2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

40 AudioRadio operation
Open the Audio main menu
(page 38).

Press the
Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta-
tion last tuned to will begin to play.
In this example:

Weather Band

Channel 1
= current station

Press the
FM/AM
soft key in the Radio
main menu.
The main menu for either the FM or AM
waveband appears. The station last
tuned to will begin to play.
Safety instructionsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the audio system only when
road, weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.Switching to Radio mode
Switching wavebands

41 Audio
Radio operation
The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.
In this example: 
FM = FM waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1 (
page 47).The following options are available:

Tuning via station search(
page 42)

Tuning via station presets (
page 42)

Tuning via Autostore presets
(page 43)

Tuning via scan search (
page 44)

Manual tuning (
page 44)

Tuning via direct frequency input
(page 45)
iThe wavebands cover different fre-
quency ranges:
FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)
87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
iAM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)
530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:

WB (Weather Band)
162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station

42 AudioRadio operationTuning via station search
On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave-
band (
page 40).

Press- or .
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or

Press, or .
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.On multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display
(page 25).

Pressj.
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or

Pressk.
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. The presets are accessed using the
number keypad, or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keypad:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

43 Audio
Radio operation

Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press;
or

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.Tuning via Autostore presets
The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep-
tion quality (
page 48).
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset 1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre-
quencies are displayed.

Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press;
or

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.

44 AudioRadio operationTuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.
During the first run, stations with ex-
tremely good reception are played.
During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.Starting scan search

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.
Ending Scan search manually

Press the
Scan
soft key again.Manual tuning

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press- or, for at least 2
seconds to scroll up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping- or, in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.
Manual tuning is deactivated if no but-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.

45 Audio
Radio operation
Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband

Switch to the FM waveband
(page 40).

Press2.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.

Press the number buttons in
succession:!, , and .
Each number entered appears in the
display.
The system tunes to the frequency en-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz)
and
switches back to the FM menu
.
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressingor.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz

AM 10 kHz
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.
The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.

46 AudioRadio operationSeven channels are available on the
Weather Band. 
Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (
page 40).
Each time you press the
WB soft key the
system will tune to the strongest re-
ceivable station.Tuning via station search
On the COMAND control unit

Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (
page 40).
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press- or,.
The search begins descending or as-
cending.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Audio display
(page 25).

Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sort-
ed in preset 1 to 7 each time you press
the WB soft key. They are accessed us-
ing the number keypad.
Tuning to a station on Weather Band

47 Audio
Radio operation

Press one of the number keys
3 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Ten presets each are available for the
FM and AM waveband.
The following options are available:

Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore (
page 48)Storing manually using the number
keys 3 - "

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 41).

Press a number key between3 and
" and hold it for more than 2 sec-
onds.
The station is now stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 41).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use, ,  or  to select a
preset.

Press for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing FM/AM stations