Handling: General information11
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
History function
The system recalls the previous settings.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 history memory is erased when the system moves into standby mode.
An example: You are currently in radio mode and have selected the Control
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 Control menu of the radio is shown in the
display.Resetting the navigation system
The procedure described below will restart your navigation system
and restore full normal operation.
– Press the ON/OFF knob to switch the navigation system off ⇒fig. 10 .
– Press and hold the ON/OFF knob until the display reappears and turns black.
– Release the ON/OFF knob as soon as the display has turned black . After a few seconds, the navigation system will restart, or
you can switch it on manually ⇒page 4.
NAV
RADIO
Fig. 10 Navigation
system: ON/OFF button
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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)
AA
AD
MODE
AB
A1AA
AC
AD
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Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
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.
AD
MODE
ABAAAAAA
MODE
ABAA
AA
MODE
AB
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Display15
Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
DisplayDisplay orientationDescription
The main menu or the submenus appear on the display when
a function button is pressed.
When you press one of the function selector buttons ⇒page 9 the display
will show the main menu for that function, or one of its submenus
⇒ page 11, “History function”. The centre of the display contains the options
you can select for the function.
The following describes the different sections of the display shown in the
illustrations ⇒fig. 13 and ⇒fig. 14 .
Track
The title line shows the main function that you are currently in (e.g. navigation
system*) ⇒fig. 13 . If Setup is displayed on the title line as well, you are in a
Setup menu ⇒ fig. 14.
Use the function selector buttons to switch between main functions
⇒ page 9.
Corners of the display
These functions depend on the menu you are currently in and are operated
using the control buttons. The control buttons are logically assigned to the
menus in the corners of the display. The top right corner of the screen corre-
sponds to the top right control button ( ⇒page 9).
Display centre
Radio station or track lists are displayed in the centre of the display in radio,
CD and MP3 mode. In the NAV* function, the individual destination mode is
displayed. In the main Setup menus, a list of available functions is displayed.
Orientation symbols
The different symbols in the display are use to select various additional func-
tions ⇒page 17.
Fig. 13 Display: Main
navigation menuFig. 14 Display: A tele-
phone menu
A1A2A3A4
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Operating
RADIO, MEDIA (audiovisual
systems)
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
TMC symbol*
The TMC symbol indicates the reception status of traffic messages for specific
routes or road types ⇒page 145.
Time
Displays the set or received time ⇒page 155.
Mute symbol
The mute symbol will appear if the volume for the current audio source has
been switched off ⇒page 10.
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, PIN or PUK 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 73 for the SIM card
being used.
If PUK is displayed, you must enter the PUK code into the mobile phone.
Bluetooth Symbol*
The Bluetooth symbol appears on the display when a mobile phone is
connected to the navigation system through the Bluetooth* connection
⇒ page 71.
Cursor and arrows
The cursor and arrows provide orientation when navigating
through the different menus.
This cursor designates a chosen line in a menu ⇒fig. 17 .
The arrows pointing up and down indicate other menu points (equivalent
to scrolling up/down) ⇒fig. 17 .
After selection is made, this arrow points to other available selections or
possible settings ⇒fig. 17 .
A2A3A4A5A6
Fig. 17 Detail of display:
Orientation symbols
A1A2A3
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Display
18Selected optionYour choice will be highlighted in white text ⇒fig. 18 .
Working with the alphanumeric keyboardSummaryThe alphanumeric keyboard automatically appears in the display of the navi-
gation system when it is possible or necessary to enter numbers or letters.
Depending on the system mode, the option for entering numbers ( ⇒fig. 19 )
or letters ( ⇒fig. 20 ) appears in the display. If necessary, you can also switch
Fig. 18 Detail of display:
Selected option
Fig. 19 Display: Number
keyboa rdFig. 20 Display:
K e y b o a r d i n l e t t e r m o d e t o
enter a navigation desti-
nation, for example
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Display
20Making entries with the alphanumeric keyboardEntering letters, digits and characters
– Select the desired letters, numbers or characters in the keyboard
display using the selector arrow by rotating the control knob
⇒ fig. 21 and ⇒fig. 22.
– To confirm the entry, press the control knob after each selection of a letter, number of character. – Select
OK to close out the entry ⇒fig. 21 and ⇒fig. 22 .
Deleting characters
– With the selection arrow, select Del by rotating the control
knob ⇒fig. 21 and ⇒fig. 22 .
– Press the control knob. The last character entered in the entry field will be deleted.
In some cases (such as in the navigation system*) the selection of letters is
limited by logical exclusion.
If you have entered part of a city in the alphanumeric keyboard display and
you have already recognised the desired city in the display list, you can shift
directly to the city list by keeping the control knob pressed down.
Fig. 21 Display: Letter
keyboa rdFig. 22 Display: Number
keyboa rd
A1
A2
A3
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Drives
22DrivesSystem drivesGeneral observations
The navigation DVD, audio CDs, MP3 CDs and memory cards
in SD or MMC format can be loaded into the system drives.– Press the button to open and close the display ⇒page 23,
fig. 25 .The following drives are located behind the display:
Navigation DVD drive ⇒ fig. 24
Two MP3 card readers for SD or MMC memory cards ⇒fig. 24 The navigation DVD drive can read and play the navigation DVD compatible
with the equipment, audio CDs and MP3 CDs.
An audio CD inserted into the drive is played using the CD function
⇒
page 51. An MP3 CD or SD/MMC memory card inserted into the drive is
played using the MP3 function ⇒ page 54.
MP3 files must meet the following specifications:
We recommend a bit rate of at least 160 kbit/s for compressing MP3 files.
Fig. 24 Display open:
DVD drives and MP3
memory cards
A1A2
Type of media
MP3 CDs
Memory cards
Format
MPEG-1 Layer 3
Standard
ISO 9660 Level 2
FAT
or FAT32 process
File system
Joliet or Rockridge (single
session and multisession) file system
File name
Max. 64 characters
Bit rates
32 - 320 kbits/s, variable speed
Number of files
Max. 400 files per medium, max. 255 directories with max. 8 directory levels
ID3 tags
Version 1 and 2, max. 64 characters
Supported
media
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW with a capacity of 650 MB and 700 MB
SD or MMC card with a
capacity of up to 32 GB
a)
a)The two MP3 memory card drives have been tested for use with many products cur-
rently available on the market. However, there may be some memory cards which are
not supported.Playlists
m3u format, file extension “m3u”
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