reset MERCEDES-BENZ CL-CLASS 2007 User Guide

96 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Switching to radio mode
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”.
or
Press the M shortcut button once or
twice.
The radio display appears once you
have switched to radio mode. You will
hear the station/channel last tuned in
in the previously selected waveband,
provided that the station/channel can
be received.
Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband
1Main area with frequency display
2Preset position of selected station
3Frequency of selected station
4Name of selected station
5Sound settings
6To switch to Weather Band
7To switch to AM waveband
8Selected waveband
9Preset options
aRadio options
Switching wavebands
You can switch between the FM, AM and
WB (Weather Band) wavebands.
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM” or “WB”.
You will hear the station last tuned in
on the selected waveband.
Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:

The station list

The search function

The station presets

The manual frequency entry

The channel list
Selecting stations using the station list
iThe number of times you have to press the
M shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.
iStation name display 4 is available for the
FM waveband and can only be seen when it is
switched on (
page 99) and if the station trans-
mits a name.
iThe station list is only available for the FM
waveband. It contains all the stations that can be
currently received and is sorted by station fre-
quencies.
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97 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM”.
Select “Radio”
“Station List”.
The station list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected station. A number in
front of the list entry indicates the pre-
set position in the station preset mem-
ory.
Select a station by rotating ymz or
sliding qmr and press n.
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system searches upward or down-
ward and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.Selecting stations using station pre-
sets
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets”.
or
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dot R
in front of a preset position indicates
that the currently selected station is
saved there.
Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Radio”
“Frequency Entry”.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 82).
Increasing or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Selecting the next number:
Slidemp.
Confirming frequency entry:
Pressn.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency en-
tered.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band.iThis function is not available for Weather
Band.
iYou can only select currently permitted
numbers.

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98 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Selecting channels using the channel
list
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“WB”
“Channel”.
or
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The channel list appears. The dotR in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected channel.
Select channel by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
Saving stationsYou have the following options:

Saving stations manually

Saving stations using Autostore
Saving stations manually
Option 1
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Radio ”
“Save Station”.
Option 2
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Option 3
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets”.
All three of these will call up a station pre-
set screen. The dot R in front of a preset
position indicates that the currently select-
ed station is saved there.
Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Saving a station to a selected preset po-
sition
If you have called up the station preset
screen using option 1:
Press n briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
Press and hold n until you hear a sig-
nal.
The station is saved.
iIf you enter a frequency in the AM waveband
which is outside the frequency range, COMAND
tunes in to the next lowest frequency.
iThis function is only available for Weather
Band.
iTwenty stations can be saved in each wave-
band except for Weather Band.

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99 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Saving using autostore
Option 1
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Select “Autostore”.
Option 2
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Select “Presets”
“Autostore”.
Option 3
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“Radio”
“Save Station”

“Autostore”.
Station name display
1Station name display
Switching the station name display
on/off: Select “Audio”
“Audio”

“FM/AM Radio”
“FM”
“Radio”

“Show Station Info”.The display is switched on or off, de-
pending on the previous setting. When
the display is switched on, a check-
mark appears in front of the
“Show Station Info” menu item.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band. The Autostore function saves receivable
stations as presets in order of their reception
quality. All stations saved manually in the preset
memory will be lost if COMAND finds 20 sta-
tions. If COMAND finds less than 20 stations, for
example 9, then the stations saved in preset po-
sitions 1 – 9 will be over written.iIn the FM waveband, COMAND can show
the name of the station currently tuned in. Sta-
tion name display 1 can only be seen when it is
switched on and if the station transmits a name.
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100 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Submenu overview
Warning!G
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the radio functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise
you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
Sat Radio Presets Info Category Sound
Channel ListStation presets Show program infoSelect categoryTreble
Save ChannelBass
Channel Entry Balance/Fader
Service3D Sound
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102 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Satellite radio service is not activated
The telephone number of the SIRIUS Ser-
vice Center and the twelve-digit electronic
serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular
receiver are displayed.
This information is required when calling
the SIRIUS Service Center for an activation
request.
Closing screen: Press n.Only the preview channel is activated
The satellite radio preview channel ap-
pears.
Satellite radio service is fully activated
The main satellite radio menu appears. You
will hear the channel last tuned in, provid-
ed that it can be received.
Main satellite radio menu
1Main area with channel display
2Preset position of selected channel
3Selected channel
4Selected program category
5Sound settings
6To select program category
7Channel number of selected channel
8Other channel information
9Preset options
aSatellite radio options
iCredit card information is also required for
your application. The activation process takes
approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
SIRIUS Service Center.
iIf only the preview channel is activated, you
cannot tune in another channel. If you try to do
this, you will see the screen described in the sec-
tion “Satellite radio service is not activated”
(
page 102).
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103 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Selecting program category
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Category”.
The category list appears.
Select category by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
When selecting a channel using the
channel search function or the channel
list, you have access to the channels
you subscribe to and which are includ-
ed in the selected category.
Tuning in channels
You have the following selection options:

The channel search function

The channel presets

The manual channel number entry

The channel list
Tuning in channels using channel
search function
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being pressed or rotat-
ed, the system searches upward or
downward and stops at the next receiv-
able channel.
iMain area1 can show all channels includ-
ed in your subscription. Which channels are
shown depends on the selected program
category4.
Note that categories and channels shown in illus-
trations are dependent on programming content
delivered by the service provider. Programming
content is subject to change.
Therefore, channel and categories shown in illus-
trations and descriptions contained in this man-
ual may differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
iThe channels are categorized. Categories al-
low you to tune to stations broadcasting a cer-
tain type of program.
iIf only the preview channel is activated, only
certain categories are available on the list. Which
categories these are depend on the service
provider.
iWhen you select the category “All Chan-
nels”, you have access to all the channels you
subscribe to, regardless of category, when you
are tuning in a channel using the channel search
function or the channel list.
iThis function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 102).
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104 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Tuning in channels using channel pre-
sets
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
or
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dotR
in front of a preset position indicates
that this is the channel currently select-
ed and being listened to.
Select station preset and briefly
pressn.
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your
subscription, you will see the message
described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 102).
If the channel is no longer available or
only the preview channel is activated,
you will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.
Closing message: Press n.Tuning in channels using manual chan-
nel number entry
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel Entry”.
The menu for manual channel number
entry appears.
Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 82).
Increase or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Selecting next number: Slideomp.
Confirming channel entry: Press n.
Further operation depends on whether
the selected channel number is valid or
if the channel is included in your sub-
scription.
iWhich channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which channels you
have subscribed to and the program category
you have selected (
page 103).iThis function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 102).
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105 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Channel number is valid and channel is
included in subscription
COMAND tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid
You will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.
Closing message: Press n.
Channel number is valid but channel is
not included in subscription
You will see the screen described in the
section “Satellite radio service is not acti-
vated” (
page 102).
Closing display: Press n.Tuning in channels using the channel
list
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel List”.
The channel list appears. The dotR in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected channel.
Select channel by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
Saving channels
Option 1
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Save Channel”.
Option 2
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Option 3
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
All three of these will call up a preset
menu. The dot R in front of a preset posi-
tion indicates that this is the channel cur-
rently selected and being listened to.
iThe contents of the channel list depends on
which channels are included in your subscription
and which program category you have selected
(
page 103). If only the preview channel is acti-
vated, the channel list contains only the preview
channel.
iThere are twenty preset positions available.
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106 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Saving a channel to a selected preset
position
If you have called up the channel preset
screen using option 1:
Press n briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
Press and hold n until you hear a sig-
nal.
The channel is saved.
Show program info
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Info”.
You will see a screen that may contain the
following information:

Selected program category

Selected channel

Artist of the track currently being
played

Name of current track
Closing screen: Slide omp or
pressn.
Channel update
The service provider may conduct a chan-
nel update.
During the update, the message “Updating
channels...” will appear on the display.
No functions can be operated in satellite
radio mode during the update.
Calling SIRIUS Service Center
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Service”.
The telephone number of the SIRIUS
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of
the particular receiver are displayed.
Closing screen: Slide omp or
pressn.
iIf the program provider does not offer any in-
formation, the “Info” menu item cannot be se-
lected.
iThe program provider determines what in-
formation is displayed on the screen. COMAND
shows no more than two lines per item of infor-
mation. If an item of information is too long,
COMAND shortens it.
iIt may be necessary to call the SIRIUS Ser-
vice Center if, for example:

You want to cancel the subscription or
re-subscribe at a later date.

You forget to pay the bill.

You sell the car to another person.
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