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136 Controls in detailControl system
Press button
í
.
The system dials the selected phone
number.
If connection is successful, the
name of the party you called and
the duration of the call will appear
in the display.
If no connection is made, the
control system stores the dialed
number in the redial memory.Redialing
The control system stores the most
recently dialed phone numbers. This
eliminates the need to search through your
entire phone book.
Press button
ÿ
or
è
repeatedly
until you see the
TEL
menu in the
display.
Press button
í
.
In the display you see the first number
in the redial memory.
Press button
j
or
k
repeatedly
until the desired name appears in the
display.
Press button
í
.
The control system dials the selected
phone number.
iIf you press and hold
j
or
k
for
longer than one second, the system
scrolls rapidly through the list of names
until you release the button again.
Cancel the quick search mode by
pressing
ì
.
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165 Controls in detail
Audio system
Audio system
Audio and telephone, operation
These instructions are intended to help
you become acquainted with your
Mercedes-Benz car radio. They contain
useful tips and a detailed description of the
user functions.
Operating safety
Warning!
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, system settings should
be entered with the vehicle at standstill and
systems should be operated by the driver
only when traffic conditions permit. Always
pay full attention to traffic conditions first
before operating system controls while driv-
ing.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km / h), your car is cover-
ing a distance of approximately 44 feet (ap-
proximately 13.5 m) every second.
1
1The right to correct errors and make technical
amendments is reserved.
Warning!
G
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents can cause malfunctions.
The radio, cassette deck, CD changer*,
telephone* and voice control system* are
interconnected. When one of the compo-
nents is not operational or has not been
removed / replaced properly, the function of
other components may be impaired.
This condition might seriously impair the
operating safety of your vehicle.
We recommend that you have any service
work on electronic components carried out
by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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167 Controls in detail
Audio system
Item
Page
1
CD mode selector
178
2
Manual tuning
(radio)
172
Fast forward/reverse
(cassette, CD)
176,
180
Speed dialing memory
(telephone*)
185
3
Radio mode selector
171
4
Display
Item
Page
5
Alpha-numeric keypadBand selection,
station buttons (radio)
171
CD selection (CD)
179
Telephone number entry,
retrieving speed dialing
memory (telephone*)
182
6
Scanning (radio, cas-
sette, CD)
173,
176,
180
7
Function button
172
8
Soft keys
168
Item
Page
9
Cassette eject
175
10
Cassette mode selector
174
11
Telephone* mode selec-
tor
182
12
Seek tuning (radio)
172
Track search (cassette,
CD)
175,
180
Speed dialing memory
(telephone*)
185
13
On /off
168
Volume
168
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168 Controls in detailAudio systemButton and soft key operation
In these instructions, the alpha-numeric
keypad (right side of radio face) and the
function buttons (left side of the radio
face) are referred to as “buttons” and the
four keys under the display are referred to
as “soft keys”.Operation
Switching on/off
Switching on:
Turn the key to position1 or2 in the
starter switch.
or
Turn control knob
a
.Switching off:
Remove the key from the starter
switch.
or
Turn control knob
a
.
Adjusting the volume
Turn control knob
a
.
The volume will increase or decrease
according to the direction turned.Adjusting audio functions
In radio, cassette and CD mode, press
the AUD key to call up the bass, treble,
balance and fader functions.
Settings for bass and treble are stored sep-
arately for the AM (medium wave, long
wave, short wave) and FM (ultra-short
wave) frequency bands, cassette mode
and CD mode.
iDo not press directly on the radio dis-
play face.
iIf the radio is turned on without the key
in the ignition, it will automatically turn
off again after approx. 30 minutes.
iIf your vehicle was equipped with a
telephone* and voice control system*,
and both are connected to the car
radio, their volume can be adjusted
separately while the telephone* is
being used or voice control system* is
activated.
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Audio system
SP: The tone level is set for
“Speech”, optimizing the sound for
spoken language.
AMB
: The tone level is set for “Ambi-
ence”, producing a three-dimen-
sional sound.
OFF
: The audio system sound selec-
tion is turned off.
Telephone* muting
If a telephone has been installed in the ve-
hicle, the radio will switch to telephone
mode when a call is received. The current
audio source is muted.
Radio mode
Selecting radio mode
Press the
b
button.
Selecting the band
You can select from among FM, AM or WB
frequency bands.
FM frequency band:
FM (ultra-short wave) 87.9......107.9 MHz
AM frequency bands:
MW (medium wave) 530......1710 KHz
WB (long wave) approx. 162 KHzSelecting FM band
Press the
FM function button.
FM appears in the upper right-hand cor-
ner of the display.
Selecting AM band
Press the
AM function button.
AM appears in the upper right-hand cor-
ner of the display.
Selecting a station
The following options are available for se-
lecting a station:
Direct frequency band input
Manual tuning
Automatic seek tuning
Scan tuning
Station buttons
Automatic station memory (Autostore)
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182 Controls in detailAudio systemTelephone* operation
Various car telephone functions and oper-
ating steps for the car telephone can be
performed and displayed via the audio sys-
tem.
Further operating instructions not covered
here can be found in the operating instruc-
tions for the multifunction steering wheel,
voice control system* and the car tele-
phone.
Switching on the telephone
Press the
h
button.
If you have programmed an unlock
code for the telephone, you must input
the code now.
Press the
OK key.
The telephone is unlocked. If you enter
the wrong code, you must re-enter the
correct code.Switching off the telephone
Press the
h
button repeatedly until
PHONE OFF
appears in the display.
The receiving symbol in the display dis-
appears.
Adjusting the volume
Turn control knob
a
during tele-
phone operation.
The volume increases or decreases de-
pending on the direction in which the
knob is turned.Placing a call
Entering a telephone number and start-
ing the dialing process
Enter the desired telephone number
using buttons1 to0.
The number can have up to 32 digits,
but only 17 of these are visible on the
display.
If necessary, correct the number en-
tered with the
CLR
key. Press the key
briefly to delete the last digit entered,
press the key and hold to delete the
complete number.
After the correct telephone number
has been entered, press the
SND
key.
iThe volume can be adjusted separately
for the telephone, voice control
system* and radio.
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183 Controls in detail
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Telephone book
The numbers stored in the telephone book
c a n b e c a l l e d u p b y e i t he r n a m e o r n u m b e r .
Calling up the telephone book
Press either the
d
, c
, f
or
e
button.
Switching between name search and
number search
Press the
ABC
key.
The name search is called up.
or
Press the
NUM
key.
The number search is called up.Searching and calling up telephone book
entries by name
Press the
ABC
key.
The current name is marked on the dis-
play.
Press either the
d
or
c
button.
The stored entries are selected accord-
ing to alphabetical order of initial let-
ters.
or
Press the
f
or
e
button.
The stored entries are selected in
increments of four.
or
Press the desired numerical key2 to9.
The stored entries are selected accord-
ing to alphabetical initial letters (e.g.
for
B-Brown, press button2 twice).
iA number of characters and symbols
cannot be shown on the display for
technical reasons, they have been re-
placed with spaces.
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184 Controls in detailAudio systemSearching and selecting telephone book
entries by number
Press the
NUM
key.
The current number is marked in the
display.
Press either the
d
or
c
button.
The stored entries are selected accord-
ing to numerical order.
or
Press the
f
or
e
button.
The stored entries are selected in in-
crements of four (e.g. Entry
M1,
Entry
M5, etc.).
Starting dialing process
Once you have selected a number,
press the
SND
key.Repeat dialing
If, for example, the number dialed is busy,
you can again place calls to the last ten
telephone numbers dialed using the repeat
dialing function.
Manual repeat dialing (redial)
Press the
SND
key.
The last number dialed is shown in the
display.
Select the desired telephone number
using the
d
, c
, f
or
e
button.
The abbreviation
L and the number of
the entry are shown in the top line of
the display.
When you have selected a number,
press the
SND
key.
The call will then be placed.Automatic repeat dialing (redial)
If a call cannot be connected, press
the
SND
key.
REDIAL
will appear on the display and re-
peated attempts to place the call will be
made for the next four minutes.
Quick dialing
Enter the previously selected
three-digit (1-999) number of the entry
using the number keys1 to0.
Press the
RCL
key.
The telephone number stored under
that entry will be dialed.
Press the
SND
key.
The call will be placed.