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Entertainment
Radio
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"
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
for several seconds.
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.
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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
isstored ina buffer. Prerequisite: thesignal must
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
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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
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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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