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190 Controls in detailAudio systemDirect frequency input
Select the desired frequency band.
Press“ button.
Enter desired frequency using
buttons4 toM.Manual tuning
Select the desired frequency band.
Press and hold either thed orc
button until the desired frequency is
reached.
Step-by-step station tuning takes place
in ascending or descending order of
frequency. The first three tuning steps
will take place without muting. After-
wards, the radio will be muted and
highspeed tuning will take place until
the button is released.Automatic seek tuning
Select the desired frequency band.
Press either thef ore button.
The radio will tune to the next higher or
next lower receivable frequency.
iYou can only enter frequencies within
the respective waveband.
If a button is not pressed within four
seconds, the radio will return to the
station last tuned to.
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191 Controls in detail
Audio system
Scan tuning
Starting scan tuning
Select desired frequency band.
Press2 button.SC will appear on the display. The
radio briefly tunes in all receivable
stations on the band selected. The
first scan cycle will tune in only the
stations with a strong signal. The
second scan cycle will tune in every
receivable station.
Ending scan tuning
Press2 button ord, c,
f ore button.SC disappears from the display.Manual station memory (Presets)
You can store ten AM and ten FM stations.
Storing stations
Tune in the desired station.
Press and hold desired station
button4 toM until a brief
signal tone is heard.
The frequency is stored on the
selected station button.
The frequency band and station
button number are shown in the up-
per left-hand corner of the display.
Retrieving a station from memory
Press desired station button4
toM.Automatic station memory (Autostore)
The Autostore memory function provides
an additional memory level. The station
memory for manually stored stations is not
overwritten.
Calling up Autostore memory level
Briefly press the
AS key.
AS is highlighted in the display.
The radio finds the ten stations with
the strongest signals. These
stations are stored on the station
buttons4 toM in order of
signal strength.
Retrieving a station from memory
Press desired station button4
toM.
Leaving the Autostore memory level
Press the
AS key.
The highlighted
AS in the display
disappears.
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192 Controls in detailAudio systemWeather band
Press the
WB key.
The weather band station last selected
is tuned in.
Select the desired weather band
station with buttons4 to7.
If a station cannot be tuned in, a scan
is automatically started.
Pressf ore button. The next
receivable weather band station is
tuned in.
Satellite radio (SAT)* (USA only)Sirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan-
nels of digital-quality radio, among others
music, sports, news, and entertainment,
free of commercials. Sirius Satellite Radio
uses a fleet of high-power satellites to
broadcast 24 hours per day
coast-to-coast.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information, call the Sirius ser-
vice or contact www.siriusradio.com
Program categories
The channels are categorized. The catego-
ries allow you to tune to stations broad-
casting a certain type of program
(PTY mode) (
page 195).
iAdditional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel-
lite radio service provider is required
for the satellite radio operation de-
scribed here. Feature description is
based on preliminary information avail-
able at time of printing.
At time of printing, no date for availabil-
ity of optional equipment required for
satellite radio operation had been set.
Contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for details and
availability for your vehicle.
Satellite radio service may be unavail-
able or interrupted from time to time
for a variety of reasons, such as envi-
ronmental or topographic conditions
and other things we can't control. Ser-
vice might also not be available in cer-
tain places (e.g., in tunnels, parking
garages, or within or next to buildings)
or near other technologies.
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193 Controls in detail
Audio system
Starting satellite radio (SAT)
Start radio mode.
If the radio was in SAT radio mode be-
fore being turned off or changed to an-
other operating mode, the last SAT
channel selected is called up.
or
Press the
SAT
key.
When you call up the SAT radio mode
for the first time,
ACQUIRING
will appear
on the display during the initialization
process.
or
The last channel selected is called up.Entering the Electronic Serial Number
(ESN)
The first time SAT radio is called up, you
must give your SAT radio provider the Elec-
tronic Serial Number (ESN) of your SAT re-
ceiver over the telephone.
Press the
SAT
key.
The radio switches to SAT mode.
CALL SIRI
appears on the display.
Press the
ESN
key.
The provider’s phone number will ap-
pear first. After pressing the
ESN
key
again, the ESN number will appear.
Make note of the phone number and
ESN number.
Press the
ESN
key repeatedly until all
required information has appeared on
the display.
Call the telephone number and give
provider your ESN number.iCredit card information is also required
for your application.
The activation process takes approxi-
mately five to ten minutes after calling
the SIRIUS Service Center.
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194 Controls in detailAudio systemChannel selection
The following options are available for se-
lecting a channel:
Direct channel input (
page 194)
Manual tuning (
page 194)
Preset channels (
page 194)
Direct channel input
Press“key.
Enter desired channel number using
buttons 4 to M.Manual tuning
Press and hold f, d, c or
e button until the desired channel
has been reached.
Preset channels
You can store up to ten channels.
Retrieving a channel from memory
Press the desired channel button
4 to M.
Storing channels
Tune in the desired channel.
Press and hold desired channel but-
ton 4 to M until a brief signal
tone sounds.
The channel is stored on the selected
channel button.
iOnly inputs for available channels are
possible.
If a button is not pressed within four
seconds, the radio will return to the last
station tuned.
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195 Controls in detail
Audio system
Program type (PTY) mode
In PTY mode, you can tune in and select
channels of a specific program type.
Calling up PTY mode
Start SAT radio mode.
Press the
PTY
key.
The name of the channel currently
being received is shown.
Leaving PTY mode
Press the
CH
key.
The number of the channel currently
being received is shown.Selecting channel category
Press d or c button.
The individual program types are se-
lected.
Tuning in a PTY channel
Once you have selected a program type,
you can tune in channels broadcasting a
program that corresponds to the selected
program type.
Pressf ore button.
The radio will tune to the next highest
or lowest channel broadcasting this
type of program.Program Descriptive Text (PDT)
In PDT mode, you can call up additional in-
formation on the channel, the current track
and the performing artist(s).
Press the
TXT
key.
The station category appears on the
display.
Press the
TXT
key again within four
seconds.
The title of the current track appears.
Press the
TXT
key again within four
seconds.
The name of the musician(s) of the cur-
rent track appear on the display.
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196 Controls in detailAudio systemCassette operation
Playing cassettes
Press3 button.
The display panel folds down and the
cassette compartment becomes ac-
cessible.
Insert cassette into the cassette com-
partment until it engages and tap it
gently.
The cassette will be pulled in automati-
cally. The system switches to cassette
mode. Side 1 will be played and
SIDE 1
appears in the display. Side 1 is the
side of the cassette which is facing up-
ward. The cassette deck will automati-
cally detect the type of tape.
Fold display panel back up and press
gently on the display panel frame to
lock it in place.
or
If a cassette is already in the
mechanism, pressj button.Track selection
Press the
TRK
key.
The current track will be displayed as
SIDE 1
or
SIDE 2
.
You can switch sides at any time.
The side will be changed automatically
at the end of the tape.
!Do not press directly on the display
face. Otherwise the display will be
damaged.
iA warning signal will sound after 20
seconds if the display panel is left in
the down position. Fold display panel
back up. If the display panel is not
closed, a warning signal will sound and
the radio will be muted.
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197 Controls in detail
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Cassette eject
Press eject button3.
The display folds down and the cas-
sette is ejected. The system will switch
back to radio mode automatically.
Fold display panel back up and press
gently on the display panel frame to
lock it.Track search
Track search forward
Pressf button.SEEK FWD
will appear in the display.
Track search will run the tape forward
to the start of the next track and switch
to Play.Track search backward
Presse button.SEEK RWD
will appear on the display.
Track search will run the tape back-
ward to the start of the track currently
playing and switch to Play.
Stopping track search
Pressd, c, f or
ebutton.
The cassette will switch over to Play.
!Do not press directly on the display
face. Otherwise the display will be
damaged.iThe cassette will not be ejected when
the system is switched off or switched
to another operating mode.
iThe beginning of a track can only be
found if there is pause of at least
four seconds between tracks.