2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class change time

30 At a glanceQuick reference COMANDSetting the volume 
Turn the rotary control
4
located on
the COMAND control unit,
or
Press
æ or ç on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheelThe volume changes up or down, de
-
pending on the direction of rotation or
which button was pressed.The system stores the volume settings
when the device is switched OFF.

After switching the system back on again,
the volume may be lower than at the time
when the system was switched OFF.
This could be the case if:
the system was switched OFF for more
than 15 minutes, and

the volume had been set to a value in a
certain range at the time the device
was switched OFF.
Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the
volume depending on
the vehicle’s speed (only in vehicles
without Sound-system*),or onthe interior ambient noises of the vehi
-
cle (only in vehicles with Sound-sys
-
tem*)

other parameters (e.g. windows open
or closed)
A common balance and fader setting ap
-
plies to the following operating modes:
Radio

Single CD

MP3

CD changer*

AUX

Satellite radio*
When adjusting the balance or the fader,
the system automatically stores the set
-
ting for the currently active operating
mode.Balance and faderiFor Navigation* a different balance/
fader setting is possible. You find the
description under “Adjusting the
acoustics for navigation announce
-
ments”
( page
109)
.

41 Audio
Radio operation
Ending Scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key again.
Manual tuning 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping
-
or
,
in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.

Manual tuning is deactivated if no but
-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.
Tuning via direct frequency input Entry example:

98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband ( page
37)
.

Press
2
.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave
-
band is shown.
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing

or

.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.Frequency increments for manual

tuning:
FM
0.2 MHz

AM
10 kHz


56 AudioMP3 operationIf the MP3 tracks are organized into folders
on the disc, you can select a folder from
the COMAND control unit.The following options are available:
Selecting via folder list

Selecting via extended folder list
Selecting via folder list
Only one folder can be viewed at a time. 1Current folder
Press
 or  to select a folder.

Wait approx. 3 seconds without chang
-
ing the selection. 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.
Selecting via extended folder list
In the MP3 main menu
( page
55)

press the
Folder
soft key.
The extended folder list appears.

Use
 or  to select a folder.
iOn MP3 tracks with variable bit rates,
the elapsed track playing time dis
-
played may deviate from the actual
time elapsed.Selecting folders iThe folder list only contains folders in
which MP3 tracks are stored.
iThe extended folder list only contains
folders in which MP3 tracks are stored.

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.

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


66 AudioCD changer* operation
Within 15 seconds, remove the CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx.
15 seconds. The system starts playing
the CD again.The ejection procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Ejecting all CDs 
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

Press and hold the button of a loaded
magazine compartment 2 for more
than 2 seconds.The button LEDs of all loaded magazine
compartments will briefly flash red,
several times.

The CD changer ejects the CDs one af
-
ter another.

Within 15 seconds, remove each CD
from the slot 1.The CD will be pulled in again if it is not
removed from the slot within approx.
15 seconds. The system starts playing
the CD again.The ejection procedure is completed
when all CDs are removed, or when the
procedure is aborted by the CD chang
-
er.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.

Open the Audio main menu ( page
36)
.

Press the
CDC
soft key.
iIf you are listening to a CD in the CD
changer and you eject another CD from
the changer:
While ejecting the CD, the system
interrupts CD playback.

The CD you were last listening to
starts from the beginning once the
ejection procedure is completed.
iIf you eject the CD you are currently lis
-
tening to:
The next available audio CD is
played.

If there are no other CDs available,
the system switches to the audio
source listened to before CD chang
-
er mode.
CD changer main menuiThe CDC soft key is shaded out if no CD
is loaded. The system will not switch to
CD changer mode.
Load an audio CD into the

CD changer
( page
63)
.

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
-
ter of the main area if the CD contains cor
-
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.

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.