate the audio system only if permitted by
road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) ev-
ery second.
!If you affix stickers to the CDs, they can
become warped due to the heat that
develops in the CD drive or CD chang-
er*.
In certain situations, the CDs can then
no longer be ejected and cause dam-
age to the drive. Such damage is not
covered by the Mercedes-Benz Limited
Warranty.!Your CD drive or CD changer* has been
designed to play CDs which corre-
spond to the EN 60908 standard. You
can therefore only use CDs with a max-
imum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected and
will damage the drive.