Mercedes-Benz COMAND Online Supplement Manual page 193

X
To cancel storing: select
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.
i 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.
X
Radio
Select in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVd the COMAND con-
troller and press W to confirm.
X
Frequency fix
Select
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
Depending on the previous state, switch
Frequency fix
on O or off ª.
Radio mode and DAB radio mode
Cancel
and
Station fix
or by
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
X
Radio
Option 1: select
turning cVd the COMAND controller and
press W to confirm.
TA
The tick next to
announcement reception is switched on.
TA
You see the icon in the status bar.
X
TA
Select and press W to confirm.
TA
are switched on or off, depending on the
previous status.
X
Option 2: press and hold the 8 button
on COMAND or on the multifunction steer-
TA
ing wheel until 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:
the currently selected FM station
R
an RDS station from the network of the
R
currently selected FM station
the RDS station with the best reception
R
quality
When traffic announcements are switched
on, a traffic announcement will interrupt the
audio signal from the currently activated
audio or video source.
i Telephone conversations and navigation
announcements are not interrupted.
A display message appears in the display in
all audio operating modes.
by sliding VÆ and
indicates that traffic
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