2004 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class display

67 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Satellite radio operation
Multifunction display

69 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Service information display1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The number of your SAT tuner

Press W to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The Service information display will ap-
pear if the satellite radio function has
not yet been subscribed to.

Contact satellite radio service provider
at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
After the connection is made:

Follow the instructions given by the
operator.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If it is successful, you will
see the display with the message
“Acquiring Signal. Please wait...”
(page 74) followed by the main satel-
lite radio menu (
page 74).
Subscribing to satellite radio
iCredit card information may be re-
quired for your application.
The activation process takes up to ap-
proximately 10 minutes.

73 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Function
Page
1
Main satellite radio menu

with menu section 4
74
2
Main satellite radio menu

with menu section 5
3
Information list: Station
category, station name,
title and artist
4
Menu section, first level
74
5
Menu section, second le-
vel
6
Preset menu with 10 me-
mory presets
Saving a station
Selecting a station
79
7
Satellite category list
Select a category
76
8
Main sound menu
Sound settings
83
9
Satellite station list
Select a station
77
a
Displays the current sta-
tion information
82
b
Displays the current
track information
81
c
Displays the service in-
formation
82
Function
Page

74 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationSee “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(page 69).

Press W to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The above message will appear at start
up or when the signal is not available.After the COMAND acquires the
signal, the main satellite radio menu will
appear. The station last tuned to will begin
to play.
Main satellite radio menu1Station category
2Station name or channel number
3Name of the track currently playing
4Name of the artist
5Menu fields to activate submenus
6Activates menu fields, second levelChanging between station name and
channel number
Each station has both a station name and
a channel number.

Press u.
The channel number will appear.

Press u again.
The station name will reappear.
Switching on
iYou can display 2, 3 and 4 in full:
Station information (
page 82)

Track information (
page 81)
iYou can operate the telephone and the
navigation system while the satellite ra-
dio is on.

81 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Selecting a station by entering the
channel number
The channel number can be entered in the
satellite preset memory.
Press t.
In the SAT preset memory the message
“Channel __” will appear in 1.

Enter the number of the channel you
wish to select, e.g. 76.
The channel you have selected will be-
gin to play. The corresponding station
name will appear, if name is available.
Error messages (
page 79).
You will see the main satellite radio menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.

In the main satellite radio menu, turn
the right-hand rotary/push-button v
to highlight “V” and press to confirm.
Other menu fields will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Title Info” and press to
confirm.
You will see (if available)
the full track name

the artist
You will see the main satellite radio menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.
Displaying track information
iFor each entry, up to 36 digits can be
shown.

82 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation
In the main satellite radio menu, turn
the right-hand rotary/push-button v
to highlight “V” and press to confirm.
Other menu fields will appear.

Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button
v to highlight “Station Info” and press
to confirm.
You will see (if available)
the full station name

the full category name

additional information coming from
the station

the station channel number
You will see the main satellite radio menu

automatically after 8 seconds

if you press *.You can call the provider service center for
questions or releases, whenever you need.
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The number of your SAT tuner
Displaying station information
Displaying service information

84 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation1No audio source has been switched on
2The satellite radio is switched on
3If the satellite radio is switched on, you
will see “SAT” and the memory preset,
if applicable
4Station name

Press W on COMAND.
The satellite radio is switched on.

Press F or G until the desired
station name appears.
Multifunction display

85 Telephone*
Important notes
Multifunction display
Telephone operation
SMS function
Emergency call
Service numbers