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Failures and possible remedies
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Failures and possible remedies
In rare instances it may happen that your Multimedia System does not function the
way you expect it to. Before calling for service please read please the operating
instructions and go through the following check list as an apparent failure may
easily be corrected.
Symptoms Possible cause / remedy
System does not start, screen is dark Ignition switched off:
• Switch on the ignition.
Ignition is already switched on, system is in
stand-by mode:
• Press one of the cursor buttons, the OK -but-
ton or the MENU -button on the remote con-
trol.
The system switches itself off after a
period of normal operation.
At extremely high or low temperatures the sys-
tem is automatically switched off to protect
against damage. Operation of the system is
resumed as soon as the temperature returns to a
normal level.
System does not react to presses of
the buttons if remote control is not
in its holder.
Batteries are empty.
• Change the batteries in the remote control or
• slide the remote control back into its holder.
System reacts very slowly to presses
of the buttons or requires a very
long time for calculation.
You are in a very densely digitised area. The sys-
tem requires more time to read large data
quantities.
“Guidance” option cannot be
selected in the “Navigation” menu.
• Make certain that you entered a destination
address.
System plans no route although a
destination was entered.
Car is not on a digitised road.
• Drive in the direction of a digitised road.
Guidance information not audible. • Make sure that “Voice on” is activated in
the “Settings” menu (symbol l is not in
the display).
• Make sure that “Volume” is not set to
minimum in the “Settings” menu.
If no external speaker is connected:
• Make sure that the setting for the built-in
monitor speaker is not on “Off” and that the
“Loudspeaker” option in the monitor set-up
menu is also not on “Off”.
Some of the items shown in the
instruction manual are not visible in
the status line.
• Activate / deactivate the desired items with
options “Statusline left” and “Statusline
right” in the “Settings / Screen Settings”
menu.
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