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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 knob if the sound output is switched
off.
Professional radio*
You can choose from the following selection
criteria:
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.
1. Press the
button.
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"All stations":
Stations that can currently be received in
the "FM" waveband.
This opens the start menu.
2. Move the controller backwards to open
"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 previously stored, refer to
page 174.
"Manual":
To set stations that can be received in addi-
tion to those displayed, refer to Selecting
frequency manually on page 173.
Business radio
4. Press the controller.
You can choose from the following selection
criteria:
Stations are shown on the Control Display on
the basis of various selection criteria, e.g. "Pre-
sets".
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"Autostore":
For the Station with the strongest signal,
refer to page 174.
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 174.
"Presets":
Stations you have previously stored, refer to
page 174.
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"Manual":
Sampling stations, scan
To set stations that can be received in addi-
tion to those displayed, refer to Selecting
frequency manually.
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-
Changing selection criteria
ler.
In addition to the stations currently displayed,
you can have stations with another selection
criterion displayed.
"Set" is selected.
2. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
You can choose from the following selection
criteria:
3. Select "Scan" and press the controller.
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"All stations":
Stations that can currently be received in
the "FM" waveband.
"Autostore":
The stations with the strongest received
signals in the "AM" waveband.
"Presets":
Stations you have previously stored, refer to
page 174.
The stations are sampled.
To end sampling:
"Manual":
To set stations that can be received in addi-
tion to those displayed, refer to Selecting
frequency manually.
1. Press the controller.
2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.
1. Change into the second field from the top.
This cancels sampling of the stations, and the
radio remains on the current station.
2. Turn the controller until the desired selec-
tion criterion is selected and press the con-
troller.
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
2. Change into the second field from the top.
Press the
direction.
button for the corresponding
The system changes to the next displayed sta-
tion.
You can also change stations with buttons on
the steering wheel, refer to page 11.
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3. Select "Manual" and press the controller.
5. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
4. Turn the controller to set a certain fre-
quency.
The display of the stations with the best recep-
tion is updated. The frequencies of the stations
are displayed.
Updating stations with best reception
Radio Professional on "AM" and Radio Busi-
ness:
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.
Storing stations
Via iDrive
1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
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.
2. Change into the second field from the top.
3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
"Set" is selected.
3. Select the desired frequency or station.
"Set" is selected.
4. Press the controller.
4. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
Other menu items are displayed.
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5. Select "Store" and press the controller.
4. Select "Store" and press the controller.
"Presets" is displayed.
5. Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected.
6. 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.
7. Press the controller.
The station is stored.
6. Press the controller.
The station is stored.
RDS Radio Data System
In the FM frequency range, additional informa-
tion is transmitted via RDS. If the reception con-
ditions are good, the station names are shown
on the Control Display. If the reception is weak
or disrupted, it can take some time before the
station names are displayed.
The stations of the last selection criterion are
displayed once again after a short time.
Switching RDS on/off*
1. Select "FM" and press the controller.
"Set" is selected.
From radio readiness, the stations are stored
for the remote control currently in use.
2. Press the controller.
With programmable memory/
direct selection buttons
Other menu items are displayed.
3. Select "RDS" and press the controller.
You can also store a station on the programma-
ble memory/direct selection buttons, also refer
to page 21.
1. Select a station.
2.
...
Press and hold desired but-
ton.
Changing a memory position
1. Select "Presets" and press the controller.
2. Select the desired station.
"Set" is selected.
RDS is activated.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.
3. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
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Calling up weather news flashes
Automatically sorting
stations*
1. Select "WB" and press the controller.
For the "All stations" selection criterion, you
can set whether the most frequently used sta-
tions are displayed at the beginning.
1. Select "All stations" and press the control-
ler.
"Set" is selected.
2. Select "Favorites" and press the controller.
2. Select a station.
The station for weather news flashes may be
unavailable in some regions.
High Definition Radio*
Many stations transmit both analog and digital
signals. You can receive these stations digitally
and with improved sound quality.
The most frequently used stations are
shown at the beginning.
A digital radio network must be available in
order to receive digital stations
Weather news flashes*
Activating/deactivating digital radio
reception
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
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.
1. Press the
button.
This opens the start menu.
3 hours, and more often when necessary. Most
stations operate 24 hours a day. In case of a
storm, the National Weather Service interrupts
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-
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Turn the controller until "Settings" is
selected and press the controller.
4. Select "Audio" and press the controller.
5. Change to upper field. Turn the controller
until "HD radio" is selected and press the
controller.
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6. Select "Off" and press the controller.
The reception of digital stations is activated.
Updating stations offering digital
reception
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.
This symbol is displayed when a station is
being received digitally.
1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
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 changes 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.
2. Change into the second field from the top.
3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
Selecting programs of a digital station*
Some stations transmit several programs.
To select one of these programs:
1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.
4. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
5. Select "Autostore
troller.
" and press the con-
2. Select "Manual" and press the controller.
3. Select a station that is received digitally.
This symbol is displayed when a station
is being received digitally.
4.
Switch to the next program of the dig-
ital station with the buttons on the radio or
the steering wheel.
The display of the stations offering digital
reception is updated. This can take up to 2 min-
utes.
You can store a station, refer to page 174.
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Displaying additional information
With the digital stations, additional information
on the current track is displayed, e.g. the name
of the artist.
1. Select a station and press the controller.
2. Select "Details" and press the controller.
The information is displayed.
If a digital station is received again when the
station is changed, the additional information
will be displayed again following a brief interrup-
tion.
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