2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class key

Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 – 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND sets the next lower
frequency.
Storing astation Storing stations manually
There are ten presets available for the FM and
AM wavebands. Example: station memory
X
Quick save: press and hold a numbe rkey,
e.g. 002D, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: press0039
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 002Adot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored. X
Select a preset by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press and hold
0039 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 stores any stations found,
beginning with preset 1. When the highest
frequency is reached or 10 stations have
been found, the storing process ends. Any
stations stored manually under the presets
will be lost. COMAND may not occupy all
memory slots when storing.
X Option 1: press0039the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets by sliding
0012000A
and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore and press
0039to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press 0039to confirm.
Weather Band Activating
X
Press the 0006function button repeatedly
until the Weather Band is switched on.
or
X Select the currently set waveband FM or
AM by sliding
0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe Audio
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COMAND controller and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select WB from the menu and press
0039to
confirm.
Searching for achannel
X Quic kselect: turn003E0012003F or slide 003600120037the
COMAND controller while th edisplay/
selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Selecting achannel from the channel list X
Select Channel by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The channel lis tappears.
X Select a channel by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
or
X Press a number key on the control panel,
e.g. 4, at any time. Displaying station information This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown below the main function bar.
X Select Show Station Information by
sliding 0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, you
switch Show Station Information on
0013 or off 0003.
Displaying program information This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown in the display window. 430
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X
Select a preset by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controlle rand press and hold
0039 until you hea ratone.
or
X Press and hold a numbe rbutton, e.g.
002E, until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset
memory. Channels stored manually in the
preset memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press0039the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore in the presets by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets in the submenu
bar by sliding 0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Autostore and press
0039to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
channels that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
channels are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press 0039to confirm.
Selecting achannel from the preset list
X To call up the preset list: select
Presets by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controlle rand press 0039to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To se tachannel: select a prese tby
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey, such as 002E. Displaying information
X
Select Info in the submenu bar by turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
Information on the currently received
program is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the full channel name
R the artist of the trac kthat is currently being
played
R the track that is currently being played
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info by pressing
0039.
X Slide 00380012the COMAND controller up.
Displaying service information 0002
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM) or
Call Service Provider 0003
SIRIUS ID of your satellite receiver
The provider's customer service center is
available by phone at any time to answer any
general questions or questions on the
versions available. Audio
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X
Select a magazine tray to be filled by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 002C.
The DVD changer switches to the selected
magazine tray .You see the Please Wait... message.
You then see the Please insert disc message.
X
Insert a disc into the disc slot with the
printed side facing upwards.
The DVD changer loads the disc into the
selected magazine tray. The Loadingdisc ... message appears.
i It may take some time for the disc to be
loaded, depending on the type of disc. If no
disc is inserted for approximately 20
seconds, the display return sto the
magazine menu.
The DVD changer plays the disc if:
R it has been inserted correctly.
R it is a permissible type of disc. 0002
Full magazine tray (eject function is
available)
0003 Empty magazine tray (disc can be
inserted)
X To exit the menu: press the000Beject/
load button again or press the 001Fback
button.
or
X Select Back by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X To fill empty magazine trays: press the
000B load/eject button.
The magazine menu appears.
X Select Fill Empty Slots .
You see the Please Wait... message.
COMAND switches to the next free
magazine tray. You then see the Please insert disc message.
i Do not insert a disc into the magazine tray
until you have seen this prompt.
X Insert a disc into the disc slot with the
printed side facing upwards.
You see the Please Wait... message.
Once the disc is loaded, the DVD changer
switches to the next empty tray. You see
the Please insert disc message.
X Repeat this step until all trays are loaded.
The DVD changer plays the last disc you
loaded if it has been inserted correctly and
it is a permissible type. Audio
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X
To cancel loading: press the000Beject/
load button agai norpress the 001Fback
button.
i If you cancel loading with the 001Fback
button, the system loads and plays the last
CD you inserted.
Ejecting discs from the DVD changer
If you remove one disc while playing another
disc, the DVD changer interrupts playback.
Playback continues once the disc has been
ejected.
X To ejec taCD/DVD: press the 000Bload/
eject button.
The magazine menu appears .The magazine
tray with the current disc is highlighted. 0002
Ejectp ossible
0003 Type of data medium
0027 Disc name (only if stored on the disc)
0026 Current disc
X Select a magazine tray containing a disc by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, e.g. 002C.
You see the message: Ejecting disc... .Y
ou then see the following
message: X
Take the disc out of the slot.
If you do not take the disc out of the slot,
COMAND will draw it in automatically after
a short while and load it again. X
To eject all CDs/DVDs: press the000B
load/eject button.
The magazine menu appears.
X Select Eject All by sliding
000A0012and
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The DVD changer ejects the last disc
selected. You see the Ejecting disc ... message.
X Take the disc out of the disc slot when you
see the Please remove disc . message.
The DVD changer switches to the next
loaded magazine tray and ejects the disc.
X Repeat the last step until the magazine is
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COMAND controller and press
0039to
confirm.
The media list appears. The 0021dot indicates
the curren tmedium being played.
The media list shows the discs currently
available.
View in 0002:
R 0002 magazine tray not shown
R 0003 magazine tray show
X To change the display: select1...6 Changer by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous setting, the
magazine trays are shown or not shown.
i If a disc cannot be read, an entry appears
next to the corresponding magazine tray. Media list showing all magazine trays
X
Select the data medium by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The following tables list the selection options
in the media list for the respective equipment
variants. For DVD changer
Magazine trays, positions
1to 6: readable
data media are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3
DVDs, audio DVDs and video DVDs. Memory card, position 7
MUSIC REGISTER, position 8
USB storage device, position 9 For DVD changer
Media Interface, position 0
Bluetooth
®
audio Equipped with a single DVD drive
DVD drive, position 1: readable data media
are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3 DVDs,
audio DVDs and video DVDs.
Memory card, position 2
MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
USB storage device: position 4
Media Interface: position 5
Bluetooth
®
audio: position 6 i
If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode
(Y page 468).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. 002E.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selecting atrack Selecting by skipping to
atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than
eight seconds .Ifthe track has been playing
for less than eight seconds, it skips to the
start of the previous track. 442
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If the
Random Tracks or
Random Folder playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X Press the 0005key on the number keypad.
An umerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offere dcorresponds to
the number of trackso n the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
numbe rkeys.
The trac kplays after the last possible
number is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Selecting atrac kusing music search X
Select Current Tracklist ,
Folder or a
category and press 0039to confirm.
Select music via categories (e.g. album,
artist) with the music search function.
If you select a category, COMAND starts a
search for track information if the following
conditions are fulfilled:
R the data carriers are inserted or connected
R the track information from these data
carriers is not yet contained in the
COMAND music database. COMAND imports track information from the
following data carriers:
R
disc (audio CD/DVD/MP3)
R memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
The Track information is complete. message appears once the search is
completed. COMAND stores the music data
in its own database. You can now select the
available music data within the desired
category.
You will find further information on searching
for music in the "Music search" section
(Y
page 448).
X In CD/audio DVD/MP3 mode, select
Search by sliding
0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The category list appears. Example: current track list
X
Select the track by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The basic display appears and the trac kis
played.
Fast forwarding/rewinding X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide 003600120037and hold the COMAND Audio
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Selecting music genres
X
Select Genres in the category list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The available music genres are displayed
alphabetically.
Selecting acover
X Select Select By Cover in the category
list (Y page 448) by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The available covers are displayed in
alphabetical orde rofthe artists. X
Select the desired cover by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The corresponding albumi s played.
Selecting via keyword search
X Select Keyword Search in the category list
by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To change the character set used in the
character bar: highlightSelect by sliding
0012000A and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Al ist of available character sets is shown.
X Selec tthe desired character set and press
0039 to confirm.
X Enter characters and confirm the entry.
Character entry (Y page 299).
Depending on the entry, the hits are shown
in a list. X
Select an entry by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm. X
Select an entry, e.g. Artists , and press
0039 to confirm.
The albuma nd cover(if available) are
displayed. 450
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