2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class manual radio set

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Where to find itIntroduction


Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro
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vide support for you, the COMAND opera
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tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.At a glanceHere you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time, or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first. AudioHere you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*This chapter contains all information relat
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ed to the satellite radio system.Telephone*Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers. Navigation*This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry

Route selection and calculation

Route guidance

Destination memory
ServiceThis chapter contains information con
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cerning Tele Aid*SystemThis chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.DirectoriesThe glossary explains the most important
technical terms.The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio main menu
38
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
3
- "
Entering frequency man
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uallyStoring stationsRequesting station pre
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sets
444642
Function
Page
4

, 
, 
, 
Tuning stations FM / AMStation memory,

selecting presets
41
42, 46
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function
39
Function
Page
7
.

Switching COMAND

ON/OFF
31
8
4Volume adjustment
31
9
-
and
,
Station searchManual tuning

4244

21 At a glance
Satellite Radio* operating elements
Function
Page
1
SAT main menu
80
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
3
- "
Entering channel manual
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lyStoring stationsRequesting station pre
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sets

818481
Function
Page
4

, 
, 
, 
Program category tuningStation tuning Station memory,

selecting presets
8182
81, 84
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function
39
Function
Page
7
.

Switching COMAND

ON/OFF
31
8
4Volume adjustment
31
9
-
and
,
Station tuning
82

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND


Quick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po
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sition 1 or 2,
or

Press
.
.
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po
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sition 0 and remove it,
or
Press
.
.
Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation* or Telephone*.A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.When setting the volume, the system auto
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matically stores the setting for the current
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ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce
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ment.Setting the volume 
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper
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ation from COMAND and from the mul
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tifunction steering wheel.

Unless otherwise specified, the de
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scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.Switching COMAND ON/OFF
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands
-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF,
.
is disabled.
Volume


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
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band
( page
40)
.

Press
-
or

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

Press
,
or

.
The next receivable descending fre
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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
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quency is tuned in and begins to play.
iThe wavebands cover different fre
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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)
.

43 Audio
Radio operation
Tuning via Autostore presets The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep
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tion quality
( page
46)
.
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre
-
quencies are displayed.

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.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.

During the first run, stations with ex
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tremely good reception are played.

During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta
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tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.


46 AudioRadio operationTen presets each are available for the

FM and AM waveband.The following options are available:
Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore
( page
46)
Storing manually using the number

keys
3
- "

Tune to the station to be stored ( page
41)
.

Press a number key between
3
and
"
and hold it for more than 2 sec
-
onds.The station is now stored in the respec
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tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu 
Tune to the station to be stored ( page
41)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to select a
preset.

Press

for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec
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tive memory location.
Storing using Autostore The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.

The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.

Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.
Storing FM/AM stations
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets
soft
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.

80 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStation information is displayed on the
main area and in the center of the status
bar.Main area, in this example: 
ROCK
= selected category
( page
81)

Vault
= name of the selected station
Status bar, in this example:
SAT
(on the left) = the selected mode

SAT5
= location in the program

memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16
= number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys
Presets

shows channels pre-stored in the pro
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gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations
( page
84)
and re
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quest stored stations
( page
80)
.

Info

shows additional text information relat
-
ed to the current channel.

Scan

is used to start and stop the scan
search
( page
83)
.

Service

displays a screen showing the tele
-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the receiver in your vehicle.

You can also adjust the following:
Balance
( page
32)

Bass and treble
( page
33)

Sound functions
( page
34)

Volume (not on soft keys) ( page
31)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets
( page
81)

Tuning via manual channel input ( page
81)

Tuning via the program category list

( page
81)

Tuning a station within the selected category
( page
82)

Tuning via scan search
( page
83)
SAT main menu
Selecting a station