2004 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class Comand Manual

14 At a glanceQuick reference MCSThis section only provides a brief overview
of the MCS. Please read all instructions
carefully before operating the unit to en-
sure your complete understanding and to
obtain the best possible performance from
the system.
For detailed information, please refer to
the pages indicated and the respective
system chapters.Switching on

Press the rotary/push-button 1.
or

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 1 or 2 if the MCS has been
switched off by turning the key in the
steering lock to position 0 or removed.The MCS will switch on the last active
source and display the corresponding
menu.
Switching off

Press the rotary/push-button 1.
or

Turn the key in the steering lock to po-
sition 0.
or

Remove the key.
The MCS switches off.
Switching the MCS operating unit on
and off

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The navigation system* was the last sys-
tem used
The menu displayed will vary according to
the last navigation function used.
If route guidance was active, you will see:
the basic guidance display or

the mapIf destination input was active, the main
destination input menu appears.Switching another system on

Press a system key, e.g. .
The main radio menu will appear.
iIf the MCS is switched off for more than
30 minutes during active route guid-
ance, all manually entered traffic jams
and detours are deleted. Selecting a de-
tour (
page 131).

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Turn the rotary/push-button.
For the audio sources

Radio

Tape

CD* (single CD and CD changer)

Satellite radio*
you can set the volume jointly.
For the service source

Telephone*
you can alter the listening volume for the
telephone only.For the service sources

Voice output during route guidance
(navigation system*)
and

Voice Control System* (refer to sepa-
rate operating instruction)
you can set the volume jointly.
Switching on

Press .
The radio is switched on. The station
last tuned to will begin to play.
Changing the radio band

Press the softkey AM, FM or WB.
Adjusting the volume
iThe volume of the navigation voice
prompt can only be adjusted during
active route guidance. Turn the rotary
push button during an announcement,
or press Navi Voice to repeat the
current/last voice instruction and turn
the rotary push button during the
announcement to adjust the volume.
During a navigation announcement, the
volume of the audio source is lowered
automatically.
Radio Operation

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Selecting a station
Automatic seek tuning
Push the joystick to or .
In the FM-, AM-, Weather Band WB, the
radio will tune in to the next receivable
station (FM/AM) or channel (WB) with
descending/ascending frequency.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. .
The MCS will switch to tape operation.
Refer to (
page 26) “Radio operation” for
additional information.Switching on

Press .
The main tape menu will be displayed
and playback begins.
Inserting a cassette into the cassette com-
partment (
page 40).Music search

Push the joystick to / .
The tape will wind to the beginning of
the current track, to the previous track
or to the next track.
Refer to (
page 38) “Tape operation” for
additional information.
Tape operation

18 At a glanceQuick reference MCSSwitching on
Press .
The main CD menu will be displayed.
CD playback will begin automatically
depending on the CD player selected.
Single CD player. The first track on
the CD is played.

CD changer. The first track on the
first CD detected in the magazine is
played.Inserting a CD into the CD drive
(
page 51) and inserting CDs in the CD
changer (
page 52).
Track select

Push the joystick to / .
The beginning of the current track, the
previous track, or the next track will be
played.
Selecting a CD from the CD changer

Activate the CD changer.

Press one of the number keys.
Keys - select the corre-
sponding magazine slot of the
CD changer.
The message LOADING CD... ap-
pears on the display. Playback begins
with track 1.CD track scan

Press the softkey SCAN.
The tracks on the CD are played one af-
ter the other for 8 seconds each.

Press the highlighted softkey
SCAN to cancel the function.
Refer to (
page 48) “CD operation” for
additional information.
Switching on

Press .
or

Press the softkey SAT in the ra-
dio menu.
The Satellite Radio is switched on. The
channel last tuned to will begin to play.
CD operation*
Satellite radio* operation

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Selecting a station
Selecting by category
Press the softkey PTY.
or

Push the joystick to or .
The program category list contains all
receivable categories of programs.
Select any desired category

Push the joystick to or as
often as necessary.
or

Press the softkey or
.
In the station list, only stations of the se-
lected category are available (category
mode).When changing the category, the channel
selected last in the new category becomes
audible.
The system will automatically switch to a
station of the selected category if the cur-
rently selected station is not of the select-
ed category. Otherwise, the currently
selected station remains tuned.
Switching another system on

Press any system key, e.g. .
The MCS will switch to tape operation.
Refer to (
page 71) “Satellite Radio oper-
ation” for additional information.Switching on

Press .
The unlock code menu will appear.Telephone* operationiTimeport phones use a three-digit code.
V60 phones use a four-digit code. The
head unit will unlock the phone using
the first three digits of the four-digit V60
unlock code.

20 At a glanceQuick reference MCSEntering the unlock code 
Use the number keys from to
to enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits appear in the
input line.
If the code entered is correct and the
phone is registered in a network, the
phone is ready for use.
Outgoing call
Enter a telephone number

Use the number keys from to
to enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit
is entered.Begin dialing

If you have entered the correct num-
ber, press .
Dialing will begin. If the phone number
and name are stored in the phone
book, the name appears on the screen.
The active audio source will switch to
mute.
Conducting a call
When the call is initiated, the call time will
be displayed.
Ending a call

Press .
Refer to (
page 80) “Telephone opera-
tion” for additional information.Switching the navigation system on
Main destination input menu
Press .
If the navigation system has not been
booted, the navigation startup screen
appears during the software loading
process.Navigation system*, entering a des-
tination and calculating a route





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The navigation menu displayed will vary
according to the last navigation func-
tion used.
If route guidance was switched off, the
main navigation menu is displayed.
Entering destination address

Press .

Use the joystick to select INPUT
DESTINATION and press .The Find Destination by menu appears.

Use the joystick to select Address
and press .To find the addresses, select:

Street Name
, to search for the ad-
dress by street name and number.

City Name
, to search for the address
in a specific city.

Change State
, to search for the ad-
dress in a different state.

Change Province
, to search for the
address in a different province.

Use the joystick to select the desired
method and press .










iIf you have entered the state or the
province and you know the city name,
start your search using the city name.
This will save time versus starting a
search where you use the street name.