radio MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class WAGON 2011 S212 Comand Manual

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COMAN
Dfeatures
Thes eOperatin gInstruc tio ns desc ribeall
st andar dand opt ionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. Rad
iomode General
information
i Portable electronicdevices inthe vehicle
may seriously impairradiorecept ion. Switching
torad iomode
Opt ion 1 X
Press $thefunc tion button .
The radio display appears. Youwillhear the
last stationplayed onthe last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esbetween theFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select Audio in
the main function barby
sliding ZVandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
If radio mode wasthelast mode selected,
it will now beactive.
If anoth eraudio mode isswitch edon, you
can now switch toradio mode inthe audio
menu.
X Select Audio by
sliding ZVtheCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
The audio menu appears. Ex
ample: audiomenu
: Current audiooperatin gmode
; Main function bar
= Audio menu
X Select FM/AM Radio by
turn ingcVd the
COMAND controller andpress Wto
con firm. Ex
ample: HDRadio display
: Display window withstationsett ings
; Preset position ofthe select edstat ion
= Name ofthe select edstat ion(icon forHD
Radio™ andnumber ofsubprogram)
? Frequenc yofthe select edstat ion
A Sound settings
B FM radio, AMradio orWB radio
C Program information
D Preset functions
E Radio functions 144
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Note
sonH DR adio™
i Thef unctio nsofHD Radio™ include:
R digital transmi ssion inthe same
wa veb and sasa nalogA M/FM .The
analog AM/FMstations remain inthe
same position whenselecting astati on.
R the ability tobro adcas tseveral program
str eams overasingle FMfrequenc y(e.g.
HD 1,HD 2e tc.).
R int erferen ce-free, clear recept ion.
R FM: sound inCD quality; AM:sound as
on analog FMstat ions.
R tex t-based information (e.g.artist ,trac k
name) inthe display.
For furth erinfor mation onHD Radio™, visit
htt p://ww w.hdradio.com.
You candeactivat eHDR adio™ forthe
select edfrequenc yint he radio submenu. X
Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ theCOMAND controller andpress W
to con firm.
X Select HDRadio and
press Wtocon firm.
HD Radio™ isdeactivat edifthe ªchec k
box isempty.
You hear theanalog program ofthis
frequenc y.
As soon asyou change toanoth erHD Radio
frequenc y,the HDRadio™ isreact ivated. Switching
wavebands
Opt ion 1 You
canswitch theradio between theFM, AM
and WBwaveband.
X Press the$ function button repeatedly
until thedesired waveband isselect ed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switches betweentheFM, AMand WB
wavebands inthat order andthen calls up
SatRadio mode.Pressin gthe button again
takes youback toFM radio mode.
Opt ion 2 X
Select FM ,
AM or
WB in
the radio display by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Waveband submenuisopened. 1
Waveband submenu
The #dot shows thecurren tlyselect ed
waveband.
X Select awaveband andpress Wtocon firm.
You willhear thelast stationplayed onthe
select edwaveband. Rad
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Selec
tingastatio n
Se lecti ng astatio nusing the stati on
se arc hfuncti on X
Press theE orF button.
or
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe radio displa yisa ctive.
Stat ionsearch scansupordown andstops
at the next station found.
Selec tingstations viathe stat ion
presets X
Quick setting: pressanumber key,e.g.
l.
X Directly inthe stat ionpresets: select
Presets by
sliding VÆandturning cVd
the COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
displa y/selection windowisactive.
The station presetmemory appears.The
# dot indicates underwhich preset the
current lyselected stationisstored.
X Select astation byturning cVdand
pressing Wtoconfirm orpress anumber
key, e.g.l.
Selec tingstations byentering the
frequency manually X
Option 1:press thel button.
X Option 2:select Radio in
the radio displa y
by sliding VÆandturning cVdthe
COMAND controller andpress Wto
confirm .
X Select Enter Frequency and
press Wto
confirm .
Irrespect iveofthe option chosen, aninput
menu willappea r. X
Ent erafrequency usingthenumber keys.
COMAND tunesinto the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
AM
(MF) 530
–1700 kHz FM
(VHF) 87.7
–107. 9M Hz WB
(Weather Band) Weather
report
channels i
You canonly enter current lypermitted
numbers.
i Ifyou enter afrequency inthe FMorAM
waveba ndswhich isoutside thefrequency
range, COMAND tunesinto the next lower
frequency. Storing
stations
Storing stations manua lly There
areten presets availableforthe FMand
AM waveba nds.
X Quick save:pressandhold anumber key,
e.g. l,u ntilyou hear atone.
The station isstored.
X Directly inthe stat ionpresets: pressW
the COMAND controller when thedispla y/
selection windowisactive.
or
X Select Presets by
sliding VÆandturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
In both cases, thestation presets appear.
The #dot indicates underwhich preset
the current lyselected stationisstored. 146
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X
Sel ect achannel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
or
X Pre ssan um berk ey on the control panel,
e.g. 4,atany time. Displaying
stationinform ation
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ion is
shown belowthemain function bar.
X Select Radio in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm. X
Select ShowStation Information by
sliding VÆandturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Depen dingonthe previous status,you
switch ShowStation Information on
O oroff ª. Displaying
program information
This function isonly available foranalog FM
programs anddigital AM/FMprograms (HD
Radio™).
Inf ormation relevanttothe curren tstat ion is
shown inthe display window. X
Select Info in
the radio display bysliding
VÆ andturningcVd theCOMAND
con troller andpress Wtocon firm.
Inf ormation onthe curren tlyselect ed
stat ionisdisplayed. Contentisd ependent
on the station. X
To retur ntothe radio display: confirm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up. Satellite
radio Importa
ntnotes
This section provides detailedinformation on
the followi ngtopics:
R selecting achannel andprogram category
R memory functions
R sound settings
i The satellite radiomode described below
requires optionally available satellite radio
equip ment andregistration withasatellite
radio provider.
i Note thatthecategories andchannels
shown inthe illustrations dependonthe
program contentoffered bythe provider.
The program contents mayvary. The
illu strations anddescriptions inthese
operating instructionsmay therefore differ
from thechannels andcategories offered
by the provider.
Satellite radiomode maybetemporarily
unavail ableorinterrupted foravariety of
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envir
onmen talortopogr aphical conditions
as well asother issues beyond thecontrol
of Mercedes- BenzUSA,LLC. Operation
may alsobeimpaired incert ainlocation s
(e.g. tunnels,multi-s toreycarparks or
within aswell asclose tobuildings).
i SIRIUS XMRadio offersmore than 130
digital-quality radiochann elsproviding
100 %comm ercial-f reemusic, sports,news
and entertain ment.
SIRIUS XMRadio employs afleet ofhigh-
perform ancesatellites tobroadcast around
the clock throughout theUSA andCanada.
The satellite radioprogram isavailable for
am onthly fee. Details areavailable from
the SIRIUS XMServ iceCenter andat
htt p://www.sirius.com (USA)or
htt p://www.siri uscanada .com
(Canada). Register
ingsatellit eradio
X Switc honsatellite radiomode
(Y page 149).
The satellite radiomainmenu appears
showing theweather channel.You cann ot
select anyother stations.
X Select SatRadio in
the lower menu bar
and press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service and
press Wtocon firm.
The servic einfor mation screenappears. Serv
iceinfor mation screen
1 Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)
2 SIRIUS XMIDofyour satellite receiver X
Call thephone number ofyour satellite
radio provider shownonthe screen .
i You canalso have thesatellite service
activ ated online. Todo so, visit theSIRIUS
XM Radio website at
htt p://www.sirius.com (USA)or
htt p://ww w.siriu scanada .com
(Canada).
Onc ethe con nection hasbeen established:
X Follow theinstruct ions ofthe servic estaff .
The activ ation process maytake uptoten
minut es.Ifthe activ ation iscomplet ed
success fully,theNoService message
appears inthe display, followed bythe
satellite radiomainmenu.
i Ifregistr ationisnot included when
purchasing thesystem, yourcredit card
details willberequired toactivat eyour
accoun t.
If the satellite receiver isnot installed or
inst alled incorrectly,the Device unavail
able message
willappear. Switching
onsatellit eradiomode
Notes You
canalso usethemultifunc tionsteer ing
wheel totune inchann elsorscroll through
lists, e.g.bypressing the=;
9: buttons(Ypage 23).
For import antnoteson registr ation,see
"Registering satelliteradio"(Y page 149).
Opt ion 1 X
Press $thefunc tion button .
The NoService message
appearsafter
switch ingonorifno signal isbeing
received. OnceCOMAND receives the
signal, thesatellite radiodisplay appears.
The stationlast select edisplayed.
i Repeatedly pressingthisfunc tion button
switch esthrough thewavebands inthe
order FM,AM, WBand subsequently Sat
ellite radio
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switches
onthe satellite radio.Pressing the
button againtake syou back toFM radio
mod e.
Opt ion 2 X
Sel ect Audio in
them ainfunction bar by
slidin gZV andturnin gcVd theC OMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
If sat ellit eradio modewasthel ast mod e
selec ted, itwill nowb eactive.
If ano ther audio modeiss wit ched on,you
can nows witch tosat ellit eradio modein
th ea udio menu.
X Sel ect Audio by
slidin gZV theC OMA ND
co ntroll erand pres sW toconfirm .
The audio menuappear s.
X Sel ect Sat Rad
io and
pres sW toconfirm .
The NoService mes
sage appear swhen
st art ing uporifno sign alisbein greceive d.
If th es atellit ereceive risn otinstalled oris
not installed correctly,the Device Unavailable message
willappea r. Once
COMAND receivesthesignal, the
satellite radiodispla yappea rs.The station
last selected isplay ed. Satellite
radiomainmenu
1 Satellite radiomaindispla y
2 Channel name
3 Preset
4 Selected category/channel number
5 Channel information (inbrief)
6 Sound settings
7 Category list
8 Channel information (indetail)
9 Channel presetlist
a Satellite radiomenu
Channel information Acan beviewed in
detail (Ypage 153).
Changing thecategory Satellite
radiostations aresorted intovarious
categories. Youcanchoose between the
different categories, suchasnews/talk
shows, sportsorcountry, ifthey areavail able.
The category listissorted alphabetically .
Selec tingacatego ry
X To callupt he categ orylist:sel ect
Catego ry by
turning cVdtheCOM AND
controlle rand pre ssW toconfi rm.
The cate gorylista ppears.
X To select ac atego ry:select acatego ryby
turning cVdtheCOM AND controll erand
pres sing Wtoconfirm.
The catego rysel ected isshow nint he
displa y.You hear thestation lastselected
for this category.
The All Channels category
isat the top
of the category list.This category issorted 150
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by
chann elnumber andallows youto
browse allavailable channels.
Selecting achanne l Chann
elsearc h
X Turn cVd orslide XVY theCOMAND
controlle rwhile thedispla y/selection
window inthe SatRadio displayisa ctive.
or
X Press theE orF button.
COMAND searchesinboth directions
(ascending anddescending) andstops at
the next channel foundinthe selected
category.
Satellite radiomenu
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
The satellite radiomenu appears. Entering
channelnumbers directly
Option 1
X Press thel button.
An input menu appears.
Option 2
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm.
X Select Channel Entry and
press Wto
confirm.
An input menu appears. X
To enter achanne l:irresp ective ofthe
optio n,press thecorrespo ndingnumbe r
keys onthe control paneloneafter the
other.
COMAND setsthesele cted channel.
i You canonly selectcurrently permitted
dig its.
Sel ecting achann elfrom theSatRadio
chann ellist
You canselectac hannel using eithe rthe
channel list(option 1)or the channel listthat
displa ysthe artists ortrack scurrent lybeing
play ed(option 2).
X Select Sat in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W toconfirm .
Option 1
X Select Channel List and
press Wto
confirm .
The channel listappea rs. Satellite
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X
Sel ect achannel byturni ngcVd the
CO MAND controllera nd pre ssW to
confi rm.
Opti on2
X Sel ect ChannelListw ithA rtist , Tit
le and
pressW toconfi rm.
The channel list appe arsa nd displ ayst he
ar tis ts and trackscur rentl ybeing play ed . X
Sel ect achannel byturning cVd the
CO MAND controller and pressW to
confi rm.
Memo ryfun ctions Sto
ringc hann els
i Therearet en pre sets availabl e.
X Pre ssW the COMAND controller wh en the
di spl ay/se lectio nwindow isact ive.
or
X Selec tPres ets in
the submen ubarby
tur nin gcVd theCOMA NDcontroller and
press Wtocon firm .
In bot hcases ,the chan nelprese tsappear.
The Rdot infro ntofap rese tentry
indic ates thatthecurr entlyselec ted
st ation isstored under thisprese t. St
ation presets
X Selec tapreset byturn ingcVd the
COMAND controller and press andhold
W until youhear atone.
or
X Press andhold anumber button,e.g.
n,u ntilyou hear atone.
The chann elisstor edunder thepreset .
Stor ingchannels automat ically
This function automatic allystoreschann els
with adequate receptioninthe preset
memor y.Channels storedmanually inthe
preset memor ywillbe overwrit ten.
X Opt ion1:press Wthe COMAND controller
when thedisplay/select ionwindow is
activ e.
X Select Autost ore in
the preset sbyturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller and press
W tocon firm.
X Opt ion 2:select Preset s in
the submenu
bar bysliding VÆandturningcVd the
COMAND controller and press Wto
con firm.
X Select Autost ore and
press Wtocon firm.
In both cases, COMAND searchesfor
chann elsthat canbereceiv ed.You willsee
am essage tothis effec t.The available
chann elsare automatic allystoredinthe
preset position s.
X To cancel storing: select Cancel and
press Wtocon firm. 152
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ellite radioAudio

Selec
tingachanne lfrom thepreset list
X To call upthe preset list:sele ct
Presets in
the submenu barbyturning
cVd theCOMAND controllerand press
W toconfirm.
The channel presetlist appears.
X To set achanne l:sele ctap rese tby
tur ning cVd theCOMAND controllera nd
pre ssW toconf irm.
or
X Pre ssan um berk ey, such asn.
Displaying information X
Select Info in
the submenu barbyturn ing
cVd theCOMAND controller andpress
W tocon firm.
Inf ormation onthe curren tlyreceived
program isdisplayed. If
available, yousee:
R the complet echann elname
R the artist ofthe curren tlyplayed track
R the curren tlyplayed track
X To retu rntothe radiodispla y:con firm
Info by
pressing W.
X Slide ZVtheCOMAND controller up.
Displaying serviceinformation The
provider's customerservicecenter is
available byphone atany time toanswer any
general questions orquestions onthe
version savailable. X
Select Satradio in
the submenu barby
turn ingcVd theCOMAND controller and
press Wtocon firm.
X Select Service and
press Wtocon firm.
The provider's detailsappear. 1
Provider's phonenumber (SIRIUSXM)or
Call Service Provider 2
SIRIUS IDofyour satellite receiver
X To retu rntothe SatR adio main displa y:
slide XVY theCOMAND controller.
Channel listupd ates When
receivin ganewchann ellist, thedisplay
shows theUpdatin gChannel s... message.
The stationlast select edisswitch edtomute
until theupdate hasbeen complet ed.
Satellit eradio mode isnot available during
this process .
Onc ethe update hasbeen complet ed,the
satellite radiomainmenu appears. The
stat ionlast select edisplayed.
Sound settings You
willfind details onthe sound settings in
the "Ataglance" section(Ypage 34). Sat
ellite radio
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