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Audio system
Calling up the ESN information menu
Press 
INF
 soft key.
Press 
ESN
 soft key.
The twelve-digit electronic serial 
number (ESN) of the SAT tuner* 
installed in your vehicle is displayed.
Press 
RET
 soft key to exit the menu.
CD mode
Safety precautions
General notes
The system may not be able to play audio 
CDs with copy protection.
Playing copied CDs may cause 
malfunctions during playback.Warning!
G
The single CD player and the CD changer* 
are Class 1 laser products. There is a danger 
of invisible laser radiation if the housing is 
opened or damaged.
Do not open the housing. The single CD 
player and the CD changer* do not contain 
any parts that can be serviced by the user. 
For safety reasons, have any service work 
which may be necessary performed only by 
qualified personnel.
Warning!
G
In order to avoid distraction which could 
lead to an accident, the driver should insert 
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and 
operate the audio system only if permitted 
by road, weather and traffic conditions.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph 
(approximately 50 km/h), your car covers a 
distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m) 
every second. 
     
        
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D o  n o t  u s e  C D s  w i t h  a n  e i g h t  c m  d i a m e t e r ,  
not even with a CD adapter. Attempting to 
play CDs with an eight cm diameter or 
playing such CDs with an adapter may 
cause damage to the CD drive. Such 
damage is not covered by the 
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. 
Should excessively high or low tempera-
tures occur while in CD changer mode*, CD TEMP
 will appear in the display, and the 
CD will be muted until the temperature has 
reached an acceptable level for the system 
to continue operation.
The single CD player and the CD changer* 
play audio CDs.Tips on handling CDs
Handle CDs carefully to prevent 
interference during playback.
Avoid scratches, fingerprints and dust 
on the CDs.
Do not write on CDs or apply any labels 
or other material to them.
Clean CDs from time to time with a 
commercially available cleaning cloth. 
Never wipe the CD in a circular motion; 
instead, wipe it in a straight line start-
ing in the center and moving outward. 
Do not use solvents, anti-static sprays, 
etc. for cleaning.
Replace the CD in its case after use.
Protect CDs from heat and direct 
sunlight.
!If you affix stickers to the CDs, they can 
become warped due to the heat that 
develops in the CD drive or 
CD changer.
In certain situations, the CDs can then 
no longer be ejected and cause 
damage to the drive. Such damage is 
not covered by the Mercedes-Benz 
Limited Warranty.!Your CD drive or CD changer has been 
designed to play CDs which 
correspond to the EN 60908 standard. 
You can therefore only use CDs with a 
maximum thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker data carriers, e.g. 
ones that have data on both sides (one 
side with DVD data, the other side with 
audio data), they cannot be ejected and 
will damage the drive. 
     
        
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Operating the single CD player in the 
audio system unit
Loading a CD
The single CD player in the audio system 
unit has capacity for one CD. The CD slot 
for loading the drive is located underneath 
the soft keys.
Make sure the system is switched on.
Insert CD into CD slot. The label side of 
the CD must face upwards.
The system automatically pulls the CD 
into the CD slot. The audio CD begins 
to play.Ejecting a CD
Make sure the system is switched on.
Press EJECTbutton.
The system ejects the CD. 
NO CD
 will 
appear in the display.
Remove CD from slot.Operational readiness of CD changer*
If a CD changer* has been installed in the 
vehicle, it can be operated from the front 
control panel of the audio system. 
A loaded magazine must be installed to 
play CDs.
The CD changer is located in the glove box.
Loading/unloading the CD magazine
Slide changer door to the right and 
press gbutton.
Magazine will be ejected.
!If a CD is already loaded, it must be 
ejected before inserting a new CD. 
Inserting a second CD in the slot with 
another CD still loaded will cause dam-
age to the CD drive not covered by the 
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty. 
iIf a CD has been inserted incorrectly or 
cannot be read, 
WRONG CD0
 will appear 
in the display.
iIf you do not take the CD out of the CD 
slot within approx. 15 seconds, the 
system automatically pulls the CD back 
in and plays it.
If a CD is pulled back in, press 
EJECTbutton for five seconds; the CD 
will then be ejected.
iThe CD changer* may not be able to 
play audio CDs with copy protection. 
     
        
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204 Controls in detailAudio system1CD
2CD changer
3CD tray
4CD magazine
Remove magazine4 and pull 
CD tray3 fully out.
Place CD1 i n  r e c e s s  o f  t r a y ,  l a b e l  s i d e  
up.
Push tray into magazine in direction of 
arrow.
Pus h ma ga zine  i nt o CD c hang er*2 in 
direction of arrow and close sliding 
door.
Playing CDs
Single CD player in the audio unit
Pressi button.CD 0
 will appear in the upper left-hand 
corner of the display.
The CD will resume playback at the point 
where it was switched off.CD changer*
Press Q button.CD and the selected magazine slot 
number appear in the upper left-hand 
corner of the display.
If you have not removed a CD since the last 
time the CD audio source was activated, 
the last CD listened to will begin to play at 
the point where it was switched off.
After the last track on a CD has finished, 
the next CD is automatically played.
iCDs which have been inserted 
improperly or are unreadable will not 
be played. 
     
        
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Playing tracks
You have the following options:
Audio system with CD changer*: 
selecting CDs
Direct track entry
Track skip forward/reverse
Fast forward/reverse
Scan
Random tracks
Repeat trackSelecting CDs in the audio unit with CD 
changer*
You can select from among the 
inserted CDs with buttons 
Rto6.
R = CD player in the audio unit 
1to6 = CDs in the 
CD changer*
The magazine slot number of the 
selected CD appears next to 
CD in the 
display, and the number of the 
currently played track appears next 
to
TRACK
.Direct track entry
You can make a direct selection from 
among the tracks on a CD.
Press * button.
Enter track number using buttons 1 
to R.iIf there is no CD in the selected 
magazine slot, 
NO CD
 appears in the 
display with the corresponding slot 
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The number of the track being played 
appears next to 
TRACK
 in the display.
You can only enter available track 
numbers.
Skipping tracks forward/backward
Skipping tracks forward
Press S button briefly.
The next track will be played.
Skipping tracks backward
Press T button briefly.
If the track has been playing for 
more than ten seconds, the unit 
skips back to the beginning of the 
track currently playing. If less than 
ten seconds have been played, the 
unit skips back to the beginning of 
the previous track.
Pressing the T or S button 
repeatedly will result in multiple tracks 
being skipped.Fast forward/reverse
Fast forward
Press and hold S button until 
desired point has been reached.
Reverse
Press and hold T button until 
desired point has been reached.Scan
Starting scan
Press 
SC soft key.
SC will appear in the display.
Each track on the current CD will be 
played for approx. eight seconds in 
ascending order.
Ending scan
Press 
SC soft key or T or S.
Random play
The random function (RDM) plays the 
tracks of the current CD in random order.
iThe track number and the relative time 
of the track is shown in the display 
during the search.
iWhen you start the RDM function, the 
RPT function is automatically switched 
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Switching on random
Press 
RDM
 soft key.
RDM
 appears in the display. 
A randomly selected track is 
played.
Switching off random
Press 
RDM
 soft key again.
Repeat
The track being played is repeated until the 
repeat function is switched off.
Switching on repeat
Press 
RPT
 soft key.
RPT appears in the display.
Switching off repeat
Press 
RPT
 soft key again.
Pause function
The CD changer mode is interrupted by an 
incoming call on the telephone* 
(
page 213).
Switching on pause function
Press U button.
The CD changer mode is 
interrupted and 
PAUSE
 appears in 
the display.
Switching off pause function
Press U button.
The CD changer mode is active 
again.
iWhen you start the RPT function, the 
RDM function is automatically 
switched off. 
     
        
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208 Controls in detailAudio systemTrack and time display
Press 
T soft key.
The number of the track being played 
and the elapsed playing time appear in 
the display.
Press 
T soft key again.
The total number of tracks and the total 
playing time of the CD appear in the 
display.
Press 
T soft key.
The standard CD playback menu 
appears in the display.
GSM network phones
Using your Mercedes-Benz specified 
mobile telephone*, a number of functions 
and operating steps can be performed and 
displayed in the audio system display.
Further operating instructions not covered 
here can be found in the operating instruc-
tions for the multifunction steering wheel 
and the cellular telephone*.
I f  y o u r  a u d i o  s y s t e m  i s  s e t  u p  f o r  t e l e p h o n e  
operation, the tsymbol will appear in 
the display.
When you insert your Mercedes-Benz 
specified mobile telephone* into the 
telephone cradle, you will be prompted to 
enter your PIN for 30 seconds 
(page 209). This display disappears 
when you press any button.
When your mobile telephone is inserted 
into the telephone cradle, you will see the 
reception strength in the upper right-hand 
corner of the display.Switching on the telephone
Switching on the telephone
Pressh button.
If the telephone was previously 
switched off, 
PROCESSING
 appears in 
the display and you will then be 
prompted to enter your PIN.
Switching off the telephone
Pressh button for approx. three 
seconds.PROCESSING
 appears in the display until 
the telephone is off. Afterward, 
PHONE OFF
 appears in the display.