
Contents
2ContentsGeneral information
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Equipment overview
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Important information
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Operation when driving
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General - operation
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Input mask for free text input
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Input mask for digit entry
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Special functions*
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Switching the system on and off
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Anti-theft protection
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Range selector key TONE
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Sound settings
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Range selector key SETUP
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Main menu set-ups (Setup)
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Setup radio
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Setup Media
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Setup Telephone*
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Setup System
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Setup Display
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Setup Map
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Setup Navigation
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Setup traffic programme
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Setting voice control
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Setup Video
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Range selector key RADIO
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Radio mode
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Traffic programme function TP
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Display off
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key TRAFFIC (TMC)Displaying traffic reports TRAFFIC (TMC)
 . . . . .
Range selector key MEDIA
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General information for CD/DVD operation
. .
MEDIA main menu
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Audio menu
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MP3 data
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
External sources*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Store and edit audio data (HDD)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video-DVD Operation
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TV mode*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Range selector key NAV  (Navigation)
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Overview
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Main menu Navigation
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Enter a destination: Select a destination
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Dest. memory
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To u r  m o d e
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Waypoint nav. (Off 
road Navigation)
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Route guidance
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Range selector key MAP
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Map display
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Location display without route guidance
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Range selector key PHONE
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Overview
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Voice control of the radio  navigation system
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General information
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Index
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3 3 36678899 10 10 11 11 11121213131414151515 
16 16 1718 19 19 20 20 21232425272830 34 34 35384143 
46 49 53 53 56 57 57 61 61 64
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General information
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General informationEquipment overview
Switching on/off
: Control button for switching the navigation system  
on/off (press) and volume control (turn) Range selector key 
 for selecting the corresponding menu: 
− 
 - changes over into the radio mode and changes the  
frequency range when in the radio mode. − 
 - changes over to the last played media source or selects a  
new media source. − 
 - activates the phone function* - if required muting of the  
current audio source. − 
 - opens the sound and volume settings menu. 
− 
 - switches over to the map with the display of the current  
vehicle position or route during ro 
ute guidance. A split-screen with  
further information will fade in or fade out. − 
 - switches over to navigation. 
− 
 (TMC)- switches on the stored traffic reports display (
Traffic- 
M essage-
Channels). 
− 
 - enables setting-up the individual fields. 
°and°   
: The backwards/forwards keys
 operate the “active” audio  
source. − RADIO-Mode
 - for the selection of the stations from the preset list. 
− MEDIA-Mode
 - for the selection of the previous or following track. 
− TV-Mode
 - for the selection of the TV stations. 
CD/DVD case  Touch-screen (Touch-screen): 
 Fields circled in colour on the touch- 
screen are presently “active” and are operated by touching the screen. Eject key 
   - press briefly to move an inserted CD/DVD into the posi- 
tion ready for removal.  
 - activates the voice control of the unit. 
Setting up button 
− RADIO mode
 - turn for manual station adjustment; press briefly to  
start/stop the auto 
matic play (Scan). 
− MEDIA-Mode
 - turn to change track; press briefly to start/stop the  
automatic play (Scan) when in audio mode. − Tu r n  
map display (MAP)
 - in order to change the map scale; press  
briefly for repeating a navigation  
announcement during active route  
guidance. − Navigation
 - press briefly to repeat 
a navigation announcement  
during active route guidance. Memory card case 
: Memory cards such as SD (Secure Digital Memory  
Cards), MMC (Multimedia Cards) measuring 32 mm x 24 mm x 2.1 mm  and with a capacity of up to 4 GB as 
 well as SDHC (Secure Digital High- 
Capacity Memory Cards) wi 
th a capacity of up to 32 GB are available. The  
case for the memory card is located under the screen. 
Explanation of symbols *  items of equipment which are marked in such
 a way are only installed as standard on  
certain models or are supplied as special equipment. ž End of a section. b The section is continued on the next page.Important informationWarrantyThe equipment warranty terms and cond 
itions also apply for new vehicles.
Note
Damage within the meaning of the warranty
 must not be the result of improper  
handling of the system or from unprofessional 
 repair attempts. It is also essential that  
there is no external damage.
A1A2
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Range selector key TONE
10Range selector key TONESound settings By pressing the button  , you can select the following parameters:•
 - Setting of bass, mid and treble;
•
 - Volume ratio (left and right = balance), (front and rear = fader);
• •
 - setting the maximum volume
•
 - setting the minimum volume
•
 - setting the volume of the navigation announce- 
ments, decreasing the media or the radi 
o volume during navigation announcements
•
 setting the minimum volume of
 the navigation announcements
•
* - setting the volume when parking;
•
 (GALA) - Speed dependent volume adapta- 
tion;•
* - Activating an external DVD source;
•
 - switching on or off the confirmation tone when operating the  
display;•
* - Selecting the program type (linear, language, rock, classical, dance);
•
* - Setting of the surround tone. 
GALA function Your radio increases automatically its volume with the increasing vehicle speed. A  higher setting value results in a stronger volume increase. Volume decrease for park distance control (PDC) * If your vehicle is eq 
uipped with “parking ai
d”, the volume is automatically decreased  
to a pre-defined value, when the “parking aid” is active. Nav. announcements 
 - spoken driving recommendations from the navigation system are played during  
the audio operation at a pre-set volume. 
 - spoken driving recommendations are only provided when you have left the  
calculated route, for example on the basis  
of announced traffic problems. This setting  
is recommended if audible drive recommendat 
ions are normally no
 longer needed for  
a daily driven route and navigation is only  
used as dynamic naviga
tion. If an audible  
driving recommendation is transmitted again on 
 the basis of a change in route, navi- 
gation announcements must be switched on again (Display:  
). 
 - no spoken driving recommendations 
 of the navigation system will be  
transmitted.
TO NE
Sound settings: Bass - Mid - TrebleBalance-faderVolume settingsSwitch-on volumeTraffic announcementsNavigation and voice controlTelephone volumePDC: Reduce audio vol.Speed dependent volume adaptationAV-OutputAcoustic feedbackEQ settingsSurround
On
DynamicNav. announcements
 b On
Off
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Range selector key SETUP
11
Range selector key SETUPMain menu set-ups (Setup)– Press the range selector key   to open the main menu 
Setup
. 
Overview of the set-up menus 
 - When in the radio mode, carry out set-ups for the function of the arrow keys,  
for the displayed memory keys, the preset list and the TMC traffic reports  
⇒page 11,  
“Setup radio”. 
 - Determine the set-ups for the play and display of MP3 data and activate or  
deactivate the external audio sources  
⇒page 12. 
 - Update the phone book in the unit, dele 
te all call lists and modify the assign- 
ment of the shortcut keys. 
⇒page 12. 
 - Change the system set-ups such as voice response, time display of the air  
conditioning system*, return to the original set-ups and delete set-ups if necessary ⇒ page 15. 
 - Adjust the brightness of the touch-screen, day/night design of the map  
display and select/deselect the confirmation tone for the key stroke  
⇒page 13. 
 - Carry out set-ups for the map display and select symbols for the display in the  
map  
⇒page 14, “Setup Map”.  - Determine the set-ups for receiving driving recommendations, define or  
change an address to a home address and  
start a virtual demonstration drive with a  
manually set starting point  
⇒page 14. 
 - Select preferred TMC station, ad 
just filter for TMC announcements  
and activate/deactivate traffic reports  
⇒page 15, “Setup traffic programme”. 
 - setting the dialogue style, the help display and deleting the voice  
recordings. 
 - Carry out set-ups for voice response with an inserted Video-DVD and adjust  
the aspect ratio of the touch-screen. It is 
 also possible to adjust the audio video  
standard when operating an external media source  
⇒page 15, “Setup Video” as well  
as carrying out the set-ups for the TV operation.
Setup radioCall up the menu  
Setup Radio
 by pressing the range selector key   and the func- 
tion key   on  
⇒fig. 5
.
Determining the station selection via the arrow keys – Press on the   or  , to determine from which list in the radio  
mode the stations are to be selected  
with the arrow keys. If   is selected,  
only stored stations from the preset list 
 are called up using the arrow keys during  
station relay. “ 
Memory
” is displayed at the top left in the main menu 
RADIO
.
Regional function RDS (RDS Regional)– Press on the button   (regional station) and select a set-up in the  
opening pop-up window. 
– Select the button  , doing so always chooses the frequency for the heard  
radio station which offers the best reception at the present time.
SETUP
RadioMediaPhoneSystemTouch-screenMapNavigationTraffic informationVoice controlVideo
Fig. 5  Menu: Setup Radio.
SETUP
Radio
Arrow keys
Station list
Preset list
Preset list
RDS RegionalAutomatic
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12– When selecting the button  , the unit attempts to hold a radio station emitting  
regionally long enough until the reception qu 
ality is so bad, that there is a risk of a  
program loss.
Switching the traffic announcements on or off– In the menu  
Setup Radio
, press the function key   to switch  
the transmission of traffi 
c announcements on or off. A tick in the check box 
 = indi- 
cates that the traffic programme f 
unction is already switched on.
Selecting preferred TMC station– In the menu 
Setup Radio
 the function key   indicates the TMC  
station from which current TMC traffic reports are received. 
– Press on the function key behind   and choose your prefered  
TMC station. 
– Press on   if you wish your unit to  
automatically search for a TMC station.
Delete preset list– Press the function key   and confirm the following safety interroga- 
tion in order to erase all radio stations stored in the memory list. 
You can select the following functions: Preferred TMC station If the “preferred” TMC station can no longer be received, the system automatically  searches for the TMC station offering the be 
st reception for the currently driven area.  
You can determine in the  
Setup Radio
 from which TMC station the reports are to be  
announced.Setup MediaCall up the  
Setup Media
 menu by pressing the range 
selector key   and the func- 
tion key  . – Activate the check boxes before entering details 
 =, by pressing th 
e corresponding  
function key. 
Function keys in the menu - Setup Media 
 - for the playback of an optional ex 
ternal audio* or video source*, if  
a TV tuner is installed. 
 - for the playback of an external audio source*. - Setting of the input sensitivity for an external source*.
 - according to the set-ups the title and performer name or  
only the data and folder name will be displayed for audio CDs with CD texts and in the  MP3 operation. 
 - plays all MP3 data one after the other according  
to the sequence on the played medium, which are stored in the folders and subfolders. 
* - enables a wireless transfer of MP3 data from the telephone  
preinstallation.Setup Telephone*Call up the  
Setup Telephone
 menu by pressing the range selector key   and the  
function key  .Updating telephone book in the unit– Press on the function key   to update all entries in the unit, 
the telephone book of the mobile phone  
or the SIM card entered since the last  
connection. This procedure can take a few minutes. 
– Confirm the following safety interrogatio 
n. The “old” data in the phone book can  
still be selected at the unit wh 
ile the data is being updated.
Delete call lists– Press on the function key  . – If you confirm the following safety inte 
rrogation by pressing
  , the stored call  
numbers of all calls made and calls  
accepted in the unit will be deleted.
Modifying assigned shortcut keys– Press the function key   to modify the assigned shortcut keys.
Fixed
Traffic programme (TP)
Current TMC stat.: ...
Preferred TMC station
Automatic
Delete preset list
SETUP
Media
Activate AV entryActivate AUX inputAUX input stageDeactivate artist/title nameScan/Mix/Repeat including subfoldersActivate Bluetooth audio
SETUP
Phone
Update telephone bookDelete call lists
Delete
Speed dial
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13
– To change the assignment of a particular shortcut key, select the respective  
shortcut key by pressing the key in the following menu.Note
The selection possibilities of the phone se 
t-up depend on the relevant telephone  
preinstallation.Setup SystemCall up the  
Setup System
 menu by pressing the range se
lector key   and the func- 
tion key  .Change the system language manually– Press the button   and select the de 
sired language in the opening pop-up  
window. When selecting the menu point “ 
automatic
”, the system language is the  
language which is set in th 
e menu of the information disp
lay. If desired, another  
language can be selected for the unit.
Changing system set-ups– You can change the set-up of the distance unit. – You can change the set-up of the time format. – You can change the set-up of the date format.Time display– If you press the function key  , while in the menu  
Setup System
, the  
automatic time display is set in the touch-screen. 
– Time display in the operating modes radio, media and map. – The current time is taken over by  
the instrument cluster in the vehicle. 
– After switching off the unit, the time continues to show.Reset the factory settings on the unit– Press on the function key   in the menu  
Setup System
. 
– Now find the settings you wish to reset. – If you press the function key   and confirm the following safety interrogation  
the selected settings will be reset to the factory settings and all the stored data will be erased. 
“ Time
” and “
Date
” settings need only be carried 
out manually under
 certain circum- 
stances. Time and date will normally be a 
ccepted automatically from the vehicle into  
the unit.Setup DisplayCall up the menu  
Setup Display
 by pressing the range selector key   and the  
function key  .Brightness– Press on the function  
key behind   and select a setting in the pop-up  
window. 
– Press the function key   if the brightness of the touch-screen should  
automatically be adapted to the current ligh 
t conditions via the sensors on the unit. 
– Press one of the other function keys to  
manually adjust the brig
htness of the touch- 
screen.
Day/night– Press on the function key behind   and select a setting in the pop-up 
window. 
– Press the function key   if switching  
the headlights on and off should also  
change the map display from night to day design. 
– Press on the function key   or   to manually determine the night and day  
design of the map display.
SETUP
System
Language
time displayFactory settings
Reset
SETUP
Display
Brightness
Automatic
Day/night
Automatic
Day
Night
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Range selector key NAV (Navigation)
38Enter a destination: Select a destinationOverview for destination selectionCall up menu New dest.– Press on the range selector key   to call up the main menu 
Navigation
. 
– Press on the function key   to call up the menu  
New dest.
. 
Information regarding destination selection A travel destination is only taken over into the destination memory if route guidance to  this travel destination has been started once or if the travel destination has been  directly stored in the destination memory. The destination information already provided will be forgotten if, for example, it 
 has been changed over to a different type  
of destination selection. New route guidance is started with the function key  . The display of the function  key changes to  . Route guidance can be te 
rminated by pressing this function key. 
New dest.: Select a ne 
w travel destination 
 - Address entry via an input mask for selecting a destination address  
⇒ page 38.  - opens a search mask to search for a sp 
ecial destination from a certain category  
or by entering a name or a phone number.  
You will determine the current location of  
a search area, enter a city or select a poin 
t on the map. During route guidance you can  
also determine a point along the route or  
the destination area as a search area  
⇒ page 39. 
 - select a point on the map as a travel destination  
⇒page 40. 
New dest.: Select travel destination from the destination memory 
 - select a previously entered and stored home address as destination -  
or define home address. 
 - open the list of the last travelled destinations and start route guid- 
ance to one of the displayed tr 
avel destinations by pressing 
⇒page 41 - or store the  
displayed  
Last destinations
. 
 - open the list of the stored travel destinations which have previously  
been defined as “Fav. destinations” and start route guidance to one of the defined  travel destinations by pressing  
⇒page 41 - or processing “Fav. destinations”. 
 - open list of the stored travel destinations and start route guidance to  
one of the defined travel destinations by pressing  
⇒page 41 - or modify “Dest.  
memory”. 
 - used for the entry of destinations which are stored on the SD card in  
the format of visiting cards or illustrations including GPS coordinates.Select a destination addressIn the menu  
New dest.
, press on the function key  .
Select destination address– Select the destination address in the menu 
Address entry
. 
– Press on one of the left function keys  ,  ,  ,   or  
, to open the corresponding input mask. A destination address must 
always be selected in the displayed sequence 
, first of all the country, then the city  
and so on. 
– If the information is sufficent for route guidance, the function key   will be  
active.
Change displayed destination address– If a travel destination has previously been defined, it will be displayed in the menu  
Address entry 
. You need then only change the entries differing from the desired  
destination address. 
Further function keys The function keys   and   will only be 
come active once a city has been  
selected.
NAV
New dest.
Start
Stop
AddressPOIMap/GPSHome addressLast destinations
Fav. destinationsDest. memorySD destinations
Address
Country
City/P.cd.
Street
Number
Intersect.
Start
Save
Start
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39
Select a point of interest as a travel destinationIn the menu 
New dest.
, press on the function key  . When in the menu 
POI search
  
you determine the options for the search of a point of interest. Select a point of interest category– If you are searching for a special type of destination, for example a hotel, press  
 and select a main category by pressi 
ng the respective key in the following  
menu. 
– After selecting a main category, a list of  
selectable point of interest categories will  
open. Press   to switch back to a main 
 category after viewing a sub-category. 
– Alternatively, press on the function key  , to display all  
selectable point of interest categori 
es in alphabetic order in a list. 
– This point of interest category is now displayed in the menu  
POI search
. You can  
find an overview of all selectable point of 
 interest categories at the end of this  
chapter.
Determine search area– Press   to determine the area to be searched for a point of interest.Determine further search options– If you are searching for a special destination, for example a hotel, and you know its 
name or phone number, press the function key   or  .
Starting the search– If you have completed your entries in th 
e search mask, press 
on the function key  
. A pop-up window will open and a point of interest, which corresponds to  
the selected options, will be searched fo 
r within a surrounding area of maximum  
200 kilometers. 
– Press on the function key   to cancel  
the search of the point of interest and  
to display the search results. 
– If you press on the function key   the  
search will be terminated without a  
display.
Select a point of interest from the search results– If only one point of interest was found 
 which corresponds to the pre-selected  
options, the  
Information window POI
 will open. 
– If several points of interest were found, they will first of all be displayed in a list. At  
the top of the list you can find the points  
of interest closest to the entered search  
area (distance and direction information refe 
r to linear distance). If you press on  
the display of a point of interest in the list, the  
Information window POI
 will open.
Information window - POI– Here you will find further information, e.g. the exact address and phone number of  
the selected point of interest. 
– Press   in the “Information window special destination” to start route guidance  
to the displayed point of interest. 
– Press the function key  , to store the displayed point of interest. – Press the function key   or   to display fu 
rther points of interest from the list if  
several points of interest were found. 
– Press the function key  , to display the current vehicle position and the selected  
point of interest in the map display. 
Search area options You can call up the menu  
Select search area
 by pressing the function key  
. 
You can determine where to search for a point of interest by selecting the menu  
Please  
select search area 
. If you call up the menu, the search area is set to the current location.  - If a travel destination is selected, you can select the surrounding  
area of this travel destination as a search area for the point of interest. 
 - Limits the search for a point of interest to the surrounding area of the current  
location (standard setting). 
 - Use the input masks to enter the city  
where you intend to search for a point  
of interest in the surrounding area.
POI
Category
 F
Categories (Alphabetical)
Search area
Name with
Te l .
Search
Results
Cancel
OK
 , ‚
 b
 .
Please select search areaNear destinationPositionNear city
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