2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class key

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Radio operation
Station selection via number keypad
(presets)
FM and AM Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM bandActivate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
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FM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 48).
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM

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Radio operation
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
The stations in a given waveband (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 43).
Press the Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan will
appear in black lettering.
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will listen to the station last tu-
ned to.
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Station scan performs two runs. During
the first run, stations with good
reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.

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Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 49)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Preset menu (
page 50)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 51)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status line, e.g. “FM2”.On the memory list
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Use H, h or g, G to highlight
the desired memory preset.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
Memory functions
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There are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

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Radio operation
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired waveband
(
page 43).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The autostore presets will appear.
Press E and confirm Reprogram
Autostore
.
The autostore function is active. The
radio stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
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There are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
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There are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality.

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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 48).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Use H, h or g, G to highlight a
memory preset in the FM/AM preset
list.
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the Radio
main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number appears.

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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore pre-
sets (
page 49).
Use H, h or g, G to highlight a
memory position.
Press E.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.

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CD operation
Differences regarding the CD mode depen-
ding on the audio source are highlighted.
In the Audio menu (page 42), press
the
CD soft key (for CD drive) or
the
CD soft key (for CD changer).
CD changer main menu
1CD changer CD or CD drive CD
2Current track/number of tracks on the
current CD
3Elapsed playback time of the current
trackSwitching to CD operation
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The CD-Mag soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer contains at least
one disc.
Loading CDs
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
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The COMAND may be unable to
playback audio CDs provided with copy
protection.

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CD operation
CD drive
Activate the Audio menu (page 42).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD main menu is displayed.
CD main menu
If no audio CD has been inserted, the
message
No CD appears.
Load an audio CD into the CD drive
(
page 55).CD changer
Activate the Audio menu (page 42).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD changer main menu will
appear.
The CD last played begins to play.
CD changer main menu
If the last played CD is not available, the
next available audio or MP3-CD is played
back.No magazine in the CD changer:
The message
No Magazine will appear.
Load audio or MP3-CDs into the CD
changer (
page 55).
No CD in the magazine:
The message
Magazine Empty will
appear.
Load audio or MP3-CDs into the CD
changer (
page 55).
Switching oni
The name of the CD and the track
played are displayed if the information
is available.