2003 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class radio

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Radio operation
The radio stores the 10 strongest stations.
The station frequencies available will ap-
pear in the memory list.Select other station

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight the memory position
and press to confirm.
The main radio menu appears
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.Weather Band

Activate the Weather Band WB.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “WB Presets” and press
to confirm.
The WB Presets will appear. Channels 1
to 7 are listed in the memory. The me-
mory position of the channels are fixed
and cannot be altered.
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FM1 Auto Presets
Current Station: 97.1 FM
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM 97.5 FM
91.3 FM70.5 FM
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7WB5 Presets
Current Station: Channel 5
Channel 1
Channel 4Channel 2 Channel 3
Channel 5Channel 6
Channel 7

38 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(page 35).You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM pre-
sets

Press the corresponding number key
(e.g. 3) to select the desired station.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list and press briefly to
confirm.
In both cases, the main radio menu will
then appear automatically after 8 se-
conds, indicating the memory preset
number.Selecting a channel from the WB preset
menu

Activate the WB Presets (
page 37).

Use one of the two ways to select a
channel from the WB presets as descri-
bed on the left.
The main WB menu will then appear au-
tomatically after 8 seconds, indicating
the memory preset number.
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Current Station: 97.1 FM
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM 97.5 FM
91.3 FM70.5 FM
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7WB5 Presets
Current Station: Channel 5
Channel 1
Channel 4Channel 2 Channel 3
Channel 5Channel 6
Channel 7

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Radio operation
Selecting a station by entering the sta-
tion frequency in the presets (FM/AM)
The station frequency can be entered in
FM and AM Bands in the corresponding
presets list.
1Input lineFor both FM/AM Bands

Press t.
An input line 1 will appear on the top
line in place of the current station na-
me.

Use the number keys to enter the fre-
quency.
The frequency is entered into 1 begin-
ning from the right. After 8 seconds at
the most, the station selected will be-
gin to play.
1 The frequency range is from 530 - 1620 AM in
some countries
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FM1 Presets
97.1 FM
101.5 FM88.1 FM97.5 FM
Frequency band
Frequency range
FM
AM
87.7 - 107.9 FM
530 - 1710 AM
1
iIf you enter a frequency which is not
within the given range, the message “In-
valid input” will appear.
Enter a valid frequency.

40 AudioRadio operation
Press # at the COMAND control
unit to switch on COMAND.

Press c at the COMAND control
unit to switch to radio operation.

Press E or H repeatedly on the
multifunction steering wheel until you
see the set-up for the current
station on the display.1Frequency band and the memory pre-
set, if applicable
2“SP” - memory, appears if “Memory” in-
stead of “Frequency” has been selec-
ted in the “Vehicle” submenu
3Frequency of the station selected

Repeatedly press F or G on the
multifunction steering wheel until the
desired station frequency appears.
The type of search depends on the set-
up for station selection in the “Vehicle”
submenu
“Memory” (SP) - the next saved sta-
tion is selected

“Frequency” - the next available
station is selected
Refer to “Control system” in chapter
“Controls in detail” in your vehicle's
operating instructions for further infor-
mation.

Press E or H at the multifunc-
tion steering wheel to display the next
or previous system.
Multifunction display
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97.1 FM
FM1
3
SP
2
1

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Radio operation

50 AudioCD operationMain CD menu 1CD function with the number of the ma-
gazine slot currently playing
2Track number and elapsed playback
time will appear. Also, the name of the
CD will appear here, see “Naming a
CD” (
page 55)
3Scan function and menu fields

Press d.
The main CD menu will appear.
Playback begins if a CD was inserted in
one of the playback locations.
Playback locations are
CD 0 CD drive
CD 1 - CD 6 magazine slot 1 to 6 in
the CD changer
CD drive
Playback will begin with the first
track on the CD.

CD changer
The CD changer searches for inser-
ted CDs in magazine slots 1 to 6
and plays the first track on the first
CD detected.After the magazine was changed
The message “Loading CD ...” appears if
the CD changer was used last.
Error messages (
page 60).

Press any system key, e.g. c.
COMAND will switch to radio operati-
on.
Switching on
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CD Select
SettingsSound
CD Naming Scan
Track 1
2
iIf you switch on CD mode, COMAND will
check which playback unit (CD drive or
CD changer) was used last.
If there is no CD in one of the units,
COMAND automatically switches to the
unit with CD.Switching another system on

60 AudioCD operation
Press o while a CD is being played.
CD operation is muted, the symbol ß
will appear in the top right corner of the
display.

Press o once again if you wish to
continue playback. The symbol ß dis-
appears.
1CD changer error messages
2CD drive error messages
“No CD changer”
COMAND is unable to activate the CD
changer.

If necessary, contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.“No Magazine”
There is no magazine inserted in the CD
changer.

Load CDs into the magazine and insert
it into the CD changer.
“CD Magazine empty”
There are no CDs in the magazine.

Load CDs into the magazine and insert
it into the CD changer.
“No CD”

CD changer
There is no CD in the magazine slot se-
lected. 
Select another magazine slot.

CD drive
No CD is in the CD drive or the CD in
the drive is not ready to play.
Muting CD playback iCOMAND also cancels muting, if you
select a different audio source,
e.g. radio

alter the volume

press g or h.
Error messages
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CD
CD Changer:
No CD
CD Drive:
No CD
Scan
CD Select
SettingsSound
CD Naming

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Sound settings

Sound settings
COMAND is equipped with a standard am-
plifier.
You can set 
the sound Bass/Treble individually

the sound-center (Fader and Balance)

select predefined sound optimization.
See individual audio mode descriptions for
instructions on this feature.
Adjustments to the sound have a different
effect on the audio and service sources.
The predefined sound optimizations are
available for the audio sources only.Audio sources include:

Radio FM, AM, WB

CD (CD drive, CD changer)

auxiliary audio source, e.g. tape deck (if
connected)
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the audio sources through the menu field
“Sound”.
Service sources include:

Telephone

Voice output in the navigation

Voice control system
See separate operating instructions for te-
lephone and voice control system.
You can activate the main Sound menu in
the “NAVI Settings” menu (
page 180),
through the menu field “Sound”. Activating the main sound menu
For audio sources
Main sound menu1Radio (FM) is switched on
2Actual sound settings (Bass/Treble)
3Actual sound-center (Fader and Balan-
ce)
4Slider switch to alter the value
5Resets Bass/Treble to “0”, and the Ba-
lance to the middle of the vehicle
6Activates predefined sound optimizati-
ons
Adjusting sound settings
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Treble
Fader
Balance Bass
Reset
Other Options