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Radio

Vehicle equipment

AM/FM station

This chapter describes all series equipment as

well as country-specific and special equipment

offered for this model series.Therefore, it also

describes equipment that may not be found in

your vehicle, for instance due to the selected

special equipment or the country version. This

also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐

tems.

Selecting a station

1. "Radio"

2. "FM" or "AM"

3. Select the desired station.

Controls

All saved stations are stored for the remote con‐

trol currently in use.

Changing the station

Turn the controller and press it

or

1

2

3

4

5

Volume, on/off

Press the button

Change wave band

Change entertainment sources

Change station/track

or

Press the buttons on the steering wheel, refer to

page 12.

Programmable memory buttons

Storing a station

1. "Radio"

Sound output

2. "FM" or "AM"

Switching on/off

When the ignition is switched off: press ON/OFF

button on the radio.

Muting

When the ignition is switched on or the engine

is running: press the ON/OFF button on the

radio.

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3. Highlight the desired station.

4. Open "Options".

5. "Rename to:"

If necessary, wait for the desired name to be

displayed.

The selected station name is added to the list of

current stations and stored stations.

RDS

RDS broadcasts additional information, such as

the station name, in the FM wave band.

4. Press the controller for an extended period.

5. Select the desired memory location.

Switching the RDS on/off

1. "Radio"

The stations are stored for the remote control

currently in use.

2. "FM"

The stations can also be stored on the program‐

mable memory buttons, refer to page 23.

3. Open "Options".

4. "RDS"

Selecting a station manually

Station selection via the frequency.

1. "Radio"

2. "FM" or "AM"

3. "Manual"

4. To select the frequency: turn the controller.

The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐

rently in use.

HD Radio™ reception

Many stations broadcast both analog and digital

signals.

License conditions

HD Radio™ technology manufactured under li‐

cense from iBiquity Digital Corp. U. S. and For‐

eign Patents. HD Radio™ and the HD and HD

Radio logos are proprietary trademarks of iBiq‐

uity Digital Corp.

To store the station: press the controller for an

extended period.

Renaming a station

An FM station with changing station names can

be renamed.

Activating/deactivating digital radio

reception

1. "Radio"

2. "FM"

2. "FM" or "AM"

3. Select the desired station.

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3. Open "Options".

Navigation bar overview

4. "HD Radio Reception"

Symbol

Function

The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐

rently in use.

Change the list view.

Select the category.

Direct channel entry

Timeshift

This symbol is displayed in the status line

when the audio signal is digital.

When tuning to a station with a digital signal, it

may take several seconds for the station to be

played back in digital quality.

Open the My Favorites category/

open a favorite.

In areas in which the station is not continuously

received in digital mode, the playback switches

between analog and digital reception. In this

case, switch off digital radio reception.

Manage the favorites.

Traffic Jump

Displaying additional information

The functions of the navigation bar symbols can

also be stored on the programmable memory

buttons, refer to page 23.

Some stations broadcast additional information

on the current track, such as the name of the ar‐

tist.

1. Select the desired station.

2. Open "Options".

Managing a subscription

To be able to enable or unsubscribe from the

channels, you must have reception. It is usually

at its best when you have an unobstructed view

of the sky. The channel name is displayed in the

status line.

3. "Station info"

Selecting a substation

This symbol indicates that a main station also

broadcasts additional substations. The station

name of the main station ends in HD1. Station

names of the substations end in HD2, HD3, etc.

Enabling channels

The Unsubscribed Channels category contains

all disabled channels.

1. Select the desired station.

2. Press the controller.

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

3. Select the substation.

3.

"Category"

When reception is poor, the substation is muted.

Satellite radio

General information

The channels are offered in predefined pack‐

ages. The packages must be enabled by tele‐

phone.

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4. Select the Unsubscribed Channels cate‐

gory.

Via the iDrive

1. "Radio"

5. Select the desired channel.

2. "Satellite radio"

The phone number and an electronic serial

number, ESN, are displayed.

3. Select "All channels" or the desired cate‐

gory.

6. Select the phone number to have the chan‐

nel enabled.

4. Select the desired channel.

You can unsubscribe from the channels again

via this phone number.

Via the button on the radio

Press the button.

The next channel is selected.

Unsubscribing from channels

1. "Radio"

Via direct channel entry

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

3. Open "Options".

2. "Satellite radio"

4. "Manage subscription"

3.

"Set channel"

4. Turn the controller until the desired channel

is reached and press the controller.

Storing a channel

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

3. If necessary, open "All channels" or the de‐

sired category.

5. The phone number and an electronic serial

number, ESN, are displayed.

4. Select the desired channel.

5. Press the controller again.

6. Call Sirius to unsubscribe from the chan‐

nels.

Selecting channels

You can only listen to enabled channels.

The selected channel is stored for the remote

control currently in use.

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6. Press the controller again to confirm the

highlighted channel.

is full, the older tracks are overwritten. The buf‐

fer is cleared when a new channel is selected.

Opening the timeshift function

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

3.

"Replay - Time shift"

7. Select the desired memory location.

The channels are stored for the remote control

currently in use.

The channels can also be stored on the pro‐

grammable memory buttons, refer to page 23.

▷

The red arrow shows the current playback

position.

Changing the list view

The list view changes every time the first symbol

on the navigation bar is pressed.

The time difference to the live broadcast is

displayed next to the buffer bar.

Information on the channel is displayed.

For live transmissions "live".

Symbol

Meaning

Channel name

Artist

Timeshift menu

Symbol Function

Go to the live broadcast

Track

Playback/pause

Next track

Selecting a category

1. "Radio"

Previous track

Fast forward

Reverse

2. "Satellite radio"

3.

"Category"

4. Select the desired category.

Automatic timeshift deactivated/ac‐

tivated

Timeshift

Approx. one hour of the program being broad‐

cast on the channel currently being listened to

isstoredinabuffer. Prerequisite:thesignalmust

be available.

Automatic timeshift

When the function is activated, audio playback

is stopped automatically in the event of:

The stored audio track can be played with a de‐

lay following the live broadcast. When the buffer

▷

Incoming and outgoing telephone calls.

Activation of the voice activation system.

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▷

Muting.

4. "Add sports information"

The audio playback then continues with a time

delay.

To activate:

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

3.

4.

"Replay - Time shift"

"Automatic time shift"

To deactivate:

"Automatic time shift"

5. Select the league.

6. Select "Add all teams" or the desired team.

Storing favorites

Opening the favorites

Up to 30 favorites can be stored in the favorites

list. Available favorites are artist, track, game,

league, and team.

If an activated favorite is played back, the fol‐

lowing message appears for approx. 20 seconds

"Favorite alert!".

"Favorites"

Storing the artist, track, or game

Select the symbol while the message is shown.

It is only possible to store favorites that are cur‐

rently being broadcast. The channel information

must be available.

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

3. If necessary, open "All channels" or the de‐

sired category.

4. Select the desired channel.

5. Press the controller again.

6. Select the artist, track, or game.

The displayed favorite is played.

If there is no message, the system changes to

the My Favorites category. All favorites currently

being broadcast can be selected from a list.

Storing the league or team

Leagues or teams can be added to the favorites

from a selection list.

Managing the favorites

1. "Radio"

2. "Satellite radio"

Activating/deactivating the favorites

3.

"Manage favorites"

Favorites can be activated and deactivated

globally and individually.

1. "Satellite radio"

2.

"Manage favorites"

3. Select "Activate alert" or the desired favor‐

ites.

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The setting is stored for the remote control cur‐

rently in use.

Automatic update

About twice a year, Sirius performs an update of

the channel names and positions. The update

takes place automatically and may take several

minutes.

Deleting favorites

1. "Satellite radio"

2.

"Manage favorites"

Notes

▷

3. Highlight the desired favorite.

4. Open "Options".

Reception may not be available in some sit‐

uations, such as under certain environmen‐

tal or topographic conditions. The satellite

radio has no influence on this.

5. "Delete entry"

Traffic Jump

Traffic and weather information for a selected

region is broadcast every few minutes.

▷

The signal may not be available in tunnels or

underground garages; next to tall buildings;

or near trees, mountains or other powerful

sources of radio interference.

Selecting a region

1. "Radio"

Stored stations

2. "Satellite radio"

3. Open "Options".

4. "Set jump"

General information

It is possible to store up to 40 stations.

5. Select the desired region.

The region is stored for the remote control cur‐

rently in use.

Calling up a station

1. "Radio"

2. "Presets"

Activating/deactivating the jump

1. "Radio"

3. Select the desired station.

2. "Satellite radio"

Storing a station

3.

"Jump to:"

The station currently selected is stored.

Information for the selected region is broadcast

as soon as it is available.

1. "Radio"

2. "Presets"

3. "Store station"

A new panel opens.

Canceling the Traffic Jump: "Cancel".

Symbol Meaning

Information will be broadcast shortly.

Information is currently being broad‐

cast.

Select one of the symbols to deactivate Traffic

Jump.

4. Select the desired memory location.

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The list of stored stations is stored for the re‐

mote control currently in use.

The stations can also be stored on the program‐

mable memory buttons, refer to page 23.

Deleting a station

1. "Radio"

2. "Presets"

3. Select the desired station.

4. Open "Options".

5. "Delete entry"

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