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Radio

Your radio provides reception of the FM and AM

wavebands.

Changing stations

Listening to radio

Turn the controller.

In addition to the stations currently displayed,

you can have stations with another selection

criterion displayed.

Press the button if the sound output is switched

off.

Professional* radio

You can choose from the following selection

criteria:

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

>

"All stations":

Stations that can currently be received in

the "FM" waveband.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

"Autostore":

The stations with the strongest received

signals in the "AM" waveband.

3. Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the

controller until "FM" or "AM" is selected.

"Presets":

Stations you have stored, refer to page 132.

Business radio

You can choose from the following selection

criteria:

>

"Autostore":

The stations with the strongest signal, refer

to page 131.

"Presets":

4. Press the controller.

Stations you have stored, refer to page 132.

Stations are shown on the Control Display on

the basis of various selection criteria, e.g.

"Presets".

If "Autostore" does not display any stations or

if the stations displayed can no longer be

received, to update the station with the stron-

gest signal, refer to page 131.

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To end sampling:

Changing selection criteria

1. Change into the second field from the top.

1. Press the controller.

2. Turn the controller until the desired selec-

tion criterion is selected and press the con-

troller.

2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

This cancels sampling of the stations, and the

radio remains on the current station.

Buttons next to CD player

To sample the stations, press and hold

the button for the corresponding direction.

To stop scanning, press the button again.

Selecting frequency manually

With "Manual" you can select stations that are

received in addition to those displayed.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

Buttons next to CD player

Press the

direction.

button for the corresponding

2. Change into the second field from the top.

3. Select "Manual" and press the controller.

The system switches to the next displayed sta-

tion.

You can also change stations with buttons on

the steering wheel, refer to page 11.

Sampling stations, scan

The system automatically plays a brief sample

from each of the stations on the current wave-

band.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

4. Turn the controller to set a certain fre-

quency.

"Set" is selected.

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

Updating stations with best reception

3. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

For Professional radio with "AM" and with Busi-

ness radio:

If you are on a longer journey and leave the

transmission range of the stations originally set,

you can update the list of stations with the best

reception.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the second field from the top.

The stations are sampled.

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3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

"Set" is selected.

3. Select the desired frequency or station.

"Set" is selected.

4. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

5. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

5. Select "Store" and press the controller.

The display of the stations with the strongest

reception is updated. The frequencies of the

stations are displayed.

"Presets" is displayed.

6. Turn the controller until the desired mem-

ory position is selected.

7. Press the controller.

The station is stored.

Storing stations

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

2. Change into the second field from the top.

Turn the controller until the desired selec-

tion criterion is selected and press the con-

troller.

The channels of the last selection criterion are

displayed once again after a short time.

The stations are stored for the remote control

currently in use.

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3. Select "RDS" and press the controller.

Changing a memory position

1. Select "Presets" and press the controller.

2. Select the desired station.

"Set" is selected.

3. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

4. Select "Store" and press the controller.

RDS is activated.

Automatically sorting

stations*

For the "All stations" selection criterion, you

can set whether the most frequently used sta-

tions are displayed at the beginning.

5. Turn the controller until the desired mem-

ory position is selected.

The number of the memory position

appears beside the name or frequency of

the station.

1. Select "All stations" and press the control-

ler.

"Set" is selected.

6. Press the controller.

The station is stored.

2. Select "Favorites" and press the controller.

RDS Radio Data System

RDS transmits additional information in the FM

frequency range. If the reception conditions are

good, the station names are shown on the Con-

trol Display. If the reception is weak or dis-

rupted, it can take some time before the station

names are displayed.

The most frequently used stations are

shown at the beginning.

Switching RDS on/off*

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

"Set" is selected.

Weather news flashes*

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

Weather Radio is a service of the National Oce-

anic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

of the US Department of Trade. Weather news

flashes are repeated every 4 to 6 minutes and

are routinely updated at intervals of 1 to

3 hours, and more often when necessary. Most

stations operate 24 hours a day. In case of a

storm, the National Weather Service interrupts

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the routine weather news and transmits special

warning messages instead. If you have a ques-

tion about NOAA Weather Radio, please con-

tact the nearest office of the National Weather

Service. Details are also provided on the Inter-

3. Select "Entertainment settings" and press

the controller.

Calling up weather news flashes

1. Select "WB" and press the controller.

4. Select "HD radio" and press the controller.

2. Select a station.

The station for weather news flashes may be

unavailable in some regions.

5. Select "Off" and press the controller.

The reception of digital stations is deac-

tivated.

High Definition Radio*

Many stations transmit both analog and digital

signals. You can receive these stations digitally

and in improved sound quality.

This symbol is displayed when a sender is

being received digitally.

Activating/deactivating digital radio

reception

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Press the controller to open the menu.

With some stations the digital signals are not

transmitted simultaneously with the analog sig-

nals. If you are in an area in which the selected

station is not continuously received digitally,

playback switches between analog and digital

reception. This can result in repetitions or inter-

ruptions. In this case it may be advisable to

deactivate digital radio reception.

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Updating stations offering digital

reception

Displaying additional information

With the digital stations, additional information

on the current track is displayed, e.g. the name

of the artist.

If you are on a longer journey and leave the

transmission range of the stations originally set,

you can update the list of stations with the best

reception.

1. Select a station and press the controller.

2. Select "Details" and press the controller.

1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-

ler.

The information is displayed.

2. Change into the second field from the top.

3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.

If a digital station is received again when the

station is changed, the additional information

will be displayed again following a brief interrup-

tion.

4. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

5. Select "Autostore

troller.

" and press the con-

Satellite radio*

You can receive up to 100 different channels

with high sound quality.

The channels are offered to you in predefined

packages. To receive the channels of your

choice, you must have this package enabled.

With this new technology the signal may

fail, causing interruptions in reception.<

The display of the stations offering digital

reception is updated. This can take up to

2 minutes.

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Enabling or disabling channels

Disabling

iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to

page 16.

1. Select an enabled channel and press the

controller.

1. Press the

button.

This opens the start menu.

2. Move the controller backwards to call up

"Entertainment".

3. Select "SAT".

2. Select "ESN" and press the controller.

The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-

played.

The electronic serial number is

required to disable.<

3. To have the channels disabled:

Dial phone number.

4. Press the controller.

Selecting and storing channel

1. Select "SAT" and press the controller.

The channels are displayed.

These channels are enabled.

Enabling

Channels are shown on the Control Display

sorted on the basis of selection criteria.

1. Select a channel that has not yet been

enabled and press the controller.

A telephone number and the electronic

serial number, ESN, are displayed.

2. Select a menu item:

> "Presets":

The electronic serial number is

required for enabling or disabling.<

Up to twelve channels you have stored

previously.

2. To enable the channels:

Dial phone number.

> "All channels":

All channels are displayed.

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> "Categories":

7. Select "Play" and press the controller.

All channels sorted by category, e.g.

news, jazz.

Additional information

The name of the channel and additional infor-

mation on the current track are displayed, e.g.

the name of the artist.

3. Press the controller.

4. If "Categories" has been selected:

Select the desired category and press the

controller.

1

2

Artist

Track

The channels of this category are displayed.

5.

Select a channel marked with this sym-

Storing channel

bol.

1. Select the desired channel.

2. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

3. Select "Store" and press the controller.

6. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.

"Presets" is displayed.

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4. Turn the controller to select a memory posi-

tion and press the controller.

The channel is stored. The stations of the last

selection criterion are displayed again after a

short time.

Changing channel with buttons next to

CD player

Press the

direction.

button for the corresponding

The system switches to the next enabled chan-

nel.

Notes

If no signal can be received for more than

4 seconds, a message is displayed on the Con-

trol Display.

Reception may not be possible for certain

reasons, e.g. environmental influences or

topographical conditions. The satellite radio

has no influence on this.

The signal may not be available in tunnels or

underground garages, next to tall buildings,

near trees, mountains or other sources of radio

interference.

Reception is usually possible again as soon as

the signal is available again.<

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