MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2004 W163 Comand Manual

18 At a glanceQuick reference MCSSwitching on
Press .
The main CD menu will be displayed.
CD playback will begin automatically
depending on the CD player selected.
Single CD player. The first track on
the CD is played.

CD changer. The first track on the
first CD detected in the magazine is
played.Inserting a CD into the CD drive
(
page 51) and inserting CDs in the CD
changer (
page 52).
Track select

Push the joystick to / .
The beginning of the current track, the
previous track, or the next track will be
played.
Selecting a CD from the CD changer

Activate the CD changer.

Press one of the number keys.
Keys - select the corre-
sponding magazine slot of the
CD changer.
The message LOADING CD... ap-
pears on the display. Playback begins
with track 1.CD track scan

Press the softkey SCAN.
The tracks on the CD are played one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.

Press the highlighted softkey
SCAN to cancel the function.
Refer to (
page 48) “CD operation” for
additional information.
Switching on

Press .
or

Press the softkey SAT in the ra-
dio menu.
The Satellite Radio is switched on. The
channel last tuned to will begin to play.
CD operation*
Satellite radio* operation

19 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Selecting a station
Selecting by category
Press the softkey PTY.
or

Push the joystick to or .
The program category list contains all
receivable categories of programs.
Select any desired category

Push the joystick to or as
often as necessary.
or

Press the softkey or
.
In the station list, only stations of the se-
lected category are available (category
mode).When changing the category, the channel
selected last in the new category becomes
audible.
The system will automatically switch to a
station of the selected category if the cur-
rently selected station is not of the select-
ed category. Otherwise, the currently
selected station remains tuned.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. .
The MCS will switch to tape operation.
Refer to (
page 71) “Satellite Radio oper-
ation” for additional information.Switching on

Press .
The unlock code menu will appear.Telephone* operationiTimeport phones use a three-digit code.
V60 phones use a four-digit code. The
head unit will unlock the phone using
the first three digits of the four-digit V60
unlock code.

20 At a glanceQuick reference MCSEntering the unlock code 
Use the number keys from to
to enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits appear in the
input line.
If the code entered is correct and the
phone is registered in a network, the
phone is ready for use.
Outgoing call
Enter a telephone number

Use the number keys from to
to enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit
is entered.Begin dialing

If you have entered the correct num-
ber, press .
Dialing will begin. If the phone number
and name are stored in the phone
book, the name appears on the screen.
The active audio source will switch to
mute.
Conducting a call
When the call is initiated, the call time will
be displayed.
Ending a call

Press .
Refer to (
page 80) “Telephone opera-
tion” for additional information.Switching the navigation system on
Main destination input menu
Press .
If the navigation system has not been
booted, the navigation startup screen
appears during the software loading
process.Navigation system*, entering a des-
tination and calculating a route





21 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
The navigation menu displayed will vary
according to the last navigation func-
tion used.
If route guidance was switched off, the
main navigation menu is displayed.
Entering destination address

Press .

Use the joystick to select INPUT
DESTINATION and press .The Find Destination by menu appears.

Use the joystick to select Address
and press .To find the addresses, select:

Street Name
, to search for the ad-
dress by street name and number.

City Name
, to search for the address
in a specific city.

Change State
, to search for the ad-
dress in a different state.

Change Province
, to search for the
address in a different province.

Use the joystick to select the desired
method and press .










iIf you have entered the state or the
province and you know the city name,
start your search using the city name.
This will save time versus starting a
search where you use the street name.

22 At a glanceQuick reference MCSChanging the state or province
The input screen appears showing the cur-
rent state or province.
If you want to choose another state or
province, use the joystick to select it
and press .
The new state or province is selected.
Entering a city name
The input screen appears. If you have se-
lected the city name menu, the current city
name appears.1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Space button
5Delete button

If you want to choose another city, use
the joystick to select the first character
of the city name from the keypad 2
and press .
The character appears in the text win-
dow 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 5 and
press .

When you have entered the city name,
use the joystick to select List 3 and
press .
or

Use the joystick to enter the first few
characters of the city name, select
List 3 and press .

Select the desired city name from the
name list and press .

The Input Street Name menu appears.




23 At a glance
Quick reference MCS
Entering a street name
The input screen appears.
1Text window
2Keypad
3List button
4Space button
5Delete button

To enter the street name, use the joy-
stick to select the first character from
the keypad 2 and press .
The character will appear in the text
window 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 5 and
press .

When you have entered the street
name, use the joystick to select List
3 and press .
or

Use the joystick to enter the first few
characters of the street name, select
List 3 and press .

Use the joystick to select the desired
street name from the name list and
press .

The Address Number menu appears.




24 At a glanceQuick reference MCSEntering 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.



iNumbers 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.




25 Audio
Radio operation
Tape operation
CD operation
Audio Adjustment

26 AudioRadio operationQuick reference

27 Audio
Radio operation
Function
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Switches radio operation
on
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2
Color display
3
Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
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4
Selecting 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
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5
Joystick
: Automatic seek
tuning, ascending
: Automatic seek
tuning, descending
: Manual tuning,
ascending
: Manual tuning,
descending
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Softkeys
LIST: Preset menu
AM, FM, WB: Changing ra-
dio band
Weather Band
SAT: Satellite Radio
AUTO: Automatically
saves stations
ADJ: Audio adjustment
SCAN: Scan
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