2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class key

42 Audio
Radio operation
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 40).
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 instructions
WarningG
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

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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
Tuning 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 42).
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 42).
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.

48 Audio
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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Single CD operation
The COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 15).
Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.
COMAND pulls in the CD. If the CD is
an audio CD, the system switches to
Single CD mode and starts playing the
first track.
Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.
Remove the CD from the slot.
If you do not remove the CD from the
slot within approx. 7 seconds, the CD is
pulled back into the CD drive.
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 40).
Press the CD soft key.The system switches to Single CD
mode and starts playing the first track.
!
If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the new CD.
Inserting a second CD in the slot with
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
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If the CD is an MP3 CD, the system
switches to MP3 mode
(page 62).
Ejecting a CD
Single CD main menu
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The CD soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
Single CD mode.
Load an audio CD into the
COMAND CD drive (
page 52)
The
MP3 soft key instead of the CD soft
key is visible when a MP3 CD has been
inserted.