MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

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CD changer* operation
Only touch the CD on the edges.
Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.
Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.
Do not write or put labels on CDs.
Safety instructions
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill 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.
Warning G
The CD changer is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD changer
does not contain any parts serviceable by
the user. For safety reasons, have any nec-
essary service work performed by qualified
personnel.
Tips on caring for your CDs

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Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 75);
or
Load an audio CD into the CD changer.
The CD changer can play audio CDs and is
located in the glove box.
Switching to CD changer mode
CD changer
Loading CDs
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper-
ate the audio system only when road, weath-
er 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.
!
Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.

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In order to load CDs, you will need to open
the glove box.
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
The CD changer has a built-in magazine
which can hold up to six CDs.
The CD changer has six magazine compart-
ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading
procedure. LEDs in the buttons indicate the status of
the corresponding magazine compart-
ment.
Button LED OFF:
Magazine compartment empty
Button LED flashes green:
CD changer requesting CD to be load-
ed
Button LED continuously red:
Magazine compartment loaded with a
CD
The status of a magazine compartment can
also be seen when selecting a CD in the CD
Selection menu (
page 77).
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.
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Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g.
ones that have data on both sides (one
side with DVD data, the other side with
audio data), they will become stuck and
damage the drive.
Data carriers which contain data on
both sides can cause play-back prob-
lems because the storage layers are
thinner than one-sided data carriers.
Do not play single CDs (80mm) with an
adapter. An adapter could become
stuck and damage the drive. Only use
12 cm diameter CDs.
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The CD changer may not be able to play
audio CDs with copy protection.

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CD changer* operation
Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart-
ment (
page 73)
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments (
page 73)
Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
Briefly press the button 2 of the emp-
ty magazine compartment to be load-
ed.
Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD.
The loading procedure is completed.
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments
Initial situation: all magazine compart-
ments are empty.
The CD changer loads all magazine com-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
Press and hold the button of an empty
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.
The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever-
al times.
Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment button 2 flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
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Loading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

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CD changer* operation
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in; the magazine com-
partment is loaded.
The red LED in the corresponding mag-
azine compartment button 2 lights up
continuously.
The CD changer then requests inser-
tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor-
responding magazine compartment
button 2 flashes green.
Repeat the last step until all six maga-
zine compartments are loaded.
The system plays the sixth CD. The
LEDs in all magazine compartment but-
tons 2 light up red continuously.
The loading procedure is completed.The following options are available:Ejecting one CD
Ejecting all CDs (page 75)Ejecting one CD
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
Briefly press the appropriate magazine
compartment button 2.
The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD
changer ejects the CD.
Within 15 seconds, remove the CD
from the slot 1.
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If, for example, only compartments 1
through 4 are to be loaded instead of
all six compartments, simply do not in-
sert the a fifth CD into the slot 1. The
CD changer attempts to load the fifth
CD, yet aborts the loading procedure.
The system automatically plays the last
(fourth) CD.
Ejecting CDs

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The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.
The ejection procedure is completed.
Ejecting all CDs
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.
The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.The CD changer ejects the CDs one af-
ter another.
Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.
The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang-
er.
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 40).
Press the CDC soft key.
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If you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.
The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
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If you eject the CD you are currently lis-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.
If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang-
er mode.
CD changer main menu

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The CD changer main menu appears.
You will hear the CD listened to last. If
this CD is no longer available, the unit
plays the next available audio CD.
The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks on the current CD
The elapsed playing time of the
track1CD name or CD number
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
4Track title or track number
The CD changer main menu shows the CD
title at the top and track title in the center
of the main area if the CD contains corre-
sponding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title.
The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.
Available choices:
Selecting via CD list
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number (
page 77)
Selecting via CD Selection menu
(
page 77)
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The CDC soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.
Load an audio CD into the CD
changer (
page 71).
The
CDC soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDs

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Selecting via CD list
The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at the top of the CD
changer main menu (in this example:
CD 5).Use or  to select another CD
from the list.
Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang-
ing the selection.
The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number
Press one of the  -  keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.Selecting via CD Selection menu
Press the Magaz. soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.
An entry shows the CD title if the CD con-
tains corresponding text data.
No text displayed with a CD symbol indi-
cates that the corresponding CD does not
contain any CD text data.i
This selection is possible only if at least
two audio CDs are loaded.i
The system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
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The CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.

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An entry shaded out indicates an empty
CD changer compartment.
Use or  to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD
changer compartments.
Press.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track list (page 79)
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 79)
Selecting via scan search (page 80)Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 75).
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 CD changer
display (
page 27).
Pressj for forward skipping;
or
Pressk for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting a track
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Forward 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.

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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 track is changed. The newly select-
ed track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 75).
Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.1Number of tracks on the current CD
(12 tracks)
Entry example: Track 1
Press.
Entry example: Track 12
Press and  in quick succession.