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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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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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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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
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MODE
ABAA
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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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A6A1A2A3
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Display
22
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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A3
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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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