2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CD changer

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Where to find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operating safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9At a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio operating elements . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD operating elements . . . . . . . 14
CD changer* operating elements. . . . . 16
Telephone operating elements . . . . . . 18
Navigation operating elements . . . . . . 20
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 22
Selecting the multifunction display 23
Menu system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Quick reference COMAND . . . . . . . . . . 28
Switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Balance and fader. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sound functions* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Audio main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the Audio main menu . . . . 34
Selectable soft keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mute function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Radio operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching to radio mode . . . . . . . . . 35
Switching wavebands . . . . . . . . . . 35
Tuning to a FM / AM station . . . . . 36
Tuning to a station on
Weather Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Storing stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Single CD operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 42
Switching to Single CD mode . . . . . 43
Loading a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ejecting a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Single CD main menu . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . 46
Playback options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47CD changer* operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tips on caring for your CDs . . . . . . 48
Switching to CD changer* mode . . 49
Accessing the CD changer* . . . . . . 49
Retracting the CD changer* . . . . . 49
Loading CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ejecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
CD changer* main menu . . . . . . . . 54
Selecting CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Selecting a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audio AUX operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

9 Introduction
Operating safety

Operating safety
Warning
G
Any alterations made to electronic compo-
nents and the software can cause malfunc-
tions.
The radio, amplifier, satellite radio*,
CD changer*, navigation module*, tele-
phone* and voice control system* are inter-
connected. Therefore, when one of the
components is not operational or has not
been removed/ replaced properly, the func-
tion 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.
Warning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should enter
system settings with the vehicle at a stand-
still and operate the system only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
COMAND supplies you with information to
help you select your route more easily and
guide you conveniently and safely to your
destination. For safety reasons, we encour-
age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe
place before answering or placing a call, or
consulting the COMAND screen to read nav-
igational maps, instructions, or downloaded
information.
Warning
G
While the navigation system provides direc-
tional assistance, the driver must remain
focused on safe driving behavior, including
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system's audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. This al-
ways remains your personal responsibility
when you drive. DVD maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.

11 At a glance
Radio operating elements
Single CD operating elements
CD changer* operating elements
Telephone* operating elements
Navigation* operating elements
Multifunction steering wheel
Menu system
Quick reference COMAND

16 At a glanceCD changer* operating elements

17 At a glance
CD changer* operating elements
Function
Page
1

Audio main menu
34
2
Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3
 and

- 
Entering track numbers

- 
Selecting CDs
57
55
Function
Page
4
 and 
Selecting CDs
 and 
Selecting tracks
55
57
5

Confirmation
6

Mute function
34
Function
Page
7

Switching ON/OFF
28
8


Volume adjustment
28
9
and 
Track skip reverse/
forward
Reverse/forward
56
58

23 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel. 
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, radio, Single CD,
CD changer*, satellite radio* or tele-
phone* display appears in the multi-
function display of the instrument
cluster.Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequency
Single CD operation
1Single CD operation
2Current trackCD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current track
Satellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel nameSelecting the multifunction display

25 At a glance
Menu system

Menu system
The menu system allows for easy opera-
tion of COMAND.
Each of the following main functions has a
main menu: 
Audio
(Radio, Single CD, CD changer* and
AUX mode)

Satellite radio*

Navigation*

Telephone*

Service
Opening main menus

Audio (
page 34):
Press
.

Satellite radio* (
page 61):
Press .

Navigation* (
page 98):
Press .

Telephone* (
page 77):
Press .

Service (
page 141):
Press .
Menu display
A display can be composed of 3 sections.
Example: Radio main menu
1Soft key sections
2Main area
3Status barThe functions currently assigned to the
soft keys are displayed in the soft key sec-
tions 1.
Messages or settings are displayed in the
main area 2.
The settings can be changed by operating
controls accordingly.
The status bar 3 is divided into three ar-
eas.
Left side:
The selected operating mode is given. In
this example: Radio
iA maximum of five soft keys may be
displayed on each side of the main area
2.

28 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSwitching ON 
Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2,
or

Press .
COMAND switches on the last active
system and displays the corresponding
menu.
Switching OFF

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0 and remove it,
or

Press .Different volume settings are possible for
navigation*, telephone*, or Voice con-
trol*.
A common volume setting is provided for
Radio, Single CD, CD changer*, AUX and
Satellite radio* operating modes.
When setting the volume, the system auto-
matically stores the setting for the current-
ly active operating mode. The volume of
navigation announcements can be
changed only during an actual announce-
ment.
iThe system can be operated as follows:
from COMAND itself, or

from the multifunction steering
wheel
This operating manual describes oper-
ation from COMAND and from the mul-
tifunction steering wheel.
Unless otherwise specified, the de-
scriptions and the displays illustrated
relate to the COMAND control unit.
Switching ON/OFF
iWithout the key in position 1 or 2 of the
steering lock, the system automatically
switches OFF again after approx. 30
minutes of inactivity.
iIf a telephone call is in progress (hands-
free) you cannot switch the COMAND
OFF, is disabled.Volume