Basic operation135
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Placing a further call*
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You can call a stored phone number while another call is on hold.
Press the control button for End call to end whichever call is
currently active.
When you have ended the current call, the call that was holding
remains on hold. Select Resume page 136 to continue with the
call that is on hold.
Use the option Switch page 136 to go back and forth between
two calls.
Note
•You can use the multi-function steering wheel to dial only those
numbers that have been stored beforehand. Use the MMI control
console to dial a new number page 90.
•If you activate the voice guidance option off (phone)* in the navi-
gation* function you will not hear any navigation cues while you are
talking on the telephone* page 119.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Answering and ignoring telephone calls
Important: There must be an incoming call.Answering telephone calls
– Press the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110.
Ignoring telephone calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select Ignore and press the
left thumbwheel.
Depending on whether the caller is stored in the phone book and
whether the number is transmitted with the call, the name, the tele-
phone number or Unknown will appear in the driver information
system.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, Bluetooth car telephone kit and
mobile phone with SIM Access Profile
Options during a call (car telephone kit)
Certain options can also be selected using the multi-function
steering wheel. The available options will be displayed in the driver
information system.
The options available during a call depend on the current telephone
status. For example, if you have placed a call on hold, the Hold
option will be replaced by Resume.
Fig. 119 Incoming call
Fig. 120 Replacing a
call
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Holding/resuming a call
You can use the left thumbwheel on the multi-function steering
wheel to place a call on hold.
Select Hold to hold the call and Resume to continue talking. The call
on hold is displayed in the driver information system.
Switching between calls
You can switch between two phone calls (one of them will be on
hold at any given time).
Should you receive a second call during a phone conversation, the
option Switch will appear in the driver information system display.
Select Ignore if you don't want to receive the call.
Select End call to end whichever call is currently active. The call on
hold will remain in the hold queue and can be continued by
selecting Resume.
Replacing a call
If you already have a call on hold and are talking to a second caller
when a third call is received, the options Replace and Ignore will
appear on the display of the driver information system.
If you select Replace, the active call will be replaced by the incoming
call. If you select Ignore, the incoming call will be declined. The call
on hold will remain in the hold queue.
Note
The option Call waiting must be activated on the MMI page 97 for
you to be made aware of incoming calls during a conversation. The
call options depend on your mobile network service provider. For
more information, contact your service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and phone pre-installation
Options during a call (phone pre-installation)
If you are already talking on the phone when someone else calls, the
options Replace and Ignore will appear on the display of the driver
information system.
If you select Replace, the active call will be replaced by the incoming
call. If you select Ignore, the incoming call will be declined. The call
on hold will remain in the hold queue.
Note
The option Call waiting must be activated on your mobile phone for
you to be made aware of incoming calls during a conversation. The
call options depend on your mobile network service provider. For
more information, contact your service provider.
Navigation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and navigation system
Calling up the navigation menu
Important: The navigation function on the MMI system
must be switched on page 105.
Fig. 121 Navigation in
the driver information
system
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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the navigation menu appears in the display of the
driver information system page 136, fig. 121.
Would you like to find out more about the navigation function in
your vehicle? You can find a detailed description on page 104.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and navigation system
Repeating voice guidance cues
– Press the right thumbwheel to have the last route
guidance cue repeated page 128, fig. 110.
Vo i c e c o n t r o l
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system or
telephone speech control system
Switching the speech dialogue system /
telephone speech control system on and off
Switching on
– Press the button .Switching off
– Press and hold the talk button until you hear the cue
The system will give a beep tone when it is ready to begin with a
dialogue. The desired functions can then be accessed with speech
commands.
Note
For a more detailed description, please refer to the chapter on
page 169, “Speech dialogue system” or page 161, “Basic oper-
ation”. If your vehicle is not equipped with the speech
dialogue/control system, this button has no function.
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Fig. 122 Multi-func-
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Speech dialogue system171
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Starting from any of the Radio, Media or Setup menus,
press the control button for Sound.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Volume settings and press
it.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Speech dialogue
system page 170, fig. 153 and press to confirm.
– To set the basic volume, turn the rotary pushbutton
clockwise or anti-clockwise. A test cue will then be trans-
mitted.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to store your settings.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Help functions
The speech dialogue system offers you two help func-
tions: The help commands and the guided dialogue
assistance.
Help commands
If the speech dialogue system is activated page 170, you can say
a help command. Important commands are:
•HELP
•HELP MMI
•HELP RADIO
•HELP CD
•HELP DIRECTORY
•HELP TELEPHONE*
•HELP NAVIGATION*
The system will display possible commands in the MMI screen
fig. 154 and will also speak the commands.
Guided dialogue assistance
If the speech dialogue system is activated page 170 and you do
not say a command, the speech dialogue system will ask
If you still give no command, the speech dialogue system will
suggest important commands.
Example of guided dialogue assistance (telephone* function acti-
vated):
Fig. 154 Help texts in
MMI display
Operation/
CommandCue from
speech dialogue system
Press talk button
brieflyAcoustic signal:
No command given
No command given
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– Say the command DIRECTORY. The directory will open.
The speech dialogue system will remain activated for
approximately five seconds so that you can say another
command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Using a directory entry
Important: The directory must first be opened page 175.
– Briefly press the talk button . The
sound.
– To call a phone number stored in the directory via a
recorded name tag page 172, say the command CALL
(NAME TAG), e.g. CALL “PETER MILLER”.
– You can call a phone number stored in a directory entry
that is currently being read out page 173 by briefly
pressing the talk button and giving the command
CALL.
– To set a navigation destination stored to a directory entry
via a recorded name tag page 172, say the command
NAVIGATE TO (NAME TAG), e.g. NAVIGATE TO “PETER
MILLER”. The navigation destination will be loaded into
the navigation system and displayed on the MMI system.
– To navigate to a directory entry that is currently being
read out page 173, briefly press the talk button and
say the command NAVIGATE TO.
If a directory entry contains more than one phone number, you can
specify the desired number by saying “business land line”, “busi-
ness mobile”, “private land line” or “private mobile”, e.g. CALL
PETER MILLER PRIVATE MOBILE.If a directory entry contains two navigation destinations, you can
specify the desired destination by adding “business” or “private”,
e.g. NAVIGATE TO PETER MILLER PRIVATE.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Other commands for the directory
Important: The directory must first be opened page 175.
– To change a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
RENAME.
– To delete a name tag that is currently being read out,
briefly press the talk button and say the command
DELETE.
The address card and all its information will remain unchanged in
the MMI.
Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Activating the telephone
Important: The MMI system must be switched on
page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system page 170.
– Say the command TELEPHONE. The telephone will be
activated. The speech dialogue system will remain acti-
vated for approximately five seconds so that you can say
another command.
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– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
phone number will be dialled.
Call (name tag) private
– Briefly press the talk button . The
sound.
– To call a private number stored for a recorded name tag
page 172, say the command CALL (NAME TAG)
PRIVATE, e.g. CALL “PETER MILLER” PRIVATE.
– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
phone number will be dialled.
Entering PIN code
– Briefly press the talk button . The
sound.
– Give the command ENTER PIN NUMBER or ENTER PIN
CODE.
– Say your PIN code.
Navigation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Activating navigation mode
Important: The MMI system must be switched on
page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system page 170.– Say the command NAVIGATION. The navigation mode
will be activated. The speech dialogue system will remain
activated for approximately five seconds so that you can
say another command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Entering a destination
Important: The navigation mode must be activated
page 178.
– Briefly press the talk button . The
sound.
– To enter a destination country, give the command
SPECIFY COUNTRY and say the name of the country you
wish to enter.
– To enter a destination town, give the command SPECIFY
TOWN and spell out the letters of the town you wish to
enter.
– You can also enter the post code for a destination by
giving the command SPECIFY POST CODE
27).
– To enter a destination street, give the command SPECIFY
STREET NAME and spell out the letters of the street you
wish to enter.
– To navigate to the destination you have entered, give the
command START ROUTE GUIDANCE.
Searching for towns can take several seconds. A list of town names
will appear in the MMI display when the search is finished. Select
the desired town by specifying the number of the town in the list,
27)Function is not available for all countries.
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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control e.g. NUMBER FOUR. Give the commands NEXT PAGE and PREVIOUS
PA G E to scroll up and down the list of town names.
It is possible that a one or more towns share a name (e.g.
Newcastle). Therefore, you must specify more exactly which desti-
nation you want by selecting the number of the town in the list once
again.
Always spell out the town and street names clearly, without pausing
and without using special characters (e.g. a dash). When entering a
street name, you will also be asked whether you want to specify an
intersection or house number.
If you want to be directed to the town centre, you can say TOWN
CENTRE instead of specifying a street.
Note
For more information on the navigation functions, please refer to
page 104.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Other commands in the navigation mode
Important: The navigation mode must be activated
page 178 or page 105.
– Briefly press the talk button . The
sound.
– To stop the route guidance, say the command STOP
ROUTE GUIDANCE.
– You can load a special destination such as a petrol
station page 116 by giving the command SPECIAL
DESTINATION.– To load a last destination as the navigation destination
page 114 say the command LAST DESTINATIONS.
– To load a top destination as the navigation destination
page 116 say the command TOP DESTINATIONS.
– You can have the system repeat the last voice guidance
cue page 119 by giving the command LAST INSTRUC-
TION.
– Switch the dynamic navigation function on and off
page 117 by saying the command DYNAMIC NAVIGA-
TION ON/OFF.
– If you would like to switch the display of the map on the
MMI display on or off, say the command MAP ON/OFF.
– To switch the intersection zoom on and off, give the
command INTERSECTION ZOOM ON/OFF.
– You can change the map type page 119 by giving the
command OVERVIEW MAP, DESTINATION MAP or
CURRENT POSITION MAP.
– To display the current location of your vehicle at a scale
of 1 km, say the command DETAIL MAP. This function can
only be used in conjunction with the speech dialogue
system.
– You can change the scale of the map by saying SCALE
and the desired scale. You can choose any of the
following scales: 100 m, 200 m, 500 m, 1 km, 2 km, 5 km,
10 km, 20 km, 50 km, 100 km, 200 km and 500 km.
– To change the map display, say the command ZOOM
IN/OUT.
– To repeat the last recorded traffic report, say the
command REPEAT TRAFFIC REPORT.
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– You can set a navigation destination that has been stored
in a directory entry via a name tag page 172 by saying
NAVIGATE TO (NAME TAG), e.g. NAVIGATE TO “PETER
MILLER”. The navigation destination will be loaded into
the navigation system.
If a directory entry contains two navigation destinations, you can
specify the desired destination by adding “business” or “private”,
e.g. NAVIGATE TO PETER MILLER PRIVATE.
Note
To switch back to the previous map display, say the corresponding
command (e.g. CURRENT POSITION MAP). The system remembers
the previous map scale and resets it automatically.