key MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

41 Audio
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.

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).

46 AudioSingle CD operationSelecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).

Press.
The track input display appears. The
number of tracks on the CD is dis-
played.
Entry example: Track 1

Press
.Entry example: Track 12

Press
and " in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search
During scan search, each track on the cur-
rent CD is played for approx. 8 seconds.
The scan search starts playing each track
on the current CD for approx. 8 seconds.
It stops automatically at the track listened
to before the scan search was started.
It is also possible to end the scan search
manually. Starting scan search

Press the Scan soft key.
Terminating scan search manually

Press the Scan soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is terminated remains playing.

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).

Press and hold or .

For stop release or .
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play-
back option Normal Sequence is acti-
vated automatically.Fast forward/reverse

47 Audio
Single CD operation
The following options are available:
Normal sequence

Repeat track

Track mix
Explanation of the playback options

Normal sequenceThe tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).The last track is followed by the first
track of the CD.

Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Track mix
The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).Switching on the playback option
Example: Repeat track option

Press the Setting soft key.
The Setting menu appears.

Use or  to select the
Repeat track menu item.

Press.
The option is switched on. After a short
time, the CD main menu appears. The
activated option is shown in the status
bar.
Playback options

54 AudioCD changer* operationEjecting all CDs 
Access the CD changer* (
page 49).

Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.
The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.
The CD changer* ejects the CDs one
after another.

Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.
The CD will be retracted again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.The ejection procedure is completed when
all CDs are removed, or when the proce-
dure is aborted by the CD changer*.

Retract the CD changer* (
page 49).

Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the CDC soft key.
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-
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 currently playing.
The status bar also contains the follow-
ing:

the track number and total number
of tracks

elapsed playing time of the track
CD changer* main menuiThe CDC soft key will only be vis-
ible if a CD changer* is connect-
ed.
iIf no audio CD is inserted, the system
will not switch to CD changer* mode.
The message No CD appears briefly.
The system switches back to the Audio
main menu.
Load an audio CD into the
CD changer* (
page 49).

55 Audio
CD changer* operation
1CD name
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/Total tracks
4Track title
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
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 CDs in the CD changer*.
Available choices:

Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number (
page 55)

Selecting via CD Selection menu
(page 56)

Selecting via CD list
Selecting via CD list
The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time.
The entry appears above the track display.
It shows the number of the current CD.

Use or  to select another CD
from the list.
The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number

Press one of the
-  keys.
The CD changer* switches to the ap-
propriate CD.
Selecting CDsiSelection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.
Only loaded CDs can be selected.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
a CD that is not loaded.

56 AudioCD changer* operationSelecting via CD Selection menu 
Press the Magaz. soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears.

Use or  to select a CD.
Only loaded CDs can be selected.

Press.
The CD is changed.The following options are available:

Selecting via track list (
page 57)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 57)

Selecting via scan search (
page 57)

Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the CD changer* main menu
(page 54).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.On the multifunction steering wheel

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

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
iIf the CD in the CD changer*
contains CD text data, the CD
selection menu shows the name
of the CD.
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:
The next track is played.
Backward skipping:
The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.
The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.

58 AudioCD changer* operationStarting scan search 
Press the Scan soft key.
Terminating scan search manually

Press the Scan soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is terminated remains playing.

Open the CD changer* main menu
(page 54).

Press and hold or .

For stop release or .The following options are available:

Normal sequence

Repeat track

Repeat CD

Track mix

CD mix
Explanation of the playback options

Normal sequenceThe tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
If only one CD is loaded, the last track is
followed by again playing the first track.
If several CDs are loaded in the CD chang-
er*, the last track on a CD in the changer
will be followed by the first track of the
next CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal se-
quence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).

Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Repeat CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Track mix
The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer*, the last track on a CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the next CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).
iWhen you start the scan search, play-
back option Normal sequence is acti-
vated automatically.Fast forward/reverse
Playback options
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.

59 Audio
CD changer* operation

CD mix
At least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9).
Then, the next CD will be played.
The CDs are changed in random
order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Switching on the playback option
Example:
Repeat track option

Press the Setting soft key.
The Setting menu appears.

Use or  to select the
Repeat track menu item.

Press.
The option is switched on. After a short
time, the CD main menu appears. The
activated option is shown in the status
bar.
iThis function is only available for CDs in
the CD changer*. There must be at
least two audio CDs loaded in the CD
changer*.

60 AudioAudio AUX operation
Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the AUX soft key.
The AUX menu appears.
The external audio source is made au-
dible, provided it is connected and
switched to playback.In AUX mode, you can adjust the following:

Volume (
page 28)

Fader and balance (
page 29)

Bass and treble (
page 30)

Sound functions (
page 31)
iAn external audio source, for example a
tape player, can be connected to
COMAND.
For further information, please contact
your Mercedes-Benz Center.Switching to AUX mode
iPlease refer to the appropriate operat-
ing manual for the operation of the ex-
ternal audio source.