2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class radio

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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 vi
a 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 preset s 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 statio
n scan (FM, AM)
The stations in a give n 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 auto
matically (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/A M 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
On
Press
J during playback.
The CD operation is muted and the ß
symbol is displayed on the status bar.
Off
Press J again.
Playback will resume.
The ß disappears from the status bar. The following options are available:
Normal Sequence (page 62)
Track Mix (page 62)
CD Mix (page 62)
Repeat Track (page 62)
Repeat CD (page 62)
Activating playback mode
E.g.:
Mode
Repeat Track
Press the Setting soft key.
The setting menu will appear.
CD changer setting menu
Use g or G to select the playback
mode
Repeat Track.
Press E.
The mode is activated. Wait a few
seconds for the CD changer main menu
to appear. The activated mode is
displayed on the status bar (except
Normal Sequence).
Muting
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COMAND will also deactivate muting if
you
select another audio source (e.g.
radio)
change the volume
press either g or h .
Playback mode
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If the CD changer is connected, the
playback modes
Repeat CD and
CD Mix are also available.

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MP3-CD operation
On
Press
J during playback.
The MP3 CD operation is muted and
the ß symbol is displayed on the
status bar.
Off
Press J again.
Playback will resume.
The ß disappears from the status bar. The following options are available:
Normal Sequence (page 72)
Folder Mix (page 72)
CD-ROM Mix (page 72)
Repeat Track (page 72)
Repeat Folder (page 72)
Activating playback mode
E.g.:
Option
Normal Sequence
Press the Setting soft key.
The Settings menu is displayed.
Use g or G to select the playback
mode
Normal Sequence.
Press E.
The option is activated. Wait a few
seconds for the MP3-CD main menu to
appear.
Muting
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COMAND will also deactivate muting if
you
select another audio source (e.g.
radio)
change the volume
press either g or h .
Playback mode
OptionSymbol
Function active_
Function not active-