
Handling: General information11
Operating
RADIO, CD/MP3
TEL (telephone)
NAV, INFO
SETUP
Note
Press the corresponding function selector button  ⇒page 8 for the current 
main function at any point in a submenu to return to the main menu for that 
function.Forward and reverse buttonsDepending on which function you are using, these buttons can be used as 
follows:
Radio mode
   Select next station
   Select previous station
CD-/MP3 Mode
Press button     to advance to the next track of a CD. To activate the fast 
forwards function, press and hold the button. Press   button   within the first ten seconds of a track to go back to the 
previous track. If you press the button after ten seconds, you will go back to 
the beginning of that track. To activate the fast reverse function, press and 
hold the button.
Adjusting volumeVolume can be adjusted by turning the ON/OFF knob 
⇒fig. 11. The volume 
setting will be stored automatically.
If the volume is too low when the radio is turned on, it will be increased auto-
matically to a level set by the factory.
Note
Volume can also be adjusted using the buttons on the multi-function steering 
wheel*  ⇒page 14.
Fig. 10  Navigation 
system: Forward/reverse 
buttons
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A2
A1
Fig. 11  Navigation 
system: ON/OFF knob 
(adjusting volume)
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Handling: General information
12MuteFig. 13  Navigation system: Mute function symbolSwitching on the mute function
– Briefly press the MMI knob to enable the "Mute" function. The 
volume for the enabled audio source will then be switched off. 
Any activated media drives will be stopped. Switching off the mute function
– Briefly press the MMI knob or:
– Rotate the MMI knob to disable the "Mute" function.
By briefly pressing the MMI knob, the sound of the currently enabled audio 
source will be muted. Any activated media drives will be stopped 
⇒page 24. 
When the mute function is enabled, the symbol    ⇒fig. 13  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 value.
Note
If you activate the mute function during a traffic announcement or a naviga-
tion cue the current announcement will be cancelled.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, the “Home function” depends on the route guidance selected: 
if you have activated route guidance with stopovers, go to the menu for route 
planning by pressing the function button again  ⇒page 102, fig. 113 . If you 
have activated route guidance without stopovers  ⇒page 102, go to the main 
navigation menu (direct navigation) by pressing the function button again.
Fig. 12  Navigation 
system: Mute
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Handling: General information13
Operating
RADIO, CD/MP3
TEL (telephone)
NAV, INFO
SETUP
History function
The system stores the last settings made.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 log data are erased when the system moves into standby mode.
An example: You are currently in radio mode and have selected the  Manual 
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  Manual menu of the radio is shown in 
the display.
NAV
RADIO
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Handling: General information
14The multi-function steering wheelIntroduction
The multi-function steering wheel enables quick and easy 
operation of selected functions of the navigation system.
To minimise distraction when using the navigation system and its compo-
nents, the multi-function steering wheel has integrated buttons for operating 
the basic audio functions. However, this applies only if your vehicle equip-
ment was  factory-fitted.
The functions are operated by pressing and scrolling the controls   to   on 
the multi-function steering wheel  ⇒fig. 14 :•Press the   button   repeatedly to switch the display between the 
various modes and the phone book*    ⇒fig. 14 .•Scroll and press the left thumbwheel   to select a function from one of 
the menus.•The telephone voice control system*  ⇒page 75 is enabled by pressing 
the talk button  . Press the talk button again to deactivate 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. 14  Multifunction 
steering wheel: Control 
switches
Fig. 15  Dash panel 
display: Phone book entry 
of on-board phone 
memory (telephone 
mode)
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MODE
AB
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AC
AD
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Handling: General information15
Operating
RADIO, CD/MP3
TEL (telephone)
NAV, INFO
SETUP
•Press the right thumbwheel   while the route guidance is enabled to 
repeat the last navigation voice cue*.Note
If certain equipment has not been installed in the vehicle, the multi-function 
steering wheel assigned to that equipment will be inoperative.Radio modeSelecting the radio
– Press the   button    ⇒page 14, fig. 14  until a 
station/station name from the ra dio station list appears on the 
dash panel display.
Changing between stations in the radio station list
– Use the left thumbwheel    ⇒page 14, fig. 14  to scroll 
up/down
1).
Tun ing
– Press the left thumbwheel   once to start the station search  ⇒page 14, fig. 14 .
– 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 14, fig. 14  until a CD or MP3 
track appears on the dash panel display.
Next/previous track
– Use the left thumbwheel    ⇒page 14, fig. 14  to scroll 
up/down.
Fast forward
– Press and hold the left thumbwheel   to start the fast forward  ⇒page 14, fig. 14 .
– 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 eSelecting a phone number
– Press the   button    ⇒page 14, fig. 14  until a telephone 
number appears on the dash panel display.
Making a call
– Use the left thumbwheel    ⇒page 14, fig. 14  to scroll up and 
down through the phone book.
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.
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MODE
ABAAAAAA
MODE
ABAA
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MODE
ABAA
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Display19
Operating
RADIO, CD/MP3
TEL (telephone)
NAV, INFO
SETUP
The symbols in the status line are displayed regardless of the menu selected. 
For example, you can easily see in every menu if the mute function is acti-
vated 
⇒page 12.
The status line includes the following symbols (as shown in the illustrations 
⇒ page 18, fig. 18 and  ⇒page 18, fig. 19 ).
 TP Symbol
The TP symbol indicates the status of the traffic programme function 
⇒ page 41.
 TMC symbol*
The TMC symbol indicates the reception status of radio stations that broad-
cast traffic messages for specific routes or road types  ⇒page 111.
 Time
Displays the set or received time  ⇒page 117.
 Mute symbol
The mute symbol will appear if the volume for the current audio has been 
switched off  ⇒page 12.
 Signal strength*
The telephone* reception signal is indicated by vertical bars. The more 
shaded bars displayed, the greater the signal.
Under certain circumstances, the symbols  SIM or PIN  can appear in place of 
the signal strength bars.
If  SIM  is displayed, you must insert your SIM card into the slot to be able to 
use the phone.
If  PIN  is displayed, you must enter the PIN code  ⇒page 62 for the SIM card 
being used.  Bluetooth Symbol*
The Bluetooth symbol appears on the display when a mobile phone is 
connected to the navigation system through the Bluetooth* connection 
⇒ page 60.
Cursor and arrows
The cursor and arrows help you orientate yourself while 
scrolling through the various menus.Fig. 20  Detail of display: Orientation symbols
This cursor indicates a chosen line in a menu.
The arrows pointing up and down indicate further menu options 
(next/previous page).
After selection is made, this arrow points to other available selections or 
possible settings.
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Display
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Currently selected character (cursor)
Voice mailbox symbol*
2)
Move cursor in entry field backwards and forwards
The character to the left of the cursor will be deleted.
Confirms an entr y.
Switch between caps/no caps.
To switch between speller for letters and numbers
Making entries with the alphanumeric keyboard
The speller makes it easy to enter data into the system.Fig. 27  Display: Entering numbers with the spellerEntering letters, digits and characters
– Use the rotary pushbutton and the cursor   in the speller 
display to select the desired letter, number or other character.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to confirm each selection. – Use the rotary pushbutton to select 
OK   with the cursor and 
confirm the entry.
Deleting characters
– Use the rotary pushbutton and the cursor to select  DEL .
– Briefly press the rotary pushbutton: the character to the left of  the cursor will be deleted or
– Press the rotary pushbutton for longer: all characters are deleted.
In some cases (such as in the navigation system*) the selection of letters is 
limited by logical exclusion.
Note
Press the rotary pushbutton for longer to accept a suggestion from the box to 
enter data.
2)This function is available if your vehicle is equipped with the phone pre-installation*.A3A4A5A6A7A8A9
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Drives
24DrivesCD playerIntroductionThe navigation system is equipped with an internal CD player. The CD player 
can be used to play navigation, audio or MP3 CDs.
Audio/MP3 CDs inserted into the drive are played using the CD function 
⇒ page 44. If your vehicle is equipped with a CD changer*, you can select the 
inserted audio CD via the  CD position. The CDs in the CD changer take up 
positions  CD1 to CD6 .
A navigation CD is selected using the NAV function  ⇒page 85.
MP3 files must meet the following specifications:
The playing time displayed may differ from the actual time in MP3 files with a 
variable bit rate. As a rule, the MP3 music files are copyright-protected under the applicable 
international and national laws. In some countries the making of copies is not 
permitted, not even for personal use, without prior authorisation by the 
rightful owners. These restrictions do not apply if you are the rightful owner 
of these rights (e.g. in the case of your own compositions or recordings) or if 
the rightful owner has given you permission to use these rights.
Note
•You can obtain navigation CDs from your dealer. Your dealer will also be 
able to provide information on updates which are available for the CDs.•Please observe the notes for handling CDs  ⇒page 25.•In view of the variety of CD-Rs and CD-RWs and the difference in memory 
capacities, the quality of the MP3 function may vary in the case of some 
memory media.
Format
MPEG-1 Layer 3
Standard
ISO 9660 Level 2
File system
Joliet or Rockridge (single session and multisession)
Bit rates
32 - 320 kbits/s, variable speed
Number of files 
and
 directories
Max. 999 files per medium, max. 255 files per direc-
tory
ID3 tag
Version 1, 2.3 and 2.4, max. 32 characters
Supported media
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW with a capacity of 650 MB and 
700 MB
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