2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class instrument cluster

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

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.

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

53 Audio
Single CD operation
On the COMAND control unit
Open the Single CD main menu
(page 51).

Press-for forward skipping;
or

Press, for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Single CD dis-
play (
page 25).

Pressj for forward skipping;
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks of the cur-
rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a
time, it is the number of the track currently
playing.

Use or  to select another track
from the list.
The current track remains playing while
selecting.

Press or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The newly selected track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 51).

Press2.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.


64 AudioMP3 operation
For forward skipping press-;
or

For backward skipping press,.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the MP3 display
(page 25).

For forward skipping pressj;
or

For backward skipping pressk.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons. Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks in the cur-
rent folder. Only one track can be viewed
at a time.
1Current track

Open the MP3 main menu (
page 61);

Press or  to select a different
track.
The current track remains playing while
selecting.

Press, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the track
number

Open the MP3 main menu (
page 61).

Press2.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.

77 Audio
CD changer* operation

Use or  to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD
changer compartments.

Press.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list (
page 78)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 78)

Selecting via scan search (
page 79)Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the CD changer main menu
(page 74).

Press-for forward skipping;
or

Press, for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
On the multifunction steering wheel

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

Pressj for forward skipping;
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:
The next track is played.
Backward skipping:
If the track has been playing longer
than approx. 10 seconds, the system
skips back to the beginning of the
track.
If less than 10 seconds have played,
the system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track.

90 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationTuning using the multifunction steering
wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Satellite radio
display (
page 25).

Pressk.
The search proceeds in ascending or-
der;
or

Pressj.
The search proceeds in descending or-
der.
The search stops at the first receivable
station. Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:

Scan search plays a channel for
approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current
category.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search stops automatically at the
station that was playing when scan
search was started.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.

Press the
Scan
soft key again.
The scan search stops.Additional text information (artist and
track title) related to the current broadcast
can be displayed.

Press the
Info
soft key.
Obtaining additional text
information

106 Telephone*Telephone operationInitiating redial
On the COMAND control unit
Immediate re-dialing of the number dialed
last can be initiated:
Press0 in the Telephone main
menu twice.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the number dialed last.
On the multifunction steering wheel

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

Presss twice.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the number dialed last.
In both cases the telephone initiates the
call. The call is activated the moment the
other party answers the call. Communica-
tion is conducted via the hands-free sys-
tem.
The volume can be adjusted (
page 30).
For other user functions, see “Active call”
(
page 110).After switching to telephone operation,
COMAND can display the number of
missed calls in the status bar.iWhen pressings only once, the di-
aled calls list appears in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 108).
Accepted and missed calls