channels and categories offered by the pro-
vider.
Satellite radio mode may be temporarily
unavailable or interrupted for a variety of rea-
sons. These include environmental or topo-
graphical conditions as well as other factors
beyond the control of Mercedes-Benz USA,
LLC. This means operation may not be possi-
ble in certain areas.
These include:
Rtunnels
Rparking garages
Rlocations inside or next to buildings
Rlocations in the vicinity of other structures
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio offers more than
140 digital-quality radio channels providing
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio employs a fleet of
high-performance satellites to broadcast
around the clock throughout the USA and
Canada.
The satellite radio program is available for a
monthly fee. Details are available from the
SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Your new Mercedes-Benz vehicle comes with
SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio pre-installed at the factory. This service is free for a six-month
trial period. About a month before the trial
period ends, information will be provided on
how to extend this subscription. An acoustic
signal sounds and a message is shown,
describing how the subscription can be
extended.
Registering satellite radio
:Phone number of provider
;SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
XSwitch on satellite radio mode
(
Ypage 172).
The satellite radio main menu appears
showing the preview channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears.
Once the telephone connection has been
established:
XFollow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the Updating Channels...
message appears in the display, followed
by the satellite radio main menu.
iYou can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
iIf registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed cor-
rectly, the Device Unavailable
message
will appear.
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Switching to satellite radio
XTo show the main function bar: slide5
the controller.
XTo select Radio: turn and press the con-
troller.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station played on the last waveband
selected.
XTo select Radioin radio mode: slide 5
and press the controller.
The menu with the available radio modes
appears.
XTo select Sat Radio: turn and press the
controller.
The No Service
message appears if there is
no signal.
Satellite radio overview
:Main function bar
;Preset
=Channel name and channel number
?Channel information
AStation presets menu
BCategory list
CKeyword search
DOptions menu
Channel information ?can be viewed in
detail (
Ypage 175).
Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into vari-
ous categories. You can choose between var- ious categories such as News/Discussions,
Sports and Country (if available). The cate-
gory list is sorted alphabetically. The content
of the categories is sorted by channel num-
bers.
XTo call up the category list:
selectCat‐
egoryin the menu bar by turning and
pressing the controller.
The category list appears.
XTo select a category: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The category selected is shown in the dis-
play. You hear the station last selected for
this category.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
At the beginning of the category list, the
All Channels
category appears. This cat-
egory enables you to browse all available
channels.
Selecting a channel
Channel search
XWhen the display/section window is selec-
ted, slide 8or9 the controller.
COMAND searches in both directions
(ascending and descending) and stops at
the next channel found in the selected cat-
egory.
Entering channel numbers directly
XTo select Optionsin the radio menu bar:
turn and press the controller.
The satellite radio menu appears.
XTo select Direct Entry: turn and press
the controller.
An input menu appears.
XTo select a channel number: turn and press
the controller.
XCOMAND sets the selected channel.
iYou can only select currently permitted
digits.
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