display MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2003 R230 Comand Manual

41 Audio
Radio operation

Repeatedly press F or G on the
multifunction steering wheel until the
desired station frequency appears.

Press E or H on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel to display the next
or previous system.

44 AudioCD operation
CD playback locations are
the CD drive in the COMAND operating
unit
You can play audio CDs or read data
from the navigation CD.

the CD changer with 6 magazine slots.
The status line in the main CD menu
(
page 50) indicates which component is
being used for CD playback.Tips on caring for your CDs

Only touch the CD on the sides.

Avoid touching the CD surface with
your fingers.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe them from the inside to the outer
edge. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean the CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put stickers on CD.
General information on CD operationWarning
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The CD drive and CD changer are Class 1 la-
ser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
!Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm,
do not use 8-cm CDs.
An 8-cm CD adapter may cause damage
to the CD changer and should not be
used.
iYou can name a CD (
page 55). This
name then will appear on the display du-
ring CD playback.

45 Audio
CD operation
Loading a CD into the CD drive
1Eject button
2CD drive

Press 1 to eject any CD if necessary.

Insert a CD as illustrated with the label
facing up into 2 until it is automatical-
ly pulled in.
Changing the navigation CD
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page 119)Loading CDs in the changer
The CD changer is located in the rear sto-
rage compartment behind the driver's
seat. It can accomodate up to 6 CDs.

Open the sliding door by pushing in the
direction of the arrow above. Push the
door completely open until it locks in
the open position.
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!After the navigation CD has been chan-
ged, the message “Program is being loa-
ded. Please wait.” (
page 119) and a
progress indicator are displayed. This
indicates that COMAND is currently loa-
ding the program stored on the naviga-
tion CD.
Do not interrupt the loading process.
Do not eject the navigation CD until the
loading process has been completed.
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54 AudioCD operation
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “CD Select” in the main
CD menu and press to confirm.
The “CD Select” menu will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired CD and
press to confirm.
The message “Loading CD ...” will ap-
pear in 1. Playback will then begin
with track 1, the main CD menu will ap-
pear.
Fast forward

Press h longer than 2 seconds and
keep it depressed.
The message “Forward VV” will ap-
pear. The display shows the current po-
sition via the time indicator display.Fast reverse

Press g longer than 2 seconds and
keep it depressed.
The message “Reverse” will appear.
Ending the function

Releaseg or h.
Playback will resume.
iIf magazine slots are empty, it is not
possible to select them with the right-
hand rotary/push-button v.
If you select an empty magazine slot
with a number key, e.g. 4 the message
“No CD” is displayed.
Fast forward/reverse
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62 AudioCD operation1No audio source has been switched on
2CD unit is switched on
3If the CD changer is switched on, the
number of the CD currently playing ap-
pears
4Track number

Press d on COMAND.
CD unit is switched on.

Press E or H repeatedly until
display 2 appears.

Press F or G until the desired
track number 4 appears.

Press E or H to display the next
or previous system.
Multifunctional display
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67
Telephone
Important notes
Multifunction display
Telephone operation
SMS function
Emergency call
Service numbers

69 Telephone
Important notes

Close the windows and reduce all out-
side noise as much as possible when
you use hands-free operation.

A brief disconnection from the cellular
network is not a malfunction, as this
can occur when the network switches
areas. The phone will automatically try
to sign on to a network again.

If the message “Locked. Please enter
code” appears, enter the unlock code
to enable all telephone functions
(page 78).

If a menu other than the telephone
menu is displayed on the COMAND
screen, the display will change if an
outgoing call is sent out via the multi-
function steering wheel.In the following situations, it is not possible
or not yet possible to use the telephone:

The telephone is already unlocked but
is not or not yet registered in the net-
work.
The message “No Service” appears.
The telephone will try to register into
an existing network. If the network is
available, the telephone will be ready
for use.
The above message also appears 
if the network is no longer available
due to weak signals

if you try to make a call (message
appears for 8 seconds)

The message “Telephone is being acti-
vated. Please wait.” appears.
COMAND prepares the telephone for
use. Select other system functions, e.g.
radio, by pressing the corresponding
button or wait until the telephone is ac-
tive.

One of the two messages “No telepho-
ne” or “Telephone not connected” ap-
pears.
Please connect the telephone.

The message “Telephone defective”
appears.
Please contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.

71 Telephone
Multifunction display

Multifunction display

Turn the electronic key in the starter
switch to position “1” or “2”, refer to
vehicle operating instructions.
Function
Page
1
Left display on the speedo-
meter
2
Right display on the tacho-
meter
Using the control system
3
Adjusting the dial/idle
tone volume during a call
I lowering
J raising
4
To make a call
K Accept an incoming
call
Start dialing opera-
tion
Activate the redial
memory
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L End a call
Interrupt dialing
The message
READY

appears
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5
Changing from system to
system, displaying network
provider
E next
H previous
6
Pages through the phone
book in alphabetical order
F forward
G backwardFunction
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73 Telephone
Multifunction display
Function
Page
1
The telephone is switched off
Switching telephone operati-
on on
78
2
Entering the unlock code
78
3
The system is searching for
the corresponding network
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4
The telephone is ready for use
85
5
The vehicle is currently out-
side the transmission or re-
ception range
Function
Page
6
Phone book is empty and/or
has not been loaded into the
COMAND telephone memory
85
7
Name selected from the
phone book
85
8
Dialing begins
86
9
Dialing is completed and the
name is displayed.
The display will remain until
you end the call
86
Function
Page
10
Reception quality is indicated
up to 5 bars for a connected
and functional telephone
79
11
Number of the memory locati-
on and the name stored here
85
12
Call time
86