BMW F01 Manual page 87

The satellite tuner is designed for the Sirius Satellite Radio subscription service. The
SDARS signals are transmitted by three satellites. In areas without coverage, the SDARS
signals are beamed terrestrially.
Both SDARS signals (satellite and terrestrial) are received by a single antenna in the roof
antenna assembly and supplied to the SDARS control unit.
The SDARS satellite tuner is located in the luggage compartment on the left-hand side.
When the system is activated for the first time, the weather channel (channel 184) is
available for 360 days free of charge for test purposes.
The other channels are blocked by the provider Sirius (not yet subscribed) and therefore
still show a credit card symbol.
Blocked SDARS channels
If a channel that is not yet subscribed is selected, the request to register with the provider
Sirius with the ESN number of the SDARS module will be shown.
Request to contact the service provider
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