2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class radio

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Radio operation
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM
(
page 48)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 49)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 49)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 41).
Press one of the number keys, e.g. 2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 178).
The radio saves the current station at
the memory preset selected. The me-
mory preset selected will appear in the
status bar, e.g.
FM2.On the memory list
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 41).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
Memory functions
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There are 10 presets available (1 -
9, 0).
An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

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Radio operation
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 178).
The current station will be saved at the
memory preset selected.You will see the Radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
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There are 2 presets for each of the FM
and AM waveband
standard FM/AM presets (saving
stations manually) and
Auto presets (saving stations
automatically).
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.

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Radio operation
Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 41).
Press the Autost. soft key.
The autostore preset menu will appear.
Press E to start Begin new search.The autostore function is active. The
message
Autostore being
reloaded
will appear. The radio
stores the 10 stations with the
strongest signal. The station
frequencies available will appear in the
memory list.
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There are max. 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. The
strongest station is available on
preset 1. The number of available
stations depends on the stations avai-
lable in the area the vehicle is operated
in.

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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 46).
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
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory preset in the
FM/AM preset list (
page 46).
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.
The Radio main menu indicating the
memory preset number.Selecting a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Activate the FM or AM autostore preset
menu (
page 48).
You can use one of the following two ways
to select a station from the FM/AM
autostore presets
Press the corresponding number key,
e.g. 3, to select the desired station.
or
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight a memory position.
Press E.
In both cases, you will see the main
radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.

77 Satellite radio*
Important notes
Subscribing
Satellite radio operation

78 Satellite radio*
Important notes

Important notes
In 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”.
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Additional 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.
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Note 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.
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Sirius 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,
call the Sirius Service Center
(
page 79) or contact
www.siriusradio.com.

79 Satellite radio*
Subscribing

Subscribing
Press B to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The Satellite radio main menu will ap-
pear and displays the
Preview chan-
nel. You cannnot select any other
station.
Press the Service soft key to display
the Service information display.
The Service information display will ap-
pear.
Service information display
1Phone 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.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... (page 80)
followed by the Satellite radio main
menu (
page 80).
Subscribing to satellite radioi
Depending on subscription status, soft
keys may or may not appear on the left
and right side of the service information
display.
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Credit card information may be re-
quired for your application.
The activation process takes up to ap-
proximately 10 minutes.
If a satellite receiver is not installed or
not properly installed:
The message
No Satellite Radio
will appear.

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Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation
See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(
page 79).
Press B to switch to satellite radio
operation.
The message will appear at start up or
when the signal is not available.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 menu
1Program category
2Station name
3Memory preset selected if available
and channel numberMuting
Press J while listening to the satel-
lite radio.
The symbol R will appear in the status
bar.
Press J again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol R will have disappeared.
Switching on
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No Satellite receiver:
The message
No Satellite Radio
will appear in a window.
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The Sound soft key is available if
COMAND is equipped with a sound
amplifier*.
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You can display 2 in full:
Station information (page 84)
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Muting will also be canceled if you
switch to an audio source, e.g. normal
radio, or if you alter the volume.