You can switch off HD Radio™ in the radio
submenu:
X
Select Radio
Radio in the radio display by sliding
00520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select HD Radio
HD Radio and press0098to confirm.
HD Radio™ on: 0073
HD Radio™ off: 0053
i Notes on HD Radio™:
HD Radio™ is a digital radio system from
the U.S.A. When HD Radio is off, you will
hear only analog programming on all
frequencies.
HD Radio™ provides:
R digital transmission on the same
wavebands as analog AM/FM. The
analog AM/FM stations remain in the
same position when selecting a station.
R broadcasting of several program streams
over a single FM frequency (e.g. HD1,
HD2, etc.).
R clear, interference free reception.
R FM: CD quality sound.
AM: analog FM station sound quality.
R the display of text-based information
(e.g. artist, track name) in the display
For further information on HD Radio™, visit
http://www.hdradio.com.
Switching wavebands You can switch the radio between the FM, AM
and WB wavebands. 0043
Waveband submenu
X Option 1: press the002Afunction button
until the desired waveband is set.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB. You then call up
satellite radio mode. Pressing the button
again takes you back to FM radio mode.
X Option 2: selectFM FM,AM
AM orWB
WB in the radio
display by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X The waveband submenu is opened.
X Select a waveband and press 0098to confirm.
You will hear the last station played on the
selected waveband. The 0036dot shows the
currently selected waveband.
Selecting a station Selecting stations via the station search
function
X
Press the 0048or0049 button.
or
X Turn 00790052007A or slide 009500520096the COMAND
controller while the display/selection
window in the radio display is active.
Station search scans up or down and stops
at the next station found.
Selecting stations via the station presets
X Quick setting: press a number key, e.g.
0082. Audio
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X
Directly in the station presets: select
Presets
Presets by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X When the display/selection window is
active, press 0098the COMAND controller.
The station preset memory appears. The
0036 dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning 00790052007Aand
pressing 0098to confirm or press a number
key, e.g. 0082.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually
X Option 1: press the003Ebutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio
Radio in the radio display
by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency Enter Frequency and press0098to
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND sets the frequency entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 - 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 - 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers.
i If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND sets the next lower
frequency. Storing a station Storing stations manually
There are ten presets available for the FM and
AM wavebands. Example: station memory
X Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0082, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: press0098
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets
Presets by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The 0036dot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored.
X Select a preset by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press and hold
0098 until you hear a tone.
The station is stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically
This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found,
beginning with preset 1. When the highest
frequency is reached or 10 stations have
been found, the storing process ends. Any
stations stored manually under the presets 438
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will be lost. COMAND may not occupy all
memory slots when storing.
X Option 1: press0098the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets
Presets by sliding 00520064
and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore
Autostore and press0098to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
Weather Band Activating
X
Press the 002Afunction button repeatedly
until the Weather Band is switched on.
or
X Select the currently set waveband FM FMor
AM
AM by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select WB
WB from the menu and press 0098to
confirm.
Searching for a channel
X Quick select: turn00790052007A or slide 009500520096the
COMAND controller while the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found. Selecting a channel from the channel list
X
Select Channel Channel by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The channel list appears.
X Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press a number key on the control panel,
e.g. 0084, at any time.
Displaying station information This function is only available for analog FM
programs and digital AM/FM programs (HD
Radio™).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown below the main function bar. Audio
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Registering SatRadio
Service information screen
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Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
0044 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on SatRadio mode (Y page 441).
The satellite radio main menu appears,
showing the weather channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X In the lower menu line, select Sat
Sat and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Service Service and press 0098to confirm.
The service information screen appears.
Once the connection has been established:
X Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the No Service
No Servicemessage
appears in the display, followed by the
satellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com
(Canada).
i If registration is not included when
purchasing the system, your credit card
details will be required to activate your
account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is
not installed correctly, the Device
Device
Unavailable Unavailable message will appear. Switching on satellite radio mode Notes
For example, to select a channel or scroll in
the lists, you can also use the
00590065
00630064 buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Important information on registering the
satellite radio (Y page 441).
Option 1
X Press the 002Afunction button.
The No Service No Service message appears after
switching on or if no signal is being
received. Once COMAND receives the
signal, the satellite radio display appears.
The station last selected is played.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB and subsequently
switches on the satellite radio. Pressing the
button again takes you back to FM radio
mode.
Option 2: Satellite radio main menu
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Satellite radio main display
0044 Channel name
0087 Preset
0085 Selected category/channel number
0083 Channel information (in brief)
0084 Sound settings
006B Category list Audio
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006C
Channel information (in detail)
006D Channel preset list
006E Satellite radio menu
Channel information 0083can be viewed in
detail ( Ypage 444).
X Select Audio
Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
If satellite radio mode was the last mode
selected, it will now be active.
If another audio mode is switched on, you
can now switch to satellite radio mode in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00970052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Sat
Sat and press 0098to confirm. The
No Service
No Service message appears when
starting up or if no signal is being received.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is not
installed correctly, the Device
Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear.
Changing the category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into
various categories. You can choose between
various categories such as News/
Discussions, Sports and Country (if
available). The category list is sorted
alphabetically. X
To call up the category list: select
Category
Category by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The category list appears.
X To select a category: select a category by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the
display. You hear the station last selected
for this category.
The All Channels
All Channels category is at the top
of the category list. This category is sorted
by channel number and allows you to
browse all available channels.
Selecting a channel
Channel search
X Turn 00790052007A or slide 009500520096the COMAND
controller while the display/selection
window in the SatRadio display is active.
or
X Press the 0048or0049 button.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected
category. Satellite radio menu
X
Select Sat Satin the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The satellite radio menu appears. 442
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Entering channel numbers directly
X
Option 1: press the003Ebutton.
An input menu appears.
X Option 2: selectSat Satin the submenu bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Enter Channel
Enter Channel and press0098to
confirm.
An input menu appears.
Entering the channel
X With both options, press the corresponding
number buttons on the control unit in
succession.
COMAND sets the selected channel.
i You can only select currently permitted
digits. Selecting a channel from the SatRadio
channel list
You can select the channel from the channel
list (option 1) or via the channel list that
shows the artists and tracks that are currently
being played (option 2). X
Select Sat
Sat in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
Option 1
X Select Channel List
Channel List and press0098to
confirm.
The channel list appears.
X Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
Option 2:
X Select Channel List with Artist, Channel List with Artist,
Title
Title and press 0098to confirm.
The channel list appears and displays the
artists and tracks currently being played. X
Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
Memory functions Channel presets
There are ten presets available. Audio
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Storing channels
X
Press 0098the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets
Presets in the submenu bar by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The 0036dot in front of a preset entry
indicates that the currently selected
channel is stored under this preset.
X Select a preset by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press and hold
0098 until you hear a tone.
or
X Press and hold a number button, e.g.
0084, until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset
memory. Channels stored manually in the
preset memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press0098the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore
Autostore in the presets by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets Presets in the submenu
bar by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Autostore
Autostore and press0098to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
channels that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
channels are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel Cancel and
press 0098to confirm. Selecting a channel from the preset list
X To call up the preset list: select
Presets
Presets by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To set a channel: select a preset by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press a number key, such as 0084.
Displaying information X
Select Info Infoin the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
Information on the currently received
program is displayed.
If available, you will see:
R the full channel name
R the artist of the track that is currently being
played
R the track that is currently being played
X To return to the radio display: confirm
Info
Info by pressing 0098.
X Slide 00970052the COMAND controller up. 444
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Memory functions
Storing the area in the weather memory For areas that are frequently called up, 10
presets (0 – 9) are available in the weather
memory.
X In the weather memory: select the area
for the weather forecast (Y page 509).
The selected area is shown at the top in the
status bar.
X Select Position
Position in the information chart
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Memory
Memory and press 0098to confirm.
X Select the preset by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller.
X Press and hold 0098the COMAND controller
until you hear a tone.
The area is entered on the selected preset.
X To store rapidly: in the daily forecast
(Y page 508) press and hold a number key,
e.g. 0082, until the preset position number
is shown in the status bar in front of the
area name.
i You can also use this function:
R in the five-day forecast (Y page 508)
R in the detailed information view
(Y page 509).
Selecting an area from the weather
memory X
From the weather memory: in the
information chart, select Position Positionby
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Memory
Memory and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a preset that contains an entry by
turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009700520064the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed.
X Rapid selection: if there is an entry
available in the weather memory, e.g. when the daily forecast is shown, briefly press a
number key, such as
0082.
The weather data for the selected area is
displayed. Weather map
Calling up the weather map Example: weather map
X
Select Map Mapin the information chart by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The weather map is shown on a 500-mi or
500-km scale.
i For the map display, you can activate the
topographic map style (Y page 374).
Moving the weather map X
Slide 009500520096, 009700520064or009100520078 the COMAND
controller.
The weather map moves in the
corresponding direction under the
crosshair. SIRIUS Weather
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