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Set-up and use
QUICK REFERENCE
6. Select the street as you would the town/city.
7. If necessary, enter a house number.
Infotainment
8.
Select the symbol.
Radio
9. Select a house number or range of house
numbers from the list.
Control elements
Starting destination guidance
"Start guidance"
If only the town/city was entered: destination
guidance is started to the town/city center.
Connecting a mobile phone
After the mobile phone is connected once to the
vehicle, the mobile phone can be operated using
iDrive, the steering wheel buttons and spoken in‐
structions.
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Changing the waveband
Sound output on/off, volume
Programmable memory buttons
Changing the station/track
1. "My Vehicle"
2. "iDrive settings"
3. "Mobile devices"
4. "Connect new device"
Navigation destination entry
Entering a destination via address
5. Select the functions for which the mobile
phone is to be used.
The vehicle's Bluetooth name is displayed on
the Control Display.
State/province
1. "Navigation"
6. To perform additional steps on the mobile
phone, refer to the mobile phone owner's
manual: e.g., search for or connect the Blue‐
tooth device or a new device.
2.
"Enter address"
3. "State/Province?"
4. Select the country from the list.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears
on the mobile phone display. Select the Blue‐
tooth name of the vehicle.
Entering the address
The address can be entered in any order.
Example: entering the address via the town/city
7. Depending on the mobile device, a control
number is displayed or the control number
must be entered.
1. "City/Postal code?"
2. Enter the town/city.
▷ Compare the control number displayed
on the Control Display with the control
number on the display of the device.
The list is narrowed down further with each
entry.
Confirm the control number on the device
and on the Control Display.
3.
Select the symbol.
4. Select a town/city from the list.
5. If necessary, enter the street.
▷ Enter and confirm the same control num‐
ber on the device and via iDrive.
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Set-up and use
QUICK REFERENCE
The device is connected and displayed in the
device list.
Using the phone
Accepting a call
Incoming calls can be accepted via iDrive or the
button on the steering wheel.
Via iDrive
"Accept"
Via the button on the steering wheel
Press the button.
Via the instrument cluster
Use the thumbwheel on the steering wheel to
select: "Accept"
Dialing a number
1. "Communication"
2. "Dial number"
3. Enter the numbers.
4.
Select the symbol. The connection is es‐
tablished via the mobile phone to which this
function has been assigned.
Establish the connection via the additional
phone:
1.
Press the button.
2. "Call via"
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