Speech recognition83Speech recognitionGeneral information.....................83
Usage .......................................... 83General information
The voice pass-thru application of the Infotainment system allows access tothe speech recognition commands on
your smartphone. See your
smartphone manufacturer's
operating instructions to find out
whether your smartphone supports this feature.
In order to use the voice pass-thru
application, the smartphone must be
connected to the Infotainment system
via USB cable 3 76 or via Bluetooth
3 85.
Usage
Activating speech recognition Press and hold g on the control panel
or w on the steering wheel to start a
speech recognition session. A voice
command message is displayed on
the screen.
As soon as a beep is heard, you can
say a command. For information on
the commands supported, see the
operating instructions for your
smartphone.Adjusting the volume of voice
prompts
Turn m on the control panel or press
+ / - on the right side of the steering
wheel to increase or decrease the
volume of voice prompts.
Deactivating speech recognition
Press g on the steering wheel. The
voice command message disappears
and the speech recognition session is ended.
Phone89Quick search1. Select u to display a list of all
contacts.
2. Scroll through the list of contacts entries.
3. Touch the contact you wish to call.
A menu with all phone numbers
stored for the selected contact is
displayed.
4. Select the desired phone number to initiate the call.Search menu
If the phone book contains a large
number of entries, you can search for
the desired contact via the search
menu.Select o in the Contacts menu to
display the search tab.
The letters are organised in
alphabetical groups on the screen
buttons: abc, def , ghi , jkl , mno , pqrs ,
tuv , and wxyz.
Use ⇦ to delete an entered group of
letters.
1. Select the button containing the first letter of the contact you wish
to search for.
For example: If the contact you
wish to search for starts with 'g'
select the ghi screen button.
All contacts containing one of the
letters on this button, in the
example 'g', 'h', and 'i', are
displayed.
2. Select the button containing the second letter of the contact you
wish to search for.
3. Continue to enter more letters of the contact you wish to search for
until the desired contact is
displayed.
4. Touch the contact you wish to call.
A menu with all phone numbers
stored for the selected contact is
displayed.
5. Select the desired phone number to initiate the call. The following
display is shown.
Phone91Changing the ring tone
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Bluetooth and then select
Ringtones to display the respective
menu. A list of all devices paired is
displayed.
Select the desired device. A list of all
ringtones available for this device is
displayed.
Select one of the ringtones.
Functions during a call
During an ongoing phone call the
phone main menu is displayed.Deactivating the hands-free mode
temporarily
To continue the conversation via the mobile phone, activate m.
To return to the hands-free mode,
deactivate m.
Deactivating the microphone
temporarily
To mute the microphone, activate n.
To reactivate the microphone,
deactivate n.
Ending a phone call
To end the call, select J.
Voice mail box You may operate your voice mail boxvia the Infotainment system.
Voice mail number
Press ; and then select Settings.
Select Bluetooth . Scroll through the
list and select Voice Mail Numbers .
A list of all paired devices is
displayed.
Select the respective phone. A
keypad is displayed.Enter the voice mail number for the
respective phone.
Calling the voice mail box
Press ; and then select Phone.
Select t on the screen. The mail
box is called.
Alternatively, enter the voice mail
number via the phone keypad.
Mobile phones and CB radio
equipment
Installation instructions and
operating guidelines
The vehicle specific installation
instructions and the operating
guidelines of the mobile phone and
hands-free manufacturer must be
observed when installing and
operating a mobile telephone. Failure to do so could invalidate the vehicletype approval (EU directive 95/54/
EC).
Introduction103Usage
Control elements
The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, navigation
buttons and menus that are shown on the display.
Inputs are made optionally via: ● the control panel on the Infotainment system 3 100
● controls on the steering wheel 3 100
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off
Press X briefly. After switching on,
the last selected Infotainment source
becomes active.
Notice
Some functions of the Infotainment
system are only available if ignition
is switched on or engine is running.
Press X again to turn the system off.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system is switched
on by pressing X while the ignition is
switched off, it switches off again
automatically after a certain time.
Setting the volume Turn m. The current setting is shown
on the display.
When the Infotainment system is
switched on, the last selected volume
is set.
Speed compensated volume
When the automatic volume function
is activated 3 106, the volume is
adapted automatically to make up for the road and wind noises as you
drive.
Mute function
Press x on the steering wheel to
mute the audio sources.
To cancel the mute function, press
x again.
Changing the display mode There are three different display
modes available:
● full screen display
● splitted display with time and date information shown on the
left side of the screen
● black display
Repeatedly press Î to toggle
between full screen display mode and splitted display mode.
Press and hold Î to turn the display
off while the sound remains active. Press Î again to reactivate the
display.
108Basic operationTo adjust the language for the menu
texts, select the desired language
and press OK.
Adjusting time and date Press MENU and then select
Personalisation-configuration .
Select Display configuration and then
select Date and time adjustment .
Changing the time format To change the time format, select
12h or 24h and press OK.
Setting time and date
By default the displayed time and date is automatically adjusted by the
system.
To manually adjust the displayed time
and date:
Select the value of the desired
settings, e.g. Day and press OK.
Press Q or P to set the desired
value and press OK to confirm.
To confirm the set date and time,
select OK on the display.
Adjusting the screen
Press MENU and then select
Personalisation-configuration .
Select Display configuration and then
select Display personalisation .
Text scroll function
If long texts on the screen should be scrolled automatically, activate Auto.
scrolling long texts .
Select OK on the display.
If Auto. scrolling long texts is
deactivated, long texts are truncated.
Adjusting the brightness
In the Brightness section, select + or
- to increase or decrease the
brightness of the screen.
Press OK to confirm and then
repeatedly press OK to adjust the
brightness to the desired level.
To confirm the brightness adjustment,
select OK on the display.
Adjusting the units for
temperature and fuel
consumption
Press MENU and then select
Personalisation-configuration .
Select Display configuration and then
select Choice of units .
Select the desired unit and press OK.
Select OK on the display.
110RadioPreset buttons
The six favourite radio stations of each waveband can be stored on
preset buttons. When pressing one of the preset buttons, the favourites
page is displayed.
Notice
The station currently playing is
marked with 6.
Storing preset stations
To store a station to a preset button, activate the desired waveband and
station. When the station is playing,
press and hold one of the preset
button 1... 6 on which the desired
station is to be stored.
The station name or frequency is
displayed next to the respective
favourite on the screen.
Retrieving preset stations
To retrieve a station stored as a
favourite, press the respective preset button 1... 6.Radio data system (RDS)
RDS is a service of FM stations that
considerably facilitates the finding of
the desired station and its fault-free
reception.
Alternative frequencies If the FM signal of a station is too
weak to be picked up by the receiver, the Infotainment system can
automatically tune to an alternative
FM frequency to continue the
programme.
Activate the FM waveband and then
press OK to display the waveband
menu. Activate RDS.
If RDS alternative frequency search is
activated, RDS is displayed in the top
line of the screen. If a station is not an
RDS station, RDS is crossed out.
Notice
This function can also be changed
via the multimedia menus. Press
MENU and then select Multimedia.
Radio text
Radio text contains additional
information broadcasted by the radio stations, e.g. station name, title or
artist of the song currently playing,
news information etc.
Activate the FM waveband and then
press OK to display the waveband
menu. Activate RadioText.
If the radio text function is activated,
TXT is displayed in the top line of the
screen. If a station does not support
the radio text function, TXT is crossed
out.
Notice
This function can also be changed
via the multimedia menus. Press
MENU and then select Multimedia.
Radio111Traffic announcements (TA)
Radio traffic service stations are RDS stations that broadcast traffic news. If
this function is activated, only traffic service stations are searched for and played.
Radio and media playback is
interrupted for the duration of the
traffic announcements.
To activate or deactivate the traffic
announcement standby facility of the
Infotainment system, press TA. A
corresponding message is displayed
confirming your action.
If traffic announcements are
activated, TA is displayed in the top
line of the screen. If a station is not a
radio traffic service station, TA is
crossed out.
Digital audio broadcasting
DAB broadcasts radio stations
digitally.
DAB stations are indicated by the programme name instead of the
broadcasting frequency.General information
● With DAB, several radio programmes (services) can be
broadcasted on a single
ensemble.
● Besides high-quality digital audio
services, DAB is also able to
transmit programme-associated
data and a multitude of other data services including travel andtraffic information.
● As long as a given DAB receiver can pick up the signal sent out bya broadcasting station (even if
the signal is very weak), sound
reproduction is ensured.
● In the event of poor reception, the
volume is reduced automatically
to avoid the output of
disagreeable noises.
● Interference caused by stations that are on nearby frequencies (a
phenomenon that is typical of AM
and FM reception) does not
occur with DAB.
● If the DAB signal is reflected by natural obstacles or buildings,
the reception quality of DAB isimproved, whereas AM or FM
reception is considerably
impaired in such cases.
● When DAB reception is enabled, the FM tuner of the Infotainmentsystem remains active in the
background and continually
searches for the best receivable FM stations. If TA 3 110 is
activated, traffic announcements
of the FM station with the best
reception are issued. Deactivate
TA if DAB reception should not
be interrupted by FM traffic
announcements.
Alternative frequencies If the DAB signal of a service is too
weak to be picked up by the receiver,
the Infotainment system can
automatically tune to an alternative
FM frequency to continue the
programme.
Activate the FM waveband and then
press OK to display the waveband
menu. Activate DAB FM tracking .
112RadioNotice
This function can also be changed
via the multimedia menus. Press
MENU and then select Multimedia.
If DAB FM automatical tracking is
activated, DAB FM is displayed in the
top line of the screen. If a station does
not support this function, DAB FM is
crossed out.
DAB station details
Activate the FM waveband and then
press OK to display the waveband
menu.
Select DAB details to display detailed
information on the DAB station
currently playing.