sirius radio cannot activate
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sirius radio cannot activate
Despite multiple attempts to obtain a signal, I cannot update my subscription. The people at Sirius insist it is a problem with my radio, but it is a factory installed unit on an '07 E550. Anyone else ever have this problem?
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I'm uncertain about your reference to "update", but I assume from the rest of your post that you're trying to initially activate Sirius service.
Can you hear the "pre-activation" channel on Sirius? I'm not sure of the number, but it may be Channel 184. Anyway, it's a channel you can hear before your radio is activated. Check your Sirius documentation. If you can hear it, the issue is probably with Sirius. If you can't hear it, the issue is probably with your car. You might be parked in a "dead spot", which Sirius apparently has many of.
Can you hear the "pre-activation" channel on Sirius? I'm not sure of the number, but it may be Channel 184. Anyway, it's a channel you can hear before your radio is activated. Check your Sirius documentation. If you can hear it, the issue is probably with Sirius. If you can't hear it, the issue is probably with your car. You might be parked in a "dead spot", which Sirius apparently has many of.
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2000 S430 Silver On Gray
so what is going on if you cannot hear channel 184??
anybody can help?
i also try to activate on a 06 s430 and cannot change between channels and always saying aquiring signal untill i took off the antenna cover and then it is showing me no subscription on the dashboard but still saying aquiring signal on the head unit and still don't hear anything and cannot change channels
anybody can help?
i also try to activate on a 06 s430 and cannot change between channels and always saying aquiring signal untill i took off the antenna cover and then it is showing me no subscription on the dashboard but still saying aquiring signal on the head unit and still don't hear anything and cannot change channels
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2007 Porsche 997 TT
so what is going on if you cannot hear channel 184??
anybody can help?
i also try to activate on a 06 s430 and cannot change between channels and always saying aquiring signal untill i took off the antenna cover and then it is showing me no subscription on the dashboard but still saying aquiring signal on the head unit and still don't hear anything and cannot change channels
anybody can help?
i also try to activate on a 06 s430 and cannot change between channels and always saying aquiring signal untill i took off the antenna cover and then it is showing me no subscription on the dashboard but still saying aquiring signal on the head unit and still don't hear anything and cannot change channels
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'06 E500, '99 ML430 and '07 SL65
This is a new car so take it to the dealer and let them solve it. Anyway, it was supposed to be activated as part of the delivery so you wouldn't have deal with it.
