display MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2005 R171 Comand Manual

30 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND
Switching ON
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press..
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.Switching OFF

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or

Press..
Different volume settings are possible for
Navigation*, Telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching COMAND ON/OFFiWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, . is disabled.Volume

32 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDA common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance

Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 27).

Press the
Balance
soft key.
The Balance menu appears.

Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing the balance accordingly.
Storing new settings:

Press or the
Back
soft key,
or

wait until the display changes.
BalanceiFor Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements”
(page 127).

34 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDStoring new settings:
Press or the
Back
soft key,
or

wait until the display changes.
If the vehicle is equipped with a sound sys-
tem*, the sound functions are available for
the following operating modes:

Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*The following sound functions are avail-
able:

Default SettingsResets the sound functions* to the fac-
tory setting.

StandardNormal stereo playback.

SpeechPlayback optimized for speech compre-
hension.

LOGIC7 Surround7-channel-surround playback (not for
mono-sources like AM waveband or
Weather Band in radio mode).Different sound functions* can be activat-
ed for each one of the operating modes.
Example:
For CD mode: the
LOGIC7 Surround
function,
for Satellite radio* mode: the
Speech
func-
tion.
Switching sound functions*

Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 27).

Press the
Sound
soft key.
Sound functions*

42 AudioRadio operationTuning via station search
On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave-
band (
page 40).

Press- or .
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or

Press, or .
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.On multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display
(page 25).

Pressj.
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or

Pressk.
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. The presets are accessed using the
number keypad, or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keypad:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

43 Audio
Radio operation

Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press;
or

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.Tuning via Autostore presets
The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep-
tion quality (
page 48).
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset 1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre-
quencies are displayed.

Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press;
or

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.

45 Audio
Radio operation
Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband

Switch to the FM waveband
(page 40).

Press2.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.

Press the number buttons in
succession:!, , and .
Each number entered appears in the
display.
The system tunes to the frequency en-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz)
and
switches back to the FM menu
.
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressingor.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz

AM 10 kHz
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.
The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.

46 AudioRadio operationSeven channels are available on the
Weather Band. 
Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (
page 40).
Each time you press the
WB soft key the
system will tune to the strongest re-
ceivable station.Tuning via station search
On the COMAND control unit

Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (
page 40).
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press- or,.
The search begins descending or as-
cending.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Audio display
(page 25).

Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sort-
ed in preset 1 to 7 each time you press
the WB soft key. They are accessed us-
ing the number keypad.
Tuning to a station on Weather Band

51 Audio
Single CD operation
The COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 15).

Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.
COMAND pulls in the CD. If the CD is
an audio CD, the system switches to
Single CD mode and starts playing the
first track.

Press7.
COMAND ejects the CD.

Remove the CD from the slot.
If you do not remove the CD from the
slot within approx. 7 seconds, the CD is
pulled back into the CD drive.

Open the Audio main menu
(page 38).

Press the
CD soft key.The system switches to Single CD
mode and starts playing the first track.
!If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the new CD.
Inserting a second CD in the slot with
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
iIf the CD is an MP3 CD, the system
switches to MP3 mode
(page 60).
Ejecting a CD Single CD main menu
iThe
CD
soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
Single CD mode.

Load an audio CD into the
COMAND CD drive (
page 50)
The
MP3
soft key instead of the
CD soft
key is visible when a MP3 CD has been
inserted.


52 AudioSingle CD operation
The center of the status bar shows:
The track number and total number
of tracks

The elapsed playing time of the
track
1Track title or track number
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks The Single CD main menu shows the track
title in the center if the CD contains corre-
sponding text data.
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title.
The following options are available:

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list (
page 53)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 53)

Selecting via scan search (
page 54)Selecting via track skip
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:
The next track is played.
Backward skipping:
If the track has been playing longer
than approx. 10 seconds, the system
skips back to the beginning of the
track.
If less than 10 seconds have played,
the system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track.

53 Audio
Single CD operation
On the COMAND control unit
Open the Single CD main menu
(page 51).

Press-for forward skipping;
or

Press, for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Single CD dis-
play (
page 25).

Pressj for forward skipping;
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks of the cur-
rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a
time, it is the number of the track currently
playing.

Use or  to select another track
from the list.
The current track remains playing while
selecting.

Press or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The newly selected track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 51).

Press2.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.