2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class buttons

13 At a glance
Radio operating elements
FunctionPage
1 Audio main menu36
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3  - 
Entering frequency man-
ually
Storing stations
Requesting station pre-
sets
41
42
39
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4 , , , 
Tuning stations FM / AM
Station memory,
selecting presets
38
42
5 
Confirmation
6 
Mute function
36
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7 
Switching ON/OFF
30
8 
Volume adjustment
30
9  and 
Station search
Manual tuning
38
40

15 At a glance
Single CD operating elements
FunctionPage
1 
Audio main menu
36
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3 CD slot46
4  and  - 
Entering track numbers
48
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5  and 
Selecting tracks
48
6 
Confirmation
7 
CD ejection
46
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8 
Mute function
36
9 
Switching ON/OFF
30
a 
Volume adjustment
30
b and 
Track skip forward/
reverse
Forward/reverse
47
49

17 At a glance
MP3 operating elements
FunctionPage
1 
Audio main menu
36
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3 MP3 CD slot53
4  and  - 
Entering track numbers
57
FunctionPage
5  and 
Selecting tracks
 and 
Selecting folders
55
54
6 
Confirmation
7 
MP3 CD ejection
53
FunctionPage
8 
Mute function
36
9 
Switching ON/OFF
30
a 
Volume adjustment
30
b and 
Track skip forward/
reverse
Forward/reverse
56
58

19 At a glance
CD changer* operating elements
FunctionPage
1 
Audio main menu
36
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
3  and  - 
Entering track numbers
 - 
Selecting CDs
69
68
FunctionPage
4  and 
Selecting CDs
 and 
Selecting tracks
67
69
5 
Confirmation
6 
Mute function
36
FunctionPage
7 
Switching ON/OFF
30
8 
Volume adjustment
30
9 and 
Track skip forward/
reverse
Forward/reverse
68
70

21 At a glance
Telephone* operating elements
FunctionPage
1 
Telephone main menu
Switching the telephone
ON
Switching the telephone
OFF
89
85
85
2 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
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3 - 
Entering PIN
Entering unlock code
Entering phone number
Speed dial
87
88
92
95
4 , , , 
Selection buttons
5 
Confirmation
FunctionPage
6 
Answering calls
Redialing
91
92
7 
Ending or refusing a call
91
8 
Switching ON/OFF
30
9 
Volume adjustment
30

23 At a glance
Navigation* operating elements
FunctionPage
1 
Navigation main menu
Cancelling route
guidance
110
134
2 
Switching map display
134
3 Soft keys
(multifunction buttons)
4 , , , ,,

Selecting options
Selecting characters for
text entry
Scrolling map
FunctionPage
5 
Confirmation
6Navigation computer107
7Navigation DVD slot107
8 
Cancelling navigation an-
nouncements
Switching navigation an-
nouncements OFF
131
131
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9 
Current navigation an-
nouncement
Switching navigation an-
nouncements ON
131
131
a 
Ejecting navigation DVDs
107
b 
Switching ON/OFF
30
c 
Volume adjustment
30

25 At a glance
Multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display to the re-
spective system if you wish to operate the
system using the buttons on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
On the multifunction steering wheel,
pressè or ÿ repeatedly until
one of the following, Radio, Single CD,
MP3, CD changer*, Satellite radio* or
Telephone* display appears in the mul-
tifunction display of the instrument
cluster.
Radio operation
1Waveband and position in Preset menu
2Station frequencySingle CD operation
1Single CD operation
2Current track
MP3 operation
1MP3 operation
2Current trackCD changer* operation
1Current CD
2Current track
Satellite radio* operation
1SAT and position in Preset menu
2Channel name
Selecting the multifunction display

40 Audio
Radio 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.