
Handling: General information
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)
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AD
MODE
AB
A1AA
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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.
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MODE
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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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NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
•If the radio station currently selected is a TP station (e.g. Bayern 3 in 
Germany), the traffic reports of this station will be broadcast.•If the radio station currently selected is an EON station (e.g. Bayern 2 in 
Germany), the traffic reports of this network of stations (in this case the 
reports on Bayern 3) will be broadcast.•If the station you are currently tuned to is neither a TP nor an EON station, 
the traffic reports of the TP station with the best reception will be broadcast.
The TP symbol in the display indicates the following statuses:
When the traffic programme function is switched on, the TP symbol is also 
displayed in the instrument panel display.Note
Certain times can be set using the timer functions  Timer 1 or Timer 2  to set 
traffic announcement ⇒ page 148.
Regional stations
This function allows you to receive different regional stations 
of a broadcasting network.– Starting from any one of the radio menus, press the   
⇒page 9 button.
–In the  Regional stations  function, select on ⇒ fig. 47 to switch 
on the regional stations function.Some radio stations split up their transmission at certain times into regional 
programmes. In Germany, for instance, Bavarian radio's first channel broad-
casts regional programmes with differing content at certain times. These 
cover Munich (display shows BR1 MUN), Swabia (BR1 SH) and Upper Bavaria 
(BR1 OBB). The system searches for the strongest frequency signal and tunes 
into it. This can lead to varying programme contents with regional stations. If 
you want to continue listening to the current regional programme,  switch on 
the  Regional stations  option.
Regional stations switched on
If radio stations split up their transmission into regional programmes, the 
radio will not automatically switch to the regional station with the best recep-
Display
Meaning
TP
symbol shaded 
⇒ page 42, 
fig. 46
Traffic programme function switched on  ⇒page 42, 
fig. 45 . Traffic news stations can be received and traffic 
announcements will cut in.
TP
symbol not 
shaded
Traffic announcement function switched off. Traffic news 
stations can be received, but no traffic announcements 
will cut in.
TP
 symbol 
crossed out
Traffic announcement function switched on. No suitable 
traffic news station can be received. Traffic announcement 
can therefore not be received.
TP
 symbol not lit 
up
Traffic announcement function switched off. No suitable 
traffic news station can be received.
Fig. 47  Radio settings 
(RADIO SETUP): Regional 
stations
SETUP
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– Select a name from the list.
–Select OK using the alphanumeric keyboard, or
– Press the  Dial control button.If you have stored more than one number for one of your contacts, all the 
numbers will be listed.
If no telephone numbers have been stored in the directory, the directory will 
appear  greyed out  on the display. it cannot be selected.
Note
Use the   button to access and edit your directory data  ⇒page 63.Phone book– Press the  Memory control button in a telephone menu.
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select  Phone book.
–Select  Find entry . The alphanumeric keyboard will appear, or
– Select a name from the list.
–Select  OK using the alphanumeric keyboard, or
– Press the  Dial control button.Loading the phone book entries
Provided your mobile phone supports this function, the phone book entries 
will be automatically scanned into the memory of the mobile phone adapter 
after you have switched on the ignition and inserted the mobile phone in the  adapter. It may take several minutes to load the entries, depending on how 
many entries are stored on the mobile phone. The message 
Please wait... will 
appear on the instrument panel display during this process.
The last four phone books loaded into the mobile phone adapter remain 
stored there. When you link a fifth mobile phone to the mobile phone 
adapter, the phone book from the mobile phone which has not been used for 
the longest time is deleted from the mobile phone adapter. Up to 500 phone 
book entries per phone book can be stored in the memory.
Using the mobile phone again later
If the SIM card is identical, the phone b ook entries are already stored in the 
mobile phone adapter. You can use the phone book almost immediately.
The system automatically searches for changes or new entries and stores 
them automatically. This process can take several minutes. If your vehicle is 
equipped with the speech control system*  ⇒page 86, you cannot record any 
spoken names in the phone book for the speech control system while phone 
book entries are being loaded from the mobile phone.
Displaying the phone book entries
The phone book entries are displayed in alphabetical order together with a 
category symbol, e.g. SIM card, private, business, mobile phone or telephone 
symbol.
Note
•Which phone book entries are displayed by the navigation system will 
depend on the mobile phone you are using.•In certain cases, phone book entries from a mobile phone may not be 
transmitted in alphabetical order. If more than 500 phone book entries exist, 
entries with certain initial letters may not appear on the navigation system 
display.
NAME
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82Telephone on the instrument panel display
Selecting a phone number
– Press the   button    ⇒fig. 101 as many times as 
required until a phone book entry appears on the instrument 
panel display  ⇒fig. 102 .
Making a call
– Use the left thumbwheel    ⇒fig. 101 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.
Rejecting a call
– Keep the left thumbwheel held down.
Replacing a call
– If a second call is received (call waiting), briefly press the left  thumbwheel. The current call will be ended and you will be 
connected with the second caller.The following telephone status messages can appear in the instrument panel 
display:
Fig. 101  Multifunction 
steering wheel: Controls 
on the leftFig. 102  Display on the 
instrument panel: Phone 
book entry with category
Please wait...
The phone book entries on your SIM card and in the 
mobile phone directory are loaded into the on-
board phone memory.
SIM CARD
There is no SIM card in the mobile phone.
PIN CODE
The PIN code has not yet been entered.
MODE
A2A1
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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.
Phone settingsOpening and closing the phone setup menu– While in any telephone menu, press the   function button  to access the main Telephone setup menu.
– Press the   button again to close the main setup menu.The following submenus are available in the telephone setup menu:•Telephone settings  ⇒page 84•Call options  ⇒page 84•Voice mailbox number ⇒ page 85
The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can be 
altered using the control buttons  ⇒page 153.Note
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is stationary. 
Please note ⇒ page 6, “Notes on road safety”.
NO SERVICE
No network connection
CALL
A call is being made. 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.
TELEPHONE OFF
The telephone is switched off.
CALLING
The connection is being established.
NO ENTRIES
The on-board phone memory has no SIM card 
entries or mobile phone directory entries.
Fig. 103  Telephone 
setup: Main menuSETUP
SETUP
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Commands
The speech control system processes speech commands.The system confirms acceptance of speech commands verbally and guides 
you through the dialogue.
During the dialogue, you can use the commands REPEAT, BACK , and 
DELETE .To ...
Speak this command:
Instruct the system to tell you which 
commands are possible while a dia-
logue is active and show them in the 
display.
HELP ⇒ page 90
Enter the PIN code for the SIM card.
ENTER PIN  ⇒ page 73
Enter a telephone number you want 
to dial.
DIAL NUMBER  ⇒ page 91
Select the telephone number associ-
ated with a name tag from the phone 
book for the speech control system.
SELECT NAME  ⇒ page 93
Dial a selected telephone number.
DIAL  ⇒ page 91,  ⇒page 93
redial the last number dialled.
REDIAL  ⇒ page 91
Store a name tag in the speech con-
trol system for a phone book entry 
shown in the instrument panel dis-
play.
STORE  ⇒ page 92
store a spoken name and telephone 
number in the phone book for the 
speech control system.
STORE  ⇒ page 93
End a dialogue
CANCEL
Repeat a specified name or all of the 
digits specified up to this point.
REPEAT
The system prompts you to  Please 
continue  to enter other figures or 
commands.
Delete the specified name or the last 
entered block of digits.
BACK
The blocks of digits entered previ-
ously will be repeated. The system 
prompts you to Please continue  to 
enter other figures or orders. 
Delete all specified digits.
DELETE
The system will then give the cue 
The number has been deleted. 
Please continue  so that you can 
enter more figures or give another 
command.
store names along with a telephone 
number in the phone book for the 
speech control system.
STORE NAME  ⇒ page 93
delete a name tag from the phone 
book for the speech control system.
DELETE NAME  ⇒ page 93, or
DELETE PHONE BOOK  ⇒ page 94
play back name tags from the phone 
book of the speech control system.
PLAY PHONE BOOK  ⇒ page 94
delete name tags from the phone 
book for the speech control system. 
DELETE PHONE BOOK  ⇒ page 94
To ...
Speak this command:
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