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40 Audio
Tape operation
Inserting
Press .
The control panel opens.
Insert a cassette into the cassette com-
partment.
The control panel closes automatically
after a few seconds.
Make sure that the wider portion of the
tape faces right.Ejecting
Press .
Press to eject the cassette.
Press .
The control panel closes. After the cas-
sette has been ejected, the MCS
switches to the last audio mode.
Inserting or ejecting a tapei
If a cassette is inserted, a cassette icon
will be displayed in the radio and CD
mode.

44 Audio
Tape operation
Listening to a cassette
To begin tape playback:

Insert a cassette into the cassette com-
partment. Tape playback will begin au-
tomatically (
page 40).

Press if a cassette has already
been inserted.The telephone and navigation functions
can be used while a tape is playing.
Switch off tape operation
Eject the cassette, switch to the radio
or CD mode or switch off the MCS.
The following screen messages can appear
after is pressed:

“NO TAPE...” - no cassette is inserted.
Insert a cassette.

“TAPE ERROR, TAPE MAY BE TOO
TIGHT” - the cassette cannot be played.
The tape is too tight or is damaged. The
MCS will switch to the radio mode.
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Press the softkey “SIDE”.
The other side of the tape automatical-
ly starts to play. The side selected is
displayed in the main tape menu.
Listening to a cassette
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The cassette side facing upward is con-
sidered SIDE 1.
Error messages
Changing sides
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When the end of the tape has been
reached, the cassette changes sides
automatically.

45 Audio
Tape operation
Fast forward
Push the joystick to .
The tape winds fast forward and “FOR-
WARD” is displayed in the main tape
menu.
Rewind
Push the joystick to .
The tape rewinds and “REWIND” is dis-
played in the main tape menu.Forward
Push the joystick to .
The MCS locates and plays the next
track. While searching “MUSIC
SEARCH FORWARD” is displayed in
the main tape menu.
Reverse
Push the joystick to .
The MCS locates and plays the previ-
ous track. While searching “MUSIC
SEARCH REVERSE” is displayed in
the main tape menu.
Cancelling music search
Push the joystick in any direction.
Fast forward and rewindMusic search
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The music search function will not work
properly unless there is enough blank
tape (approx. 2 seconds) separating the
individual tracks.

46 Audio
Tape operation
When this function is activated, you can
play back the first 8 seconds of each track
in succession.
Activating scan
Press the softkey “SCAN”.Scan begins. “SCAN” is highlighted in
the softkey menu and “SCANNING” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling scan
Press the highlighted softkey
“SCAN”.
or
Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.When this function is activated, the unit
skips blank segments longer than 15 sec-
onds. The unit fast forwards to the next
track or side and start playing it.
Starting blank skip
Press the softkey “SKIP”.
Blank skip begins. “SKIP” is highlighted
in the softkey menu. If a blank section
is detected “SKIPPING BLANK SEC-
TION” is displayed in the tape menu.
Tape scan
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The scan function does not work prop-
erly unless there is enough blank tape
(approx. 2 seconds) separating the indi-
vidual tracks.
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At the end of the tape, the tape auto-
matically switches to the other side and
scan stops.
Blank skip

47 Audio
Tape operation
Cancelling blank skip
Press the highlighted softkey
“SKIP”.
This function provides the optimum play-
back of tapes recorded with Dolby B.Activating Dolby BPress the softkey .
The Dolby B mode is activated when
the is highlighted in the softkey
menu.
Cancelling Dolby B
Press the highlighted softkey
.
Activating pause
Press the softkey “II”.
The tape stops playing and “PAUSE” is
displayed in the tape menu.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey “PLAY”.
Dolby B (noise reduction)
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The Dolby noise reduction system is
manufactured under license by Dolby
Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
The word Dolby and the double-D sym-
bol are trademarks of Dolby Labo-
ratories Licensing Corporation.
Pause
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The tape stops playing if you send or
receive a phone call.

51 Audio
CD operation
Inserting or ejecting a CD (Single CD play-
er*)
Inserting
Press .
The control panel is lowered.
Insert the CD into the CD slot with the
label side up. The CD will automatically
be fed into the CD player.
The control panel closes automatically
after a few seconds.Ejecting
Press .
Press to eject the CD.
Press .
The control panel is raised. After the
CD has been ejected, the MCS will
switch to the last audio mode.
Inserting or ejecting a CD
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If an audio CD is inserted, an audio CD
icon is displayed when in the radio
or tape mode.
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If the control panel is in the down posi-
tion for more than 20 seconds, two suc-
cessive beeps will be heard.
This will continue at five second inter-
vals until the control panel is returned
to its normal position.
Press to return the control panel
to its closed position.
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A lowered control panel can easily be
damaged. As soon as the CD is ejected,
close the control panel.
Do not place anything on the lowered
control panel.
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If you do not remove an ejected CD, the
CD drive automatically retrieves it after
10 seconds.
The CD drive can read either

Navigation DVDs or

Audio CDs.

55 Audio
CD operation
FunctionPage
Single CD player*
1Main single CD menu
2Icon for inserted CD in
single CD player
3Scan60
4Repeat61
5Random play61
6Audio adjust menu
7Select time display
8Pause62
CD changer*
9Main CD changer menu
10Icon for connected and
loaded CD changer
11Number of selected CD
12Scan60
13Repeat 61
14Random play 61
15Audio adjust menu63
16Select time display62
17Pause62

58 Audio
CD operation

Single CD mode: “NAVIGATION
DISC INSERTED...” - a navigation
DVD is inserted in the CD slot. Replace
the DVD with an audio CD.

CD changer mode: “MAG. EMPTY” -
there are no CDs in the magazine. Eject
the CD changer magazine and insert
CDs.

CD changer mode: “NO MAGAZINE” -
there is no magazine in the CD chang-
er. Insert a loaded magazine into the
CD changer.

CD changer mode: “CHANGER ER-
ROR” - have the MCS and the CD
changer checked by an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.Press a number key, e.g. to se-
lect the corresponding CD.
The screen as shown above appears for
4 seconds. The selected CD will be
highlighted. If the selected magazine
slot is empty, the “NO CD” message
and the number of the selected slot ap-
pears on the screen. The next CD in-
serted will be selected.Playback begins with track 1 of the select-
ed CD.
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In the CD, radio and tape modes icons
are displayed for an inserted CD (single
CD player) or a connected and loaded
CD changer.
Selecting a CD
MCS with CD changer
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After the last track of the current CD
has been played, the next CD inserted
in the magazine is selected and play-
back continues with track 1.

59 Audio
CD operation
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You can select a track by using

the joystick

the number keypad
Selecting a track using the joystick
Next track
Push the joystick to .
Previous track or start of title (if more than
10 seconds of playing time has elapsed)
Push the joystick to .Select any desired track
Push the joystick to or as
often as necessary.
Selecting a track using the number keypad
Press and enter the number of
the track you wish to select, e.g.
and .
Track select i
To enter a single digit track number, you
can enter zero (0) followed by the track
number, e.g. 01, or simply enter the
track number, e.g. 1, and wait 4 sec-
onds to have the track selected auto-
matically.
When entering a two digit number you
must enter the second digit within 4
seconds. Otherwise, the function
switches off and the screen returns to
the previous display.
If you enter a track number which is
higher than the last track on the disk,
“INVALID TRACK” appears on the
display. The current track keeps play-
ing.

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CD operation
Activating the pause
Press the softkey “II”.
The CD stops playing and “PAUSE”
appears in the display.
Cancelling pause
Press the softkey “PLAY”.When this function is selected, the main
CD menu displays the current track and
elapsed time.
Press the softkey “TIME”.
The total numbers of tracks and the to-
tal playing time are displayed.
To return
Press the softkey “TIME”.
or
Wait 4 seconds to automatically return
to the main CD menu.
Pause
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The CD stops playing if a phone call is
sent or received.
Elapsed time display