2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class CD changer

67 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.
You will hear the CD listened to last. If
the CD listened to last is no longer
available, the unit plays the next avail-
able audio CD.
I f t he C D c o n t a i n s C D t e xt d a t a , t h e C D
changer main menu will show the name
of the CD and the title of the track cur-
rently playing.
The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks
The elapsed playing time of the
track1CD 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).
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The CDC soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDs
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This selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.

68 Audio
CD changer* operation
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 via direct entry of the CD
number
Press one of the ! - 1 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.
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The system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
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Th e C D f a i l s t o b e c h a n g e d i f y o u s e l e c t
an empty compartment.

69 Audio
CD changer* operation
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).
Press+0for forward skipping.
or
Press, for backward skipping.
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.
Selecting a track
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Forward 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.


70 Audio
CD changer* operation
Entry example: Track 1
Press!.
Entry example: Track 12
Press! and A 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 search is characterised 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.
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 CD changer main menu
(
page 66).
Press and hold+ or ,.
To stop release+ or ,.
The following options are available:
Normal sequence
The tracks are played in the normal se-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).
If only one CD is loaded, the last track is
followed by again playing the first track.
I f s eve r a l C D s a r e l o a d e d i n t h e C D c h a n g -
er, 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 se-
quence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).
Repeat track
The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
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Entries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
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When you start the scan search, play-
back option
Normal sequence is activated
automatically. Therein scan search is
restricted to the current CD.
Fast forward/reverse
Playback options

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.
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It is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.
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This selection is only available if at
least two audio CDs are loaded.

173 Glossary
Autostore
Enters the stations with the best recep-
tion (signal strength) into the autostore
memory in order of their reception
quality (from strong to weak).
Balance
Volume adjustment between left and
right speakers.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per time unit.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
- > C D w h i c h c a n b e r e a d a n d w r i t t e n b u t
not deleted.CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
->CD which can be read, written and
deleted.
COMAND
(Co
ckpit Management and Data Sys-
tem)
Information and operating center for
vehicle sound and communication sys-
tems, including the radio and CD play-
er, as well as for other optional
equipment (CD changer*, telephone*,
satellite radio*, navigation*).
Coordinates
Indicate the geographical position on
the earth's surface.
DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc form for
storing large volumes of data.Fader
(Fader control)
Volume control between front and rear
speakers.
Folder
Alternative designation for directories.
Data saved on a storage medium can
be organized into directories for im-
proved clarity. Can be likened to a filing
cabinet containing a number of folders,
each of which holds a number of docu-
ments.
Greenwich meridian
A specific north-south line running
through Greenwich, England.
GPS
(G
lobal Positioning System)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs DVD digital maps for
navigation.
Glossary

177 Index
A
Accepted calls (telephone). . . . . . . . 93
Accessing CD changer. . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adding spoken names to a
phone book entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Answering call (telephone). . . . . . . . 90
Audio AUX mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
switching to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic volume control . . . . . . . . 30
Autostore (in Radio mode) . 40, 43, 173
B
Balance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 173
for navigation announcements . . . . 110
Bass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
for navigation announcements . . . . 110
Bit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Bit rate (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
permissible rates . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 62
C
Call (Telephone)
answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
ending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 95
outgoing calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
placing an outgoing call . . . . . . . . . . 91
refusing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
CALL NOT POSSIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Calling up Destination memory . . . 149
Cancelling
route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Caring for CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 52, 61
Category list (satellite radio) . . . . . . 77
CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
see also MP3 CD
copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 63
ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 65
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 63
random CD (CD changer mode) . . . . 71
repeat (CD changer mode) . . . . . . . . 71
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
CD changer
accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
retracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63CD changer mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
permissible file system (MP3) . . . . . . 61
permissible MP3 CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
permissible MP3 formats . . . . . . . . . 61
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
switching to. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
CD slot
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 64, 65
MP3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
single CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CD-R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 173
CD-RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 173
Changing
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
map scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 142
CHANNEL UNAVAILABLE. . . . . . . . . . 77
COMAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
switching ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Index

178 Index
Controls
CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MP3 mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 24
Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 125
Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 63
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 62
Current navigation announcement 129
repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
D
Deleting
destination
from Destination memory . . . . . . 150
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 149
detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 142Destination
deleting
from Destination memory . . . . . . 150
from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 149
Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
storing in Destination memory . . . . 150
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
starting route guidance to a
stored destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Display
adjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 137
DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 105, 173
E
Ejecting CD
in CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
in Single CD mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 105
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 160
Emergency calls “911”. . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ending
call (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91, 95
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Entering
destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
frequency (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
F
Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 173
for navigation announcements . . . . 110
File structure (MP3 CD). . . . . . . . . . . 52