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Radio103Radio 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 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
system displays radio text that
can contain e.g. information on
the current programme.RDS configuration
Touch Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll to RDS.
Activate or deactivate RDS.
Traffic Programme Radio traffic service stations are RDS
stations that broadcast traffic news. If
the traffic service is switched on, the
current audio source is interrupted for
the duration of the traffic
announcement.
Activating the traffic programme
function
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
FM radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Touch the screen button next to
Traffic Programme to activate or
deactivate the function.Notice
In the station list, TP is displayed
next to the stations providing a traffic programme.
If the radio traffic service is activated,
[TP] is shown in the top line of all main
menus. If the current station is not a
radio traffic service station, TP is
greyed-out and a search is started
automatically for the next radio traffic
service station. As soon as a radio
traffic service station is found, TP is
highlighted. If no radio traffic service station is found, TP remains greyed-
out.
If a traffic announcement is
broadcasted on the respective
station, a message is displayed.
To interrupt the announcement and
return to the function previously
activated, touch the screen or press
m .
Regionalisation Sometimes RDS stations broadcast
regionally different programmes on
different frequencies.

Radio105Scroll through the list and select DAB
Announcements to display a list of the
categories available.
Activate all or just the desired
announcement categories. Different
announcement categories can be
selected at the same time.
DAB-DAB Linking If this function is activated, the device
switches over to the same service
(programme) on another DAB
ensemble (if available) when the DAB
signal is too weak to be picked up bythe receiver.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate DAB-DAB Linking .
DAB-FM Linking If this function is activated, the device
switches over to a corresponding FM
station of the active DAB service (if
available) when the DAB signal is too
weak to be picked up by the receiver.Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate DAB-FM Linking .
L Band With this function, you may define
which DAB wavebands are to be
received by the Infotainment system.
L Band (earth and satellite radio) is
another radio band that can be
received additionally.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and activate or
deactivate L Band.
Intellitext The Intellitext function allows the
reception of additional information
such as financial information, sports,
news etc.
Notice
The content available depends on
the station and region.Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Scroll through the list and select
Intellitext .
Select one of the categories and choose a specific item to display
detailed information.
EPG The Electronic Programme Guide
provides information on the current and upcoming programme of therespective DAB station.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
DAB radio main menu and then select Station List .
To display the programme of the
desired station, touch the icon next to
the station.

106External devicesExternal devicesGeneral information...................106
Playing audio ............................. 108
Displaying pictures ..................... 109
Playing movies ........................... 110
Using smartphone applications . 111General information
An AUX and USB socket for the
connection of external devices is located in the centre console.
Two USB ports for charging devices
only are located at the rear of the
centre console.
Notice
The sockets must always be kept
clean and dry.
AUX input
It is possible to connect e.g. an iPod
or another auxiliary device with a
3.5 mm jack plug to the AUX input.
When connected to the AUX input,
the audio signal of the auxiliary device
is transmitted via the speakers of the
Infotainment system.
The volume and the tone settings can be adjusted via the Infotainment
system. All other control functions
must be operated via the auxiliary
device.Connecting a device
To connect the auxiliary device to the
AUX input socket of the Infotainment
system, use a 3-pole connector for
audio and a 4-pole connector for
movie sources.
Connect the AUX device to the AUX
port.
USB port
An MP3 player, USB drive, SD card
(via USB connector/adapter), iPod or
smartphone can be connected to the
USB port.
Up to two USB devices can be
connected to the Infotainment system at a time.
The Infotainment system can play
audio files, show picture files or play
movie files contained in USB storage
devices.
When connected to the USB port,
various functions of the devices
mentioned above can be operated via the controls and menus of the
Infotainment system.

External devices107Notice
Not all MP3 players, USB drives,
iPod models or smartphones are
supported by the Infotainment
system. Check the compatibility list
on our website.
Connecting/disconnecting a device
Connect one of the devices
mentioned above to the USB port. If
required, use the appropriate
connection cable. The music function
starts automatically.
Notice
If a non-readable USB device or
iPod is connected, a corresponding
error message appears and the
Infotainment system automatically
switches to the previous function.
To disconnect the USB device or
iPod, select another function and then remove the USB storage device.Caution
Avoid disconnecting the device
during playback. This may
damage the device or the
Infotainment system.
USB Auto Launch
By default, the USB audio menu is displayed automatically as soon as a
USB device is connected.
If desired, this function can be
deactivated.
Press ; and then select Settings to
open the settings menu.
Select Radio, scroll to USB Auto
Launch and touch the screen button
next to the function.
To reactivate the function, touch the
screen button again.
Bluetooth Bluetooth enabled audio sources
(e.g. music mobile phones, MP3
players featuring Bluetooth, etc.),
which support the Bluetooth music
profiles A2DP and AVRCP can be
connected wirelessly to the
Infotainment system.
The Infotainment system can play
music files contained in Bluetooth
devices e.g. smartphones or iPod/
iPhone products.Connecting a device
For a detailed description on how to
establish a Bluetooth connection
3 115.
File formats and folders
The maximum capacity of a device
supported by the Infotainment system amounts to 2500 music files,
2500 picture files, 250 movie files,
2500 folders and 10 stages of folder
structure. Only devices formatted in
the FAT16/FAT32 file system are
supported.
If there are images included in the audio metadata, these images are
displayed on the screen.
Notice
Some files may not be played
properly. This may be due to a
different recording format or the
condition of the file.
Files from online shops to which
Digital Rights Management (DRM)
has been applied cannot be played.
The Infotainment system can play the following audio, picture and movie
files stored on external devices.

108External devicesAudio files
The playable audio file formats are
MP3 (MPEG-1 Layer 3, MPEG-2
Layer 3), WMA, AAC, AAC+, ALAC OGG WAF (PCM), AIFF, 3GPP
(audio only), Audio Books and LPCM. iPod and iPhone devices play ALAC,
AIFF, Audio Books and LPCM.
When playing a file with ID3 tag
information, the Infotainment system
can display information, e.g. on the
track title and artist.
Picture files
The displayable picture file formats
are JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF.
JPG files must have 64 to
5000 pixels in width and 64 to
5000 pixels in height.
BMP, PNG and GIF files must have
64 to 1024 pixels in width and 64 to 1024 pixels in height.
The pictures should not exceed a file
size of 1MB.
Movie files
The playable movie file formats are
AVI and MP4.The maximum resolution is 1280 x
720 pixels. The frame rate must be
less than 30 fps.
The usable codec is H.264/MPEG-4
AVC.
The playable audio formats are MP3,
AC3, AAC and WMA.
The displayable subtitle format is
SMI.
Playing audio Activating the music function
If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 106.
Usually, the respective audio main
menu is displayed automatically.
If playback is not started
automatically e.g. if USB Auto
Launch is deactivated 3 106 , take the
following steps:
Press ; and then select AUDIO to
open the audio main menu last selected.Select Source in the interaction
selector bar and then select the
desired audio source to open the respective audio main menu.
Playback of the audio tracks starts automatically.
Function buttons
Notice
During AUX playback, the function buttons are not available.
Interrupting and resuming playback
Touch = to interrupt playback. The
screen button changes to l.
Touch l to resume playback.

External devices109Playing the next or previous track
Touch v to play the next track.
Touch t within the first 2 seconds of
the track playing to return to the
previous track.
Returning to the beginning of the
current track
Touch t after 2 seconds of the track
playing.
Fast forwarding and rewinding
Touch and hold t or v. Release to
return to normal playback mode.
Alternatively, you can move the slider
showing the current track position to
the left or right.
Playing tracks randomly
Touch n to play the tracks in random
order. The screen button changes to
o .
Touch o again to deactivate the
shuffle function and go back to the normal playback mode.Browse Music function
Notice
The browse function is not available
for AUX sources and, depending on
the device, it may only be partially
available for Bluetooth sources.
To display the browse screen, touch
the screen. Alternatively, select
Menu in the bottom line of the audio
main screen to display the respective audio menu and then select Browse
Music .
Different categories, in which the tracks are sorted, are displayed, e.g.
Playlists , Artists , or Albums .Select the desired category,
subcategory (if available) and then
choose a track.
Select the track to start playback.
Displaying pictures
You can view pictures from a USB
device connected to the USB port.
Notice
For your safety, some features are
disabled while driving.
Activating the picture function
If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 106.
Press ; and then select GALLERY
to open the media main menu.
Touch l to open the picture main
menu to display a list of items stored on the USB device. Select the desired
picture.

110External devices
Touch the screen to hide the menu
bar. Touch the screen again to
redisplay the menu bar.
Function buttons
Full screen mode
Select x to display the picture in full
screen mode. Touch the screen to
exit full screen mode.
Viewing the next or previous picture
Touch j or swipe to the left to view the
next picture.
Touch i or swipe to the right to view
the previous picture.
Rotating a picture
Select v to rotate the picture.
Zoom in on a picture
Touch w once or several times to
zoom in on a picture or to return to its
original size.
Viewing a slide show
Select t to view the pictures stored
on the USB device in a slide show.
Touch the screen to end the slide
show.
Picture menu Select Menu in the bottom line of the
screen to display the Picture Menu.Slide show time
Select Slide Show Time to display a
list of possible time sequences.
Activate the desired time sequence in which one picture is intended to be
displayed in a slide show.
Clock and temperature display
If you want the time and temperature
to be displayed in full screen mode,
activate Clock. Temp. Display .
Display settings
Select Display Settings to open a
submenu for the adjustment of
brightness and contrast.
Touch + or - to adjust the settings.
Playing movies
You can view movies from a USB
device connected to the USB port.
Notice
For your safety, the movie function is
not available while driving.
Activating the movie function
If the device is not yet connected to
the Infotainment system, connect the
device 3 106.

External devices111Press ; and then select GALLERY
to open the media main menu.
Touch m to open the movie main
menu and then select the desired
folder and/or movie.
The movie is shown.
Function buttons
Full screen
Select x to display the movie in full
screen mode. Touch the screen to
exit full screen mode.
Interrupting and resuming playback
Touch = to interrupt playback. The
screen button changes to l.
Touch l to resume playback.
Playing the next or previous track
Touch c to play the next movie file.
Touch d within the first 5 seconds of
the movie playing to return to the
previous movie file.
Returning to the beginning of the
current movie
Touch d after 5 seconds of the movie
playing.
Fast forwarding and rewinding
Touch and hold d or c. Release to
return to normal playback mode.
Movie menu Select Menu in the bottom line of the
screen to display the Movie Menu.
Clock and temperature display
If you want the time and temperature
to be displayed in full screen mode,
activate Clock. Temp. Display .
Display settings
Select Display Settings to open a
submenu for adjustment of brightness
and contrast.
Touch + and - to adjust the settings.
Using smartphone
applications
The phone projection applications
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
display selected apps from your