MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class 2003 C215 Comand Manual

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Radio operation
1 The frequency range is from 530 - 1620 AM in
some countries
Automatic station scan
The stations on same band (FM/AM/WB)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.
1Scan function is active
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v and confirm “Scan”.
The scan function will begin, “Scan”
will appear in red lettering.Weather Band WB
The individual weather stations stored in
the memory on 7 channels will be scanned
one after the other.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
End scan function and play a station

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again if you hear the desired
station.
The station selected will appear with
the station frequency. “Scan” will ap-
pear in black lettering again.
iIf you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will listen to the station last tu-
ned to.
Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
1
iIf you enter a frequency that is outside
the allowable input range, the message
“Invalid input” appears. Enter a valid fre-
quency.
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FM Presets
Auto PresetsSound
WB Scan
88.1 FM

34 AudioRadio operationYou can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually FM

Saving stations manually AM
(page 36)

Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(page 36)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 38)

Selecting channels from the WB preset
menu (
page 38)

Selecting a station by entering the sta-
tions frequency in the FM/AM presets
(page 39)Saving stations manually (FM)
In the main radio menu

Press one of the number keys, e.g. 3,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 197).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status line, e.g. “FM3”.
Memory functions
iThere are 10 presets available (1 - 9,
0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

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Radio operation
On the memory list
1Preset of the station currently selected
2Frequency of the station currently se-
lected
3Memory preset allocated
4Selected memory preset appears in
black lettering
5Memory preset available

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “FM Presets” in the
main radio menu and press to confirm.
The FM preset memory will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the desired memory
preset.

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v or corresponding number
key longer than 2 seconds.
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will see the main radio menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.
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101.5 FM88.1 FM97.5 FM
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5
FM1 Presets
Current Station: 97.1 FM
iThere are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.

36 AudioRadio operationSaving stations manually (AM)
Activate the AM Band (
page 29).
Save a station in the same way as descri-
bed for the FM Band (
page 34)

in the AM main radio menu

on the memory listOn the memory list

Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm “AM Presets”.
The AM preset memory will appear.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
1Function is active
If the FM/AM main radio menu is display-
ed

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Auto Presets” and
press the button longer than
2 seconds.
Message 1 will appear.
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AM Presets
Auto Presets Scan
1080 AM
Sound
WB AM1
iThe standard AM presets are not affec-
ted by the Auto presets. This is a second
option for storing a station range you
are currently receiving.
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FM Auto Presets
Searching...

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Radio operation
The radio stores the 10 strongest stations.
The station frequencies available will ap-
pear in the memory list.Select other station

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the memory position
and press to confirm.
The main radio menu appears
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.Weather Band

Activate the Weather Band WB.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “WB Presets” and press
to confirm.
The WB Presets will appear. Channels 1
to 7 are listed in the memory. The me-
mory position of the channels are fixed
and cannot be altered.
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FM1 Auto Presets
Current Station: 97.1 FM
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM 97.5 FM
91.3 FM70.5 FM
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7WB5 Presets
Current Station: Channel 5
Channel 1
Channel 4Channel 2 Channel 3
Channel 5Channel 6
Channel 7

38 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(page 35).You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM pre-
sets

Press the corresponding number key
(e.g. 3) to select the desired station.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list and press briefly to
confirm.
In both cases, the main radio menu will
then appear automatically after 8 se-
conds, indicating the memory preset
number.Selecting a channel from the WB preset
menu

Activate the WB Presets (
page 37).

Use one of the two ways to select a
channel from the WB presets as descri-
bed on the left.
The main WB menu will then appear au-
tomatically after 8 seconds, indicating
the memory preset number.
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FM1 Presets
Current Station: 97.1 FM
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM 97.5 FM
91.3 FM70.5 FM
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7WB5 Presets
Current Station: Channel 5
Channel 1
Channel 4Channel 2 Channel 3
Channel 5Channel 6
Channel 7

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Radio operation
Selecting a station by entering the sta-
tion frequency in the presets (FM/AM)
The station frequency can be entered in
FM and AM Bands in the corresponding
presets list.
1Input lineFor both FM/AM Bands

Press t.
An input line 1 will appear on the top
line in place of the current station na-
me.

Use the number keys to enter the fre-
quency.
The frequency is entered into 1 begin-
ning from the right. After 8 seconds at
the most, the station selected will be-
gin to play.
1 The frequency range is from 530 - 1620 AM in
some countries
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FM1 Presets
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM97.5 FM
Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
1
iIf you enter a frequency which is not
within the given range, the message “In-
valid input” will appear.
Enter a valid frequency.

40 AudioRadio operation
Press # at the COMAND control
unit to switch on COMAND.

Press c at the COMAND control
unit to switch to radio operation.

Press E or H repeatedly on the
multifunction steering wheel until you
see the set-up for the current
station on the display.1Frequency band and the memory pre-
set, if applicable
2“SP” - memory, appears if “Memory” in-
stead of “Frequency” has been selec-
ted in the “Vehicle” submenu
3Frequency of the station selected

Repeatedly press F or G on the
multifunction steering wheel until the
desired station frequency appears.
The type of search depends on the set-
up for station selection in the “Vehicle”
submenu
“Memory” (SP) - the next saved sta-
tion is selected

“Frequency” - the next available
station is selected
Refer to “Control system” in chapter
“Controls in detail” in your vehicle's
operating instructions for further infor-
mation.

Press E or H at the multifunc-
tion steering wheel to display the next
or previous system.
Multifunction display
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97.1 FM
FM1
3
SP
2
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42 AudioCD operation

CD operation
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CD Select
SettingsSound
CD Naming Scan
Track 2
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