key MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2008 W251 Comand Manual

48 Audio
Radio operation
FM- and AM-Bands
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to gor G.
The radio will tune to the frequency
assigned to the next memory location.
If none has been set by you, the radio
will not change the station.
Via frequency
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to gor G.
The radio will tune to the next
receivable station (FM, AM) or channel
(WB) of 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 46).
Press g or h longer than 2 sec-
onds.
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
increments of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.i
Frequenc. must be activated in the
Audio search function menu,
which appears in the multifunction
display.
Access this menu from the
Settings... menu via the Vehicle
submenu (
page 33). For additional
information refer to separate Operator’s
Manual instructions.
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.

49 Audio
Radio operation
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 46).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
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.
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 hearing 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 50).
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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.

50 Audio
Radio operation
Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 46).
Press the Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
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 51)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 52)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 52)
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 46).
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 209).The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The mem-
ory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2.
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.

51 Audio
Radio operation
On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 46).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 209).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 46).
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
range you are currently receiving.

52 Audio
Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 51).
You can use one of the following two 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 51).
Press E.
In both cases, 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 51).
You can use one of the following two 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.
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
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There are max. 10 presets available (1
- 9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the
stations to the memory locations in the
order of their reception quality. The
strongest station is available on
preset 1. The number of available
stations depends on the stations
available in the area the vehicle is
operated in.

63 Audio
CD operation

CD operation
Playback locations for audio CDs are:
the CD drive in the COMAND
the CD changer*.
CD drive
CD changer*
In the Audio menu (page 44), press
the
CD or the CD soft key.
CD changer* main menu
1CD number or name of the CD currently
playing
2Track number or name of the track
currently playing
3CD - CD changer*
CD - CD drive
Actual track number/max. track
number on CD and elapsed playback
time
4Symbol for inserted CD
Switching to CD operation
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The CD drive is located behind the
display unit (
page 55).
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The CD changer* can accommodate up
to 6 audio or MP3 CDs. The CD
changer* is located in the glove box.
If a CD changer* is connected to the
COMAND, the
CD soft key is
available.
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The Magaz. soft key is only assigned
when the CD changer* is active.
If the CD changer* has already read the
CDs, the Magazine menu will appear
(
page 66) when you press the
Magaz. soft key.

64 Audio
CD operation
CD drive
Activate the Audio menu (page 44).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD main menu is displayed.
If no audio CD has been inserted, the
message
No CD inserted will
appear.
Load an audio CD into the CD drive
(
page 54).
CD main menu
CD changer*
Activate the Audio menu (page 44).
Press the CD soft key.
The CD changer* main menu will
appear. The CD last played is played
back.
CD changer* main menu
If the last played CD is not available, the
next available audio or MP3 CD is played
back.
No CD in the CD changer*:
The message
Magazine empty will
appear.
Load audio or MP3 CDs into the CD
changer* (
page 57).
Switching oni
The name of the CD and the name of
the track played are displayed if the
information is available.
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The CD soft key is available if a CD
changer* is connected to the
COMAND.
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The name of the CD and the name of
the track played are displayed if the
information is available.

65 Audio
CD operation
You can select a audio or MP3 CD:
in the CD list (page 65)
with the number keypad (page 65)
in the magazine menu (page 66)
In the CD list
The CD list includes all loaded CDs. Only
one list entry is visible at a time.
The entry is displayed above the track
indication. It shows the number of the CD
currently playing.
Push the joystick to H or h to
select another CD from the list.
Loading CD is displayed.
After the CD is loaded, playback
begins. With the number keypad
Press a number key, e.g. 2 to select
the corresponding CD.
Loading CD 2 is displayed.
The CD is changed. The selected CD is
played back.
The message
No CD will
appear if a selected slot is empty.
Selecting a CD (CD changer* only)
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Selection is only possible if at least two
audio or MP3 CDs have been loaded
into the changer.
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The number keys 1 - 6 can be used
for direct selection.
Keys
1 - 6 magazine slots 1 to 6
of the CD changer*

66 Audio
CD operation
In the Magazine menu
Press the Magaz. soft key.
The Magazine menu is displayed.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a CD.
Press E.
or
Press one of the number keys 1 to
6.
The CD is changed. The message
Loading CD will appear.
You can select a track:
with g or h (page 66)
with the joystick (page 66)
with the number keypad (page 67)
with CD track scan (page 67)
With g or h
Activate the main CD menu
(
page 63).
Next track
Press h.
The next track is played.Previous track or start of title (if more
than 10 seconds of playing time has
elapsed)
Press g.
Playback begins.
Select any desired track
Press g or h as many times as
necessary.
With the joystick
Push the joystick to g or G to play
the next or previous track.
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The name of the CD instead of e.g. CD1
is displayed if the information is
available.
Track select

67 Audio
CD operation
With the number keypad
Activate the CD main menu
(
page 64).
Press *.
An input line will appear in the CD main
menu.
1Number of tracks on CD corresponds
with the valid number range
2Input line
E.g.: Track 14.
Press 1 and 4 in short succession.
After entering the track number, wait
approximately 3 seconds.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu is displayed.
CD track scan
The tracks on a CD can be scanned one
after the other for 8 seconds each. The
function will switch off automatically when
the starting track is reached. You can also
manually stop the scan function.Activating
Press the Scan soft key.
Scan will begin.
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Entries higher than the number of
tracks available on the CD are not
possible.
During MP3 CD playback
CD drive
You can select the tracks of the
current folder (
page 78).
CD changer*:
You can select the first 99 tracks of
a MP3 CD.
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When you start the scan function, the
playback mode
Normal sequence
(
page 69) is automatically activated.