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Page 3: ...ed Mercedes Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper proce dures We continuously strive to improve our product and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment Therefore infor mation illustrations and descriptions in this manual might differ from the equip ment installed in your vehicle As such the information illustrations and descriptions...

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Page 5: ...ather band 32 Cassette operation 34 Switching to cassette mode 34 Opening cassette cover 34 Closing cassette cover 34 Inserting cassette 34 Ejecting cassette 35 Tape main menu 35 Switching cassette side 35 Fast forward rewind 37 Skip blank 37 Dolby B NR Noise Reduction 38 CD operation 39 General information 39 Switching to CD mode 39 CD drive in the audio system control unit 39 CD changer 39 Loadi...

Page 6: ... call 62 Active call 65 Phone book 66 SMS 69 SMS menu 69 Multifunction steering wheel 71 Service 73 System menu 74 Calling up the System menu 74 Adjusting display settings 74 Setting the language 75 Glossary 77 Index 79 ...

Page 7: ...switching on off volume and sound settings If you are operating the audio system for the first time or if you have rented or bor rowed this vehicle this is the chapter you should read first Audio Here you will find detailed information on how to use the radio cassette player sin gle CD player CD changer and the multi function steering wheel Telephone Here you can learn in detail about the many fun...

Page 8: ...l points to instructions for you to follow A number of these symbols appearing in succession indicates a multiple step procedure The continuation symbol marks an interrupted procedure which will be continue on the next page page 7 This symbol tells you where to look for additional information on a subject Warning G A warning draws your attention to possible danger to your safety or the safety of o...

Page 9: ...is cover ing a distance of 50 feet approximately 14 m every second Warning G Any alterations made to electronic compo nents can cause malfunctions The radio CD player CD changer tele phone and sound system are intercon nected When one of the components is not operational or has not been removed re placed properly the function of other com ponents may be impaired This condition might seriously impa...

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Page 11: ...7 At a glance Radio operating elements CD operating elements Cassette operating elements Telephone operating elements Multifunction steering wheel ...

Page 12: ...8 At a glance Radio operating elements Radio operating elements ...

Page 13: ...ually Storing stations Calling up preset memory 31 31 29 Function Page 3 Selection buttons 4 Confirmation 5 1 Mute function 26 6 Switching on off 20 7 Volume adjustment 21 Function Page 8 and Station search Manual tuning 28 30 9 Balance and Fader 30 10 Bass and Treble 22 11 Audio main menu 26 ...

Page 14: ...10 At a glance Cassette operating elements Cassette operating elements ...

Page 15: ...Confirmation 5 Cassette cover 6 Opening cassette cover and ejecting cassette 34 Function Page 7 1 Mute function 26 8 Switching on off 20 9 Volume adjustment 21 10 Forward track search Fast forward 36 37 Function Page 11 Reverse track search Rewind 36 37 12 Balance and Fader 21 13 Bass and Treble 22 14 Audio main menu 26 ...

Page 16: ...12 At a glance CD operating elements CD operating elements ...

Page 17: ... track number 3 and Selecting CD 48 47 5 Selection buttons Function Page 6 Confirmation 7 1 Mute function 26 8 Switching on off 20 9 Volume adjustment 21 10 Forward track skip Forward 48 49 Function Page 11 Reverse track skip Reverse 48 49 12 Balance and Fader 21 13 Bass and Treble 22 14 Audio main menu 26 ...

Page 18: ...14 At a glance Telephone operating elements Telephone operating elements ...

Page 19: ...Speed dial 59 62 64 3 Selection buttons Function Page 4 Confirmation 5 0 Accepting a call Starting a call 62 65 6 Terminating a call 66 7 Switching on off 20 8 Volume adjustment 21 Function Page 9 Balance and Fader 21 10 Bass and Treble 22 11 Telephone main menu Switching on telephone Switching off telephone 60 57 57 ...

Page 20: ...enu 21 21 Function Page 3 Making a call í Accepting call Starting call ì Terminating call 62 65 66 4 Switching between menu systems è next system ÿ previous system 52 71 52 71 Function Page 5 CD and cassette mode j next track k previous track 36 48 36 48 5 Radio mode j next station k previous station Telephone mode j next list entry k previous list entry 28 28 63 66 63 66 ...

Page 21: ...17 Getting started Menu system General operation ...

Page 22: ...ction buttons are displayed in the soft key area 1 A maximum of 3 soft keys may be dis played on each side of the main area Messages and settings are displayed in the main area 2 The messages and settings displayed de pend on the menu and operating mode se lected The status line 3 is divided into three areas Left side The selected operating mode is given In this example CD Center A status display ...

Page 23: ...ft keys may not have any function and thus not be available Should a soft key not be available it will automatically be shaded out Example The soft keys OK and Delete Quitting submenus You can quit submenus using the Return soft key The display switches to the next highest menu level The system does not adopt modified set tings that have not been stored There are exceptions when pressing the Retur...

Page 24: ...should only operate the audio system when road and traffic condi tions permit Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph h approximately 50 km h your car is covering a distance of 50 feet approximately 14 m every second i The system can be operated as follows Using the audio system control unit Using the control buttons on the multifunction steering wheel In this operator s manual operation us in...

Page 25: ...switching the sys tem back on again the volume may be lower than when the system was switched off The volume is lower if the system was switched off for more than 15 minutes or the volume was set to a value outside a certain range when switching off Automatic volume control The automatic volume control adjusts the volume depending on the vehicle speed only in vehicles with out Sound system or nois...

Page 26: ...erent bass and treble settings are pos sible for all operating modes The system automatically stores each setting Adjusting bass and treble Press The Tone menu is displayed Press or to select either the Bass or the Treble function Press or This will change the bass or treble set ting Press the Reset soft key if desired This will reset the bass and the treble setting to the center setting Press or ...

Page 27: ...e is given in the sta tus line Explanation of the additional sound functions Stereo Conventional stereo sound Driver centered Stereo sound optimized for the driver s seat Speech Stereo sound optimized for under standing speech Logic 7 Ambient sound i Logic 7 sound provides better spatial sound quality than with conventional stereo sound Logic 7 sound functions with all conventional stereo audio so...

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Page 29: ...25 Audio Audio main menu Radio operation Cassette operation CD operation Multifunction steering wheel ...

Page 30: ...o source Example Switching to FM waveband Call up the Audio main menu page 26 For radio mode in the FM waveband press the FM soft key The FM main menu with the last select ed station is displayed Mute function Switching on mute function Press 1 The system is muted Telephone calls can still be heard In CD and cassette mode the CD or the cassette stops Switching off mute function Press 1 again or Tu...

Page 31: ... Selecting stations You have the following options Selecting using frequency list page 28 Selecting using station search page 28 Selecting using station presets page 29 Selecting using Autostore presets page 29 Selecting using the scan search page 30 Selecting using manual tuning page 30 Selecting using manual frequency en try page 31 Warning G In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an ...

Page 32: ...The system tunes to the selected fre quency Selecting using station search Switch on the desired waveband FM or AM page 27 or Weather Band page 32 Press or The search proceeds and stops at the next receivable ascending or descend ing station or Switch the multifunction display in the instrument cluster to the Audio screen page 52 i The frequency list is available in the FM and AM waveband i Freque...

Page 33: ... preset station Accessing via the Memory menu Switch on the desired waveband page 27 Press the Memory soft key The Station list menu is displayed Press or to select a preset Press The system tunes to the preset station After a short time the main menu of the respective waveband is displayed Selecting using Autostore presets The FM and the AM waveband each have ten available Autostore presets The p...

Page 34: ...tops at the station listened to before the scan search was started Switch on the desired waveband page 27 Press the Scan soft key The scan starts Press the Scan soft key again The scan stops Selecting using manual tuning Manual tuning is available in the FM and AM wavebands Switch on the desired waveband page 27 Press for ascending or for descending frequency tuning Press and hold the button for a...

Page 35: ... system tunes to the frequency Af ter a short time the FM main menu is displayed Storing stations The FM and the AM waveband each have ten available presets You have the following options Manual storing page 31 Storing using Autostore page 32 Manual storing Manual storing using number keys Tune to the station to be stored page 27 Press one of the number keys 3 for more than 2 seconds A signal tone...

Page 36: ...e presets The memory function assigns stations to the presets in the order of their reception quality The system stores the station with the best reception quality at preset 1 Switch on the desired waveband page 27 Press the Autost soft key The Autostore memory is displayed Press the Search soft key The Autostore search starts After a while the new preset assign ment is displayed The system tunes ...

Page 37: ... manually Calling up stations using station search Press or The weather band station with the next best reception is found and called up Calling up stations using the number keys Press one of the number keys 3 to The selected weather band station is called up Calling up stations manually Press or The next weather band station is called up i Depending on the vehicle s location it may not be possibl...

Page 38: ...sette Open the cassette cover page 34 i If the cassette cover remains open for more than 30 seconds a signal tone briefly sounds to remind you to close the cover When the cassette cover is open you cannot access the CD changer page 40 or open the storage com partment in the center console Warning G In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident only insert cassettes when the vehicle...

Page 39: ...n menu Call up the Audio main menu page 26 Press the Tape soft key If a cassette is inserted the Tape main menu is displayed and the audio sys tem switches to cassette mode If there is no cassette inserted a corre sponding message is briefly displayed Switching cassette side You can switch the side of the cassette at any point during playback The system automatically switches sides at the end of t...

Page 40: ... starts or Press k The reverse search starts Selecting using scan search The scan search starts playing a track for approx 8 seconds and then fast forwards to the beginning of the next track Call up the Tape main menu page 35 Press the Scan soft key The scan starts i The track search or scan search func tions will not work properly unless there is enough blank tape approx 4 secons separating the i...

Page 41: ...lank With skip blank switched on the audio sys tem skips blank sections of the cassette which are longer than approx 10 seconds Switching skip blank on off Call up the Tape main menu page 35 Press the Settings soft key The Settings menu is displayed Press This will switch skip blank on or off i The tape winds forward or rewinds until you interrupt it or until it reaches the end beginning of the ta...

Page 42: ... NR on off Call up the Tape main menu page 35 Press the Dolby B soft key This will switch Dolby B NR on or off Display with Dolby B NR switched off Display with Dolby B NR switched on i Empty box Skip blank off Box filled in Skip blank on i DOLBY and the double D sym bol are trademarks of the Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation Dolby noise reduction is manu factured under license from Dolby L...

Page 43: ...changer is concealed and located be hind a control panel faceplate in the center console See Accessing CD changer page 40 for more information Warning G In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident only insert CDs when the vehicle is at a standstill The driver should only operate the system when road and traffic conditions permit Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph h appro...

Page 44: ...m display page 13 Insert an audio CD into the CD slot when the audio system is switched on The label side of the CD must face up wards The CD will automatically be fed into the single CD player and the system switches to CD mode Warning G In order to avoid distraction which could lead to an accident only insert CDs when the vehicle is at a standstill The driver should only operate the audio system...

Page 45: ...ine compartment The status of a magazine compartment can also be seen when selecting a CD in the Magazine menu page 47 The CD slot 1 for loading the CD changer is located above the magazine compart ment buttons 2 You have the following loading options Loading a single magazine compart ment page 41 Loading all six magazine compart ments page 42 Loading a single magazine compartment Access the CD ch...

Page 46: ...red light The system starts playing the CD Retract the CD changer page 40 The loading procedure is complete Loading all six magazine compartments Initial situation All magazine compart ments empty The CD changer loads all magazine com partments in order starting with compart ment 1 Access the CD changer page 40 1 CD slot 2 Magazine compartment buttons Press the button 2 of an empty maga zine compa...

Page 47: ...ng procedure is complete Ejecting CDs Ejecting a CD from the single CD player Press The integrated single CD player ejects the CD Remove the CD from the slot If you do not remove the CD out of the CD slot within approx 15 seconds the CD is automatically fed into the CD player again and playback begins i If instead of loading all 6 magazine compartments you only wish to load compartments 1 4 for ex...

Page 48: ...e CD is not removed within approx 15 seconds it is retracted again The system starts playing the CD The ejection procedure is complete Retract the CD changer page 40 i If you are listening to a CD in the CD changer and you eject another CD from the changer While ejecting the system interrupts CD playback After ejection the sys tem continues CD playback If you eject the CD that you are current ly l...

Page 49: ... is not removed within approx 15 seconds the CD changer aborts the ejection procedure The CD is re tracted again The system starts play ing the CD The ejection procedure is complete when all the CDs have been removed or when the CD changer has aborted the procedure Retract the CD changer page 40 CD main menu Call up the Audio main menu page 26 Press the CD soft key The CD main menu is displayed i ...

Page 50: ...zine and the num ber 0 to the CD in the single CD player You have the following selection options Selecting using CD list page 46 Selecting by directly entering the CD number page 47 Selecting using Magazine menu page 47 Selecting using CD list The CD list contains all loaded CDs Only one list entry can be seen The entry is given above the track display It shows the number of the CD currently bein...

Page 51: ... soft key The Magazine menu is displayed Press or to select a CD You are only able to select loaded CDs Press The CD changes and the CD main menu is displayed You will hear the newly selected CD Selecting track You have the following options Selecting using track skip page 48 Selecting using track list page 48 Selecting by manually entering track number page 48 Selecting using the scan search page...

Page 52: ... try can be seen at a time showing the number of the track currently playing Call up the CD main menu page 45 Press or to select another track from the list Press or Do not change the selection You will hear the selected track Selecting by manually entering track number Call up the CD main menu page 45 Press 2 The Track input screen is displayed The number of tracks on the CD is dis played i Forwa...

Page 53: ... search was started It is also possible to end the scan search man ually Starting scan search Call up the CD main menu page 45 Press the Scan soft key Terminating scan search manually Press the Scan soft key The track that was playing when the scan was terminated remains selected Audible fast forward or fast reverse Call up the CD main menu page 45 Press or and keep pressed To terminate release th...

Page 54: ... the CD main menu is displayed The activated option is displayed in the status line Explanation of playback options Normal sequence You will hear the tracks in the normal sequence e g track 1 2 3 etc If only one CD is available the last track is followed by the first track again If two or more CDs are available the last track of one CD is followed by the first track of the next CD The CDs change i...

Page 55: ...Ds change in the normal order e g CD 1 2 3 etc The last track of the last CD is followed by the first available CD CD mix You will hear at least 4 tracks from one CD in random order e g track 5 7 3 9 Then the next CD follows The CDs change in random order e g CD 4 1 5 etc i It is only possible to select this function if at least 2 audio CDs are available i This function is only available for CDs i...

Page 56: ... the instrument cluster must be switched to the Audio screen Switching multifunction display On the multifunction steering wheel press è or ÿ repeatedly until one of the following audio screens ap pear in the multifunction display in the instrument cluster In radio mode 1 Waveband 2 Station In cassette mode 1 Current side In CD mode 1 Current CD 2 Current track ...

Page 57: ...53 Telephone Important notes Telephone operation Multifunction steering wheel ...

Page 58: ...ase be sure to pay attention to the traffic situation at all times and use any available hands free features offered by the phone system Use the cellu lar phone1 only when the traffic situation al lows Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph approximately 50 km h your car is cover ing a distance of 50 feet approximately 14 m every second Warning G Never operate radio transmitters equipped with...

Page 59: ...hen the network switches areas The phone will automatically try to sign on to a network again i When the cell phone is inserted into the telephone adapter you can oper ate it using the cell phone itself using the audio system control unit using the multifunction steering wheel using the voice control system The descriptions in this operating man ual presume that the cell phone is in serted into th...

Page 60: ...ephone is already unlocked but is not or not yet registered in the net work The message No service appears in the status line The telephone auto matically tries to register on a network If there is no network available you will not be able to make 911 emergency calls If you try to start an outgoing call the message No service Call not possible will be displayed briefly If the message Telephone bei...

Page 61: ...ide After switching on the telephone the sys tem checks whether your cell phone has an unlock code If there is an unlock code the system prompts you to enter this code The message Enter Unlock Code then appears in the display Enter the unlock code using the num ber keys page 59 Switching off telephone Turn the electronic key to position 0 and remove the key The telephone switches off after a de la...

Page 62: ...ation Making emergency call unlock code al ready entered On the audio system press in se quence the number keys 3 and 3 On the audio system press 0 or if the Telephone menu is called up in the multifunction display press í on the multifunction steering wheel The telephone establishes the connec tion you will hear the ringing tone Wait until someone answers and de scribe the emergency situation War...

Page 63: ...quence press the number keys and Deleting the last one or more numbers Press the Delete soft key one or more times After entering all the numbers press or the OK soft key If the entry is correct all the telephone functions are available After registering you will see Ready in the center of the status line If the entry is incorrect you will have to enter the unlock code again Switching to telephone...

Page 64: ...ed on Displaying calls Press the Rcvd soft key The Rcvd list is displayed page 63 Deleting missed calls and quitting menu Press the Return soft key The number of missed calls in the audio system is reset to 0 The audio system returns to the Telephone main menu Telephone main menu Press The Telephone main menu is displayed Ready is displayed in the center of the status line CDMA network If you are ...

Page 65: ...ct an en try from this list and then start the call page 63 You can also immediately redial the phone number dialed last Briefly press the 0 button twice in quick succession This starts the dialing procedure for the phone number dialed last Incoming call You will hear the ringing tone in the event of an incoming call The call screen is dis played on the audio system The call screen also appears in...

Page 66: ...enter a number for an out going call The following options are available Entering phone number directly page 62 Calling up the phone book and select ing an entry page 66 Selecting an entry from the Recvd list page 63 Selecting an entry from the Dialed list page 63 Using Speed dial page 64 Entering phone number directly Call up the Telephone main menu page 60 Using the number keys enter the phone n...

Page 67: ...ch the display to the name display Selecting list entry Press or to select the desired entry After selecting the desired entry start the call page 65 Selecting entry from the Dialed list The system automatically saves the last 10 outgoing calls If the list is full the oldest entry is overwritten with a new one Selecting from the audio system Calling up Dialed list Press 0 once or In the Telephone ...

Page 68: ...nction display Selecting list entry Press j or k repeatedly until the desired entry is given in the multi function display in the instrument clus ter After selecting the desired entry start the call page 65 Speed dial You can store and call up phone numbers in the speed dial memory on the telephone Telephone Operating Guide It is also possible to do this from the audio system Call up the Telephone...

Page 69: ... multifunction steering wheel Enter a phone number page 62 Press í The telephone establishes the connec tion to the phone number entered or selected If the person you are calling answers the call is active You will conduct the call over the hands free system The volume of the call can be adjusted page 21 Other operating functions can be found under Active call page 65 Terminating a call On the aud...

Page 70: ...her devices can be controlled by sequences of digits e g remote inquiry You can enter the sequence of digits man ually or send a sequence saved in the phone book Entering sequence of digits For each digit press one of the corre sponding keys You can also send the characters 2 and Phone book The phone book is sorted in alphabetical order and contains the first 500 telephone entries Calling up the p...

Page 71: ...page 66 Press the 123 soft key This will switch the display to the num ber display The name of the highlight ed entry is still given in the status line or Press the ABC soft key This will switch the display to the name display The number of the highlighted entry is still given in the status line Selecting phone book entry Call up the phone book page 66 Selection on the audio system Press or to sel...

Page 72: ...e voice control system you can also add a voice tag to the phone book entries using the audio system Select the desired phone book entry page 67 Press the soft key If a voice tag has not yet been assigned to this phone book entry you will be re quested to repeat the text tag twice Say the text tag twice Now you can also call up the phone book entry using the voice control sys tem separate Voice Co...

Page 73: ... have the incoming SMS displayed with the sender or the subject If you have selected the sender the telephone num ber is displayed Press the Subject soft key The start of the SMS is displayed or Press the Sender soft key The sender s phone number is dis played Selecting message Call up the SMS menu page 69 Press or to select a message In the status line you will be able to see when the message was...

Page 74: ... to select the entry Yes Press The message is deleted The SMS menu is displayed or Press to select the entry No Press The message is not deleted The SMS menu is displayed or Press the Return soft key The message is not deleted The SMS menu is displayed Quitting the SMS menu Press the Return soft key This will return you to the Telephone main menu ...

Page 75: ...tching multifunction display On the multifunction steering wheel press è or ÿ repeatedly until the Telephone screen appears in the multifunction display in the instrument cluster The main screen or a list screen are dis played Main screen In the list screen instead of the Ready message either a phone book entry or one of the last 10 outgoing calls will be dis played If you see the list screen pres...

Page 76: ...72 Telephone Multifunction steering wheel ...

Page 77: ...73 Service System menu ...

Page 78: ...ervice menu Page 74 Press the Display soft key The Display settings menu is displayed Changing the display setting Call up the Display settings menu Page 74 Press or to select the desired display mode Press Day mode option The display is set constantly to the Day design Night mode option The display is set constantly to the Night design Automatic option The display design changes de pending on the...

Page 79: ...System Operation Guide Switching on off Call up the Display settings menu Page 74 Press the VC Tips soft key The Help text screen is displayed The box next to the Help Text menu item indicates whether the help text is switched on or off Press This will switch the help text on or off Setting the language You can set the display language Call up the System menu Page 74 Press the Languag soft key The...

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Page 81: ...em Voice control system for car phones portable cell phones and audio sys tems radio CD etc Logic 7 Ambient sound playback system which permits a better spatial sound quality compared to stereo sound Soft keys Keys which have different functions de pending on the operating mode select ed SCAN search Plays receivable radio stations CD cassette tracks in succession for ap prox 8 seconds SMS Short Me...

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Page 83: ...pting 62 starting 65 terminating 65 Calling up Phone book 66 Cassette ejecting 35 Forward 37 inserting 34 Rewind 37 Selecting track 35 Skip blank 37 Switching side 35 Cassette mode Operating elements 10 switching to 34 Cassette operation 34 CD Copy protection 39 40 ejecting 43 forward 49 loading 40 41 Mix 50 Repeat CD 50 Repeat track 50 reverse 49 selecting 46 Selecting track 47 Track mix 50 CD ch...

Page 84: ...1 Phone number 62 Unlock code 59 Entering phone number 62 Entering unlock code 59 F Fader 77 adjusting 21 Forward in cassette mode 37 in CD mode 49 Frequency entry radio mode 31 G General information on the CD mode 39 I Incoming call 61 Inserting Cassette 34 L List telephone mode Dialed 63 Recvd 63 Loading CD 40 41 Logic 7 22 77 M Manual tuning 30 Menu system 18 Mix CD 50 Track CD mode 50 Multifun...

Page 85: ...changer 40 Reverse in CD mode 49 Rewind in cassette mode 37 S Safety instructions 5 20 27 34 39 40 54 Scan search 77 in cassette mode 36 in CD mode 49 in radio mode 30 Search Station 28 Selecting Cassette track 35 CD 46 CD track 47 Phone book entry 67 Station 27 Selecting track in cassette mode 35 in CD mode 47 Sending Sequences of digits telephone mode 66 Sending sequences of digits telephone mod...

Page 86: ...rol system help text 75 Switching on Audio system 20 Dolby B NR 38 Hands free microphone 66 Mute function 26 Noise reduction 38 Telephone 57 Voice control system help text 75 Switching wavebands 27 T Telephone switching off 57 switching on 57 Telephone mode Operating elements 14 switching to 59 TELEPHONE NOT INSTALLED 60 Terminating Call telephone 65 Phone call 62 65 66 Track mix CD mode 50 Treble...

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Page 88: ...ite www mbusa com or www mercedes benz ca We reserve the right to modify the technical details of the Audio system as given in the data and illustrations of this Operator s Manual Reprinting translation and copy even of excerpts is not permitted without prior authorization in writing Press time 07 08 2002 GSP SIP Printed in Germany Warning G To help avoid personal injury be extremely careful when ...

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