2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

Your multimediasyste mequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at th etime of going
to press. Country-specifi cdifference sare pos -
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feature all function sdescribed here. Thi salso
applies to safety-relevan tsystems an dfunc-
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Switchin gon th eradi o
XPress th e$ button.
The radio display appears .You will hear th e
last station playe don th elast waveban d
selected.
Switching HD Radi oon/of f
XIn radio mode: slid e6 thecontroller .
XSelectOption s.
XBy selecting Oorª in fron tof HD Radi o,
you determin ewhether HD radio is switched
on or off.
If HD Radio is switched off, th esyste mdoe sno t
switch to digita lradio an dit is no tpossible to
selec tan ysub-channels.
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Overview
:Main function bar
;Status bar wit hcompass display
=Main display field wit havailable station san d
relevant information
?Display of radio station selecte d
ARadio menubar
The followin gfunction sare available usin gth e
radio main function bar :
RHD RadioFM:HD FM radio mode
RHD Radi oAM:HD MW radio mode
RSa tRadi o:satellite radio
RInfo on Radi o:information on radio in th e
Digital Operator's Manual
RRadi oStatio nPreset s:10 0preset posi-
tion sfo rradio station s
The followin gfunction sare available usin gth e
radio men ubar :
ROption s:radio option s
Rè:searches fo rstation sby name
RPreset:station preset smen u
RBand:selects wavebands
RInformatio n:displays additional informa-
tion about th ecurren tstation (radio text or
Artist Experience
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Radio

Setting the waveband
XIn radio mode: press the$button.
A menu appears with a selection of HD
Radio FM,HD Radio AM,Sat Radio,Infoon Radioand Radio Station Presets.
XTurn the controller until the required wave-
band is in the center. Press the controller.
Station
Selecting a station
From the main display field
All currently available stations are displayed.
XIn radio mode, turn the controller until the
desired station is in the center.
Using the current station list
XIn radio mode, press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations cur- rently available.
XTo select the desired station: turn and press
the controller.
iThe loudspeaker symbol in front of a station
indicates the currently set station.
Using frequency entry
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Enter Frequency.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station in
the entry field.
or
XPress the gkey on the number keypad.
An input field appears.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station in
the entry field.
Using the search function
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XSelect èand enter the first letters of the
required station using the controller.
XPress OKto confirm.
A list with available stations appears.
XTo select stations from the list: turn the con-
troller and press to confirm.
Activating/deactivating the station
presets display
You can use this function to change to the sta-
tion presets display.
Activating
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Station Preset View: On: turn
and press the controller.
The station preset display appears.
XTo switch between the stored stations: turn
the controller.
Deactivating
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select StationPresetView:Off: turn
and press the controller.
A view of the last waveband you listened to
appears.
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Radio

Saving/deleting a station
Storing current stations
XIn radio mode: slide6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select the SaveCurrentStation/Chan‐neloption: turn and press the controller.
XTo select the position of the required preset
entry: turn and press the controller.
or
XSelect the Edit Station Presetoption.
XSelect the position of the required preset:
turn the controller.
This can also be a preset position that is
already occupied, which is then overwritten
by the current station.
XSlide9the controller.
An additional menu appears.
XTo select the SaveCurrentStation/Chan‐neloption: turn and press the controller.
The currently set station is stored in the selec-
ted preset position. A tone signals a success-
ful preset entry.
or
XSet the desired station in radio mode.
XPress and hold down the preset number to be assigned on the number keypad until a tone
confirms the storing process.
XIf the preset number has two digits, press the
first digit briefly and then press and hold down the second digit.
or
XSet the desired station in radio mode.
XPress and hold the controller until the preset
list appears.
XTo select the preset number: turn and press
the controller.
A tone confirms that the storing process was
successful.
Moving highlighted stations
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
XSlide9the controller.
An additional menu appears.
XTo select the Move Highlighted Station/Channeloption: turn and press the control-
ler.
The list of stored stations appears again.
XTo move the highlighted station to the new
position: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
Deleting highlighted stations
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
XSlide9the controller.
XTo select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐tion/Channeloption in the additional menu:
turn and press the controller.
or
XPress the $button.
A prompt appears.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The highlighted station is deleted.
or
XTo select No: press the controller.
The process is canceled.
iFrequencies have already been stored in the
multimedia system. There are 100 preset
positions available.
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Radio

Tagging music tracks
This function allows you to transfer the music
track currently playing to an Apple®device and
then purchase it in the iTunes store®.
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Tag This Track.
A message appears in the multimedia system
about storing the track information.
Displaying station information
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XWith Oorª in front of Show StationInformationyou can determine whether the
station name should be displayed.
If the function is active, the artist and track
will also be displayed in the main display field.
Calling up sound settings
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select à: turn and press the controller.
The sound menu appears (Ypage 167).
Displaying information
This function is available in HD FM radio and HD
AM radio mode. Reception is only possible if the radio stations
provide the relevant information.
XTo select
Informationin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
Rthe track that is currently being played
Rthe artist of the track that is currently being
played
Rthe album name
Rthe channel abbreviation
Rthe logo of the station or Artist Experience®
Back to radio display:
XTo select Information: slide6and press
the controller.
or
XPress the %button.
Satellite radio
General notes
The satellite radio mode requires satellite radio
equipment and registration with a satellite radio
provider.
Note that the categories and channels shown in
the illustrations depend on the program content
offered by the provider. The illustrations and
descriptions in these operating instructions may
therefore differ from the channels and catego-
ries offered by the provider.
Satellite radio mode may be temporarily unavail-
able or interrupted for a variety of reasons.
These include environmental or topographical
conditions as well as other factors beyond the
control of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. This means
operation may not be possible in certain areas.
These include:
Rtunnels
Rparking garages
Rlocations inside or next to buildings
Rlocations in the vicinity of other structures
Sirius XM®Satellite Radio offers more than 140
digital-quality radio channels, providing 100%
commercial-free music, sports, news and enter-
tainment.
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Radio

Sirius XM®Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
performance satellites to broadcast around the
clock throughout the USA and Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the Sirius
XM
®Service Center and at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Your new Mercedes-Benz vehicle comes with
Sirius XM
®Satellite Radio pre-installed at the
factory. This service is free for a six-month trial
period. About a month before the trial period
ends, information will be provided on how to
extend this subscription. An acoustic signal
sounds and a message is shown, describing how
the subscription can be extended.
iSirius, XM and all related marks and logos
are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its
subsidiaries. All other marks, channel names
and logos are the property of their respective
owners. All rights reserved.
Registering satellite radio
:Phone number of provider
;Sirius XM®ID of your satellite receiver
XSwitch on SatRadio mode (Ypage 139).
The satellite radio main menu appears show-
ing the preview channel. You cannot select
any other stations.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears. Once the telephone connection has been estab-
lished:
XFollow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the
Updating Channels...
message appears in the display, followed by
the satellite radio main menu.
iYou can also have the satellite service acti-
vated online. To do this, visit
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
iIf registration is not included when purchas-
ing the system, your credit card details will be
required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed correctly,
the Device
Unavailablemessage will appear.
Switching to satellite radio
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5the
controller.
XTo select Radio: turn and press the controller.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
XTo select Radioin radio mode: slide 5and
press the controller.
The menu with the available radio modes
appears.
XTo select SatRadio: turn and press the con-
troller.
The No
Servicemessage appears if there is no
signal.
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Radio

Satellite radio overview
:Main function bar
;Preset
=Channel name and channel number
?Channel information
AStation presets menu
BCategory list
CKeyword search
DOptions menu
Channel information ?can be viewed in detail
(
Ypage 143).
Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into catego-
ries. You can choose between various catego-
ries such as News/Discussions, Sports and
Country (if available). The category list is sorted
alphabetically. The content of the categories is
sorted by channel numbers.
XTo call up the category list: selectCate‐
goryin the menu bar by turning and pressing
the controller.
The category list appears.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the display.
You hear the channel last selected for this
category.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
When you select a specific category, the
channels are filtered exclusively according to
this category. Select the All Channels
cat-
egory in order to see all of the available chan-
nels. Only this category enables you to
browse all available stations.
Selecting a channel
Changing channels
XWhen the display/selection window in the
satellite radio display is selected, slide 1
or turn the controller.
The multimedia system switches to the next
available channel.
Entering channel numbers directly
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
XTo select EnterChannel: turn and press the
controller.
An input menu appears.
XEnter the desired channel in the entry field.
or
XPress the gkey on the number keypad.
An input menu appears.
XFor the channel number, press the corre-
sponding number keys on the control panel
one after the other.
XPress the zkey on the number keypad.
The multimedia system sets the selected
channel.
iYou can only select currently permitted dig-
its.
Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list
You can select the channel using the station list
displaying the artists and tracks that are cur-
rently playing.
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Radio

XTo selectOptionsin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Current Station List withArtist&Title: turn and press the control-
ler.
The channel list appears.
or
XPress the controller in the main display field.
XSelect the desired channel
Keyword search
XTo select the keyword search èin the
menu bar: turn and press the controller.
XTo enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
XSelect the required result.
The relevant channel is played.
Memory functions
i
There are 100 presets available.
XTo store a channel using the edit function:
select Preset
in the radio menu bar by turn-
ing and pressing the controller.
XTo select Edit Station Preset: turn and
press the controller.
The list of saved channels appears.
XTo select the preset: turn the controller and
press for about 2 seconds.
The newly saved channel overwrites the exist-
ing preset.
or
XTo quick store: press and hold number key 2,
for example.
The channel is saved to the second position in
the radio channel presets.
or
XSet the desired channel in satellite radio
mode.
XPress and hold the controller until the preset
list appears.
XTo select the preset number: turn and press
the controller.
A tone confirms that the storing process was
successful. Deleting the highlighted channel
XTo select
Presetin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
XSlide9the controller.
XTo select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐tion/Channeloption in the additional menu:
turn and press the controller.
or
XPress the $button.
A prompt appears.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The highlighted station is deleted.
or
XTo select No: press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Activating/deactivating the station
presets display
You can use this function to change to the sta-
tion presets display.
Activating
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Station Preset View: On: turn
and press the controller.
The station preset display appears.
XTo switch between the stored stations: turn
the controller.
Deactivating
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select StationPresetView:Off: turn
and press the controller.
A view of the last waveband you listened to
appears.
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Radio

Music and sports alerts
General notes
This function makes it possible to store a pro-
gram alert for your favorite artists, tracks or
sporting events.
You can store up to 30 music and sports alerts
(favorites).
Music alerts can only be saved whilst a track is
being played. You can also specify sports alerts
via the menu option. The system then continu-
ously searches through all the channels. If a
match is found with a saved message, you will
be informed. A window appears with the respec-
tive information.
Setting a music alert
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &SportsEvent: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Add New Alert.
A window with a prompt appears.
XSelect ArtistorTrack.
The alert is set for the current artist or track.
iIf an alert cannot be set, the No AlertsAvailablemessage appears.
Setting a sports alert
XTo selectOptionsin the menu bar: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &SportsEvent: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Manage Sports Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect Select New Alerts.
A menu appears.
XSelect the desired team from a league, e.g.
college, NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB.
The alert function for the sports team is
added.
A window with music and sport alerts
appears
XTo select Change ToorIgnore: turn and
press the controller.
If you select Change To
, the channel is
changed and the favorite artist or track is
played.
If you select Ignore
, the current channel will
continue playing.
Editing music and sports alerts
XTo select Alert for Artist, Track &SportsEvent: turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
XSelect Manage Music AlertsorManageSports Alerts.
A list of set alerts appears.
Switching music and sport alerts on/off
XWith Oorª in front of Activate MusicAlertsyou can determine whether music
alerts should be switched on or off.
XWith Oorª in front of ActivateSportsAlertsyou can determine whether sport
alerts should be switched on or off.
Tagging music tracks
If the channel supports this function, you are
able to transfer the music track currently playing
to an Apple
®device. You can then purchase it in
the iTunes®store.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Tag This Track: turn and press
the controller.
A message about saving this music track on
the Apple
®device appears.
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