Description of the device
- Left control knob for switching the device on and off; volume adjust-
ment
Right control knob for calls and confirmations
- Menu Radio » page 23
- Menu Media » page 29
- Menu Telephone » page 38
- Voice control » page 15
- Switches traffic programme on/off » page 26
- Navigation menu » page 57
- Traffic news » page 72
- Displays the unit menus » page 9
Touch screen » page 10
SD memory card slot (SD1)
SD memory card slot (SD2)
Touch screen
The unit is equipped with a so-called touch screen
11
» Fig. 1 on page 7 which
can only be operated by the touch of a finger.
CAUTION
■ The screen can be operated by a slight touch of a finger. Exert any pressure
on the screen - there is a risk of damaging the screen!■
Do not use any objects to actuate the screen - there is a risk of damaging the
screen!
■
Do not use any solvents such as benzene or turpentine for cleaning - there is
a risk of damaging the screen surface!
■
Use a soft cloth and, if necessary, methylated spirits, to remove fingerprints
from the screen. When doing so, ensure that you do not cause damage to oth-
er parts of the interior.
■
It is not possible to operate the screen with your fingernails or while wearing
gloves.
Note
■ To protect the screen, you can use a suitable screen protector for touchpads
that does not affect its functionality.■
The brightness of the screen is adjusted automatically depending on the
brightness of the interior lighting. The automatic setting can be adjusted man-
ually » page 20 .
12345678910111213Device power on / off
Switching the unit on and off manually›
Press to switch the device on or off.
Turn on device automatically
If the device was not turned switched off using the
button before the igni-
tion was turned off, this will automatically switch on after the ignition has
been switched on.
Switching off the unit automatically
If the vehicle key is pulled out of the ignition lock while the unit is switched on,
the device will switch off automatically.
If the vehicle is fitted with the starter button, the device will switch off auto-
matically after the engine is switched off and the door is opened.
When the ignition is switched off, the device switches off automatically after
approx. half an hour (discharge protection of the vehicle battery).
The device can be turned off automatically under certain circumstances due to
the protection against the vehicle battery discharged or the device protection.
The device informs of this via a text message on the device display.
› Warning: 12 V battery low. Please start the engine or switch off the info-
tainment system. - The vehicle battery is low, start the engine or turn the
unit off.
› 12 V battery charge very low. The infotainment system will be switched off.
- The vehicle battery is discharged, the device switches itself off.
› Operating temperature not maintained. Switching off Infotainment system.
- The device temperature is too low or too high, the device switches itself
off.
Note
When the device is switched on, the operating mode that were active before
switching off will be restored.8Familiarization with the unit
Unit menusFig. 2
Unit menus
Call up the main menu
›
Press the button and the display shows the equipment menu
» Fig. 2.
Overview of the function keys Radio - Menu Radio » page 23
Media - Menu Media » page 29
Images - Menu Images » page 36
Sound - Sound settings » page 19
Setup - Unit settings » page 19
Navigation - Menu Navigation
Telephone - Menu Telephone » page 38
Traffic - Displays traffic reports » page 72
MirrorLink ™
- Menu MirrorLink ™
» page 54
Adjust the volume of the device that is switched on
Every change in volume is displayed on the screen.
Increase volume
›
Turn the control to the right.
Decrease volume
›
Turn the control to the left.
Muting
›
Adjust the volume by turning the control to the left to 0.
or
› Press the
button.
The symbol appears in the display screen when the sound is muted
.
If at the time of muting a sound is made in the menu Media, then the playback
is interrupted (pause) 1)
.
CAUTION
If the volume is too high sound resonance can occur in the vehicle which can
lead to damaged speakers.1)
Does not apply for AUX.
9Introductory information
Unit operation
Operation on the device screen
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Operation
10
Alphanumeric with keyboard
11
This chapter covers the touch screen and its operation.
Operation
Fig. 3
Screen area / screen display
Description of the display Status bar
Information and the operation of the current menu Function keys of the current menu
Identification of the current menu
Return to the higher-level menu
Slider - Position and movement in the menu (movement is by moving the
slider down / up with the finger or by turning control
2
» Fig. 1 on page 7 to
the left or right)
Menu item currently selected
Menu point with “checkbox”
Menu point is not available
Open a submenu of the menu point with the “pop-up window”
ABCDEFGHIJStatus line
In some menus a status bar located at the top of the screen shows the time
and outdoor temperature along with other information.
Function keys
Screen areas which confirm a function or a menu are called “ function keys”.
Grey background - The key is inactive and thus not selectable
White background - The key is active and thus selectable
Green background - The currently selected function or menu point
Selecting menu/menu item/function › Drag your finger over the screen in the required direction.
› By turning the right control2
» Fig. 1
on page 7 .
Confirming menu/menu item/function
› Touch the function key with your finger.
› By pressing the right menu control
2
» Fig. 1 on page 7 .
Returning to higher-level menu
› by pressing the function key
.
› By pressing the relevant button next to the screen.
› By touching the screen outside of the “pop-up window” with your finger.
Open submenu of a function
› by pressing the function key
a “pop-up window” with a sub menu opens.
Switching function on/off with “checkbox”
›
or
- Function is switched on
›
or
- Function is switched off
Set value › by touching the function keys with the symbols
.
› Touching or moving your finger over the scale.
Note
For some menus or menu items, the current setting is displayed, e.g.
Dis-
tance: ... km or distance: ... mi .10Familiarization with the unit
Alphanumeric with keyboardFig. 4
QWERTY (QWERTZ) keyboard / ABC keyboard
The alphanumeric keyboard is used to search for entries (e.g. telephone con-
tacts) or for entry (e.g. renaming the Bluetooth ®
Unit, writing an SMS etc.).
Description of the alphanumeric keyboard Input line
Return to the higher-level menu
Display of selected items
Confirmation of text entered into the entry line
Delete characters in the entry line
Toggle upper case to lower case and vice versa
Switching between keyboards with specific characters of the selected lan-
guages » page 21 , Additional keypad language settings
Switch to numbers and special characters
Switch to special characters
Switch to letters
Enters a blank
Move the cursor within the input line to the left
Move the cursor within the input line to the right
Search
By pressing the keyboard function key, the character required appears in the
entry line
A
» Fig. 4 .
AWhile entering characters a search of the most relevant entries takes place
with characters already entered. Therefore, it is not always necessary to enter
the entire entry name.
Do not forget to enter a space for terms made up of more than one word, such
as Lorem Ipsum.
The entry such as a telephone contact to be searched for must be entered
along with the special characters (diacritics).
In the function key
the number of matching selected entries is displayed.
Pressing this button opens a list of related items.
The numbers 1 - 99 indicate the quantity of corresponding entries. If more than 99 entries are found, then instead of a number the symbols are shown to
be shown. If less than 5 entries were found, a list of the found entries opens
automatically.
Enter
By pressing the keyboard function key, the character required appears in the
entry line A
» Fig. 4 .
By pressing the function key the input operation is ended.
Operation via the buttons / wheels on the multifunction steering
wheel / operating lever
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Operating the Radio menu
12
Operating the media menu
12
Operating the phone menu
13
Operating the navigation menu
14
Operate with the control lever buttons
15
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 7 , Impor-
tant notes .
If you operate the device using the buttons / wheels on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the operating lever, then some information and menus
appear in MAXI DOT display 1)
.
1)
The display in the MAXI DOT is described in the
» Manual , chapter Information system .
11Unit operation
Operate with the control lever buttonsFig. 9
Buttons on the control lever
Some radio, media and phone and navigation menu items shown in the MAXI
DOT display can also be operated using the keys on the control lever » table
on page 15 .
Functions of the buttons on the control lever
But-
ton » Fig. 9ActionOperationAHold up /
downDisplay main menuAPress up / downswitch between menu items and menusBPressConfirm menu item or menu
Voice control
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Function requirements
15
Switching on/off
16
Instructions and help for voice control
16
Operation
16
not recognizing a voice command
17
Correction possibility of a voice command input
17
Stop/restore voice command input
17
Voice commands not included in the help
17First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 7 , Impor-
tant notes .
Some equipment functions can be operated by using voice commands. Thus,
the use of the device is accelerated and increased comfort while driving.
The voice control system can be used with the following menus.
› Radio
› Media
› Telephone
› Navigation
The voice control system can be used either by the driver or by the front pas-
senger.WARNINGDo not use the voice control function in an emergency or when under
stress. Your voice commands may not be recognized in such situations. The
telephone connection may not be established or the connection may take
too much time to complete. The emergency number should be dialled man-
ually!
Function requirements
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
Function requirements for voice control. The unit is switched on.
No phone call is in progress.
The parking aid is not active.
Requirements for optimum voice command recognition.
› The voice commands are only to be spoken when the device screen or in
the MAXI DOT display the symbol
is displayed.
› Speak with a normal tone of voice without intonation and excessive pauses.
› Avoid a bad pronunciation.
› Close the doors, windows and sliding roof, in order to avoid disturbing envi-
ronmental influences on the function of the voice commands.
› It is recommended to speak louder at higher speeds, so that the tone of your
voice is louder than the increased surrounding noise.
› During voice control, limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. passengers
talking at the same time.
15Unit operation
CAUTION■For some languages, there is no voice control available. This device indicates
this fact through a text message that is displayed after setting the device lan-
guage screen » page 20.■
For some countries it is required to spell the city or street name in the menu
Navigation . The device indicates this through a text message on the screen.
Note
■
During voice control, no navigation announcements and traffic announce-
ments are played.■
Some voice commands must be spelled out when pronouncing depending on
the selected language of communication, such as the Source Selection “ SD”
card .
Switching on/off
Fig. 10
Multifunction steering wheel
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
Switching on voice control
Voice control can be switched on in one of the following ways.
›
Press the button on the device.
›
Hold the symbol key
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Activation of voice control is indicated by an acoustic signal and the device
screen will display a collection of basic voice commands for the current menu.
The menu display as well as the acoustic signal can be enabled or disa-
bled » page 21 , Voice control settings .
Switching off voice control
Voice control can be switched off in one of the following ways.
› Hold the button
on the device or press twice.›Hold the symbol key
on the multifunction steering wheel or press twice.›
Press a key or a function key on the device (does not apply to ).
›
Issue the voice command
End voice control.
Instructions and help for voice control
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
The device allows device instructional messages to be played back, explainingor reciting which voice commands are expected for the given menu.
›
One of the of the following voice commands is to be issued.
Start introduction
When you give the voice command Start tutorial, the unit plays one of the sev-
en parts of the voice control tutorial.
Individual parts of the introduction can be called separately by the saying the
voice command Introduction part ... and the number 1 through 7.
Help
When you give the voice command Help, the unit displays a menu containing
possible context dependent voice commands. In some cases after repeating
the voice command help another part of the help is reproduced with a menu of
possible voice commands.
The help does not contain all possible commands.
Operation
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
The voice control system can usually be operated through the method “ say
what you see. ”
Speak the name of the function keys highlighted in green. For example, the
function key Dial number can be accessed via the voice command “ select
number ”.
During voice control operation, the following symbols appear in the device
screen.
A message will be played
A voice command is awaited
16Familiarization with the unit
Voice command entry was stopped » page 17, Stop/restore voice com-
mand input
A voice command is recognized
It is not necessary to wait for the end of message playback when the device is
playing a message. The message ends by pressing the button
or by press-
ing the symbol key
on the multifunction steering wheel. This cancels the
message and causes the system to wait for a new voice command.
The voice control system is affected by the setting » page 21, Voice control
settings .
not recognizing a voice command
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
If a voice command is not recognised, the device answers with Pardon? and
you can give a new command.
If the device does not recognise the second voice command, the help message
is provided again and you can give a new command.
If the device does not recognise the third voice command, the system plays
the Cancel message and the dialogue is ended.
Correction possibility of a voice command input
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
A voice command can be corrected, modified or re-entered by briefly pressing
the button on the device or the symbol key
is operated on the multi-
function steering wheel. However, this is only possible if the symbol is dis-
played.
You do not have to wait until the voice command is recognized by the device.
Stop/restore voice command input
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
Stop
In some menus, the procedure for entering voice commands can be stopped with the right control
2
» Fig. 1 on page 7 .
This allows more time to be gained for the voice command input.
The function can be used for the contact search in the phone book.
When stopped the symbol shown in the device screen or in the MAXI DOT dis-
play changes from
to
.
Restore
The procedure for voice command input can be restarted in one of the follow-
ing ways.
› by pressing the function key
.
› By pressing the
button on the device.
› By pressing the symbol key
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Voice commands not included in the help
Read and observe
on page 15 first.
This chapter discusses some voice commands, which are not included in thehelp topics.
The voice commands allow working with lists or describe the function keys
with symbols that have no screen texts.
All menus
Voice commandOperationBackReturn to the previous menu Next page
Scroll through the menu / list / direc-
tory
Previous pageFirst pageLast page
Menu Radio
Voice commandOperationNext stationNearest station in the selected fre-
quency rangePrevious stationPrevious station in the selected fre-
quency range
Start scanning
Switch on the search for available sta- tions » page 25
(The search is ended by pressing the
key
on the unit or the button
on the multifunction steering wheel)
17Unit operation
Device Settings
Menu Sound
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Sound settings
19
First and foremost, pay attention to the safety instructions » page 7 , Impor-
tant notes .
This chapter covers the sound setting of the device and the volume setting of
the connected equipment.
Sound settings
Fig. 11
Adjustment of the equalizer / adjust the sound centre
›
Press the button
→
→ Sound .
or
›
In the radio or media menu, press the function key
→ Sound .
■ Volume - Volume settings
■ Traffic reports - Adjustment of traffic announcements volume (TP)
■ Navigation announcements - sets the volume for the navigation an-
nouncements
■ Voice control - volume setting for voice output
■ Maximum switch-on volume - Sets the maximum volume after switching
on the device
■ Speed-dependent volume adjustment - Speed-dependent volume increase
■
AUX volume - Sets the volume for the device connected through AUX
■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume
■ Bluetooth audio - Volume settings of the Bluetooth ®
Audio profile connec-
ted device ■ Quiet - Low volume
■ Medium - Medium volume
■ Loud - High volume
■ Lowering entertainment - Lowers the audio volume (e.g. radio volume)
with activated parking aid » Vehicle Operating Instructions , chapter Assis-
tance systems ■ Off - Mute is not active
■ Scale 1 - 5 - Setting the Mute (1 = lowest, 5 = highest)
■ Mute - Turns off the audio volume (MUTE)
■ Bass - Mid - Treble - Equalizer settings (bass, mid and treble)
■ Reset - Basic setting of the sound centre
■ Balance - Fader - Sets the balance between left and right, front and rear
■ Sound character - Adjusting the sound character (applies to vehicles equip-
ped with a sound system)
■ Music - Music
■ Speech - Language
■ Rock - Rock
■ Classical - Classical
■ Dance - Dance
■ Surround - Setting the surround sound (applies to vehicles equipped with a
sound system)
■ Off - switches off
■ Front - Front only
■ Driver - Only the driver
■ Confirmation tone - Switch on/off confirmation tone when touching the
screen
■ No navigation sound during call - Switches on or off the navigation prompts
during a telephone conversation19Device Settings