External devices41Notice
In USB or iPod playback, the shuffle
function is dependent on the filter
mode selected for song playback,
e.g. album, artist, genre.
To display the respective audio
menu, select MENU in the interaction
selector bar.
Set Shuffle - On or Shuffle - Off .
Playing movies
Starting video playback Connect the device 3 38.
Repeatedly select MEDIA in the
interaction selector bar or press
MEDIA to activate the desired media
source.
Select BROWSE and then MORE.
Select Videos and then the desired
movie file. Video playback is started.
Notice
Videos may only be played, if the
parking brake is applied.
Function buttons
Pausing playback
Select = to pause playback.
Select l to resume playback.
Skipping to previous or next file
Select t or v to play the previous
or next movie file.
Alternatively, turn MENU to skip to
previous or next movie files.
Fast forwarding or rewinding
Touch and hold t or v to rewind or
fast forward.
Alternatively, move the slider on the
time bar.
Video menu
To display the video menu, select
MENU in the interaction selector bar.
Using smartphone
applications
The phone projection applications
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto 1)
display selected apps from your smartphone on the Infotainment
screen and allow their operation
directly via the Infotainment controls.
Check with the device's manufacturer if this function is compatible with your
smartphone and if this application is
available in the country you are in.
Preparing the smartphone
Android phone: Download the
Android Auto app to your smartphone from the Google Play store.
iPhone: Make sure SIRI is activated
on your smartphone.1) Function was not available at time of printing.
42External devicesActivating phone projection in the
settings menu
Press ; to display the Home screen
and then select SETTINGS.
Scroll through the list and select
Apple CarPlay or Android Auto to
display a submenu.
Make sure the respective application
is activated.
To display a list of all devices
registered for this function, select
Manage Devices .
Connecting the mobile phone Connect the smartphone to the USB
port 3 38.
Starting phone projection To start the phone projection function,
press ; and then select
PROJECTION .
Notice
If the application is recognised by
the Infotainment system, the
application icon may change to
Apple CarPlay or Android Auto .To start the function, you can
alternatively press and hold ; for a
few seconds.
The phone projection screen
displayed depends on your
smartphone and software version.
Returning to the Infotainment
screen
Press ;.
Navigation49user defined POIs can be
downloaded to the Infotainment
system.
For each POI, you need to define the
GPS coordinates (longitude and
latitude values) of the respective
location and a descriptive name.
After downloading the POI data to the Infotainment system, you will find the
respective POIs as selectable
destinations in the My POIs menu,
see "Selecting a point of interest" in
chapter "Destination input" 3 50.
Creating a text file with POI data
Create a text file (e.g. by using a
simple text editor software) with an
arbitrary name and the file
extension .poi, e.g. "TomsPOIs.poi".
Notice
Character encoding UTF-8
(Unicode) needs to be selected
when storing the text file. Otherwise
the POI data may not be imported
correctly to the system.
Enter the POI data into the text file in the following format:
Longitude coordinate, Latitude
coordinate, "Name of POI",
"Additional information", "Phone
number"
Example:
7.0350000, 50.6318040, "Michaels
Home", "Bonn, Hellweg 6",
"02379234567" , see image above.
The GPS coordinates must be
expressed in decimal degrees and can be taken, e.g., from a
topographical map.
The additional information and phone number strings are optional. If, e.g.,no additional information is required,
"" needs to be entered at the
respective position.
Example:
7.0350000, 50.6318040, "Michaels
Home", "", "02379234567" .
The POI name and the additional
information string may not exceed 60
characters each. The phone number
string may not exceed 30 characters.
The POI data of each destination
address must be entered in a single
separate line, see image above.
Storing the POI data on a USB drive
In the root directory of a USB drive,
create a folder named " myPOIs",
e.g. "F:\myPOIs", where "F:\" is the
root directory of the USB drive.
In the "myPOIs" folder, store the text
file with your POIs, e.g. "F:\myPOIs
\TomsPOIs.poi".
56NavigationNew destination
To set a new destination, you may
cancel route guidance to the current
destination and then enter a new
destination. Or you may directly enter
a new destination.
While under active route guidance,
select DESTINATION in the
interaction selector bar of the map
view.
Alternatively, touch the arrow symbol
indicating your next turning
manoeuvre on the right side of the
screen to display the route guidance
menu. Select DESTINATION in the
interaction selector bar of the route
guidance menu.
Enter or select a new address.
Select Go. You are prompted with a
message.
Select Set New Destination . The
route is recalculated and the new
destination is set.
Calling a destination
After entering a destination and
before starting route guidance, the
destination details view is displayed.To initiate a phone call to the selected location, select Call.
Notice
The Call screen button is only
available if a phone number is stored
for the respective location.
Storing destinations
Contacts entry
After entering a destination and
before starting route guidance, the
destination details view is displayed.
To save the respective destination in
the contacts list, select Save. For a
detailed description on how to save an address in the contacts list 3 21.
Notice
The Save screen button is only
available if the address has not yet
been stored in the system.
Favourite
Favourites may be stored from almost
all screen views.
For a detailed description on how to
store destination favourites 3 17.Guidance
Route guidance is provided by the
navigation system through visual
instructions and voice prompts (voice guidance).Visual instructions
Visual instructions are provided on
the displays.Navigation voice prompts
Navigation voice prompts announce,
which direction to follow, when
approaching an intersection at which
you need to turn.
To activate the voice prompts
function and set the volume, see
"Navigation voice settings" below.
Navigation57Starting and cancelling route
guidance
Starting route guidance
To start route guidance to a new
destination chosen, select Go in the
destination details view.
To directly start route guidance to the last destination chosen, select
MENU in the interaction selector bar
and then select Resume to.
Route guidance to the last destination selected is restarted.
Cancelling route guidance
To cancel route guidance, you may
optionally:
● Touch x on the navigation map
screen.
● Select MENU in the interaction
selector bar and then select
Cancel Route .
● Touch the arrow symbol indicating your next turning
manoeuvre on the right side of
the screen to display the route
guidance menu (see "Route
guidance menu" below).Select END in the interaction
selector bar.
Navigation voice settings
Mute
To temporarily mute the output of
navigation voice prompts, select y on
the left side of the map screen. The
icon changes to z.
To unmute the system, select z
again.
Voice prompts
Select MENU in the interaction
selector bar and then select
Navigation Voice Preferences to
display the respective submenu.
If Voice Prompts - On is set,
navigation voice prompts are read out
by the system during active route guidance.
Set Voice Prompts - On or Voice
Prompts - Off .
If set to Off, no navigation voice
prompts are provided by the system.Voice prompts during phone calls
Select MENU in the interaction
selector bar and then select
Navigation Voice Preferences to
display the respective submenu.
Select Prompts During Phone Calls .
If On is selected, navigation voice
prompts are also read out during
phone calls.
If Off is selected, no voice prompts
are given out. If Beeps is selected, a
beep sounds instead of the
announcement.
Volume
To adjust the volume of the voice
prompts, select ─ or w.
Information on traffic incidents Traffic list
To display a list of traffic incidents
close to the current location of the
vehicle, press HOME and then select
TRAFFIC .
64Speech recognitionPrompt Length
The length and the level of detail of
the questions and statements the
speech recognition gives out can be
adjusted in the corresponding
submenu.Audio Feedback Speed
The speed with which the speech
recognition asks questions or makes
statements can be adjusted in the
corresponding submenu.
If Medium is selected, the system's
speech rate corresponds to natural
speech.
Notice
When starting to use the speech
recognition, it may be advantageous
to use the Long setting. As you get
more experienced, it may be
advantageous to use the Short
setting.
Voice pass-thru application
The voice pass-thru application of the Infotainment system allows access tothe speech recognition commands on
your smartphone.
The availability of this function
depends on your smartphone. For
more information on compatibility,
see our website.
Usage
Embedded speech recognition Activating speech recognition Notice
Speech recognition is not available
during an active phone call.Activation via the w button on the
steering wheel
Press w on the steering wheel.
The audio system mutes, a voice
output message prompts you to say a command, and help menus with the
most important commands currently
available are shown on the Info-
Display and in the Driver Information
Centre.
As soon as the speech recognition is
ready for voice input, a beep is heard.
The speech recognition symbol in the
upper left corner of the help menu
changes from white to red.You can now say a voice command to
initiate a system function (e.g. playing a preset radio station).Activation via the VOICE screen
button on the centre display
Select VOICE in the interaction
selector bar of a centre display main
menu.
The audio system mutes, a voice
output message prompts you to say a command, and a help menu with the
most important commands currently
available is shown on the centre
display.
As soon as the speech recognition is
ready for voice input, a beep is heard.
The speech recognition symbol on
the right side of the help menu
changes from black to red.
You can now say a voice command, see description above.
Adjusting the volume of voice
prompts
Press ! or # on the steering wheel
upwards (increase volume) or
downwards (decrease volume).
Speech recognition65Interrupting a voice prompt
As an experienced user, you can
interrupt a voice prompt by briefly
pressing w on the steering wheel.
A beep is heard immediately, the
speech recognition symbol changes
to red, and a command can be stated
without having to wait.
Cancelling a dialogue sequence
There are various possibilities to
cancel a dialogue sequence and to
deactivate the speech recognition:
● Say " Cancel" or "Exit".
● Press n on the steering wheel.
● If the speech recognition session
was started via the VOICE
screen button on the centre
display, you may alternatively:
● Press HOME on the control
panel.
● Select m or Exit in the help
menu.In the following situations, a dialogue
sequence is automatically cancelled:
● If you do not say any command for a certain period of time (by
default you are prompted three
times to say a command).
● If you say commands that are not
recognised by the system (by
default you are prompted three
times to say a correct command).
Operation via speech commands
The speech recognition can
understand commands that are either naturally stated in sentence form, or
direct commands stating the
application and the action.
For best results: ● Listen for the voice prompt and wait for the beep before saying a
command or replying.
● Say " Help" or read the example
commands on the screen.● The voice prompt can be interrupted by pressing w again.
● Wait for the beep and then speak
the command naturally, not too
fast, not too slow. Use short and
direct commands.
Usually commands can be spoken in
a single command. For example,
"Call David Smith at work", "Play"
followed by the artist or song name,
"Tune to" followed by the radio
waveband and frequency/station
name, or "Find address" followed by
the address e.g. "123 Main Road,
London".
In case of complex commands or
when information are missing, the
system starts a dialogue sequence.
When searching for a "Place of
Interest", only major chains may be
selected by name. Chains are
businesses with at least 20 locations.
For other POIs, say the name of a
category like "Restaurants",
"Shopping centres", or "Hospitals".
If you say "Phone" or "Phone
commands", the system understands
that a phone call is requested and
responds with respective questions
66Speech recognitionuntil enough details are gathered. If
the phone number has been saved
with a name and a place, the direct
command should include both, for
example "Call David Smith at work".Selecting list items
When a list is displayed, a voice
prompt asks to confirm or select an
item from that list. A list item may be
manually selected, or by speaking the
line number of the item.
The list on a speech recognition
screen functions the same as a list on
other screens. Manually scrolling the
list on a screen during a speech
recognition session suspends the
current speech recognition event and
plays a prompt like "Make your
selection from the list using the
manual controls, press the back
button on the faceplate, or press the
back screen button to try again".
If no manual selection is made within
15 seconds, the speech recognition session terminates, you are prompted with a message, and the former
screen is redisplayed.The "Back" command
To return to the previous menu,
optionally: say " Back", press k
BACK on the control panel, or press
m .The "Help" command
After saying " Help", the help prompt
for the current screen is read aloud.
Additionally, the prompt is displayed
on the screen.
Depending on how speech
recognition was initiated, the help
prompt is either displayed in the
Driver Information Centre or on the
centre display.
To interrupt the help prompt, press w.
A beep is heard. You may say a
command.
Voice pass-thru application
Activating speech recognition
Press and hold s on the steering
wheel until a speech recognition icon is displayed in the Driver Information
Centre.
In addition, a message in the Driver
Information Centre informs you when the voice pass-thru application is
ready for use.
Adjusting the volume of voice
prompts
Turn m on the control panel or
press ! or # on the steering wheel
upwards (increase volume) or
downwards (decrease volume).
Deactivating speech recognition
Press n on the steering wheel. The
speech recognition session is ended.