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8Handling: General informationControl switchesConcept for handling
You can operate all the functions of the navigation system by
pressing and rotating the control knob.Fig. 5 Navigation system: Control switches
Forward/reverse buttons
Press the or button to select the previous or next radio station on the
corresponding list.
When the radio memory list ⇒ page 38 is shown in the display, you can also
use these buttons to select a station from the list.
Press the button to call up the next CD or MP3 track. You can jump back to
the previous track by pressing the button within the first ten seconds of
play time for the track. After 10 seconds it jumps to the start of the track.
If the or button is held down in CD/MP3 mode, fast forward or reverse
is activated, respectively.
If you would like to scroll in a list of radio stations or a CD or MP3 track list
using the forward/reverse buttons, it is not necessary to show the list of
stations or track list on the navigation system display.
Fig. 6 Navigation system:
Correspondence between
the control buttons and
the menus in the corners
of the display
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Handling: General information9
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Main control
To select a menu option in the display, turn the rotary pushbutton in the
required direction and then press it.
Control buttons
To activate a function indicated in one of the four corners of the display, press
the corresponding control button for that corner of the display. For instance,
the top right control button corresponds with the top right corner of the
display ⇒page 8, fig. 6 .
RETURN button
Press the button to cancel an entry that has not yet been confirmed
or to return to the previous menu level. You can also use this button when you
have activated the side menu for the navigation map depiction.
Function selector buttons
Press one of the function selector buttons to activate the function shown on
the button. For example, the Radio function is started by pressing the
function button.
The button only works when you have pressed one of the other func-
tion buttons. You can use it to make new settings for the function that you
have selected.
Adjusting volumeVolume can be adjusted by turning the ON/OFF knob ⇒fig. 7 . The volume
setting will be stored automatically.
If the volume set is very high, when switching on the system it will be auto-
matically reduced to a maximum level preset at the factory. If the volume is
too low when the radio is turned on, it will be increased automatically to a
level set by the factory.
Note
Volume can also be adjusted using the buttons on the multi-function steering
wheel* ⇒page 12.
A2A3A4
RETURN
A5
RADIO
SETUP
Fig. 7 Navigation system:
ON/OFF knob (adjusting
volume)
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10MuteSwitching on the mute function
– Briefly press the ON/OFF knob. The volume for the enabled audio
source will then be switched off. Switching off the mute function
– Briefly press the MMI knob or:
–Turn the ON/OFF knob.
By briefly pressing the MMI knob, the sound of the currently enabled audio
source will be muted. When the mute function is enabled, the symbol
⇒
fig. 9 will appear in the bottom of the display. The sound is switched back
on when the MMI knob is pressed briefly or turned.
When the navigation system is switched on, the volume is automatically set
to the factory default.
Note
If you enable the mute function during a traffic announcement or a navigation
cue, the current announcement will be cancelled. If you enable the mute func-
tion once again, the audio source will be muted.Home functionPress the corresponding function button within a main function, the system
will automatically jump to the main menu of that main function.
In navigation*, “Home function” depends on the route guidance selected: if
you have activated route guidance with stopovers, you go to the menu for
route planning by pressing the function button again ⇒page 120, fig. 143 .
If you have activated route guidance without stopovers ⇒page 120, you go
to the main navigation menu* (single destination mode) by pressing the
function button again.
Fig. 8 Navigation system:
MuteFig. 9 Navigation system:
Mute function symbol
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Handling: General information11
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
History function
The system recalls the previous settings.When a function button is pressed, the system will switch to the most recently
accessed menu level for the specific main function. This includes any
sublevels that were opened. This excludes the Setup menus.
The history memory is erased when the system moves into standby mode.
An example: You are currently in radio mode and have selected the Control
menu. You switch to the navigation menu by pressing the button. If you
then press the button, you will return to the menu selected before
leaving radio mode. In this case, the Control menu of the radio is shown in the
display.Resetting the navigation system
The procedure described below will restart your navigation system
and restore full normal operation.
– Press the ON/OFF knob to switch the navigation system off ⇒fig. 10 .
– Press and hold the ON/OFF knob until the display reappears and turns black.
– Release the ON/OFF knob as soon as the display has turned black . After a few seconds, the navigation system will restart, or
you can switch it on manually ⇒page 4.
NAV
RADIO
Fig. 10 Navigation
system: ON/OFF button
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12Multi-function steering wheel*Introduction
The multi-function steering wh eel enables quick and easy
operation of selected functions of the navigation system.
To minimise driver distraction when operating the navigation system and its
components, buttons for controlling basic audio and video* functions are
placed on the multi-function steering wheel. However, this applies only if
your vehicle equipment was factory-fitted.
The functions are operated by pressing and scrolling the controls to on
the multi-function steering wheel ⇒fig. 11 :•Press the button repeatedly to switch the display between the
various modes and the phone book* ⇒fig. 11 .•Scroll and press the left thumbwheel to select a function from one of
the menus.•The telephone speech control system* ⇒page 86 is enabled by pressing
the talk button . Press the talk button again to disable the telephone
speech control system*.•Scroll the right thumbwheel up/down to raise/lower the volume as
desired. When you adjust the volume for one audio mode, this will automati-
cally change the volume settings of the other audio systems as well. You can
set the volume for the telephone* or speech control system* independently
of the audio systems.
Fig. 11 Controls on the
multi-function steering
wheel
Fig. 12 Instrument panel
display: Phone book entry
of on-board phone
memory (telephone
mode)
AA
AD
MODE
AB
A1AA
AC
AD
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Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
•Press the right thumbwheel while the route guidance is enabled to
repeat the last navigation voice cue*.Note
•During an active call, the speech commands of the telephone* cannot be
enabled.•If certain equipment has not been installed in the vehicle, the multi-func-
tion steering wheel assigned to that equipment will be inoperative.Radio modeSelecting the radio
– Press the button ⇒page 12, fig. 11 until a
station/station name from the radio station list appears in the
instrument panel display.
Changing between stations in the radio station list
–Use the left thumbwheel ⇒ page 12, fig. 11 to scroll
up/down
1).
Tuning
– Press the left thumbwheel once to start the station search ⇒page 12, fig. 11 .
– Press the left thumbwheel again to stop the station search.
If you hear only a hissing noise when you change stations, the current station
number has not been assigned or the selected station is currently not within
the reception range.CD/MP3 ModeSelecting CD/MP3 mode
–Press the button ⇒ page 12, fig. 11 until a CD or MP3
track appears in the instrument panel display.
Next/previous track
– Use the left thumbwheel ⇒page 12, fig. 11 to scroll
up/down.
Fast forward
– Press and hold the left thumbwheel to start the fast forward ⇒page 12, fig. 11 .
– Release the left thumbwheel again to continue listening to the CD.Scroll the left thumbwheel up or down several click stops to skip up or down
through the tracks.Te l e p h o n e m o d e *Selecting a phone number
–Press the button ⇒page 12, fig. 11 until a telephone
number appears in the instrument panel display.
1)When the navigation system display shows the radio memory list you can also use the
left thumbwheel to select a station from the list.
AD
MODE
ABAAAAAA
MODE
ABAA
AA
MODE
AB
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Making a call
–Use the left thumbwheel ⇒page 12, fig. 11 to scroll up and
down through the phone book.
– Press the left thumbwheel . The number is dialled and the audio system is muted automatically.
Answering or ending calls
– Press the left thumbwheel ⇒page 12, fig. 11 .
Rejecting a call
– Press and hold the left thumbwheel ⇒page 12, fig. 11 .
Replacing a call
– If a second call is received (call waiting), briefly press the left thumbwheel ⇒page 12, fig. 11 . The current call will be
ended and you will be connected with the second caller.The following telephone status messages appear on the display in the instru-
ment panel: Phone numbers can be stored in different categories in the mobile phone
directory. These categories are displayed as follows:
P Private phone number
W Work phone number
M Mobile phone number
Scroll the left thumbwheel downwards to scroll down the list of stored names
from
A to Z . Scroll the left thumbwheel upwards to scroll up the list of stored
names from Z to A. If you "flick" the left thumbwheel you can jump to the next
letter of the alphabet.
Note
The information shown on the instrument panel display depends on the type
of mobile phone used.
Please wait...
The SIM card memory is being scanned.
SIM CARD
There is no SIM card in the mobile phone.
PIN CODE
The PIN code has not yet been entered.
NO SERVICE
No network connection
CALL
A call is active or incoming. If the caller's telephone
number is available, the display will alternately
give the caller's number and the message CALL .
LINE ENGAGED
Number dialled is engaged.
AAAAAA
AA
AA
TELEPHONE OFF
The telephone is switched off.
CALLING
The connection is being established.
NO ENTRIES
The phone book has no entries.
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Display15
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
DisplayDisplay orientationDescription
The main menu or the submenus appear on the display when
a function button is pressed.
When you press one of the function selector buttons ⇒page 9 the display
will show the main menu for that function, or one of its submenus
⇒ page 11, “History function”. The centre of the display contains the options
you can select for the function.
The following describes the different sections of the display shown in the
illustrations ⇒fig. 13 and ⇒fig. 14 .
Track
The title line shows the main function that you are currently in (e.g. navigation
system*) ⇒fig. 13 . If Setup is displayed on the title line as well, you are in a
Setup menu ⇒ fig. 14.
Use the function selector buttons to switch between main functions
⇒ page 9.
Corners of the display
These functions depend on the menu you are currently in and are operated
using the control buttons. The control buttons are logically assigned to the
menus in the corners of the display. The top right corner of the screen corre-
sponds to the top right control button ( ⇒page 9).
Display centre
Radio station or track lists are displayed in the centre of the display in radio,
CD and MP3 mode. In the NAV* function, the individual destination mode is
displayed. In the main Setup menus, a list of available functions is displayed.
Orientation symbols
The different symbols in the display are use to select various additional func-
tions ⇒page 17.
Fig. 13 Display: Main
navigation menuFig. 14 Display: A tele-
phone menu
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