2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

49
Audio
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.

50 Audio
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.

51
Audio
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.

52 Audio
CD operation

CD operation
General Information on CD operation
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.
WarningG
The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la-
ser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qua lified personnel.
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Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the compact
standard (IEC 60908). You can there-
fore only use CDs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.
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The COMAND CD drive may not be able
to play audio CDs with copy protection
or copied CDs.
!
Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm,
do not use 8-cm CDs.
An 8-cm CD adapter may cause dama-
ge to the CD changer or to the
COMAND and should not be used.
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Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.

53
Audio
CD operation
Avoid touching the CD surface with
your fingers.
Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe them from the inside to the outer
edge. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean the CDs.
Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.
Do not write or put stickers on CD.
Playback locations for CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND
the CD changer.
CD drive
The CD drive in the COMAND can playback
audio CDs and MP3-CDs (
page 63). The
slot of the drive is above the display.
CD changer
The CD changer can accomodate up to 6
audio or MP3-CDs. It is located on the left-
hand side behind the driver’s seat.
When playing MP3 CDs in the CD changer,
only the first 99 tracks will be played back
in successive order. After that, playback
will begin with track 1 of the MP3 CD.
Folder selection (
page 69), (page 72)
is not possible. Multi session CDs include mixed file types
(e.g. MP3 and audio CD) in either succes-
sive or random order on the disc. Audio
tracks will be played back first by the CD
changer, followed by MP3 tracks until 99
tracks are reached.
In MP3 mode the CD changer can read
CD-R and CD-RW CDs.
Refer to additional MP3 information:
Permissible file systems (page 64)
Permissible MP3 formats (page 66)
Permissible bit and scan rates
(
page 66)
Tips on caring for your CDsPlayback information

54 Audio
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
1 CD changer CD or CD drive CD
2Current track/number of tracks on the
current CD
3 Elapsed 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.

55
Audio
CD operation
Loading a CD into the CD drive
Insert an audio CD into the slot
(
page 16). The CD should be inserted
with the label side up.
The COMAND pulls the CD into the
drive. The display changes. After that the message
Loading
Medium Please Wait
will appear.
After loading, the CD main menu
(
page 57) will appear. Playback
begins with track 1 of the CD inserted.
Ejecting a CD
With the COMAND switched on, press
l .
The system ejects the CD already loa-
ded.
Remove the CD from the slot.
Insert another audio CD into the slot.
The CD should be inserted with the
label side up. Ejecting/loading CDs into/from the CD
changer
The CD changer is located behind the
driver’s seat and can accomodate up to 6
audio or MP3-CDs.
1 Release button
2 Storage compartment lid
Press 1 to open 2.
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A CD already loaded must be ejected
before inserting a new CD. Inserting a
second CD with another CD still loaded
will cause damage to the CD drive
which is not covered by the Mercedes-
Benz Limited Warranty.
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If you do not remove the CD from the
slot within around 15 seconds, the
COMAND will pull the CD into the drive
again.

56 Audio
CD operation
Open panel cover to access the CD
changer.
Removing the magazine:
Slide the cover of the CD changer
open.
Press the green l button on the
CD changer.
The magazine will slide out. Inserting audio or MP3-CDs into the
magazine:
Pull the disk tray forward until it stops.
Remove any previously inserted CD.
Place a CD in the tray. The CD should
be inserted with the label side up.
Push the CD tray into the magazine
completely.
Repeat these four steps to load more
CDs into the magazine.
Reading the magazine in:
Slide the magazine into the CD changer
until it clicks into place (listen for the
click). The CD changer reads the magazine.
The message
Magazine Scan
Please Wait
will appear.
Slide the cover of the CD changer
closed.
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You can also slide out the magazine if
COMAND is switched off.
However, the l button will not
function If the battery is not connected
or drained.i
When you push the magazine in, the
arrow on the upper side of the
magazine must point in the direction of
the CD changer.