Sirius Weather - Mercedes-Benz Comand Operating Instructions Manual

Weather forecasts
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Your multimedia system equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment of your multi-
media system, as available at the time of going
to press. Country-specific differences are pos-
sible. Bear in mind that your vehicle may not
feature all functions described here. This also
applies to safety-relevant systems and func-
tions.
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops in the vehicle Operator's Manual.
Weather forecasts
Introduction
This function is currently not available for Can-
ada.
For the reception of weather forecasts via sat-
ellite radio, you will need a SIRIUS XM Satellite
Weather subscription.
If the message appears along with the SIRIUS
telephone and ID numbers, you will need to have
the weather service activated first.
To select Call
X
controller.
If a mobile phone is connected to the multi-
media system (
Call a call is placed to a member of the SIR-
IUS service staff. The ID number of the SIRIUS
device will be transferred to the telephone
display.
This will be followed by instructions from the
X
service employee.
Weather forecasts can be received via the sat-
ellite radio for the USA (including Alaska and
Hawaii).
The received weather data can be displayed as
an information chart (daily forecast, five-day
forecast, detailed information) or on the
weather map.
The weather data received from the weather
station is stored for one hour in the multimedia
system. It can therefore be displayed again
immediately after restarting the engine (for
example after refueling).
or Cancel: turn and press the
page 96), when you select
Y
Depending on which scale has been selected,
the weather map can display the following
weather data with symbols:
rain radar
R
storm characteristics
R
high and low-pressure areas, weather fronts
R
course of tropical cyclones (hurricanes,
R
typhoons)
storm warnings
R
wind direction and speeds
R
i
The rain radar cannot be displayed for
Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
i
Hurricane: term used to describe the tropi-
cal cyclones that primarily develop in the
Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific
oceans. A wind speeds are above 74 mph
(118 km/h). Five categories are used to clas-
sify the strength of a hurricane.
Typhoon: term used to describe a tropical
cyclone that develops in the northwestern
Pacific. The wind speeds are in the category of
a hurricane.
Switching the SIRIUS Weather display
on/off
Activating
Press the % button.
X
To display the main function bar: slide 5
X
the controller.
To select ®: turn and press the controller.
X
The online applications menu appears.
To select SIRIUS Weather, turn and press
X
the controller.
The information chart shows the daily fore-
cast at the current vehicle position.