2004 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class Comand Manual

80 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationSee “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(page 79).

Press B to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The above message will appear at start
up or when the signal is not available.
The message
No Satellite Radio

will appear in a window.After the COMAND acquires the
signal, the Satellite radio main menu will
appear. The station last tuned to will begin
to play.
Satellite radio main menu1Program category
2Station name
3Memory preset selected and channel
numberMuting

Press J while listening to the satel-
lite radio.
The symbol R will appear in the symbol
bar.

Press J again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol R will have disappeared.
Switching on
iYou can display 2 in full:
Station information (
page 84)
iMuting will also be canceled if you
switch to an audio source, e.g. normal
radio, or if you alter the volume.

Satellite radio operation

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Satellite radio stations are split up into ca-
tegories. You can select between various
categories such as News, Sports News and
Country Music, if available. The category
list is sorted alphabetically.Selecting a program category

Use H or h while the Satellite radio
main menu (
page 80) is being
displayed.
The previous or next program category
(alphabetical order) will appear in the
display. The station last tuned in the
new category will begin to play.
You can use the following functions:

Automatic tuning

Automatic station scan (
page 82)

Station selection via direct channel
entry (
page 82)

Station selection from the preset menu
(page 84)Automatic tuning

Use G or g while the Satellite radio
main menu is being displayed.
or

Press d or D.
The satellite radio will tune in to the nu-
merically previous or next receivable
station in the selected category.
Changing the program category
Selecting a station

82 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationAutomatic station scan
The stations in the selected category can
be scanned in numerical order for 8 se-
conds each.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Scan
soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan
will
appear in black lettering.Ending scan function and playing a
station

Press the
Scan
soft key again.
The station selected will appear with
the station name.
Scan
will appear in
white lettering again.
Station selection via direct channel
entry

Press *.
Input line will appear.

Enter the number of the channel you
wish to select, e.g. 55.
The channel you have selected will be-
gin to play. The corresponding station
name will appear, if station is available.iError messages will be displayed in the
multifunction display.

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Satellite radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually

Selecting a station from the Satellite
preset memory (
page 84)

Selecting a station by entering the
channel number (
page 82)Saving station manually
In the Satellite radio main menu

Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 199).
The satellite radio saves the current
station at the memory preset selected.
The memory preset selected will ap-
pear in the status line, e.g.
SAT2
.On the memory list

In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets
soft key.
The SAT preset memory will appear.

Use G or g to select a memory pre-
set.

Press E
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 199).
The satellite radio saves the current
station at the memory preset selected.
You will see the Satellite radio main menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press s.
Memory functionsiThere are 10 presets available.
iAn existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

84 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationSelecting a station on the memory list
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets
soft key.
The SAT preset memory will appear.

Use g or G to highlight a memory
preset.

Press E.
The Satellite radio main menu will then
appear automatically after 8 seconds,
indicating the memory preset number
in the status line.

In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Info
soft key.
The information display will appear.
You will see (if available)

the full station name

additional program information

Press the
Back
soft key to switch back
to the Satellite radio main menu.
Displaying information

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You can call the provider service center for
questions or releases, whenever you need.
Press the
SIRIUS
soft key.
The Service information display will ap-
pear.
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The Electronical Serial Number (ESN)
of your SAT tuner

Press the
Back
soft key to switch back
to the Satellite radio main menu.
Refer to chapter “At a glance” on how to
adjust sound settings.
You can set

the sound Bass/Treble individually

the sound-center (Fader and Balance)

select predefined sound optimization
Displaying service information
Sound settings

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Important notes
Telephone operation
Telephone*