2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class instrument cluster

27 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
You can switch the multifunction display to
the respective operating mode if you wish
to operate the system using the buttons on
the multifunction steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press
è or ÿ repeatedly until
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*,
Satellite radio* or Telephone* display
appears in the multifunction display of
the instrument cluster.
Radio operation1Waveband and position in Preset menu2Station frequency
Single CD operation1Single CD operation 2Current trackCD changer* operation1Current CD2Current track
MP3 operation1MP3 operation 2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display

28 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelSatellite radio* operation1SAT and position in Preset menu2Channel nameTelephone* operationIf a telephone has been installed, either the
main display or a list appears.Telephone main display1Telephone operation2Telephone network information
In the list screen, instead of the telephone
network information, either a phone book
entry or one of the last 10 outgoing calls
will be displayed.
In order to close the list display,
press
t
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.
The following functions are available:
Freq.
function:

You can tune to stations via the station
search
( page
41)
.

Memory
function:

You can tune to stations via the station
presets
( page
42)
.
Setting audio search function
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press
è or ÿ repeatedly until
the Settings...
menu appears in the
multifunction display in the instrument
cluster.

Press
j and switch to the submenu
options.

Press æ or ç and select the Vehicle
menu.

Press
j and select
Audio Search
Function
.

By pressing æ or ç, select Freq.
or
Memory
.
Audio search function
iMemory
is set at the factory.

41 Audio
Radio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search
( page
41)

Tuning via station presets
( page
42)

Tuning via Autostore presets

( page
43)

Tuning via scan search
( page
43)

Manual tuning
( page
44)

Tuning via direct frequency input

( page
44)
Tuning via station search On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave
-
band
( page
40)
.

Press
-
or

.
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or

Press
,
or

.
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
27)
.

Press
j.
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or
Press
k.
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
iThe wavebands cover different fre
-
quency ranges:FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)

87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)

530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)

162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station
iAudio search function
Freq.
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
28)
.

42 AudioRadio operationTuning via station presets Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. On COMAND control unitThe presets are accessed using the num
-
ber keypad, or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keypad: 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

;
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
27)
.

Press
j.
The system tunes to the next station
stored in the station presets;
or
Press
k.
The system tunes to the previous sta
-
tion stored on the station presets.iAudio search function
Memory
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
28)
.

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

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.

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.

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.