radio MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class 2005 R171 Comand Manual

84 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 92), or contact
www.siriusradio.comProgram categories
The channels are categorized. Categories
allow you to tune to stations broadcasting
a certain type of program (category mode)
(
page 88).
Category selection
ALL
contains the station
list of all receivable channels (channel
mode) (
page 88).
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.
iNote 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.
Satellite 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.

85 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation

Satellite radio operation

Press5.
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 telephone number of the Sirius Service
Center and the twelve-digit electronic seri-
al number (ESN) of the particular receiver
are displayed.
This information is required to call the Siri-
us Service Center for an activation re-
quest.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.

86 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStation information is displayed on the
main area and in the center of the status
bar.
Main area, in this example: 
ROCK
= selected category (
page 88)

Vault
= name of the selected stationStatus bar, in this example:

SAT (on the left) = the selected mode

SAT5 = location in the program
memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16 = number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys

Presetsshows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations (
page 91) and re-
quest stored stations (page 87).

Infoshows additional text information relat-
ed to the current channel.

Scanis used to start and stop the scan
search (
page 90).

Servicedisplays a screen showing the tele-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the receiver in your vehicle.
SAT main menu

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Satellite radio operation

You can also adjust the following:
Balance (
page 32)

Bass and treble (
page 33)

Sound functions (
page 34)

Volume (not on soft keys)
(page 30)
The following options are available:

Tuning via station presets

Tuning via manual channel input
(page 88)

Tuning via the program category list
(page 88)

Tuning a station within the selected
category (
page 89)

Tuning via scan search (
page 90)
Tuning via station presets
Ten satellite radio station presets are avail-
able.
You can access the presets via number
keys or via the Presets menu.
Accessing via number keys

Press one of the number keys
3 - ".The system will tune to the station
stored under this number.
Accessing via Presets menu.

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Presets list appears.
Selecting a station
iThe Presets memory is empty at first-
time activation of the system.


88 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operation
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 manual channel input
Example: Tuning in channel 12

Press2.

Press 3 and .
The system tunes to channel 12.Tuning via the program category list
The category list contains all currently re-
ceivable categories of programs. It is sort-
ed alphabetically.
Only one entry is visible at a time. The en-
try appears at the top of the main screen.
Selecting a category
Example 1: category
ALL
The station list of category
All
contains all
receivable channels (channel mode).

Use or  to select the category All
from the list.
The station listened to before remains
tuned.
iIf an entry is made and the channel is
not available, the message
Channel un-
available
appears. The channel select-
ed last continues playing.

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Example 2: category
POP
In the station list, only channels of catego-
ry
POP
are available (category mode).

Use or  to select the category POP
from the list.If the station listened to before was of
POP
category, the channel remains
tuned.
Otherwise the system switches to the
station of
POP
category that was select-
ed last in this category.
Tuning a station within the selected
category
The channels identified for the currently
selected category are sorted numerically
by channel number, which appear in the
status bar one at a time.
Tuning using COMAND control unit

Press- or .
The search proceeds in ascending or-
der;
or

Press, or .
The search proceeds in descending or-
der.
The search stops at the first receivable
station.iUsing oris followed by a short
delay before the change occurs. Using
- and, changes the channel
immediately.

90 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationTuning using the multifunction steering
wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Satellite radio
display (
page 25).

Pressk.
The search proceeds in ascending or-
der;
or

Pressj.
The search proceeds in descending or-
der.
The search stops at the first receivable
station. Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:

Scan search plays a channel for
approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current
category.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search stops automatically at the
station that was playing when scan
search was started.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.

Press the
Scan
soft key again.
The scan search stops.Additional text information (artist and
track title) related to the current broadcast
can be displayed.

Press the
Info
soft key.
Obtaining additional text
information

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Satellite radio operation
Two options are available:
Storing using the number keys

Storing using the Presets menu
Storing via number keys

Press and hold a number key between
3 and " for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.Storing via Presets menu

Press the
Presets
soft key.
The Preset list appears.

Use or  to select a preset loca-
tion.

Press for more than 2 seconds.
The currently selected station is stored
in the corresponding preset location.
Resetting Presets menu
The Presets
soft key is active indicated by
its color.

Press the
Presets
soft key again.
All channels in the Preset list are delet-
ed.
Storing stationsiWhen storing a station out of the cate-
gory
All
, later selection of this channel
does not lead into the category mode.

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Press the
Service
soft key.
The telephone number of the Sirius
Service Center and the twelve-digit
electronic serial number (ESN) of your
vehicle's receiver appear.It may be necessary to call the Sirius Ser-
vice Center if, for example:

you want to cancel the subscription or
to re-subscribe at a later date

you forget to pay the bill

you sell the car to another person
Calling the Sirius Service Center

94 Telephone*Important notes1 Observe all legal requirementsSafety instructionsWarning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
Warning
G
Never operate radio transmitters provided
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to malfunction
of the vehicle's electronic system, possibly
resulting in an accident and/or personal
injury.
Tips on telephone operationiOnce the cellular phone is inserted into
the telephone cradle*, it can be operat-
ed:
using the cell phone itself,

using the COMAND control unit,

using the multifunction steering
wheel, or

using the voice control system*.
Descriptions in this Operator’s Manual
presume that the mobile phone is in-
serted into the telephone cradle*.