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4. Select "Store" and press the controller. The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use.

High Definition Radio*

Many stations transmit both analog and digital
signals. You can receive these stations digitally

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and with improved sound quality.
A digital radio network must be available in
order to receive digital stations.
5. Turn the controller until the desired mem-
ory position is selected. Activating/deactivating digital radio
The number of the memory position reception

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appears beside the name or frequency of iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16.
the station.
1. Press the button.
6. Press the controller. This opens the start menu.
The station is stored.
2. Press the controller to open the menu.
3. Turn the controller until "Settings" is
selected and press the controller.
RDS Radio Data System

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4. Select "Audio" and press the controller.
In the FM frequency range, additional informa-
5. Change to upper field. Turn the controller
tion is transmitted via RDS. If the reception con-
until "HD radio" is selected and press the
ditions are good, the station names are shown
controller.
on the Control Display. If the reception is weak

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or disrupted, it can take some time before the
station names are displayed.

Switching RDS on/off*

1. Select "FM" and press the controller.
"Set" is selected.
2. Press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
3. Select "RDS" and press the controller.
6. Select "Off" and press the controller.
The reception of digital stations is activated.
This symbol is displayed when a station is
being received digitally.
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reception
If you are on a longer journey and leave the
transmission range of the stations originally set,
you can update the list of stations with the best
reception.
1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.

With some stations the digital signals are not

transmitted simultaneously with the analog sig-
nals. If you are in an area in which the selected
station is not continuously received digitally,
playback changes between analog and digital
reception. This can result in repetitions or inter-
ruptions. In this case it may be advisable to
deactivate digital radio reception.

Selecting programs of a digital station* 2. Change into the second field from the top.
Some stations transmit several programs on 3. Select "Autostore" and press the controller.
one frequency. To select one of these pro-
grams:
1. Select "FM" or "AM" and press the control-
ler.

4. Press the controller.

Other menu items are displayed.
5. Select "Autostore " and press the con-
troller.
2. Select "Manual" and press the controller.
3. Select a station that is received digitally.
This symbol is displayed when a station
is being received digitally.
4. Switch to the next program of the digital
station with the buttons on the radio
or the steering wheel.
You can store a station, refer to page 168.

The display of the stations offering digital

reception is updated. This can take up to 2 min-
utes.

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Displaying additional information Weather Service. Details are also provided on
With the digital stations, additional information the Internet at www.nws.noaa.gov.
on the current track is displayed, e.g. the name
of the artist. Calling up weather news flashes
1. Select a station and press the controller. 1. Select "WB" and press the controller.

2. Select "Details" and press the controller.

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2. Select a station.

The information is displayed. The station for weather news flashes may be
unavailable in some regions.

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If a digital station is received again when the
station is changed, the additional information
will be displayed again following a brief interrup-
tion.

Weather news flashes*

Weather Radio is a service of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
of the US Department of Trade. Weather news
flashes are repeated every four to six minutes
and are routinely updated at intervals of one to
three hours, and more often when necessary.
Most stations operate 24 hours a day. In case of
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a storm, the National Weather Service inter-

rupts the routine weather news and transmits
special warning messages instead. If you have a
question about NOAA Weather Radio, please
contact the nearest office of the National
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 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio

You can receive over 100 different channels Enabling

with high sound quality. 1. Select a channel that has not yet been
The channels are offered to you in predefined enabled and press the controller.
packages. To receive the channels of your A telephone number and the electronic
choice, you must have this package enabled. serial number, ESN, are displayed.
With this new technology the signal may The electronic serial number is
fail, causing interruptions in reception.< required for enabling or disabling.<
2. To enable the channels:
Dial the phone number.
Enabling or disabling
channels Disabling
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. 1. Select an enabled channel and press the
controller.
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Move the controller backwards to open
"Entertainment".
3. Select "SAT".

2. Select "ESN" and press the controller.

The electronic serial number, ESN, is dis-
played.
The electronic serial number is
required for disabling.<
4. Press the controller. 3. To disable the channels:
Dial the phone number.

The channels are displayed.

These channels are enabled.

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Selecting and storing channel The channels of this category are displayed.
5. Select a channel marked with this sym-
1. Select "SAT" and press the controller.
bol.

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Channels or categories appear in the Con-

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6. Press the controller.
trol Display.
Other menu items are displayed.
2. Select a menu item:
7. Select "Play" and press the controller.
> "Presets":
Up to twelve channels you have stored
previously.
> "All channels":

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All channels are displayed.
> "Categories":
All channels, sorted by categories, e.g.
news, jazz.

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Additional information
The name of the channel and additional infor-
mation on the current track are displayed, e.g.
the name of the artist.

3. Press the controller.

4. If "Categories" has been selected:
Select the desired category and press the
controller.

1 Artist
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Satellite radio

1. Select desired channel. If no signal can be received for more than four
2. Press the controller. seconds, a message is displayed on the Control
Other menu items are displayed. Display.

3. Select "Store" and press the controller. Reception may not be possible for certain
reasons, e.g. environmental influences or
topographical conditions. The satellite radio
has no influence on this.
The signal may not be available in tunnels or
underground garages, next to tall buildings,
near trees, mountains or other sources of radio
interference.
Reception is usually possible again as soon as
the signal is available again.<

"Presets" is displayed.
4. Turn the controller to select a memory loca-
tion and press the controller.

The channel is stored. The channels of the last

selection criterion are displayed once again
after a short time.

Changing channel with buttons on

CD player
Press the button for the corresponding
direction.
The system switches to the next enabled chan-
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Listening to CDs 3. Change to upper field if necessary. Select
"CD" and press the controller.

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When equipped with two drives:
4. Change to the second field from the top if
The upper drive is for audio CDs.
necessary. On vehicles with a CD changer,
select "CD" and press the controller to start
Compressed audio files
the CD player.
CDs with compressed audio files, i.e. MP3, can

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be played by the CD player and CD changer.

Starting CD player

Inserting CD

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Insert the CD into the drive with the labeled side
up.
The CD is automatically pulled in. Playback
starts automatically if the sound output is on.
For CDs with compressed audio files, it can take Playback starts automatically if the sound out-
up to approx. 1 minute to read in the data put is switched on.
depending on the directory structure.
With programmable memory/
Via iDrive direct selection buttons
Starting playback when there is already a CD in You can store the function CD player on the
the drive: programmable memory/direct selection but-
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page 16. tons to start the CD player, refer to page 21.
1. Press the button.
Starting CD changer
This opens the start menu.
Filling CD changer, refer to page 179.
2. Move the controller backwards to open
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"Entertainment".
Via iDrive
1. Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2. Move the controller backwards to open
"Entertainment".
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CD player and CD changer

"CD" and press the controller. 1. Select the directory if necessary and press
4. Change to the second field from the top if the controller.
necessary. Select the desired CD and press
the controller.

2. Select the track and press the controller.

At the end of the last track, the next CD will be

selected.

With programmable memory/

direct selection buttons
You can store a CD compartment of the CD
changer on the programmable memory/direct
selection buttons to start the CD changer, refer
to page 21.
To change the directory:
Select the directory and press the controller.
Selecting a track
Buttons on CD player
Press the button for the corresponding
direction repeatedly until you reach the desired
track.
The track is displayed on the Control Display.
You can also change tracks using the buttons
on the steering wheel, refer to page 11.
To exit from the menu:
Via iDrive Select the arrow and press the controller.
For equipment with two drives, you can store a
certain track on the programmable memory/
direct selection buttons, refer to page 21.

Select a track by turning the controller.

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Displaying information on track Compressed audio files
With compressed audio files, you can display 1. Select the current track and press the con-
any information stored on the current track, e.g. troller.
the name of the artist. 2. Select the desired menu item:
1. Press the controller. > To sample all tracks of the current direc-
2. Select "Details" and press the controller. tory, select "Scan directory" and press
the controller.

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> To sample all tracks of the CD, select
"Scan all" and press the controller.

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The information for the current track are dis-
played.
The setting is stored for the remote control cur-
rently in use. To end sampling:

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1. Press the controller.
2. Select "Scan directory" or "Scan all" and
Sampling tracks, scan press the controller.
The system automatically plays a brief sample This cancels sampling, and the player remains

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from each of the tracks on the current CD. on the current track.
1. Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
Repeating a track
1. Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.

2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

To end sampling:
1. Press the controller.
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2. Select "Scan" and press the controller.

This cancels sampling of the tracks, and the
player remains on the current track.
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CD player and CD changer

In this mode, the tracks on the current CD are

played once in a random sequence.
1. Select "Set" and press the controller.
Other menu items are displayed.
2. Select "Random" and press the controller.
To stop random function:
1. Press the controller.
2. Select "Random" and press the controller.
The current track on the CD is repeated.
To stop repeating: Compressed audio files
1. Press the controller again. 1. Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2. Select "Repeat" and press the controller.
2. Select the desired menu item:
Compressed audio files > To play all tracks of the current directory
1. Select the current track and press the con- in random order, select "Random direc-
troller. tory" and press the controller.
2. Select the desired menu item: > To play all tracks of the CD in random
order, select "Random all" and press the
> To repeat the selected track, select
controller.
"Repeat track" and press the controller.
To stop random function:
> To repeat all tracks of the current direc-
tory, select "Repeat directory" and press 1. Press the controller.
the controller. 2. Select "Random directory" or "Random all"
and press the controller.

Fast forward/reverse
Buttons on CD player:
Press and hold the button for the corre-
sponding direction.
The tracks can be listened to with some distor-
tion.
To stop repeating:
1. Press the controller.
2. Select "Repeat track" or "Repeat directory"
and press the controller.

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