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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.
Open the CD changer main menu
(
page 69);
or
Load an audio CD into the CD changer
(
page 65).The CD changer is located in the glove box
and can play audio and MP3 CDs.
Permissible MP3 CDs
The CD changer can read CD-R and CD-RW
CDs.
Permissible file system
The permitted file system is Joliet for CD-R
and CD-RW.
Permissible MP3 formats
The CD changer supports the following file
formats:
MPEG1 Audio Layer 3
MPEG2 Audio Layer 3
MPEG 2.5 Audio Layer 3
Safety instructions
WarningG
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.
The CD changer 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 changer
does not contain any parts serviceable by
the user. For safety reasons, have any nec-
essary service work performed by qualified
personnel.
Tips on caring for your CDs
Switching to CD changer mode
CD changer
MP3 CDs
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In order to load CDs, you will need to open
the glove box.
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttonsThe CD changer has a built-in magazine
which can hold up to six CDs.
The CD changer has six magazine compart-
ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading
procedure.
LEDs in the buttons indicate the status of
the corresponding magazine compart-
ment.
Button LED OFF:
Magazine compartment empty
Button LED flashes green:
CD changer requesting CD to be load-
ed
Button LED continuously red:
Magazine compartment loaded with a
CD
The status of a magazine compartment can
also be seen when selecting a CD in the CD
Selection menu (
page 71).
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.
!
Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.
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 will become stuck and
damage the drive.
Data carriers which contain data on
both sides can cause play-back prob-
lems because the storage layers are
thinner than one-sided data carriers.
!
Do not play single CDs (80mm) with an
adapter. An adapter could become
stuck and damage the drive. Only use
12 cm diameter CDs.
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The CD changer may not be able to play
audio CDs with copy protection.
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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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Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.
The CD is pulled in; the magazine com-
partment is loaded.
The red LED in the corresponding mag-
azine compartment button 2 lights up
continuously.
The CD changer then requests inser-
tion of the next CD. The LED in the cor-
responding magazine compartment
button 2 flashes green.
Repeat the last step until all six maga-
zine compartments are loaded.
The system plays the sixth CD. The
LEDs in all magazine compartment but-
tons 2 light up red continuously.
The loading procedure is completed.The following options are available:Ejecting one CD
Ejecting all CDs (page 69)Ejecting one CD
1CD slot
2Magazine compartment buttons
Open the glove box
(
Vehicle owner's manual).
Briefly press the appropriate magazine
compartment button 2.
The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD
changer ejects the CD.
Within 15 seconds, remove the CD
from the slot 1.
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If, for example, only compartments 1
through 4 are to be loaded instead of
all six compartments, simply do not in-
sert the a fifth CD into the slot 1. The
CD changer attempts to load the fifth
CD, yet aborts the loading procedure.
The system automatically plays the last
(fourth) CD.
Ejecting CDs
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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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Audio AUX operation
1Socket
Open the Audio main menu
(
page 38).
Press the AUX soft key.
The AUX menu appears.
The external audio source is made au-
dible, provided it is connected and
switched to playback.In AUX mode, you can adjust the following:
Volume (page 31)
Balance (page 32)
Bass and treble (page 33)
Sound functions (page 34)
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An external audio source can be con-
nected to COMAND via the 1/8" sock-
et located inside the glovebox.
Switching to AUX mode
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Please refer to the appropriate operat-
ing manual for the operation of the ex-
ternal audio source.