Sirius Weather - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Supplement 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.
When prompted, have the weather service acti-
vated by phone. A message shows the SIRIUS
telephone number and the SIRIUS device iden-
tification number.
To select Call Call or
X
controller.
If a mobile phone is connected to the multi-
media system (
Y
Call 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.
The multimedia system can receive weather
forecasts for the USA (including Alaska and
Hawaii) via satellite radio.
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).
Cancel Cancel: turn and press the
page 90), when you select
Depending on which scale has been selected,
the weather map can display the following
weather data with symbols:
precipitation radar
R
The precipitation radar cannot be displayed
for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
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
Hurricane: term used to describe the tropi-
cal cyclones that primarily develop in the
Atlantic, North Pacific and South Pacific
oceans. The 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 select Tel/® in the main function bar: Tel/
X
slide 5, turn and press the controller.
A menu appears.
To select

SIRIUS Weather

SIRIUS Weather: turn and press
X
the controller.
The information chart shows the daily fore-
cast at the current vehicle position.