2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class reset

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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 49).The following options are available:
Tuning via station search(page 44)
Tuning via station presets (page 44)
Tuning via Autostore presets
(
page 45)
Tuning via scan search (page 46)
Manual tuning (page 46)
Tuning via direct frequency input
(
page 47)
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The wavebands cover different fre-
quency ranges:
FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)
87.7 - 107.9 MHz
Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
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AM 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

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Radio operation
Tuning via station search
On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave-
band (
page 42).
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 27).
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 42).
Press one of the number keys
 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:
Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 42).
Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

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Radio operation
Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press;
or
Press one of the number keys
 - .
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 50).
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 42).
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
 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.

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Radio operation
Seven 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 42).
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 42).
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 27).
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

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Radio operation
Press one of the number keys
 - .
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 50)Storing manually using the number
keys  - 
Tune to the station to be stored
(
page 43).
Press a number key between 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 43).
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

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Radio operation
Storing using Autostore
The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.
The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset 1.Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 42).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.
Use to select the
Reprogram Autostore header entry.
Press.
The Autostore search starts. After a de-
lay the new preset assignment ap-
pears. The system tunes to the station
stored on preset 1.
To tune-in another station from the
Autostore preset list (
page 45).
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The Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets soft
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.

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Satellite radio operation
Station information is displayed on the
main area and in the center of the status
bar.
Main area, in this example:
ROCK = selected category (page 90)
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
Presets
shows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations (
page 93) and re-
quest stored stations (
page 89).
Info
shows additional text information relat-
ed to the current channel.
Scan
is used to start and stop the scan
search (
page 92).
Service
displays 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

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Satellite radio operation
You can also adjust the following:
Balance (page 34)
Bass and treble (page 35)
Sound functions (page 36)
Volume (not on soft keys)
(
page 32)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets
Tuning via manual channel input
(
page 90)
Tuning via the program category list
(
page 90)
Tuning a station within the selected
category (
page 91)
Tuning via scan search (page 92)
Tuning via station presets
Ten satellite radio station presets are avail-
able.
You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.
Accessing via number keys
Press one of the number keys
 - .The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu.
Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets list appears.
Selecting a station
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The Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.