2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class audio 20 pro

48 AudioSingle CD operation

Only touch the CD on the edges.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put labels on CDs

Open the Single CD main menu ( page
50)
;
or
Load an audio CD into the COMAND
CD drive.
Safety instructionsWarning
G
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 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.
Warning
G
The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does
not contain any parts serviceable by the us
-
er. For safety reasons, have any necessary
service work performed by qualified person
-
nel. Tips on caring for your CDs
Switching to Single CD mode

49 Audio
Single CD operation
aaThe COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display
( page
15)
.
Loading a CDWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper
-
ate the audio system only when road, weath
-
er 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.
!Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used. 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 will become stuck and
damage the drive.

Data carriers which contain data on
both sides can cause play-back prob
-
lems because the storage layers are
thinner than one-sided data carriers.
!Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an
adapter. An adapter could become
stuck and damage the drive. Only use
12 cm diameter CDs.iThe COMAND CD drive may not be able
to play audio CDs with copy protection.!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.

50 AudioSingle CD operation
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
7
.
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
38)
.

Press the
CD soft key.
The system switches to Single CD
mode and starts playing the first track.The center of the status bar shows:
The track number and total number
of tracks

The elapsed playing time of the
track
1Track title or track number2Elapsed track playing time3Track number/total tracks The Single CD main menu shows the track
title in the center if the CD contains corre
-
sponding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title.
iIf the CD is an MP3 CD, the system
switches to MP3 mode
( page
57)
.
Ejecting a CD
Single CD main menuiThe
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
49)
The
MP3
soft key instead of the
CD soft
key is visible when a MP3 CD has been
inserted.

51 Audio
Single CD operation
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list
( page
51)

Selecting via manual entry of the track number
( page
52)

Selecting via scan search
( page
52)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit
Open the Single CD main menu ( page
50)
.

Press
-
for 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 Single CD dis
-
play
( page
27)
.

Press
j for forward skipping;
or
Press
k 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.
Use

or

to select another track
from the list.
The current track remains playing while
selecting.

Press
 or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The newly selected track is played.
Selecting a track iForward skipping:

The next track is played.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.

52 AudioSingle CD operationSelecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the Single CD main menu ( page
50)
.

Press
2
.
The Manual track input display ap
-
pears.
1Number of tracks on the CD (12 tracks)Entry example: Track 1
Press
3
.
Entry example: Track 12
Press
3
and

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.
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 ended remains playing.

Open the Single CD main menu ( page
50)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
.

To stop release
-
or
,
.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal Sequence
( page
53)
is activated automatically.
Fast forward/reverse

54 AudioMP3 operationSafety InstructionsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper
-
ate the audio system only when road, weath
-
er 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.
Warning
G
The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does
not contain any parts serviceable by the us
-
er. For safety reasons, have any necessary
service work performed by qualified person
-
nel.Tips on data storage media!Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.Do not play single CDs (80mm) with an
adapter. An adapter could become
stuck and damage the drive. Only use
12 cm diameter CDs.
!Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used. 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 will become stuck and
damage the drive.Data carriers which contain data on
both sides can cause playback prob
-
lems because the storage layers are
thinner than one-sided data carriers.

55 Audio
MP3 operation

Only touch the CD on the edges.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put labels on CDs
Permissible MP3 CDs In MP3 mode COMAND can read CD-R and
CD-RW CDs.Permissible file systemsThe permitted file system is

ISO9660/Joliet for CD-R and CD-RW.Multi session CDsWith multi session CDs, the content of the
first session determines how COMAND
treats the CD.
For example, if the first session contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains data in MP3 format,
COMAND will treat the CD as a conven
-
tional audio CD.File structureWhen creating a MP3 CD, you can organize
MP3 tracks into folders. A folder can also
contain additional folders.The root directory may have a maximum of
255 entries in total. (folders or tracks)

A CD may have a maximum of 255 folders
in total. A maximum of 255 tracks are per
-
missible per folder.Mathematically a maximum of 65025
tracks would result. However, this amount
is usually not reached since MP3 requires
approx. 1 MB storage per minute recorded.
Tips on caring for your MP3 CDsTips on creating MP3 CDs iCDs, software and hardware for writing
audio data to CDs are widely available.
Therefore, we cannot guarantee that
COMAND will be able to play every
user-written CD.
iProblems may be encountered during
playback of user-written CDs with a
storage capacity of more than 700 MB.
These CDs do not meet valid standards
as of this printing.

57 Audio
MP3 operation
The music tracks that you can create for
play back in MP3 mode are generally
copyright-protected under applicable in
-
ternational and national laws. In many countries, the reproduction of
copyrighted material is not permitted,
even if only for personal use, without the
express prior consent of the copyright
holder.Please check the current copyright laws
for your country and comply with them.These restrictions do not apply for exam
-
ple to your own compositions and record
-
ings, or for recordings for which
authorization has been obtained from the
copyright holder.

Open the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
;
or
Load an MP3 CD into the COMAND CD
drive.
The COMAND CD drive holds one CD. Lo
-
cated above the display is the CD slot 3
for loading the drive
( page
16)
.
Tips on copyright
Switching to MP3 mode iThe COMAND CD drive and the CD
changer* support MP3 CDs.Loading a MP3 CDWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper
-
ate the audio system only when road, weath
-
er and traffic conditions permit.
Warning
G
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.!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.