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13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Function
Page
1
Audio main menu
36
2
Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3

- 
Entering frequency man-
ually
Storing stations
Requesting station pre-
sets
41
42
39
Function
Page
4
, , , 
Tuning stations FM / AM
Station memory,
selecting presets
38
42
5

Confirmation
6

Mute function
36
Function
Page
7

Switching ON/OFF
30
8


Volume adjustment
30
9
 and 
Station search
Manual tuning
38
40

38 AudioRadio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search (
page 38).

Tuning via station presets (
page 39).

Tuning via Autostore presets
(page 39).

Tuning via scan search (
page 40).

Manual tuning (
page 40).

Tuning via direct frequency input
(page 41).
Tuning via station search
On COMAND control unit

Switch to the desired FM or AM wave-
band (
page 37).

Press or :
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or

Press or :
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display
(page 25).

Pressj:
The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
iThe wavebands cover different fre-
quency ranges.
FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)
87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:

MW (medium wave)
530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:

WB (Weather Band)
162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station

40 AudioRadio operation
Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press.
or

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:

Scan search performs two runs.
During the first run, stations with ex-
tremely good reception are played.
During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.
Ending Scan search manually

Press the
Scan
soft key again.Manual tuning

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press and hold or  for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping or  in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.
Manual tuning is deactivated if no but-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.

41 Audio
Radio operation
Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband
(page 37).

Press.The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.

Press the number buttons in
succession:, , and .
Each number entered appears in the
display.
The system tunes to the frequency en-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.Tuning via station search
Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.
On COMAND control unit

Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (page 37).
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing or .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz

AM 10 kHz
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.
The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.Tuning to a station on Weather Band


42 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.
On multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display
(page 25).

Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using the number
keypad.

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
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 38).

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 38).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Storing FM/AM stations

47 Audio
Single CD operation
1Track title or track number
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
The Single CD main menu shows the track
title in the center if the CD contains corre-
sponding CD text data.
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title. The following options are available:

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 48)

Selecting via scan search (
page 48)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 46).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Single CD dis-
play (
page 25).

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
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.

48 AudioSingle CD operationSelecting 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 Single CD main menu
(page 46).

Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
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
Scan serach is charcterised as follows:

Scan search plays each track on the
current CD 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.iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.

49 Audio
Single CD operation
Starting scan search 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually

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

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 46).

Press and hold or .

To stop release or .The following options are available:

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.

Random track

The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Changing the playback option

In the Single CD main menu
(page 46) press the
Setting
soft key. The settings menu is displayed.
The solid circle indicates which op-
tion is currently selected.

Use or  to select a different op-
tion.

Press.
The option is activated. A correspond-
ing display will appear in the status bar
for all options except
Normal
sequence
.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.
iWhen you start the scan search, play-
back option
Normal Sequence
is activated
automatically.
Fast forward/reverse
Playback options

55 Audio
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
iThe extended folder list only contains
folders in which MP3 tracks are stored.
Selecting a track

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.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks in the current folder are not pos-
sible.
iThe 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.