2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class manual radio set

99 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Switching to radio mode 
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”.
or

Press the M shortcut button once or
twice.
The radio display appears once you
have switched to radio mode. You will
hear the station/channel last tuned in
in the previously selected waveband,
provided that the station/channel can
be received.
Illustration: radio mode in FM waveband1Main area with frequency display
2Preset position of selected station
3Frequency of selected station
4Name of selected station
5Sound settings
6To switch to Weather Band
7To switch to AM waveband
8Selected waveband
9Preset options
aRadio options
Switching wavebands
You can switch between the FM, AM and
WB (Weather Band) wavebands.
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“FM” or “AM” or “WB”.
You will hear the station last tuned in
on the selected waveband.
Selecting stations/channels
You have the following selection options:

The station list


The search function


The station presets


The manual frequency entry


The channel list
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The number of times you have to press the
M shortcut button depends on the operating
mode currently selected.
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Station name display 4 is available for the
FM waveband and can only be seen when it is
switched on (
page 103) and if the station
transmits a name.

102 Control systemsCOMAND FM/AM radioSaving stations
You have the following options:

Saving stations manually


Saving stations using Autostore
Saving stations manually
Option 1

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

Select “Radio ”
“Save Station”.
Option 2

Press n when the main area is select-
ed.Option 3

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

Select “Presets”.
All three of these will call up a station pre-
set screen. The dot R in front of a preset
position indicates that the currently select-
ed station is saved there.

Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.Saving a station to a selected preset
position
If you have called up the station preset
screen using option 1:

Press n briefly.
In options 2 and 3:

Press and hold n until you hear a
signal.
The station is saved.
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Twenty stations can be saved in each wave-
band except for Weather Band.

103 Control systems
COMAND FM/AM radio
Saving using autostore
Option 1
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.

Select “Autostore”.
Option 2

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

Select “Presets”
“Autostore”.
Option 3

Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“FM/AM
Radio”
“Radio”
“Save Station”

“Autostore”.
Station name display
1Station name display
Switching the station name display
on/off: Select “Audio”
“Audio”

“FM/AM Radio”
“FM”
“Radio”

“Show Station Info”.The display is switched on or off, de-
pending on the previous setting. When
the display is switched on, a check-
mark appears in front of the
“Show Station Info” menu item.
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This function is not available for Weather
Band. The Autostore function saves receivable
stations as presets in order of their reception
quality. All stations saved manually in the preset
memory will be lost if COMAND finds 20 sta-
tions. If COMAND finds less than 20 stations, for
example 9, then the stations saved in preset po-
sitions 1 – 9 will be over written.
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In the FM waveband, COMAND can show
the name of the station currently tuned in. Sta-
tion name display 1 can only be seen when it is
switched on and if the station transmits a name.

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).

140 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Activating telephone mode
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”.
or

Press s on telephone keypad.
Telephone keypad
1Telephone keypad
2Folding coverWith the telephone keypad you can:


Enter and clear numbers and special
characters.


Reject, accept, connect and end calls.


Select preset radio stations and enter
the frequency manually (
page 101).


Select preset satellite radio stations
and enter the channel number
(page 109).


Select a medium from the DVD chang-
er (
page 122).


Select a track from CD, DVD-Audio or
MP3 (
page 123).


Select a scene/chapter from a video
DVD (
page 132).


Select a street in the navigation entry
(page 208).

Entering characters: Select “Tele-
phone”.

Open cover 2.

Enter characters using A- #.

Deleting individual characters:
Press*.

Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold * until the word or
number is deleted.
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You can enter the * character by
pressing> once. Pressing this button again
within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.

746 Index
Indicator lamp, front passenger
front air bag off 51, 620
Infant and child restraint systems 58
LATCH-type child seat anchors 61
Tether attachment points 61
Chrome-plated exhaust tip*,
Cleaning 606
Cigarette lighter 517
CL 63 AMG
Manual shift program mode 430
CL 65 AMG
Manual shift program mode 430
Cockpit 28
COMAND
Adjusting volume 94
Audio AUX 125
Components 83
Controller 86
Display 84
Display illumination 85
Function buttons 84
Main menus 94
Menu overview 88
Navigation system 183
Operating 88Operating safety 82
Operating seats 276
Phone book* 154
Radio, FM/AM 98
Selecting sound settings 95
SMS messages 178
Surround sound 96
Switching off/on
the audio source 97
Switching on or off 83
Swiveling display 85
System settings 255
Telephone keypad* 86
Telephone* menu 137
Vehicle menu 260
Video AUX 126
Voice Control settings 257
Combination switch 395
Corner-illuminating lamps 395
High beam flasher 395
Turn signals 410
Windshield wipers 400
Command list (Voice Control) 335
Address book commands 340
Audio commands 342
General commands 335Navigation commands 338
Telephone* commands 336
Control system instrument cluster 282
Multifunction display 282
Multifunction steering wheel 283
Control system instrument cluster menus
AMG 291
Assistance* 298
Audio 289
Navi 287
Service 299
Settings 301
Telephone* 294
Trip 286
Vehicle status message memory 300
Coolant 559
Adding 559
Anticorrosion/antifreeze mixing ratio
and quantity 738
Checking level 559
Messages in display 656
Temperature 549
Temperature gauge 31, 435
Coolant level
Checking 559

764 IndexV
Valet locking 505
Vanity mirrors
In the sun visor 516
Vehicle
Batteries 702
Breaking-in period 538
Care 595
Dimensions 732
Individual settings, control system
instrument cluster 301
Locking/unlocking 352, 356
Locking/unlocking in
an emergency 684
Lowering 701
Menu (COMAND) 260
Service battery 702
Towing 710
Washing 595, 597
Weights 732
Vehicle data recording 23
Vehicle jack 682, 697Vehicle level
Changing (ABC) 462
Setting (ABC) 462
Setting, Automatic (ABC) 462
Setting, Manual (ABC) 462
Vehicle loading 509, 564
Instructions 509
Load limit 565
Terminology 585
Vehicle maximum load on the tire 588
Vehicle Recovery services, Stolen Vehicle
(Tele Aid) 530
Vehicle tool kit 681
Video AUX 126
Screen settings 126
Video DVD
Operating (COMAND) 128
Operating (Control system) 290
Submenu overview 130
Switching to mode 130
Video game 136
VIN 723Voice Control
Address book 325
Command list 335
DVD changer 333
Individualization 350
Individualization (COMAND) 257
Introduction 304
Navigation 315
Operating safety 303
Operation via the multifunction
steering wheel 306
Radio 329
Switching help window on or off
(COMAND) 257
Telephone 308
Troubleshooting 347