2009 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK-Class key

49 Audio
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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51 Audio
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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52 AudioRadio operation
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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53 Audio
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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61 Audio
CD operation


CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND

the CD changer.
CD driveCD changer
In the Audio menu
( page
46)
, press
the
CD
or the
CD
soft key.
CD changer main menu1CD number or name of the CD currently
playing2Track number or name of the track
currently playing 3CD
- CD changer
CD
- CD drive
Actual track number/max. track
number on CD and elapsed playback
time
4Symbol for inserted CD
Switching to CD operationiThe CD drive is located behind of the
display unit
( page
57)
.
iThe CD changer can accomodate up to
6 audio or MP3 CDs. The CD changer is
located in the glove box.If a CD changer is connected to the
COMAND, the
CD
soft key is
available.
iThe
Magaz.
soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer is active.
If the CD changer has already read the
magazine, the Magazine menu will
appear
( page
64)
when you press the
Magaz.
soft key.
Otherwise the message
Magazine scan
Please wait
will appear first.
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62 AudioCD operationCD drive
Activate the Audio menu
( page
46)
.

Press the
CD
soft key
.
The CD main menu is displayed. If no audio CD has been inserted, the
message
No CD inserted
will appear.

Load an audio CD into the CD drive ( page
56)
.
CD main menu
CD changer
Activate the Audio menu
( page
46)
.

Press the
CD
soft key
.
The CD changer main menu will
appear. The CD last played is played
back.
CD changer main menu

If the last played CD is not available, the
next available audio CD or MP3 CD is
played back.No CD in the magazine:The message
Magazine empty
will appear.

Load audio CDs into the CD changer ( page
59)
.
Switching on
iThe name of the CD and the name of
the track played are displayed if the
information is available.iThe
CD
soft key is available if a CD
changer is connected to the COMAND.
iThe name of the CD and the name of
the track played are displayed if the
information is available.
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