2009 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class audio

48 AudioRadio operation

Radio operation

In the Audio menu, press the
Radio
soft
key.
The Radio main menu will appear. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.
Radio main menu1Soft key assignment2Main area3Status barSwitching back to the Audio menu
Press the
Back
soft key.
You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.AM Band
In the FM Radio main menu, press the FM/AM
soft key until “AM” is displayed in
the status bar.
The AM station last tuned to will begin to
play. The frequency will appear in the
display.Switching back to FM band
Press the
FM/AM
soft key.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching to radio operation
iThe
Sound
soft key is available if
COMAND is equipped with a sound
amplifier.
Changing the Radio band
Frequency band
Frequency range
FMAM
87.7 - 107.9 MHz530 - 1710 kHz
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Radio operation
Weather Band WB
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the

COMAND plays and displays the
channel of the first strong WB station.
Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the
FM/AM
soft key.
or
Press the
WB soft key
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to the Audio menu
Press the
Back
soft key.
The Weather Band WB station will con
-
tinue to play.
You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning
( page
49)

Manual tuning
( page
50)

Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
( page
50)

Preset station selection via number
keypad
( page
51)

Automatic station scan (FM, AM) ( page
51)

Station selection from the FM/AM
preset menu
( page
54)

Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets
( page
54)
Automatic seek tuningVia memory presetsFM and AM bands
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to g
or G.
The radio will tune to the frequency
assigned to the next memory location.
If none has been set by you, the radio
will not change the station.
iWith the number keys 1 - 7 it is pos
-
sible to choose a channel.The message
No channel
will appear if
the system could not detect a channel.
Selecting a station
iMemory
must be activated in the Audio
search function menu, which appears
in the multifunction display.
Access this menu from the Settings...
menu via the Vehicle
submenu
( page
30)
. For additional
information refer to separate
Operator’s Manual instructions.
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50 AudioRadio operationVia frequency
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to g
or G.
The radio will tune to the next
receivable station (FM, AM) or channel
(WB) of descending/ascending
frequency depending on the direction
of seek.
WB direct channel selection
Press a number key 1 through 7.
Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press g or h longer than 2 se
-
conds.The function rapidly scans the
frequencies.

Press g or h repeatedly to
change the frequency step by step.
or
Push the joystick to H or h.Each
push of the joystick
will change
the frequency by one step.
FM BandThe frequency displayed will change in in
-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM BandTuning will take place in increments of
10
kHz.
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press *.An input line will appear.

Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 MHz.
iFrequenc.
must be activated in the
Audio search function menu, which
appears in the multifunction display.
Access this menu from the Settings...
menu via the Vehicle
submenu
( page
30)
. For additional
information refer to separate
Operator’s Manual instructions.
iThe selected channel is not shown in
the status line.
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Radio operation
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
FM, AM bandEntries outside the frequency range are
not accepted. The message
Please
observe frequency range 87.7 - 107.9
MHz
will appear briefly.
Preset station selection via number
keypadFM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.The radio will tune to the frequency as
-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)The stations on the same band (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Frequency band
Frequency range
FMAM
87.7 - 107.9 MHz530 - 1710 kHz
iIf you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will continue listening to the
station last tuned to.
iFM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.Saving stations for FM and AM ( page
52)
.
iIn the AM band, two search runs take
place. During the first run, stations with
good reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.
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The scan function will begin.
End scan function and play a station
Press the
Scan
soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
orThe scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)

Saving stations automatically FM, AM ( page
53)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu
( page
54)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets
( page
54)
Saving stations manually (FM, AM) In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings
( page
41)
.
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me
-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2
.
On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Memory functions
iThere are 10
presets available (1 -
9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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Radio operation

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.

Press
E
longer than 2
seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings
( page
41)
.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key
.
The autostore preset menu will appear.

Press E to start
Begin new search
.
The autostore function is active. The
message
Autostore being reloaded

will appear. The radio stores the 10
stations with the strongest signal. The
station frequencies available will
appear in the memory list.
iThere are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband
standard FM/AM presets (saving
stations manually) and

Auto presets (saving stations
automatically).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran
-
ge you are currently receiving.
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54 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory ( page
52)
.
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list
( page
52)
.

Press E.In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu
( page
53)
.
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.

Press E.In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
iThere are max. 10
presets available (1
- 9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta
-
tions to the memory locations in the or
-
der of their reception quality. The
strongest station is available on

preset 1. The number of available

stations depends on the stations avai
-
lable in the area the vehicle is operated
in.
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55 Audio
CD operation


CD
operation
General Information on CD operationWarning
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 if permitted
by road, weather and traffic conditions.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
every second.
Health hazard
G
The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la
-
ser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe
-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qualified personnel.iOnly use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the compact
standard (IEC 60908). You can there
-
fore only use CDs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.
iThe system may not be able to

play CDs with copy protection or
copied CDs.!Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm,
do not use 8-cm CDs.An 8-cm CD adapter may cause dama
-
ge to the CD drive and to the CD chan
-
ger and should not be used. iYour CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard.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 cannot be ejected
and will damage the drive.
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