MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2003 W163 Comand Manual
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18 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Switching on
Press .
The main CD menu will be displayed.
CD playback will begin automatically
depending on the CD player selected.
Single CD player. The first track on
the CD is played.
CD changer. The first track on the
first CD detected in the magazine is
played.Inserting a CD into the CD drive and insert-
ing CDs in the CD changer (
page 51).
Track select
Push the joystick to / .
The beginning of the current track, the
previous track, or the next track will be
played.
Selecting a CD from the CD changer
Activate the CD changer.
Press one of the number keys.
Keys - select the corre-
sponding magazine slot of the
CD changer.
The message “Loading CD...” appears
on the display. Playback begins with
track 1.CD track scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The tracks on the CD are played one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN” to cancel the function.
Refer to (
page 48) “CD operation” for
additional information.
CD operation*
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19 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Switching on
Press .
The unlock code menu will appear.Entering the unlock code
Use the number keys from to
to enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits appear in the
input line.
If the code entered is correct and the
phone is registered in a network, the
phone is ready for use.
Outgoing call
Enter a telephone number
Use the number keys from to
to enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit
is entered.Begin dialing
If you have entered the correct num-
ber, press .
Dialing will begin. If the phone number
and name are stored in the phone
book, the name appears on the screen.
The active audio source will switch to
mute.
Conducting a call
When the call is initiated, the call time will
be displayed.
Ending a call
Press .
Refer to (
page 68) “Telephone mode” for
additional information.
Telephone operation*
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Timeport phones use a three-digit code.
V60 phones use a four-digit code. The
head unit will unlock the phone using
the first three digits of the four-digit
V60 unlock code.
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20 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Switching the navigation system on
Main destination input menu
Press .
If the navigation system has not been
booted, the navigation startup screen
appears during the software loading
process.
The navigation menu displayed will vary
according to the last navigation func-
tion used.
If route guidance was switched off, the
main navigation menu is displayed.Entering destination address
Press .
Use the joystick to select “INPUT
DESTINATION” and press .
Navigation system*, entering a destina-
tion and calculating a route
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21 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
The Find Destination by menu appears.
Use the joystick to select “Address”
and press .To find the addresses, select:
“Street Name”, to search for the ad-
dress by street name and number.
“City Name”, to search for the ad-
dress in a specific city.
“Change State”, to search for the
address in a different state.
“Change Province”, to search for
the address in a different province.
Use the joystick to select the desired
method and press .Changing the state or province
The input screen appears showing the cur-
rent state or province.
If you want to choose another state or
province, use the joystick to select it
and press .
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If you have entered the state or the
province and you know the city name,
start your search using the city name.
This will save time versus starting a
search where you use the street name.
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22 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Entering a city name
The input screen appears. If you have se-
lected the city name menu, the current city
name appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Delete button
5Space buttonIf you want to choose another city, use
the joystick to select the first character
of the city name from the keypad 2
2and
press .
The character appears in the text win-
dow 1
1.
To enter more characters, repeat
above step.
If a character is not available, it will
automatically be shaded out.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete”4
4 and
press .
When you have entered the city name,
use the joystick to select “List”3
3and
press .
or
Use the joystick to enter the first few
characters of the city name, select
“List”3
3and press .
Select the desired city name from the
name list and press .
The Input Street Name menu appears.
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23 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Entering a street name
The input screen appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Delete button
5Space buttonTo enter the street name, use the joy-
stick to select the first character from
the keypad 2
2 and press .
The character will appear in the text
window 1
1.
To enter more characters, repeat
above step.
If a character is not available, it will
automatically be shaded out.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete”4
4 and
press .
When you have entered the street
name, use the joystick to select
“List”3
3and press .
or
Use the joystick to enter the first few
characters of the street name, select
“List”3
3and press .
Use the joystick to select the desired
street name from the name list and
press .
The Address Number menu appears. P82.85-9563-31
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Quick reference MCS
Entering an address number
The input screen appears if you have en-
tered the street name and the address
numbers for this street are stored on the
navigation DVD.
Use the joystick to select the first num-
ber of the desired address number and
press .
The character will appear in the num-
ber window.
To enter more characters, repeat the
above step.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete” and press
.
When the address number is displayed,
use the joystick to select “Done” and
press .
If the city name was not previously en-
tered, the City Name menu will appear.
Once you have entered the complete
address, the Confirm Destination menu
appears.
Use the joystick to select “OK to
Proceed” and press .
The MCS begins calculating the route.
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Numbers can also be entered using the
number keypad.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out. Use “N”, “E”,
“W” or “S” only if the address number
contains such a character. The MCS will
automatically differentiate north, east,
west and south street names.
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25 Audio
Radiooperation
Tapeoperation
CDoperation
Audio Adjustment
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26 Audio
Radio operation
Radio operation
Quick reference
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27 Audio
Radio operation
FunctionPage
1Switches radio operation
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2Color display
3Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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4Selecting a station (pre-
sets)
Selecting a station via di-
rect frequency entry
Saving a station
Selecting a station from
the preset menu FM/AM
Selecting a station from
the WB preset menu
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5Joystick
: Automatic seek
tuning, ascending
: Automatic seek
tuning, descending
: Manual tuning,
ascending
: Manual tuning,
descending
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6Softkeys
“LIST”: Preset menu
“AM”, “FM”: Changing ra-
dio band
“WB”: Weather Band
“AUTO”: Automatically
saves stations
“ADJ”: Audio adjust-
ment
“SCAN”: Scan
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