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Important notes
Satellite radio operation
Multifunction display
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68 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”.Sirius Satellite Radio provides approxima-
tely 100 channels, so called streams, of di-
gital-quality radio, among others music,
sports, news, and entertainment commer-
cial-free.
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 subscripti-
on fee. For more information, call the
Sirius Service Center (
page 69) or con-
tact www.siriusradio.com.
iAdditional optional satellite radio equip-
ment and a subscription to satellite ra-
dio service provider are required for the
satellite radio operation described here.
Feature description is based on prelimi-
nary information available at time of
printing. At time of printing, no date for
the availability of optional equipment
required for satellite radio operation
had been set. Contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center for details and
availability for your vehicle.
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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.
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Satellite radio operationQuick reference
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Satellite radio operation
Function
Page
1
Switching COMAND on
and off
12
2
Muting the satellite radio
audio (muting on/off)
75
3
Selecting a station via di-
rect channel entry
in the main satellite
radio menu
in the satellite me-
mory preset
Ending scan function and
play a station
78
81
78
4
Activating the input
mode for channel num-
ber
in the main satellite
radio menu
in the satellite me-
mory preset
78
81
5
Changing between sta-
tion name and channel
number
74
6
Return to previous menu
7
Turn to highlight a func-
tion or a menu field
Press to perform a func-
tion or access a subme-
nu
8
Adjusting the volume
14
9
Automatic tuning ascen-
ding/descending
Selecting a category in
alphabetical order as-
cending/descending
77
75
a
Switching to satellte ra-
dio operation
74
b
Color screen with main
radio menu
Function
Page
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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
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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.