audio MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2004 W163 Comand Manual

58 AudioCD operation
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 ERROR
- have the MCS and the CD changer
checked by an authorized Mercedes-
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.
iIn 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
iAfter the last track of the current CD
has been played, the next CD inserted in
the magazine is selected and playback
continues with track 1.

59 Audio
CD operation
IYou 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 key-
pad

Press and enter the number of
the track you wish to select, e.g.
and .
Track select
iTo 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 dis-
play. The current track keeps playing.

60 AudioCD operationForward
Push the joystick to .
The CD seeks forward as long as you
push the joystick.
Backward

Push the joystick to .
The CD seeks backward as long as you
push the joystick.The tracks on a CD can be scanned in suc-
cession for 8 seconds each.
Activating scan

Press the softkey SCAN.
Scan begins and SCAN is highlighted in
the softkey menu.Cancelling scan

Press the highlighted softkey
SCAN.
or

Push the joystick in any direction.
Playback resumes with the desired
track.
Music seek
CD track scan

61 Audio
CD operation
Activating repeat
Press the softkey RPT.
The current track repeats until you
switch the function off.
The repeat mode is activated when
RPT is highlighted in the softkey menu.
Cancelling repeat mode

Press the highlighted softkey
RPT.Activating random play

Press the softkey RDM.
The tracks on the currently selected CD
play back in a random order.
The random mode is activated when
RDM is highlighted in the softkey menu.Selecting the next / previous track

Push the joystick to or .
The next or previous track in the ran-
dom list plays.
Cancelling random play

Press the highlighted softkey
RDM.
CD track repeat
iYou cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.CD track random play
iYou cannot activate the repeat mode
and the random mode at the same time.
You can only select one mode at a time.

62 AudioCD operationActivating 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.
PauseiThe CD stops playing if a phone call is
sent or received.
Elapsed time display

63 Audio
Audio Adjustment

Audio Adjustment
The sound settings for all audio sources
can be adjusted.
Audio sources include
Radio FM, AM, WB

Satellite radio*

Tape

CD (Single CD*, CD changer*)
Each audio source has its own audio ad-
justments for bass and treble.
All audio sources share the balance and
fader functions.Setting Bass/Treble/Balance/Fader

Press the softkey ADJ in any au-
dio menu.
Your current settings are displayed in
the main audio adjust menu.To select the parameter you want to
adjust, press the softkeys
or .
The selected parameter is highlighted.

To set the desired values, press the
softkeys - and + or L and R.

To reset the selected parameter press
and hold both softkeys , - and +
or L and R for longer then 2 seconds.

Once you are satisfied with the sound
setting, press the softkey EXIT.
Audio AdjustmentiIf your vehicle is equipped with the
Bose
® Audiopilot
TM digital processor,
digital electronics will continually sepa-
rate program material from ambient
noise and modify the programming sig-
nal so that you can enjoy the full musi-
cal performance without making any
adjustments.
The normal operation of the Bose
®
Audiopilot
TM could be interpreted as
volume fluctuations, however this is
normal operation.

64 AudioAudio AdjustmentActivating sound optimization*
Only in vehicles with a premium sound
system*.
Press the softkey ADJ in any au-
dio menu.
Your current settings will be displayed
in the main audio adjust menu.

Select the parameter SOUND with the
softkeys or .

To select the desired sound settings,
press the softkeys , and
.Available sound optimizations

STANDARD- linear sound from the
center of the vehicle.

SPEECH - emphasis is placed on the
spoken word.

DRIVER - sound is optimized for the
front seats.

AMBIENCE - recreates the sound of a
room.Resetting audio adjustments

Return to the audio menu by pressing
the softkey EXIT.

Press and hold the audio menu softkey
ADJ for longer than 2 seconds.
All parameters are set to 0 and the
sound optimization is set to
STANDARD. The MCS automatically
returns to the audio mode.
iYou can only select one sound optimiza-
tion at a time.iSound Optimization is not available for
service sources.
iIf your vehicle is equipped with the
Bose
® Audiopilot
TM digital processor,
digital electronics will continually sepa-
rate program material from ambient
noise and modify the programming sig-
nal so that you can enjoy the full musi-
cal performance without making any
adjustments.
The normal operation of the Bose
® Au-
diopilot
TM could be interpreted as
volume fluctuations, however this is
normal operation.

67 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio* operation
Function
Page
1
Switches Satellite radio
operation on
71
2
Color display
3
Press to:
Switch the MCS on and
off
Turn to:
Adjust the volume
14
16
4
Selecting a station (pre-
sets)
Selecting a station via
manual channel input
Saving a station
72
73
75
5
Joystick
: Tuning a station
within the selected cate-
gory, ascending
: Tuning a station
within the selected cate-
gory, descending
: Selecting a cate-
gory
: Selecting a cate-
gory
74
74
74
74
6
Softkeys
LIST: Preset menu
AM, FM, WB: Changing ra-
dio band
PTY: Category menu
ADJ: Audio adjustment
SCAN: Scan
NUM: SIRIUS information
menu
72
31
70
63
75
75
Function
Page

69 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio* operation
This chapter will provide detailed informa-
tion on: 
Satellite radio operation
If you have not done so already, please
familiarize yourself with these functions by
reading the “At a glance” chapter.
Function
Page
1
Main satellite radio menu
71
2
Memory preset (such
as 5)
72
3
Current station name
4
Current program category
5
Channel number
6
Scan function
75
7
Main Adjust menu
Audio Adjustment
63
8
Program category menu
70
9
SIRIUS service menu
75
a
Preset menu
72
b
Radio main menu
30

72 Satellite radio*Satellite radio* operationIn this example: 
SAT (on the left) = the selected system

SAT5 = location in the program memo-
ry, if the current channel is pre-stored

POP = selected category (
page 74)

US-1 = name of the selected station

CH:1 = number of the current channel

Silva Reyna = Current Artist

You Can Change Your M..=
Current title
Possible soft keys:

FM, AM or WB
starts the radio operation (
page 30).

LIST
shows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations (
page 75) and re-
quest stored stations (page 72).

PTY
is used to select the program category
(page 75).

ADJ
displays the audio adjust screen. You
can adjust the sound settings for the
audio sources (
page 63).

SCAN
is used to start and stop the scan
search (
page 75).

NUM
displays the telephone number of the
SIRIUS Service Center and your per-
sonal twelve-digit electronic serial
number (ESN).The following options are available:

Selecting a station using the selected
category (
page 74),

Tuning via station presets (
page 72),

Tuning via scan search (
page 75).

Tuning via manual channel input
(page 73).

Tuning via the program category list
(page 74).
Tuning via station presets
Ten Satellite radio station presets are
available.
Access to the presets via number keys or
via the Presets menu.
Soft key functions
Selecting a station