Service MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2004 W203 Comand Manual

44 AudioCD operation
CD playback locations are
the CD drive in the COMAND operating
unit
You can play audio CDs or read data
from the navigation CD.

the CD changer* with 6 magazine
slots.
The status line in the main CD menu
(
page 50) indicates which component is
being used for CD playback.
General information on CD operationWarning
G
The CD drive and CD changer* are Class 1
laser products. There is a danger of invisible
laser radiation when you open or damage
the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive and
the CD changer* do not contain any parts
which can be serviced by the user. For safe-
ty reasons, have any necessary service work
performed by qualified personnel.
iOnly use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the compact
standard (IEC 60908). You can there-
fore only use CDs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.!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 should not be
used.
iYour CD drive has been designed to play
CDs which correspond to the EN 60908
standard.
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 drive.

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
Adjusting sound settings

64 AudioSound settings
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.

66 AudioSound settingsActivating sound optimization
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Other Options” in the
main sound settings menu and press to
confirm.
The “Other Options” (FM/AM, WB or
CD) menu will appear.
P - actual sound optimization

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to highlight the desired
sound optimization and press to con-
firm.
The new sound optimization is
active P.Return to the main sound menu

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Bass/Treble” and
press to confirm.
Return to the main audio menu

Press *.
Available sound optimizations

Standard - COMAND set the sound li-
near for the center of the vehicle

Speech - the emphasis is on the spo-
ken word

Driver-optimized - COMAND optimizes
the sound for the driver’s seat position

Ambience
Small, medium and large rooms are si-
mulated
P82.85-9116-31
iYou can only select one sound optimiza-
tion at a time.
P82.85-9117-31
iCOMAND does not offer sound optimi-
zation for the service sources.

68 Satellite radio*Important notes

Important notesIn chapter “Satellite radio”, you will find
detailed information regarding
selecting a station and a program cate-
gory

memory functions

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.Sirius Satellite Radio provides approxima-
tely 100 channels, so called streams, of di-
gital-quality radio, among others music,
sports, news, and entertainment commer-
cial-free.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day, coast-to-coast.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscripti-
on fee. For more information, call the
Sirius Service Center (
page 69) or con-
tact www.siriusradio.com.
iAdditional optional satellite radio equip-
ment and a subscription to satellite ra-
dio service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described here.
Feature description is based on prelimi-
nary information available at time of
printing. At time of printing, no date for
the availability of optional equipment
required for satellite radio operation
had been set. Contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for details and
availability for your vehicle.

69 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Service information display1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The number of your SAT tuner

Press W to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The Service information display will ap-
pear if the satellite radio function has
not yet been subscribed to.

Contact satellite radio service provider
at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
After the connection is made:

Follow the instructions given by the
operator.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If it is successful, you will
see the display with the message
“Acquiring Signal. Please wait...”
(page 74) followed by the main satel-
lite radio menu (
page 74).
Subscribing to satellite radio
iCredit card information may be re-
quired for your application.
The activation process takes up to ap-
proximately 10 minutes.

73 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Function
Page
1
Main satellite radio menu

with menu section 4
74
2
Main satellite radio menu

with menu section 5
3
Information list: Station
category, station name,
title and artist
4
Menu section, first level
74
5
Menu section, second le-
vel
6
Preset menu with 10 me-
mory presets
Saving a station
Selecting a station
79
7
Satellite category list
Select a category
76
8
Main sound menu
Sound settings
83
9
Satellite station list
Select a station
77
a
Displays the current sta-
tion information
82
b
Displays the current
track information
81
c
Displays the service in-
formation
82
Function
Page

82 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation
In the main satellite radio menu, turn
the right-hand rotary/push-button v
to highlight “V” and press to confirm.
Other menu fields will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Station Info” and press
to confirm.
You will see (if available)
the full station name

the full category name

additional information coming from
the station

the station channel number
You will see the main satellite radio menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.You can call the provider service center for
questions or releases, whenever you need.
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The number of your SAT tuner
Displaying station information
Displaying service information

85 Telephone*
Important notes
Multifunction display
Telephone operation
SMS function
Emergency call
Service numbers

86 Telephone*Important notes

Important notesIn chapter “Telephone”, you will find de-
tailed information regarding the telepho-
ne*, including emergency call, SMS
function and service numbers.
1 Observe all legal requirements
Please read the chapter “Telephone”
first before attempting to operate your
telephone.

Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the telephone
hands-free.

For safety reasons, you should not use
the mobile telephone handset to make
a call while driving the vehicle.
If the signal strength is very weak (dis-
play in the symbol field of all menus):
Wait until reception improves before
making a call.
Warning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for
safety reasons, the driver should not use the
cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo-
tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location be-
fore answering or placing a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e.
without being connected to an external an-
tenna) from inside the vehicle while the en-
gine is running. Doing so could lead to
malfunction of the vehicle’s electronic sys-
tems, possibly resulting in an accident and
personal injury.
!Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit
should only be used inside the vehicle
if they are connected to a separate ex-
terior antenna that has been approved
by Mercedes-Benz.