buttons MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio main menu
36
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
3
- "
Entering frequency man
-
uallyStoring stationsRequesting station pre
-
sets
414339
Function
Page
4

, 
, 
, 
Tuning stations FM / AMStation memory,

selecting presets
3843
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function

36
Function
Page
7
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
8
4Volume adjustment
29
9
-
and
,

Station searchManual tuning


3841

15 At a glance
Single CD operating elements
Function
Page
1


Audio main menu
36
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
CD slot
46
4
2
and
3
- "

Entering track numbers
48
Function
Page
5

and

Selecting tracks
48
6


Confirmation
7
7

CD ejection
46
Function
Page
8
1

Mute function
36
9
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
a
4Volume adjustment
29
b
-
and
,
Track skip forward/

reverseForward/reverse
4749

17 At a glance
MP3 operating elements
Function
Page
1


Audio main menu
36
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
MP3 CD slot
54
4
2
and
3
- "

Entering track numbers
58
Function
Page
5

and

Selecting tracks
and

Selecting folders
5756
6


Confirmation
7
7

MP3 CD ejection
55
Function
Page
8
1

Mute function
36
9
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
a
4Volume adjustment
29
b
-
and
,
Track skip forward/

reverseForward/reverse
5759

19 At a glance
CD changer* operating elements
Function
Page
1


Audio main menu
36
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
3
2
and
3
- "

Entering track numbers3
- 
Selecting CDs
6968
Function
Page
4

and

Selecting CDs
and

Selecting tracks
6769
5


Confirmation
6
1

Mute function
36
Function
Page
7
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
8
4Volume adjustment
29
9
-
and
,
Track skip forward/

reverseForward/reverse
6970

21 At a glance
Telephone* operating elements
Function
Page
1


Telephone main menuSwitching the telephone
ONSwitching the telephone
OFF
898585
2
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)


Function
Page
3
3
- "
Entering PINEntering unlock codeEntering phone numberSpeed dial
87889195
4

, 
, 
, 
Selection buttons
5


Confirmation
Function
Page
6
0

Answering callsRedialing
9092
7
/

Ending or refusing a call
91
8
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
9
4Volume adjustment
29

23 At a glance
Navigation* operating elements
Function
Page
1


Navigation main menuCancelling route

guidance
108132
2
%

Switching map display
131
3
Soft keys

(multifunction buttons)
4

, 
, 
, 
,+
,
(
Selecting optionsSelecting characters for
text entryScrolling map
Function
Page
5


Confirmation
6
Navigation computer
105
7
Navigation DVD slot
105
8
1Switching navigation an
-
nouncements OFF
129
9
6Current navigation an
-
nouncementSwitching navigation an
-
nouncements ON
129129
Function
Page
a
Ejecting navigation DVDs
105
b
.

Switching ON/OFF
29
c
4Volume adjustment


29

25 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re
-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
press
è or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD,
MP3, CD changer*, Satellite radio* or
Telephone* display appears in the mul
-
tifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Radio operation1Waveband and position in Preset menu2Station frequency
Single CD operation1Single CD operation 2Current trackCD changer* operation1Current CD2Current track
MP3 operation1MP3 operation 2Current track
Selecting the multifunction display

41 Audio
Radio operation
Ending Scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key again.
Manual tuning 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping
-
or
,
in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.

Manual tuning is deactivated if no but
-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.
Tuning via direct frequency input Entry example:

98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband ( page
37)
.

Press
2
.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave
-
band is shown.
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


42 AudioRadio 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.
Tuning via station search Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.On COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
37)
.
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.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j or
k.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presetsThe seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using 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

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
( page
61)
.
1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Retracting the CD changer Loading CDsWarning
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.!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
-
pact disc digital audio standard

(IEC 60908).Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an
adapter. Only use round, 12 cm diame
-
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.