PRESETS MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2008 R171 Comand Manual

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio main menu
38
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
3
- "
Entering frequency man
-
uallyStoring stationsRequesting station pre
-
sets
444642
Function
Page
4

, 
, 
, 
Tuning stations FM / AMStation memory,

selecting presets
41
42, 46
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function
39
Function
Page
7
.

Switching COMAND

ON/OFF
31
8
4Volume adjustment
31
9
-
and
,
Station searchManual tuning

4244

21 At a glance
Satellite Radio* operating elements
Function
Page
1
SAT main menu
80
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
3
- "
Entering channel manual
-
lyStoring stationsRequesting station pre
-
sets

818481
Function
Page
4

, 
, 
, 
Program category tuningStation tuning Station memory,

selecting presets
8182
81, 84
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function
39
Function
Page
7
.

Switching COMAND

ON/OFF
31
8
4Volume adjustment
31
9
-
and
,
Station tuning
82

26 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheel
Function
Page
1
Multifunction display
Function
Page
2
Volume setting:æ Volume upç Volume down
3131
3
Making calls:s

Answering callsStarting connectionRedialingt

Ending or refusing callsEntering a phone num
-
ber:t

Deleting the entire entry
9499959495
4
Radio mode:j Next station:
via station search

via station presets

4142
Function
Page
4
Radio mode:k Previous station:
via station search

via station presets
4142
4
Single CD, MP3 and CD
changer* mode: j Next trackk Previous track
7272
4
Satellite radio* mode:j Next stationk Previous station
8383
4
Telephone* mode:j Next list entryk Previous list entry
9898
5
Multifunction display
menu change:è forwardÿ back
2727

28 At a glanceMultifunction steering wheelSatellite radio* operation1SAT and position in Preset menu2Channel nameTelephone* operationIf a telephone has been installed, either the
main display or a list appears.Telephone main display1Telephone operation2Telephone network information
In the list screen, instead of the telephone
network information, either a phone book
entry or one of the last 10 outgoing calls
will be displayed.
In order to close the list display,
press
t
.
This switches to the telephone main
display.
The following functions are available:
Freq.
function:

You can tune to stations via the station
search
( page
41)
.

Memory
function:

You can tune to stations via the station
presets
( page
42)
.
Setting audio search function
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press
è or ÿ repeatedly until
the Settings...
menu appears in the
multifunction display in the instrument
cluster.

Press
j and switch to the submenu
options.

Press æ or ç and select the Vehicle
menu.

Press
j and select
Audio Search
Function
.

By pressing æ or ç, select Freq.
or
Memory
.
Audio search function
iMemory
is set at the factory.

30 At a glanceMenu systemRight side:

General status information is displayed, re
-
gardless of the selected operating mode. In this example (
 page
29):

ROAMING
= telephone* is logged into a
mobile communications network out
-
side your home network.

= telephone* signal strength
Menu functions and submenus Using the soft keys you can switch func
-
tions ON or OFF or open submenus.Example: Radio main menu:

The
Scan
soft key switches the scan
search ON or OFF.

The
Autost.
soft key opens the sub
-
menu for the Autostore settings.
In some situations, soft keys may not have
any function and thus not be available.
Should a soft key not be available, it will
appear shaded out, its characters will ap
-
pear white.Example:

Presets
, Scan
and
Autost.
soft key.
Exiting from submenus You can exit the current submenu by
pressing the
Back
soft key. The display
switches to the next higher menu level.

The system does not accept setting modi
-
fications which have not been stored.

There are exceptions where pressing the Back
soft key will also store new settings.
These exceptions, whenever applicable,
are referenced on the following pages.
iThis information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis
-
plays).

41 Audio
Radio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search
( page
41)

Tuning via station presets
( page
42)

Tuning via Autostore presets

( page
43)

Tuning via scan search
( page
43)

Manual tuning
( page
44)

Tuning via direct frequency input

( page
44)
Tuning 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
27)
.

Press
j.
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play;
or
Press
k.
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
iThe wavebands cover different fre
-
quency ranges:FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)

87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
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
iAudio search function
Freq.
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
28)
.

42 AudioRadio operationTuning via station presets Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. On COMAND control unitThe presets are accessed using the num
-
ber 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.

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.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
27)
.

Press
j.
The system tunes to the next station
stored in the station presets;
or
Press
k.
The system tunes to the previous sta
-
tion stored on the station presets.iAudio search function
Memory
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
28)
.

43 Audio
Radio operation
Tuning via Autostore presets The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep
-
tion quality
( page
46)
.
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.
Tuning 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.


45 Audio
Radio operation

Press the number buttons in
succession:
!
,
, and

.
Each number entered appears in the
display.

The system tunes to the frequency en
-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.
Seven 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
27)
.

Press
j or
k.
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.

Press one of the number keys

3
- 
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re
-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.Tuning to a station on Weather Band

46 AudioRadio operationTen 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
46)
Storing manually using the number

keys
3
- "

Tune to the station to be stored ( page
41)
.

Press a number key between
3
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
41)
.

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 using Autostore The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.

The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.

Switch to the desired waveband ( page
40)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.
Storing FM/AM stations
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets
soft
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.