2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand Manual

56 AudioCD changer* operationSelecting via CD Selection menu 
Press the Magaz. soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears.

Use or  to select a CD.
Only loaded CDs can be selected.

Press.
The CD is changed.The following options are available:

Selecting via track list (
page 57)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 57)

Selecting via scan search (
page 57)

Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the CD changer* main menu
(page 54).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the audio display
(page 23).

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
iIf the CD in the CD changer*
contains CD text data, the CD
selection menu shows the name
of the CD.
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:
The next track is played.
Backward skipping:
The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.
The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur-
rently playing have elapsed.

57 Audio
CD changer* operation
Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks of the cur-
rent CD. Only one list entry is visible at a
time, it is the number of the track currently
playing.
Use or  to select another track
from the list.

Press or do not change the selec-
tion.
The selected track is played.Selecting via manual entry of the track
number

Open the CD changer* main menu
(page 54).

Press.
The track input display appears. The
number of tracks on the CD is dis-
played.
Entry example: Track 1

Press
.Entry example: Track 12

Press
and " in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.
The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search
During scan search, each track on the cur-
rent CD is played for approx. 8 seconds.
The scan search starts playing each track
on the current CD for approx. 8 seconds.
It stops automatically at the track listened
to before the scan search was started.
It is also possible to end the scan search
manually. iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.

58 AudioCD changer* operationStarting scan search 
Press the Scan soft key.
Terminating scan search manually

Press the Scan soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is terminated remains playing.

Open the CD changer* main menu
(page 54).

Press and hold or .

For stop release or .The following options are available:

Normal sequence

Repeat track

Repeat CD

Track mix

CD mix
Explanation of the playback options

Normal sequenceThe tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
If only one CD is loaded, the last track is
followed by again playing the first track.
If several CDs are loaded in the CD chang-
er*, the last track on a CD in the changer
will be followed by the first track of the
next CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal se-
quence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).

Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Repeat CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Track mix
The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer*, the last track on a CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the next CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).
iWhen you start the scan search, play-
back option Normal sequence is acti-
vated automatically.Fast forward/reverse
Playback options
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.

59 Audio
CD changer* operation

CD mix
At least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9).
Then, the next CD will be played.
The CDs are changed in random
order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Switching on the playback option
Example:
Repeat track option

Press the Setting soft key.
The Setting menu appears.

Use or  to select the
Repeat track menu item.

Press.
The option is switched on. After a short
time, the CD main menu appears. The
activated option is shown in the status
bar.
iThis function is only available for CDs in
the CD changer*. There must be at
least two audio CDs loaded in the CD
changer*.

60 AudioAudio AUX operation
Open the Audio main menu
(page 34).

Press the AUX soft key.
The AUX menu appears.
The external audio source is made au-
dible, provided it is connected and
switched to playback.In AUX mode, you can adjust the following:

Volume (
page 28)

Fader and balance (
page 29)

Bass and treble (
page 30)

Sound functions (
page 31)
iAn external audio source, for example a
tape player, can be connected to
COMAND.
For further information, please contact
your Mercedes-Benz Center.Switching to AUX mode
iPlease refer to the appropriate operat-
ing manual for the operation of the ex-
ternal audio source.

61
General information
Satellite radio operationSatellite radio*

62 Satellite radio*General informationSirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan-
nels, so called streams, of digital-quality
radio, among others music, sports, news,
and entertainment free of commercials.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day coast-to-coast.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information, call the Sirius Ser-
vice Center, (
page 68) or contact
www.siriusradio.com
Program categories
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode)
(
page 65).Category selection ALL contains the sta-
tion list of all receivable channels (channel
mode) (
page 65).
Introduction to Satellite radio
iAdditional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel-
lite radio service provider are required
for the satellite radio operation de-
scribed in this chapter.
Feature description is based on prelim-
inary information available at time of
printing. At time of printing, no date for
the availability of optional equipment
required for satellite radio operation
had been set.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.
iNote that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, chan-
nel and categories shown in illustra-
tions and descriptions contained in this
manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
Satellite radio service may be unavail-
able or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things we can't control. Ser-
vice might also not be available in cer-
tain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking
garages, or within or next to buildings)
or near other technologies.

63 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation

Press.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service (
page 63),
After Satellite radio service was acti-
vated (
page 63).
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service:
The telephone number of the Sirius Service
Center and the twelve-digit electronic seri-
al number (ESN) of the particular receiver
are displayed.
This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.After activation of the Satellite radio
service:
The SAT main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.Station information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.
In this example:

ROCK = selected category (
page 65)

Vault = name of the selected station
Calling up the SAT main menu iCredit card information is also required
for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
Sirius Service Center.
iThe system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected
previously.