radio MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

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Radio operation
Weather Band WB
In the FM or AM Radio main menu,
press the
WB soft key.
An automatic scan is starting and the
COMAND plays and displays the
channel of the first strong WB station.
Switching back to FM or AM band
Press the FM/AM soft key.
or
Press the WB soft key
The station last tuned to will begin to
play.
Switching back to the Audio menu
Press the Back soft key.
The Weather Band WB station will con-
tinue to play.You can use the following functions:
Automatic seek tuning (page 46)
Manual tuning (page 46)
Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM) (
page 46)
Preset station selection via number
keypad (
page 47)
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
(
page 47)
Station selection from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 50)
Station selection from the FM/AM
Autostore presets (
page 50)
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With the number keys 1 - 7 i t i s p o s -
sible to choose a channel.
The message
No channel will appear if
the system could not detect a channel.
Selecting a station

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Radio operation
Automatic seek tuning
Press g or h.
or
Push the joystick to gor G.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel
The radio will tune in to the next
receivable station (FM, AM) or channel
(WB) with descending/ascending
frequency depending on the direction
of seek.
WB direct channel selection
Press a number key 1 through 7.Manual tuning (FM, AM)
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press g or h longer than 2 se-
conds.
The function rapidly scans the
frequencies.
Press g or h repeatedly to
change the frequency step by step.
or
Push the joystick to H or h.
Each push of the joystick will change
the frequency by one step.
FM Band
The frequency displayed will change in in-
crements of 0.2 MHz.
AM Band
Tuning will take place in increments of
10 kHz.Station selection via direct frequency
entry (FM, AM)
E.g.: 102.7 MHz in the FM band
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press *.
An input line will appear.
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The selected channel is not shown in
the status line.

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Radio operation
Enter the desired frequency with the
number keys within 8 seconds, e.g.
1027 for 102.7 MHz.
The station you have selected will
begin to play.
FM, AM band
Entries outside the frequency range are
not accepted. The message
Please
observe frequency range 87.7 - 107.9
MHz
will appear briefly.Preset station selection via number
keypad
FM- and AM-Bands
Press one of the number keys, such as
2 briefly.
The radio will tune to the frequency as-
signed to that memory location. If none
has been set by you, the radio will not
change the station.
Automatic station scan (FM, AM)
The stations on the same band (FM, AM)
can be scanned one after the other for 8
seconds each.Start scan function
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
Press the Scan soft key.
The scan function will begin.
Frequency bandFrequency range
FM
AM87.7 - 107.9 MHz
530 - 1710 kHz
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If you do not make another entry within
8 seconds, the function will be canceled
and you will continue listening to the
station last tuned to.
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FM and AM presets are independent
and can only be accessed while in the
corresponding band.
Saving stations for FM and AM
(
page 48).
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In the AM band, two search runs take
place. During the first run, stations with
good reception are played. During the
second run, stations with weaker
reception are played.

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Radio operation
End scan function and play a station
Press the Scan soft key again if you
hear the desired station.
or
The 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 49)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
preset menu (
page 50)
Selecting a station from the FM/AM
Auto presets (
page 50)Saving stations manually (FM, AM)
In the Radio main menu
Activate the desired wave band
(
page 44).
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 184).
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 44).
Press the Presets soft key.
The memory Preset menu will appear.
To select the desired memory preset:
Push the joystick to H, h or g,
G to highlight the desired memory
preset.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Memory functions
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There 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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Radio operation
Press E longer than 2 seconds.
You will hear a verification beep if the
beep tones option was activated in the
system settings (
page 184).
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 44).
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.
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There 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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There 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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Radio operation
Selecting a station from the preset
menu (FM, AM)
Activate the FM or AM memory
(
page 48).
You can use one of the following 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 48).
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
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 49).You can use one of the following 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.
or
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel.
Press E.
You will see the main radio menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press the Back soft key.

75 Satellite radio
Important notes
Subscribing
Satellite radio operation

76 Satellite radio
Important 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”.
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Optional satellite radio equipment and a
subscription to satellite radio service
provider is required for the satellite ra-
dio operation described here.
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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, 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.
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SIRIUS 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 77) or contact
www.sirius.com (USA) or
www.siriuscanada.com (Canada).

77 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 display
1Phone 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 78) follo-
wed by the Satellite radio main menu
(
page 78).
Subscribing to satellite radioi
Depending on subscription status, soft
keys may or may not appear on the left
and right side of the service information
display.
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It is also possible to activate the satel-
lite radio service online. To do so please
visit SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s website at
www.sirius.com (USA) or
www.siriuscanada.com (Canada).
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If 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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Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation
See “Subscribing to satellite radio” for im-
portant subscription information
(
page 77).
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 menu
1Program category
2Station name
3Memory preset selected if available
and channel numberMuting
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.
Switching on
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No Satellite receiver:
The message
No Satellite Radio will
appear in a window.
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You can display 2 in full:
Station information (page 82)