2008 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class Comand Manual

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Satellite radio
Important notes
Satellite radio operation

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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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A subsription to Sirius satellite radio
service provider is required for the sa-
tellite 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
and service availability, call the Sirius
Service Center (
page 91) or contact
www.siriusradio.com.

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

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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 92)
followed by the Satellite radio main
menu (
page 92). See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(
page 91).
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 90) 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 menu
1
Program category
2 Station name
3 Memory preset selected and channel
number
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Credit 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

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Muting
Press
J while listening to the satel-
lite radio.
The symbol R will appear in the symbol
bar.
Press J again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol R will have disappeared. Satellite radio stations are split up into ca-
tegories. You can select between various
c a t e g o r i e s s u c h a s N e w s , S p o r t s N e w s a n d
Country Music, if available. The category
list is sorted alphabetically.
Selecting a program category
Use
H or h while the Satellite radio
main menu (
page 92) is being
displayed.
The previous or next program category
(alphabetical order) will appear in the
display. The station last tuned in the
new category will begin to play. You can use the following functions:
Automatic tuning
Automatic station scan (page 94)
Station selection via direct channel
entry (
page 94)
Station selection from the preset menu
(
page 96)
Automatic tuning
Use G or g while the Satellite radio
main menu is being displayed.
or
Press d or D .
The satellite radio will tune in to the nu-
merically previous or next receivable
station in the selected category.
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You can display 2 in full:
Station information (page 96)
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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.
Changing the program categorySelecting a station

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Automatic station scan
The stations in the selected category can
be scanned in numerical order for 8 se-
conds each.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Scan will
appear in black lettering. Ending scan function and playing a
station
Press the Scan soft key again.
The station selected will appear with
the station name.
Scan will appear in
white lettering again.
Station selection vi a direct channel
entry
Press *.
Input line will appear.
Enter the number of the channel you
wish to select, e.g. 55.
The channel you have selected will be-
gin to play. The corresponding station
name will appear, if station is available.
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If the selected channel is not subscri-
bed, the system displays
Channel Not
subscribed
.
If no content is being broadcast on the
selected channel, the system displays
the message
Invalid Channel.

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You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually
Selecting a station from the Satellite
preset memory (
page 96)
Selecting a station by entering the
channel number (
page 94)
Saving station manually
In the Satellite radio main menu
Press one of the number keys, e.g.
2,
longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
The satellite radio saves the current
station at the memory preset selected.
The memory preset selected will ap-
pear in the status line, e.g.
SAT2. On the memory list
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets soft key.
The SAT preset memory will appear.
Use G or g to select a memory pre-
set.
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a confirmation beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 217).
The satellite radio saves the current
station at the memory preset selected.
You will see the Satellite radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press s.
Memory functions
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There are 10 presets available.
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An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.

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Selecting a station on the memory list
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets soft key.
The SAT preset memory will appear.
Use g or G to highlight a memory
preset.
Press E.
The Satellite radio main menu will then
appear automatically after 8 seconds,
indicating the memory preset number
in the status line.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Info soft key.
The information display will appear.
You will see (if available)
the full station name
additional program information
Press the Back soft key to switch back
to the Satellite radio main menu.Displaying information