MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

41 Audio
Audio operation
Radio operation
CD operation
CD changer operation
MP3 CD operation

42 Audio
Audio operation

Audio operation
In chapter “Audio” you will find detailed
information regarding
radio operation
CD operation (CD drive, CD changer)
MP3 CD operation
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
Press A.
Audio menu
WarningG
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the audio system only if
permitted by road, weather and traffic con-
ditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is co-
vering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
Opening the Audio menu

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Audio operation
If an audio submenu is displayed, press
the
Back soft key until the Audio menu
is displayed.or
Press A again.
In the Audio menu, press the soft key
for the desired audio source.
Switching On
Press J.
The system mutes the active audio
source and the
ß symbol is displayed in
the status bar. The soft keys on the left
side are greyed out in some submenus.
Switching off
Press J again.
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The CD or the MP3 soft key is
available, depending on the medium
inserted in the CD AUDIO slot.
The
CD soft key is available if a CD
changer is connected to the COMAND.
Selecting an audio source
Muting
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COMAND will also deactivate if you
Press A, B, g, h
Change the volume at COMAND or
the multifunction steering wheel
Operate the joystick
Press any keypad button except
#
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel if the
audio menu is selected
Press any soft key.

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Radio operation

Radio operation
In the Audio menu, press the Radio soft
key.
The Radio main menu will appear. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.
Radio main menu
1Soft key assignment
2Main area
3Status bar
Switching back to the Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.
AM Band
In the FM Radio main menu, press the
FM/AM soft key until “AM” is displayed in
the status bar.The AM station last tuned to will begin to
play. The frequency will appear in the
display.
Switching back to FM band
Press the FM/AM soft key.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching to radio operationChanging the Radio band
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 MHz
530 - 1710 kHz

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Radio operation
Weather Band WB
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the
COMAND plays and displays the
channel of the first strong WB station.
Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the FM/AM soft key.
or
Press the WB soft key
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to the Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
The Weather Band WB station will con-
tinue to play.You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (page 46)
Manual tuning (page 46)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 46)
Preset station selection via number
keypad (
page 47)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(
page 47)
Station selection from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 50)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 50)
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With the number keys 1 - 7 i t i s p o s -
sible to choose a channel.
The message
No channel will appear if
the system could not detect a channel.
Selecting a station

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Radio operation
Automatic seek tuning
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to gor G.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel
The radio will tune in to the next
receivable station (FM, AM) or channel
(WB) with descending/ascending
frequency depending on the direction
of seek.
WB direct channel selection
Press a number key 1 through 7.Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function rapidly scans the
frequencies.
Press g or h repeatedly to
change the frequency step by step.
or
Push the joystick to H or h.
Each push of the joystick will change
the frequency by one step.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.

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Radio operation
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 MHz.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not accepted. The message
Please
observe frequency range 87.7 - 107.9
MHz
will appear briefly.Preset station selection via number
keypad
FM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
The stations on the same band (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press the Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 MHz
530 - 1710 kHz
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will continue listening to the
station last tuned to.
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FM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 48).
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In the AM band, two search runs take
place. During the first run, stations with
good reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.

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Radio operation
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
or
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 49)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 50)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 50)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2.On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
To select the desired memory preset:
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Memory functions
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There are 10 presets available
(1 - 9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

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Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The autostore preset menu will appear.
Press E to start Begin new search.The autostore function is active. The
message
Autostore being reloaded
will appear. The radio stores the 10
stations with the strongest signal. The
station frequencies available will
appear in the memory list.
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There are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband
standard FM/AM presets (saving
stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations
automatically).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
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There are max. 10 presets available
(1- 9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality. The
strongest station is available on
preset 1. The number of available
stations depends on the stations avai-
lable in the area the vehicle is operated
in.

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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 48).
You can use one of the following ways to
select a station from the FM/AM presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list (
page 48).
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu (
page 49).You can use one of the following ways to
select a station from the FM/AM autostore
presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.