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Basic operation17Equaliser mode
Use this setting to optimise the tone
for the style of music, e.g. Rock or
Classical .
Select the desired sound style in the
interaction selector bar at the bottom
of the screen. If you choose Custom,
you can manually adjust the following settings.
Bass
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the deep frequencies of the
audio sources.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Midrange
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the midrange frequencies
of the audio source.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.
Treble
Use this setting to enhance or
attenuate the high frequencies of the
audio sources.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting.Setting balance and fader
Use the illustration at the right side of the menu to adjust balance and fader.
To define the point in the passenger
compartment where the sound is at its
highest level, touch the
corresponding point in the illustration.
Notice
The balance and fader settings are
valid for all audio sources. They cannot be adjusted individually for
each audio source.
Volume settings
Adjusting the maximum startup
volume
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio, scroll through the list
and then select Max Startup Volume .
For reasons of security and
convenience, the volume range is
limited.
Touch + or - to adjust the setting or move the slider on the volume bar.Adjusting the speed
compensated volume
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio, scroll through the list
and then select Auto Volume.
To adjust the degree of volume
adaptation, select one of the options
in the list.
Off : no enhancement of volume with
increasing vehicle speed.
High : maximum enhancement of
volume with increasing vehicle
speed.
Activating or deactivating the
audible touch feedback function
If the audible touch feedback function
is activated, each touch of a screen
button or menu item is indicated by a
beeping sound.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio and then scroll through
the list to Audible Touch Feedback .
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Touch the screen button next to
Audible Touch Feedback to activate
or deactivate the function.
Volume of traffic announcements To adjust the volume of traffic
announcements, set the desired volume while a traffic announcement
is given out by the system. The
respective setting is then stored by
the system.
System settings
The following settings concern the
whole system. All other settings are
described by theme in the respective chapters of this manual.
Time and date settings
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Time and Date to display the
respective submenu.
Set Time Format
To select the desired time format,
touch the screen buttons 12 h or 24 h .
Set Date Format
To select the desired date format,
select Set Date Format and choose
between the available options in the
submenu.
Auto Set
To choose whether time and date are
to be set automatically or manually,
select Auto Set .
For time and date to be set
automatically, select On - RDS.
For time and date to be set manually, select Off - Manual . If Auto Set is set
to Off - Manual , the submenu items
Set Time and Set Date become
available.
Set time and date
To adjust the time and date settings, select Set Time or Set Date .
Touch + and - to adjust the settings.
Language settings
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Language to display the
respective menu.
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Basic operation19To adjust the language for the menu
texts: touch the desired language.
Text scroll function
If long text is displayed on the screen
e.g. song titles or station names, the
text may either be scrolled continually or it may be scrolled once and
displayed in truncated form.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Radio.
If you wish the text to be scrolled
continually, activate Text Scroll.
If you wish the text to be scrolled in
blocks, deactivate the setting.
Black display function
If you do not want to see the
illuminated display, e.g. during night
time, you can turn the display off.
Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select Turn
Display Off . The display is turned off;
the audio functions remain active.
To turn the display on again, touch the
screen or press a button.
Factory defaults (R 4.0 IntelliLink)
Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select Return to Factory Settings .
To restore all vehicle personalisation
settings, select Restore Vehicle
Settings .
To delete the paired Bluetooth
devices, the contacts list and the
voice mail numbers stored, select
Clear All Private Data .
To reset tone and volume settings,
delete all favourites, and erase the
ringtone selection, select Restore
Radio Settings .In each case, a warning message is
displayed. Select Continue to reset
the settings.
Factory defaults (Navi 4.0 IntelliLink)
Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select
Restore Factory Settings .
Vehicle settings
To restore all vehicle personalisation
settings, select Reset Vehicle
Settings .
A pop-up is displayed. Confirm the
pop-up message.
Phone information
To delete the paired Bluetooth
devices, the contacts list and the
voice mail numbers stored, select Clear all phone information .
A pop-up is displayed. Confirm the
pop-up message.
Radio settings
To reset tone and volume settings
and delete all favourites, select
Restore Radio Settings .
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20Basic operationA pop-up is displayed. Confirm the
pop-up message.
Navigation settings
To reset all navigation parameters
and navigation system settings,
select Restore Navigation Settings . A
submenu is displayed.
Depending on which set of
parameters you want to reset, select
Clear navigation history (recent
destinations), Clear navigation
favourites (favourites) or Reset
navigation options and settings (e.g.
settings concerning map display,
voice output or route options).
A pop-up is displayed. Confirm the
pop-up message.
System version Press ; and then select Settings.
Scroll through the list and select
Software Information .
If a USB device is connected, you
may save the vehicle information to
this USB device.
Select System Update and then Save
Vehicle Info to USB .For a system update, contact your
workshop.
Vehicle settingsVehicle settings are described in the
Owner's Manual.
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Radio21RadioUsage.......................................... 21
Station search .............................. 21
Favourite lists ............................... 23
Radio data system (RDS) ............24
Digital audio broadcasting ...........25Usage
Activating radio
Press ; and then select Audio. The
audio main menu last selected is
displayed.
Select Source in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu to open the
interaction selector bar.
Select the desired waveband.
The station last played in the selected waveband will be received.
Station search
Automatic station search
Briefly press or touch t or v on the
control panel or on the screen to play the previous or next station in the
station memory.
Manual station search
Press and hold t or v on the
control panel. Release when the
required frequency has almost been
reached.
A search is made for the next station that can be received and it is played
automatically.
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22RadioNotice
FM waveband: when the RDS
function is activated, only RDS
stations 3 24 are searched for, and
when the radio traffic service (TP) is
activated, only traffic service
stations 3 24 are searched for.
Station tuning
Touch B on the screen. The Direct
tune display is shown.
Enter the desired frequency. Use r
to delete digits entered. If necessary, touch d or c to subsequently adjust
the input.
Confirm the input to play the station.
Station lists
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu to open the
corresponding waveband-specific
submenu.
Select the waveband-specific Station
List . All receivable stations of the
relevant waveband and in the current
reception area are displayed.
Select the desired station.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Category lists
Numerous radio stations 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 which is currently transmitted.
The Infotainment system stores these
stations, sorted by programme type in
the corresponding category list.
Notice
The Categories list item is only
available for the FM and the DAB wavebands.
To search for a programme type
determined by the stations, select
Categories .
A list of programme types currently
available is displayed.
Select the desired programme type. A
list of stations is displayed
transmitting a programme of the
selected type.
Select the desired station.
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Radio23Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.
Update station lists
If the stations stored in the waveband-
specific station list can no longer be
received, the AM and the DAB station lists must be updated.
Notice
The FM station list is updated
automatically.
Select Menu in the bottom line of the
active radio main menu and then
select Update Station List .
Notice
If a waveband-specific station list is
updated, the corresponding
category list is also updated.
A station search is started and a
corresponding message is displayed. Once the search is finished, the
respective station list is displayed.
Notice
The currently received radio station
is indicated by the l symbol next to
the station name.Favourite lists
Stations of all wavebands can be
stored manually in the favourite lists.
Five favourite lists are available, in
each of which five stations may be
stored.
Notice
The currently received station is highlighted.
Storing a station
If required, touch < or > to scroll
through the favourite pages.
To store the currently active radio
station to a preset screen button:
touch and hold the desired screen button for a few seconds. The
corresponding frequency or station
name is displayed on the screen
button.
Retrieving stations If required, touch < or > to scroll to
the desired favourite page.
Select the preset screen button on
which the desired radio station is
stored.
Defining the number of available
favourites pages
To define the number of favouritespages displayed for selection,
press ; and then select Settings on
the screen.
Select Radio and then Manage
Favourites to display the respective
submenu.
Depending on which favourites pages you want to be displayed, activate or
deactivate the pages.
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24RadioRadio 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
currently playing 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 Program 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.