2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class radio

41 Audio
Radio operation
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)

Activate the desired waveband
(page 36).

Press the
Autost.
soft key
.
The autostore presets will appear.

Press E and confirm
Reprogram
Autostore
.
The autostore function is active. The
radio stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
iThere are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband, standard FM/AM
presets (saving stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations automati-
cally).
The standard FM/AM presets are not
affected by the Auto presets. This is a
second option for storing a station ran-
ge you are currently receiving.
iThere are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
The autostore function assigns the sta-
tions to the memory locations in the or-
der of their reception quality.

42 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(page 40).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
presets

Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or

Use H, h or g, G to highlight a
memory preset in the FM/AM preset
list.

Press E.
In both cases, you will see the Radio
main menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number appears.

43 Audio
Radio operation
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore pre-
sets (
page 41).

Use H, h or g, G to highlight a
memory position.

Press E.
You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds

if you press the
Back
soft key.

53 Audio
CD operation
On
Press J during playback.
The CD operation is muted and theß
symbol is displayed on the status bar.
Off

Press J again.
Playback will resume.
The ß disappears from the status bar.The following options are available:

Normal Sequence (
page 54)

Track Mix (
page 54)

CD Mix (
page 54)

Repeat Track (
page 54)

Repeat CD (
page 54)
Activating playback mode
E.g.:
Mode
Repeat
Track


Press the
Setting
soft key.
The setting menu will appear.
CD changer* setting menu
Use g or G to select the playback
mode
Repeat Track
.

Press E.
The mode is activated. Wait a few
seconds for the CD changer* main
menu to appear. The activated mode is
displayed on the status bar (except Normal Sequence
).
MutingiCOMAND will also deactivate muting if
you
select another audio source (e.g.
radio)

change the volume

press either g or h.
Playback modeiIf the CD changer* is connected, the
playback modes
Repeat CD
and
CD Mix
are also available.

77 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Satellite radio operation

78 Satellite radio*Important notes

Important notesIn chapter “Satellite radio”, you will find
detailed information regarding
selecting a station and a program cate-
gory

memory functions

sound adjustments
If you have not done so already, please fa-
miliarize yourself with these functions by
reading chapter “At a glance”.iAdditional optional satellite radio equip-
ment and a subscription to satellite ra-
dio service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described here.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.
iNote that categories and channels
shown in illustrations are dependent on
programming content delivered by the
service provider. Programming content
is subject to change. Therefore, channel
and categories shown in illustrations
and descriptions contained in this ma-
nual may differ from the channels and
categories delivered by the service pro-
vider.
Satellite radio service may be unavai-
lable 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.
iSirius Satellite Radio provides approxi-
mately 100 channels, so called
streams, of digital-quality radio, among
others music, sports, news, and enter-
tainment commercial-free.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of
high-power satellites to broadcast 24
hours per day, coast-to-coast, in the
contiguous U.S.
This diverse, satellite-delivered pro-
gramming is available for a monthly
subscription fee. For more information
and service availability, call the Sirius
Service Center (
page 79) or contact
www.siriusradio.com.

79 Satellite radio*
Important notes

Press B to switch to satellite radio
operation.
One of the two following screens will
appear:
the Satellite radio main menu dis-
playing the Preview channel or

the Service information display
Satellite radio main menu (Preview channel)The Satellite radio main menu displays the
Preview channel. You cannot select any
other station.
Press the SIRIUS soft key to display the
Service information display.
Service information display1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The Electronical Serial Number (ESN)
of your satellite receiver
Contact satellite radio service provider
at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
Subscribing to satellite radioiIf the Satellite radio function has not yet
been subscribed to or not subscribed
again, you have to contact the satellite
radio service provider.

80 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operationAfter 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...
(page 80)
followed by the Satellite radio main
menu (
page 80).See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(
page 79).

Press B to switch to satellite radio
operation.
When switching to Satellite radio ope-
ration, the system may have to acquire
the signal. The signal may also be inter-
rupted from time to time during opera-
tion for a variety of reasons
(page 78) and may have to be re-
acquired. If so, you will see the above
message on the display.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
number
iCredit card information may be re-
quired for your application.
If a satellite receiver is not installed or
not properly installed:
The message
No Satellite Radio

will appear.
Switching on