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Setting the volume distributionbetween right - left
Select Balance: .
Set the desired value.
Setting an individual setting to
“0”
Select the desired option and press
and hold the multifunction knob for a
few seconds.
Setting all settings to "0" or "Off"
Press and hold the TONE button for a
few seconds.
Optimizing the tone for the style
of music
Select EQ: (Equalizer).
The displayed options offer optimized
bass, middle and treble presettings
for the relevant style of music.
Select the desired option.
Volume settings
Maximum startup volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings and then Maximum startup
volume .
CD 300: select Audio settings and
then Start up volume .
Set the desired value.
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Speed compensated volume
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings and then Auto volume
control .
CD 300: select Audio settings and
then Auto volume control .
Speed compensated volume can be
deactivated or the degree of volume
adaptation can be selected in the
menu displayed.
Select the desired option.
Volume of the traffic announcements (TA) The volume of the traffic
announcements can be increased or
reduced proportionate to the normal
audio volume.
Press the CONFIG
button to open the
system settings menu.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: select Radio
settings , RDS options and TA
volume .
CD 300: select Audio settings, RDS
options and TA volume .
Set the desired value for the volume
increase or reduction.
Personalisation
(only with CD 400plus)
Various Infotainment system settings
can be separately memorised for
each vehicle key (driver) of the car.
Memorised settings
By removing the vehicle key from the
ignition switch the following settings
are automatically saved for the key
being used:
■ last volume settings; one volume level for all non-phone audio
sources (radio, CD player, AUX,
USB) and one for phone audio
■ all radio station presets
■ all tone settings; each of these settings are separately saved foreach of the following audio
sources: AM, FM, DAB, CD player,
AUX, USB
■ last active audio source
■ last active radio station (separately for each waveband)
■ last active display mode
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■ last position in Audio/MP3 CDincluding track number and folder
■ state of shuffle songs setting (CD player)
■ state of TP (Traffic Programme) setting
■ cursor position for each menu on the display
Activating/deactivating
personalization
Press the CONFIG button to open the
system settings menu.
Select Vehicle settings and then
Comfort settings .
Set Personalization by driver to On or
Off .
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when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 102 are searched for.
Manual station tuning
AM waveband
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the optimal reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.
DAB waveband
Press the multifunction knob to open
the DAB menu and select DAB
manual tuning .
Turn the multifunction knob and set
the required reception frequency on
the pop-up frequency display.
Autostore lists The stations that can be received best
in a waveband can be searched for
and stored automatically via the
autostore function.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Each waveband has 2 autostore lists
( AS 1 , AS 2 ), in each of which
6 stations can be stored.
Automatic station storing
Press and hold the AS button until an
autostore message is displayed. The
12 strongest stations in the current
waveband will be stored in the
2 autostore lists.
To abort the autostore procedure,
press the multifunction knob.
Storing stations manually
Stations can also be stored manually
in the autostore lists.
Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press the AS button to open an
autostore list or to switch to another
autostore list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Notice
Manually stored stations are
overwritten in an automatic station
storing process.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press the AS button to open an
autostore list or to switch to another
autostore list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the corresponding list position.
Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
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6 stations can be stored in each
favourite list.
The number of available favourite
lists is configurable (see below).
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
Storing a station Set the station to be stored.
Briefly press the FAV button to open
a favourite list or to switch to another favourite list.
To store the station in a list position:
press the corresponding station
button 1...6 until a confirmation
message is displayed.
Retrieving a station
Briefly press the FAV button to open
a favourite list or to switch to another
favourite list.
Briefly press one of the station
buttons 1...6, to open the station at
the related list position.
Defining the number of available favourite lists
Press the CONFIG button.
Select Radio settings and then Radio
favourites .
Select the desired number of
available favourite lists.
Waveband menusAlternative facilities for station
selection are available via waveband-
specific menus.
With the radio main menu active,
press the multifunction knob to open
the relevant waveband menu.
Notice
The following FM-specific displays
are shown as examples.
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Favourites list
Select Favourites list . All stations
saved in the favourites lists are
displayed.
Select the required station.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Stations lists
AM/FM waveband
Select AM stations list or FM stations
list .
All receivable AM/FM stations in the
current reception area are displayed.
DAB waveband
Turn the multifunction knob.
All receivable DAB stations 3 104 in
the current reception area are
displayed.
Notice
If no station list has been created
beforehand, the Infotainment
system performs an automatic
station search.
Select the required station.
Notice
The currently received station is
marked by i.
Updating stations lists
If the stations stored in a waveband- specific station list can no longer be
received:
Select the corresponding command
to update a station list.
CD 400plus: The dual tuner of the
Infotainment system continuously
updates the FM stations list in the
background. No manual update is
required.
A station search is started. Once the
search is completed the station last
received will be played.
To abort the station search, press the multifunction knob.
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
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Category listsNumerous RDS stations 3 102
broadcast a PTY code, which
specifies the type of programme
transmitted (e.g. news). Some
stations also change the PTY code
depending on the content currently
being transmitted.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type,
in the corresponding category list.
To search for a programme type
determined by station: select the
waveband specific category list
option.A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: A list of stations is displayed that transmit a
programme of the selected type.
Select the desired station.
CD 300: The next receivable station
of the selected type is searched for
and is played.
The category list is also updated
when the corresponding waveband
specific station list is updated.
Notice
The currently received station is marked by i.
DAB announcements
Besides their music programmes
numerous DAB stations 3 104
broadcast various announcement categories.
The currently received DAB service
(programme) is interrupted when any
announcements of previously
activated categories are pending.
Activating announcement categories
Select DAB announcements in the
DAB menu.
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Activate the desired announcement
categories.
Several announcement categories
can be selected at the same time.
Notice
DAB announcements can only be
received if the DAB waveband is
activated.
Radio data system (RDS) RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably facilitates the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.Advantages of RDS
■ On the display the programme name of the set station appears
instead of its frequency.
■ During a station search the Infotainment system tunes in to
RDS stations only.
■ The Infotainment system always tunes into the best receivable
broadcasting frequency of the set
station by means of AF (Alternative Frequency).
■ Depending on the station that is received the Infotainment systemdisplays radio text that can contain,
for example, information about the
current programme.
Configuring RDS To open the menu for the RDS
configuration:
Press the CONFIG button.
CD 400 / CD 400plus: Select Radio
settings and then RDS options .
CD 300: Select Audio settings and
then RDS options .
TA volume
The volume of the traffic
announcements (TA) can be preset
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Switching RDS on and off
Set the option RDS to On or Off.
Notice
If RDS is switched off, it will be
automatically switched on again
when a radio station is changed (by
search function or preset button).
Traffic announcement (TA)
To switch the TA function on or off
permanently: