2007 MERCEDES-BENZ CL500 Service

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COMAND satellite radio (USA only)
Submenu overview
Warning!G
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the radio functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise
you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
iThe components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 81).
Sat Radio Presets Info Category Sound
Channel ListStation presets Show program infoSelect categoryTreble
Save ChannelBass
Channel Entry Balance/Fader
Service3D Sound

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Introduction to Satellite radio
SIRIUS Satellite Radio provides 100 chan-
nels, so called streams, 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, in the
contiguous US.
This diverse, satellite-delivered program-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip-
tion fee.
For more information and service availabil-
ity call the SIRIUS Service Center
(
page 106), or go to
www.siriusradio.com.
Switching to satellite radio
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”.
or
Press the M shortcut button once or
twice. The Satellite radio menu appears
if it was the last active radio mode.
The screen which then appears de-
pends on the activation status of the
satellite radio service.
The following options are possible:

Satellite radio service is not activat-
ed

Only the preview channel is activat-
ed

Satellite radio service is fully acti-
vated
iA subscription to SIRIUS satellite radio ser-
vice provider is required for the satellite radio op-
eration described in this chapter. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for details
and availability for your vehicle.
iSatellite radio service may be unavailable or
interrupted from time to time for a variety of rea-
sons, such as environmental or topographic con-
ditions and other things we can’t control. Service
might also not be available in certain places
(e.g., in tunnels, parking garages, or within or
next to buildings) or near other technologies. In
such situations, the satellite radio’s main menu
shows the “Acquiring signal...” screen. At this
point, the radio’s functions are restricted to
manual channel number entry (
page 104) and
service info display (
page 106).

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Satellite radio service is not activated
The telephone number of the SIRIUS Ser-
vice Center and the twelve-digit electronic
serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of the particular
receiver are displayed.
This information is required when calling
the SIRIUS Service Center for an activation
request.
Closing screen: Press n.Only the preview channel is activated
The satellite radio preview channel ap-
pears.
Satellite radio service is fully activated
The main satellite radio menu appears. You
will hear the channel last tuned in, provid-
ed that it can be received.
Main satellite radio menu
1Main area with channel display
2Preset position of selected channel
3Selected channel
4Selected program category
5Sound settings
6To select program category
7Channel number of selected channel
8Other channel information
9Preset options
aSatellite radio options
iCredit card information is also required for
your application. The activation process takes
approximately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
SIRIUS Service Center.
iIf only the preview channel is activated, you
cannot tune in another channel. If you try to do
this, you will see the screen described in the sec-
tion “Satellite radio service is not activated”
(
page 102).

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Selecting program category
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Category”.
The category list appears.
Select category by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
When selecting a channel using the
channel search function or the channel
list, you have access to the channels
you subscribe to and which are includ-
ed in the selected category.
Tuning in channels
You have the following selection options:

The channel search function

The channel presets

The manual channel number entry

The channel list
Tuning in channels using channel
search function
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area is selected.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being pressed or rotat-
ed, the system searches upward or
downward and stops at the next receiv-
able channel.
iMain area1 can show all channels includ-
ed in your subscription. Which channels are
shown depends on the selected program
category4.
Note that categories and channels shown in illus-
trations are dependent on programming content
delivered by the service provider. Programming
content is subject to change.
Therefore, channel and categories shown in illus-
trations and descriptions contained in this man-
ual may differ from the channels and categories
delivered by the service provider.
iThe channels are categorized. Categories al-
low you to tune to stations broadcasting a cer-
tain type of program.
iIf only the preview channel is activated, only
certain categories are available on the list. Which
categories these are depend on the service
provider.
iWhen you select the category “All Chan-
nels”, you have access to all the channels you
subscribe to, regardless of category, when you
are tuning in a channel using the channel search
function or the channel list.
iThis function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 102).

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Tuning in channels using channel pre-
sets
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
or
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
The preset menu appears. The dotR
in front of a preset position indicates
that this is the channel currently select-
ed and being listened to.
Select station preset and briefly
pressn.
COMAND tunes in the corresponding
channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your
subscription, you will see the message
described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 102).
If the channel is no longer available or
only the preview channel is activated,
you will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.
Closing message: Press n.Tuning in channels using manual chan-
nel number entry
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel Entry”.
The menu for manual channel number
entry appears.
Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press L back button in the cen-
ter console (
page 82).
Increase or decreasing number:
Slide qmr or rotate ymz.
Selecting next number: Slideomp.
Confirming channel entry: Press n.
Further operation depends on whether
the selected channel number is valid or
if the channel is included in your sub-
scription.
iWhich channels are found by the channel
search function depends on which channels you
have subscribed to and the program category
you have selected (
page 103).iThis function is not possible when only the
preview channel is activated. If you try to tune in
a channel in this instance, you will see the
screen described in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 102).

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Channel number is valid and channel is
included in subscription
COMAND tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid
You will see the message “Invalid Chan-
nel”.
Closing message: Press n.
Channel number is valid but channel is
not included in subscription
You will see the screen described in the
section “Satellite radio service is not acti-
vated” (
page 102).
Closing display: Press n.Tuning in channels using the channel
list
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Channel List”.
The channel list appears. The dotR in
front of a list entry indicates the cur-
rently selected channel.
Select channel by rotating ymz or
slidingqmr and press n.
Saving channels
Option 1
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Save Channel”.
Option 2
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
Option 3
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Presets”.
All three of these will call up a preset
menu. The dot R in front of a preset posi-
tion indicates that this is the channel cur-
rently selected and being listened to.
iThe contents of the channel list depends on
which channels are included in your subscription
and which program category you have selected
(
page 103). If only the preview channel is acti-
vated, the channel list contains only the preview
channel.
iThere are twenty preset positions available.

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Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Saving a channel to a selected preset
position
If you have called up the channel preset
screen using option 1:
Press n briefly.
In options 2 and 3:
Press and hold n until you hear a sig-
nal.
The channel is saved.
Show program info
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Info”.
You will see a screen that may contain the
following information:

Selected program category

Selected channel

Artist of the track currently being
played

Name of current track
Closing screen: Slide omp or
pressn.
Channel update
The service provider may conduct a chan-
nel update.
During the update, the message “Updating
channels...” will appear on the display.
No functions can be operated in satellite
radio mode during the update.
Calling SIRIUS Service Center
Select “Audio”
“Audio”
“Sat Ra-
dio”
“Sat Radio”
“Service”.
The telephone number of the SIRIUS
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (SIRIUS-ID) of
the particular receiver are displayed.
Closing screen: Slide omp or
pressn.
iIf the program provider does not offer any in-
formation, the “Info” menu item cannot be se-
lected.
iThe program provider determines what in-
formation is displayed on the screen. COMAND
shows no more than two lines per item of infor-
mation. If an item of information is too long,
COMAND shortens it.
iIt may be necessary to call the SIRIUS Ser-
vice Center if, for example:

You want to cancel the subscription or
re-subscribe at a later date.

You forget to pay the bill.

You sell the car to another person.

121 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Please note that these functions are only
available with Mercedes-Benz approved
mobile phones. Please contact an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center for informa-
tion on features available for your mobile
phone of choice.
You can control other functions of the mo-
bile phone via the COMAND, instrument
cluster control system (
page 265) or
Voice Control.
The descriptions in this section assume
that the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly stat-
ed.
Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip-
tions and illustrations in this section refer
to COMAND and the telephone keypad.Operation using the mobile phone and
Bluetooth
® headset is described in the re-
spective separate Operating Instructions.
Caller ID
COMAND can display the telephone num-
ber and the name of the caller, e.g. for an
incoming call and also in other menus or
displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit their telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name
of the caller must also be saved in the mo-
bile phone book.Functional restrictions
You will not be able to use the telephone,
or you may have to wait a while, in the fol-
lowing situations:

If the telephone has not yet logged into
the network.
The telephone automatically tries to
log into a network. If no network is
available, you will also not be able to
make a “911” emergency call.
If you attempt to make an outgoing call,
the “No Service” message will appear
for a short while.

If the mobile phone is not inserted in
the cradle.

SIM card is not inserted in GSM type
phone
iIn order for the functions described in this
section to work correctly, the Bluetooth® head-
set must be linked to COMAND (
page 232).
Please make sure any Bluetooth® headset linked
with the mobile phone is switched off or that the
headset is linked with COMAND before you in-
sert the mobile phone in the cradle (
page 479)
and use the telephone functions with COMAND.