key 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).

33 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
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 127).
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 27).

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

Press or :
The cursor moves horizontally, adjust-
ing bass or treble accordingly.
Bass and treble

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*

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 51)
or the MP3 main menu (
page 56) ap-
pears,

CDC
soft key
The CD changer main menu appears
(page 74),

AUX
soft key
Facilitates operation of an external au-
dio source (
page 82).
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 pressing5 (page 83).

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.
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

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.

44 AudioRadio operationTuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.
During the first run, stations with ex-
tremely good reception are played.
During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.Starting scan search

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.
Ending Scan search manually

Press the
Scan
soft key again.Manual tuning

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 40).

Press- or, for at least 2
seconds to scroll up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping- or, in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.
Manual tuning is deactivated if no but-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.

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