How To Activate Sirius XM in Car : How do I activate a SiriusXM trial in a vehicle?
To activate Sirius XM in Car, your trial should be active at the time of purchase. If your radio isn’t on or receiving all the appropriate channels, simply refresh your radio by clicking here. You will need your Radio ID in order to send a refresh signal.
If you recently bought a used vehicle, or haven’t recently had SXM service, you may be eligible.
You’ll get:
- All of our ad-free music plus live sports, news and original talk.
- Listening on your car satellite radio, online, and on your devices with the SXM App.
- Podcasts and other on-demand shows, performances, and interviews.
- Exclusive SiriusXM video, including Howard Stern.
- Pandora stations based on artists.
How do I activate a SiriusXM trial in a vehicle?
If you purchased a new vehicle with factory-installed SiriusXM
Your trial should be active at the time of purchase. If your radio isn’t on or receiving all the appropriate channels, simply refresh your radio by clicking here. You will need your Radio ID in order to send a refresh signal.
If you purchased a pre-owned vehicle
If the dealer told you your pre-owned or certified pre-owned vehicle came with a complimentary trial, the trial should be active at the time of purchase. If your radio isn’t on or receiving all the appropriate channels, simply refresh your radio by clicking here. You will need your Radio ID in order to send a refresh signal.
If you purchased a vehicle and received no information about a trial
If your satellite radio isn’t on, you can try refreshing the signal by clicking here (you will need your Radio ID in order to send a refresh signal). If that doesn’t work, you can start a new trial by clicking here.
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With the SXM App now on Amazon Fire TV, listeners with online-included plans get the best of audio entertainment, Xtra Channels, and access to our ever-growing on-demand library, including podcasts and video of in-studio guests.
To play SiriusXM on your Amazon Fire TV device:
1. Open the SXM App on a smartphone or tablet connected to the same WiFi network as the device, and allow authentication.
2. Use any web browser to enter the activation code displayed on the TV
3. Use the remote to manually enter your SXM App login
Play SiriusXM on Roku TV
Your Roku TV is an ideal place to experience SiriusXM’s extensive variety of ad-free music, plus talk entertainment, sports, news, and comedy.
To play SiriusXM on a Roku TV:
1. Select SiriusXM in the Channel Store on your Roku device.
2. Select Add Channel then Go to Channel.
3. Enter your SiriusXM login.
Play SiriusXM Audio and Video via AppleTV
With Apple TV, subscribers with online-included plans get the full SiriusXM experience—music for every mood, lots of on-demand entertainment including podcasts and exclusive in-studio video, and more—right through their TV.
To Play SiriusXM on Apple TV:
1. Open the SiriusXM app on a smartphone or tablet connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the Apple TV, and allow authentication.
2. Use any web browser to enter the activation code displayed on the TV.
3. Use the remote to manually enter your online login.
How do I download and update the SXM App?
Downloading and updating the SXM App is quick and easy. You can download the SXM App from the app store for your specific device from the following links:
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How do I add a channel to Favorites in the SiriusXM app?
There are three different ways to add a show to Favorites.
- From the On Demand Now Playing screen, select the Favorites star to the right of the Show logo.
- From the Live Now Playing screen, scroll down and select the Favorite icon below the On Air Show name.
- Select a Category from the Browse screen. On the On Demand Listing section of the Category page, press and hold on a Show tile and select Add Show to Favorites button on the Show Details drop-down menu.
