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Preset options
F Radio options
i Station name display ? is available for
the AM/FM wave band and can only be
seen when it is switched on (Y page 156)
and if the station transmits a name.
HD Radio™ Important Notes
i
HD Radio™ features include
R digital broadcasts in the same wave band
as analog AM/FM; the analog AM/FM
stations remain at their current place on
the dial
R the ability to broadcast multiple program
streams over a single FM/AM frequency
(e.g. HD1, HD2, etc.)
R static-free, clear reception
R FM stations offer CD quality sound, AM
stations sound like analog FM stations
R a variety of data services, including text-
based information – artist name, song
title, etc. – shown on the display
More information on HD Radio™ you will
find at www.hdradio.com.
i Note that subprograms and program info
shown in illustrations are dependent on
program content delivered by the radio
stations. Program content is subject to
change. Therefore, subprograms and
program info shown in illustrations and
descriptions contained in this manual may
differ from the subprograms and program
info delivered by the radio station.
Switching to HD Radio™
i Since HD Radio™ stations are embedded
in the AM/FM wave band, HD Radio™
operation is very similar to analog AM/FM
radio operation. You will only hear HD Radio™ programs if the
HD Radio™ function is activated in the radio
submenu.
X
Select Radio £ HD Radio in the radio
display.
If the check box Ç is checked, HD Radio™
is activated. Switching wave bands
You can switch between the FM, AM and WB
(Weather Band) wave bands.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM or WB.
You will hear the last tuned station on the
selected wave band. Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:
R The search function
R The station presets
R The manual frequency entry
R The channel list (Weather band only)
Selecting stations/channels using the
search function X
Slide XVY or rotate cVd when the main
area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which the
controller is being slid or rotated, the 154
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system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable station/
channel.
or
X Press and hold button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel 18
.
Selecting stations using station presets i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of

a preset position indicates that the
currently selected station is saved there.
X Select station preset by rotating cVd or
sliding ZVÆ and press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel briefly 18
.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM. Entering the frequency using the
COMAND controller
X
Select Radio Q Enter Frequency.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increasing or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
i You can

only select available frequencies.
X Selecting the next number: Slide VY.
X Confirming frequency entry: Press W.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
i If you enter a frequency which is outside
the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to
the next lowest frequency.
Entering the frequency using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter frequency using buttons Å -
Ã.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
Selecting channels using the WB
channel i
This function

is only available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q WB
Q Channel.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
18 Function is only available if the Audio menu is selected in the instrument cluster. COMAND FM/AM radio
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X
Select channel by rotating cVd or sliding
ZVÆ and press W. Saving stations
i Twenty stations can be saved in each
wave band except for Weather Band.
You have the following options:
R Saving stations manually
R Saving stations using the autostore
function
Saving stations manually Option 1
X
Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Radio Q Save Station.
Option 2
X Press W when the main area is selected.
Option 3
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
All three of these will call up a station preset
screen. The dot # in front of a preset
position indicates that the currently selected
station is saved there. X
Selecting a preset position: Slide ZVÆ or
rotate cVd. Saving a station to a selected preset
position
If you have called up the station preset screen
using option 1:
X
Press W briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
X Press and hold W until you hear a signal.
The station is saved.
Saving using the autostore function i
This 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 stations. If COMAND
finds less than 20 stations, for example 9,
then the stations saved in preset
positions 1 – 9 will be overwritten.
Option 1
X Press W when the main area is selected.
X Select Autostore.
Option 2
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets Q Autostore.
Option 3
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q
Radio Q Save Station Q Autostore. Station name display
i In the FM wave band, COMAND can show
the name of the station currently tuned in.
Station name display : can only be seen
when it is switched on and if the station
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X
Switching the station name display on/
off: Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q
FM Q Radio Q Show Station Info.
The station name display : is switched on
or off, depending on the previous setting.
When the station name display : is
switched on, a checkmark appears in front
of the Show Station Info menu item. Displaying information
You can display program information or other
additional information when provided by the
radio station you are listening to.
X Select Info (if available) in the radio
display.
The available information appears. The
content and scope of the information
depends on the radio station.
X Closing screen: Slide XVY, press W or
press back button %. COMAND satellite radio
Safety notes
G
Warning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself 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. Satellite radio submenu overview
i The components and operating principles of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).Sat. Radio Presets Info Category Sound
Channel List Station presets Showing
program info Selecting
category Treble
Save Channel Bass
Enter Channel Balance/Fader
Service 3D SoundCOMAND satellite radio
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Introduction to satellite radio
i A subscription to SIRIUS XM Satellite
Radio service provider is required for the
satellite radio operation described in this
section. Contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability for
your vehicle.
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio provides over
130 channels of digital-quality radio,
including 100% commercial-free music,
sports, news and entertainment. SIRIUS XM
Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-power
satellites to broadcast 24 hours per day,
coast to coast, in the contiguous U. S. and
Canada.
This diverse, satellite-delivered programming
is available for a monthly subscription fee.
For more information and service availability
call the SIRIUS XM Service Center at
1-888-539-7474, or visit
R www.sirius.com (USA)
R www.siriuscanada.ca (Canada)
i Satellite radio service may be unavailable
or interrupted from time to time for a
variety of reasons, such as environmental
or topographic conditions and other things
we cannot control. Service might also not
be available in certain places (e.g. in
tunnels, parking garages, under leafy trees,
or within or next to buildings) or near other
obstructions. In such situations, the
satellite radio’s main menu shows the No
Service screen. At this point, the radio’s
functions are restricted. Switching to satellite radio
X Select Audio Q Sat. Radio.
or
X Press shortcut button R (Y page 69)
once or twice. The satellite radio menu
appears if it was the last active radio mode.
The screen which then appears depends on
the activation status of the satellite radio
service.
The following conditions are possible:
R Satellite radio service is not activated
(only the preview channel is displayed).
R Satellite radio service is activated.
Satellite radio service is not activated The telephone number of the SIRIUS XM
Service Center and the twelve-digit electronic
serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular
receiver are displayed.
This information is required when calling the
SIRIUS XM Service Center for an activation
request.
i
Activating the satellite radio service might
not be available in certain places (e.g. in
tunnels, parking garages, under leafy trees,
or within or next to buildings). If a
subscription is not included with system
purchase, credit card information is
required to activate your account.
The activation process takes
approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling
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Satellite radio channels are split up into
categories such as News, Sports, Rock, or
Country, if available.
X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q
Category.
The category list appears.
X Select category by rotating cVd or sliding
ZVÆ and press W.
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 included in the
selected category.
i When you select the category All
Channels, 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. Tuning in channels
You have the following selection options:
R the channel search function
R the channel presets
R the manual channel number entry
R the channel list
Tuning in channels using channel
search function i
If you try to tune in a channel when the
satellite radio service is not activated, you
will see the screen described in the section
“Satellite radio service is not activated”
(Y page 158).
X Slide XVY or rotate cVd when the main
area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which the
controller is being pressed or rotated, the
system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable channel. i
Which channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which
channels you have subscribed to and the
program category you have selected
(Y page 159).
Tuning in channels using channel
presets X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q
Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of a preset position indicates that this
is the channel currently selected and being
listened to. X
Select station preset and briefly press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
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” (Y page 158).
If the channel is no longer available, you will
see the message Invalid Channel.
X Closing message: Press W.160
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Tuning in channels using manual
channel number entry
i
If you try to tune in a channel when the
satellite radio service is not activated, you
will see
the screen described in the section
“Satellite radio service is not activated”
(Y page 158).
Entering the channel number using the
COMAND controller
X Select Audio Q Audio Q Sat. Radio
Q Sat. Radio Q Channel Entry.
The menu

for manual channel number entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increase or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
X Selecting next number: Slide XVY.
X Confirming channel entry: Press W.
Further operation

depends on whether the
selected channel number is valid or if the
channel is included in your subscription.
Entering the channel number using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter channel number using buttons Å
- Ã.
Further operation

depends on whether the
selected channel number is valid or if the
channel is included in your subscription.
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 Channel .
X Closing message: Press W. 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
activated” (
Y page 158).
X Closing display: Press W.
Tuning in channels using the channel
list X
Select Audio Q Audio Q Sat. Radio
Q Sat. Radio Q Channel List.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
X Select channel by rotating cVd or sliding
ZVÆ and press W.
i The contents of the channel list depends
on which channels are included in your
subscription and which program category
you have

selected (Y page 159). If satellite
radio service is not activated, the channel
list contains only the preview channel. Saving channels
i There are 20 preset positions available.
Option 1 X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q Sat.
Radio Q Save Channel.
Option 2 X
Press W when the main area is selected.
Option 3 X
Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q
Presets.
All three of these will call up a preset menu.
The dot # in front of a preset position
indicates that this is the channel currently
selected and being listened to. COMAND satellite radio
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X
Selecting a preset position: Slide ZVÆ or
rotate cVd.
Saving a channel to a selected preset
position If you have called up the channel preset
screen using option 1:
X
Press W briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
X Press and hold W until you hear a signal.
The channel is saved. Displaying information
X Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q Info (if
available).
i If the program provider does not offer any
information, the Info menu item cannot be
selected.
You will see a screen that may contain the
following information:
R the selected program category
R the selected channel
R the artist of the track currently being played
R the name of the current track
i The program provider determines what
information is displayed on the screen.
COMAND shows no more than two lines per
item of information. If an item of information is too long, COMAND shortens
it.
X Closing screen: Slide XVY or press W. Channel update
The service provider may conduct a channel
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 XM Service Center
i It may be necessary to call the SIRIUS XM
Service Center if, for example:
R You want to cancel the subscription or
resubscribe at a later date.
R You have forgotten to pay the bill.
R You sell the vehicle.
X Select Audio Q Sat. Radio Q Sat.
Radio Q Service.
The telephone number of the SIRIUS XM
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the
particular receiver are displayed.
X Closing screen: Slide XVY or press W. COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
Safety notes
G
Warning!
COMAND is classified as a Class 1 laser
product. You must not open the casing. There
is a risk of exposure to invisible laser radiation
if you open the casing, or if the casing is faulty
or damaged.
COMAND does not contain any parts that you
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reasons, all maintenance work must be
carried out by qualified technicians.
G
Warning!
Only carry out the following when the vehicle
is stationary:
R Inserting a disc/device
R Ejecting a disc/device
There is
a risk of accident by being distracted
from road and traffic conditions if you load a
disc/device while the vehicle is in motion.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second. Notes about MP3 mode
Permissible media for MP3/WMA files R
CD-R and CD-RW
R DVD-R and DVD-RW
R DVD+R and DVD+RW
R SD cards
R USB flash drives
R iPod ®
R MP3 players
Permissible file systems R
ISO9660/Joliet for CDs
R UDF for DVDs
R FAT16 or FAT32 for storage media
Multisession CDs For multisession CDs, the first session type
of the CD determines how COMAND will
process the CD.
For example, if the first session type is
according to the audio CD standard and the
second session type is according to the data
CD standard containing MP3/WMA tracks, COMAND will treat the CD as a conventional
audio CD. This means that it is only possible
to
access

the audio CD tracks. Access to the
MP3/WMA tracks is not possible.
Similarly, if the first session type is according
to the data CD standard containing MP3/
WMA tracks and the second session type is
according to the audio CD standard,
COMAND will treat the CD as a data CD. This
means that it is only possible to access the
MP3/WMA tracks. Access to the audio CD
tracks is not possible.
File structure on a disc When you create an audio disc, the tracks can
be
organized

in folders. A disc may contain a
maximum of 4000 tracks.
The directory depth may not exceed a
maximum of 8 levels. The system will ignore
files in lower levels.
Notes on USB storage media Do not store data other than audio data on a
USB storage medium. Doing so will increase
the
time

required to initialize the USB storage
medium.
A maximum of 8 directory levels with up to
4000 tracks each are supported.
For information on connecting USB storage
media to the built-in USB socket in the glove
box see ( Y page 72).
Track and folder names When you create an audio medium, you can
assign names to the tracks and folders.
COMAND uses these names for the
corresponding display. Empty folders or
folders which contain data other than MP3/
WMA tracks are not displayed by COMAND.
If MP3/WMA files are saved in the root
directory itself (uppermost directory on
storage medium), the root directory will also
be treated as a folder. COMAND will then
show the name of the root directory as the
folder name.COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
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You must observe the following when
assigning track names:
R
Track names must have at least one
character.
R Track names must have the extension
“mp3” or “wma”.
R There must be a period between the track
name and the extension.
Example of a correct track name:
Track1.mp3
Compatible file systems and
compression methods COMAND supports the following formats:
R
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) 19
R Microsoft Windows Media Audio (WMA) V2,
V7, V8 or V9 that are not copy-proof
Bit and sampling rates MP3
COMAND supports MP3 files of the following
types:
R
Fixed and variable bit rates from
32 kbit/s up to 320 kbit/s
R Sampling rates of 24 kHz to 48 kHz
WMA (Windows Media ®
Audio)
Windows Media ®
Audio (WMA) is an audio
data compression technology developed by
Microsoft ®
.
COMAND supports WMA files of the following
types:
R Fixed and variable bit rates from 5 kbit/s
up to 384 kbit/s
R Sampling rates of 8 kHz to 48 kHz
COMAND does not support WMA files of the
following types: R
DRM (Digital Rights Management) coded
files
R variable bit rates
R Losless Settings
R WMA Pro
R 5.1-Surround
i Only use tracks with a bit rate of above
128 kbit/s and a sampling rate of above
44.1 kHz. Lower rates will cause an audible
loss of sound quality. This applies in
particular when you have switched on 3-D
sound.
Notes on copyright The music tracks that you create and play
back in the MP3 or WMA format are generally
subject to copyright protection in accordance
with the applicable international and national
regulations.
In many countries, reproductions are not
permitted without the prior consent of the
copyright holder, not even for private use.
Make sure that you know the applicable
copyright regulations and that you comply
with these.
If you own these rights yourself, e.g. for your
own compositions and recordings, or the
copyright holder has granted you permission,
these restrictions do not apply.
Notes about audio DVD operation
COMAND can playback commercially
available, prerecorded audio DVDs that bear
the following label. You will usually find the
label on the DVD booklet, the inlay, or the
DVD itself. 19
MPEG Layer 3 audio-coding technology under license of Fraunhofer-Institut for Integrated Circuits (IIS) and
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