2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class key

100 Control systemsCOMAND FM/AM radioSelecting stations using the station list
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM”.

Select “Radio”
“Station List”.
The station list appears. The dot R in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected station. A number in
front of the list entry indicates the pre-
set position in the station preset mem-
ory.

Select a station by rotating ymz or
sliding qmr and press n.Selecting stations/channels using the
search function

Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system searches upward or down-
ward and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.Selecting stations using station
presets

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.

Select “Presets”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dot R
in front of a preset position indicates
that the currently selected station is
saved there.

Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.
or

Enter a position number with the tele-
phone keypad using the A- 9
buttons (
page 86).
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The station list is only available for the FM
waveband. It contains all the stations that can be
currently received and is sorted by station fre-
quencies.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band.

101 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Selecting stations by entering the fre-
quency manually
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM”.
Entering the frequency using the
COMAND controller

Select “Radio”
“Frequency Entry”.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.

Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 84).

Increasing or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Selecting the next number:
Slidemp.

Confirming frequency entry:
Pressn.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency en-
tered.
Entering the frequency using the tele-
phone keypad

Press> on the telephone keypad
(page 86).

Enter frequency using the R- 9
buttons.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency en-
tered.Selecting channels using the channel
list

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“WB”
“Channel”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The channel list appears. The dotR in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected channel.

Select channel by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band.
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You can only select currently permitted
numbers.
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If you enter a frequency in the AM waveband
which is outside the frequency range, COMAND
tunes in to the next lowest frequency.
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This function is only available for Weather
Band.

108 Control systemsCOMAND satellite radioTuning in channels
You have the following selection options:

The channel search function


The channel presets


The manual channel number entry


The channel list
Tuning in channels using channel
search function

Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being pressed or rotat-
ed, the system searches upward or
downward and stops at the next receiv-
able channel.Tuning in channels using channel
presets

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
or

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dotR
in front of a preset position indicates
that this is the channel currently select-
ed and being listened to.

Select station preset and briefly
pressn.
or

Enter a position number with the tele-
phone keypad using digits 1 to 9
(page 86).
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your sub-
scription, you will see the message de-
scribed in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 106).
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This function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 106).
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Which channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which channels you
have subscribed to and the program category
you have selected (
page 107).

109 Control systems
COMAND satellite radio
If the channel is no longer available or only
the preview channel is activated, you will
see the message “Invalid Channel”.
Closing message: Press n.
Tuning in channels using manual chan-
nel number entry
Entering the channel number using the
COMAND controller

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel Entry”.
The menu for manual channel number
entry appears.

Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 84).

Increase or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.

Selecting next number: Slideomp.

Confirming channel entry: Press n.
Further operation depends on whether
the selected channel number is valid or
if the channel is included in your sub-
scription.
Entering the channel number using the
telephone keypad

Press> on the telephone keypad
(page 86).

Enter channel number using the R-
9 buttons.
Further operation depends on whether
the selected channel number is valid or
if the channel is included in your sub-
scription.Channel number is valid and channel is
included in subscription
COMAND tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid
You will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.

Closing message: Press n.
Channel number is valid but channel is
not included in subscription
You will see the screen described in the
section “Satellite radio service is not acti-
vated” (
page 106).

Closing display: Press n.
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This function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 106).

122 Control systemsCOMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media
Select “Audio”
“Audio”.

Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.
COMAND begins playback.

In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3
mode: Select “Changer”.
or

In audio CD and audio DVD mode
only: Press n when the main area is
selected.
The media list appears. The dot R in-
dicates the current medium.

Select a medium or folder.
COMAND changes the medium.

Select station preset by rotating ymz
or sliding qmr and press n.
or

Enter a magazine tray number with the
telephone keypad using the A-
9 buttons.
Selecting a track
Selecting by skipping to tracks
Skipping forwards or backwards to
a track (in CD or DVD mode only):
Rotate ymz.Selecting from the track list

Select “Audio”
“Audio”.

Select “CD”, “DVD-Audio” or “MP3”.
Selecting a track using the COMAND
controller

Select “Tracks”, “Tracks A-Z” or “Track
list”.
or

Only in MP3 mode: Press n when the
main area is selected.
The track list of the current folder ap-
pears. The dotR indicates the current
track.

Select a track by rotating ymz or slid-
ing qmr.
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Skipping forwards through the tracks skips
to the next track. Skipping backwards through
the tracks skips to the beginning of the current
track if the track has been playing for more than
8 seconds. If the track has been playing for less
than 8 seconds, it skips to the start of the previ-
ous track.
If you have switched on the “Random Tracks”
playback option, the order of the tracks is ran-
dom.
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In MP3 mode, the list shows all the tracks in
alphabetical order.

123 Control systems
COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
Selecting a track using the telephone
keypad
Press> on the telephone keypad
(page 86).

Enter track number using the A-
9 buttons.
Fast forward/rewind 
Select main area.

Slide and hold omp until desired place
is reached.
Selecting a folder
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“MP3”

“Folder”.
or

Press n when main area is selected.
The track list of the current folder ap-
pears.This is what the illustration in the right
column is showing as well.
1Back folder symbol
2Current track symbol
3Track symbol

Selecting one folder higher: Select
the Q symbol.
The display changes to the next folder
up in the folder structure on the disc.1Back folder symbol
2Current folder symbol
3Folder symbol containing tracks

Selecting a folder: Select desired
folder.
You will see the tracks in the folder.

Select a track.
The track is played and the correspond-
ing folder is now the active folder.
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This function is only available in audio MP3
mode.

132 Control systemsCOMAND video DVDStop playback
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 131).

Stop play: Select “Stop”.
In the display, “Pause” changes to
“Play”.

Continue playback: Select “Play”.
Play is continued from the point at
which it was stopped.

Stop playback: Select “Stop” again
while playback is stopped.
or

Select “Stop” twice in quick succession
during playback.

Resume playback: Select “Play”.
Playbacks starts again from the
beginning.
Pause playback
Select “Video”
“Video”
“Video
DVD”.

Show the menu system, if necessary
(page 131).

Pause playback: Select “Pause”.
In the display, “Pause” changes to
“Play”.

Continue playback: Select “Play”.
Play is continued from the point at
which it was stopped.
Selecting scene/chapter
Entering scene/chapter using the
COMAND controller
Make sure that the control menu is
shown (
page 131).

Skipping forwards or back: Slide
omp or turn ymz.
Entering the scene/chapter using the
telephone keypad

Press> on the telephone keypad
(page 140).

Enter scene/chapter using the A-
9 buttons.
COMAND tunes in to the scene/chap-
ter entered.

138 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Operating options
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, you can operate the telephone us-
ing the following devices:

mobile phone keypad


COMAND telephone keypad


buttonss andt on the multi-
function steering wheel (
page 283)


Voice Control (
page 308)


Bluetooth
® headset (
page 153)Please note that these functions are only
available with Mercedes-Benz approved
mobile phones. Please contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center for informa-
tion on features available for your mobile
phone of choice.
You can control other functions of the mo-
bile phone via the COMAND, instrument
cluster control system (
page 294) or
Voice Control.
The descriptions in this section assume
that the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly
stated.Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip-
tions and illustrations in this section refer
to COMAND and the telephone keypad.
Operation using the mobile phone and
Bluetooth
® headset is described in the re-
spective separate Operating Instructions.
Caller ID
COMAND can display the telephone num-
ber and the name of the caller, e.g. for an
incoming call and also in other menus or
displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit their telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name
of the caller must also be saved in the mo-
bile phone book.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 83) and
(
page 92).
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Various mobile phone cradles can be in-
stalled in the front center armrest, see separate
installation instructions for the mobile phone
cradle. These mobile phone cradles can be ob-
tained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter. For more information about telephone
(
page 519).
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In order for the functions described in this
section to work correctly, the Bluetooth
® head-
set must be linked to COMAND (
page 176).
Please make sure any Bluetooth
® headset linked
with the mobile phone is switched off or that the
headset is linked with COMAND before you in-
sert the mobile phone in the cradle (page 519)
and use the telephone functions with COMAND.