MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2004 W211 Comand Manual

40 AudioRadio operation
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press or .
Search begins in ascending or
descending frequency.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.

Press one of the number keys

- !.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.

Press WB soft key again.
The system again tunes to the stron-
gest receivable station. The tuned-in
station may be a different one. Tuning using the multifunction steering
wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to audio display
(page 23).

Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
Ten presets each are available for the
FM and AM waveband.
The following options are available:

Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore Storing manually using the number
keys
- 

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 36).

Press a number key between
and
 and hold it for more than 2 sec-
onds.
The station is now stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 36).

Press the Presets soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Storing stations

41 Audio
Radio operation

Use, ,  or  to select a
preset.

Press for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing using Autostore
The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.
The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset 1.

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 35).

Press the Autost. soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.

Use to select the
Reprogram Autostore list entry.

Press.
The Autostore search starts. After a de-
lay the new preset assignment ap-
pears. The system tunes to the station
stored on preset 1.
A station can also be tuned-in from the
Autostore preset list (
page 37).
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the Presets soft-
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.

42 AudioSingle CD operation

Only touch the CD on the sides.

Avoid touching the CD surface with
your fingers.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put stickers on CDs

The system may not be able to play au-
dio CDs with copy protection.
General informationWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only when road,
weather 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.
Warning
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The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does
not contain any parts serviceable by the us-
er. For safety reasons, have any necessary
service work performed by qualified person-
nel.
Tips on caring for your CDs

43 Audio
Single CD operation

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).
or

Load an audio CD into the COMAND
CD drive.Switching to Single CD modeLoading a CDWarning
G
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.
!Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the com-
pact disc digital audio standard
(IEC 60908). You can therefore only
use CDs with a maximum thickness
of 1.3 mm.
Use of CDs which do not meet this
standard may cause damage to the
CD drive. Do not play single-CDs
(80 mm) with an adapter.
!Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the EN
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used.
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.iThe COMAND CD drive may not be able
to play audio CDs with copy protection.

44 AudioSingle CD operationThe COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 15).

Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD with the label facing up.
COMAND pulls the CD in. If the CD is
an audio CD, the system switches to
CD mode.

Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.

Remove the CD from the slot.
If you do not remove the CD from the
slot within approx. 15 seconds, the CD
is pulled back into the CD drive.

Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the CD soft key.
The CD main menu appears.
If the CD contains CD text data, the
Single CD main menu will show the title
of the track currently playing.The status bar also contains the follow-
ing:

the track number and total number
of tracks

elapsed time of the track
1Track title
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title.
iIf 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 CD
Single CD main menuiIf no audio CD is inserted, the system
will not switch to Single CD mode. The
message No CD appears briefly. The
system switches back to the Audio
main menu.
Load an audio CD into the
COMAND CD drive (
page 43).

45 Audio
Single CD operation
The following options are available:
Selecting via track list (
page 45)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 46)

Selecting via scan search (
page 46)

Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit:

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).

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 23).

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks of the cur-
rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a
time, it is the number of the track currently
playing.

Use or  to select another track
from the list.

Pressor do not change the selec-
tion.
The selected track is played.
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:
The next track is played.
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.

46 AudioSingle CD operationSelecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).

Press.
The track input display appears. The
number of tracks on the CD is dis-
played.
Entry example: Track 1

Press
.Entry example: Track 12

Press
and " in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search
During scan search, each track on the cur-
rent CD is played for approx. 8 seconds.
The scan search starts playing each track
on the current CD for approx. 8 seconds.
It stops automatically at the track listened
to before the scan search was started.
It is also possible to end the scan search
manually. Starting scan search

Press the Scan soft key.
Terminating scan search manually

Press the Scan soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is terminated remains playing.

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 44).

Press and hold or .

For stop release or .
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play-
back option Normal Sequence is acti-
vated automatically.Fast forward/reverse

47 Audio
Single CD operation
The following options are available:
Normal sequence

Repeat track

Track mix
Explanation of the playback options

Normal sequenceThe tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).The last track is followed by the first
track of the CD.

Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Track mix
The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).Switching on the playback option
Example: Repeat track option

Press the Setting soft key.
The Setting menu appears.

Use or  to select the
Repeat track menu item.

Press.
The option is switched on. After a short
time, the CD main menu appears. The
activated option is shown in the status
bar.
Playback options

48 AudioCD changer* operation

Only touch the CD on the sides.

Avoid touching the CD surface with
your fingers.

Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.

Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.

Do not write or put stickers on CDs

The system may not be able to play au-
dio CDs with copy protection.
General informationWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and
operate the audio system only when road,
weather 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.
Warning
G
The CD changer* is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD changer*
does not contain any parts serviceable by
the user. For safety reasons, have any nec-
essary service work performed by qualified
personnel.
Tips on caring for your CDs

49 Audio
CD changer* operation

Open the CD changer* main menu
(page 54).
or

Load an audio CD into the CD changer*
(page 49).
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* modeCD changer*
Accessing the CD changer*
Retracting the CD changer* Loading CDsWarning
G
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.