key MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2003 W163 Comand Manual

23 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Entering a street name
The input screen appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Delete button
5Space buttonTo enter the street name, use the joy-
stick to select the first character from
the keypad 2
2 and press .
The character will appear in the text
window 1
1.
To enter more characters, repeat
above step.
If a character is not available, it will
automatically be shaded out.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete”4
4 and
press .
When you have entered the street
name, use the joystick to select
“List”3
3and press .
or
Use the joystick to enter the first few
characters of the street name, select
“List”3
3and press .
Use the joystick to select the desired
street name from the name list and
press .
The Address Number menu appears. P82.85-9563-31

24 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Entering an address number
The input screen appears if you have en-
tered the street name and the address
numbers for this street are stored on the
navigation DVD.
Use the joystick to select the first num-
ber of the desired address number and
press .
The character will appear in the num-
ber window.
To enter more characters, repeat the
above step.
To correct the last character, use the
joystick to select “Delete” and press
.
When the address number is displayed,
use the joystick to select “Done” and
press .
If the city name was not previously en-
tered, the City Name menu will appear.
Once you have entered the complete
address, the Confirm Destination menu
appears.
Use the joystick to select “OK to
Proceed” and press .
The MCS begins calculating the route.
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Numbers can also be entered using the
number keypad.
If a character is not available, it will au-
tomatically be shaded out. Use “N”, “E”,
“W” or “S” only if the address number
contains such a character. The MCS will
automatically differentiate north, east,
west and south street names.
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27 Audio
Radio operation
FunctionPage
1Switches radio operation
on30
2Color display
3Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
14
16
4Selecting a station (pre-
sets)
Selecting a station via di-
rect frequency entry
Saving a station
Selecting a station from
the preset menu FM/AM
Selecting a station from
the WB preset menu
36
34
37
5Joystick
: Automatic seek
tuning, ascending
: Automatic seek
tuning, descending
: Manual tuning,
ascending
: Manual tuning,
descending
33
33
33
33
6Softkeys
“LIST”: Preset menu
“AM”, “FM”: Changing ra-
dio band
“WB”: Weather Band
“AUTO”: Automatically
saves stations
“ADJ”: Audio adjust-
ment
“SCAN”: Scan
37
31
32
33
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35
FunctionPage

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Radio operation
This chapter will provide detailed informa-
tion on:

Radio operation

Tape operation

CD operation* and

Sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please
familiarize yourself with these functions by
reading the “At a glance” chapter.
Main FM radio menu
Press .
The radio is switched on and the sta-
tion last tuned to will begin to play.
Press any system key, e.g. .
MCS will switch to the tape mode.
Switching radio operation on
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You can operate the telephone and the
navigation system while the radio is on.
Switching another system on

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Radio operation
You can select between FM-, AM- and WB-
Band.FM Band
Press the softkey “FM”. “FM” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner
of the display.
The FM station last tuned to begins to
play and the frequency appears in the
display.AM BandPress the softkey “AM”. “AM” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner
of the display.
The AM station last tuned to begins to
play and the frequency appears in the
display.
Changing the Radio band
Frequency band
FM
AMFrequency range
87.5 - 108.0 FM
530 - 1710 AM

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Radio operation
Weather Band WB
Press the softkey “WB”. “WB” is
displayed in the upper left hand corner
of the display.
The channel last tuned to will appear in
the display.The following functions are available to se-
lect a station:

Automatic seek tuning (page 33)

Manual tuning (page 33)

Station selection using number keypad
(presets) (
page 34)

Station selection using direct
frequency entry (
page 34)

Automatic station scan (page 35)

Station selection from the preset menu
(
page 37)
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If a weather band station cannot be re-
ceived on this channel, an automatic
search of all 7 channels will take place.
As soon as you receive a weather band,
the search will stop and the channel ap-
pears in the display. The automatic
search performs two cycles through the
7 channels.
Message “WB NOT AVAILABLE”
A weather band station cannot be re-
ceived on any of the 7 channels.
Selecting a station

34 Audio
Radio operation
Station selection using the number keypad
(presets)
FM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
.
The radio tunes to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If you
have not saved a station to the memory
location, the radio does not change fre-
quencies.
F
Weather Band WB
Tune the radio to the selected channel.
The memory preset number appears in
the status line.Station selection using the direct
frequency entry (FM, AM)
Press .
Input line appears in the main radio
menu.
Use the number keys to enter the de-
sired frequency within 8 seconds, e.g.
for 102.7 FM.
The station you have selected begins to
play.
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FM and AM presets are independent.
You can access them only if you are in
the corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 36).

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Radio operation
Automatic station scan
The stations on the bands (FM/AM/WB)
can be scanned in succession for
8 seconds each.
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The scan function will begin. “SCAN” is
highlighted.Weather Band WB
The 7 individual weather channels stored
in memory are scanned in succession.
The scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
Ending the scan function
Press the softkey “SCAN”.
The station selected appears and the
station frequency is displayed.
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function cancels.
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A frequency entered outside the allow-
able input range will not be accepted.

36 Audio
Radio operation
The following memory functions are avail-
able:

Saving FM, AM stations manually
(
page 36)

Saving FM, AM stations automatically
(
page 37)

Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 37)

Selecting channels from the WB preset
menu (
page 37)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the main radio menu
Select the AM- or the FM-Band
(
page 31).
Press one of the number keys, e.g.
, longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep.
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The mem-
ory preset selected appears in the sta-
tus line, e.g. “FM3”.
Memory functionsi
There are 10 presets available for each
band (FM & AM).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
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Two presets available for the FM/AM
wavebands:

Standard FM/AM preset (saving
stations manually)

Auto preset (saving stations auto-
matically).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto store presets. This
is a second possibility for storing sta-
tions.

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Radio operation
Saving (FM, AM) stations automatically
If the FM/AM main radio menu is dis-
played.
Press the softkey “AUTO” for
longer than two seconds.
The radio stores the 10 strongest sta-
tions. The station frequencies available
will appear in the memory list.
While the stations are being stored
“AUTO STORE IN PROGRESS” ap-
pears in the display.Selecting a (FM, AM) station from the
preset menu
You can view the preset menu with all the
preset positions.
To view the preset menu, press the
softkey “LIST”.
To select a desired station, press one
of the number keys, e.g. .
To exit the preset menu, press the soft-
key “FM” or “AM”.Return to the radio menu
Press the softkey “LIST”.
Selecting channels from the WB preset
The WB menu is displayed:
Press a number key from to
to select the desired weather
band.