Note that the categories and channels shown in
the illustrations depend on the program content
offered by the provider. The illustrations and
descriptions in these operating instructions may
therefore differ from the channels and catego-
ries offered by the provider.
Satellite radio mode may be temporarily unavail-
able or interrupted for a variety of reasons.
These include environmental or topographical
conditions as well as other factors beyond the
control of Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. This means
operation may not be possible 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 enter-
tainment.
Sirius XM
®Satellite Radio uses 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.
iSirius, XM and all related marks and logos
are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its
subsidiaries. All other marks, channel names
and logos are the property of their respective
owners. All rights reserved.
Registering satellite radio
:Phone number of provider
;Sirius XM®ID of your satellite receiver
XSwitch on satellite radio mode (Ypage 136).
The satellite radio main menu appears show-
ing the preview channel. You cannot select
any other stations.
XSlide 6the controller.
The radio menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Service: turn and press the con-
troller.
The service information screen appears.
Once the telephone connection has been estab-
lished:
XFollow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to ten
minutes. If the activation is completed suc-
cessfully, the Updating Channels...
mes-
sage appears in the display, followed by the
satellite radio main menu.
iYou can also have the satellite service acti-
vated online. To do this, visit
http://www.siriusxm.com (USA) or
http://www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
iIf registration is not included when purchas-
ing the system, your credit card details will be
required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed correctly,
the Device
Unavailablemessage will appear.
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Switching to satellite radio
XTo show the main function bar: slide5the
controller.
XTo select Radio: turn and press the controller.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station set on the waveband selected
last.
XTo select Radioin radio mode: slide 5and
press the controller.
The menu with the available radio modes
appears.
XTo select SatRadio: turn and press the con-
troller.
The No
Servicemessage 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 138).
Selecting a category
Satellite radio channels are sorted into catego-
ries. You can choose between various catego-
ries such as News/Discussions, Sports and
Country (if available). The category list is sorted
alphabetically. The content of the categories is
sorted by channel numbers.
XTo call up the category list: selectCate‐
goryin 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 display.
You hear the channel last selected for this
category.
The #dot indicates the current setting.
At the beginning of the category list, the All
Channelscategory appears. This category
enables you to browse all available channels.
Selecting a channel
Channel search
XWhen the display/section window is selec-
ted, slide 8or9 the controller.
The multimedia system searches in both
directions (ascending and descending) and
stops at the next channel found in the selec-
ted category.
Entering channel numbers directly
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Direct Entry: turn and press the
controller.
An input menu appears.
XTo select a channel number: turn and press
the controller.
XThe multimedia system sets the selected
channel.
iYou can only select currently permitted dig-
its.
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Displaying service information
The satellite radio provider'scustomer servic e
center is available by phone at any time to
answer any genera lquestion sor question son
th eversions available .
XTo selectOption s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tServic e:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The satellite radio provider' sdetails appear.
XTo return to th emain display :press th e
% button.
Channel list update s
Duringreception of ane wchannel list ,th e
Updating Channels...messag eis shown .
The channel last selecte dis switched to mut e
until th eupdat ehas bee ncompleted. Satellite
radio mode is no tavailable durin gthis process.
Once th eupdat ehas bee ncompleted, th esat -
ellite radio basi cmen uappears .If th echannel
last selecte dis available ,this channel will be
played.
Sound settings
Information on soun dsetting s (Ypage 164).
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