2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class buttons

Switching
wavebands
Option 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press the$ functionbutton repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselected.
Option 2 X
Press :tohighlight thesubmenu.
X To selec tawaveband: press the; or
= button repeatedlyuntil thecurrently
sel ected waveba ndishig hlighted (FM ,
AM ,
or WB ).
X Press 9.
The waveba ndsub menu opens. 1
Wave band submenu
The #dot indicates thecurrently
sel ected waveba nd.
X Sele ctthe waveba nd(FM, AM,orWB). Sel
ecting astatio n
Se lecti ng stati onsusi ng the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press the; or= button whenthe
disp lay/se lectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Press theE orF buttononthe
COMA NDcontrol panel.
St ation searchscan sup ordown andstops
at the nextst ation found. Selecting
stations viathesta tion
pr esets Quick
setting
X Press anumb erkey, such asl.
Direct lyin thesta tion presets
X Selec tPres ets (radio
mode) using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
or
X Press the9butt onwhen thedisplay/
selec tionwindow isact ive.
The station presetmenu appears. The#
dot indicat esunder which preset the
curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. St
ation preset sin radio mode
X Select achann elusing the9:
button sand press the9button tocon firm.
Tuning instat ions byentering the
freq uency manually This
function isavailable inradio mode.
Opt ion 1
X Press theU button .
Opt ion 2
X Select Radio in
the radio display using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm. Rad
iomod e
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X
Sel ect EnterFrequency and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
Irre spe ctive ofthe optionused ,an inp ut
menu willap pe ar.
X Enter afreq uency using the numb erkey s.
CO MAND tunesin to the freq uency
enter ed. Wave
band Fre
quen cy AM 530
-1710 kHz FM 87.8
-107.9 MHz WB
(Weather Band ) Wea
ther report
cha nnel s i
Youcan onlyenter currently permi tted
numb ers.
i Ifyo uenter afreq uency inthe FMorAM
wa veb and swh ich isou tsid ethe freq uency
rang e,CO MAND tunesin to the next lowe r
freq uency. Sto
ring astatio n
Sto ringstati onsmanua lly The
reareten presets availabl e for each
wa veb and (FM,AM, andSatR adio).
Qui cksav e
X Pre ssand holdanum berk ey, e.g. l,
until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor ed.
Directly inthe stat ionpresets
X Press the9button whenthedisplay/
select ionwindow isactive.
or
X Select Presets in
the radio display using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
In both cases, thestationpreset sappear.
The #dot indicat esunder which preset
the curren tlyselect edstat ionisstor ed. St
ation preset s
X Select apreset usingthe9:
button sand press andhold the9button
until youhear aton e.
The stationisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingstat ions automat ically This
function automatic allystoresstat ions
with adequate reception.Thesearch startsat
the lowest frequenc y.Ifstat ions arefound,
COMAND storesthem startingatmemory
slot 1.Storing iscomplet ewhen thehighest
frequenc yhas been reached orwhen 10
stat ions have been found. Stations stored
manually inthe preset memory willbelost. It
is possible thatCOMAND doesnotfillall
memory slotswhen storing.
Opt ion 1
X Press the9button whenthedisplay/
select ionwindow isactive.
X Select Autosto re in
the preset menuusing
the 9: buttonsand press the9
button tocon firm.
Opt ion 2
X Select Presets in
the radio display using
the :=; buttonsand press the
9 button tocon firm.
X Select Autosto re and
press the9button
to con firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
stat ions thatcanbereceived. Youwillsee
a message tothis effec t.The available 118
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iomod eAudio

HD
Radio Important
notes
The "HD Radio ™" chapter providesdetai led
informati onon the followi ng:
R speci alfunctions available exclus ivelyfor
HD Radio when compare dwith analogAM
and FMradi o
R sele cting anHD Radio station
R disp laying progra minform ation
i Opti onally av ailabl e HD Radio®
eq uipme ntisreq uired toma keuseof the
HD Radio fu nctio nsdescri bedh ere.
Registrat ionisnot required.
i HD Radio functionsoffer:
R digital broadcast inginthe same
wavebands asanalog AM/FM.The
analog AM/FMstat ions remain available
on the same frequenc ieswhen select ing
a stat ion.
R multiple program streams viaasingle
AM/ FMfrequenc y(e.g. HD1,HD 2etc .)
R int erferen ce-free, clear recept ion
R FM: sound reproduct ioninCD quality;
AM: sound reproduct ionasfor analog FM
stat ions
R numerous dataservic es,text-based
infor mation display: artist'sname, track
name etc.
Furt herinfor mation onHD Radio canbe
found athtt p://ww w.hdradio.com.
i Please notethat sub-progr amsand
program information showninthe
illustration sare dependen tonthe program
broadcast bythe respective radiostation.
The program contents mayvary. Thesub-
programs andprograms showninthe
illu stration sin this manual maytherefore
differ fromthesub-programs andprograms
broadcast byradio stations. Switching
onHD radio
i AsHD Radi ostations arebroadcast inthe
AM/F Mwaveba nds,operating HDRadi ois
similar tooperating analogAM/FMradio.
This chapter describes onlythose functions
that differ fromstandard FMradio
funct ions.
Operating analogFM/AMradio isdescribed
in the "Radio" chapter (Ypage 116).
You candeactivate HDRadi ofor the selected
frequency inthe radio submenu. X
Select Radio in
the radio displa yusing the
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
X Select HDRadio and
press the9button
to confirm .
If check boxc isempty, HDRadi ois
deactivated.
You willbelistening tothe frequency's
analog program.
If you switch toanother HDRadi o
frequency, HDRadi ois automatically
reactivated. 120
HD
Rad ioAudio

HD
Radio ®
display 1
Displ ay/sele ction windowwith frequ ency
disp lay
2 Prese tnumbe r
3 Nam eof thesele cted stati on wit hHD icon
and program number
4 Stati on frequen cy
5 Sound setting s
6 FM,AM orWB radio
7 Program inform ation
8 Stati on pre sets
9 Radio function s Swit
chingwave bands
Se e"Swit ching waveb ands"intheradio mode
ch apt er(Y page 117). Select
ingastatio n
Yo ucan select an HD Radio sta tionint he
same wayasselecting astandard FMradio
station. Aftertuning into an HD Radi o
frequency, youwillbriefly heartheanalog
station untilthedigital datahasbeen
decoded. Youwillthen belistening todigital
radio andbeable toswitch toasub-program
(-HD 2).
See "Selecting stations"inthe Radi omode
section (Ypage 117). Storing
stations
See "Storing stations" inthe Radi omode
section (Ypage 118). Displaying
programinformat ion
X Select Info in
the radio displa yusing the
9:=; buttonsandpress
the 9button toconfirm .
Inform ationonthe current lyselected
station isdispla yed.Thecont ents and
purpose ofthe information dependonthe
HD Radi ostation. Satellite
radio Import
antnotes
This section provides detailedinformation on
the following topics:
R selecting achannel andprogram category
R memory functions
R sound settings
i The SatRadio modedescribed below
requires optionally availableSatRadio
equipment andregistration withaSatRadio
provider.
i Note thatthecategories andchannels
shown inthe illustration sdepend onthe
program contentoffered bythe provider.
The program contents mayvary. The
illu stration sand descriptions inthese
operating instructionsmay therefore differ
from thechannels andcategories offered
by the provider.
SatRadio modemaybetemporarily
unavaila bleorinterrupted foravariety of
reasons. Thesereasons include
environm entalortopographical conditions
as well asother issues beyond ourcont rol.
Operation mayalsobeimpaired incertain
locations (e.g.tunnels,parking garages) or
in the vicinity offacilities orobject sthat
impair satellite reception. Satellite
radio
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i
SIRIUS XMRadio offe rsmore than130
di gital -qu ality rad iocha nnel spro viding
100% comme rcial-fre emus ic,spo rt,new s
and enter tainment.
SIR IUS XMRadio emp loys afle et ofhigh-
pe rfor mance satel lites tobro adcas taround
the clock through outtheUSA andCanada .
The SatRa dioprogra misavail able fora
monthly fee.Details areavail able from the
SIRIUS XMService Centerandat
htt p://www .sirius.com (USA)or
htt p://www .siriuscanada. com
(Ca nada). Registering
Registering SatRadio Switching
toSatRadio mode:
X From another mainfunction: select
Audio using
the9:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm.
X Select Audio and
press the9button to
confirm.
X Select SatRadio and
press the9button
to confirm.
i Ifradio mode wasthelast active mode,
you only need toselect Audio .
X When inaudio mode: selectAudio using
the 9:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select SatRadio and
press the9button
to confirm.
The satellite radiomainmenu appears
showing theweather channel. Youcannot
select anyother stations.
X Select SatRadio (in
the submenu) using
the 9:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Service and
press the9button to
confirm.
The service information screenappears. Service
information screen
1 Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
= SIRIUS IDofyour traffic tuner
X Cal lthe phone number ofyour satellite
radio provider shownonthe screen.
i You canalso have thesatellite service
activated online.Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radi owebsite at
htt p://www .sirius.com (USA)or
htt p://www .siriuscanada. com
(Canad a).
Once theconn ection hasbeen established :
X Follow theinstruct ionsofthe service staff.
The activation processmaytake uptoten
minutes. Ifthe activation iscompleted
successfully ,the NoService message
appea rsinthe displa y,followed bythe
SatRadio mainmenu.
i Ifregistration isnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivate your
account. SatRa
diomode
i You canalso usethemultifunction
steering wheeltotune inchannels orscroll
through lists,e.g.bypressing
the ;=9: buttons.122
Satellite
radioAudio

Switching
on Importan
tnotes onregistration ,see
"Regi stering satellite radio"(Ypage 122).
Switchin gon SatRadio mode:
X From another mainfunction: select
Audio using
the9:=;
buttons andpress the9button toconf irm.
X Select Audio and
press the9button to
conf irm.
X Select SatRadio and
press the9button
to conf irm.
i Ifradio mode wasthelast active mode,
you only need toselect Audio .
X When inaudio mode: selectAudio using
the 9:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconf irm.
X Select SatRadio and
press the9button
to conf irm. The
NoService message
appearswhen
startin gup orifno signal isbeing received.
Once COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodisplay appears. Thestation
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiomaindisplay
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/chan nelnumber
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a SatRadio menu
i You candisplay detailsforthe following:
R Channel information (Ypage 125)
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/t alk
shows, sportsorcountr y,ifthey areavaila ble.
The category listissorted alphabetically.
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callup the categ orylist:press
the ; or= button repeatedlyuntil
Catego ry is
high lighted inthe submenu.
X Press 9.
The catego rylista ppears. Sat
ellite radio
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X
To select ac atego ry:press the9
or : button.
X To tune inthe selected categ ory:press
9.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.The station lastselected inthis
category beginsplaying.
The All Channels category
isat the top
of the category list.This category issorted
by channel numberandallow syou to
browse allavaila blechannels.
Selec tingachanne l The
followi ngfunctions areavailable toyou :
R channel search
R channel selection bydire ctentry
R channel selection bySatRa diochannel list
R sele ction byprese tmenu
Channel search
X Press ;or= when theSatRadio
main display ishighlighted.
or
X Press theE orF button onthe
con trol panel.
COMAND searchesinboth direct ions
(ascendin gand descen ding)andstops at
the nextchann elfound inthe select ed
categor y.
SatR adio menu
X Using the; or= button ,select
SatRadi o in
the submenu barand press
the 9button tocon firm. The
SatRadio menuappears.
Entering channelnumbersdirect ly
X Select SatRadi o in
the SatRadio menu
using the9:=; buttonsand
press the9button tocon firm.
X Select Enter Channel and
press the9
button tocon firm.
An input dialog appears.
or
X Press lonthe control panel.
X To enter achanne l:press the
correspo ndingnumbe rkey onthe control
panel .
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
X Select SatRadi o in
the SatRa diomenu
usi ngthe 9:=; buttonsand
press the9button toconfirm.
X Select Channel List and
press the9
button toconfirm.
The channel lista ppears.
X To select achanne l:sele ct9
or :.
X To tune inthe selected chann el:
press 9. 124
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iteradioAudio

Disp
laying service informa tion If
you haveany ques tion so rrequire version
infor mation ,you can calltheprovider's
custo merservic ecen teratany time.
X Select SatRadi o using
the
9:=; buttonsand press
the 9button tocon firm.
X Select Service and
press the9button to
con firm.
The provider's detailsappear. 1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
= SIRIUS IDofyour traffictuner
X To retu rntothe SatR adio main displa y:
press ;or=.
Upda tingthechannel list When
receivin ganew chann ellist, thedisplay
shows theUpdatin gChannel s... message.
The stationlast select edismuted untilthe
update hasbeen complet ed.SatRadio mode
is not available duringtheupdate process .
When theupdate hasbeen complet ed,the
SatRadio mainmenu appears. Thestationlast
select edisplayed.
Sound settings Inf
ormation onthe sound settings canbe
found inthe "Ataglance" chapter.
R Volume (Ypage 27)
R Balance andfader (Ypage 28) R
Treble andbass (Ypage 28)
R Surroun dsound (Ypage 28) Audio
CD/DVDand MP3 mode Safet
ynotes G
WARN
ING
COMAND isclassified asaClass 1laser
prod uct.You must notopen thecasing. Ifyou
open thecasing, orifthe casing isfaulty or
damaged, thereisarisk ofexposure to
invisible laserradiation. Thismay damage
your eyes, orthose ofothers.
COMAND doesnotcont ainany parts thatcan
be serviced bythe user. Forsafety reasons,
all mainten ancework must becarried outby
quali fiedaftersales technicians. G
WARNING
Only when thevehicle isstation aryshould
you:
R load adisc
R eject adisc
There isarisk ofbeing distract edfrom the
road andtraffic conditionsifthis isdone while
the vehicle isin motion . <001F000E00130005001200140009000E000700220005000A0005000300140009
000E0007B
CDs/DVDs
Notes G
WARNING
Only insert aCD orDVD when thevehicle is
station ary.There isarisk ofbeing distract ed
from theroad andtraffic conditionsifthis is
done while thevehicle isin motion .
If the CD/D VDhas aprinted side,thismust
face upwards whentheCD/D VDisinsert ed.
If neither sideisprinted, theside tobe playe d
should facedownwards. CDs/DVDswith
copy protec tionmay notbeable tobe playe d
by the system. 126
Audio
CD/DVD andMP3 modeAudio