2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class reset

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. Radio mode
Important notes
Portable electronic devices in the vehicle may
seriously impair radio reception. Switching to radio mode
Switching modes using the function
button X
Press the 002Afunction button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up
satellite radio mode. Pressing the button
again takes you back to FM radio mode. Switching modes via the audio menu Example: audio menu
0043
Current audio operating mode
0044 Main function bar
0087 Audio menu
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005Bthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
If radio mode was the last mode selected,
it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to radio mode in the audio
menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The audio menu appears. Example: HD Radio display
0043 Display window with station settings
0044 Preset position of the selected station
0087 Name of the selected station (symbol for
HD Radio™ and number of subprogram)
0085 Frequency of the selected station 182
Radio
modeAudio

0083
Sound settings
0084 FM radio, AM radio or WB radio
006B Program information
006C Preset functions
006D Radio functions
X Select FM/AM Radio
FM/AM Radio by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm. Switching HD Radio on/off
You can switch off HD Radio™ in the radio
submenu:
X Select Radio Radioin the radio display by sliding
005B0064 the COMAND controller and press 00A1
to confirm.
X Select HD Radio
HD Radio and press00A1to confirm.
HD Radio™ on: 0073
HD Radio™ off: 0053
i Notes on HD Radio™:
HD Radio™ is a digital radio system from
the U.S.A. When HD Radio is off, you will
hear only analog programming on all
frequencies.
HD Radio™ provides:
R digital transmission on the same
wavebands as analog AM/FM. The
analog AM/FM stations remain in the
same position when selecting a station.
R broadcasting of several program streams
over a single FM frequency (e.g. HD1,
HD2, etc.). R
clear, interference free reception
R FM: CD quality sound
AM: analog FM station sound quality
R the display of text-based information
(e.g. artist, track name) in the display
For further information on HD Radio™, visit
http://www.hdradio.com . Switching wavebands
You can switch the radio between the FM, AM
and WB wavebands. 0043
Waveband submenu
X Option 1: press the002Afunction button
until the desired waveband is set.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up
satellite radio mode. Pressing the button
again takes you back to FM radio mode.
X Option 2: selectFM FM,AM
AM orWB
WB in the radio
display by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X The waveband submenu is opened.
X Select a waveband and press 00A1to confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband. The 003Fdot shows the
currently selected waveband. Radio mode
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Selecting a station
Selecting stations via the station
search function X
Press the 0048or0049 button.
or
X Turn 0082005B0083 or slide 009E005B009Fthe COMAND
controller while the display/selection
window in the radio display is active.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station found.
Selecting stations via the station
presets X
Quick setting: press a number key, e.g.
008B.
X Directly in the station presets: select
Presets
Presets by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
or
X When the display/selection window is
active, press 00A1the COMAND controller.
The station preset memory appears. The
003F dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning 0082005B0083and
pressing 00A1to confirm or press a number
key, e.g. 008B.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually X
Option 1: press the003Ebutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio Radio in the radio display
by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency
Enter Frequency and press00A1to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear. X
Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND sets the frequency entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 – 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND sets the next lower
frequency. Storing a station
Storing stations manually There are ten presets available for the FM and
AM wavebands.
Example: station memory
X
Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. 008B, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored. 184
Radio modeAudio

X
Directly in the station presets: press00A1
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets
Presets by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 003Fdot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored.
X Select a preset by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press and hold
00A1 until you hear a tone.
The station is stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found,
beginning with preset 1. When the highest
frequency is reached or 10 stations have
been found, the storing process ends. Any
stations stored manually under the presets
will be lost. COMAND may not occupy all
memory slots when storing.
X Option 1: press00A1the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets
Presets by sliding 005B0064
and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore
Autostore and press00A1to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 00A1to confirm. Weather Band
Activating X
Press the 002Afunction button repeatedly
until the Weather Band is switched on.
or
X Select the currently set waveband FM FMor
AM
AM by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select WB
WBfrom the menu and press 00A1to
confirm.
Searching for a channel X
Quick select: turn0082005B0083 or slide 009E005B009Fthe
COMAND controller while the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Selecting a channel from the channel
list X
Select Channel Channel by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The channel list appears. Radio
mode
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button again takes you back to FM radio
mode.
Option 2 Satellite radio main menu
0043
Satellite radio main display
0044 Channel name
0087 Preset
0085 Selected category/channel number
0083 Channel information (in brief)
0084 Sound settings
006B Category list
006C Channel information (in detail)
006D Channel preset list
006E Satellite radio menu
Channel information 0083can be viewed in
detail ( Ypage 191).
X Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
If satellite radio mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to satellite radio mode in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Sat
Satand press 00A1to confirm. The
No Service
No Service message appears when
starting up or if no signal is being received.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is not
installed correctly, the Device
Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear.
Changing the category Satellite radio stations are sorted into various
categories. You can choose between various
categories such as News/Discussions,
Sports and Country (if available). The
category list is sorted alphabetically.
X
To call up the category list: select
Category Category by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: select a category by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The All Channels All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category is sorted
by channel number and allows you to
browse all available channels. 188
Satellite radioAudio

Option 2
X
Select Channel List with Artist, Channel List with Artist,
Title
Title and press 00A1to confirm.
The channel list appears and displays the
artists and tracks currently being played. X
Select a channel by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
Memory functions Channel presets
There are ten presets available.
Storing channels
X
Press 00A1the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets
Presets in the submenu bar by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The 003Fdot in front of a preset entry indicates that the currently selected
channel is stored under this preset.
X Select a preset by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press and hold
00A1 until you hear a tone.
or
X Press and hold a number button, e.g.
008D, until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset
memory. Channels stored manually in the
preset memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press00A1the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore
Autostore in the presets by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets
Presets in the submenu
bar by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Autostore Autostore and press00A1to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
channels that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
channels are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel
Cancel and
press 00A1to confirm.
Selecting a channel from the preset list
X To call up the preset list: select
Presets
Presets by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To set a channel: select a preset by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, such as 008D.190
Satellite radioAudio

Selecting a state (searching for an area)
X
To search for an area: select a state, e.g.
Florida
Florida and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a category, e.g. Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach,
and press 00A1to confirm.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Selecting the location in the weather
map
X Call up the weather map (Y page 264).
X Move the weather map so that the
crosshair is over the desired area
(Y page 264).
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller.
The information chart shows the weather
forecast for the selected area. The data is
supplied by the nearest weather station. Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather
memory
For areas that are frequently called up, 10
presets (0, 1 – 9) are available in the weather
memory.
X In the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (Y page 261).
The selected area is shown at the top in the
status bar.
X Select Position Position in the information chart
by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Memory
Memory and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select the preset by turning 0082005B0083or sliding
00A0005B0064 the COMAND controller.
X Press and hold 00A1the COMAND controller
until you hear a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
X To store rapidly: in the daily forecast
(Y page 260) press and hold a number key,
e.g. 008B, until the preset position number
is shown in the status bar in front of the
area name.
i You can also use this function:
R in the five-day forecast (Y page 261)
R in the detailed information view
(Y page 261). Selecting an area from the weather
memory
X From the weather memory: in the
information chart, select Position Positionby
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Memory
Memory and press 00A1to confirm. Memory functions
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X
Select a preset that contains an entry by
turning 0082005B0083or sliding 00A0005B0064the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
X Rapid selection: if there is an entry
available in the weather memory, e.g. when
the daily forecast is shown, briefly press a
number key, such as 008B.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed. Weather map
Calling up the weather map
Example: weather map
X
Select Map Mapin the information chart by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi
(500-km) scale.
i For the map display, you can activate the
topographic map style (Y page 107).Moving the weather map
X Slide 009E005B009F,00A0005B0064 or009A005B0081 the COMAND
controller.
The weather map moves in the
corresponding direction under the
crosshair. Changing the scale
X
As soon as you turn 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller, you see the scale bar.
X Turn 0082005B0083 until the desired scale is set. Showing/hiding the menu in the
weather map
X
To show: press00A1the COMAND controller
in the weather map.
X To hide: slide up00A0005Bthe COMAND
controller. 264
Weather mapSIRIUS Weather