2016 MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class Comand Manual

Your COMAND equipment................168
Switchin gon th eradi o.................... .168
Overview ............................................ 168
Setting th ewaveband ...................... .169
Station .............................................. .169
Taggin gmusic track s...................... .171
Displaying th eartist an dtrack ........ 171
Calling up sound settings ................171
Displaying information .....................171
Satellit eradi o.................................... 172
167
Radio

Your COMANDequipment
These operatin ginstruction sdescribe all th e
standar dan doptional equipmen tof your
COMAN Dsystem, as available at th etime of
going to print .Country-specifi cdifference s
are possible. Bear in min dthat your vehicle
may no tfeature all function sdescribed here.
Thi salso applies to safety-relevan tsystems
an dfunctions.
Read th einformation on qualified specialis t
workshop sin th evehicle Operator's Manual.
Switchin gon th eradi o
XPress th e$ button.
The radio display appears .You will hear th e
last station playe don th elast waveban d
selected.
Switching HD Radi oon/of f
XIn radio mode: slid e6 thecontroller .
XSelectOption s.
XBy selecting Oorª in fron tof HDRadi o,
you determin ewhether HD radio is
switched on or off.
If HD radio is switched off, th esyste mdoe s
no tswitch to digita lradio an dit is no tpossible
to selec tan ysub-channels.
iHD Radio ™Technology Manufactured
Under License From iBiquit yDigital Corp.
U.S. an dForeign Patents .The HD an dHD
Radio logos are proprietary trademark sof
iBiquit yDigital Corp.
Overview
:Main function bar
;Status bar wit hcompass display
=Main display field wit havailable station s
an drelevant information
?Display of radio station selecte d
ARadio menubar
The followin gfunction sare available usin g
th eradio main function bar :
RHD RadioFM:HD FM radio mode
RHD Radi oAM:HD MW radio mode
RSa tRadi o:satellite radio
RInf oonRadi o:information on radio in th e
Digital Operator's Manual
RRadi oStatio nPreset s:10 0preset
position sfo rradio station s
The followin gfunction sare available usin g
th eradio men ubar :
Rè: searches fo rstation sby name
RBan d:selects wavebands
RPrese t:station preset smen u
RInformation:displays additional informa-
tion about th ecurren tstation (radio text or
Artist Experience
®)
Rà: sound settings, harman/kardon®
Logic 7®Surround, Bang & Olufsen Beo-
Sound AMG sound system
ROptions: radio options
168Overview
Radio

Setting the waveband
XIn radio mode: press the$button.
A menu appears with a selection of HD
Radio FM,HD Radio AM,Sat Radio,
Info
onRadioand RadioStationPre‐
sets.
XTurn the controller until the required wave-
band is in the center. Press the controller.
Station
Selecting a station
From the main display field
All currently available stations are displayed.
XIn radio mode, turn the controller until the
desired station is in the center.
Using the current station list
XIn radio mode, press the controller.
The station list appears with the stations
currently available.
XTo select the desired station: turn and
press the controller.
iThe loudspeaker symbol in front of a sta-
tion indicates the currently set station.
Using frequency entry
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Enter Frequency.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
or
XPress the gkey on the number keypad.
An input field appears.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
Using the search function
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XSelect èand enter the first letters of the
required station using the controller.
XPress OKto confirm.
COMAND displays a list of available sta-
tions.
XTo select stations from the list: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
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Radio

Activating/deactivating the station
presets display
You can use this function to changeto th e
station preset sdisplay.
Activating
XIn radi omode: slide 6thecontroller .
XTo select Preset:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select StationPresetView:On:tur n
and press th econtroller .
The station preset display appears.
XTo switch between th estore dstations: tur n
th econtroller .
Deactivating
XIn radi omode: slide 6thecontroller .
XTo select Preset:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select StationPreset View: Off:
tur nand press th econtroller .
A vie wof th elast waveban dyou listened to
appears.
Saving/deleting a station
Storing curren tstations
XIn radi omode: slide 6thecontroller .
The radi omen ubar appears.
XTo select Preset:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select th eSav eCurren tStation/
Channe loption:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select th eposition of th erequire dpreset
entry: tur nand press th econtroller .
or
XSelec tth eEdi tStatio nPresetoption .
XSelectth eposition of th erequire dpre set:
tur nth econtroller .
This can also be apre set position that is
already occupied, whic his then overwritte n
by th ecurren tstation .
XSlide9thecontroller .
An additional men uappears.
XTo select th eSav eCurren tStation/
Channe loption:tur nand pre ssthecon-
troller .
The currentl yset station is storedin th e
selected preset position . Atone signals a
succe ssful pre setentry.
or
XSe tth edesired station in radi omode.
XPress and hold down th epre set number to
be assigned on th enumber keypad until a
tone confirm sth e storing proce ss.
XIf thepreset number has two digit s,pre ss
th efir st digit briefly and then pre ssand
hold down th e seconddigit .
or
XSe tth edesired station in radi omode.
XPre ssand hold th econtroller until th epre -
set list appears.
XTo select th epreset number :tur nand pre ss
th econtroller .
A tone confirm sthat th e storing proce ss
was succe ssful.
Moving highlighted stations
XIn radi omode: slide 6thecontroller .
XTo select Preset:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XSelectEdi tStatio nPreset.
XTo select th erequire dpre set entry: tur nth e
controller .
XSlide9thecontroller .
An additional men uappears.
170Station
Radio

XTo select theMove Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channeloption: turn and press the
controller.
The list of stored stations appears again.
XTo move the highlighted station to the new position: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
Deleting highlighted stations
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Preset: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Edit Station Preset.
XTo select the required preset entry: turn the
controller.
XSlide9the controller.
XTo select the Delete Highlighted Sta‐
tion/Channeloption in the additional
menu: turn and press the controller.
or
XPress the $button.
A prompt appears.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The highlighted station is deleted.
or
XTo select No: press the controller.
The process is canceled.
iFrequencies are already stored in
COMAND. There are 100 preset positions
available.
Tagging music tracks
This function allows you to transfer the music
track currently playing to an Apple®device
and then purchase it in the iTunes store®.
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Tag This Track.
A message appears in COMAND about stor-
ing the track information.
Displaying the artist and track
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XWith Oorª in front of Show Station
Informationyou can determine whether
the station name should be displayed.
If the function is active, the artist and track
will also be displayed in the main display
field.
Calling up sound settings
XIn radio mode: slide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select à: turn and press the control-
ler.
The sound menu appears (
Ypage 208).
Displaying information
This function is available in HD FM radio and
HD AM radio mode.
Reception is only possible if the radio stations
provide the relevant information.
Displaying information171
Radio

XTo selectInformationin the radio menu
bar: turn and press the controller.
Information on the currently received pro-
gram is displayed.
If available, you will see:
Rthe track that is currently being played
Rthe artist of the track that is currently being
played
Rthe album name
Rthe channel abbreviation
Rthe logo of the station or Artist Experience®
Back to radio display:
XTo select Information: slide6and
press the controller.
or
XPress the %button.
Satellite radio
General notes
The satellite radio mode requires satellite
radio equipment and registration with a sat-
ellite radio provider.
Note that the categories and channels shown
in the illustrations depend on the program
content offered by the provider. The illustra-
tions and descriptions in these operating
instructions may therefore differ from the
channels and categories offered by the pro-
vider.
Satellite radio mode may be temporarily
unavailable or interrupted for a variety of rea-
sons. These include environmental or topo-
graphical conditions as well as other factors
beyond the control of Mercedes-Benz USA,
LLC. This means operation may not be possi-
ble in certain areas.
These include:
Rtunnels
Rparking garages
Rlocations inside or next to buildings
Rlocations in the vicinity of other structures SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio offers more than
140 digital-quality radio channels providing
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio employs a fleet of
high-performance satellites to broadcast
around the clock throughout the USA and
Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the
SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.siriusxm.com
(USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Your new Mercedes-Benz vehicle comes with
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio pre-installed at the factory. This service is free for a six-month
trial period. About a month before the trial
period ends, information will be provided on
how to extend this subscription. An acoustic
signal sounds and a message is shown,
describing how the subscription can be
extended.
Registering satellite radio
:Phone number of provider
;SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
XSwitch on satellite radio mode
(
Ypage 173).
The satellite radio main menu appears
showing the preview channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
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Radio

XTo selectOptionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears.
Once the telephone connection has been
established:
XFollow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the Updating Channels...
message appears in the display, followed
by the satellite radio main menu.
iYou can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
iIf registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed cor-
rectly, the Device Unavailable
message
will appear.
Switching to satellite radio
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Radio: turn and press the con-
troller.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
XTo select Radioin radio mode: slide 5
and press the controller.
The menu with the available radio modes
appears.
XTo select Sat Radio: turn and press the
controller.
The No Service
message appears if there is
no signal.
Satellite radio overview
:Main function bar
;Preset
=Channel name and channel number
?Channel information
AStation presets menu
BCategory list
CKeyword search
DOptions menu
Channel information ?can be viewed in
detail (
Ypage 176).
Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into vari-
ous categories. You can choose between var-
ious categories such as News/Discussions,
Sports and Country (if available). The cate-
gory list is sorted alphabetically. The content
of the categories is sorted by channel num-
bers.
XTo call up the category list: selectCat‐
egoryin the menu bar by turning and
pressing the controller.
The category list appears.
XTo select a category: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the dis-
play. You hear the station last selected for
this category.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
When you select a specific category, the
channels are filtered exclusively according
to this category. Select the All Channels
category in order to see all of the available
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Radio

channels. Only this category enables you to
browse all available stations.
Selecting a channel
Changing channels
XWhen the display/selection window in the
satellite radio display is selected, slide
1 or turn the controller.
COMAND switches to the next available
channel.
Entering channel numbers directly
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
XTo select Enter Channel: turn and press
the controller.
An input menu appears.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
or
XPress the gkey on the number keypad.
An input menu appears.
XEnter the frequency of the desired station
in the entry field.
XFor the channel number, press the corre-
sponding number keys on the control panel
one after the other.
XPress the zkey on the number keypad.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
iYou can only select currently permitted
digits.
Selecting a channel via the satellite
radio station list
You can select the channel using the station
list displaying the artists and tracks that are
currently playing.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Current Station List with
Artist & Title: turn and press the con-
troller.
The channel list appears.
or
XPress the controller in the main display
field.
XSelect the desired channel
Keyword search
XTo select the èkeyword search in the
menu bar: slide 6and turn the controller.
XTo enter the required search term: turn and
press the controller.
Direct and indirect results are shown.
XSelect the required result.
The relevant channel is played.
174Satellite radio
Radio