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55 Audio
CD operation
The tracks on a CD can be scanned one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to activate “Scan” function.
Scan will begin and “Scan” will appear 
in red.Use one of these ways to switch off the 
function
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again.
Press g or h.
Playback will resume with the desired 
track.
1Input line
2Character set (letters, digits, special 
characters)
3Character selected appears magnified, 
magnified “M” is starting point
4“Delete Names” function
CD track scan
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cally when the starting track is reached.iFor the CD changer*, it is also possible 
to scan all of the CDs in the magazine 
slots 1-6 for 8 seconds each (always 
track 1). Activate the function “CDs 
Scan” in the settings menu (
page 58).
Naming a CD 
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56 AudioCD operationNaming the CDs inserted in the CD chan-
ger* or CD drive
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight “CD Naming” in the 
main CD menu and press to confirm.
The “CD Naming” menu will appear.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight the desired character 
and press to confirm.
The character is entered in 1.
Repeat the last step to enter additional 
characters.Deleting the character that has been ente-
red last
Press r briefly.
The input marker moves to the left as it 
deletes.
Deleting a complete name
Press r longer than 2 seconds.
Altering an entered name
Delete one character at a time or the 
entire name.
Then enter the new name.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds.
The name of the CD currently playing 
will appear in the main CD menu above 
the track number.iThe CD will retain this name even if you 
later insert it in a different magazine 
slot.
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CD operation
Deleting a CD name
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight “Delete Names” in the 
main CD menu and press to confirm.
The list of CD names will appear.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight the name you wish to 
delete and press to confirm.
The name is deleted, the following ent-
ry will then move up one position.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v longer than 2 seconds to re-
turn to the main CD menu.
Paging backward/forward in the name me-
mory (if the : and ; symbols are shown)
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight the : or ; symbol and 
press to confirm.
iThe CD names are stored in the names 
list in alphabetical order. If the name 
memory is full, the following message 
will appear: “Attention, name memory is 
full. New entry only possible after dele-
ting old one”.
Confirm the message by confirming 
“OK”. The input menu will appear again.
Use the “Delete Names” function to de-
lete names from the memory.
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58 AudioCD operation1Current playback mode
2up to 4 functions can be selected for 
the CD changer* only
P Playback mode active
Q Playback mode is not active
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight “Settings” and press to 
confirm.
The “CD Settings” menu will appear.
Activating playback mode
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight the desired function and 
press to confirm.
Playback mode is active P.
Standard
This function is automatically active when 
another CD has been selected. CD play-
back begins in ascending order.
Magazine Mix (CD changer* only)
Select this function to play all of the tracks 
of all of the CDs in the magazine slots 1-6 
in random order.“Magazine Mix” appears in the main CD 
menu.
Track Repeat
Select this function to repeat the current 
track until you switch the function off.
“Track Repeat” appears in the main CD 
menu.
Track-Mix
Select this function to play the tracks on 
the CD currently selected in random order.
“Track-Mix” appears in the main CD menu.
CD Repeat (CD changer* only)
Select this function to repeat the current 
CD until you switch the function off.
“CD Repeat” appears in the main CD me-
nu.
Playback modeiYou can only select one playback mode 
at a time.
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the same CD are played in a row.  
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59 Audio
CD operation
CDs Scan (CD changer* only)
Select this function to scan all of the CDs 
in the magazine slots 1-6 for 8 seconds 
each (track 1).Switching off playback mode
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight the current playback 
mode and press to confirm.
The checkmark disappears. Playback 
automatically changes to “Standard” 
P.Return to the main CD menu
Press *.
The playback mode selected appears in 
the main CD menu below the track 
number, e.g. “Magazine Mix”.
iThis function will begin with the CD fol-
lowing the CD currently playing.
Scan function will end
automatically after all CDs have 
been scanned
if you press g/h.
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60 AudioCD operation
Press Ö while a CD is being played.
CD operation is muted, the symbol R 
will appear in the symbol bar.
Press Ö once again if you wish to 
continue playback. The symbol R is fa-
ded out of the symbol bar.
1CD changer* error messages
2CD drive error messages
“No CD changer”
COMAND is unable to activate the CD 
changer*. 
If necessary, contact an authorized 
Mercedes-Benz Center.“No Magazine”
There is no magazine inserted in the CD 
changer*. 
Load CDs into the magazine and insert 
it into the CD changer*.
“CD Magazine empty”
There are no CDs in the magazine. 
Load CDs into the magazine and insert 
it into the CD changer*.
“No CD”
CD changer*
There is no CD in the magazine slot se-
lected. 
Select another magazine slot.
CD drive
No CD is in the CD drive or the CD in 
the drive is not ready to play.
Muting CD playback iCOMAND also cancels muting, if you
select a different audio source, 
e.g. radio
alter the volume
press g/h.
Error messages
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“Being activated”
The CD changer* is not yet ready for ope-
ration.
“Reading error”
The CD that has been inserted cannot be 
read.
“Temperature is too high”
CD operation will switch off automatically 
after 3 seconds.
Press the corresponding key to select a 
different audio source.
“Error”
Another error has occurred.
iIf an error occurs in the operation of the 
CD drive or CD changer*, COMAND au-
tomatically switches to the other device 
after 3 seconds.
If it is not possible to play the CD selec-
ted in the CD changer*, the system will 
automatically select the next CD in the 
magazine. 
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62 AudioCD operation1No audio source has been switched on
2CD unit is switched on
3If the CD changer* is switched on, the 
number of the CD currently playing ap-
pears
4Track number
Press d on COMAND.
CD unit is switched on.
Press E or H repeatedly until 
display 2 appears.
Press F or G until the desired 
track number 4 appears.
Press E or H to display the next 
or previous system.
Multifunctional display 
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63 Audio
Sound settings
 Sound settings
COMAND is equipped with a standard am-
plifier.
You can set 
the sound Bass/Treble individually
the sound-center (Fader and Balance)
select predefined sound optimization.
See individual audio mode descriptions for 
instructions on this feature.
Adjustments to the sound have a different 
effect on the audio and service sources. 
The predefined sound optimizations are 
available for the audio sources only.Audio sources include:
Radio FM, AM, WB
CD (CD drive, CD changer*)
Satellite radio*
auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape deck (if 
connected)
You can activate the main Sound menu in 
the audio sources through the menu field 
“Sound”.
Service sources include:
Telephone*
Voice output in the navigation
Voice control system
See separate operating instructions for te-
lephone and voice recognition system.
You can activate the main Sound menu in 
the “NAVI Settings” menu (
page 199), 
through the menu field “Sound”. Activating the main sound menu
For audio sources
Main sound menu1Radio (FM) is switched on
2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)
3Actual sound-center (Fader and Balan-
ce)
4Slider switch to alter the value
5Resets Bass/Treble to “0”, and the Ba-
lance to the middle of the vehicle
6Activates predefined sound optimizati-
ons
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Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight “Sound“ in the main 
menu for radio or CD operation and 
press to confirm.
The main sound menu will appear dis-
playing the actual settings.For service sources
1Volume difference 
Set the difference between voice out-
put during route guidance and an acti-
ve audio source
“0”  The volume of the audio source 
is not affected during voice out-
put.
“10”   The audio source is set very low 
during voice output.
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight “Settings” in the main 
destination input menu (
page 140) 
and press to confirm.
The “NAVI Settings” menu will appear 
(
page 199).
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight “Sound” and press to 
confirm.
The “Speech Bass/Treble” menu will 
appear.
iIt is also possible that “AM Bass/Treb-
le”, “WB Bass/Treble”, “CD Bass/Treb-
le”, “SAT Sound” or “AUX Bass/Treble” 
are indicated in 1.
Fader defines sound-center front/
back
Balance defines sound-center left/
right
iNo predefined sound optimizations are 
available for service sources.
During adjustment in the “Speech 
Bass/Treble” menu, COMAND will issue 
a repetitive voice output of “Sample” to 
allow you to set the settings as you pre-
fer.