2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class key

29 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 40):
Press .
Satellite radio* (page 85):
Press .
Telephone* (page 104):
Press .
Navigation* (page 127):
Press .
Service (page 187):
Press .Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status bar

30 At a glance
Menu system
The 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 29):
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.
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A maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

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Menu system
Example: Radio main menu:
The Scan soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.
The Autost. soft key opens the sub-
menu for the Autostore settings.In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap-
pear white.
Example:
Presets, Scan and Autost. soft key.Exiting from submenus
You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the
Back soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.
The system does not accept setting modi-
fications which have not been stored.
There are exceptions where pressing the
Back soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.

32 At a glance
Quick 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* or Telephone*.
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The 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/OFF
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Without the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
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If a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF,  is disabled.
Volume

34 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Balance soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the balance accordingly.
Storing new settings:
Press or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
Balance
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For Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements”
(
page 129).

35 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
For the following operating modes, differ-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)
Radio (AM waveband)
Radio (Weather Band)
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
Navigation*Bass and treble settings for navigation an-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce-
ments” (
page 129).
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Bass or Treble soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Bass and treble

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Quick reference COMAND
Storing new settings:
Press or the Back soft key,
or
wait until the display changes.
If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys-
tem*, the sound functions are available for
the following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*The following sound functions are avail-
able:
Default Settings
Resets the sound functions* to the fac-
tory setting.
Standard
Normal stereo playback.
Speech
Playback optimized for speech compre-
hension.
LOGIC7 Surround
7-channel-surround playback (not for
mono-sources like AM waveband or
Weather Band in radio mode).Different sound functions* can be activat-
ed for each one of the operating modes.
Example:
For CD mode: the
LOGIC7 Surround function,
for Satellite radio* mode: the
Speech func-
tion.
Switching sound functions*
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Sound soft key.
Sound functions*

40 Audio
Audio main menu
Press.
The Audio main menu appears.
If one of the Audio submenus appears:
Press the Back soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears;
or
Press again.Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.
Selectable soft keys
Radio soft key
Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear (
page 42),
CD soft key or MP3 soft key
The Single CD main menu (
page 53)
or the MP3 main menu (
page 58) ap-
pears,
CDC soft key
The CD changer main menu appears
(
page 75),
AUX soft key
Facilitates operation of an external au-
dio source (
page 83).
Calling up the Audio main menui
The CD, MP3 or CDC soft key is available
only if a CD is loaded in the appropriate
compartment.
The Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing (
page 85).