2005 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class display

56 AudioMP3 operationSelecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit
Open the MP3 main menu (
page 53).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.
On the multifunction steering wheel

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

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks in the cur-
rent folder. Only one track can be viewed
at a time. 1Current track

Use or  to select another track
from the list.

Press, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
iForward skipping:
The next track is played.
iBackward 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.

57 Audio
MP3 operation
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number
Open the MP3 main menu (
page 53).

Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears.
1Number of tracks in the current folder
(10 tracks)Entry example: Track 1

Press
.
Entry example: Track 10

Press
and  in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via scan search
Scan search is characterised as follows:

Scan search plays each track in the
current folder 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.
Starting scan search

In the MP3 main menu (
page 53)
press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks in the current folder are not pos-
sible.
iThe scan search will not function if the
current folder only contains one track.
When you start the scan search, play-
back option
Normal sequence
is activated
automatically. Therein scan search is
restricted to the current folder.

59 Audio
MP3 operation

Press.
The option is switched on.
A corresponding 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.

67 Audio
CD changer* operation
1CD name or CD number
2Track title or track number
3Elapsed track playing time
4Track number/Total tracks
The CD changer menu shows the
CD title at the top and track title in the cen-
ter of the main area if the CD contains cor-
responding text data.
If the CD does not contain any CD text da-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title. The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.
The following options are available:

Selecting via CD list

Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number (
page 68)

Selecting via CD Selection menu
(page 68)
Selecting via CD list
The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at top of the CD changer
main menu (here CD 5).The entry appears above the track display.
It shows the number of the current CD.

Use or  to select another CD
from the list.

Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang-
ing the selection.
The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.

68 AudioCD changer* operationSelecting via direct entry of the CD
number 
Press one of the
-  keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.
Selecting via CD Selection menu

Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.An entry shows the CD title if the CD
contains corresponding CD text data.
No text displayed with a CD symbol in-
dicates that the corresponding CD
does not contain any CD text data
An entry shaded out indicates an emp-
ty CD changer compartment.

Use or  to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD
changer compartments

Press.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list (
page 69)

Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 69)

Selecting via scan search (
page 70)
Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unit

Open the CD changer main menu
(page 66).

Pressfor forward skipping.
or

Press for backward skipping.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.
Selecting a track

69 Audio
CD changer* operation
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the CD changer
display (
page 25).

Pressj for forward skipping.
or

Pressk for backward skipping.Selecting 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 CD changer main menu
(page 66).

Press.
The Manual track input display ap-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
Entry example: Track 1

Press
.
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.


71 Audio
CD changer* operation

Repeat
CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Random track

The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the next CD in the changer.
The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).

Random CD

At least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9).
Then, the next CD will be played.
The CDs are changed in random
order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Switching the playback option

In the CD changer main menu
(page 66) press the
Setting
soft key.
The Setting menu appears.
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.
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.
iThis selection is only available if at
least two audio CDs are loaded.

75 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation

Press.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service (
page 75),
After Satellite radio service was acti-
vated (
page 75).
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service
The telephone number of the Sirius Service
Center and the twelve-digit electronic seri-
al number (ESN) of the particular receiver
are displayed.
This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.After activation of the Satellite radio
service
The SAT main menu appears.
The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.Station information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.
Switching to Satellite radio modeiCredit card information is also required
for your application.
iThe activation process takes approxi-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
Sirius Service Center.
iThe system will tune to a default sta-
tion if no station had been selected
previously. SAT main menu