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Key 
This key lowers and raises the front of the control panel. 
Behind the front panel are the cassette slot and the CD 
slot for the audio CD or for the navigation CD.
If the display is in the down position for more than 20 
seconds , 2 successive beeps will be heard. This will 
continue at 5 second intervals until the display is 
returned to its normal position. Press the key   to 
return the control panel to its closed position.
Key 
This key enables you to alter an incorrect input.Number keypad
Use the keys   to   to enter telephone numbers 
and transmission frequencies, they can also be used to 
select radio stations, CD tracks and CD’s.
Key  a nd  
These keys change the map scale in the navigation 
mode.
Key 
This key brings up the navigation menu.
Key 
During the navigation operation this key repeats the 
current maneuver command.G
Warning!
A lowered control panel can easily be damaged, so 
as soon as the cassette or the CD is ejected, close 
the control panel. Do not place anything on the low-
ered control panel.
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Screen display
1Information/status line,
displays active system
2Icon for inserted cassette in the head unit
3Icon for inserted audio-   or navigation CD   in 
the head unit4Icon for inserted magazine in the CD-changer
5Tel ep hone:
S: Signal
R: Roaming
R (highlighted): Roaming on non-home type system
6Signal meter for telephone
7Displays system settings and functions
8Menu field for the softkey functions
The information/status line (1) indicates the active sys-
tem (e.g.: FM for radio). The current system settings and 
functions displayed appear in the middle of the screen 
(7). The menu field for the softkey functions (8) appears 
at the bottom of the screen. The functions can be acti-
vated by pressing the softkeys   below the icon.
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Operating and display elements - Tape deck 1Switching tape operation on, Page 33
2Color display with main menu
3Lower the front of the control panel, behind the 
front panel is the cassette slot with the   but-
ton, page 31
4Raising or lowering the volume, page 11
5Push joystick to  : Music search forward, 
page 36
Push joystick to  : Music search reverse, 
page 36
Push joystick to  : The tape will wind fast for-
ward, page 35
Push joystick to  : The tape will rewind, page 35
6Softkeys  for:
“PAUSE”: Pause function, page 38
“SIDE”: Changing sides, page 34
“ “: Dolby B function, page 39
“SKIP”: Skip blanks, page 38
“ADJ”: Sound adjustment, page 153
“SCAN”: Scan function, Page 37
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Inserting or ejecting a tape
Inserting:
Press   to lower and raise the front of the control 
panel.
Insert the tape with the wider portion toward the right 
into the cassette slot. After 2 seconds the control panel 
will close automatically.
If the display is in the down position for more than 20 
seconds , 2 successive beeps will be heard. This will 
continue at 5 second intervals until the display is 
returned to its normal position. Press the key   to 
return the control panel to its closed position.
Note:
In the radio, cassette and CD-mode there will be a cas-
sette symbol on the display if a cassette is inserted.
Ejecting:
Press   to lower the front of the control panel.
Press   to eject the cassette.
Press   to raise the front of the control panel.If the display is in the down position for more than 20 
seconds , 2 successive beeps will be heard. This will 
continue at 5 second intervals until the front of the con-
trol panel is returned to its normal position. Press the 
key   to return the control panel to its closed posi-
tion.
Or slightly push the front of the control panel up and 
the panel will close automatically.
Note:
After ejecting the tape the MCS will switch to the last 
audio mode.
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Wa r n i n g !
A lowered control panel can easily be damaged, so 
as soon as the cassette is ejected close the control 
panel. Do not place anything on the lowered control 
panel.
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1Main tape menu
2Scan function, scanning tracks, page 37
3Main sound settings menu, 
Adjust sound settings, page 153
4Skipping blank section, page 38
5Noise reduction, Dolby B  , page 39
6Changing sides, page 34
7Pause function, page 40Switching tape operation on and off
Tape operation begins:
• automatically, by inserting a cassette, page 31
• if you press the button   when a tape is already 
inserted in the cassette slot
The cassette side facing upward is defined as SIDE 1.
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Note:
In the radio and CD-mode there will be a cassette sym-
bol on the display if a cassette is inserted.
If the message “NO TAPE ...” appears on the display no 
tape is inserted. Please insert a tape.
If the message “TAPE ERROR, TAPE MAY BE TOO 
TIGHT” appears on the display, the tape mode will stop 
and the headunit will switch to the radio mode.
The telephone and navigation functions can be used 
while a tape is playing.
Switch off tape playback:
Eject the tape, switch to the radio, single CD or CD 
changer mode or switch off the MCS.Changing sides
Press the softkey   “SIDE”. The flip side of the tape 
will now begin to play.
The side will also change automatically when the end of 
the tape has been reached. The side currently playing 
will appear in the main tape menu.
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