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32 At a glance
Quick reference COMAND
Pressæ or ç on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel
The volume changes up or down, de-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.
The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.
After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and
the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.Automatic volume control
The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without sound-system*),
or on
the interior ambient noises of the vehi-
cle (only in vehicles with sound-sys-
tem*)
other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance setting applies to the
following operating modes:
Radio
Single CD
MP3
CD changer*
AUX
Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance, the system
automatically stores the setting for the
currently active operating mode.
Setting balance
Open the main menu of the appropriate
operating mode (
page 29).
Press the Balance soft key.
The Balance menu appears.
Balance
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For Navigation* a different balance set-
ting is possible. You find the descrip-
tion under “Adjusting the acoustics for
navigation announcements”
(
page 113).
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44 Audio
Radio operation
Ending Scan search manually
Press the Scan soft key again.
Manual tuning
Switch to the desired waveband
(
page 40).
Press+ or, for at least 2
seconds to scroll 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. Tuning via direct frequency input
Entry example:
98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband
(
page 40).
Press..
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave-
band is shown.
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Manual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing#or$.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.
Frequency increments for manual
tuning:
FM 0.2 MHz
AM 10 kHz
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59 Audio
MP3 operation
I f t h e M P 3 t r a c k s a r e o r g a n i z e d i n t o f o l d e r s
on the CD, you can select a folder from the
COMAND control unit.
The following options are available:
Selecting via folder list
Selecting via extended folder list
Selecting via folder list
Only one folder can be viewed at a time. 1Current folder
Open the MP3 main menu (page 58);
Press$ or # to select a folder.
Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang-
ing the selection.
The COMAND changes the folder and
loads the data from the new folder.
It may take a while to load the data, de-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.Selecting via extended folder list
In the MP3 main menu (page 58),
press the
Folder soft key.
The extended folder list appears.
Press% or & to select a folder.
Selecting folders
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The folder list only contains folders in
which MP3 tracks are stored.
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The extended folder list only contains
folders in which MP3 tracks are stored.
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60 Audio
MP3 operation
Press'.
COMAND changes the folder and loads
the data from the new folder.
It may take a while to load the data, de-
pending on the number of folders and
tracks.
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip (page 60)
Selecting via track list (page 60)
Selecting via direct entry of the track
number (
page 61)
Selecting via scan search (page 61)Selecting via track skip
On the COMAND control unitOpen the MP3 main menu (page 58).
For forward skipping press+;
or
For backward skipping press,.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the MP3 display
(
page 27).
For forward skipping pressj;
or
For backward skipping pressk.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
Selecting via track list
The track list contains all tracks in the cur-
rent folder. Only one track can be viewed
at a time.
Selecting a track
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Forward skipping:
The next track is played.
Backward skipping:
If the track has been playing longer
than approx. 10 seconds, the system
skips back to the beginning of the
track.
If less than 10 seconds have played,
the system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track.
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67 Audio
CD changer* operation
Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments
Loading a single magazine compart-
ment
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
Briefly press the button 2 of the emp-
ty magazine compartment to be load-
ed.
Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD.
The loading procedure is completed.
Loading all six magazine compart-
ments
Initial situation: all magazine compart-
ments are empty.
The CD changer loads all magazine com-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
Press and hold the button of an empty
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.
The LEDs of all magazine compartment
buttons 2 briefly light up green sever-
al times.
Wait until the LED in the first magazine
compartment button 2 flashes green.
This indicates that the CD changer re-
quests a CD.
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Loading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.
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69 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.
The ejection procedure is completed.
Ejecting all CDs
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.
Th e b u t t o n L E D s o f a l l l o a d e d m a g a z i n e
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.The CD changer ejects the CDs one af-
ter another.
Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.
The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within 15 sec-
onds. The system starts playing the CD
again.
The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang-
er.
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 38).
Press the CDC soft key.
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If you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.
The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
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If you eject the CD you are currently lis-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.
If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang-
er mode.
CD changer main menu
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70 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.
You will hear the CD listened to last. If
this CD is no longer available, the unit
plays the next available audio CD.
The status bar also contains:
The track number and total number
of tracks on the current CD
The elapsed playing time of the
track1CD name or CD number
2Elapsed track playing time
3Track number/total tracks
4Track title or track number
The CD changer main menu shows the CD
title at the top and track title in the center
of the main area if the CD contains corre-
sponding 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.
Available choices:
Selecting via CD list
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number (
page 71)
Selecting via CD Selection menu
(
page 71)
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 the top of the CD
changer main menu (in this example:
CD 5).
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The CDC soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.
Load an audio CD into the CD
changer (
page 65).
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 at least
two audio CDs are loaded.
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72 Audio
CD changer* operation
Press'.
The newly selected CD is played.
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip
Selecting via track list (page 72)
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number (
page 73)
Selecting via scan search (page 73)
Selecting via track skip On the COMAND control unitOpen the CD changer main menu
(
page 69).
Press+7for forward skipping;
or
Press, for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons. On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the CD changer
display (
page 27).
Pressj for forward skipping;
or
Pressk for backward skipping.
The tracks skip immediately after
pressing one of the buttons.
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 number of the track currently
playing.
Selecting a track
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Forward skipping:
The next track is played.
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Backward skipping:
If the track has been playing longer
than approx. 10 seconds, the system
skips back to the beginning of the
track.
If less than 10 seconds have played,
the system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track.