2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class key

37 Audio
Radio operation

Radio operation

Open the Audio main menu
(page 36).

Press the
Radio
soft key.
The Radio main menu appears. The sta-
tion last tuned to will begin to play. In this example:

Weather Band


Channel 1
= current station

Press the
FM/AM
soft key in the Radio
main menu.
Alternatingly the Radio main menu for
the FM or AM wavebands appears. The
station last tuned to will begin to play.The waveband is indicated in the center
of the status bar.
In this example:

FM = FM waveband

1 = selected station is stored on
preset 1
Safety InstructionsWarning
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 audio 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.Switching to radio mode
Switching wavebands

39 Audio
Radio operation

Pressk:
The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. The presets are accessed using the
number keypad, or via the Presets menu.
Accessing via number keypad:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press one of the number keys

- :
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press,
or

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via Autostore presets
The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep-
tion quality (
page 43). The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset 1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre-
quencies are displayed.


40 AudioRadio operation
Use , ,  or  to choose a
preset and press.
or

Press one of the number keys

- .
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:

Scan search performs two runs.
During the first run, stations with ex-
tremely good reception are played.
During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.
Ending Scan search manually

Press the
Scan
soft key again.Manual tuning

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press and hold or  for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping or  in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.
Manual tuning is deactivated if no but-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.

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Radio operation
Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband
(page 37).

Press.The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.

Press the number buttons in
succession:, , and .
Each number entered appears in the
display.
The system tunes to the frequency en-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.Tuning via station search
Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.
On COMAND control unit

Switch to the WB waveband by press-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu (page 37).
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing or .
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz

AM 10 kHz
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.
Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.
The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.Tuning to a station on Weather Band


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

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Radio operation

Use, ,  or  to select a
preset.

Press for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec-
tive memory location.
Storing using Autostore
The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.
The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset 1.

Switch to the desired waveband
(page 37).

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.

Use to select the Reprogram Autostore
header entry.

Press.
The Autostore search starts. After a de-
lay the new preset assignment ap-
pears. The system tunes to the station
stored on preset 1.
To tune-in another station from the
Autostore preset list (
page 39).
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets
soft key.
As such, the Autostore memory is only
temporary.

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.

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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