ESP MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class 2008 W219 Comand Manual
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63 Audio
CD changer* operation
Press button 1 to close.The CD changer retracts; the control 
panel faceplate 2 pivots down.
In order to insert CDs, you will need to first 
access the CD changer 
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1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Retracting the CD changer Loading CDsWarning
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In order to avoid distraction which could 
lead to an accident, the driver should insert 
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper
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ate the audio system only when road, weath
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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
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ly 14 m) every second.!Do not attach labels of any type to the 
CD. They may become detached and 
damage the drive.
!Only use CDs, which bear the label 
shown and that conform to the com
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pact disc digital audio standard 
 
(IEC 60908).Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an 
adapter. Only use round, 12 cm diame
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ter CDs.Your CD changer 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 cannot be ejected 
and will damage the CD changer.
iThe CD changer may not be able to play 
audio CDs with copy protection. 
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64 AudioCD changer* operationThe CD changer has a built-in magazine 
which can hold up to six CDs. 
 
The CD changer has six magazine compart
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ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading 
procedure. LEDs in the buttons indicate 
the status of the corresponding magazine 
compartment.
Button LED off:
 
Magazine compartment empty
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 
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The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD 
changer is located above the buttons 2.Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart
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ment
 
Loading all six magazine compart
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ments
 
Loading a single magazine compart
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ment 
Access the CD changer 
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Briefly press the button 2 of the emp
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ty magazine compartment to be load
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ed.
Wait until the LED in the button 2 
flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
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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 load
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ing procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer 
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Loading all six magazine compart
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mentsInitial situation: all magazine compart
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ments empty.The CD changer loads all magazine com
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partments beginning with compartment 1.
Access the CD changer 
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1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
iLoading a magazine slot will stop the 
playback of a CD in the changer. 
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65 Audio
CD changer* operation
Press and hold the button 2 of an 
empty magazine compartment for 
more than 2 seconds.The LEDs of all magazine compartment 
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever
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al times.
Wait until the LED in the first magazine 
compartment button 2 flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
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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 magazine com
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partment is loaded. The red LED in the corresponding mag
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azine compartment button 2 lights up 
continuously. The CD changer then requests inser
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tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor
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responding magazine compartment 
button 2 flashes green.
Repeat the last step until all six maga
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zine compartments are loaded.The system plays the sixth CD. The 
LEDs in all magazine compartment but
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tons 2 light up red continuously.The loading procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer 
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The following options are available:
Ejecting one CD
 
Ejecting all CDs
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Ejecting one CD 1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Access the CD changer 
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Briefly press the appropriate magazine 
compartment button 2.The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD 
changer ejects the CD.
iIf, for example, only compartments 1 
through 4 are to be loaded instead of 
all six compartments, simply do not in
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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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67 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If 
the CD listened to last is no longer 
available, the unit plays the next avail
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able audio CD.If the CD contains CD text data, the CD 
changer main menu will show the name 
of the CD and the title of the track cur
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rently playing. The status bar also contains: 
The track number and total number 
of tracks
The elapsed playing time of the 
track
1CD name or CD number2Track title or track number3Elapsed track playing time4Track number/Total tracksThe CD changer menu shows the 
 
CD title at the top and track title in the cen
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ter of the main area if the CD contains cor
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responding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
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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.The following options are available:
Selecting via CD list
 
Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
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Selecting via CD Selection menu
 
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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 top of the CD changer 
main menu (here CD 5).
iThe 
CDC
 soft key will only be visible if a 
CD changer is connected. 
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if two or 
more audio CDs are loaded.