2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class steering

38 AudioRadio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search
( page
38)
.

Tuning via station presets
( page
39)
.

Tuning via Autostore presets

( page
40)
.

Tuning via scan search
( page
40)
.

Manual tuning
( page
41)
.

Tuning via direct frequency input

( page
41)
.
Tuning via station search On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave
-
band
( page
37)
.

Press
-
or

:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
Press
,
or

:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
iThe wavebands cover different fre
-
quency ranges.FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)

87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)

530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)

162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station
iAudio search function
Freq.
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

39 Audio
Radio operation

Press
k:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. On COMAND control unitThe presets are accessed using the num
-
ber keypad, or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keypad: 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press one of the number keys

3
- "
:
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

,
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j.
The system tunes to the next station
stored in the station presets;
or
Press
k.
The system tunes to the previous sta
-
tion stored in the station presets.iAudio search function
Memory
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

42 AudioRadio operation
Press the number buttons in
succession:
!
,
, and

.
Each number entered appears in the
display.

The system tunes to the frequency en
-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.
Tuning via station search Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.On COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
37)
.
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press
-
or
,
.
Search begins in ascending or

descending frequency.The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j or
k.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presetsThe seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using the number
keypad.

Press one of the number keys

3
- 
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re
-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.
Tuning to a station on Weather Band

48 AudioSingle CD operationOn the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Single CD dis
-
play
( page
25)
.

Press
j for forward skipping.
or
Press
k for backward skipping.
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 track currently playing.
Use

or

to select another track
from the list.

Press

, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the Single CD main menu ( page
46)
.

Press
2
.
The Manual track input display ap
-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
iForward skipping:

The next track is played.Backward skipping:

The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.

The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.

57 Audio
MP3 operation

Press
.
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.
You may select a track in the current fold
-
er.The following options are available:
Selecting via manual entry of the track number
( page
58)

Selecting via scan search
( page
58)

Selecting via track skip

Selecting via track list
Selecting via track skip On the COMAND control unit
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
.

Press
-
for forward skipping.
or
Press
,
for backward skipping.
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the audio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j for forward skipping.
or
Press
k for backward skipping.
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
iForward skipping:

The next track is played.
iBackward skipping:

The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.

The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.

69 Audio
CD changer* operation
The following options are available:
Selecting via track skip


Selecting via track list
( page
69)

Selecting via manual entry of the track number
( page
69)

Selecting via scan search
( page
70)
Selecting via track skip On the COMAND control unit
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.

Press
-
for forward skipping.
or
Press
,
for backward skipping.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the CD changer
display
( page
25)
.

Press
j for forward skipping.
or
Press
k for backward skipping.
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 track currently playing.

Use

or

to select another track
from the list.

Press

or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number 
Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.

Press
2
.
The Manual track input display ap
-
pears. The number of tracks on the CD
is displayed.
Selecting a track
iForward skipping:

The next track is played.Backward skipping:

The system skips back to the beginning
of the track if more than approx. 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.

The system skips back to the beginning
of the previous track if less than 10
seconds playing time of the track cur
-
rently playing have elapsed.


79 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Tuning using the multifunction steering
wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Satellite radio
display
( page
25)
.

Press
k.
The search proceeds in ascending or
-
der.
or
Press
j.
The search proceeds in descending or
-
der and stops at the first receivable
station.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search plays a channel for

approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current

category.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search stops automatically at the
station that was playing when scan
search was started.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.

Press the
Scan
soft key again.
The scan search ends.
Additional text information (artist and title)
related to the current broadcast can be
displayed.
Press the
Info
soft key.
iUsing

or

is followed by a short
delay before the change occurs. Using
-
and
,
changes the channel
immediately.
Obtaining additional text

information

82 Telephone*Important notes1 Observe all legal requirementsSafety InstructionsWarning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu
-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel
-
lular phone
1 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.
Warning
G
Never operate radio transmitters provided
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with
-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to malfunction
of the vehicle's electronic system, possibly
resulting in an accident and/or personal

injury.
Tips on telephone operation iOnce the cellular phone is inserted into
the telephone cradle, it can be operat
-
ed:
using the cellular phone itself,

using the COMAND control unit,

using the multifunction steering
wheel, or

using the voice control system*.
Descriptions in this Operator’s Manual
presume that the cellular phone is in
-
serted into the telephone cradle.!Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit,
should only be used inside the vehicle if
they are connected to a separate exte
-
rior antenna approved by Mercedes-
Benz.