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In this way, while you are driving you can play your
favorite personal music collections.
•iPodPlayer — see dedicated paragraph under Media
Player Functions.
The media player enables the following operations:
•Digital Audio Playback — you can play all your
digital audio files (.mp3,.wma,.wav,.aac) or play a
customized playlist (.m3u or. wpl format).
•Audio File Selection By Category — you can play all
audio files of a certain category, e.g.: album, artist or
genre.
•Playback Options — while playing tracks you can
select the following options: Play, Stop, Next track,
Previous track, Shuffle and Loop track. NOTE:
•The media player does not support audio files com-
pressed with other formats and DRM (Digital Right
Management) protected audio files. Non-supported
audio files that may be present on the USB device will
be ignored.
•To use the media player, you have to simply connect
(directly or by an extension lead) your USB device to
the car USB port. Turning the ignition key to ON,
BLUE&ME™ will start building your media library. At
the end of this operation you can surf the whole
library and scroll its categories as required using the
buttons on the steering wheel or voice commands.
BLUE&ME™ will then play your selection via the car
sound system.
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3. Briefly press theMENU ESCbutton to go back to the
menu screen, or press and hold the MENU ESCbutton
(approximately one second) to go back to the main screen
without storing the settings.
Belt Buzzer (Buzzer Activation For S.B.R.
Indication)
This function will only be displayed after a FIAT Group
Automobiles Dealership has deactivated the S.B.R.
system.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
This function may be used to activate / deactivate the
Daytime Running Lamps.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
1. Briefly press the MENU ESCbutton to display the
three sub-menus.
2. Briefly press the MENU ESCbutton. “On” or “Off”
will flash on the display (according to previous setting). 3. Press the
+or –button for setting.
4. Briefly press the MENU ESCbutton to go back to the
menu screen, or press and hold the button (approxi-
mately one second) to go back to the main screen without
storing the settings.
Hill Start Assist
This function is used when starting a vehicle from a stop
on a hill. Hill Start Assist maintains the same level of
brake pressure the driver applied for a short period of
time after the foot has been removed from the brake
pedal.
Proceed as follows to switch this function on or off:
1. Briefly press the MENU ESCbutton. “On” or “Off”
will flash on the display (according to previous setting).
2. Press the +or –button for setting.
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Each time the button is pressed the following bands are
selected cyclically:
•AM, FM or SAT (if equipped)
Each band is highlighted by the corresponding wordings
on the display. The radio will be tuned to last station
selected on the respective frequency band.
Preset Buttons
The buttons numbered from 1 to 5 are used to set the
following pre-selections:
•15 in the FM band (5 in FMA, 5 in FMB, 5 in FMC
•10 in the AM band (5 in AMA, 5 in AMB)
•15 in SAT (if so equipped) (5 SATA, 5 SATB, 5 SATC)
To listen to a preset station, select the desired frequency
band and then briefly press the corresponding preset
button (from 1 to 5). By pressing the preset button for more than 2 seconds,
the tuned station will be stored. Pressing the A-B-C
button will change between the preset memory group in
the current frequency band.
Automatic Tuning
Briefly press theorbutton to start the automatic
tuning search for the next station that can be received in
the selected direction.
If the
orbutton is pressed for longer, the rapid
search is started. When the button is released, the tuner
will stop on the next station that can be received.
Manual Tuning
This is used to manually search for stations in the
preselected band.
Select the desired frequency band and then press briefly
and repeatedly the
orbutton to start the search
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in the desired direction. If theorbutton is
pressed longer, the fast search starts and then stops when
the button is released.
Stereophonic Broadcasters
If the incoming signal is weak, the reproduction is
automatically switched from Stereo to Mono.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio — If Equipped
Satellite Radio Antenna — If Equipped
The antenna for the satellite radio is mounted on the roof
of the vehicle. Do not place items on the roof around the
roof top antenna location. Objects placed within the line
of sight of the antenna will cause decreased performance.
Larger luggage items should be placed as far from the
antenna as possible. Do not place items directly on or
above the antenna.
SIRIUS Satellite Radio
With over 130 channels, SIRIUS Satellite Radio brings
you more of what you love. Get 69 channels of 100%
commercial-free music, plus all of your favorite sports,
news, talk and entertainment. Hear every NFL game,
every NASCAR race, college sports and more. The big-
gest and most compelling names in talk with Howard
Stern and Martha Stewart, laugh-out-loud comedy with
Jamie Foxx’s The Foxxhole and Blue Collar Comedy, plus
kids’ programming, world-class news, local traffic and
weather. All of this with crystal clear, coast-to-coast
coverage. Everything worth listening to is now on
SIRIUS. A one-year SIRIUS Satellite Radio subscription
is included. SIRIUS XM and all related marks and logos
are trademarks of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc. and its subsid-
iaries. SIRIUS Radio requires a subscription, sold sepa-
rately after trial subscription included with vehicle pur-
chase. Prices and programming are provided by SIRIUS
and are subject to change. Subscriptions governed by
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