2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class light

8 Introduction
Symbols
You will find the following symbols in these
operating instructions:
* The asterisk identifies optional
equipment. Since not all models
have the same standard equip-
ment, your COMAND system equip-
ment may deviate from some
descriptions and illustrations.
! Highlights hazards that may result in dam-
age to your COMAND.
i Helpful hints or further information you may
find useful.
This symbol points to in-
structions for you to follow.
A number of these symbols
appearing in succession in-
dicates a multiple-step pro-
cedure.
The continuation symbol
marks an interrupted proce-
dure which will be continued
on the next page.
(
page 9) This symbol tells you where
to look for further infor-
mation on this subject.
-> This symbol is used in the
glossary. It indicates that
the term immediately follow-
ing the symbol is also ex-
plained in the glossary.
“Display”Messages, menu items or
soft key names appearing in
the COMAND color display
are printed in the style
shown here.
SymbolsG Warning
Warning notices draw your attention to ha-
zards that may endanger your health or life,
or the health or life of others.


33 At a glance
Operating COMAND
Switching to the list without predictive
speller
If other entries for a town exist, or the
name exists more than once in the system,
then
B is highlighted in the speller.
Press n.
You can switch to the list at any point while
entering characters.
Slide qmr repeatedly until the list ap-
pears without the speller.
or
Select B and press n.
COMAND will complete your entry if
the name is unambiguous. In this case
it is not necessary to switch to the list,
the Enter Destination menu will appear.
Selecting a list entry
Town list for navigation
1+ symbol for additional options
To select a town: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
To confirm selection: Press n.
A town with the 1 symbol exists more
than once in the selected country. Con-
firming this type of town will result in a
further selection. The
+ symbol then
switches to
/.
Switching to radio mode and request-
ing the station list
Initial situation:
You would like to switch, for example, from
the phone function to radio mode and re-
quest the station list from there.
i In this guide, the path to a menu item is
shown as an action in italics.
“Audio” K “Audio” K “Radio” K “Radio”
K “Station List”
i Depending on the initial situation, this se-
quence of actions may be shorter.
If radio mode was active last, it is sufficient to se-
lect “Audio”
K““Radio””K “Station List”.
The individual steps for the above example
are described below.
Operating example

34 At a glance
Operating COMAND
Switching to the current audio mode
To switch to the main function line:
Slide
qm.
To select “Audio” main function: Ro-
tate
ymz or slide omp.
To confirm selection: Press n.
The main display for the audio mode
selected last, e.g. CD audio, appears.
The selector bar is located in the dis-
play/selection window.
1Selector bar
Switching to radio mode
i You can also call up the required audio
mode directly using the
X or y buttons.
To select “Audio” again: Slide qm.
To confirm selection: Press n.
The “
Audio” menu appears.
To select “FM / AM Radio”: Rotate
ymz or slide qm.
To confirm selection: Press n.
The radio main display appears.
Tuning to a station manually
Slide qmr to highlight the lower menu
bar.
Rotate ymz or slide omp to select
“
FM” or “AM”.
Tune to a station by rotating ymz or
sliding
omp.
The red line (tuning indicator) moves
right or left and stops when a receiv-
able station is found.

42 Audio
Radio
You can switch the radio between the FM,
AM, and WB wavebands.
Select “FM” 7, “AM” 6 or “WB” 5 in
the radio display.
The last selected station in the select-
ed waveband is heard.
i In the WB waveband, COMAND displays the
Channel name instead of the station names
and/or frequency.
or
Press the X function button on the
control unit repeatedly until the desired
band is selected.
i Press the button repeatedly to switch wave-
band in the sequence of FM, AM, WB and
SatRadio* mode (

page 47). Pressing again will
switch back to FM radio mode.
You can tune to a station via station search
or by manual frequency input.
Tuning to a station via station search
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is highlighted.
or
Press G or H on the COMAND
control unit.
The search proceeds upwards or down-
wards and stops at the next receivable
station.
Tuning to a station via manual
frequency input
Select “Radio” K “Enter Frequency” in
the radio display.
An input menu appears.
or
Press ß on the control unit.
To enter a frequency: Press number
buttons on the control unit.
i You can only select numbers that are cur-
rently permissible.
COMAND will tune to the frequency en-
tered.
i If in the FM or AM wavebands you enter a
frequency outside the frequency sub-range, CO-
MAND will select the next frequency down.
Tuning to a station via the station
memory
Select “Presets” in the radio display.
or
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
The station memory appears. The
dotR in front of a preset indicates that
the currently tuned station is stored
there.
To select a station: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to a station: Press n.
or
Press a number key, e.g. 4, on the
control unit.
Switching wavebands Tuning to a station

43 Audio
Radio
There are 10 presets available for FM, AM
and SatRadio* wavebands.
Storing stations manually
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
or
Select “Presets” in the radio display.
In both cases, the station memory will
appear. The dotRin front of a preset
indicates that the currently tuned sta-
tion is stored there.
Station memory
To store a station to a selected pre-
set: Press and hold n until a signal
tone sounds.
or
Press and hold a number key, e.g. 4,
until a signal tone sounds.
The station is stored.
Storing via Autostore
i The function automatically assigns receiv-
able stations to the presets, sorted according to
reception quality. The stations which were
stored in the station memory manually are over-
written.
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is active.
Select “Autostore”.
or
Select “Presets” K “Autostore” in the
radio display.
COMAND searches for receivable sta-
tions. A corresponding message is dis-
played. The available stations are
automatically stored under the presets.
Cancelling Autostore procedure
Select “Cancel”.
WavebandsFrequency
AM (MF)530 - 1700 kHz
FM (VHF)87.7 - 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band)Weather channels
Storing stations

44 Audio
Radio
Slide mr to highlight the submenu.
To select the weather band:
Rotate ymz or slide omp until “WB” is
highlighted.
Press n.
1Display selection window
2Currently received channel
3Sound settings
4Weather band
5AM radio
6FM radio
7Channel list
Searching a channel
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is highlighted.
or
Press G or H on the control unit.
The search proceeds upwards or down-
wards and stops at the next receivable
channel.
Selecting a channel from channel list
Slide mr to highlight the submenu.
To call up the channel list:
Rotate ymz or slide omp until
“Channel” is highlighted.
Press n.
The channel list appears.
To select a channel: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to the selected channel:
Press n.
or
Press a number key, e.g. 4, on the
control unit at any time.
Switching to weather band

48 Audio
Satellite radio*
Changing the category
Satellite radio stations are split up into cat-
egories. You can select between various
categories such as News/Talk, Sports and
Country, if available. The category list is
sorted alphabetically.
Selecting a category
To call up the category list:
Rotate ymz or slide omp until
“Category” is highlighted in the sub-
menu
Press n.
The category list appears.
To select a category:
Rotate ymz or slide qmr.
To set the selected category:
Press n.
The selected category will appear in
the display. The channel last tuned to in
the new category will begin to play.
At the beginning of the category list the
category “All Channels” will appear.
This category is sorted numerically (by
channel numbers) and allows you to
scroll through all available channels.
Selecting a channel
You can use the following functions:
Channel search
Channel selection via direct entry
(

page 48)
Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list (

page 49)
Selection from the preset menu
(

page 50)
Channel search
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the SatRa-
dio main display is highlighted.
or
Press G or H on the control unit.
The search proceeds upwards or down-
wards and stops at the next channel in
the selected category.SatRadio menu
On the submenu bar rotate ymz or
slide omp until “SatRadio” is highlight-
ed.
Press n.
The SatRadio menu appears.
Entering a channel number directly
Select “SatRadio” K “Enter Channel”
in the SatRadio menu.
An input dialog appears.
or

49 Audio
Satellite radio*
Press ß on the control unit.
To enter a channel: Press correspond-
ing number buttons on the control unit.
i You can only select numbers that are cur-
rently permissible.
COMAND will tune to the channel en-
tered.
Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
Select “SatRadio” K “Channel List” in
the SatRadio menu.
The channel list appears.
To select a channel: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To tune to the selected channel:
Press n.
Memory functions
i There are 10 presets available.
You can use the following functions:
Saving channels manually
Selecting a channel from the Satellite
preset memory (

page 50)
Storing channels manually
Press n if the display/selection win-
dow is highlighted.
or
Select “Presets” on the SatRadio sub-
menu bar.
In both cases, the channel memory will
appear. The dotRin front of a preset
indicates that the currently tuned chan-
nel is stored there.
Station memory
To select a preset: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
To store a channel to a selected pre-
set: Press and hold n until a signal
tone sounds.
or
Press and hold a number key, e.g. 4,
until a signal tone sounds.
The channel is stored.