Introduction.................................... 6
Basic operation ............................ 14
Radio ........................................... 21
External devices .......................... 27
Navigation .................................... 34
Speech recognition ......................49
Phone .......................................... 50
Index ............................................ 60R 4.0 / Navi 4.0 IntelliLink
6IntroductionIntroductionGeneral information.......................6
Theft-deterrent feature ...................7
Control elements overview ............8
Usage .......................................... 11General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
infotainment.
Using radio tuner functions, you may
register up to 25 stations on five
favourite lists.
You can connect external data
storage devices to the Infotainment
system as further audio sources;
either via cable or via Bluetooth ®
.
The navigation system with dynamic
route planning will reliably guide you
to your destination, and, if desired,
automatically avoid traffic jams or
other traffic problems.
In addition, the Infotainment system
allows comfortable and safe use of
your mobile phone in the vehicle.
You can also operate specific
smartphone applications via the
Infotainment system.
Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using the touch
screen and buttons on the control
panel, the controls on the steering
wheel, or - if provided by your mobile
phone - via speech recognition.The well-thought-out design of the
control elements, the touch screen
and the clear display enable you to
control the system easily and
intuitively.
Notice
This manual describes all options
and features available for the
various Infotainment systems.
Certain descriptions, including those
for display and menu functions, may not apply to your vehicle due to
model variant, country
specifications, special equipment or
accessories.
Important information on
operation and traffic safety9 Warning
The Infotainment system must be
used so that the vehicle can be
driven safely at all times. If in
doubt, stop the vehicle and
operate the Infotainment system
while the vehicle is stationary.
Introduction91Info Display / Touch screen ..14
2 Home menu .......................... 14
Screen buttons for access to:
Audio : audio functions
Gallery : picture and movie
functions
Phone : mobile phone functions
Projection : phone projection
or Nav : BringGo ®
app
Navigation : embedded
navigation
Settings : system settings
OnStar : OnStar Wi-Fi
settings .................................. 11
3 Time, date and
temperature indicators ..........18
4 g
Short press: open phone
menu ..................................... 54or open phone projection
function (if activated) .............32
Long press: activate
speech recognition ................49
5 v
Short press: skip to next
station when radio active ......21
or skip to next track when
external devices active .........29
Long press: seek up when radio active ............................ 21
or fast forward when
external devices active .........29
6 m
Short press: switch on
Infotainment system if
turned off ............................... 11
or mute system if turned on . 11
Long press: switch off
Infotainment system ..............11
Turn: adjust volume ..............117t
Short press: skip to
previous station when
radio active ............................ 21
or skip to previous track
when external devices
active ..................................... 29
Long press: seek down
when radio active ..................21
or fast rewind when
external devices active .........29
8 ;
Short press: open home
menu ..................................... 11
Long press: open phone
projection function (if
activated) .............................. 32
10IntroductionSteering wheel controls
1qw
Short press: open OnStar
menu if no phone
connected ............................. 11
or take phone call if phone connected ............................. 50
or open phone menu if
phone connected ..................54
or dial last number in call
list when phone menu
displayed ............................... 54
or switch between calls
when calls are waiting ...........54
Long press: activate
speech recognition ................49
2 SRC (Source) ........................ 11
Press: select audio source ....11
Turn upwards /
downwards: select next /
previous preset radio
station when radio active ......21
or select next / previous
track / chapter / picture
when external devices
active ..................................... 29
or select next / previous
entry in call list when
phone function active and
call list open .......................... 54
Turn upwards /
downwards and hold:
scroll quickly through the
entries in the call list .............. 54
3 +
Press: increase volume4 -Press: reduce volume
5 xn
Press: end / decline call ........54
or deactivate speech
recognition ............................ 49
or activate / deactivate
mute function ........................ 11
12IntroductionFor a detailed description of:● Radio functions 3 21
● External devices 3 29
Gallery
Select Gallery to open the picture and
movie menu for files stored on an
external device, e.g. USB device or
smartphone.
Select l or m to display the picture or
movie menu. Select the desired
picture or movie file to show the
respective item on the display.For a detailed description of:
● Picture functions 3 30
● Movie functions 3 31
Phone
Before the phone function can be
used, a connection has to be
established between the Infotainment system and the mobile phone.
For a detailed description of
preparing and establishing a
Bluetooth connection between the Infotainment system and a mobilephone 3 50.
If the mobile phone is connected,
select Phone to display the main
menu.
For a detailed description of mobile
phone operation via the Infotainment
system 3 54.
Projection
To show specific apps of your
smartphone displayed on the
Infotainment system, connect your
smartphone.
Select Projection to start the
projection function.
Depending on the smartphone
connected, a main menu with
different selectable apps is displayed.
For a detailed description 3 32.
Basic operation19
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 .
A 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.
External devices27External devicesGeneral information.....................27
Playing audio ............................... 29
Displaying pictures ....................... 30
Playing movies ............................. 31
Using smartphone applications ...32General information
A USB port for the connection of
external devices is located in the
centre console.
Notice
The USB port must always be kept
clean and dry.
USB port
An MP3 player, USB device, SD card (via USB connector / adapter) or
smartphone can be connected to the
USB port.
Up to two USB devices can be
connected to the Infotainment system at a time.
Notice
For the connection of two USB
devices, an external USB hub is
required.
The Infotainment system can play
audio files, show picture files or play
movie files contained in USB 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.
Notice
Not all auxiliary devices 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 is
connected, a corresponding error
message appears and the
Infotainment system automatically
switches to the previous function.
To disconnect the USB device, select
another function and then remove the USB device.
28External devicesCaution
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 Devices 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 these devices.
Connecting a device
For a detailed description on how to
establish a Bluetooth connection
3 51.
File formats and folders
The maximum capacity of a device
supported by the Infotainment system amounts to 5000 music files,
5000 picture files, 500 movie files,
5000 folders and 15 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.Audio 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 be 64 to 5000 pixels in
width and 64 to 5000 pixels in height.
BMP, PNG and GIF files must be 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.