2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class phone

25 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
You can switch the multifunction display to
the respective operating mode if you wish
to operate the system using the buttons on
the multifunction steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*,
Satellite radio* or Telephone* display
appears in the multifunction display of
the instrument cluster.Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequency
Single CD operation
1Single CD operation
2Current trackMP3 operation
1MP3 operation
2Current track
CD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current trackSelecting the multifunction display

26 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelSatellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel nameTelephone* operation
If a telephone has been installed, either the
main display or a list appears.
Telephone main display:
1Telephone operation
2Telephone network informationIn the list screen, instead of the telephone
network information, either a phone book
entry or one of the last 10 outgoing calls
will be displayed.

In order to close the list display,
presst
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.

27 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*
and AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Telephone*

Navigation*

ServiceOpening main menus

Audio (
page 38):
Press .

Satellite radio* (
page 83):
Press 5.

Telephone* (
page 102):
Press .

Navigation* (
page 125):
Press .

Service (
page 185):
Press .Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar

28 At a glanceMenu systemThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.
The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.
The status bar 3 is divided into three ar-
eas.Left side:
The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: Radio
Center:
Indication of the selected operating mode.
In this example:

FM = selected waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Right side:
General status information is displayed, re-
gardless of the selected operating mode. In this example (
page 27):

ROAMING
= telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network.

= telephone* signal strength
Menu functions and submenus
Using the soft keys you can switch func-
tions ON or OFF or open submenus.
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

30 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press..
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.Switching OFF

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or

Press..
Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation*, Telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching COMAND ON/OFFiWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, . is disabled.Volume

85 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation

Press5.
Different menus appear depending on
Satellite radio service activation.
Prior to activation of the Satellite
radio service,

After Satellite radio service was ac-
tivated.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service
The telephone number of the Sirius Service
Center and the twelve-digit electronic seri-
al number (ESN) of the particular receiver
are displayed.
This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.After activation of the Satellite radio
service
The SAT main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.
Switching to Satellite radio mode
iCredit card information is also required
for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
Sirius Service Center.
iThe system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected
previously.

86 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStation information is displayed on the
main area and in the center of the status
bar.
Main area, in this example: 
ROCK
= selected category (
page 88)

Vault
= name of the selected stationStatus bar, in this example:

SAT (on the left) = the selected mode

SAT5 = location in the program
memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16 = number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys

Presetsshows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations (
page 91) and re-
quest stored stations (page 87).

Infoshows additional text information relat-
ed to the current channel.

Scanis used to start and stop the scan
search (
page 90).

Servicedisplays a screen showing the tele-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the receiver in your vehicle.
SAT main menu

92 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation
Press the
Service
soft key.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of your
vehicle's receiver appear.It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser-
vice Center if, for example:

you want to cancel the subscription or
to re-subscribe at a later date

you forget to pay the bill

you sell the car to another person
Calling the Sirius Service Center