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Contents
Entering an intersection . . . . . . . . 121Entering a house number . . . . . . .
122
Entering a destination using

the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Entering a destination via

geo coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Storing map location . . . . . . . . . .
126
Route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Start route guidance menu . . . . . .
128
Route calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Route re-calculation . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Navigation announcements . . . . .
129
Navigation displays. . . . . . . . . . . .
129
Destination reached . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Cancelling route guidance . . . . . .
132
Partially digitized areas. . . . . . . . .
132
Off-road and off-map . . . . . . . . . .
134
During
route
guidance . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
Showing soft key displays . . . . . .
136
Info menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
Displaying the route on the map .
137
Displaying the route list . . . . . . . .
138
Detour function . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Stop-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
Defining route guidance displays .
143
Setting symbols displays . . . . . . .
143
Setting map orientation . . . . . . . .
144
Map display menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .
145
Automatic map toggling . . . . . . . .
146
Scales for full-screen and

split-screen map display . . . . . . . .
146
Last
destinations
and

destination
memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Last destinations memory . . . . . .
148
Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . .
149
POIs (Points of Interest) . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Entering POIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Selecting POI in the local area

of the current position . . . . . . . . .
153
Selecting POI for a selected city. .
154
Selecting POI for a long-distance

destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Selecting a POI using the map . . .
156
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Tele Aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Emergency call system . . . . . . . . .
160
Roadside Assistance. . . . . . . . . . .
160
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
164
Calling up the System menu . . . . .
164
Setting the date/time . . . . . . . . . .
164
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Switching confirmation beeps and acoustic signals ON/OFF . . . . . . .
167
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Voice control settings* . . . . . . . . .
168
Reset function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177

40 AudioRadio operationTuning via Autostore presets The Autostore function allows placing of
stations into the presets sorted by recep
-
tion quality
( page
43)
.
The system will store the station with the
strongest signal in preset
1.
Ten presets each are available for FM and
AM.
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Autost.
soft key.
The Autostore preset list appears. It
can take several seconds until all fre
-
quencies are displayed.

Use

, 
, 
or

to choose a
preset and press

.
or
Press one of the number keys

3
- "
.
The system tunes to the station stored
under this number.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search performs two runs.

During the first run, stations with ex
-
tremely good reception are played.

During the second run, stations with
weaker reception are played.

Scan search plays each receivable sta
-
tion for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
station listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Switch to the desired waveband ( page
37)
.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
Scanning begins.

49 Audio
Single CD operation
Entry example: Track 1
Press
3
.
Entry example: Track 12
Press
3
and

in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search Scan serach is charcterised as follows:
Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.

Open the Single CD main menu ( page
46)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
.

To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence

The tracks are played in the normal se
-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).The last track is followed by the first
track of the CD.

Repeat
track

The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Random
track

The tracks are played in random order
(e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Changing the playback option 
In the Single CD main menu ( page
46)
press the
Setting
soft key.
The settings menu is displayed.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal Sequence
is activat
-
ed automatically.Fast forward/reverse
Playback options


58 AudioMP3 operation1Current track
Use
 or  to select another track
from the list.

Press

, or wait approx. 3 seconds
without changing the selection.
The selected track is played.
Selecting via manual entry of the track
number
Open the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
.

Press
2
.
The Manual track input display ap
-
pears.
1Number of tracks in the current folder
(10 tracks)Entry example: Track 1
Press
3.
Entry example: Track 10
Press
3 and " in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number. The selected track is played.
Selecting via scan search Scan search is characterised as follows:
Scan search plays each track in the
current folder for approx. 8
seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks in the current folder are not pos
-
sible.

59 Audio
MP3 operation
Starting scan search
In the MP3 main menu
( page
55)

press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.
Ending scan search manually 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.

Open the MP3 main menu
( page
55)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
.

To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal sequence

The COMAND plays tracks in a folder in
succession.

Once all the tracks in a folder have
been played, COMAND begins playing
the track(s) in the next folder on the
disc.

Repeat track

The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.

Repeat folder

The tracks in the current folder will be
repeated until this function is deacti
-
vated.

The track sequence is the same as the Normal sequence
option.

Random track

This option is restricted to the tracks in the
current folder. The tracks are played in ran
-
dom order.

Random folder

All tracks on the CD are played in random
order.
Switching the playback option 
In the MP3 main menu
( page
55)

press the
Setting
soft key.
The Setting menu appears.

The solid circle
indicates which op
-
tion is currently selected.
iThe scan search will not function if the
current folder only contains one track.When you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal sequence
is activat
-
ed automatically. Therein scan search
is restricted to the current folder.
Fast forward/reverse Playback options


64 AudioCD changer* operationThe CD changer has a built-in magazine
which can hold up to six CDs.

The CD changer has six magazine compart
-
ment buttons 2 for controlling the loading
procedure. LEDs in the buttons indicate
the status of the corresponding magazine
compartment.
Button LED off:

Magazine compartment empty

Button LED continuously red:

Magazine compartment loaded with a
CD
The status of a magazine compartment can
also be seen when selecting a CD in the CD
Selection menu
( page
68)
.
The CD slot 1 for loading CDs into the CD
changer is located above the buttons 2.Loading options:
Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment


Loading all six magazine compart
-
ments

Loading a single magazine compart
-
ment 
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.

Briefly press the button 2 of the emp
-
ty magazine compartment to be load
-
ed.

Wait until the LED in the button 2
flashes green.This indicates that the CD changer re
-
quests a CD.

Insert an audio CD into the CD slot 1
within approx. 15 seconds. Insert the
CD face up.The CD is pulled in. The red LED in the
corresponding magazine compartment
button 2 lights up continuously. The
system starts playing the CD. The load
-
ing procedure is completed.

Retract the CD changer
( page
63)
.
Loading all six magazine compart
-
mentsInitial situation: all magazine compart
-
ments empty.The CD changer loads all magazine com
-
partments beginning with compartment 1.
Access the CD changer
( page
62)
.
1CD slot2Magazine compartment buttons
iLoading a magazine slot will stop the
playback of a CD in the changer.

70 AudioCD changer* operationEntry example: Track 1
Press
3
.
Entry example: Track 12
Press
3
and

in quick succession.

Wait approx. 3 seconds after entering
the number.The selected track is played. The CD
main menu appears.
Selecting via scan search Scan search is characterised as follows:
Scan search plays each track on the
current CD for approx. 8 seconds.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search automatically stops at the
track listened to before the scan
search was started.
Starting scan search 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
Ending scan search manually 
Press the
Scan
soft key.
The track playing at the time the scan
is ended remains playing.

Open the CD changer main menu ( page
66)
.

Press and hold
-
or
,
.

To stop release
-
or
,
.
The following options are available:
Normal
sequence

The tracks are played in the normal se
-
quence (e.g. track 1, 2, 3 etc.).

If only one CD is loaded, the last track is
followed by again playing the first track.

If several CDs are loaded in the CD chang
-
er, the last track on a CD in the changer
will be followed by the first track of the
next CD in the changer.

The CDs are changed in their normal se
-
quence (e.g. CD 1, 2, 3 etc.).

Repeat
track

The current track will be repeated until
this function is deactivated.
iEntries beyond the number of available
tracks on the CD are not possible.
iWhen you start the scan search, play
-
back option
Normal sequence
is activat
-
ed automatically. Therein scan search
is restricted to the current CD.
Fast forward/reverse Playback options

76 Satellite radio*Satellite radio operationStation information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.Main area, in this example: 
ROCK
= selected category
( page
77)

Vault
= name of the selected station
Status bar, in this example:
SAT
(on the left) = the selected mode

SAT5
= location in the program

memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored

Ch16
= number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys
Presets

shows channels pre-stored in the pro
-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations
( page
80)
and re
-
quest stored stations
( page
76)
.

Info

shows additional text information relat
-
ed to the current channel.

Scan

is used to start and stop the scan
search
( page
79)
.

Service

displays a screen showing the tele
-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the particular receiver.
You can also adjust the following:

Bass and treble
( page
31)

Balance and fader
( page
30)

Sound functions
( page
32)

Volume (not on soft keys) ( page
29)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets
( page
77)

Tuning via manual channel input ( page
77)

Tuning via the program category list

( page
77)

Tuning a station within the selected category
( page
78)

Tuning via scan search
( page
79)
SAT main menu
Selecting a station

79 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Tuning using the multifunction steering
wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Satellite radio
display
( page
25)
.

Press
k.
The search proceeds in ascending or
-
der.
or
Press
j.
The search proceeds in descending or
-
der and stops at the first receivable
station.
Tuning via scan search Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search plays a channel for

approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current

category.

Scan search can be ended manually.

Scan search stops automatically at the
station that was playing when scan
search was started.

Press the
Scan
soft key.
The scan search starts.

Press the
Scan
soft key again.
The scan search ends.
Additional text information (artist and title)
related to the current broadcast can be
displayed.
Press the
Info
soft key.
iUsing

or

is followed by a short
delay before the change occurs. Using
-
and
,
changes the channel
immediately.
Obtaining additional text

information

178 IndexControlsCD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . 24Navigation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Radio mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Telephone mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173entering destination via . . . . . . . . . 125Copy protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,
63
Copyright (MP3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,
62
Current navigation announcement 129repeating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 DDeletingdestinationfrom Destination memory . . . . . . 150from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 149detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139phone book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99SMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102stop-over destination . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Destinationdeletingfrom Destination memory . . . . . . 150from Last destinations . . . . . . . . . 149Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152storing in Destination memory . . . . 150Destination memory . . . . . . . . . . . . 149calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149selecting destination . . . . . . . . . . . . 149starting route guidance to a stored des
-
tination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150storing destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Detour (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Displayadjusting brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 168switching design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168Displaying route (navigation) . . . . . 137DVD (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . 105,
173
EEjecting CDin CD changer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65in MP3 mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55in Single CD mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46Ejecting navigation DVD . . . . . . . . . 105Emergency call system . . . . . . . . . . 160Emergency calls “911”. . . . . . . . . . . . 85Endingcall (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,
95
ENTER UNLOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Enteringdestination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115frequency (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87unlock code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 FFader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,
173
for navigation announcements . . . . 110File structure (MP3 CD). . . . . . . . . . . 52