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The scan function will begin.
End scan function and play a station
Press the
Scan
soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
orThe scan function stops automatically
when the first station received has been
scanned twice.
You can use the following functions:
Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
Saving stations automatically FM, AM ( page
53)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu
( page
54)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets
( page
54)
Saving stations manually (FM, AM) In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.
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
41)
.
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
48)
.
Press the
Presets
soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
Memory functions
iThere 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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53 Audio
Radio operation
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
Press
E
longer than 2
seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings
( page
41)
.
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.
Saving stations automatically (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band ( page
48)
.
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.
iThere 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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54 AudioRadio operationSelecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory ( page
52)
.
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
52)
.
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
53)
.
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.
iThere 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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83
Satellite radioImportant
notes
Subscribing
Satellite
radio
operation
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84 Satellite radioImportant 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”.Vehicle EquipmentiThis Operator’s manual describes all
features, standard or optional,
potentially available for your vehicle at
the time of purchase. Please be aware
that your vehicle might not be
equipped with all features described in
this manual.General notes
iOptional satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to satellite radio service
provider are required for the satellite ra
-
dio operation described here.iNote 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.
iSIRIUS Satellite Radio provides over
130 channels of digital-quality radio, in
-
cluding 100% commercial-free music,
sports, news and entertainment.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
85)
or contact www.sirius.com
(USA) or www.siriuscanada.com (Ca
-
nada).
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85 Satellite radio
Subscribing
Subscribing
Press B to switch to satellite radio
operation.The Satellite radio main menu will ap
-
pear and displays the
Weather
channel.
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 display1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The Electronic 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
86)
follo
-
wed by the Satellite radio main menu ( page
86)
.
Subscribing to satellite radio
iDepending on subscription status, soft
keys may or may not appear on the left
and right side of the service information
display.
iIt is also possible to activate the satelli
-
te service online. To do so please visit
SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s website at
www.sirius.com (USA) or
www.siriuscanada.com (Canada)iIf a subscription is not included with
system purchase, credit card informati
-
on is required to activate your account.If a satellite receiver is not installed or
not properly installed:The message
No Satellite Radio
will
appear.
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86 Satellite radioSatellite radio operation
Satellite radio operation
See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im
-
portant subscription information ( page
85)
.
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 menu1Program category2Station name3Memory preset selected if available
and channel number
Switching oniNo Satellite receiver:The message
No Satellite Radio
will
appear in a window.
iThe
Sound
soft key is available if
COMAND is equipped with a sound
amplifier.
iYou can display 2 in full:
Station information
( page
90)
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87 Satellite radio
Satellite radio operation
Muting
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.
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
Push the joystick to H or h while
the Satellite radio main menu ( page
86)
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.At the beginning of the category list the
category
ALL
will appear. This category
is sorted numerically (by channel
numbers) and displays all available
channels.
You can use the following functions:
Automatic tuning
Automatic station scan
( page
88)
Station selection via direct channel
entry
( page
88)
Station selection from the preset menu ( page
90)
Automatic tuning
Push the joystick to 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.
iCOMAND will also deactivate if you
Press A, B, g
, h
Change the volume at COMAND or
the multifunction steering wheel
Operate the joystick
Press any keypad button except #
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel if the
audio menu is selected
Press any soft key.
Changing the program category
Selecting a station
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