Instruction Manual

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To cancel storing: select Cancel and
press W to confirm.
Radio Data System (RDS)
General notes
The Radio Data System (RDS) provides inaud-
ible additional information in the FM wave-
band. The system consists of a listening
receiver and a monitoring receiver.
The monitoring receiver constantly scans the
FM waveband and collects data from all the
stations with adequate reception, e.g. recep-
tion quality and RDS data such as programme
names and alternative frequencies. COMAND
stores the data and constantly updates the
memory. The audio receiver is therefore able
to switch automatically to an alternative fre-
quency with a better signal.
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RDS only functions for stations which
transmit RDS data.
Switching RDS on/off
You can use the functions "Frequency fix" (FM
mode) or "Station fix" (DAB mode) to prevent
COMAND from switching between alternative
frequencies. This is useful, for example, when
the same content is broadcast with a time
delay, or when there is interference on one of
the frequencies.
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Select Radio in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND con-
troller and press W to confirm.
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Select Frequency fix or Station fix by
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
Frequency fix on O or off ª.
Traffic Programme
Note
Many FM stations transmit traffic announce-
ments (TA). You can also hear these in DAB
radio mode.
Switching traffic announcements on/
off
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Option 1: select Radio by sliding VÆ and
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
The tick next to TA indicates that traffic
announcement reception is switched on.
You see the TA icon in the status bar.
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Select TA and press W to confirm.
TA are switched on or off, depending on the
previous status.
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Option 2: press and hold the 8 button
on COMAND or on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until TA lights up or goes out in
the status bar.
A tone sounds.
Once traffic announcements have been
switched on, COMAND selects an RDS sta-
tion.
The Traffic Programme is retrieved from:
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the currently selected FM station
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an RDS station from the network of the
currently selected FM station
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the RDS station with the best reception
quality
When traffic announcements are switched
on, a traffic announcement will interrupt the
audio signal from the currently activated
audio or video source.
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Telephone conversations and navigation
announcements are not interrupted.
A display message appears in the display in
all audio operating modes.
Radio mode and DAB radio mode
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