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othe rs.
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Inde
x<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> .......4 Int
rod uction ....... .............. .................... 11 At
ag lance <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 13 System
settings <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 35 Nav
igation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 45 Telephone
<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 93 Audio
.................. ................................ 115 Video
<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 149 Rear
Entert ainment System........ ..... 159 Voice
Control ........ .......... .................. . 177 Contents
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A
Acti vepartiti on (USB devices only)
Se lec ting ...... ...... .................. .......... 146
Add ressbook
Br owsin g.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 109
Ca lling up ....... ............................ ....109
Cha nging anentry .......................... 111
Connecting acall<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 111
Cre ating anentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 109
Deleti nganentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 110
Detail sabout anent ry<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 110
Importi ngcontacts <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 113
Searchi ngfor anentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 109
Starting routeguidance <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 112
voice control with .......... 191,202,206
Voice tag<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 112
Address bookentry
Adopt ingasahome address ............ 77
Showing thedetails <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 110
Address entry(example) <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 49
Address entrymenu ............................ 49
Address ofdestin ation(Seealso
Destinat ions)
ent erin gwith voicecom mands ......185
Al ternative route<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 70
Area Avoidi ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 85
Audio
voice control <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 178
Audio Aux(auxi liary)
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 199
Audio AUXjack<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 147
Audio CD/DVD orMP3 mode
Switchi ngto<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 129
Audio DVD
Pau sefunction <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 167
Stop function <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 131
Audio format
Setting (audi oDVD mode )............. 135
Autos tore<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 118
Auxi liary (Aux) operatio n
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 199
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 204 B
Back button <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 16
Bird's-ey evie w<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 83
Blueto oth®
Activating/d eactivating <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 40
Authori zingadevi ce....... .............. ....41
Devices <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 41
External authoriza tion................ 42,97
Gene ralinforma tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 40
Interface <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 95
Settings <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 40
Tel epho ny<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 94,95
Blueto oth®
inte rface
Tel epho ny<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 94
Blueto oth®
inte rface telephony
Cond itions <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 95
Blueto oth®
tele phone list<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 96 C
Call Accepting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 100,114
Connecting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 100
Ending .............. ..................... .........114
Reje cting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 100,114
Call ing(Seealso Telephone )
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 181,193
Call list
Openi ngand selecting anentry .....106
Cal llis ts <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 106
Displ aying deta ils....... .............. ...... 106
Saving anentry inthe address
book <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 107
Storing anentry whichhas notyet
bee nstore d.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 107
Categ ories
satel literadio<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 195
Categ ory
Satell iterad io<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 123
CD
Cop yprotection <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 137
Data medium<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 137
Gene ralinforma tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 137
Mul tisess ion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 136
Pla yback optio ns<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 135
Sele cting amedium <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 132
Sele cting atrack <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 1324
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CD/DVD
Eject ing (DV Ddriv e).... ................ ...1 28
Inserting (DVDchange r)................ 127
Inserting (Rear Seat
Entertainment System)<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 164
CD audio, mainvehicle
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 198,203
Chang ingdirec tion
Announcement phase<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 66
Cha nge ofdire ction phase............... 66
Prep aration phase....... ..................... 65
Chann elprese ts<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 117
Chann elsel ection (sate llite radio)
voice command sfor <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 196
Characte rentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 22
Characte rs
Entering <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 23,25
Ci ty
Entering <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 49
Ci ty center, selecting as
destin ation<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 187
Cl ear button <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 16
COMA ND
Basi cfunc tion s.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 26
Switchi ngon/off ............................ ..26
COMA NDdisplay <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 17
Setting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 36
Switchi ngon/off ............................ ..27
COMA NDoperatin gsyste m....... .........14
Co mmands forvoicecontrol ............ 199
for add ress book <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 192,202
for CD, DVD, MP3<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 198,203
for navig ation.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 185,200
for phone operation............... 181,200
for radioand satel literadio.... 194, 203
genera lcommands <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 199
Co py protec tion(CD/ DVD )............... 137
Cros shair position
Saving <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 82 D
Data carrie r
MUSIC REGISTER ........................... 137
Vid eoDVD <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 153
Data medium
Audi oDVD <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 136,165
CD/DVD <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 137
MP3 <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 136
Date format
Setting <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 37
De leti ng
Ca lllis ts <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 108
De stinati on
Adopti ngfrom thelisto fpreviou s
destina tions<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 78
De stinati onentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 48
Addres s.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 48
Destinati onmemory <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 54
Intermedi atestop <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 57
Last desti nation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 55
Map <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 56
Poi ntofinterest <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 60
De stinati oninfo rmation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 71
De stinati onmemory <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 77
Deleti nganentry <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 79
My add ress <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 77
Storing adesti nation ..................... ...78
De stinati onmemory (Seealso Last
De stinati ons)
savi ngdesti nations to<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 189
voice control for<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 189
De stinati ons
savi ngtodesti nation memory ........189
Search &Send <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 59
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 185
Di alog
see Voice control
Di gital map
Upda ting<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 89
Di splay, main
wi th voice command <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 180
Di strict, selecting asdestin ation
wi th voice command s.<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023> 187
DTMF tones
Sending <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 101 In
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DVD
Copy protection <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 137
Data medium<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 137
Sele cting atrack <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 132
DVD audio, mainvehicle
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 198,204
DVD menu <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 154
DVD playbac kcondit ions<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023> 151
DVD video
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 199,205
DVD -Video
Pictu resettings ..............................150
DVD -Video Operatio n
Automa ticpictu reshu toff .............. 150 E
Entry Deleti ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 24
Saving <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 26
Sele cting ........................................ 104
Exte rnal audio orvide odevi ces
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 199
Exte rnal authorizatio n<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 42 F
Fi rst liste ntr y
Ac cept ing...... ......... ............... ........... 24
Freeway information<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 88
Freque ncyinput
Manu al.... .......................................1 17
Ful l-sc reen mapandchang e-of-
direc tiondisplay
Switchi ngbetwe en<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 65
Func tionrestric tions
Vid eoDVD mode <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 151G
Glo bal voicecontrol commands ......179
Goo gleMaps ®
<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 59
Gracen oteMedia Databas e.............. 134 H
Hands-free microphone
Switchi ngon/off <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 101
Hard diskdrive
voice control with <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 204
Harman/kardon ®
Lo gic 7®
Surround Soundsyste m<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023> 28
HD Radio™ <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 120
Hel pw ithvoice control,genera l...... 208
Home address ..................... .................77
Entering andsaving<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023> 52
House numbers ,entering for
destina tion................ .................. .......1 88 I
Inc iden t(traffic report) <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023> 73
Indi viduali zation<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023> 38
Inte rmediate stop
Deleti ng<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 58
Entering <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 57
Inte rsec tion (selecting) <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 187
iPo d®
Alpha betictrack selection ............. 146
Connecting tothe Medi a
Interface <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
00230023002300230023002300230023> 142
Device version<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 142
Sele cting acatego ry/playlist......... 144
iTune s®
<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 146 L
Lane recommendation s<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 67
Explana tion<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023> 68
Prese ntation <0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
0023002300230023> 68
Last Destinati ons
voice control for<0023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023
002300230023002300230023002300230023002300230023> 189
Le ver forvoicecontrol ..................... .179
Lis tasselection list
Calling up.......... .. .................. ...........2 4
List entry
Sele cting ..................... .................. ... 24
List ingaddress book conten ts........ 193
Lo cal voicecontrol commands ........179
Lo gic 7®
see harma n/kardon ®
Logi c7®
Surrou ndSound system 6
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