2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class change time

32 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de
-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.

After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),or onthe interior ambient noises of the vehi
-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys
-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
29)
.

Press the
Balance
soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Balance
iFor Navigation* a different balance set
-
ting is possible. You find the descrip
-
tion under “
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements
”
( page
113)
.

44 AudioRadio operationEnding Scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key again.
Manual tuning 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press
-
or
,
for at least 2
seconds to scroll up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping
-
or
,
in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.

Manual tuning is deactivated if no but
-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.
Tuning via direct frequency input Entry example:

98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband ( page
40)
.

Press
2
.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave
-
band is shown.
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing

or 
.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.Frequency increments for manual

tuning:
FM
0.2 MHz

AM
10 kHz

59 Audio
MP3 operation
If the MP3 tracks are organized into folders
on the CD, you can select a folder from the
COMAND control unit.The following options are available:
Selecting via folder list

Selecting via extended folder list
Selecting via folder listOnly one folder can be viewed at a time.
1Current folder
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
;

Press
 or  to select a folder.

Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection.The COMAND changes the folder and
loads the data from the new folder.

It may take a while to load the data, de
-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.
Selecting via extended folder list
In the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
,
press the
Folder
soft key.
The extended folder list appears.

Press
 or  to select a folder.
Selecting folders iThe folder list only contains folders in
which MP3 tracks are stored.
iThe extended folder list only contains
folders in which MP3 tracks are stored.


60 AudioMP3 operation
Press
.
COMAND changes the folder and loads
the data from the new folder.

It may take a while to load the data, de
-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip
( page
60)

Selecting via track list
( page
60)

Selecting via direct entry of the track number
( page
61)

Selecting via scan search
( page
61)
Selecting via track skip On the COMAND control unit
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
58)
.

For forward skipping press
-
;
or

For backward skipping press
,
.
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 MP3 display ( page
27)
.

For forward skipping press
j;
or
For backward skipping press
k.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting via track list The track list contains all tracks in the cur
-
rent folder. Only one track can be viewed
at a time.
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.

67 Audio
CD changer* operation
Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment


Loading all six magazine compart
-
ments

Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment 
Open the glove box

( Vehicle owner's manual).

Briefly press the button 2 of the emp
-
ty magazine compartment to be load
-
ed.

Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
-
quests a CD.

Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD. The loading procedure is completed.
Loading all six magazine compart
-
mentsInitial situation: all magazine compart
-
ments are empty.The CD changer loads all magazine com
-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Open the glove box

( Vehicle owner's manual).
1CD slot2
Magazine compartment buttons

Press and hold the button of an empty
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever
-
al times.

Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment button 2 flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
-
quests a CD.
iLoading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.


69 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec
-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.The ejection procedure is completed.
Ejecting all CDs 
Open the glove box

( Vehicle owner's manual).

Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.
The CD changer ejects the CDs one af
-
ter another.

Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec
-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang
-
er.

Open the Audio main menu ( page
38)
.

Press the
CDC
soft key.
iIf you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.

The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
iIf you eject the CD you are currently lis
-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.

If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang
-
er mode.
CD changer main menu


70 AudioCD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If
this CD is no longer available, the unit
plays the next available audio CD.The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks on the current CD

The elapsed playing time of the
track
1CD name or CD number2Elapsed track playing time 3Track number/total tracks4Track title or track numberThe CD changer main menu shows the CD
title at the top and track title in the center
of the main area if the CD contains corre
-
sponding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title.
The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.Available choices:
Selecting via CD list

Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
( page
71)

Selecting via CD Selection menu

( page
71)
Selecting via CD list The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at the top of the CD
changer main menu (in this example:

CD
5).
iThe
CDC
soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.

Load an audio CD into the CD
changer
( page
65)
.
The
CDC
soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if at least
two audio CDs are loaded.

72 AudioCD 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 unit
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
69)
.

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 CD changer
display
( 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.
Selecting a track iForward skipping:

The next track is played.
iBackward 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.