2003 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class radio

15 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Selecting a station
Automatic seek tuning
Press one of the keys g or h
briefly.
FM- and AM-Bands, Weather Band WB
The radio will tune in to the next recei-
vable station (FM/AM) or channel (WB)
with descending/ascending frequency.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. d.
COMAND will switch to CD mode.
You will find more information regarding
this topic in section “Radio operation” in
chapter “Audio” (
page 28).Switching on

Press d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Playback will begin in
CD drive with the first track on the
CD

CD changer with the first track on
the first CD detected in the magazi-
ne.Loading a CD into the CD drive and loading
CDs in the CD changer (
page 45).
Track select

Press one of the keys g or h
briefly.
You will hear the previous or next track.
If more than 9 seconds of playing time
has elapsed, the CD changes back to
the start of the current track.
Selecting a CD

Press one of the number keys
Key 0 select the CD drive
Keys 1 - 6 select the corresponding
magazine slot of the
CD changer
The message “Loading CD ...” appears
on the display. Playback then will begin
with track 1.
CD operation
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CD1CD Select
SettingsSound
CD Naming Scan
Track 1
0:05 min

21 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
The route will be calculated. COMAND
identifies the road you are travelling on.
You will see the arrow indicating the direc-
tion of travel if COMAND recognizes the
road you are travelling on. You will e.g.
hear the message “Please turn right”. Rou-
te guidance will begin.
You will find more information in chapter
“Navigation” (
page 123).Day and night display, switching off
screen

Press Ä repeatedly until the desired
display appears.
The display changes in this order: 
Day display

Night display

Screen off

Day displayYou can switch different beeps on and off.

Acknowledgement beep
Beeps when you accept an entry or en-
ter a destination on the map

Info beep
Beeps when you see the messages an-
nouncing a drop of battery voltage
(page 10)

Alarm beep
Beeps if the device has a serious mal-
function or if you are listening to a di-
saster announcement on the radio. You
can only switch off the beep if you also
switch off COMAND.
You will find more information in chapter
“System settings” (
page 197).
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Map
Stop
Mix
0.1 miBATTERY PARK/STATE ST
3.4 mi
iIt is also possible to carry out the
change between day and night display
automatically via the light sensor
(page 198).
Selecting beeps

23
Audio
Radio operation
CD operation
Sound settings

24 AudioRadio operation

Radio operationQuick reference
FM2
FM Presets
Auto PresetsSound
WB Scan
101.5 FM
PWR
TELNAV
CD
FM/AM
SVC
MNO
ABCJKL GHI
DEF
2
1
3
5
4
6
TUV PQRS
WXYZ8
7
9
0
6
8
13 12 11 10
15
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- SEEK SEEK +
DEL BACK MAP
DETR RPT INFO DISP MUTE
OPR Z+
Z-

25 Audio
Radio operation
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2, 3
Automatic seek tuning
ascending/descending
Manual tuning ascen-
ding/descending
30
31
4
Requesting and dis-
playing Info Services
Adjusting system set-
tings
184
187
5
Switching to radio opera-
tion
Changing the Radio band
28
29
6
Color screen with main
radio menu

7
Selecting a station via
number keypad (presets)
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
32
32
34
38
38
8
Activating the input
mode for station fre-
quency
in the main radio menu
in the presets
32
39
Function
Page
9
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or access a subme-
nu
10
Return to previous menu
11
Deleting a highlighted
station in the FM/AM/
WB presets
12
Muting the radio audio
(muting on/off)
28
13
Adjusting the volume
14
Function
Page

26 AudioRadio operationMenu overview
FM1
97.1 FM
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9
2
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4
5
10
0
0
0 0
FM Presets
Auto PresetsSound
WB ScanFM Sound
Treble
Fader
Balance Bass
Reset
Other Options
14
25
36
78
9
0
FM1 Auto Presets
Current Station: 97.1 FM97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM 97.5 FM
91.3 FM70.5 FM14
25
36
Current Station: 97.1 FM78
9
0
FM1 Presets
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM97.5 FM
14
25
36
7WB5 Presets
Current Station: Channel 5Channel 1
Channel 4Channel 2
Channel 3
Channel 5Channel 6
Channel 7

27 Audio
Radio operation
1 Not available for all COMAND models and not
available in all countries
Function
Page
1
Main radio menu FM
2
Current frequency band
(FM) and memory preset
selected (e.g. 1)
3
Current frequency
4
Symbol indicates recep-
tion strength (telephone)
78
5
Symbol indicates stereo
reception
6
Menu fields
7
Main sound menu
Sound settings
63
8
Main Weather Band WB
menu
1
29
9
Auto preset
Saves 10 stations auto-
matically
Select a station
36
38
10
Preset menu
Save a station manually
FM, AM
Select a station
35, 36
38
Function
Page

28 AudioRadio operationIn chapter “Audio” you will find detailed in-
formation regarding 
radio operation

CD operation and

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.
Main radio menu FM1Frequency band (FM, AM, WB) and me-
mory location of station, e.g. “1”
2Station frequency
3Menu fields
Press c to switch to radio operati-
on.
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.Muting

Press o while listening to the radio.
The symbol ß will appear in the top
right corner of the display.

Press o again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol ß will have disappeared.

Press any system key, e.g. d.
COMAND will switch to CD mode.
Switching oniYou can operate the telephone and the
navigation system while the radio is on.
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2
3
FM1
FM Presets
Auto Presets Scan
97.1 FM
Sound
WB
iMuting will also be canceled if you
switch to a different audio source, e.g.
CD, or if you alter the volume.Switching another system on