2General informationGeneral informationThis manual contains information, recommendations, advice and warningsrelated to your radio system. The other publications in the vehicle documen-tation contain further information of which you should be aware for yourown safety and for that of your passengers.
Ensure that the onboard documentation is kept in the vehicle at all times.This is especially important when lending or selling the vehicle to anotherperson.
This manual contains a description of the equipment supplied with the ve-hicle at the time of press. Some of the units described herein will not beavailable until a later date or is only available in certain markets.
The illustrations are intended as a general guide and may vary from theequipment fitted in your vehicle in some details.
The screen colour and the colour of the information displayed on it can varyaccording to vehicle model.
Directions and positions of components (e.g. right, left, front, rear) are al-ways relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle unless otherwise sta-ted.
The equipment marked with an asterisk is only supplied as standard incertain model versions, is optional in others or is only available in spe-cific countries.
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30Audio modeNotes and restrictions
The infotainment system enables you to view, play and manage compatibleaudio files through the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface.
In the case of MTP players and depending on the battery charge and thequantity of data, it may take a few minutes for them to be ready for use.
External hard discs with a capacity greater than 32 GB must, in certain cir-cumstances, be reformatted to the FAT32 file system. On the Internet, for ex-ample, you will find programs and instructions for this.
If the data carrier has several partitions, only the first partition will be recog-nised (except with USB, in which the first 2 will be visible). Take into ac-count all other instructions and limitations regarding requirements for me-dia sources.
Connecting and disconnecting an external data medium
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Connect a suitable adaptor to the MEDIA-IN multimedia interface.
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Connect the external data medium to the MEDIA-IN multimedia interfacevia the adapter.
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If necessary, switch on the external data medium or select the appropri-ate data mode.
Regardless of any indications to the contrary that there may be on the mat-ter, the external data medium can be disconnected from the MEDIA-IN multi-media interface at any time without losing the data.
When disconnecting an iPod® or iPhone® from the adaptor, take care topress the two unlocking tabs on the narrow sides of the iPod® connector si-multaneously.
Operating the infotainment system
An external data medium that is correctly connected to the MEDIA-IN multi-media interface can be operated using the infotainment system.
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In the main MEDIA menu, press the button SOURCE ⇒ Fig. 20 and selectUSB or iPod.... ⇒ page 29.
Other operations with the external data medium (changing tracks, selectingtracks and activating playback modes) are carried out as described in thecorresponding chapters.
iPod® and iPhone®
If you connect an iPod® or iPhone®, the top selection level will display thespecific lists of the iPod ( playlists, artist, album, title, pod-casts etc.). The appearance of these lists is similar to that of the media cen-tre, and they are managed as described.
Music management is blocked so it can be managed with the iPod® oriPhone® that is connected.
The playback volume of some iPods® or iPhones® can adapt to the volumeof the other audio sources ⇒ page 29.
Files from iPods® or iPhones® cannot be imported.
Possible error messages after connecting an external data mediumError messageCauseProcedureDevice not suppor-tedThe external data me-dium cannot be played– Consult the list of suppor-ted devices on the web.– When possible, update thesoftware of the external datamedium.
Unit not operationalCommunication fault.Check the connection andmake sure the external datamedium is working correctly.
Due to the large number of different data media available, it is not possi-ble to guarantee fault-free operation of all functions described here.
