2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class display

42 AudioRadio operation
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press  or.
Search begins in ascending or
descending frequency.
The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display
(page 25).

Pressj ork.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presets
The seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using the number
keypad.

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Ten presets each are available for the
FM and AM waveband.
The following options are available:

Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore Storing manually using the number
keys
- 

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 38).

Press a number key between
and
 and hold it for more than 2 sec-
onds.
The station is now stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Tune to the station to be stored
(page 38).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.
Storing FM/AM stations

46 AudioSingle CD operationThe COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 15).

Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.
COMAND pulls in the CD. If the CD is
an audio CD, the system switches to
Single CD mode.

Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.

Remove the CD from the slot.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx. 7
seconds.

Open the Audio main menu
(page 36).

Press the
CD soft key.
The system switches to Single CD
mode.The center of the status bar shows:

The track number and total number
of tracks

The elapsed playing time of the
track
!If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the 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 the CD is an MP3 CD, the system
switches to MP3 mode (
page 53).
Ejecting a CD Single CD main menu
iThe
CD soft key is shaded out if no audio
CD is loaded. The system will not
switch to Single CD mode.
Load an audio CD into the
COMAND CD drive (
page 45).
The
MP3
soft key instead of the
CD soft
key is visible when a MP3 CD has been
loaded.

47 Audio
Single CD operation
1Track title or track number
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
The Single CD main menu shows the track
title in the center if the CD contains corre-
sponding CD text data.
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the track number is displayed instead of
the track title. The following options are available:

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 48)

Selecting via scan search (
page 48)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 46).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Single CD dis-
play (
page 25).

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.
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.

48 AudioSingle CD operationSelecting 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 track currently playing.
Use or  to select another track
from the list.

Press, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.Selecting via manual entry of the track
number

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 46).

Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
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
Scan serach is charcterised as follows:

Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.

49 Audio
Single CD operation
Starting scan search 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually

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

Open the Single CD main menu
(page 46).

Press and hold or .

To stop release or .The following options are available:

Normal sequenceThe tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).The last track is followed by the first
track of the CD.

Repeat track

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

Random track

The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Changing the playback option

In the Single CD main menu
(page 46) press the
Setting
soft key. The settings menu is displayed.
The solid circle indicates which op-
tion is currently selected.

Use or  to select a different op-
tion.

Press.
The option is activated. A correspond-
ing display will appear in the status bar
for all options except
Normal
sequence
.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.
iWhen you start the scan search, play-
back option
Normal Sequence
is activated
automatically.
Fast forward/reverse
Playback options

51 Audio
MP3 operation
Permissible MP3 CDs
In MP3 mode COMAND can read CD-R and
CD-RW CDs.
Permissible file systems
The permitted file system is
ISO9660/Joliet for CD-R and CD-RW.Multi session discs
With multi session discs, the content of the
first session determines how COMAND
treats the CD.
For example, if the first session contains
data in audio CD format and the second
session contains data in MP3 format,
COMAND will treat the CD as a conven-
tional audio CD.
File structure
When creating an MP3 CD, you can orga-
nize MP3 tracks into folders. A folder can
also contain additional folders.
A CD may have a maximum of 255 folders
in total. A maximum of 255 tracks are per-
missible per folder.Mathematically a maximum of 65025
tracks would result. However, this amount
is usually not reached since MP3 requires
approx. 1 MB storage per minute recorded.
Track names and folder names
When creating an MP3 CD, you can assign
names to the MP3 tracks and folders.
COMAND uses these names in MP3-mode
for the corresponding display.
Please note the following when assigning
track and folder names:

Track and folder names must contain
at least 1 character.

Track names may contain up to fifty
characters. If a track name exceeds
this character limit, COMAND will not
be able to display it in full.
Tips on creating MP3 CDs iCDs, software and hardware for writing
audio data to CDs are widely available.
Therefore, we cannot guarantee that
COMAND will be able to play every
user-written CD.
Problems may be encountered during
playback of user-written CDs with a
storage capacity of more than 700 MB.
These CDs do not meet valid standards
as of this printing.


52 AudioMP3 operation
Track names must have the file exten-
sion “mp3”.

A period must appear between the
track name and the file extension.
Example of a correct track name:
Track1.mp3
In the example, the track name con-
tains six characters, followed by a peri-
od and the file extension “mp3”.
Empty folders or folders containing data
other than MP3 tracks will not be dis-
played by COMAND.
If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name. Permissible MP3 formats
COMAND supports the
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format.
Permissible bit and scan rates

Fixed and variable bit rates up to
320 kbps

Scan rates from 24 kHz - 48 kHzThe music tracks that you can create for
play back in MP3 mode are generally copy-
right-protected under applicable interna-
tional and national laws.
In many countries, the reproduction of
copyrighted material is not permitted,
even if only for personal use, without the
express prior consent of the copyright
holder.
Please check the current copyright laws
for your country and comply with them.
These restrictions do not apply for exam-
ple to your own compositions and record-
ings, or for recordings for which
authorization has been obtained from the
copyright holder.
iCOMAND does not support ID3 tags.
Tips on creating MP3 tracks iIn everyday speech, this format has
been replaced by the designation
“MP3”.iIt is recommended to use MP3 tracks
with a bit rate of 128 kbps or higher
and with a scan rate of 44.1 kHz or
higher. Lower rates may impair quality.
This is particularly true if the Sound
function*
LOGIC7 Surround
has been acti-
vated.
Tips on copyright

53 Audio
MP3 operation

Call up the MP3 main menu
(page 53).
or

Insert an MP3 CD into COMAND.The COMAND CD drive holds one CD. The
slot for inserting a CD is located above the
display (
page 17).

Insert a CD into the CD slot while
COMAND is switched ON. Insert the
CD face up.
COMAND pulls the CD in and loads the
data. It may take a while to load the da-
ta, depending on the number of folders
and tracks.
After loading, COMAND plays the CD.

Press.
COMAND ejects the CD.

Remove the CD from the slot.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx. 7
seconds.

Open the Audio main menu
(page 36).
Switching to MP3 mode iMP3 CDs can only be played back in
the COMAND CD drive.Loading a MP3 CDWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper-
ate the audio system only when road, weath-
er 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.
!If a CD is already loaded, it must be
ejected before inserting the 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.
Ejecting a MP3 CD MP3 main menu