light MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2003 W163 Comand Manual

Contents
Navigation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Quick reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Inserting or ejecting the
navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Destination input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switching the navigation
system on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Entering destination address . . . . . 91
Route guidance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Route guidance principles . . . . . . 110
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Today’s plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Saving the current
vehicle position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Editing the Previous
Destination list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Voice prompt frequency . . . . . . . . 130
Selecting the guidance display . . . 131
Selecting the estimated
time displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Selecting which Point of
Interest icons are displayed . . . . . 134
Setting map and
screen orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Info Services/System settings. . . . 137
Info Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Requesting and displaying
Info Services* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Switching between the light
and the dark mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Setting the display dimming
characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Selecting the language and
unit of measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Integrated clock adjustment . . . . . 143
System information . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

6 Introduction
Symbols
Symbols
You will find the following symbols in these
operating instructions:
* An asterisk identifies optional
equipment. Since the MCS will vary
according to the items ordered with
it, certain descriptions and illustra-
tions may be different.This symbol points to instructions for
you to follow.
A number of these symbols appearing
in succession indicates a multiple-step
procedure.
(
page 7) This symbol tells you where
to look for additional infor-
mation on a subject.
The continuation symbol
marks an interrupted proce-
dure which will be continued
on the next page.
Display Words appearing in the
MCS display are printed in
the type shown here.
WarningG
Warning notices draw your attention to
hazards that may endanger your health or
life, or the health or life of others.
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Highlights hazards that may result in
damage to your MCS
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Helpful hints or additional information
you may find useful.


12 At a glance
MCS control unit
Main menu structure
Main radio display
1Active system/function display field
2Inserted cassette icon
3Inserted navigation DVD or audio CD
icon
4Inserted CD changer icon
5Telephone roaming indicator
6Telephone signal strength meter
7Selected station preset / CD
8Softkey menu Active system / function display field Display screen
System
Display
FM
AM, WB
CD
CHANGER
INFO SER-
VICE
PHONE
TAPE
Roaming in-
dicator
S
R
R (highlight-
ed)Meaning
FM radio band selected
AM radio band or Weather
Band WB selected
Single CD player selected
CD changer selected
Info service selected
Telephone selected
Tape selected
Signal in home network
Roaming
Roaming on non-home
type system

13 At a glance
MCS control unit
Warning messages
Display is too hot
If the display is too hot, the message
“DISPLAY IS TOO HOT...” will brief-
ly appear.
To protect the display from damage, the
light shuts off. As soon as the display
reaches normal operating temperatures, it
turns on automatically.Anti-theft system
If the power supply to the MCS has been
interrupted, the message
“PLEASE EN-
TER SECURITY CODE” will be displayed
the next time the MCS unit is switched on.
Use the number keypad to enter your five
digit security code and press the softkey
“OK” to confirm. The MCS unlocks and
normal operation is enabled.
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3

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*

35 Audio
Radio operation
Automatic station scan
The stations on the bands (FM/AM/WB)
can be scanned in succession for
8 seconds each.
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The scan function will begin. “SCAN” is
highlighted.Weather Band WB
The 7 individual weather channels stored
in memory are scanned in succession.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
Ending the scan function
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The station selected appears and the
station frequency is displayed.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function cancels.
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A frequency entered outside the allow-
able input range will not be accepted.

46 Audio
Tape operation
When this function is activated, you can
play back the first 8 seconds of each track
in succession.
Activating scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.Scan begins. “SCAN” is highlighted in
the softkey menu and “SCANNING” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN”.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.When this function is activated, the unit
skips blank segments longer than 15 sec-
onds. The unit fast forwards to the next
track or side and start playing it.
Starting blank skip
Press the softkey “SKIP”.
Blank skip begins. “SKIP” is highlighted
in the softkey menu. If a blank section
is detected “SKIPPING BLANK SEC-
TION” is displayed in the tape menu.
Tape scan
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The scan function does not work prop-
erly unless there is enough blank tape
(approx. 2 seconds) separating the indi-
vidual tracks.
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At the end of the tape, the tape auto-
matically switches to the other side and
scan stops.
Blank skip

47 Audio
Tape operation
Cancelling blank skip
Press the highlighted softkey
“SKIP”.
This function provides the optimum play-
back of tapes recorded with Dolby B.Activating Dolby BPress the softkey .
The Dolby B mode is activated when
the is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling Dolby B
Press the highlighted softkey
.
Activating pause
Press the softkey “II”.
The tape stops playing and “PAUSE” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey “PLAY”.
Dolby B (noise reduction)
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The Dolby noise reduction system is
manufactured under license by Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
The word Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.
Pause
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The tape stops playing if you send or
receive a phone call.

50 Audio
CD operation
CD player locations

The single CD player* is located behind
the MCS control panel
You can play audio CDs or read data
from the navigation DVD.

The 6 disc CD changer*.
The status line in the main CD menu indi-
cates which component is being used for
CD playback.Tips on caring for your CDs

Only touch the CD on the sides.

Avoid touching the CD recording sur-
face with your fingers.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD in a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean the CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put stickers on CD’s.
General information on CD mode
WarningG
The single CD player and CD changer are
Class 1 laser products. There is a danger of
invisible laser radiation if the cover is
opened or damaged.
Do not remove the cover. The single CD
player and the CD changer do not contain
any parts which can be serviced by the user.
For safety reasons, have any necessary ser-
vice work performed by an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz center.
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Use only CDs with a diameter of 12 cm;
do not use 8-cm CDs.
An 8-cm CD adapter may cause damage
to the CD changer and s
should not be
used.

58 Audio
CD operation

Single CD mode: “NAVIGATION
DISC INSERTED...” - a navigation
DVD is inserted in the CD slot. Replace
the DVD with an audio CD.

CD changer mode: “MAG. EMPTY” -
there are no CDs in the magazine. Eject
the CD changer magazine and insert
CDs.

CD changer mode: “NO MAGAZINE” -
there is no magazine in the CD chang-
er. Insert a loaded magazine into the
CD changer.

CD changer mode: “CHANGER ER-
ROR” - have the MCS and the CD
changer checked by an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Press a number key, e.g. to se-
lect the corresponding CD.
The screen as shown above appears for
4 seconds. The selected CD will be
highlighted. If the selected magazine
slot is empty, the “NO CD” message
and the number of the selected slot ap-
pears on the screen. The next CD in-
serted will be selected.Playback begins with track 1 of the select-
ed CD.
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In the CD, radio and tape modes icons
are displayed for an inserted CD (single
CD player) or a connected and loaded
CD changer.
Selecting a CD
MCS with CD changer
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After the last track of the current CD
has been played, the next CD inserted
in the magazine is selected and play-
back continues with track 1.