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Symbols in the map display
The appearance of the symbols indicating a
traffic obstruction depends on the scale and the
position of the traffic obstruction relative to the
route.
> Smaller map scale, e.g. 1 mile/2 km: white
sign with the traffic obstruction symbol
> Larger map scale, e.g. 50 miles/100 km:
white sign with an arrow in the relevant
direction
Additional information in the traffic
bulletin map
When using a smaller map scale, the traffic
obstructions are displayed as bars at the edge
of the calculated route.
>Red: traffic congestion
> Orange: stop-and-go traffic
> Brown: traffic congestion in opposite
direction
Filtering of traffic bulletins
You can select which tra ffic bulletins should be
displayed.
1. "Navigation"
2. "Traffic Info"
3. Open "Options".
4. "Traffic Info categories"
5. Select the desired category: Traffic bulletins of the selected category are
displayed.
>
Traffic bulletins on incidents along the route
are always displayed.
> For your own safety, traffic bulletins that
notify you of potentially dangerous situa-
tions, such as wrong- way drivers, cannot be
hidden.
Traffic bulletins during destination
guidance
System response will vary depending on
whether or not "Dynamic guidance" is selected.
Information on sources of great danger, such as
wrong-way drivers, is displayed regardless of
the setting.
Traffic obstructions
The system calculates the optimized route, tak-
ing into consideration traffic obstructions and
road types.
Selecting a detour
1. "Navigation"
2. "Traffic Info"
3. Select the traffic obstruction that is to be
taken into consideration.
4. "Detour"
Taking into consideration all traffic
obstructions
1."Navigation"
2. "Traffic Info"
First, the traffic bulletins on the planned
route are displayed. The traffic bulletins are
sorted in the order of their distance from the
current vehicle position.
3. Select "Recommended detour".
This information is displayed even if you have
called up another application on the Control
Display.

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>The current position cannot be displayed?
The position is in an unrecognized region, in
a poor reception area, or the system is in the
process of determining the position.
Reception is generally available when you
are in the open.
> Destination guidance does not accept an
address without the street name?
A downtown area cannot be determined for
the town or city that has been entered. Input
any street in the selected town/city and
start destination guidance.
> The destination guidance does not accept a
destination?
The destination data is not contained in the
navigation data. Choose a destination as
close as possible to the original one.
> The letters for a destination cannot be
selected during destination entry?
The stored data do not contain the data of
the destination. Select a destination that is
as close as possible to the original.
> Voice instructions are no longer issued
before intersections during destination
guidance?
The area has not yet been fully recorded, or
you have left the recommended route and
the system requires a few seconds to calcu-
late a new route suggestion.

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Treble, bass, balance, fader
>"Balance": left/right volume distribution
> "Fader": front/rear volume distribution
Adjustments
1."CD/Multimedia", "Radio" or "Settings"
2. "Tone"
3. Select the desired tone setting.
4. To adjust: Turn the controller.
5. To store: Press the controller.
Equalizer*
You can set individual sound frequency ranges.
1."CD/Multimedia", "Radio" or "Settings"
2. "Tone"
3. "Equalizer" 4.
Select the desired setting.
5. To adjust: Turn the controller.
6. To store: Press the controller.
Multi-channel playback, surround*
You can choose between stereo and multi-
channel playback, surround.
1."CD/Multimedia", "Radio" or "Settings"
2. "Tone"
3. "Surround"
Multi-channel playback, surround, is simulated
when playing back an audio track in stereo.
Surround is automatically activated or deacti-
vated, depending on the audio track selected.
Volume
> "Speed volume": speed-dependent volume
control.
> "PDC
"*: volume of the PDC signal tone
compared to the entertainment sound
output.
> "Gong": volume of the signal tone, e. g. for
the 'Fasten safety belts' reminder, relative
to the entertainment sound output.

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Radio
Your radio is designed for reception of the fol-
lowing stations:
>FM and AM
> HD radio
*
>Satellite radio*
Selecting a station
Press the button if the sound output is
switched off.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.
1. "Radio"
2. "FM"or"AM" 3.
Select the desired station.
Changing stations
Turn the controller and press it.
or
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
or
Press the buttons on the steering wheel, refer
to page 11.
Selecting the frequency manually
In "Manual", you can set stations that can be
received in addition to those already being dis-
played.
1. "Radio"
2. "FM"or"AM"
3. "Manual"
4. Call up the frequency.
To store the station: Press the controller.

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Displaying additional information
Some stations broadcast additional information
on the current track, such as the name of the
artist.
1.Select the desired station.
2. Open "Options".
3. "Station info"
Selecting a substation
1.Select the desired station.
2. Press the controller.
3. Select the substation.
Presets
It is possible to stor e up to 40 stations.
Calling up a station
1."Radio"
2. "Presets"
3. Call up the desired station.
Storing a station
The station currently selected is stored.
1."Radio"
2. "Presets"
3. "Store station"
4. Select the desired memory location.
The list of stored stations is stored for the
remote control currently in use.
You can also store the st ations on the program-
mable memory keys, refer to page 21.
Deleting a station
1."Radio"
2. "Presets"
3. Select the desired station.
4. Open "Options".
5. "Delete entry"

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Selecting a channel
Selecting a channel
1."Radio"
2. "Satellite radio"
3. Select "All Channels" or the desired
category.
4. Select the desired channel.
Storing a channel
1."Radio"
2. "Satellite radio"
3. Open "All Channels" or the desired
category.
4. Open "Options".
5. "Store Channel"
6. Call up the desired memory location.
The channel is stored. The channels of the last
selection criterion are displayed again after a
short time.
Displaying information about another
channel
Information can be displayed about a track cur-
rently being played on another channel.
1. Highlight the channel on which you wish to
display information.
2. Open "Options". 3.
"Channel info"
Changing the channel using the
buttons below the CD / DVD drive
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next enabled
channel.
Notes
If more than 4 seconds go by and no signal is
received, a message appears on the Control
Display.
Under some circumstances, e.g. depend-
ing on environmental or topographic con-
ditions, it may not be possible to receive a sig-
nal. The satellite radio cannot influence this.
A signal may not be av ailable in tunnels or
underground garages, ne xt to high-rise build-
ings, in the vicinity of trees, mountains or other
strong sources of radio interference.
Reception usually resumes as soon as the sig-
nal becomes available again. <

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Audio CDs
1."CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select the desired CD or DVD.
4. Select the desired trac k to begin playback.
CDs/CDs/DVDs with compressed audio
files*
Depending on the data, some letters and num-
bers of the CD/DVD may not be displayed cor-
rectly.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select the desired CD or DVD.
4. Select the director y, if necessary.
To change to a higher level directory: move
the controller to the left. 5.
Select a track and press the controller.
Displaying information about the
track*
If information about a track has been stored, it is
displayed automatically:
>Artist
> Album title
> Number of tracks on the CD/DVD
> Track file name
Random play sequence
The tracks on the current CD/DVD are played
once each in random order.
1."CD/Multimedia"
2. "CD/DVD"
3. Select the desired CD or DVD.
4. Open "Options".