MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2008 R171 Comand Manual

31 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND


Quick 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* or Telephone*.A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, MP3, CD changer*, AUX
and Satellite radio* operating modes.When setting the volume, the system auto
-
matically stores the setting for the current
-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce
-
ment.Setting the volume 
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
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/OFF
iWithout 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 COMAND
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de
-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.

After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),or onthe interior ambient noises of the vehi
-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys
-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A 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
29)
.

Press the
Balance
soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Balance
iFor Navigation* a different balance set
-
ting is possible. You find the descrip
-
tion under “
Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements
”
( page
113)
.

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND

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.
For the following operating modes, differ
-
ent settings for bass and treble can be se
-
lected:
Radio (FM waveband)

Radio (AM waveband)

Radio (Weather Band)

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*

Navigation*
Bass and treble settings for navigation an
-
nouncements are found under “Adjusting
the acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
113)
.
When adjusting bass or treble, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.Setting bass and treble
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
29)
.

Press the
Bass
or
Treble
soft key.
The Bass or Treble menu appears.
Bass and treble


34 At a glanceQuick reference COMAND
Press

or

:
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust
-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Storing 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
Settings

Resets the sound functions* to the fac
-
tory setting.

Standard

Normal stereo playback.

Speech

Playback optimized for speech compre
-
hension.

LOGIC7
Surround

7-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
func
-
tion,

for Satellite radio* mode: the
Speech
func
-
tion.
Switching sound functions*
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode
( page
29)
.

Press the
Sound
soft key.
The Sound menu appears.

Use

or

to select the desired
function.

Press

.
The system switches to the selected
function.
Sound functions*

35 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
iYour harman/kardon
® audio system
features the innovative LOGIC7
® multi-
channel surround sound technology
developed for the professional record
-
ing industry.By selecting the “LOGIC7 Surround”
function, LOGIC7
® will be activated.
LOGIC7
® converts any 2-channel ma
-
terial into breathtaking multi-channel
surround sound and that without the
unnatural interpretation of many of to
-
day’s surround sound techniques.LOGIC7
® is not an artificial “effects”
button. It automatically adapts itself to
the incoming source material, adjust
-
ing the seven outputs based on the
original acoustic intent of the studio
master.
iharman/kardon LOGIC7
® creates a
true 360-degree “enveloping” sound
-
field with a maximum “audio sweet
-
spot” for all passengers. harman/kardon LOGIC7
® sets a new
benchmark in musical clarity and sepa
-
ration, giving the listener the impres
-
sion of actually “being there”.LOGIC7
® playback works with all con
-
ventional stereo audio sources (e.g.
stereo CD or stereo radio).

If the radio reception is poor, the sys
-
tem should be switched back to Stan
-
dard stereo playback. Switching back
to Standard stereo playback may im
-
prove audio quality.

36

37
Audio main menuRadio operation
Single CD operation
MP3 operation
CD changer* operation
Audio AUX operation
Audio

38 AudioAudio main menu
Press

.
The Audio main menu appears.If one of the Audio submenus appears: 
Press the
Back
soft key as often as
necessary until the Audio main
menu appears;
or
Press

again.
Various audio sources can be selected in
the Audio main menu.Selectable soft keys
Radio
soft key

Station settings for WB, FM, and AM
wavebands appear
( page
40)
,

CD soft key or
MP3
soft key

The Single CD main menu
( page
50)

or the MP3 main menu
( page
54)
ap
-
pears,

CDC
soft key

The CD changer main menu appears ( page
69)
,

AUX
soft key

Facilitates operation of an external au
-
dio source
( page
76)
.
Calling up the Audio main menu
iThe
CD, MP3
or
CDC
soft key is available
only if a CD is loaded in the appropriate
compartment.
The Satellite Radio menu is accessed
by pressing
5
( page
77)
.

39 Audio
Audio main menu
Switching the mute function ON: 
Press
1
.
The system is switched to mute.
Switching the mute function OFF: 
Press
1
again;
or
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit;
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel.The audio source heard is the one se
-
lected before the mute function was
activated.Mute function
iThe mute function is still activated if
COMAND is switched OFF and then ON
again.

The mute function switches OFF if an
-
other audio source is selected.The audio is briefly muted shortly after
the opening or closing of the retract
-
able hardtop has begun.

40 AudioRadio operation
Open the Audio main menu ( page
38)
.

Press the
Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta
-
tion last tuned to will begin to play.
In this example: 
Weather Band

Channel 1
= current station

Press the
FM/AM
soft key in the Radio
main menu.
The main menu for either the FM or AM
waveband appears. The station last
tuned to will begin to play.
The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.In this example: 
FM = FM waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
( page
46)
.
Safety instructionsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand
-
still and operate the audio system only when
road, weather and traffic conditions permit.Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate
-
ly 14 m) every second.Switching to Radio mode
Switching wavebands