MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2006 W251 Comand Manual
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CD changer* operation
The following options are available:
Ejecting one CD
Ejecting all CDs (page 60)
Ejecting one CD
1CD changer* release button
2CD slot
3Magazine compartement buttons
Access the CD changer* (page 56).
Briefly press the appropriate magazine 
compartment button 3.
The button LED 3 flashes red. The CD 
changer* ejects the CD.
Within 15 seconds, remove the CD 
from the slot 2.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not 
removed from the slot within approx. 
15 seconds. The system starts playing 
the CD again.
The ejection process is completed.
Retract the CD changer* (page 56).
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If, for example, only compartments 1 
through 4 are to be loaded instead of 
all six compartments, simply do not 
insert the fifth CD into the slot 2. The 
CD changer* attempts to load the fifth 
CD, yet aborts the loading procedure. 
The system automatically plays the last 
(fourth) CD.
Ejecting CDs 
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CD changer* operation
Ejecting all CDs
1CD changer* release button
2CD slot
3Magazine compartement buttons
Access the CD changer* (page 56).
Press and hold the button of a loaded 
magazine compartment 3 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 2.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not 
removed from the slot within 
approx.15 seconds. The system starts 
playing the CD again. 
The ejection procedure is completed 
when all CDs are removed, or when the 
procedure is aborted by the CD 
changer*.
Retract the CD changer* (page 56).
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If you are listening to a CD in the CD 
changer* and you eject another CD 
from the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system 
interrupts CD playback.
The CD you were last listening to 
starts from the beginning once the 
ejection procedure is completed.
If you eject the CD you are currently 
listening to: 
The next available audio CD is 
played.
If there are no other CDs available, 
the system switches to the audio 
source listened to before CD 
changer* mode. 
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CD operation
 CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND
the CD changer*.
CD drive
CD changer*
In the Audio menu (page 42), press 
the
 CD or theCD soft key.
CD changer* main menu
1CD number or name of the CD currently 
playing
2Track number or name of the track 
currently playing 
3CD  - CD changer*
CD  - CD drive
Actual track number/max. track 
number on CD and elapsed playback 
time
4Symbol for inserted CD
Switching to CD operation
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The CD drive is located behind of the 
display unit (
page 54).
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The CD changer* can accomodate up 
to 6 audio CDs. The CD changer* is 
located in the glove box.
If a CD changer* is connected to the 
COMAND, the 
CD soft key is 
available.
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The Magaz. soft key is only assigned 
when the CD changer* is active.
If the CD changer* has already read the 
CDs, the Magazine menu will appear 
(
page 64) when you press the 
Magaz. soft key.  
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CD operation
CD drive
Activate the Audio menu (page 42).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD main menu is displayed. 
If no audio CD has been inserted, the 
message 
No CD inserted will 
appear.
Load an audio CD into the CD drive 
(
page 53).
CD main menu
CD changer*
Activate the Audio menu (page 42).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD changer* main menu will 
appear. The CD last played is played 
back.
CD changer* main menu 
If the last played CD is not available, the 
next available audio CD is played back.
No CD in the CD changer*:
The message 
Magazine empty will 
appear.
Load audio CDs into the CD changer* 
(
page 56).
Switching oni
The name of the CD and the name of 
the track played are displayed if the 
information is available.
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The CD soft key is available if a CD 
changer* is connected to the 
COMAND.
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The name of the CD and the name of 
the track played are displayed if the 
information is available. 
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CD operation
You can select a CD:
in the CD list (page 63)
with the number keypad (page 63)
in the magazine menu (page 64)
In the CD listThe CD list includes all loaded CDs. Only 
one list entry is visible at a time.
The entry is displayed above the track 
indication. It shows the number of the CD 
currently playing.
Push the joystick to H or h to 
select another CD from the list.
Loading CD <number> is displayed.
After the CD is loaded, playback 
begins. 
With the number keypad
Selecting a CD (CD changer* only)
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Selection is only possible if at least two 
audio CDs have been loaded into the 
changer.
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The number keys 1 - 6 can be used 
for direct selection.
Keys
 1 - 6  magazine slots 1 to 6 
of the CD changer* 
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CD operation
Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select 
the corresponding CD.
Loading CD 2 is displayed.
The CD is changed. The selected CD is 
played back.
The message 
No CD <number> will 
appear if a selected slot is empty.
In the Magazine menu
Press the Magaz. soft key.
The Magazine menu is displayed.
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select a CD.
Press E.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to 
6.
The CD is changed. The message 
Loading CD <number> will appear.You can select a track:
with g or h (page 64)
with the joystick (page 65)
with the number keypad (page 65)
with CD track scan (page 65)
With g or h
Activate the main CD menu 
(
page 61).
Next track
Press h.
The next track is played.
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The name of the CD instead of e.g. CD1 
is displayed if the information is 
available.
Track select 
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CD operation
Previous track or start of title (if more 
than 10 seconds of playing time has 
elapsed)
Press g.
Playback begins.
Select any desired track
Press g or h as many times as 
necessary.
With the joystick
Push the joystick to g or G to play 
the next or previous track.With the number keypad
Activate the CD main menu 
(
page 62).
Press *.
An input line will appear in the CD main 
menu.
1Number of tracks on CD corresponds 
with the valid number range
2Input line
E.g.: Track 14.
Press 1 and 4 in short succession.
After entering the track number, wait 
approximately 3 seconds.
The selected track is played. The CD 
main menu is displayed.
CD track scan
The tracks on a CD can be scanned one 
after the other for 8 seconds each. The 
function will switch off automatically when 
the starting track is reached. You can also 
manually stop the scan function.
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Entries higher than the number of 
tracks available on the CD are not 
possible. 
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CD operation
Activating
Press the Scan soft key.
Scan will begin.Ending the function
Scan search is running.
Press the Scan soft key.
or
Press E. 
Playback will resume with the desired 
track.Fast forward
Press and hold h for more than 2 
seconds.
Fast reverse
Press and hold g for more than 2 
seconds.
Ending the function
Release h or g.
Playback will resume.
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When you start the scan function, the 
playback mode 
Normal sequence 
(
page 69) is automatically activated.
Fast forward/reverse 
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CD operation
On
Press J during playback.
The CD operation is muted and theß 
symbol is displayed in the status bar. 
The soft keys on the left side are 
greyed out in some submenus.
Off
Press J again.
Playback will resume.
The ß disappears from the status bar. 
The soft keys on the left side are 
selectable again.The following options are available:
Normal sequence (page 69)
Track mix (page 69)
CD mix (page 69)
Repeat track (page 69)
Repeat CD (page 69)
Mutingi
COMAND will also deactivate muting if 
you
press A to select another audio 
source
change the volume
press either g or h.
Playback mode
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If the CD changer* is connected, the 
playback modes 
Repeat CD and 
CD mix are available additionally. 
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CD operation
Activating playback mode
E.g.:
Mode 
Repeat track 
Press the Setting soft key.
The setting menu will appear.
CD changer* setting menu
Push the joystick to g or G to 
select the playback mode 
Repeat 
track
.
Press E.
The mode is activated. The CD 
changer* main menu will then appear. 
REPEAT TRACK will appear in the 
status bar.
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The playback mode Normal sequence 
is not displayed in the status bar.