manual radio set MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2006 R171 Comand Manual

7
Where to find it
Introduction

Where to find it
This Operator's Manual is designed to pro-
vide support for you, the COMAND opera-
tor. Each chapter has its own guide color to
provide fast access to information.
At a glance
Here you will find an overview of all
COMAND control elements and system
components. If you are operating
COMAND for the first time, or if you have
rented or borrowed the vehicle, this is the
chapter you should read first.
Audio
Here you will find all the information on
how to use the audio system and its radio
and CD components.
Satellite radio*
This chapter contains all information relat-
ed to the satellite radio system.
Telephone*
Here you can learn in detail about the
many functions of the telephone, SMS,
how to initiate an emergency call and use
service numbers.
Navigation*
This chapter provides detailed information
covering the following topics:
Destination entry
Route selection and calculation
Route guidance
Destination memory
Service
This chapter contains information con-
cerning Tele Aid*
System
This chapter provides information on how
to adjust COMAND system settings.
Directories
The glossary explains the most important
technical terms.
The table of contents and index directory
will help you quickly locate the information
you need.

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
FunctionPage
1 Audio main menu40
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3  - 
Entering frequency man-
ually
Storing stations
Requesting station pre-
sets
47
49
44
FunctionPage
4 , , , 
Tuning stations FM / AM
Station memory,
selecting presets
43
44, 49
5 
Confirmation
6 
Mute function
41
FunctionPage
7 
Switching COMAND
ON/OFF
32
8 
Volume adjustment
32
9  and
Station search
Manual tuning
44
46

21 At a glance
Satellite Radio* operating elements
FunctionPage
1 SAT main menu88
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3 - 
Entering channel manual-
ly
Storing stations
Requesting station pre-
sets
90
93
89
FunctionPage
4 , , , 
Program category tuning
Station tuning
Station memory,
selecting presets
90
91
89, 93
5 
Confirmation
6
Mute function
41
FunctionPage
7 
Switching COMAND
ON/OFF
32
8 
Volume adjustment
32
9  and
Station tuning
91

43 Audio
Radio operation
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 49).The following options are available:
Tuning via station search(page 44)
Tuning via station presets (page 44)
Tuning via Autostore presets
(
page 45)
Tuning via scan search (page 46)
Manual tuning (page 46)
Tuning via direct frequency input
(
page 47)
i
The wavebands cover different fre-
quency ranges:
FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)
87.7 - 107.9 MHz
Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
i
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)
530 - 1710 kHz
Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)
162.400 - 162.550 MHz
Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station

49 Audio
Radio operation
Press one of the number keys
 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Ten presets each are available for the
FM and AM waveband.
The following options are available:
Storing manually using number keys
Storing manually using the Presets
menu
Storing using Autostore (page 50)Storing manually using the number
keys  - 
Tune to the station to be stored
(
page 43).
Press a number key between and
 and hold it for more than 2 sec-
onds.
The station is now stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu
Tune to the station to be stored
(
page 43).
Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Use, ,  or  to select a
preset.
Press for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing FM/AM stations

89 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
You can also adjust the following:
Balance (page 34)
Bass and treble (page 35)
Sound functions (page 36)
Volume (not on soft keys)
(
page 32)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets
Tuning via manual channel input
(
page 90)
Tuning via the program category list
(
page 90)
Tuning a station within the selected
category (
page 91)
Tuning via scan search (page 92)
Tuning via station presets
Ten satellite radio station presets are avail-
able.
You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.
Accessing via number keys
Press one of the number keys
 - .The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu.
Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets list appears.
Selecting a station
i
The Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.


90 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Use  or  to choose a preset and
press;
or
Press one of the number keys
 - .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via manual channel input
Example: Tuning in channel 12
Press.
Press  and .
The system tunes to channel 12.Tuning via the program category list
The category list contains all currently re-
ceivable categories of programs. It is sort-
ed alphabetically.
Only one entry is visible at a time. The en-
try appears at the top of the main screen.
Selecting a category
Example 1: category
ALL
The station list of category Allcontains all
receivable channels (channel mode).
Use or  to select the category
All from the list.
The station listened to before remains
tuned.i
If an entry is made and the channel is
not available, the message
Channel un-
available
appears. The channel select-
ed last continues playing.

97 Telephone*
Important notes
Please read chapter “Telephone*” be-
fore attempting to operate your tele-
phone.
Always drive with extreme caution
when operating the telephone hands-
free.
For safety reasons, the mobile tele-
phone handset should not be used to
place or receive a call while driving.
If the signal is very weak (display in the
status bar):
Wait until reception improves before
placing a call.
Close the windows and reduce all ex-
ternal noise as much as possible when
using hands-free operation.
i
This Operator's Manual describes op-
eration of the telephone using the
COMAND control unit and the multi-
function steering wheel. Unless other-
wise specified, the descriptions and
the illustrated displays refer to the
COMAND control unit.
Operation of the cellular phone is ex-
plained in a separate operation guide.
!
Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit,
should only be used inside the vehicle if
they are connected to a separate exte-
rior antenna approved by Mercedes-
Benz.


205 Index
I
ID3 tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 200
ISO9660 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 200
J
Joliet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 200
L
Language setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Last destinations memory . . . . . . . 174
selecting destination. . . . . . . . . . . . 174
starting route guidance to
Last destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 200
List (Satellite radio mode)
program categories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
List (Telephone mode)
accepted calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Loading CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
in MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Loading navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 123
Location determination. . . . . . . . . . 124
Logic7® Surround . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 200
Longitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 200
M
Manual tuning (in Radio mode) . . . . 46
Memory
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
radio station . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 48, 49
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mercedes-Benz Information . . . . . . 189
Missed calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Mix, see random
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
tips on creating MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . 59
tips on creating MP3 tracks . . . . . . . 61
tips on data storage media . . . . . . . . 58
MP3 CD
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
file structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
MP3 formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
multi session CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
permissible CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
permissible file systems . . . . . . . . . . 59
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 61
safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Multi session (MP3 CDs). . . . . . 59, 200
Multifunction steering wheel
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mute function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
N
Navigation announcements
see also current
navigation announcement
after vehicle transport. . . . . . . . . . . 124
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24