2007 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

72 Audio
CD changer* operation
Press'.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track list (page 72)
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 73)
Selecting via scan search (page 73)
Selecting via track skip On the COMAND control unitOpen the CD changer main menu
(
page 69).
Press+7for 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 27).
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.
Selecting a track
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Forward skipping:
The next track is played.
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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.

73 Audio
CD changer* operation
Use% or & to select another track
from the list.
Th e c u r r e n t t r a c k r e m a i n s p l a y i n g w h i l e
selecting.
Press', or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The track is changed. The newly select-
ed track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 69).
Press..
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.
1Number of tracks on the current CD
(12 tracks)
Entry example: Track 1
Press!.
Entry example: Track 12
Press! and A in quick succession.
Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.
Scan search can be ended manually.
Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.
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Entries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.

74 Audio
CD changer* operation
Starting scan search
Press the Scan soft key.
Ending scan search manually
Press the Scan soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is terminated remains playing.
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 69).
Press and hold+ or ,.
To stop release+ or ,.The following options are available:
Normal sequence
Repeat track
Repeat CD
Track Random
CD Random
Explanation of the playback options
Normal sequence
The tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
If only one CD is loaded, the last track
is followed by the first track.
If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD will be
followed by the first track of the next
CD in the changer. The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).
The last track of the last CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the first CD.
Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
Repeat CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
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When you start scan search, playback
option
Normal sequence (page 74) is
activated automatically.
Therein scan search is restricted to the
current CD.
Fast forward/reverse
Playback options
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It is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.

75 Audio
CD changer* operation
Track Random
The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD will be
followed by the first track of the next
CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).
CD Random
At least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9)
before the next CD is played.
The CDs are changed in random
order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.). Changing the playback option
In the CD changer main menu
(
page 69) press the Setting soft key.
The Settings menu is displayed.
The solid circle indicates which op-
tion is currently selected.
Press% or & to select a different
option.
Press'.
The option is activated. A correspond-
ing display will appear in the status bar
for all options except
Normal sequence.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.
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This selection is only possible if at least
two CDs are loaded in the CD changer.

76 Audio
Audio AUX operation
1Socket
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 38).
Press the AUX soft key.
The AUX menu appears.
The external audio source is made au-
dible, provided it is connected and
switched to playback.In AUX mode, you can adjust the following:
Volume (page 31)
Balance (page 32)
Bass and treble (page 33)
Sound functions (page 34)
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An external audio source can be con-
nected to COMAND via the 1/8" sock-
et located inside the glovebox.
Switching to AUX mode
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Please refer to the appropriate operat-
ing manual for the operation of the ex-
ternal audio source.

77
General information
Satellite radio operation
Satellite radio*

78 Satellite radio*
General information
Sirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan-
nels, so called streams, of digital-quality
radio, among others music, sports, news,
and entertainment free of commercials.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day, coast-to-coast, in the contiguous US.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information and service availabil-
ity, call the Sirius Service Center
(
page 84), or contact
www.siriusradio.com
Program categories
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode)
(
page 81).Category selection
ALL contains the station
list of all receivable channels (channel
mode) (
page 81).
Introduction to satellite radio
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Additional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel-
lite radio service provider are required
for the satellite radio operation de-
scribed in this chapter.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.
Note that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, chan-
nel and categories shown in illustra-
tions and descriptions contained in this
manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
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Satellite radio service may be unavail-
able or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things we can't control. Ser-
vice might also not be available in cer-
tain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking
garages, or within or next to buildings)
or near other technologies.

79 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation
Press;.
Different menus appear depending on
Satellite radio service activation.
Prior to activation of the Satellite
radio service,
After Satellite radio service was ac-
tivated.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service
The Satellite radio main menu will appear
and displays the
Weather channel. You can-
not select any other station.
Subscribing to satellite radio
Press the Service soft key to display the
Service Information display.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of the
particular receiver are displayed.This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.
Contact the Sirius Service Center at
the telephone number displayed in the
screen.
After the connection is made:
Follow the instructions given by the op-
erator.After activation of the Satellite radio
service
The SAT main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.
Switching to Satellite radio modei
Credit card information is also required
for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
Sirius Service Center.
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The system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected
previously.