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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
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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.
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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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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
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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.
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Only touch the CD on the edges.
Clean the CD with a dry, lint-free cloth.
Wipe the CD a straight line from the
center. Never wipe the CD in a circular
motion.
Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents
to clean CDs.
Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct
sunlight.
Do not write or put labels on CDs
Safety InstructionsWarning
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 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.
Warning
G
The CD drive is a Class 1 laser product.
There is a danger of invisible laser radiation
when you open or damage the cover.
Do not remove the cover. The CD drive does
not contain any parts serviceable by the us-
er. For safety reasons, have any necessary
service work performed by qualified person-
nel.
Tips on caring for your CDs
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Single CD operation
Open the Single CD main menu
(page 46).
or
Load an audio CD into the COMAND
CD drive.Switching to Single CD modeLoading a 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.
!Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damgage the drive.
Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the com-
pact digital audio standard
(IEC 60908).
Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an
adapter. Only use round, 12 cm diame-
ter CDs.
!Your CD drive has been designed to
play CDs which correspond to the IEC
60908 standard. Therefore only CDs
not exceeding a thickness of 1.3 mm
can be used.
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.iThe COMAND CD drive may not be able
to play audio CDs with copy protection.
