2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER Owners Manual

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Features of your COMAND Online
This Supplement describes all the standard
and optional equipment for your COMAND
Online system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND Online system may not be equip-
ped with all the features described. Radio mode and DAB radio mode
Introduction i
Portable electronic devices in the vehicle
may seriously impair radio and DAB radio
reception.
DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is an opti-
mised digital transmission standard designed
for the mobile reception of radio transmis-
sions. Several programmes are combined
into so-called ensembles and transmitted on
a single frequency. Digital radio stations can
be transmitted nationally, regionally or
locally.
Some stations only transmit programmes at
certain times. If you have selected a station
that has subsequently been removed from
the ensemble, it will no longer be received.
You will continue to receive the other pro-
grammes in the ensemble. You will then need
to select a different programme.
i DAB cannot be received everywhere in
Europe.
Switching to radio mode and DAB radio mode Switching on with the function button
X Press the $function button.
The radio or DAB radio display appears.
Radio mode: you will hear the last station
played on the last waveband selected.
DAB radio mode: you will hear the last sta-
tion played from the last ensemble selec-
ted.
i Repeatedly pressing the
$function
button switches between the FM, MW, SW
and LW wavebands in that order. It then
calls up DAB radio mode. Pressing the but- ton again takes you back to FM radio mode. 462
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Switching on with the audio menu
X Select Audio
Audioin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
If radio mode or DAB radio mode was the
last mode selected, it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to radio mode in the audio
menu.
You can select DAB radio mode in the radio display.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding ZVthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
The audio menu appears. :
Current audio operating mode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
X Select Radio Radioby turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm. FM radio display
:
Waveband and frequency of the selected
station
; Station name or station frequency of the
selected station
= Memory position of a station
? Radio text plus display (if available)
A Radio mode menu bar
X To switch on DAB radio mode: selectFM FM
in the radio display by sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm. X
Select DAB
DABand press Wto confirm. Audio
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DAB radio display
:
Name of the ensemble to which the selec-
ted station belongs
; Name of the selected station
= Memory position of a station
? Radio text plus display (if available)
A DAB radio mode menu bar
i If reception is poor (e.g. in tunnels or
mountain valleys), affected stations are
shown in grey. Playback of the currently
selected station is interrupted. As soon as
the reception quality is adequate, displays
and playback return to normal.
Switching wavebands Option 1
You can switch the radio between the FM,
MW, LW and SW wavebands.
X Press the $function button repeatedly
until the desired waveband is selected.
Option 2
X Select FM FM,DAB
DAB ,MW
MW, SW
SWorLW
LW in the radio
display by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
X Select a waveband and press Wto confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband.
i In the MW, LW and SW wavebands,
COMAND Online shows the station fre-
quency instead of the station name. Ensembles An ensemble consists of multiple radio pro-
grammes. Every ensemble is transmitted in a
certain area (national, regional or local) in the same way as a traditional AM/FM radio sta-
tion.
Switching to an FM station automati-
cally If the reception of a DAB radio station dete-
riorates, COMAND Online automatically
changes to the corresponding FM station. For
this to happen, the following conditions must be met:
R the FM station's frequency is available.
R the Station fix Station fix menu item (Ypage 467)
is switched off.
i If you want to use this function, do
not
switch to FM radio mode.
If reception is not possible, the symbol of a
radio tower with a line through it appears in
the display.
Setting a station Setting a station from the station list
The station list is available in the FM wave-
band and in DAB radio mode.
Radio mode:
the station list contains all the
stations that can currently be received and is sorted alphabetically. For stations without a
programme service, the list shows the fre-
quency instead of the name.
DAB radio mode: the station list contains
stations from all ensembles that can currently
be received. It shows the current programme and a programme preview if the station oper-
ator supports this function. The station list is
sorted alphabetically.
X Quick select: turncVd or slide XVYthe
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selection window for the radio display is
active.
or
X Press the EorF button.
The needle jumps to the left or right.
X To make a selection in the station list:
select Radio
Radio by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
X Confirm Station list Station list by pressingW.
The station list appears. Example: radio mode
:
Currently selected station
; Memory slot in station presets Example: DAB radio mode
:
Alphabetical browser
; DAB radio station
= Current programme
? Start and end times of the programme
X Select the station by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm. X
To call up the programme preview: slide
VY the COMAND controller.
The next programmes are shown for the
displayed DAB radio stations.
X Switch back by sliding XV.
X To activate the alphabetical browser:
slide XVthe COMAND controller.
X Select the initial letters of the desired sta-
tion name by turning cVdthe COMAND
controller.
The station list changes to the appropriate
station.
X Switch back by sliding VY.
X To select the station using the multifunc-
tion steering wheel, see the separate vehi-
cle Owner's Manual.
Setting a station using the station search function
In radio mode, the station search function is
only available for the MW, LW and SW wave-
bands.
X Press the EorF button.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station.
X To select the station using the multifunc-
tion steering wheel, see the separate vehi-
cle Owner's Manual.
Setting stations via the station presets X Quick setting: press a number key, e.g.
l.
X Directly in the station presets: select
Presets
Presets by sliding VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
The channel presets appear. The #dot
indicates under which preset the currently
selected station is stored. Audio
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Select a station by turning cVdand press
W to confirm.
or X Press a number key, such as l.
X To select the station using the multifunc-
tion steering wheel, see the separate vehi-
cle Owner's Manual.
Setting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually
This function is available in radio mode.
X Option 1: press thelbutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio
Radio in the radio display
by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
X Select Frequency entry
Frequency entry and pressWto
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND Online sets the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
FM (VHF) 87.5 – 108.0 MHz
MW (medium wave) 531 – 1620 kHz
SW (short wave) 5800 – 6250 kHz
LW (long wave) 153 – 282 kHz
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the MW, SW or
LW wavebands that is outside the fre-
quency range, COMAND Online sets the
next lower frequency. Storing a station Storing stations manually
There are 10 presets available for each wave-
band as well as for DAB radio mode.
X Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. l, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: pressW
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets Presets by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The #dot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored. Station presets in DAB radio mode
X Select a preset by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press and hold W
until you hear a tone.
The station is stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically
This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND Online stores any stations found,
beginning with preset 1. The storing process
ends once the highest frequency has been
reached or once 10 stations have been found.
Any stations stored manually under the pre-
sets will be lost. COMAND Online may not
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Option 1: pressWthe COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore
Autostore in the presets by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets
Presets by sliding VÆ
and turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
X Select Autostore
Autostore and pressWto confirm.
In both cases, COMAND Online searches
for stations that can be received. You will
see a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the pre- set positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel
Cancel and
press Wto confirm.
Radio Data System (RDS) General notes
The Radio Data System (RDS) provides inaud-
ible additional information in the FM wave-
band. The system consists of a listening
receiver and a monitoring receiver.
The monitoring receiver permanently scans
the FM waveband and collects certain data
from all receivable stations. This includes, for
instance, reception quality and RDS data
such as programme names and alternative
frequencies. COMAND Online stores the data and constantly updates the memory. The
audio receiver is therefore able to switch
automatically to an alternative frequency with
a better signal.
i RDS only functions for stations which
transmit RDS data.
Switching RDS on/off
You can use the Frequency fix (radio mode) or Station fix (DAB mode) functions to prevent
COMAND Online from switching between the
alternative frequencies of a station. This is
useful, for example, when the same content is broadcast with a time delay, or when there is
interference on one of the frequencies.
X Select Radio
Radio in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Frequency Frequency fix
fixorStation
Station fix
fix by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
Frequency fix Frequency fix onO or off ª.
Traffic Programme Note
Many FM stations transmit traffic announce-
ments (TA). You can also hear these in DAB
radio mode.
Switching traffic announcements on/off
X Option 1: selectRadio Radio by sliding VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The tick next to TA
TAindicates that traffic
announcement reception is switched on.
You see the TA TAsymbol in the status bar.
X Select TA
TAand press Wto confirm.
TA
TA is switched on or off, depending on the
previous status.
X Option 2: on COMAND Online or on the
multifunction steering wheel, press and
hold the 8button until the TA TAicon lights
up or goes out in the status bar.
A warning tone sounds.
Once traffic announcements have been
switched on, COMAND Online selects an RDS station.
Traffic Programme is retrieved from:
R the currently selected FM station
R an RDS station from the network of the
currently selected FM station
R the RDS station with the best reception
quality
When traffic announcements are switched
on, a traffic announcement will interrupt the Audio
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audio signal from the currently activated
audio or video source.
i Telephone conversations and navigation
announcements are not interrupted.
A display message appears in the display in all
audio operating modes.
Interrupting a traffic announcement
During a traffic announcement:
X On COMAND Onlin eor on the multifunction
steering wheel, briefly press the 8but-
ton.
or
X Press the 9,:or9 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
COMAND Online switches back to the
audio source that was selected before the
announcement. Any subsequent new
announcements will continue to interrupt
the audio source.
Radio text/radio text plus Messages in the display
The function is available in FM mode and in
DAB radio mode.
Radio text/radio text plus consists of addi-
tionally transmitted data, e.g. information on
the current programme, which is displayed in the COMAND display.
If the station supports radio text plus, the
artist and track are displayed. Radio text plus (display: artist and track) X
To show/hide the artist and track:
select Radio Radio in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND con-
troller and press Wto confirm.
X Select Display artist and track
Display artist and track and
press Wto confirm.
Switch the display on Oor off ª.
X To display radio text: selectInfo
Info in the
corresponding radio display by sliding VÆ
and turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
If the station supports radio text and infor- mation is available, the system displays it. Radio text (display for additional information on
programme)
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info
Info by pressing W.
X Slide ZVthe COMAND controller up. Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Important safety notes G
WARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product. If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
invisible laser beams may be released. These laser beams may damage your retina. There is
a risk of injury.
You must not open the casing. Always have
maintenance work and repairs carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. 468
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WARNING
Handling discs while driving will distract you
from traffic conditions. You could then lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station- ary.
Bear in mind that, at a speed of only 50 km/h, your vehicle is already covering a distance of
14 m per second. G
WARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention.
Inserting/ejecting CDs/DVDs Notes
If the CD/DVD has a printed side, this must
face upwards when the CD/DVD is inserted.
If neither side is printed, the side to be played
should face downwards. CDs/DVDs with
copy protection may not be able to be played
by the system.
i If a medium contains other files in addi-
tion to music files, the loading time before
the first track starts to play may be longer.
Inserting a disc into the single DVD drive
X Press the 8button.
If there is a disc already inserted, it will be
ejected.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
X Insert a disc into the slot.
The disc is drawn in and playback starts if
the disc has been inserted correctly and it
is a permissible type. Ejecting a disc from the single DVD drive
X Press the 8button.
X Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot, it
is drawn in again automatically after a short
while and reloaded.
Inserting discs into the DVD changer
The DVD changer has a fixed magazine with
six trays. X To insert a CD/DVD into the magazine
tray: press the Vbutton.
A menu shows the current load status of
the magazine trays. The last tray selected is identified by a red digit. X
Select a magazine tray to be filled by turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. j.
The DVD changer switches to the selected
magazine tray. You see the Please Please
wait...
wait... message.
You then see the Please insert disc Please insert disc
message. Audio
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