MERCEDES-BENZ SLK55AMG 2011 R170 Owner's Manual

X
Changing setting: Press button =
or ; until desired balance setting is
achieved.
X Saving setting: Press button 9 or k.
The balance setting is stored for all audio
sources and the menu is exited.
Surround sound If your vehicle is equipped with the harman/
kardon Logic
7®
Surround Sound system, you
can choose between Logic7 ®
On and
Logic7 ®
Off for surround sound.
harman/kardon Logic 7®
Surround Sound is
available for the following operating modes:
R Radio (FM only)
R Satellite radio
R CD audio
R MP3
R Media interface
R AUX
i By selecting Logic7®
Off , all compatible
formats are played back as they are
present on the medium.
Adjusting surround sound
With surround sound, you can choose
between Logic7 ®
On and Logic7 ®
Off.
X J Q Sound.
or
X Select Sound Q Sound. X
Changing setting: Press button 9.
X Press button 9 or : to switch
Logic 7 ®
on or off. X
Saving setting: Press button 9.
The setting is stored and the menu is
exited.
X Exiting menu without saving: Press
button = or ;.
i Please note the following:
R For an optimal sound experience from all
seats, the balance should be adjusted to
the center setting with Logic 7 ®
switched
on.
R The best sound results are achieved
when playing high-quality audio CDs.
R For MP3 tracks, the bit rate should be at
least 128 kbit/s.
R Surround playback cannot be activated
in mono-signal sources as AM or
Weatherband. It will not function for
mono-signal sources as, e.g. mono audio
tracks on some specific audio CDs.
R In the case of poor radio reception
quality, e.g. during long tunnel passages,
Logic 7 ®
should be switched off, as
otherwise a dynamic switchover from
stereo to mono and thus temporary
sound characteristic shifts can occur.
R With certain stereo recordings, the
resulting sound characteristic may
deviate from conventional stereo
playback. SYS menu
System settings menu overview Menu
System Settings
Language
(Y page 121) Display
(Y page 120) Brightness
Day Mode Audio system
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Menu
Night Mode
Automatic
Bluetooth
®
(Y page 120) Reset (Y page 121)
Display off
(Y page 120) Calling up the System Settings menu
X
Press button i.
The System menu appears. :
Calling up menu options
; Switching off display
Display settings You can adapt the brightness of the audio
display to the prevailing light conditions.
Setting the display design
X
i Q System Settings Q Display.
X Select Brightness, Day Mode, Night
Mode or Automatic.
i When you select Brightness, a scale
appears on which you can set the
brightness manually.
In the Automatic setting, the audio system
analyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor
and switches between the display designs
automatically.
Switching display on/off X
Switching display off: Select Display
Off. X
Switching display on: Press button 9,
button k, or either of the navigation
buttons =, ;, 9, :.
or
X Press button q.
The System menu appears.
i Pressing any of the function buttons, for
example button h, will also switch on
the display. The system will then switch to
the respective function.
Bluetooth ®
settings General information about Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth ®
technology is the standard for
short-range wireless technologies, suitable
for transmitting voice and data. It is possible
to connect Bluetooth ®
devices wirelessly.
Bluetooth ®
can be used to exchange vCards
or to make calls using a hands-free device.
Bluetooth ®
technology uses the freely
available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medical)
wave band that works at 2.45 GHz.
Bluetooth ®
works within a range of up to 33 ft
(10 m).
Activate or deactivate Bluetooth ®
X i Q System Settings Q
Bluetooth Q Activate Bluetooth. You have activated or deactivated
Bluetooth
®
. A checkmark O appears when
Bluetooth ®
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Reset
i
You can reset the audio system back to
its factory settings. In this case, all personal
data (e.g. address book entries, call lists,
paired mobile phones, and presets) are
deleted. We recommend that you reset the
values before selling your vehicle.
X i Q System Settings Q Reset.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to reset.
X Select Yes or No.
If you select Yes another prompt will
appear asking whether you really want to
reset.
X Select Yes or No.
If you select Yes, the audio system will be
reset and restarted.
Setting the system language X
i Q System Settings Q
Language. The language list appears. A dot
# in front
of an entry indicates the current setting.
X Changing setting: Press button 9
or : to select desired language.
X Saving setting: Press button 9.
The setting is stored and the menu is
exited.
X Exiting menu without saving: Press
button =.
When choosing setting Language
Synchronization, the audio system
switches to the same language that is used in
the multifunction display. Radio operation
G
Warning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself with the radio functions.
Only use the audio system when road and
traffic conditions permit you to do so.
Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be
injured.
! Do not attach metallic window tinting film
to the inside or outside of windows which
are fitted with an aerial. Obstructing the
metallic aerial structure on the window will
interfere with radio reception. Cutting the
film on the window can permanently
damage the aerial wires.
i The radio mode is interrupted by an
incoming call on the mobile phone
(Y page 146).
Menu overview i
The components and operating principles
of the audio system can be found on
(Y page 112) and (Y page 116). Information
about sound settings can be found on
(Y page 118). Menu Function
Radio
(except Weather
Band/satellite
radio)
Enter frequency
Station information
(in FM wave band
only)
Presets
(except Weather
Band)
Autostore (except
satellite radio)
List of stored
stations
Channel
(only Weather Band)
List of channels Audio system
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Menu Function
Sound
Treble
Bass
Balance
Surround Sound
Switching to radio mode
X
Press button $ on audio control unit.
The radio basic menu appears in the audio
display. The radio switches to the last
station you have listened to.
Weather Band will automatically tune to the
strongest station in the area. Illustration: Radio mode in FM wave band
:
Status line
; Station name or other information from
the station
= Station frequency and stored position
? Main area with wave band
i Station name or other information ;,
available for the FM wave band, can only be
seen when the station transmits the name
or other information and the function Show
Station Info in the Radio menu is
activated.
X$ Q Radio Q Show Station
Info
In the WB wave band, the audio system
displays the channel number, e.g.
Channel 6, instead of the station names
and/or frequency. Information displayed in the status line
(example) Station name (e.g.
WNYC) and mobile phone
readiness are displayed in the status line.
Mobile phone readiness is indicated by
additional information being shown:
R Mobile phone network signal strength
r
R Receiver symbol ¢ ö
Calling up wave bands You can select FM, AM, and WB wave bands
as well as the Sat mode (
Y page 125). When
you have selected the Sat mode, pressing
button $ will switch back to FM radio
mode. Wave band Frequency
FM 87.7......107.9 MHz
AM 530.......1710 KHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather channels
Satellite radio Satellite radio
channels
X
Press button $ on audio control unit
repeatedly until the desired wave band has
been selected.
The FM, AM, and WB wave bands and the
satellite radio mode are called up one after
another.
The wave band currently selected appears
in the main area of the audio display. The
last selected station in the selected wave
band is heard.
Selecting a station/channel The following functions are available:
R
Station search function
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R
Station memory (except Weather Band)
R Manual frequency entry (except Weather
Band/satellite radio)
For using satellite radio see ( Y page 125).
The station search proceeds in the following
frequency increments:
R 200 kHz in FM range
R 10 kHz in AM range
Tuning to a station/channel via station/
channel search function
i The search function searches for the next
receivable station in the FM or AM wave
band. In Weather Band (WB) the search
function switches to the next channel in the
channel list. For tuning to a station/
channel you can also use the buttons on
the multifunction steering wheel, see
Audio/DVD menu (Y page 100).
X Press button $ on audio control unit
repeatedly until the FM/AM/WB wave
band is selected.
X Press buttons EF or =; on
audio control unit.
Depending on the pressed button, the
system searches downward or upward and
stops at the next station/channel.
Selecting a station using station memory
i This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Press button $ on audio control unit
repeatedly until desired wave band has
been selected.
X Select Presets.
The memory menu appears. The dot # in
front of a memory position indicates that
the currently selected station is saved
there. X
Select a station in the memory menu using
the buttons 9 and : and press 9.
or
X Press desired station button j to
x, with the keypad in audio control unit
briefly.
Tuning to a station by entering the
frequency manually
i This function is not available for Weather
Band/satellite radio.
X $ Q Radio Q Enter Frequency
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears. or
X
Press button l on the keypad in audio
control unit briefly.
The Enter Frequency submenu appears. Audio system
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X
Entering frequency with keypad: Enter
desired frequency with buttons j to
x on the keypad in audio control unit.
The audio system tunes in to the frequency
entered.
i It is not possible to enter a frequency in
the respective wave band which is outside
the frequency range.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press button k.
Storing stations You can store ten AM and ten FM stations in
the memory.
i
If you select a memory preset which is
already in use, it will be overwritten by the
new station.
Storing stations manually with keypad
X Tune in desired station.
The basic menu appears in the audio
display.
X Press and hold desired station button
j to x until a brief signal tone
sounds.
The station is stored.
Storing stations manually with station
memory menu
X Tune in desired station.
The basic menu appears in the audio
display.
X Press button 9 when the main area is
active.
or
X Select Presets.
The station memory display appears in the
audio display. The dot # in front of a memory position
indicates that the currently tuned station is
stored there.
X
Selecting a memory position: Press
button 9 or :.
X Storing a station to a selected memory
position: Press and hold button 9 until a
brief signal tone sounds.
or
X Press and hold desired station button
j to x on keypad, until a brief signal
tone sounds.
The station is stored.
Autostore – automatic station memory
i This function is not available for Weather
Band/satellite radio. The autostore
function automatically assigns receivable
stations to the memory. The stations are
sorted according to reception quality at the
moment of performing the autostore. The
stations which were stored in the station
memory manually are overwritten in this
process. If less than ten stations are found,
the remaining entries are left empty.
X Press button $ on audio control unit
repeatedly until desired wave band has
been selected.
The basic menu appears in the audio
display.
X Press button 9 when the main area is
active.
or
X Select Presets.
The station memory display appears in the
audio display. 124
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X
Press button 9 or : to select
Autostore.
X Press button 9.
The audio system searches for receivable
stations. A corresponding message is
displayed. The available stations are
automatically stored in the station
memory. The first received station will be
automatically played.
X Canceling storage procedure: Select
Cancel and press 9 while the message
Rewriting
memory... is being displayed.
Displaying information You can display program information or other
additional information when provided by the
radio station you are listening to.
X
Press button m.
The available information appears. The
content and scope of the information
depends on the radio station.
X Closing screen:
Press button m, k,
=, ;, or 9. Satellite radio
G
Warning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself with the radio functions.
Only use the audio system when road and
traffic conditions permit you to do so.
Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be
injured.
Submenu overview i
The
components and operating principles
of the audio system can be found on
(Y page 112) and ( Y page 116). Menu Submenu
Sat
Channel List
Channel Entry
Service
Presets
Station presets
Info
Information menu (if
available)
Category (Cat.)
All channels
Select category
Sound
Treble
Bass
Balance
Surround Sound
Satellite radio
i
Additional
satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio
service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described in this
chapter.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for details and availability for your
vehicle.
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio provides over
130 channels of digital-quality radio,
including 100 % commercial-free music,
sports, news and entertainment. SIRIUS XM
Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-power
satellites to broadcast 24 hours per day,
coast to coast, in the contiguous U. S. and
Canada.
This diverse, satellite-delivered programming
is available for a monthly subscription fee.
For more information and service availability
call the SIRIUS XM Service Center at
1-888-539-7474 (Y page 130), or visit
www.sirius.com (USA) or
www.siriuscanada.ca (Canada). Audio system
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i
Note that categories and channels shown
in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content is
subject to change. Therefore, channels and
categories shown in illustrations and
descriptions contained in this manual may
differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
i Satellite radio service may be unavailable
or interrupted from time to time for a
variety of reasons, such as environmental
or topographic conditions and other things
we cannot control. Service might also not
be available in certain places (e.g. in
tunnels, parking garages, under leafy trees,
or within or next to buildings) or near other
obstructions. In such situations, the
satellite radio’s main menu shows the No
Service screen. At this point, the radio’s
functions are restricted.
Subscribing to satellite radio X
Press button $ on audio control unit
repeatedly until Sat is selected.
The following conditions are possible:
R Satellite radio service is not activated
(only the preview channel is displayed).
R Satellite radio service is activated.
i If a satellite receiver is not installed or not
properly installed:
The message Device Unavailable will
appear.
If the satellite radio service is not activated,
the “SIRIUS Preview” display appears.
Satellite radio service is not activated
The telephone number of the SIRIUS XM
Service Center and the twelve-digit electronic
serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular
receiver are required when calling the SIRIUS
XM Service Center for an activation request.
X $ (repeatedly, if necessary) Q Sat
Q Service. X
Closing screen: Press button 9 or k.
X Activating satellite radio service:
Contact satellite radio service provider at
the telephone number displayed in the
service display.
After the connection is made:
X Follow the instructions given by the
operator.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If it is successful, you will see
the display with the message Updating
Channels... followed by the satellite
radio basic menu.
i Activating the satellite radio service might
not be available in certain places (e.g. in
tunnels, parking garages, under leafy trees,
or within or next to buildings). If a
subscription is not included with system
purchase, credit card information is
required to activate your account.
The activation process takes
approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling
the SIRIUS XM Service Center.
If a satellite receiver is not installed or not
properly installed: The message Device
Unavailable will appear.
i It is also possible to activate the satellite
radio service online. To do so please visit
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio’s website at
www.sirius.com (USA) or
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Preview Channel
i
If the satellite radio service has not been
subscribed to, only the preview channel is
available. You cannot tune in another
channel. If you try to do this, the message
Call SIRIUS to activate: appears.
Satellite radio service is activated
The basic satellite radio menu appears. You
will hear the last tuned channel, provided that
it can be received.
Switching on Sat mode For important subscription information see
“Subscribing to satellite radio” (Y page 126).
X
Press button $ on audio control unit
repeatedly until Sat is selected.
The message No Service will appear when
the signal is not available. After the audio
system acquires the signal, the satellite
radio basic menu will appear. The last
tuned station will begin to play.
Main satellite radio menu :
Main area with channel display
; Selected program category
= Number of selected channel
? Selected channel A
Sound settings
B Selecting program category
C Current artist and title
D Channel information
E Preset options
F Satellite radio options
i Main area : displays only channels that
you have subscribed to. Which channels
are shown depends on the selected
program category ;. Only the currently
selected channel ? is displayed.
Note that categories and channels shown
in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content is
subject to change.
Therefore, channel and categories shown
in illustrations and descriptions contained
in this manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
Selecting program category i
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program.
Satellite radio channels are split up into
categories such as News, Sports, Rock, or
Country, if available. The category list is
sorted alphabetically.
X Calling up category list: $
(repeatedly, if necessary) Q Cat.
or
X In Sat mode, press button = or ;
until Cat. is highlighted and press button
9.
The category list appears. Audio system
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X
Selecting a category: Press button 9
or :.
X Setting the selected category: Press
button 9.
The selected program category
(alphabetical
order) will appear in the audio
display. The last tuned channel in the new
category will begin to play.
When searching, tuning in, or selecting
from the channel list, the All Channels
option accesses all of your subscribed
channels.
i When you select the category All
Channels, you have access to all the
channels you subscribed to, regardless of
category.
Tuning in channels You have the following selection options:
R
the channel search function
R the manual channel number entry
R the channel list
R the channel presets
Tuning in channels using channel search
function
X Press button = or ; when the main
area in the basic menu is active.
Depending on the pressed button, the
system

searches upward or downward and
stops at the next subscribed channel.
or
X Press button E
or F on audio control
unit.
Depending on the pressed button, the
system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next subscribed channel.
i Which
channels are available depends on
which channels you have subscribed to and
the program category you have selected
(Y page 127). For tuning in channels you
can also use the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel, see “Audio
menu” (
Y page 100).
Tuning

in channels using manual channel
number entry
X $ (repeatedly, if necessary) Q Sat
Q Enter Channel.
The

menu for manual channel number entry
appears.
or
X In Sat mode, press button l on the
keypad in audio control unit briefly.
X Channel number entry with keypad:
Enter

desired channel number with buttons
j to x with the keypad in audio
control unit briefly.
Further operation depends on whether the
selected channel number is valid or if the
channel is included in your subscription.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press button k.
Channel number is valid and channel is
included
in subscription: The audio system
tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid: The message
Invalid Channel appears in the audio
display.
X Press button 9, k, = or ; to
close the message.
Channel number is valid, but channel is
not
included in subscription: The message
Call SIRIUS to activate: appears
(Y page 126).
X Press button 9, k, = or ; to
close the message in the audio display. 128
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