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Setting type of guidance display ................................... 137
Setting map screen orientation ..................................... 139
Setting points of interest icon options ..........................141
Selecting the route calculation mode ........................... 144
Selecting the off-route recalculation mode.................. 146
Selecting the language.................................................... 147
Viewing GPS Information ............................................... 149
Viewing Software Information....................................... 150Settings
Operating and display elements - System settings..... 152
Adjust sound settings ...................................................... 153
Switching between
the light mode and the dark mode ............................ 155
Adjusting the brightness in the dark mode................. 155
Adjusting the brightness for navigation systems ....... 156
Setting the display dimming characteristics ............... 157
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Operating and display elements
MCS operating unit
Using the MCS (Modular Control System) operating
unit it is possible to operate the radio, tape deck, single
CD player, CD changer, telephone and navigation sys-
tems and to adjust the system settings.
Note:
Your vehicle may not be equipped with all these compo-
nents and features. The MCS unit is equipped with a key panel (1), a rotary/
push-button (2), a number keypad with the zoom
keys (3), a joystick (4), a softkey panel (5) and a color
display screen (6) as the displaying element. All of the
functions are displayed on the screen. This includes
menus, lists, maps, symbols and information windows.
The joystick is used to select and confirm the menu
fields.
You will find information on the operating and display
elements pertaining to each system at the beginning of
the corresponding chapter.
Rotary/push-button
By pressing the button (2) you can switch the MCS on
and off.
By turning the button you can raise or lower the volume.
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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 and
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
Wa r n i n g !
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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Joystick
The joystick is the main operating element for activating
equipment functions and submenus via the menu
fields.
Activate these functions as follows:
1Push the joystick in the direction you want to move
the cursor on the display. Select the desired menu
field by positioning the cursor on it.
2Push the joystick to , , or to
start rewind or search functions in the radio, tape or
CD mode.
3Press the joystick to confirm your selection.
The selected function will activate, or a submenu
may appear or a selection will be confirmed.Softkeys
With the softkeys the submenus and functions
which appear above the softkeys on the display can be
activated.
Key
This key starts a telephone call.
Key
This key ends a telephone call.
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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
5Te l e p h o n e :
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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Switching the MCS operating unit on and off
Switch on:
Press rotary/push-button (1). The MCS operating unit is
switched on.
The MCS will also switch on when the electronic key in
the steering lock is turned to position 1 or 2 if the MCS
has been switched off by turning the electronic key in
the steering lock to position 0 or removed.The MCS can also be switched on if the electronic key is
not inserted in the steering lock, but it will switch itself
off automatically after one hour.
MCS switches on the system which was last active and
displays the corresponding menu.
Press the button marked for the component you would
like to switch on (e.g. the ).
Switch off:
Press the rotary/push-button (1). The MCS operating
unit will switch off.
The MCS also will be switched off if the electronic key
in the steering lock is turned to position 0 or removed.
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Adjusting the volume
Audio and telephone function
Raising the volume - turn rotary/push-button (1) to the
right (clockwise)
Lowering the volume - turn rotary/push-button (1) to
the left (counterclockwise)Audio functions for radio, tape and CD:
The selected volume level applies to all of the audio
functions.
Tele pho ne fu nc ti on:
The selected volume level applies only to the telephone
function.
Navigation function
Raising the volume difference - turn the rotary/push-
button (1) to the right (clockwise)
Lowering the volume difference - turn the rotary/push-
button (1) to the left (counterclockwise)
During a navigation announcement you can select the
volume difference between the volume of the audio
source and the navigation voice.
Note:
During the announcement the volume of the audio
source will be lowered.
Sound settings, page 153.
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Pop-up screen message: DISPLAY IS TOO HOT...
If the message “DISPLAY IS TOO HOT ...” appears, the
display is too hot. For protection the light will be shut
off. When the display has cooled down the light will be
automatically switched on.Anti-theft system
If the power supply to the MCS has been interrupted,
“PLEASE ENTER SECURITY CODE” will appear on the
display when it is next switched on. The MCS will only
work after the five digit code has been entered using the
number keypad.
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