audio MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

35 Audio
Radio operation

Radio operation

Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the Radio soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta-
tion last tuned to will begin to play. In this example:

Weather Band

Channel 1 = current station

Press the FM/AM soft key in the Radio
main menu.
Alternatingly the Radio main menu for
the FM or AM wavebands appears. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.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
Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still 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.Switching to radio mode
Switching wavebands

36 AudioRadio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search (
page 36).

Tuning via station presets (
page 37).

Tuning via Autostore presets
(page 37).

Tuning via scan search (
page 38).

Manual tuning (
page 38).

Tuning via direct frequency input
(page 39).
Tuning via station search
On COMAND control unit:

Switch to the desired FM or AM wave-
band (
page 35).

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 23).

Pressj:
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
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

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Radio operation

Pressk:
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. The presets are accessed using the
number keypad, or via the Memory menu.
Accessing via number keypad:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 35).

Press one of the number keys

- :
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 35).

Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press,
or

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this No.
Tuning via Autostore presets
The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep-
tion quality (
page 41). 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 35).

Press the Autost. soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre-
quencies are displayed.


38 AudioRadio 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 scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:

Scan search plays each receivable sta-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

The scan search automatically stops at
the station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 35).

Press the Scan soft key.
Scanning begins.
Ending Scan search manually

Press the Scan soft key again.Manual tuning

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 35).

Press or  to scroll up or
down. Press and hold the button for at
least 2 seconds.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping it in quick succes-
sion.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time the button is pressed
or for as long as the button is pressed
and held.
Manual tuning is deactivated if the but-
ton is not pressed for approx. 3 sec-
onds.
iScan 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.

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Radio operation
Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband
(page 35).

Press.The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.

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).
The FM menu appears with a brief de-
lay.Tuning via station search
Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.
Tuning using COMAND control unit

Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (
page 35).
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing or .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz

AM 10 kHz
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


40 AudioRadio operation
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press or.
Search begins in ascending or
descending frequency.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.

Press one of the number keys

- !.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.

Press WB soft key again.
The system again tunes to the stron-
gest receivable station. The tuned-in
station may be a different one. Tuning using the multifunction steering
wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to audio display
(page 23).

Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
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 Storing manually using the number
keys
- 

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 36).

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 36).

Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Storing stations

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Radio operation

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 35).

Press the Autost. soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.

Use to select the
Reprogram Autostore list entry.

Press.
The Autostore search starts. After a de-
lay the new preset assignment ap-
pears. The system tunes to the station
stored on preset 1.
A station can also be tuned-in from the
Autostore preset list (
page 37).
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.

42 AudioSingle CD operation

Only touch the CD on the sides.

Avoid touching the CD surface with
your fingers.

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 stickers on CDs

The system may not be able to play au-
dio CDs with copy protection.
General informationWarning
G
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 drive 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 drive does
not contain any parts serviceable by the us-
er. For safety reasons, have any necessary
service work performed by qualified person-
nel.
Tips on caring for your CDs

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Single CD operation

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).
or

Load an audio CD into the COMAND
CD drive.Switching to Single CD modeLoading a CDWarning
G
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.
!Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the com-
pact disc digital audio standard
(IEC 60908). You can therefore only
use CDs with a maximum thickness
of 1.3 mm.
Use of CDs which do not meet this
standard may cause damage to the
CD drive. Do not play single-CDs
(80 mm) with an adapter.
!Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the EN
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 drive.iThe COMAND CD drive may not be able
to play audio CDs with copy protection.

44 AudioSingle CD operationThe COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 15).

Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD with the label facing up.
COMAND pulls the CD in. If the CD is
an audio CD, the system switches to
CD mode.

Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.

Remove the CD from the slot.
If you do not remove the CD from the
slot within approx. 15 seconds, the CD
is pulled back into the CD drive.

Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the CD soft key.
The CD main menu appears.
If the CD contains CD text data, the
Single CD main menu will show the title
of the track currently playing.The status bar also contains the follow-
ing:

the track number and total number
of tracks

elapsed time of the track
1Track title
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title.
iIf a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the new CD.
Inserting a second CD in the slot with
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. Ejecting a CD
Single CD main menuiIf no audio CD is inserted, the system
will not switch to Single CD mode. The
message No CD appears briefly. The
system switches back to the Audio
main menu.
Load an audio CD into the
COMAND CD drive (
page 43).