radio MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2008 W211 Comand Manual

38 AudioRadio operation
The following options are available:
Tuning via station search
( page
38)
.

Tuning via station presets
( page
39)
.

Tuning via Autostore presets

( page
40)
.

Tuning via scan search
( page
40)
.

Manual tuning
( page
41)
.

Tuning via direct frequency input

( page
41)
.
Tuning via station search On COMAND control unit
Switch to the desired FM or AM wave
-
band
( page
37)
.

Press
-
or

:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
Press
,
or

:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j:
The next receivable ascending frequen
-
cy is tuned in and begins to play,
or
iThe wavebands cover different fre
-
quency ranges.FM broadcast band:
FM (VHF = very high frequency)

87.7 - 107.9 MHz

Tuning increments 0.2 MHz
AM broadcast band:
MW (medium wave)

530 - 1710 kHz

Tuning increments 10 kHz
WB waveband:
WB (Weather Band)

162.400 - 162.550 MHz

Tuning increments = 1 channel
Tuning to a FM/AM station
iAudio search function
Freq.
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

39 Audio
Radio operation

Press
k:
The next receivable descending fre
-
quency is tuned in and begins to play.
Tuning via station presets Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM. On COMAND control unitThe presets are accessed using the num
-
ber keypad, or via the Presets menu.Accessing via number keypad: 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press one of the number keys

3
- "
:
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu:
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

,
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j.
The system tunes to the next station
stored in the station presets;
or
Press
k.
The system tunes to the previous sta
-
tion stored in the station presets.iAudio search function
Memory
must be
set in the multifunction display
( page
26)
.

40 AudioRadio operationTuning via Autostore presets The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep
-
tion quality
( page
43)
.
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre
-
quencies are displayed.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

.
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.

During the first run, stations with ex
-
tremely good reception are played.

During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta
-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.

41 Audio
Radio operation
Ending Scan search manually
Press the
Scan
soft key again.
Manual tuning 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
for at
least 2 seconds to tune up or down.
Manual tuning is activated.

Keep the button pressed or release it
and keep tapping
-
or
,
in
quick succession.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed or for as long as a button is
pressed and held.

Manual tuning is deactivated if no but
-
ton is pressed for approx. 3 seconds.
Tuning via direct frequency input Entry example:

98.5 MHz in FM waveband
Switch to the FM waveband ( page
37)
.

Press
2
.
The frequency input display appears.
The frequency range of the FM wave
-
band is shown.
iManual tuning is also possible in all
wavebands by pressing

or

.
The frequency will change by the tuning
increments for the respective wave
-
band each time one of the buttons is
pressed.Frequency increments for manual

tuning:
FM
0.2 MHz

AM
10 kHz


42 AudioRadio operation
Press the number buttons in
succession:
!
,
, and

.
Each number entered appears in the
display.

The system tunes to the frequency en
-
tered (in this example: 98.5 Mhz) and
switches back to the FM menu.
Tuning via station search Seven channels are available on the
Weather Band.On COMAND control unit
Switch to the WB waveband by press
-
ing the
WB soft key in the Radio main
menu
( page
37)
.
The system will tune to the strongest
receivable station.

Press
-
or
,
.
Search begins in ascending or

descending frequency.The search stops at the next receivable
station.
On multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Radio display ( page
25)
.

Press
j or
k.
The search stops at the next receivable
station. Tuning via station presetsThe seven strongest channels are sorted in
prest 1 to 7 each time you press the
WB soft
key. They are accessed using the number
keypad.

Press one of the number keys

3
- 
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
iEntries outside the frequency range are
not possible.Within the AM waveband, the input is
restricted to frequencies within the re
-
spective frequency increment, which
is10 kHz.The system will select the nearest valid
frequency if a frequency outside the
frequency increment is entered.
Tuning to a station on Weather Band

43 Audio
Radio operation
Ten presets each are available for the

FM and AM waveband.The following options are available:
Storing manually using number keys

Storing manually using the Presets
menu

Storing using Autostore

Storing manually using the number

keys
3
- "

Tune to the station to be stored ( page
38)
.

Press a number key between
3
and
"
and hold it for more than 2 sec
-
onds.The station is now stored in the respec
-
tive memory location.
Storing manually using the Presets
menu 
Tune to the station to be stored ( page
38)
.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets menu appears.

Use

, 
, 
or

to select a
preset.

Press

for more than 2 seconds.
The station will be stored in the respec
-
tive memory location.
Storing using Autostore The Autostore function places stations into
the Autostore memory sorted by reception
quality.

The system stores the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.

Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears.
Storing FM/AM stations
iThe Autostore feature stores presets in
a separate memory, not in the regular
presets seen under the
Presets
soft
key. As such, the Autostore memory is
only temporary.


44 AudioRadio operation
Use

to select the

Reprogram
Autostore
header entry.

Press

.
The Autostore search starts. After a de
-
lay the new preset assignment ap
-
pears. The system tunes to the station
stored on preset 1.
To tune-in another station from the
Autostore preset list
( page
40)
.

73
Satellite radio*General information
Satellite radio operation

74 Satellite radio*General informationSirius Satellite Radio provides 100 chan
-
nels, so called streams, of digital-quality
radio, among others music, sports, news,
and entertainment free of commercials.
Sirius Satellite Radio uses a fleet of high-
power satellites to broadcast 24 hours per
day, coast-to-coast, in the contiguous US.This diverse, satellite-delivered program
-
ming is available for a monthly subscrip
-
tion fee.

For more information and service availabil
-
ity call the Sirius Service Center ( page
80), or contact

www.siriusradio.comProgram categoriesThe channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode) ( page
77)
.
Category selection
ALL
contains the sta
-
tion list of all receivable channels (channel
mode)
( page
77)
.
Introduction to Satellite radio
iAdditional optional satellite radio
equipment and a subscription to satel
-
lite radio service provider are required
for the satellite radio operation de
-
scribed in this chapter.

Contact your authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for details and availability
for your vehicle.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, chan
-
nel and categories shown in illustra
-
tions and descriptions contained in this
manual may differ from the channels
and categories delivered by the service
provider.
iSatellite radio service may be unavail
-
able 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.

75 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation


Satellite radio operation

Press
5
.
Different menus appear depending on
Satellite radio service activation.
Prior to activation of the Satellite
radio service,

After Satellite radio service was ac
-
tivated.
Prior to activation of the Satellite radio
service The Satellite radio main menu will appear
and displays the
Weather
channel. You
cannot select any other station.
Subscribing to satellite radio
Press the
Service
soft key to display
the Service Information display.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of the
particular receiver are displayed.
This information is required to call the Siri
-
us Service Center for an activation re
-
quest.
Contact the Sirius Service Center at
the telephone number displayed in the
screen.
After the connection is made:
Follow the instructions given by the op
-
erator.
After activation of the Satellite radio
service The SAT main menu appears.

The radio station selected last is audible,
provided it can be received.
Switching to Satellite radio mode
iCredit card information is also required
for your application.The activation process takes approxi
-
mately 5 to 10 minutes after calling the
Sirius Service Center. iThe system will tune to a default sta
-
tion if no station had been selected
previously.