I plugged my MP3 player into the auxiliary jack hidden in the glove compartment but cannot figure out how to switch the stereo to auxiliary mode. I have a 2008 C300 Sport with the base stereo system. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Go to the CD menu, and you should see the AUX icon that you can select with your mouse dial.

Perhaps this will help



2008 Mercedes-Benz C300: DIY iPod Operator's Manual

Eureka! In our last episode, our 2008 Mercedes-Benz C300's lack of an operator's manual entry on the subject of iPod use or clearly labelled buttonage had left many confounded. There just had to be more functionality from this dedicated iPod connection than we were seeing.

And indeed there is. The key to the whole thing is the small button on the right-hand side of the steering wheel with the telephone icon on it. Once you discover this little nugget, the dedicated iPod connection in the Merc goes from "This sucks!" to "Wow! This is great!" in 5.1 seconds.

Here then is our own Operator's Manual entry:

Step 1: Connect your iPod.

Step 2: Use COMAND to select "Audio" then scroll down to "Aux." Step 2: Use COMAND to choose AUX as the source.

Step 3: Scroll left or right until "audio" is displayed on the information screeen in the center of the speedometer and press "OK." Step 3: Scroll left-right until "Audio" appears on the central speedometer display, then press "OK."

Step 4: Look here to see the song title display. The iPod will resume playing whatever track it was on before it was connected to the car. Step 4: See track info here.

Step 5: The secret is to press the telephone hang-up button to access higher-level iPod functions. Step 5: Press the telephone hang-up key under here (under my thumb) for iPod menus. The choices will temporarily override the track information in the central display.

Step 6: Press up and down here to scroll through genre, artist, podcast, etc. But make sure you begin less than 8 seconds after the last step. Press OK to select the desired menu item. Step 6: Press up-down to scroll through the high-level menu choices, then press OK to select. Once in play mode, this will also switch between adjacent tracks.

Once you know what the telephone hang-up button on the right-hand side of the steering wheel does, the C300 iPod connection makes a whole lot more sense.

Dan Edmunds, Director of Vehicle testing @ 7,665 mil

Thanks for the suggestions, but I have the standard stereo system and when I push the "CD" button on the dash next to the radio no "AUX" icon shows up. I've called my dealer and they told me wait until next week when they get another one with a standrad stereo so they can try to figure it out!

Any other ideas??

Sorry, I left out a step.

Select your Disc button on the radio unit. The screen will display a CD icon in the lower left of the screen. Use your selection wheel to highlight and select. You will then get a new menu with the AUX option. Chose this with the selector wheel.

Remember that the steering wheel controls will only work with an ipod. Any other MP3 can be played through the AUX jack, but you will only be able to control volume and sound from your radio. Song selection will have to be done on the MP3 unit itself.

Good luck.