2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS COUPE Start

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Controls in detail
Audio system
Program type (PTY) mode
In PTY mode, you can tune in and select
channels of a specific program type.
Calling up PTY mode
Start SAT radio mode.

Press the
PTY
key.
The name of the channel currently
being received is shown.
Leaving PTY mode

Press the
CH
key.
The number of the channel currently
being received is shown. Selecting channel category

Press
d or c button.
The individual program types are se-
lected.
Tuning in a PTY channel
Once you have selected a program type,
you can tune in channels broadcasting a
program that corresponds to the selected
program type.

Press f or e button.
The radio will tune to the next highest
or lowest channel broadcasting this
type of program. Program Descriptive Text (PDT)
In PDT mode, you can call up additional in-
formation on the channel, the current track
and the performing artists(s).

Press the
TXT
key.
The station category appears on the
display.

Press the
TXT
key again within
four seconds.
The title of the current track appears.

Press the
TXT
key again within
four seconds.
The name of the musician(s) of the cur-
rent track appear on the display.

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Controls in detail
Audio system
Cassette eject
Press eject button
3.
The display folds down and the cas-
sette is ejected. The system will switch
back to radio mode automatically.

Fold display panel back up and press
gently on the display panel frame to
lock it. Track search
Track search forward

Press
fbutton.SEEK FWD
will appear in the display.
Track search will run the tape forward
to the start of the next track and switch
to Play. Track search backward

Press
ebutton.SEEK RWD
will appear on the display.
Track search will run the tape back-
ward to the start of the track currently
playing and switch to Play.
Stopping track search

Press d, c , f or
e button.
The cassette will switch over to Play.
!Do not press directly on the display
face. Otherwise the display will be
damaged.iThe cassette will not be ejected when
the system is switched off or switched
to another operating mode.
iThe beginning of a track can only be
found if there is pause of at least
four seconds between tracks.

174 Controls in detailAudio systemScanning

Starting scan
Press2 button.SC will appear on the display.
Each track on the cassette will be
played briefly in ascending order.


Stopping scan
Press 2, d , c , f or
e button.
The system will switch to Play. Fast forward/reverse


Starting cassette fast forward mode
Press
dbutton.FORWARD
will appear on the display.


Starting cassette fast reverse mode
Press cbutton.REWIND
will appear on the display.
The cassette will automatically switch over
to the play mode at the end or beginning of
the tape.


Stopping the cassette fast forward/re-
verse mode
Press d, c , f or
e button.
The cassette will switch over to the
play mode. Skipping blank sections (skip blank)
Switching on the skip blank function

Press the
SB
key.
SB is highlighted in the display.
If the system does not detect a sound
signal, the cassette will automatically
fast forward to the next sound signal.
Switching off the skip blank function

Press the
SB
key.
The highlighted
SB in the display disap-
pears.

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Controls in detail
Audio system
1
CD
2 CD changer
3 CD tray
4 CD magazine
Remove magazine and pull CD tray fully
out.

Place CD in recess of tray, label side
up.

Push tray into magazine in direction of
arrow.

Push magazine into CD changer in di-
rection of arrow and close sliding door.
Playing CDs

Press i button.CD will appear on the display.
The last CD listened to will then start play-
ing at the point where it was switched off.
After the last track on a CD has finished,
the next CD is automatically played. Selecting CDs

You can select from among the CDs in
the CD magazine using buttons
4
to 6 .CD a n d t h e m a g a z i n e s l o t n u m b e r o f t h e
s e l e c t e d C D a p p e a r o n t h e d i s p l a y . T h e
number of the current track is dis-
played after
TRACK
.
If there is no CD in the selected maga-
zine slot,
NO CD
appears on the display
with the corresponding slot number.
iCDs which have been inserted improp-
erly or are unreadable will not be
played.

178 Controls in detailAudio systemSkipping tracks forward/backward

Skipping tracks forward
Pressf button.
The next track will be played.


Skipping tracks backward
Press e button.
If the track has been playing for
more than ten seconds, it will re-
vert to the start of that track. If it
has been playing for less than
ten seconds, it will revert to the
preceding track.
Pressing the f ore button repeat-
edly will result in multiple tracks being
skipped.
Fast forward/reverse


Fast forward
Press and hold d button until
desired point has been reached.


Fast reverse
Press and hold c button until
desired point has been reached.
Scanning


Starting scan
Press 2 button.SC appears in the display.
Each track on the current CD will be
played for approx. eight seconds in
ascending order.


Ending scan
Press 2, d , c , f or
e button.
Random play
The random play function (RDM) plays the
tracks on the current CD in random order.


Switching on random play
Press the
RDM
key.
RDM
is highlighted in the display.


Switching off random play
Press the
RDM
key.
The highlighted RDM
in the display
disappears.
iThe relative time of the track is shown
on the display during the search.

180 Controls in detailAudio systemSwitching on the telephone
Pressh button.
If you have programmed an unlock
code for the telephone, you must enter
the code now.

Enter the desired telephone number
using buttons 4 to M .

If necessary, correct number entered
with the
CLR
key. Press key briefly to
delete the last digit entered; press key
and hold to delete the complete num-
ber.

Press the
OK key after entering correct
code.
The telephone is unlocked. If you have
entered the wrong code, you must re-
peat the entering procedure with the
correct code. Switching off the telephone

Press
h button repeatedly until PHONE OFF
appears in the display.
The receiving symbol in the display
disappears.
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
starting the dialing process

Enter the desired telephone number
using buttons
4 to M .
The number can have up to 32 digits,
but only 13 of these are visible on the
display.
If necessary, correct number entered with
the CLR
key.

Press key briefly to delete the last digit
entered.

Press key and hold to delete the com-
plete number.

After correct telephone number has
been entered, press the
SND
key.
iThe volume can be adjusted separately
for the telephone*, voice control sys-
tem* and radio.

182 Controls in detailAudio systemSearching and selecting phone book en-
tries 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
according to numerical order.
or

Press either the f or e button.
The stored entries are selected in
increments of 5 (e.g. Entry
M5, Entry
M10
, etc.) Starting dialing process

Once you have selected a number,
press the
SND
key.
Repeat dialing
If the number dialed is busy, you can again
place calls to the last ten telephone num-
bers dialed using the repeat dialing func-
tion. Manual repeat dialing (redial)

Press the
SND
key.
The last number dialed is shown in the
display.

Select the desired telephone number
using 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 be made.

186 Controls in detailPower windows
Power windowsOpening and closing the windows
The side windows can be opened and
closed electrically. The switches for all the
side windows are on the driver’s door. The
switch for the passenger door is on the
passenger door.
1 Left front window
2 Right front window

Turn SmartKey in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2.
Warning!
G
When closing the windows, make sure there
is no danger of anyone being harmed by the
closing procedure.
The closing of the door windows can be im-
mediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if switch was pulled past the resistance
point and released, by either pressing or
pulling the respective switch.
If the window encounters an obstruction
t h a t b l o c k s i t s p a t h i n a c i r c u m s t a n c e w h e r e
you pulled the switch past the resistance
point and released it to close the window,
the automatic reversal function will stop the
window and open it slightly.
If the window encounters an obstruction
t h a t b l o c k s i t s p a t h i n a c i r c u m s t a n c e w h e r e
you are closing the window by pulling and
holding the switch, or by pressing and hold-
ing button ‹ on the SmartKey, the auto-
matic reversal function will not operate
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from starter switch, and lock your
vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in
the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment can cause an accident and/or serious
personal injury.iYou can also open or close the win-
dows using the:

SmartKey (summer opening/con-
venience feature) (
page 188).


button O in the control panel of
the climate control (
page 151).