key MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2005 W203 Comand Manual

38 AudioRadio operation
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 MHz.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not accepted. The message
Please
observe frequency range 87.7 -
107.9 MHz
will appear briefly.Station selection via number keypad
(presets)
FM- and AM-Bands

Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
The stations on same band (FM, AM) can
be scanned one after the other for 8 se-
conds each.
Start scan function

Activate the desired wave band
(page 35).

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 MHz
530 - 1710 kHz
iIf you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will continue listening to the
station last tuned to.
iFM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(page 40).
iIn the AM band, two search runs take
place. During the first run, stations with
good reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.

39 Audio
Radio operation
The scan function will begin.End scan function and play a station

Press the
Scan
soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
or
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.

40 AudioRadio operationYou can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)

Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(page 42)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 43)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 43)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu

Activate the desired wave band
(page 35).

Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 162).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2
.On the memory list

Activate the desired wave band
(page 35).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
Memory functions
iThere are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

41 Audio
Radio operation

Press E
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 162).
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.You will see the Radio main menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
iThere are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband
standard FM/AM presets (saving
stations manually) and

Auto presets (saving stations
automatically).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.

42 AudioRadio operationSaving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(page 35).

Press the
Autost.
soft key
.
The autostore preset menu will appear.

Press E to start
Begin new search
.The autostore function is active. The
message
Autostore being
reloaded will appear. The radio
stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
iThere are max. 10 presets available (1
- 9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality. The
strongest station is available on
preset 1. The number of available
stations depends on the stations avai-
lable in the area the vehicle is operated
in.

43 Audio
Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(page 40).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets

Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list (
page 40).

Press E.
In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets

Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu (
page 42).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets

Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or

Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.

Press E.
In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.

49 Audio
CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND

the CD changer*.
CD drive
CD changer*

In the Audio menu (
page 34), press
the
CD
or the
CD
soft key.
CD changer* main menu1CD number or name of the CD currently
playing
2Track number or name of the track
currently playing
3CD - CD changer*
CD - CD drive
Actual track number/max. track
number on CD and elapsed playback
time
4Symbol for inserted CD
Switching to CD operationiThe CD drive is located behind of the
display unit (
page 46).
iThe CD changer* can accomodate up
to 6 audio CDs. The CD changer* is
located in the glove box.
If a CD changer* is connected to the
COMAND, the
CD
soft key is
available.
iThe
Magaz.
soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer* is active.
If the CD changer* has already read the
magazine, the Magazine menu will
appear (
page 52) when you press the
Magaz.
soft key.
Otherwise the message
Magazine
scan Please wait
will appear first.

50 AudioCD operationCD drive
Activate the Audio menu (
page 34).

Press the
CD
soft key
.
The CD main menu is displayed.
If no audio CD has been inserted, the
message
No CD inserted
will
appear.

Load an audio CD into the CD drive
(page 45).
CD main menu
CD changer*
Activate the Audio menu (
page 34).

Press the
CD
soft key
.
The CD changer* main menu will
appear. The CD last played is played
back.
CD changer* main menu

If the last played CD is not available, the
next available audio CD is played back.
No CD in the magazine:
The message
Magazine empty
will
appear.

Load audio CDs into the CD changer*
(page 48).
Switching on
iThe name of the CD and the name of
the track played are displayed if the
information is available.iThe
CD
soft key is available if a CD
changer* is connected to the
COMAND.
iThe name of the CD and the name of
the track played are displayed if the
information is available.

51 Audio
CD operation
You can select a CD:
in the CD list (
page 51)

with the number keypad (
page 51)

in the magazine menu (
page 52)
In the CD listThe CD list includes all loaded CDs. Only
one list entry is visible at a time.
The entry is displayed above the track
indication. It shows the number of the CD
currently playing.

Push the joystick to H or h to
select another CD from the list.
After the CD is loaded, it is played
back.
or

Do not change the selection.
Playback of the last played CD is
continued.
With the number keypad
Selecting a CD (CD changer* only)iSelection is possible if the
CD changer* has loaded the magazine
(COMAND knows the position of filled
and empty slots) and at least two audio
CDs are loaded.
iThe number keys 1 - 6 can be used
for direct selection.
Keys
1 - 6 magazine slots 1 to 6
of the CD changer*

52 AudioCD operation
Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select
the corresponding CD.
The CD is changed. The selected CD is
played back.
The message
No CD <number>
will
appear if a selected slot is empty.
In the Magazine menu

Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The Magazine menu is displayed. If the
magazine has not been read in, the
message
Magazine scan
Please wait
is displayed first.

Push the joystick to g or G to
select a CD.

Press E.
or

Press one of the number keys 1 to
6.
The CD is changed. The message Loading CD <number>
will appear.You can select a track:

with g or h (
page 52)

with the joystick (
page 53)

with the number keypad (
page 53)

with CD track scan (
page 53)
With g or h

Activate the main CD menu
(page 49).
Next track

Press h.
The next track is played.
iThe name of the CD instead of e.g.
CD1

is displayed if the information is
available.
Track select