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53 Audio
MP3 operation
Call up the MP3 main menu
(
page 53).
or
Insert an MP3 CD into COMAND.The COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 17).
Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.
COMAND pulls the CD in and loads the
data. It may take a while to load the da-
ta, depending on the number of folders
and tracks.
After loading, COMAND plays the CD.
Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.
Remove the CD from the slot.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx. 7
seconds.
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 36).
Switching to MP3 mode
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MP3 CDs can only be played back in
the COMAND CD drive.
Loading a MP3 CD
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper-
ate the audio system only when road, weath-
er and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
!
If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the new CD.
Inserting a second CD in the slot with
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Ejecting a MP3 CD
MP3 main menu


54 Audio
MP3 operation
Press the MP3 soft key.
COMAND loads the data on the CD.
It may take a while to load the data, de-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks contained on the CD.
Once the data has been loaded, the
MP3 main menu appears. You will hear
the last track played.1Current folder
2Current track
3Elapsed track playing time
4Track number within the current fold-
er/number of tracks in current folderIf the MP3 tracks are organized into folders
on the disc, you can select a folder from
the COMAND control unit.
The following options are available:
Selecting via folder list
Selecting via extended folder list
Selecting via folder list
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The MP3 soft key will only appear if an
MP3 CD has been loaded.
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On MP3 tracks with variable bit rates,
the elapsed track playing time dis-
played may deviate from the actual
time elapsed.
Selecting folders
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The folder list only contains folders in
which MP3 tracks are stored.

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MP3 operation
Only one folder can be viewed at a time.
1Current folder
Press or  to select a folder.
Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang-
ing the selection.
The COMAND changes the folder and
loads the data from the new folder.
It may take a while to load the data, de-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.Selecting via extended folder list
In the MP3 main menu (page 53)
press the
Folder soft key.
The extended folder list appears.
Use or  to select a folder.
Press.
The COMAND changes the folder and
loads the data from the new folder.
It may take a while to load the data, de-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.
You may select a track in the current fold-
er.
The following options are available:
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 57)
Selecting via scan search (page 57)
Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track list
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The extended folder list only contains
folders in which MP3 tracks are stored.
Selecting a track

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MP3 operation
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit
Open the MP3 main menu (page 53).
Pressfor forward skipping.
or
Press for backward skipping.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the audio display
(
page 25).
Pressj for forward skipping.
or
Pressk for backward skipping.Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks in the cur-
rent folder. Only one track can be viewed
at a time. 1Current track
Use or  to select another track
from the list.
Press, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
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Forward skipping:
The next track is played.
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Backward skipping:
The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.
The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.

57 Audio
MP3 operation
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number
Open the MP3 main menu (page 53).
Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.
1Number of tracks in the current folder
(10 tracks)Entry example: Track 1
Press.
Entry example: Track 10
Press and  in quick succession.
Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via scan search
Scan search is characterised as follows:
Scan search plays each track in the
current folder for approx. 8 seconds.
Scan search can be ended manually.
Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search
In the MP3 main menu (page 53)
press the
Scan soft key.
The scan search starts.
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Entries beyond the number of available
tracks in the current folder are not pos-
sible.
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The scan search will not function if the
current folder only contains one track.
When you start the scan search, play-
back option
Normal sequence is activated
automatically. Therein scan search is
restricted to the current folder.

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MP3 operation
Ending scan search manually
Press the Scan soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.
Open the MP3 main menu (page 53).
Press and hold or .
To stop release or .
The following options are available:
Normal sequence
The COMAND plays tracks in a folder in
succession.
Once all the tracks in a folder have
been played, COMAND begins playing
the track(s) in the next folder on the
disc.
Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
Repeat folder
The tracks in the current folder will be
repeated until this function is deacti-
vated.
The track sequence is the same as the
Normal sequence option.
Random track
This option is restricted to the tracks in the
current folder. The tracks are played in ran-
dom order.
Random folder
All tracks on the CD are played in random
order.
Switching the playback option
In the MP3 main menu (page 53)
press the
Setting soft key.
The Setting menu appears.
The solid circle indicates which op-
tion is currently selected.
Use or  to select a different op-
tion.
Fast forward/reverse
Playback options

61 Audio
CD changer* operation
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 66).
or
Load an audio CD into the CD changer
(
page 61).
The CD changer can play audio CDs.
The CD changer is concealed behind the
control panel faceplate in the center con-
sole.
1Opening/closing button
2Control panel faceplate
Press button 1 to open.
The control panel faceplate 2 pivots
up; the CD changer extends and be-
comes accessible.
Press button 1 to close.
The CD changer retracts; the control
panel faceplate 2 pivots down.
Switching to CD changer mode
CD changer
Accessing the CD changerRetracting the CD changer
Loading CDs
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper-
ate the audio system only when road, weath-
er and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.

63 Audio
CD changer* operation
Button LED off:
Magazine compartment empty
Button LED continuously red:
Magazine compartment loaded with a
CD
The status of a magazine compartment can
also be seen when selecting a CD in the CD
Selection menu (
page 68).
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.
Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments (
page 64)Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Access the CD changer (page 61).
Briefly press the button 2 of the emp-
ty magazine compartment to be load-
ed.
Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD.
The loading procedure is completed.
Retract the CD changer (page 61).
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Loading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

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CD changer* operation
Ejecting all CDs
Access the CD changer (page 61).
Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 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 af-
ter another.
Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.
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 chang-
er.
Retract the CD changer (page 61).
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 36).
Press the CDC soft key.The CD changer main menu appears.
You will hear the CD listened to last. If
the CD listened to last is no longer
available, the unit plays the next avail-
able audio CD.
If the CD contains CD text data, the CD
changer main menu will show the name
of the CD and the title of the track cur-
rently playing.
The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks
The elapsed playing time of the
track
CD changer main menu
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The CDC soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.
Load an audio CD into the
CD changer (
page 61).
The
CDC soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.

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CD changer* operation
1CD name or CD number
2Track title or track number
3Elapsed track playing time
4Track number/Total tracks
The CD changer menu shows the
CD title at the top and track title in the cen-
ter of the main area if the CD contains cor-
responding text data.
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title. The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.
The following options are available:
Selecting via CD list
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number (
page 68)
Selecting via CD Selection menu
(
page 68)
Selecting via CD list
The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at top of the CD changer
main menu (here CD 5).The entry appears above the track display.
It shows the number of the current CD.
Use or  to select another CD
from the list.
Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang-
ing the selection.
The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting CDs
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This selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.i
The system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.