2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class ESP

53 Audio
MP3 operation
Track names and folder namesWhen creating an MP3 CD, you can assign
names to the MP3 tracks and folders.

COMAND uses these names in MP3-mode
for the corresponding display.Please note the following when assigning
track and folder names:
Per folder a maximum of 1800 charac
-
ters are available for title and folder
names combined.

Exceeding this number, COMAND can
-
not display all titles and folders.

Track and folder names must contain
at least 1 character.

Track names may contain up to fifty
characters. If a track name exceeds
this character limit, COMAND will not
be able to display it in full.

Track names must have the file exten
-
sion “mp3”.

A period must appear between the
track name and the file extension.Example of a correct track name:
Track1.mp3
Empty folders or folders containing data
other than MP3 tracks will not be dis
-
played by COMAND.If MP3 files are stored in the root directory
itself, the root directory also counts as a
folder. COMAND will then display the root
directory name as a folder name. Permissible MP3 formatsCOMAND supports the

MPEG1 Audio Layer 3 format.
Permissible bit and scan rates 
Fixed and variable bit rates up to
320
kbps

Scan rates from 24 kHz - 48
kHz
iCOMAND does not support ID3
tags.
Tips on creating MP3 tracks
iIn everyday speech, this format has
been replaced by the designation
“MP3”.iIt is recommended to use MP3 tracks
with a bit rate of 128 kbps or higher
and with a scan rate of 44.1 kHz or
higher. Lower rates may impair quality.
This is particularly true if the Sound
function*
LOGIC7 Surround
has been
activated.

60 AudioMP3 operation
Use
 or  to select a different op
-
tion.

Press
.
The option is switched on. A corresponding display will appear in
the status bar for all options except Normal sequence
.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.

63 Audio
CD changer* operation

Press button 1 to close.The CD changer retracts; the control
panel faceplate 2 pivots down.
In order to insert CDs, you will need to first
access the CD changer
( page
61)
.
1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Retracting the CD changer Loading CDsWarning
G
In order to avoid distraction which could
lead to an accident, the driver should insert
CDs with the vehicle at a standstill and oper
-
ate the audio system only when road, weath
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er 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.!Do not attach labels of any type to the
CD. They may become detached and
damage the drive.
!Only use CDs, which bear the label
shown and that conform to the com
-
pact disc digital audio standard

(IEC 60908).Do not play single-CDs (80 mm) with an
adapter. Only use round, 12 cm diame
-
ter CDs.Your CD changer 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 cannot be ejected
and will damage the CD changer.
iThe CD changer may not be able to play
audio CDs with copy protection.

64 AudioCD changer* operationThe 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
compartment.
Button LED off:

Magazine compartment empty

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
68)
.
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment


Loading all six magazine compart
-
ments

Loading a single magazine compart
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ment 
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

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 load
-
ing procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Loading all six magazine compart
-
mentsInitial situation: all magazine compart
-
ments empty.The CD changer loads all magazine com
-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.
1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
iLoading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

65 Audio
CD changer* operation

Press and hold the button 2 of an
empty magazine compartment 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.

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
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azine compartment button 2 lights up
continuously. The CD changer then requests inser
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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
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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.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
The following options are available:
Ejecting one CD


Ejecting all CDs
( page
66)
Ejecting one CD 1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

Briefly press the appropriate magazine
compartment button 2.The button LED 2 flashes red. The CD
changer ejects the CD.
iIf, 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


67 Audio
CD changer* operation
The CD changer main menu appears.You will hear the CD listened to last. If
the CD listened to last is no longer
available, the unit plays the next avail
-
able audio CD.If the CD contains CD text data, the CD
changer main menu will show the name
of the CD and the title of the track cur
-
rently playing. The status bar also contains: 
The track number and total number
of tracks

The elapsed playing time of the
track
1CD name or CD number2Track title or track number3Elapsed track playing time4Track number/Total tracksThe CD changer menu shows the

CD title at the top and track title in the cen
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ter of the main area if the CD contains cor
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responding text data.If the CD does not contain any CD text da
-
ta, the number of the CD and the track
number are displayed instead of the name
of the CD and the track title.
The numbers 1 through 6 are assigned to
the CD compartments of the CD changer.The following options are available:
Selecting via CD list


Selecting via direct entry of the CD number
( page
68)

Selecting via CD Selection menu

( page
68)
Selecting via CD list The CD list contains all loaded CDs. Only
one entry is visible at a time. Its name or
number is shown at top of the CD changer
main menu (here CD 5).
iThe
CDC
soft key will only be visible if a
CD changer is connected.
Selecting CDsiThis selection is possible only if two or
more audio CDs are loaded.

68 AudioCD changer* operationThe entry appears above the track display.
It shows the number of the current CD.
Use

or

to select another CD
from the list.

Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection.The CD is changed. The newly selected
CD is played.
Selecting via direct entry of the CD
number 
Press one of the
3
- 
keys.
The CD changer switches to the CD
loaded in the appropriate CD changer
compartment.
Selecting via CD Selection menu 
Press the
Magaz.
soft key.
The CD Selection menu appears. You
see the list of all six compartments.
An entry shows the CD title if the CD
contains corresponding CD text data. No text displayed with a CD symbol in
-
dicates that the corresponding CD
does not contain any CD text dataAn entry shaded out indicates an emp
-
ty CD changer compartment.

Use

or

to select a CD.
The system will skip empty CD

changer compartments

Press

.
The newly selected CD is played.
iThe system will skip empty CD changer
compartments.
iThe CD fails to be changed if you select
an empty compartment.

71 Audio
CD changer* operation

Repeat
CD
The current CD will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Random track

The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).If several CDs are loaded in the CD
changer, the last track on a CD in the
changer will be followed by the first
track of the next CD in the changer. The CDs are changed in their normal
sequence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3, etc.).

Random CD

At least 4 tracks on one CD are played
in random order (e.g. track 5, 7, 3, 9).
Then, the next CD will be played.

The CDs are changed in random

order (e.g. CD 4, 1, 5, etc.).
Switching the playback option 
In the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
press the
Setting
soft key.
The Setting menu appears.

The solid circle
indicates which op
-
tion is currently selected.

Use

or

to select a different op
-
tion.

Press

.
The option is activated. A correspond
-
ing display will appear in the status bar
for all options except
Normal
sequence
.
An option will remain activated even if
the COMAND is switched OFF and then
ON again.
iIt is only possible to select this function
if at least two audio CDs are loaded in
the CD changer.
iThis selection is only available if at
least two audio CDs are loaded.