MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2005 W211 Comand Manual

60 AudioCD changer* operation

Only touch the CD on the edges.

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 labels on CDs
Safety InstructionsWarning
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

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 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.

62 AudioCD changer* operation
In order to insert CDs, you will need to first
access the CD changer (
page 61).1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
The CD changer has a built-in magazine
which can hold up to six CDs.
The CD changer has six magazine compart-
ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading
procedure. LEDs in the buttons indicate
the status of the corresponding magazine
compartment.
!Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.
Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the com-
pact disc digital audio standard
(IEC 60908).
Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an
adapter. Only use round, 12 cm diame-
ter CDs.
!Your CD changer has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
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 CD changer.iThe CD changer may not be able to play
audio CDs with copy protection.

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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).
iLoading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

64 AudioCD changer* operationLoading all six magazine compart-
ments
Initial situation: all magazine compart-
ments empty.
The CD changer loads all magazine com-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Access the CD changer (
page 61).
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons

Press and hold the button 2 of an
empty magazine compartment for
more than 2 seconds.
The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever-
al times.

Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment 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 magazine com-
partment is loaded.
The red LED in the corresponding mag-
azine compartment button 2 lights up
continuously. The CD changer then requests inser-
tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor-
responding magazine compartment
button 2 flashes green.

Repeat the last step until all six maga-
zine compartments are loaded.
The system plays the sixth CD. The
LEDs in all magazine compartment but-
tons 2 light up red continuously.
The loading procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer (
page 61).
iIf, for example, only compartments 1
through 4 are to be loaded instead of
all six compartments, simply do not in-
sert the a fifth CD into the slot 1. The
CD changer attempts to load the fifth
CD, yet aborts the loading procedure.
The system automatically plays the last
(fourth) CD.

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CD changer* operation
The following options are available:
Ejecting one CD

Ejecting all CDs (
page 66)
Ejecting one CD
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons

Access the CD changer (
page 61).

Briefly press the appropriate magazine
compartment button 2.
The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD
changer ejects the CD.

Within 15 seconds, remove the 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.

Retract the CD changer (
page 61).
Ejecting CDs
iIf you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.

The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
If you eject the CD you are currently lis-
tening to:

The next available audio CD is
played.

If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang-
er mode.

66 AudioCD changer* operationEjecting 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 menuiThe 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 CDsiThis selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.

68 AudioCD changer* operationSelecting via direct entry of the CD
number 
Press one of the
-  keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.
Selecting via CD Selection menu

Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.An entry shows the CD title if the CD
contains corresponding CD text data.
No text displayed with a CD symbol in-
dicates that the corresponding CD
does not contain any CD text data
An entry shaded out indicates an emp-
ty CD changer compartment.

Use or  to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD
changer compartments

Press.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list (
page 69)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 69)

Selecting via scan search (
page 70)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the CD changer main menu
(page 66).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.
Selecting a track

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CD changer* operation
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the CD changer
display (
page 25).

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 track currently playing.

Use or  to select another track
from the list.

Press or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.Selecting via manual entry of the track
number

Open the CD changer main menu
(page 66).

Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
Entry example: Track 1

Press
.
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.