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Exiting edit mode
The system automatically exits the
edit mode after a few seconds of
inactivity.
To exit the edit mode immediately,
press the ; button on the instrument
panel.Moving icons
To enter the edit mode, see "Entering edit mode" above.
Drag the icon you wish to move to its
new position. Release the icon to
drop it in the respective location.
Application tray
The application tray is located in the
top centre of the screen and
accessible from all main menus.
Three to five application icons may be stored in the application tray.
Some application icons dynamically
adapt to the current situation, e.g.
indicating that you missed a phone
call.
Activating an application
Select the respective application icon
to launch the application and enter
the application main menu.
Notice
The icons of unavailable
applications are greyed out.
Personalising the application trayAdding icons to the application tray To enter the edit mode, see "Entering edit mode" above.
Drag the icon of the desired
application into the application tray.
The Home screen icon changes to a
small application tray icon.
Release the icon to drop it in the
respective location.
If there are five icons in the
application tray already and a new
icon is added, one of the existing
icons is replaced.
Drag the new icon to the position of
the existing icon you wish to replace.
The existing icon appears greyed out
to indicate that it is removed.
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Release the new icon to store it in therespective location.Removing icons from the application
tray
To enter the edit mode, see "Entering edit mode" above.
Drag the respective application icon
out of the application tray and release it anywhere on the screen. The
application is removed from the
application tray.
Interaction selector bar
The interaction selector bar is located at the bottom of the screen and
accessible from all main menus.
Via the interaction selector bar, you
may change the different views within one application or perform
application-specific actions, e.g. start
a speech recognition session.
Activating an action
Select the respective screen button
on the interaction selector bar to
switch to another view or perform an
action.
Notice
If a function is currently not available
in a menu, the respective icon on the
interaction selector bar is greyed
out.
Displaying the interaction selector bar If interacting with the screen buttonsshown in the main menu, the
interaction selector bar is often
minimised.
To display the interaction selector
bar, select the n screen button at
the bottom of the screen.Messages
In the case of a system event, before
the execution of a system function, or
due to an outside trigger, e.g.
incoming phone call, you may be
prompted with a message.
Select one of the available options.
If ignored, most of the messages are
dismissed automatically after a
certain period of time. Alerts that are
not dismissed automatically remain
on the screen until they are
acknowledged or the trigger becomes invalid.
Keyboards Keyboard
Letter keyboard:
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Symbol keyboard:
Depending on the application or
function currently active, the
keyboard menu is displayed
differently.
To switch to the symbol keyboard,
select the Sym screen button.
To switch to the letter keyboard,
select the ABC screen button.
Entering characters
To enter a character, tap on the
respective screen button. The
character is entered on release.
If you accidently tapped on the wrong
screen button, slide across the
screen to the desired character and release.
Tap on and hold a letter screen button to display associated letters in a letter
pop-up menu. Slide to the desired
letter and release.
To confirm the input, select the
respective confirmation button.
Autocomplete function
If a character sequence has been
entered once, it is stored within the
system and may be recalled by the autocomplete function.
As soon as one character (letter or
digit) is entered, the autocomplete
function becomes active. Every
additional character entered is
considered in the matching process,
reducing the list of autocomplete
matches.
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Select the o screen button next to
the characters entered to display a list of all autocomplete matches.
Notice
Above the o screen button, the
number of available options is
displayed. It changes according to
the number of matches found.
Select the respective list item. The
keyboard is redisplayed with the
respective list entry displayed in the
entry field.
Editing text
To change text already entered, tap
at the respective position within the
text placing the cursor. Enter your
changes.
Depending on the application, select
the ╳ or r screen button to delete
one entered character. Tap and hold
the ╳ or r screen button to delete all
characters.
Select the respective confirmation
screen button to confirm an input.Mixed case characters
In most cases, only capital letters may be entered.
If mixed case character recognition is
available, additional Caps and Shift
screen buttons are displayed.
To activate the caps lock function and
capitalise all letters, select the Caps
screen button.
To deactivate the caps lock function,
the Caps screen button has to be
selected again.
To activate the shift function and
capitalise just one letter, select the
Shift screen button.
The function is automatically
deactivated after one letter has been
entered.
Keypad If only a number or PIN code have to
be entered, a keypad is displayed.
Depending on the application or
function currently active, the keypad
menu is displayed differently.
For a detailed description of how to
enter characters and change entered text, see above.
Character recognition
Activating character recognition
Press the h button on the touch pad.
If you are already in a keyboard
menu, select the s screen button.
Entering characters
Draw the desired character (digit or uppercase letter) on the touch pad. Itappears within the character
recognition pane.
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Settings menu
Tap on the t screen button to display
the character recognition settings
menu.
In this menu, you may define the
speed of the character recognition
workflow ( Draw Speed and Character
Selection Speed ). Set the respective
speed to Default, Faster or Slower .
Set Audio Feedback to ON or OFF .
Favourites
A range of different information may
be stored as favourites, e.g.:
■ Radio stations
■ Music tracks
■ Albums or artists
■ Telephone numbers
■ Destinations and routes
■ POIs
■ Contact entries
■ Tone settings
■ Home screen applications.60 individual favourite locations are
available, displayed as five favourites
per row.
They can be displayed in a one-row
view or in a three-row view.
If a favourite location is occupied, the favourite screen button displays the
label text of the respective favourite. If a favourite location is empty, the
position number of the favourite
location (1 to 60) is indicated.
Displaying favourites
The favourites list is accessible from
all menus.
To display one row of favourites when the n screen button is shown on the
screen:
Select the n screen button.
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To display three rows of favourites,
see below.
To display one row of favourites when an interaction selector bar is shownon the screen:
■ On the touch screen, place your finger on the interaction selector
bar and move it upwards until one
row of favourites becomes visible.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.■ On the touch pad, place three
fingers on the pad and move them
upwards until one row of favourites
becomes visible.
To display three rows of favourites,
use one or respectively three fingers
and drag the favourites list up further.
Scrolling through favouritespages
The favourites page is visible in the
one row or the three row view. To
scroll through the favourites pages,
you may optionally:
■ On the touch screen, place your finger anywhere on the favourites
page and move it left or right. The
next or previous page of favourites
is displayed.
Notice
Constant pressure must be applied and the finger must be moved at
constant speed.
■ On the touch pad, place three fingers on the touch pad and move
them left or right. The next or
previous page of favourites is
displayed.
When reaching the beginning or the end of the favourites pages, the whole list is wrapped.
Notice
At the bottom of the screen,
indication marks designate how
many favourites pages may be
accessed and which page is
currently displayed. The number of
indication marks adapts to the view
chosen (more pages in one-row
view, less pages in three-row view).
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Storing favourites
Favourites may be stored from the
Home screen, the audio application,
the navigation application or the
phone application.
There are two different basic
situations:
■ only one storable item on the screen
■ more than one storable items on the screen.
Reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite screen button.
If there is only one storable item on
the screen, a beeping sound is given
out and the station is stored to the respective screen button.
If there are more than one storable
items on the screen, the favourites
page is minimised and the previously shown menu is redisplayed. Select
the item you wish to store as a
favourite. A beeping sound is given
out and the station is stored to the
respective screen button.A few examples for storing favourites
are given below.
Example: Radio station
Repeatedly press the RADIO button
to activate the radio function and the
desired waveband.
Seek for the station you wish to store
as a favourite 3 47.
To store this station as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite screen button. The station is stored
as a favourite.
Example: Album
Repeatedly press the MEDIA button
and select the desired audio source.
Select the BROWSE screen button to
activate the browse menu and then
select the ALBUMS tab 3 57.
To store one of the albums as a
favourite, reveal the favourites list
and scroll to the respective favourites page.Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button. The favourites page is
minimised and the list of albums is
redisplayed.
Select the album you wish to store as a favourite. The selected album is
stored as a favourite.
Example: Destination
Press the ; button to display the
Home screen and then select the
NAV icon.
Select DESTINATION in the
interaction selector bar and then
select the RECENT tab 3 70.
To store one of the addresses in the
recent destinations list as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button. The favourites page is minimised and the recent
destinations menu is redisplayed.
Select the address you wish to store
as a favourite. The selected address
is stored as a favourite.
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Example: Telephone number
Press the ; button to display the
Home screen and then select the
PHONE icon.
Select the KEYPAD tab and enter the
number you wish to call 3 89.
To store this number as a favourite,
reveal the favourites list and scroll to
the respective favourites page.
Tap and hold the respective favourite
screen button. The number is stored
as a favourite.
Retrieving favourites
Display a favourites page (see above)
and scroll to the respective favourites
page (if necessary).
Notice
Unavailable favourites are greyed
out.
Select the desired favourite screen
button. Depending on the kind of
favourite selected, a radio station or
track is played, a phone call is
initiated, a route is calculated or an
application is started.Notice
The active favourite is highlighted.
Using the right-hand steering wheel
remote control
Repeatedly press the k or l buttons
to select the desired audio favourite.
Alternatively, using the five-way
controller: Press the i button to
display the cluster menu for
application selection. Select the
Audio list item and then Favourites.
Select the desired favourite.
Editing favourites Select the SETTINGS icon on the
Home screen, the Radio list item and
then Manage Favourites . A three-row
view of the favourites list is displayed with the editing options shown in the
interaction selector bar.
Renaming favourites
If necessary, scroll to the respective
favourites page.
Select the favourite you wish to edit. Select the RENAME screen button.
A keyboard opens up with the current
favourite label text displayed in the
entry field as well as in the label
preview area.
Enter the new label text and select the
Label screen button. You are
returned to the favourites page.