2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class display

45 Audio
Radio operation

Press the number buttons in
succession:
!
,
, and

.
Each number entered appears in the
display.

The system tunes to the frequency en
-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.
Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.

Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
40)
.
Each time you press the
WB soft key the
system will tune to the strongest re
-
ceivable station.
Tuning via station search On the COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
40)
.
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press
-
or
,
.
The search begins descending or as
-
cending.The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Audio display ( page
27)
.

Press
j or
k.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sort
-
ed in preset 1 to 7 each time you press
the WB soft key. They are accessed us
-
ing the number keypad.

Press one of the number keys

3
- 
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re
-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.Tuning to a station on Weather Band

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

53 Audio
Single CD operation
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence


Repeat
track

Random
track
Explanation of the playback options 
Normal
sequence
The tracks are played in the normal se
-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).The last track is followed by the first
track of the CD.

Repeat
track

The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Random trackThe tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Changing the playback option 
In the Single CD main menu ( page
50)
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
COMAND is switched OFF and then ON
again.
Playback options

56 AudioMP3 operationTrack names and folder namesWhen creating an MP3 CD, you can assign
names to the MP3 tracks and folders.

COMAND uses these names in MP3 mode
for the corresponding display.Please note the following when assigning
folder and track names:
Per folder a maximum of 1800 charac
-
ters are available for title and folder
names combined.

Exceeding this number, COMAND can
-
not display all titles and folders.

Track and folder names must contain
at least 1 character.

Track names may contain up to fifty
characters. If a name exceeds this
character limit, COMAND will not be
able to display it in full.

Track names must have the extension
“mp3”.

A period must appear between the
track name and the file extension.Example of a correct track name:
Track1.mp3
Empty folders or folders containing data
other than MP3 tracks will not be dis
-
played by COMAND.If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name. Permissible MP3 formatsCOMAND supports the MPEG1
Audio
Layer
3 format.
Permissible bit and scan rates 
Fixed and variable bit rates up to 320
kbps

Scan rates from 24 kHz - 48 kHz
.
iCOMAND does not support ID3
tags.
Tips on creating MP3 tracks
iIn everyday speech, this format has
been replaced by the designation
“MP3”.iIt is recommended to use MP3 tracks
with a bit rate of128 kbps or higher and
with a scan rate of 44.1 kHz or higher.
Lower rates may impair quality. This is
particularly true if the sound function LOGIC7 Surround
has been activated.

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.