MERCEDES-BENZ CLK320 COUPE 2005 C209 Owner's Manual

209 Controls in detail
Audio system
Item
Page
1
CD changer mode selector
AUX mode selector
225
215
2
Single CD mode selector
227
3
Radio mode selector
4
Mute function (radio)
219
Pause (CD)
231
5
Volume distribution
213
6
Sound settings
211
7
Display
8
Alphanumeric keypad
Item
Page
9
Speed dialing memory
(telephone) in descending
order
a
Accepting a call
(telephone)
237
b
Telephone mode selector
232
c
Speed dialing memory
(telephone) in ascending
order
233
d
Terminating a call
(telephone)
237
e
CD slot
f
CD ejection
227
Item
Page
g
Soft keys
210
h
Volume
211
j
Switching on/off
210
k
Manual tuning / seek
tuning (radio)
217
Track search, reverse (CD)
230
l
Manual tuning / seek
tuning (radio)
217
Track search,
fast forward (CD)
230

210 Controls in detailAudio systemButton and soft key operation
In these instructions, the alphanumeric
keypad (right side of radio panel) and the
function buttons (left side of radio panel)
are referred to as “buttons”. The four keys
below the display panel are referred to as
“soft keys”.
Operation
Switching the unit on/off
Switching on
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 1 or 2.

If the audio system was on as you
removed the SmartKey from the starter
switch, the audio system will
automatically come back on as you
turn the SmartKey to position 1 or 2.
or

Press M button.
!Do not press directly in the display
face. Otherwise, the display will be
damaged.
iIf the radio is switched on without the
key in the starter switch, it will
automatically switch off again after
approx. 30 minutes.
If your vehicle is equipped with a
telephone, the display may prompt you
to enter your PIN (GSM network) or
code (TDMA or CDMA network).

211 Controls in detail
Audio system
Switching off
Remove SmartKey from starter switch.
or

Press M button.
Adjusting the volume

Turn rotary control of N button.
The volume will increase or decrease
depending on the direction turned.Adjusting sound functions
The bass and treble functions are called up
by pressing the O button.
Settings for bass and treble are stored
separately for the AM and FM wavebands,
weather band, CD mode and telephone
mode.
Bass

Press O button repeatedly until BASS
appears in the display.

Press
+ or
– soft key to increase or de-
crease tone level accordingly.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly to reset bass
tones to their center level.
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu eight seconds after
the last soft key is pressed.
iShould excessively high temperatures
occur while the audio system is being
operated, the display will dim. If tem-
peratures continue to rise,
HIGH TEMP

will appear in the display, after which
the audio system will be switched off
for a cooling-down period.
iIf your vehicle equipment includes a
Mercedes-Benz specified mobile
telephone*, you can adjust its volume
separately from the volume of the
audio system while the telephone is
being used.

212 Controls in detailAudio systemAdjusting treble
Press O button repeatedly until TREBLE
appears in the display.

Press
+ or
– soft key to increase or de-
crease tone level accordingly.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly to reset treble
tones to their center level.
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu eight seconds after
the last soft key is pressed.Sound system*
You can either program the sound settings
manually (
page 211) or choose settings
via preset sound characteristics.
You can select from among the following
settings:


STANDARD
: conventional stereo sound.


SURROUND
: the sound is set for better
three-dimensional acoustic character-
istics.


SPEECH
: the sound is optimized for the
spoken word.

Press O button repeatedly until STANDARD
, SURROUND
or
SPEECH
appears
in the display.

Press X or Y soft key repeatedly
until the desired sound setting has
been reached.
The sound is set accordingly.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly.The sound setting is reset depending
on the sound source activated.


Radio mode:
STANDARD


CD/AUX mode:
SURROUND


Telephone:
SPEECH
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu eight seconds after
the last soft key is pressed.

213 Controls in detail
Audio system
Returning sound functions to factory
settings
Press O button to call up settings
menu in the display.

Press
RES
soft key briefly; the respec-
tive sound function is reset to its center
level.
or

Press and hold
RES
soft key until
RESET

appears in the display.
The sound settings for bass and treble
are returned to their center level and
the volume is set to a predefined level.Vehicles with sound system*:
The sound setting is reset depending
on the sound source activated.


Radio mode:
STANDARD


CD/AUX mode:
SURROUND


Telephone:
SPEECH
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu four seconds after the
last soft key is pressed.
Adjusting volume distribution
Call up fader and balance functions by
pressing the P button.
Fader

Press P button repeatedly until FADER
appears in the display.

Press V or W soft key.
The volume is distributed accordingly
between the front and rear of the vehi-
cle.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly.
The fader is reset to its center level.
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu eight seconds after
the last soft key is pressed.

214 Controls in detailAudio systemAdjusting balance
Press P button repeatedly until BALANCE
appears in the display.

Press X or Y soft key.
The volume is distributed between the
left and right sides of the vehicle.
or

Press
RES
soft key briefly.
The balance is reset to its center level.
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu eight seconds after
the last button is pressed.Returning volume distribution to facto-
ry settings

Press P button to call up settings
menu in the display.

Press
RES
soft key briefly; the respec-
tive volume distribution is reset to its
center (flat) level.
or

Press and hold
RES
soft key until
RESET

appears in the display.
The volume distribution settings for
fader and balance are set to their cen-
ter level.
The radio switches back to the stan-
dard radio menu four seconds after the
last soft key is pressed.
Telephone* muting
If your vehicle equipment includes a Mer-
cedes-Benz specified mobile telephone*,
you can adjust its volume separately from
the volume of the audio system while the
telephone is being used.

215 Controls in detail
Audio system
Connecting an external audio source
(AUX) to the radio*
An optional dealer-installed cinch-connec-
tor* for connecting an external audio
source may become available for your ve-
hicle model. Feature description is based
on preliminary information at time of print-
ing. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for availability.
You can adjust the volume (
page 211),
the sound settings (
page 211) and the
volume distribution (page 213) for the
AUX input.
Calling up AUX mode

Press and hold Q button until AUX
appears in the display.
Canceling AUX mode

Press any audio source button.
Radio operation
Selecting radio mode
Press b button.
Calling up wavebands
You can choose from among the FM, AM
and WB wavebands.
Weather band (
page 219).Calling up wavebands for radios without
SAT*

Press
FM or
AM soft key to switch be-
tween FM and AM.
The FM and AM wavebands are called
up one after another.
or

Press
WB soft key.
The weather band menu is called up.
The waveband currently selected
appears in the upper left-hand corner
of the display.
iFM waveband: 87.7......107.9 MHz
AM waveband: 530......1 710 KHz

216 Controls in detailAudio systemCalling up wavebands for radios with
SAT*
Press
FM, AM or
WB soft key repeatedly
until desired waveband has been se-
lected.
The FM, AM and WB wavebands are
called up one after another.
The waveband currently selected
appears in the upper left-hand corner
of the display.Selecting a station
The following options are available for se-
lecting a station:


Direct frequency input (
page 216)


Manual tuning (
page 217)


Automatic seek tuning (
page 217)


Scan search (
page 217)


Station memory (
page 218)


Automatic station memory (Autostore)
(page 218)
The station search proceeds in the follow-
ing frequency increments:


200 kHz in FM range


10 kHz in AM rangeDirect frequency input

Select desired waveband.

Press * button.

Enter desired frequency with buttons
1to R.

217 Controls in detail
Audio system
Manual tuning
Select desired waveband.

Press S or Tbutton for approx.
three seconds.

Press button repeatedly until desired
frequency has been reached.
Step-by-step station tuning takes place
in ascending or descending order. Each
time the button is pressed, the radio
tunes further by 0.2 MHz. During man-
ual tuning, the radio is muted.Automatic seek tuning

Select desired waveband.

Press S or T button briefly.
The radio will tune to the next highest
or next lowest receivable frequency.Scan search


Starting scan search
Select desired waveband.

Press
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display. The
radio briefly tunes in all receivable
stations on the waveband selected.
iYou can only enter frequencies within
the respective waveband.
If a button is not pressed within
four seconds, the radio will return to
the last station tuned.
iIf no station is received after two
consecutive scans of the complete
frequency range, then the scan stops
at the frequency from which it began.

218 Controls in detailAudio system

Ending scan search
Press
SC soft key or S or T.
The station last played will be se-
lected and
SC disappears from the
display.
Station memory
You can store ten AM and ten FM stations
in the memory.


Storing stations
Tune in desired station.

Press and hold desired station
button1 to R until a brief
signal tone is heard.
The frequency is stored on the se-
lected station button.


Calling up stations
Press desired station button1
to R briefly.
Autostore – automatic station memory
The Autostore memory function provides
an additional memory level. The station
memory for manually stored stations is not
overwritten.


Calling up Autostore memory level and
storing stations
Press
AS soft key briefly.
The radio switches to the Autostore
memory level.
AS and
SEARCH
ap-
pear in the display and the radio
finds the ten stations with the
strongest signals. These stations
are stored on the station buttons
1 to R in order of signal
strength.