2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C300 Preset

197 Controls in detail
Audio system
Selecting a station/channel
You have the following selection options:

The station search function

The channel list
(Weather Band)

Station memory
(except Weather Band)

The manual frequency entry
(except Weather Band)
The station search proceeds in the
following frequency increments:

200 kHz in FM range

10 kHz in AM range
Tuning to a station/channel via
station/channel search function
Press buttonb on audio control
unit repeatedly until the FM/AM/WB
waveband is selected.
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area in the basic menu is active.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system searches upward or down-
ward and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.
or
Press buttonG or H on audio
control unit.
Depending on the pressed button, the
system searches upward or downward
and stops at the next receivable
station/channel.Selecting a station using station
memory
Press b button on audio control
unit repeatedly until desired waveband
has been selected.
Select Presets.
or
Press n when the main area is
selected.
The memory menu appears. The dot R
in front of a memory position indicates
that the currently selected station is
saved there.
Select station in memory by rotating
ymz or sliding qmr and press n.
or
Press desired station button1 to
R, with the keypad in audio control
unit briefly.
iThe search function searches for the next
receivable station in the FM or AM waveband.
In Weather Band (WB) the search function
switches to the next channel in the channel list.
For tuning to a station/channel you can also use
the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel
(
page 159).
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band.

198 Controls in detail
Audio system
Tuning to a station by entering the fre-
quency manually
b
Radio
Enter Frequency
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
or
Press buttonó, on the keypad in
audio control unit briefly.
Enter frequency with keypad:
Enter desired frequency with
buttons1to R, with the keypad
in audio control unit briefly.
The audio system tunes in to the fre-
quency entered.
Exiting menu without making an en-
try: Press button í in the center
console (
page 184).Storing stations
You can store ten AM and ten FM stations
in the memory.
Storing stations manually with keypad
Tune in desired station.
Basic menu is shown in the audio
display.
Press and hold desired station
button1 to R until a brief signal
tone sounds.
The station is stored.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band.
iIt is not possible to enter a frequency in the
respective waveband which is outside the fre-
quency range.
iIf you select a memory preset which is al-
ready in use, it will be overwritten by the new
station.

199 Controls in detail
Audio system
Storing stations manually with station
memory menu
Tune in desired station.
Basic menu is shown in the audio
display.
Press n when the main area is active.
or
Select Presets.
The station memory display appears in the
audio display.
The dot R in front of a memory position
indicates that the currently tuned station is
stored there.
Selecting a memory position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Storing a station to a selected mem-
ory position: Press and hold n until a
brief signal tone sounds.
or
Press and hold desired station
button1 to R on keypad, until a
brief signal tone sounds.
The station is stored.
Autostore – automatic station memory
Press b button on audio control
unit repeatedly until desired waveband
has been selected.Basic menu is shown in the audio
display.
Press n when the main area is active.
or
Select Presets.
The station memory display appears in the
audio display.
Slideqmr or rotate ymz to select Au-
tostore
.
Press n.
The audio system searches for receivable
stations. A corresponding message is dis-
played. The available stations are automat-
ically stored in memory. The first received
station will be automatically played.
Canceling storage procedure:
Pressn while the “Searching” mes-
sage is being displayed.
iThis function is not available for Weather
Band. The autostore function automatically as-
signs receivable stations to the memory, sorted
according to reception quality at the moment of
performing the autostore. The stations which
were stored in the station memory manually are
completely lost in this process. If less than ten
stations are found, the remaining entries are left
empty.

200 Controls in detail
Audio system
Satellite radio*
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 audio system when road and
traffic conditions permit you to do so. Other-
wise you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
iThe components and operating principles of
the audio system can be found on (
page 187).
Sat Presets Info Category Sound
Channel ListStation presets Show program infoAll channelsTreble
Channel Entry Select categoryBass
ServiceBalance/Fader
Surround sound*

203 Controls in detail
Audio system
Main satellite radio menu
1Main area with channel display
2Selected program category
3Number of selected channel
4Selected channel
5Sound settings
6To select program category
7Current artist and title
8Channel information
9Preset options
aSatellite radio optionsSelecting program category
Satellite radio channels are split up into
categories such as News, Sports News, or
Country Music, if available. The category
list is sorted alphabetically.
Call up category list: b
Cat.
or
Slideomp or rotate ymz until Cat is
highlighted.The category list appears.
Select a category: Slideqmr or ro-
tate ymz.
Set the selected category: Press n.
The selected program category (alpha-
betical order) will appear in the audio
display. The channel last tuned in the
new category will begin to play.
When searching, tuning in, or selecting
from the channel list, the “All Chan-
nels” option accesses all of your sub-
scribed channels.
iMain area 1 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.
iWhen you select the category “All Chan-
nels”, you have access to all the channels you
subscribe to, regardless of category.

204 Controls in detail
Audio system
Tuning in channels
You have the following selection options:

The channel skip function

The manual channel number entry

The channel list

The channel presets
Tuning in channels using channel search
function
Slide omp or rotate ymz when the
main area in the basic menu is active.
Depending on the direction in which
the controller is being slid or rotated,
the system skips upward or downward
and stops at the next subscribed chan-
nel.
or
Press buttonG or H on audio
control unit.Depending on the pressed button, the
system searches upward or downward
and stops at the next receivable
channel.
Tuning in channels using manual chan-
nel number entry
b
Sat
Enter Channel.
The menu for manual channel number
entry appears.
or
Press buttonó, on the keypad in
audio control unit briefly.
Channel number entry with keypad:
Enter desired channel number with
buttons1to R, with the keypad
in audio control unit briefly.Further operation depends on whether the
selected channel number is valid or if the
channel is included in your subscription.
Exiting menu without making an
entry: Press buttoní in the center
console (
page 184).
Channel number is valid and channel is
included in subscription: The audio sys-
tem tunes in the channel entered.
Channel number is invalid: The message
Invalid Channel appears in the audio dis-
play.
Press n to close the message in the
audio display.
iWhich channels are available depends on
which channels you have subscribed to and the
program category you have selected
(
page 203). For tuning in channels you can
also use the buttons on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel (
page 159).

205 Controls in detail
Audio system
Channel number is valid, but channel is
not included in subscription: The mes-
sage
Please call SIRIUS to subscribe
pops up (
page 202).
Press n to close the message in the
audio display.
Tuning in channels using the satellite ra-
dio channel list
b
Sat
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.
Press n to confirm.Tuning in channels using satellite radio
channel presets
b
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 in memory by rotating
ymz or sliding qmr.
Press n to confirm.
or
Press desired station button1 to
R, with the keypad in audio control
unit briefly.
The audio system tunes in the correspond-
ing channel as long as it is included in your
subscription and is still available.
If the channel is not included in your sub-
scription, you will see the message de-
scribed in the section “Satellite radio
service is not activated” (
page 202).
If the channel is no longer available, you
will see the message
Invalid Channel.
Closing message: Press n.iThe contents of the channel list depends on
which channels are included in your subscription
and which program category you have selected
(
page 203). If only the preview channel is acti-
vated, the channel list contains only the preview
channel.

206 Controls in detail
Audio system
Storing channels
Press n when the main area is select-
ed.
or
b
Presets.
In both cases, the preset menu will appear
in the audio display. The dot R in front of
a preset position indicates that the chan-
nel currently selected is stored there.
Selecting a preset position:
Slideqmr or rotate ymz.
Storing a preset position: Press and
hold n until you hear a signal.
The channel is stored.
or
Press and hold desired channel
button1 to R on keypad, until a
brief signal tone sounds.
The channel is stored.
Show program info
b
Info.
You will see a screen that may contain the
following information (if available):

Selected program category

Selected channel

Artist of the track currently being
played

Name of current trackWith the telephone keypad button ô
you can call up an popup screen, if provid-
ed by the program provider, that shows the
name of the actor and title of the current
track played on the selected channel.
Closing screen: Slide omp or
pressn.
iThere are ten preset positions available.
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. The audio
system shows no more than two lines per item of
information. If an item of information is too long,
the audio system shortens it.