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Audio

Radio operation

Automatic seek tuning

Push the joystick to 

.

The next receivable ascending frequen-
cy is tuned in and begins to play. The 
station frequency appears on the 
screen.

Push the joystick to 

.

The next receivable descending fre-
quency is tuned in and begins to play. 
The station frequency appears on the 
screen.

Manual tuning (FM, AM)

Push the joystick to

 

.

The frequency displayed ascends in    
increments of 200 kHz (FM) or 10 kHz 
(AM). This process begins slowly and 
then gradually increases.

Push the joystick to

 

.

The frequency displayed descends in 
increments of 200 kHz (FM) or 10 kHz 
(AM). This process begins slowly and 
then gradually increases.

i

The MCS needs about 10 seconds to 
seek through the entire band. If you 
cannot receive a station, activate anoth-
er radio function to stop the seek func-
tion.

Содержание MCS

Страница 1: ...MCS Operator s Manual ...

Страница 2: ...Order no 6515 6667 13 Part no 163 584 07 96 USA Edition A 2004 ...

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Страница 4: ...des Benz Center will be glad to demonstrate the proper proce dures We continuously strive to improve our product and ask for your understanding that we reserve the right to make changes in design and equipment Therefore infor mation illustrations and descriptions in this manual might differ from the equip ment installed in your vehicle As such the information illustrations and descriptions contain...

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Страница 6: ...ystem on 30 Changing the Radio band 31 Selecting a station 32 Memory functions 36 Tape operation 38 Quick reference 38 Inserting or ejecting a tape 40 Menu overview 42 Listening to a cassette 44 Error messages 44 Changing sides 44 Fast forward and rewind 45 Music search 45 Tape scan 46 Blank skip 46 Dolby B noise reduction 47 Pause 47 CD operation 48 Quick reference 48 General information on CD mo...

Страница 7: ...6 Inserting or ejecting the navigation DVD 98 Destination input 100 Menu overview 100 Switching the navigation system on 102 Entering destination address 103 Route guidance 122 Route guidance principles 122 Destination memory 132 Address book 132 Today s plan 137 Saving the current vehicle position 140 Editing the Previous Destination list 141 Settings 142 Voice prompt frequency 142 Selecting the ...

Страница 8: ...tion on how to use the radio cassette player sin gle CD player CD changer and adjust the audio system settings Satellite radio This chapter contains all information relat ed to the satellite radio system Telephone Here you can learn in detail about the many functions of the telephone how to initiate an emergency call and use service numbers Navigation This chapter provides detailed information on ...

Страница 9: ...ccession indicates a multiple step procedure page 7 This symbol tells you where to look for additional infor mation on a subject The continuation symbol marks an interrupted proce dure which will be continued on the next page Display Words appearing in the MCS display are printed in the type shown here Warning G Warning notices draw your attention to hazards that may endanger your health or life o...

Страница 10: ... con ditions Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph approximately 50 km h your car is covering a distance of 44 feet approxi mately 14 m every second MCS supplies you with the information to help you select your route more easily and guide you conveniently and safely to your destination For safety reasons we encour age the driver to stop the vehicle in a safe place before answering or placing...

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Страница 12: ...9 At a glance MCS control unit Quick reference MCS ...

Страница 13: ...10 At a glance MCS control unit 3 ...

Страница 14: ...dio operation Selecting a station Saving stations manually CD operation Selecting a track or CDs Telephone Entering the unlock code Entering the telephone number 34 36 59 58 84 86 7 Joystick Activates equipment functions and submenus via menu fields Pressing Confirms a selection 8 Switchesthenavigation system on Activates the navigation menu 102 Function Page 9 Repeats current last voice instructi...

Страница 15: ...e signal strength meter 7 Selected station preset CD 8 Softkey menu Active system function display field Display screen System Display FM AM WB CD CHANGER SAT PHONE TAPE Roaming indicator S R R highlight ed Meaning FM radio band selected AM radio band or Weather Band WB selected Single CD player select ed CD changer selected Satellite radio selected Telephone selected Tape selected Signal in home ...

Страница 16: ... As soon as the display reaches normal operating temperatures it turns on automatically Anti theft system If the power supply to the MCS has been interrupted the message PLEASE EN TER SECURITY CODE will be displayed the next time the MCS unit is switched on Use the number keypad to enter your five digit security code and press the softkey OK to confirm The MCS unlocks and nor mal operation is enab...

Страница 17: ... indicated and the respective system chapters Switching on Press the rotary push button 1 or Turn the key in the steering lock to po sition 1 or 2 if the MCS has been switched off by turning the key in the steering lock to position 0 or removed The MCS will switch on the last active source and display the corresponding menu Switching off Press the rotary push button 1 or Turn the key in the steeri...

Страница 18: ...active you will see the basic guidance display or the map If destination input was active the main destination input menu appears Switching another system on Press a system key e g The main radio menu will appear i If the MCS is switched off for more than 30 minutes during active route guid ance all manually entered traffic jams and detours are deleted Selecting a de tour page 131 ...

Страница 19: ...struction you can set the volume jointly Switching on Press The radio is switched on The station last tuned to will begin to play Changing the radio band Press the softkey AM FM or WB Adjusting the volume i The volume of the navigation voice prompt can only be adjusted during active route guidance Turn the rotary push button during an announcement or press Navi Voice to repeat the current last voi...

Страница 20: ...n Press any system key e g The MCS will switch to tape operation Refer to page 26 Radio operation for additional information Switching on Press The main tape menu will be displayed and playback begins Inserting a cassette into the cassette com partment page 40 Music search Push the joystick to The tape will wind to the beginning of the current track to the previous track or to the next track Refer...

Страница 21: ... or the next track will be played Selecting a CD from the CD changer Activate the CD changer Press one of the number keys Keys select the corre sponding magazine slot of the CD changer The message LOADING CD ap pears on the display Playback begins with track 1 CD track scan Press the softkey SCAN The tracks on the CD are played one af ter the other for 8 seconds each Press the highlighted softkey ...

Страница 22: ...in the new category becomes audible The system will automatically switch to a station of the selected category if the cur rently selected station is not of the select ed category Otherwise the currently selected station remains tuned Switching another system on Press any system key e g The MCS will switch to tape operation Refer to page 71 Satellite Radio oper ation for additional information Swit...

Страница 23: ...aling If you have entered the correct num ber press Dialing will begin If the phone number and name are stored in the phone book the name appears on the screen The active audio source will switch to mute Conducting a call When the call is initiated the call time will be displayed Ending a call Press Refer to page 80 Telephone opera tion for additional information Switching the navigation system on...

Страница 24: ...ect Address and press To find the addresses select Street Name to search for the ad dress by street name and number City Name to search for the address in a specific city Change State to search for the ad dress in a different state Change Province to search for the address in a different province Use the joystick to select the desired method and press 3 3 3 i If you have entered the state or the p...

Страница 25: ... button If you want to choose another city use the joystick to select the first character of the city name from the keypad 2 and press The character appears in the text win dow 1 To enter more characters repeat above step If a character is not available it will automatically be shaded out To correct the last character use the joystick to select Delete 5 and press When you have entered the city nam...

Страница 26: ...t window 1 To enter more characters repeat above step If a character is not available it will automatically be shaded out To correct the last character use the joystick to select Delete 5 and press When you have entered the street name use the joystick to select List 3 and press or Use the joystick to enter the first few characters of the street name select List 3 and press Use the joystick to sel...

Страница 27: ... to select Delete and press When the address number is displayed use the joystick to select Done and press If the city name was not previously en tered the City Name menu will appear Once you have entered the complete address the Confirm Destination menu appears Use the joystick to select OK to Proceed and press The MCS begins calculating the route 3 i Numbers can also be entered using the number ...

Страница 28: ...25 Audio Radio operation Tape operation CD operation Audio Adjustment ...

Страница 29: ...26 Audio Radio operation Quick reference ...

Страница 30: ...ing a station Selecting a station from the preset menu FM AM Selecting a station from the WB preset menu 36 34 37 5 Joystick Automatic seek tuning ascending Automatic seek tuning descending Manual tuning ascending Manual tuning descending 33 33 33 33 6 Softkeys LIST Preset menu AM FM WB Changing ra dio band Weather Band SAT Satellite Radio AUTO Automatically saves stations ADJ Audio adjustment SCA...

Страница 31: ...28 Audio Radio operation Menu overview ...

Страница 32: ...emory preset such as 1 3 Current frequency 4 Scan function 35 5 Main Audio Adjust menu Audio Adjustment 63 6 Auto store menu 37 Function Page 7 Satellite radio SAT menu 32 8 Preset menu 32 9 Main AM radio menu or Main Weather Band WB menu 31 32 a Current frequency band AM and memory preset selected e g 1 ...

Страница 33: ...lease familiarize yourself with these functions by reading the At a glance chapter Main FM radio menu Press The radio is switched on and the sta tion last tuned to will begin to play Press any system key e g MCS will switch to the tape mode Switching radio operation on i You can operate the telephone and the navigation system while the radio is on Switching another system on ...

Страница 34: ...splay The FM station last tuned to begins to play and the frequency appears in the display AM Band Press the softkey AM AM is dis played in the upper left hand corner of the display The AM station last tuned to begins to play and the frequency appears in the display Changing the Radio band Frequency band FM AM Frequency range 87 7 107 9 FM 530 1710 AM ...

Страница 35: ... page 34 Station selection using direct frequency entry page 34 Automatic station scan page 35 Station selection from the preset menu page 37 i If a weather band station cannot be re ceived on this channel an automatic search of all 7 channels will take place As soon as you receive a weather band the search will stop and the channel ap pears in the display The automatic search performs two cycles ...

Страница 36: ... appears on the screen Manual tuning FM AM Push the joystick to The frequency displayed ascends in increments of 200 kHz FM or 10 kHz AM This process begins slowly and then gradually increases Push the joystick to The frequency displayed descends in increments of 200 kHz FM or 10 kHz AM This process begins slowly and then gradually increases i The MCS needs about 10 seconds to seek through the ent...

Страница 37: ...cies F Weather Band WB Tune the radio to the selected channel The memory preset number appears in the status line Station selection using the direct frequency entry FM AM Press Input line appears in the main radio menu Use the number keys to enter the de sired frequency within 8 seconds e g for 102 7 FM The station you have selected begins to play i FM and AM presets are independent You can access...

Страница 38: ...dividual weather channels stored in memory are scanned in succession The scan function stops automatically when the first station received has been scanned twice Ending the scan function Press the softkey SCAN The station selected appears and the station frequency is displayed i If you do not make another entry within 8 seconds the function cancels i A frequency entered outside the allow able inpu...

Страница 39: ...er than 2 seconds You will hear a confirmation beep The radio saves the current station at the memory preset selected The mem ory preset selected appears in the sta tus line e g FM3 Memory functions i There are 10 presets available for each band FM AM An existing entry is overwritten in the memory list when a new input is given i Two presets available for the FM AM wavebands Standard FM AM preset ...

Страница 40: ...g stored AUTO STORE IN PROGRESS appears in the display Selecting a FM AM station from the preset menu You can view the preset menu with all the preset positions To view the preset menu press the softkey LIST To select a desired station press one of the number keys e g To exit the preset menu press the soft key FM or AM Return to the radio menu Press the softkey LIST Selecting channels from the WB ...

Страница 41: ...38 Audio Tape operation r Quick reference ...

Страница 42: ...sette compart ment is located behind the control panel 40 4 Press to Switch the MCS on and off Turn to Adjust the volume 14 16 Function Page 5 Joystick Forward music search Reverse music search Fast forward Rewind 45 45 45 45 6 Softkeys II Pause SIDE Changing sides Dolby B SKIP Blank Skip ADJ Audio adjustment SCAN Tape scan 47 44 47 46 63 46 ...

Страница 43: ...ally after a few seconds Make sure that the wider portion of the tape faces right Ejecting Press Press to eject the cassette Press The control panel closes After the cas sette has been ejected the MCS switches to the last audio mode Inserting or ejecting a tape i If a cassette is inserted a cassette icon will be displayed in the radio and CD mode ...

Страница 44: ...be heard This will continue at five second inter vals until the control panel is returned to its normal position Press to return the control panel to its closed position A lowered control panel can easily be damaged Close the control panel as soon as the cassette is ejected Do not place anything on the lowered control panel ...

Страница 45: ...42 Audio Tape operation Menu overview ...

Страница 46: ...3 Audio Tape operation Function Page 1 Main tape menu 2 Scan function 46 3 Main Audio Adjust menu Audio Adjustment 63 4 Blank skip 46 5 Noise reduction Dolby B 47 6 Changing sides 44 7 Pause function 47 ...

Страница 47: ... MCS The following screen messages can appear after is pressed NO TAPE no cassette is inserted In sert a cassette TAPE ERROR TAPE MAY BE TOO TIGHT the cassette cannot be played The tape is too tight or is damaged The MCS will switch to the radio mode I Press the softkey SIDE The other side of the tape automatical ly starts to play The side selected is displayed in the main tape menu Listening to a...

Страница 48: ...nd plays the next track While searching MUSIC SEARCH FORWARD is displayed in the main tape menu Reverse Push the joystick to The MCS locates and plays the previ ous track While searching MUSIC SEARCH REVERSE is displayed in the main tape menu Cancelling music search Push the joystick in any direction Fast forward and rewind Music search i The music search function will not work properly unless the...

Страница 49: ...ck When this function is activated the unit skips blank segments longer than 15 sec onds The unit fast forwards to the next track or side and starts playing it Starting blank skip Press the softkey SKIP Blank skip begins SKIP is highlighted in the softkey menu If a blank section is detected SKIPPING BLANK SECTION is displayed in the tape menu Tape scan i The scan function does not work prop erly u...

Страница 50: ... Dolby B Press the highlighted softkey Activating pause Press the softkey II The tape stops playing and PAUSE is displayed in the tape menu Cancelling pause Press the softkey PLAY Dolby B noise reduction i The Dolby noise reduction system is manufactured under license by Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation The word Dolby and the double D sym bol are trademarks of Dolby Labo ratories Licensing...

Страница 51: ...48 Audio CD operation r Quick reference ...

Страница 52: ... the control panel 51 4 Press to Switch the MCS on and off Turn to Adjust the volume 14 16 5 Playing a CD CD chang er Selecting a track 58 59 6 Joystick Track select for ward Track select re verse Music seek for ward Music seek re verse 59 59 60 60 7 Softkeys II Pause RDM Random play RPT Repeat TIME Select time dis play ADJ Audio adjustment SCAN Scan 62 61 61 62 63 60 Function Page ...

Страница 53: ... CD in a circular motion Do not use rubbing alcohol or solvents to clean the CDs Do not expose the CDs to heat or direct sunlight Do not write or put stickers on CDs General information on CD mode Warning G The single CD player and CD changer are Class 1 laser products There is a danger of invisible laser radiation if the cover is opened or damaged Do not remove the cover The single CD player and ...

Страница 54: ...n audio CD is inserted an audio CD icon is displayed when in the radio or tape mode i If the control panel is in the down posi tion for more than 20 seconds two suc cessive beeps will be heard This will continue at five second inter vals until the control panel is returned to its normal position Press to return the control panel to its closed position A lowered control panel can easily be damaged ...

Страница 55: ...he direction of the arrow above Push the door completely open until it locks in the open position 1 Eject button Press the eject button The magazine will slide upwards Pull the disk tray forward until it stops i The magazine can be ejected even if the MCS is switched off The eject button does not function if the battery is drained or disconnected i Do not attempt to remove the tray from the magazi...

Страница 56: ...y into the magazine completely Slide the magazine into the CD changer until it clicks into place listen for the click Close the sliding door i Make sure that 2 is pointing in the di rection of the arrow 3 Do not force the magazine into the changer If the magazine does not enter smoothly please check for proper ori entation of the magazine ...

Страница 57: ...54 Audio CD operation Menu overview ...

Страница 58: ...ngle CD player 3 Scan 60 4 Repeat 61 5 Random play 61 6 Audio adjust menu 7 Select time display 8 Pause 62 CD changer 9 Main CD changer menu a Icon for connected and loaded CD changer b Number of selected CD c Scan 60 d Repeat 61 e Random play 61 f Audio adjust menu 63 g Select time display 62 h Pause 62 ...

Страница 59: ...e or switch off the MCS MCS with CD changer CD changer operation begins Press when CDs are inserted in the CD changer page 52 The playback starts at Track 1 of the first CD The telephone and navigation functions can be used while a CD is playing To stop CD playback Switch to the radio or tape mode or switch off the MCS Switching CD operation on and off i The navigation functions can be used while ...

Страница 60: ...back CD changer operation begins By pressing when CDs are insert ed in the CD changer page 52 Playback starts at Track 1 To stop CD playback Switch to the radio or Switch to tape or single CD player mode or Switch off the MCS The following error messages can appear after is pressed NO CD there is no CD inserted Insert a CD CD ERROR the inserted CD can not be read The CD may be inserted incor rectl...

Страница 61: ...ing CD The screen as shown above appears for 4 seconds The selected CD will be highlighted If the selected magazine slot is empty the NO CD message and the number of the selected slot ap pears on the screen The next CD in serted will be selected Playback begins with track 1 of the select ed CD i In the CD radio and tape modes icons are displayed for an inserted CD single CD player or a connected a...

Страница 62: ... and enter the number of the track you wish to select e g and Track select i To enter a single digit track number you can enter zero 0 followed by the track number e g 01 or simply enter the track number e g 1 and wait 4 sec onds to have the track selected auto matically When entering a two digit number you must enter the second digit within 4 seconds Otherwise the function switches off and the sc...

Страница 63: ...ward as long as you push the joystick The tracks on a CD can be scanned in suc cession for 8 seconds each Activating scan Press the softkey SCAN Scan begins and SCAN is highlighted in the softkey menu Cancelling scan Press the highlighted softkey SCAN or Push the joystick in any direction Playback resumes with the desired track Music seek CD track scan ...

Страница 64: ...CD play back in a random order The random mode is activated when RDM is highlighted in the softkey menu Selecting the next previous track Push the joystick to or The next or previous track in the ran dom list plays Cancelling random play Press the highlighted softkey RDM CD track repeat i You cannot activate the repeat mode and the random mode at the same time You can only select one mode at a tim...

Страница 65: ...n this function is selected the main CD menu displays the current track and elapsed time Press the softkey TIME The total numbers of tracks and the to tal playing time are displayed To return Press the softkey TIME or Wait 4 seconds to automatically return to the main CD menu Pause i The CD stops playing if a phone call is sent or received Elapsed time display ...

Страница 66: ...he softkeys or The selected parameter is highlighted To set the desired values press the softkeys and or L and R To reset the selected parameter press and hold both softkeys and or L and R for longer then 2 seconds Once you are satisfied with the sound setting press the softkey EXIT Audio Adjustment i If your vehicle is equipped with the Bose AudiopilotTM digital processor digital electronics will...

Страница 67: ...ts Return to the audio menu by pressing the softkey EXIT Press and hold the audio menu softkey ADJ for longer than 2 seconds All parameters are set to 0 and the sound optimization is set to STANDARD The MCS automatically returns to the audio mode i You can only select one sound optimiza tion at a time i Sound Optimization is not available for service sources i If your vehicle is equipped with the ...

Страница 68: ...65 Satellite radio General information Satellite radio operation ...

Страница 69: ...66 Satellite radio Satellite radio operation Quick reference ...

Страница 70: ...Selecting a station via manual channel input Saving a station 72 73 75 5 Joystick Tuning a station within the selected cate gory ascending Tuning a station within the selected cate gory descending Selecting a cate gory Selecting a cate gory 74 74 74 74 6 Softkeys LIST Preset menu AM FM WB Changing ra dio band PTY Category menu ADJ Audio adjustment SCAN Scan NUM SIRIUS information menu 72 31 70 63 ...

Страница 71: ...68 Satellite radio Satellite radio operation Menu overview ...

Страница 72: ...amiliarize yourself with these functions by reading the At a glance chapter Function Page 1 Main satellite radio menu 71 2 Memory preset such as 5 72 3 Current station name 4 Current program category 5 Channel number 6 Scan function 75 7 Main Adjust menu Audio Adjustment 63 8 Program category menu 70 9 SIRIUS service menu 75 a Preset menu 72 b Radio main menu 30 ...

Страница 73: ...eature description is based on prelim inary information available at time of printing i At time of printing no date for the avail ability of optional equipment required for satellite radio operation had been set Contact your authorized Mercedes Benz Center for details and availability for your vehicle Note that categories and channels shown in illustrations are dependent on programming content del...

Страница 74: ...tronic serial number ESN are dis played This information is required to call the SIRIUS Service Center for an activation re quest After activation of the Satellite radio service The Satellite radio main menu appears The radio station selected last is audible provided it can be received Station information is displayed on the main screen Calling up the SAT main menu i Credit card information may al...

Страница 75: ...s used to select the program category page 75 ADJ displays the audio adjust screen You can adjust the sound settings for the audio sources page 63 SCAN is used to start and stop the scan search page 75 NUM displays the telephone number of the SIRIUS Service Center and your per sonal twelve digit electronic serial number ESN The following options are available Selecting a station using the selected...

Страница 76: ...preset menu press the softkey LIST To select a desired station press one of the number keys e g To exit the preset menu press the soft key SAT or Press SAT Tuning via manual channel input Example Tuning in channel 5 Press Input line appears in the main radio menu Use the number keys to enter the de sired channel within 8 seconds e g The system tunes to channel 16 The station you have selected begi...

Страница 77: ...ging the category the channel selected last in the new category becomes audible The system will automatically switch to a station of the selected category if the cur rently selected station is not of the select ed category Otherwise the currently selected station remains tuned Tuning a station within the selected cat egory The channels identified for the currently selected category are sorted numm...

Страница 78: ...rent channel can be dis played Press one of the number keys e g longer than 2 seconds You will hear a confirmation beep The radio saves the current station at the memory preset selected The mem ory preset selected appears in the sta tus line e g SAT3 Press the softkey NUM The telephone number of the SIRIUS Service Center and the twelve digit electronic serial number ESN of your SAT tuner are displ...

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Страница 80: ...77 Telephone Important notes Telephone operation Emergency call ...

Страница 81: ...asons the driver should not use the cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo tion Stop the vehicle in a safe location be fore answering or placing a call If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular phone while driving please use the hands free device and be sure to pay attention to the traffic situation at all times Use the cel lular phone1 only when road weather and traffic conditions perm...

Страница 82: ...to use the telephone The telephone is already unlocked but is not registered or not yet registered in the network The message NO SERVICE appears The telephone tries to register into an existing network If the network is available the telephone is ready for use The above message also appears if the network is no longer available due to weak signals The message TELEPHONE NOT AT TACHED appears Please...

Страница 83: ...80 Telephone Telephone operation Quick reference ...

Страница 84: ...for the num bers stored in the phone book with a maximum of 2 digits Quick dialing for the first 10 memory locations Placing an emergency call 84 86 90 90 92 Function Page 5 Joystick Scroll list down Scroll list up Select name or num ber Select name or num ber 6 Softkeys NUM Phone book sorted nu merically NAME Phone book sorted al phabetically MUTE Switches off the micro phone for the hands free t...

Страница 85: ...82 Telephone Telephone operation Menu overview ...

Страница 86: ...on Page 1 Unlock code menu 84 2 Main telephone menu 3 Telephone roaming indicator S Signal R Roaming R highlighted Roaming on non home type system 4 Signal strength meter 5 Incoming call 85 6 Alphabetic phone book 88 7 Numeric phone book 89 ...

Страница 87: ...g indicator R is shown Switch to an audio mode navigation mode Allow the telephone to switch to sleep mode or Switch off the MCS system Switching telephone operation on i Timeport phones use a three digit code V60 phones use a four digit code The head unit unlocks the phone using the first three digits of the four digit V60 un lock code Your unlock code prevents unautho rized persons from using yo...

Страница 88: ... softkey MUTE again to cancel muting Setting the volume for hands free opera tion Raising the volume Turn the rotary push button v to the right Lowering the volume Turn the rotary push button v to the left Refusing or ending a call Press The main telephone display disappears and the previous source is restored Accepting an incoming call using the mobile telephone handset For the location of your t...

Страница 89: ...e menu appears Warning G Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a cellular telephone while driving a ve hicle Whether or not prohibited by law for safety reasons the driver should not use the cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo tion Stop the vehicle in a safe location be fore answering or placing a call If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular phone while driving please b...

Страница 90: ...igit Press briefly To clear all digits Press longer than 2 seconds Begin dialing If you have entered the correct num ber press Dialing begins If the phone number and name are stored in the phone book the name appears on the screen The active audio source switches to mute Interrupt dialing Press Conducting a call The call time appears when the call is initi ated Ending the call Press ...

Страница 91: ...r the NUM The softkey NAME starts the alpha betic scrolling mode and the softkey NUM starts the numeric scrolling mode If there are no numbers located in the memory PHONE BOOK MEMORY EMP TY appears on the display Opening the alphabetic scrolling mode Make sure the main telephone menu is displayed Press the softkey NAME or Enter up to 2 letters with the number keys through e g To correct the last d...

Страница 92: ...ng the call Press Opening the numeric scrolling mode Make sure the main telephone menu is displayed Press the softkey NUM or Enter up to 2 letters with the number keys through e g To correct the last digit press By pushing the joystick up or down you can select the desired number The selected number is highlighted or By pushing the joystick to the left or the right you can jump to the next or prev...

Страница 93: ...he list Begin dialing If you have found the right number press Ending the call Press Speed dialing Make sure the main telephone menu is displayed Enter the memory location number us ing the number keys through You can enter up to 2 digits i If there is no entry in the numbers list the message LAST NUMBERS MEMO RY EMPTY appears in the telephone menu Warning G If you enter 1 and confirm this memory ...

Страница 94: ...ss one of the number keys to longer than 2 seconds The phone number or name appears in the menu The telephone dials the phone number stored in this memory location The call time appears when the call is initiated Ending the call Press Warning G If you press the emergency number 9 1 1 default input is dialed The 9 1 1 emergency call system is a public service Using it without due cause is a crim in...

Страница 95: ... the number key longer than 2 seconds quick dialing The telephone begins dialing The call time appears when the call is initiated Ending or stopping an emergency call Press i The emergency call is also placed if the phone is locked i This function places a call to a local 9 1 1 provider This function does not ini tiate a Tele Aid call Warning G The 9 1 1 emergency call system is a public service U...

Страница 96: ...93 Navigation Important notes Quick reference Destination input Route guidance Destination memory Settings ...

Страница 97: ...e always strictly observe traffic regulations while driving Drive care fully and always obey traffic laws and road signs even if they contradict the MCS instructions Warning G The DVD reader contains a Class 1 laser product There is a danger of invisible laser radiation if the cover is opened or damaged Do not remove the cover The DVD reader does not contain any parts which can be ser viced by the...

Страница 98: ...ressed the message MUSIC CD INSERTED PLEASE REPLACE WITH A NAV IGATION DISC is displayed Remove the audio CD and insert a navigation DVD page 98 GPS Global Positioning System sig nals received make it possible to deter mine the current vehicle position Deviations from the actual position may occur If the reception of GPS signals is disturbed e g in parking garages and tunnels If road conditions ar...

Страница 99: ...96 Navigation Quick reference ...

Страница 100: ...Page 5 Entering address num bers 6 Altering the map scale 7 Pushing Joystick Moves cursor Pressing Confirms selection 8 Switching the navigation system on Activating the navigation menu 102 9 Repeating current last voice instruction a Altering the map scale 126 Function Page b Softkeys for DETR Detour STOP Cancels the cur rent destination LIST Lists the maneu ver MUTE Mutes the voice instructions ...

Страница 101: ...tically fed into the CD DVD player The control panel closes automatically after a few seconds Ejecting Press to lower the front of the control panel Press to eject the inserted DVD Press to raise the front of the control panel Inserting or ejecting the navigation DVD i If a navigation DVD is inserted the nav igation DVD symbol is displayed when in the radio tape or CD mode ...

Страница 102: ...ntil the display is re turned to its normal position Press to return the control panel to its closed position A lowered control panel can easily be damaged As soon as the disc is eject ed close the control panel i If you do not remove an ejected DVD the CD DVD automatically retrieves it after 10 seconds The CD DVD drive can Read navigation DVDs or Playback audio CDs ...

Страница 103: ...100 Navigation Destination input Menu overview ...

Страница 104: ...n Page a Change Current Method menu 127 b Delete Stopover menu c Map screen d Edit Select menu e Edit Today s Plan menu 139 f Edit Address Book menu 136 g Edit Previous Destina tions menu 141 h Save Current Position in Previous Destinations menu 140 Function Page j Find Destination by menu k Today s Plan menu 137 l Address Book menu 118 m Previous Destination menu 119 n Phone Number menu 116 o Poi...

Страница 105: ...y that appears is dependent on the last navigation function used Depending on the last system mode MCS calls one of the following displays If route guidance has been switched off The main destination input menu If route guidance has been switched on The symbol display with an arrow indicating your driving direction or The map with the symbol of current vehicle location or The location map Switchin...

Страница 106: ...tored destinations from your address book page 118 Selecting previous destinations page 119 Selecting the destination directly from the map page 120 Today s plan page 137 Potential fault messages during naviga tion start up MUSIC CD INSERTED PLEASE REPLACE WITH A NAVIGA TION DISC Eject the inserted CD and insert a navigation DVD Please insert DVD ROM Insert a navigation DVD Error reading DVD ROM P...

Страница 107: ...y street name and number Selecting City Name if you want to search for the city name first Selecting Change State if you want to search for the address in a dif ferent state Selecting Change Province if you want to search for the address in a dif ferent province Use the joystick to select the desired method and press 3 3 3 i If you have entered the state or the province and you know the city name ...

Страница 108: ...nu the current city name appears 1 Text window 2 Keypad 3 List button 4 Space button 5 Delete button If you want to choose another city use the joystick to select the first character from the keypad 2 and press The character appears in the text win dow 1 To enter more characters repeat above step If a character is not available it will au tomatically be shaded out To correct the last character use...

Страница 109: ... name The input screen appears 1 Text window 2 Keypad 3 List button 4 Space button 5 Delete button To enter the street name use the joy stick to select the first character from the keypad 2 and press The character appears in the text win dow 1 To enter additional characters repeat above step If a character is not available it will au tomatically be shaded out To correct the last character use the ...

Страница 110: ...number and press The character appears in the number window To enter additional characters repeat above step To correct the last character use the joystick to select Delete and press When the address number is displayed use the joystick to select Done and press If the city name was not entered the city name menu appears After you have entered the complete address the Confirm Destination menu appea...

Страница 111: ... select Intersec tion and press You can find the intersection by Selecting Street Name if you want to search for the address by street name and number Selecting City Name if you want to search for the city name first Selecting Change State if you want to search for the address in a dif ferent state Selecting Change Province if you want to search for the address in a dif ferent province 3 3 3 ...

Страница 112: ... 3 List button 4 Space button 5 Delete button If you want to choose another city use the joystick to select the first character from the keypad 2 and press The character appears in the text win dow 1 To enter additional characters repeat above step If a character is not available it will au tomatically be shaded out To correct the last character use the joystick to select Delete 5 and press After ...

Страница 113: ...reet name The input screen appears 1 Text window 2 Keypad 3 List button 4 Space button 5 Delete button To enter the street name use the joy stick to select the first character from the keypad 2 and press The character appears in the text win dow 1 To enter additional characters repeat the above step If a character is not available it will au tomatically be shaded out To correct the last character ...

Страница 114: ... keypad and press The character appears in the text win dow To enter additional characters repeat the above step If a character is not available it will automatically be shaded out To correct the last character use the joystick to select Delete and press After you enter the street name use the joystick to select List and press or Use the joystick to enter the first few characters of the street nam...

Страница 115: ...Point of Interest Press Use the joystick to select INPUT DESTINATION and press The Find Destination by menu appears Use the joystick to select Point of Interest and press Finding a Point of Interest by Place Name Use the joystick to select Place Name and press 3 3 3 ...

Страница 116: ... correct the last character use the joytick to select Delete and press After you enter the Place Name use the joystick to select List and press or Use the joystick to enter the first few characters of the place name select List and press Use the joystick to select the desired Place Name from the list and press The Confirm Destination menu ap pears Finding a Point of Interest by Place Type Use the ...

Страница 117: ...y The Points of Interest from the se lected category within a specified city are displayed Finding a specific Point of Interest sort ed by distance Use the joystick to select Sort by Distance and press Use the joystick to select the desired destination and press The Confirm Destination menu ap pears Finding a specific Point of Interest sort ed by Name Use the joystick to select Name and press Use ...

Страница 118: ...ce Name from the list and press The Confirm Destination menu appears Finding specific Points of Interest Within a City Use the joystick to select Within a City and press 1 Text window 2 Keypad 3 List button 4 Space button 5 Delete button Use the joystick to select the first char acter of the desired city Press to confirm The character appears in the text win dow 1 To enter additional characters re...

Страница 119: ...Name menu appears Use the joystick to select the desired destination and press The Confirm Destination menu ap pears Searching for a destination by phone number If you know the phone number at your des tination use this function to find the corre sponding address Press Use the joystick to select INPUT DESTINATION and press The Find Destination by menu appears Use the joystick to select Phone Numbe...

Страница 120: ... appears in the number window To enter additional numbers repeat the above step To correct the last number use the joy stick to select Delete and press After you enter the number use the joystick to select List and press or Use the joystick to enter the first few numbers of the phone number select List and press Use the joystick to select the desired number from the list and press The Confirm Dest...

Страница 121: ...s The Find Destination by menu appears Use the joystick to select Address Book and press The Select Name menu appears Use the joystick to change the folder select Select Folder and press Using the joystick select the desired folder and press Your personal entries are listed in al phabetical order Use the joystick to scroll through the list Select the desired destination and press The Confirm Desti...

Страница 122: ...ost recent route calculations Press Use the joystick to select INPUT DESTINATION and press The Find Destination by menu appears Use the joystick to select Previous Destinations and press A list of the 20 most recent destina tions is displayed Use the joystick to select the desired destination and press The Confirm Destination menu ap pears 3 3 3 ...

Страница 123: ...o move the map cur sor to the desired destination If you have found the desired destina tion press The closest street segment or point of interest to the selected destination is highlighted and the name appears on the display If this destination is acceptable press The Confirm Destination menu will ap pear or If this destination is not acceptable move the map cursor to the desired destination For ...

Страница 124: ... OK to proceed The map is displayed and the MCS calcu lates the route Options The following additional options are available to save your destination or calculate your route Add to Today s Plan The address is added to the today s plan page 137 Save in Address Book The address is saved in the address book page 132 Change Routing Method Al lows you to change the routing method Quickest Route The MCS...

Страница 125: ...122 Navigation Route guidance Route guidance principles ...

Страница 126: ... des tination Function 7 Current road and city name 8 Current time 9 Detailed map display a GPS signal strength icon b Next maneuver icon c Distance to next maneuver d Name of street onto which you should turn e Compass icon indicates the di rection North Function f Distance to the destination g Direction to the destination h Estimated remaining driving time to the destination or Estimated arrival...

Страница 127: ...shows Please Proceed The route is now in progress While the system is guiding you on your route you can manually change the display between modes The Guidance Display mode shows an arrow indicating the next maneuver Press the joystick to the right to preview the next maneuver Press the joystick to the left to return to the current maneuver i After entering the destination you can change to an audi...

Страница 128: ...turn When it is time to perform the maneuver you will hear an announcement Right turn ahead To repeat the verbal announcement press the key To set the volume page 16 To mute the voice instructions page 126 Press the softkey LIST to display the maneuver list To activate the softkeys press any softkey To preview the arrow guidance screen for a particular maneuver use the joystick to scroll down the ...

Страница 129: ...ey Press the softkey MUTE to mute the voice instructions The softkey MUTE is highlighted To cancel the mute function press the highlighted softkey MUTE If you press the system gives the current voice instruction even when MUTE is switched on Altering the map scale You can increase or decrease the level of detail in the map mode Press to zoom in increase detail Press to zoom out decrease de tail ...

Страница 130: ...te Cancelling the current destination To activate the softkeys press any softkey Press the softkey STOP A window appears confirming the stop request If you wish to delete the current desti nation use the joystick to select YES and press The current destination is cancelled or If you don t wish to continue Use the joystick to select NO and press Press Wait 10 seconds The stop request is cancelled C...

Страница 131: ...l culates the shortest and most effi cient way to arrive at your destination Maximize Freeways The MCS calculates a route that makes most efficient use of the freeways Minimize Freeways The MCS calculates a route that uses mostly county and local roads Minimize Toll Roads The MCS calculates a route that uses the least number of toll roads After selection press The MCS automatically returns to the ...

Страница 132: ...oftkey Press the softkey LIST The Maneuver List menu appears To preview a specific maneuver use the joystick to select a street name maneuver and press The maneuver screen for the selected maneuver appears on the display To return to the Guidance mode press the softkey MAP or Wait 10 seconds and the system will automatically return to the Guidance mode Avoiding a road Press Use the joystick to sel...

Страница 133: ...reets you want to avoid use the joystick to select OK to proceed and press The MCS returns to the Route Select menu and recalculates the route 3 i When you are traveling on an express way or a freeway the system calculates a new route avoiding the current road for a distance of five miles On county and local roads the system calculates a new route avoiding the current road for a distance of one mi...

Страница 134: ... joystick to select YES and press The MCS recalculates the route taking the detour into consideration or If you wish to cancel the detour Use the joystick to select NO using the joystick and press Press Wait 10 seconds The detour request is cancelled i When you are traveling on an express way or a freeway the system calculates a new route avoiding the current road for a distance of five miles On c...

Страница 135: ...Saving a destination in the Address Book Whenever you select and enter a destina tion the system allows you to save the ad dress In the Confirm Destination menu use the joystick to select Options and press The Options menu appears In the options menu use the joystick to select Save in Address Book and press The Save in Address Book menu ap pears Address book 3 3 ...

Страница 136: ...er menu ap pears You can enter the phone number of the destination Use the joystick to elect the first number of the desired phone number and press or Use the number keypad to enter the number The number appears in the number window To enter additional numbers repeat the above step To correct the last character use the joystick to select Delete and press After you have entered the phone num ber us...

Страница 137: ... Editing folders Press Use the joystick to select EDIT ROUTE LISTS and press The Edit Select menu appears Use the joystick to select Edit Ad dress Book and press The Edit Address Book menu appears Use the joystick to select Select Folder and press The Select Folder menu appears You can select from the following op tions Add a new folder Change a folder name or Delete a folder 3 3 3 ...

Страница 138: ...joystick to select Delete and press When the folder name is spelled out completely use the joystick to select Done and press Change folder name Use the joystick to select the desired folder and press The Confirm Folder Name menu ap pears Select Change Folder Name and press Use the joystick to select the first char acter of the name and press The character appears in the text win dow Use the joysti...

Страница 139: ...ant to delete this folder Select Yes to delete the folder or No to can cel Press Editing addresses Press Use the joystick to select EDIT ROUTE LISTS and press The Edit Select menu appears Use the joystick to select Edit Ad dress Book and press The Edit Address Book menu appears Use the joystick to select the desired address and press i If you delete a folder all addresses stored in that folder are...

Страница 140: ...ou want to delete all ad dresses or No to cancel Press Folder Moves your address to another folder A menu appears that displays all available folders Select the desired folder and press Use the joystick to select the desired option and press This function helps you find the most effi cient route if your travels require stops at multiple locations You can store up to 10 separate destinations in Tod...

Страница 141: ...y s Plan and press The Today s Plan list is displayed and the added destination is highlighted Press the system returns to the Find Destination menu You can now enter a destination to add additional entries to To day s Plan Using Today s Plan Press Use the joystick to select INPUT DESTINATION and press The Find Destination by menu appears Use the joystick to select Today s Plan and press 3 3 3 ...

Страница 142: ... in the most efficient order The Confirm Destination menu will ap pear Editing Today s Plan If you wish to delete a destination from To day s Plan Press Use the joystick to select EDIT ROUTE LISTS and press The Edit Select menu appears Use the joystick to select Edit Today s Plan and press The Select Address menu appears If you want to delete all destinations use the joystick to select Delete All ...

Страница 143: ...elete the destination or If you don t want to delete the destina tion press You can save the current vehicle position as a destination in the Previous Destina tion list Press Use the joystick to select EDIT ROUTE LISTS and press The Edit Select menu appears Use the joystick to select Save Current Position in Previous Destinations and press The vehicle position is saved as a desti nation in the Pre...

Страница 144: ... delete individual destina tions or all destinations Delete individual destinations Use the joystick to select the desired destination and press A menu with the desired address ap pears Press to delete the destination The destination is deleted or If you don t want to delete the destina tion press Delete all destinations Use the joystick to select Delete all and press A pop up menu appears and ask...

Страница 145: ...ears Use the joystick to select Voice prompt and press The Voice Prompt menu appears Voice prompt frequency 3 3 i The volume of the navigation voice prompt can only be adjusted during active route guidance Turn the rotary push button during an announcement or press Navi Voice to repeat the current last voice instruction and turn the rotary push button during the announcement to adjust the volume D...

Страница 146: ... express ways Max Voice instructions accompa nied by a beep tone are announced at all maneuver locations In addi tion voice instructions are an nounced 1 2 a mile before a maneuver when travelling on local or county roads and 1 mile before a maneuver on freeways or express ways Once a maneuver is com plete the distance to the next maneuver is announced To save the settings use the joystick to sele...

Страница 147: ...elect one of the fol lowing guidance modes and press Hybrid The basic guidance screen is displayed during a maneu ver Once the maneuver is com plete the MCS returns to the detailed map display or the respec tive audio display Arrow The Basic Guidance screen is displayed at all times Map The Detailed Map screen is displayed at all times Use the joystick to save the settings select Return and press ...

Страница 148: ...elect Guidance Setup and press The Guidance Setup menu appears Use the joystick to select Est Time and press The Est Time setup menu appears Use the joystick to select one of the fol lowing estimated time modes and press Arrival The estimated arrival time at your destination is dis played Remaining The remaining time to your destination is displayed To save the settings select Return and press Sel...

Страница 149: ...as been selected Press Use the joystick to select SYSTEM SETUP and press The Setup Select menu appears Use the joystick to select Display Setup and press The Display Setup menu appears Use the joystick to select POI Icon and press The POI Icon menu appears Selecting which Point of Interest POI icons are displayed 3 3 3 ...

Страница 150: ...ss the name address and phone number respective of the POI icon will be displayed Editing POI icons If you select Edit a list of 6 icons ap pears Use the joystick to select up to 3 of the following icon types After selecting each icon press ATM Bank Gas Station Hotel Parking Restaurant and type of restaurant You can set the map display so that north is always referenced towards the top of the disp...

Страница 151: ... to select one of the fol lowing orientation modes and press Heading Up The Map display ro tates such that the Present Vehicle Position icon is always pointing toward the top of the screen North Up The Map display always shows the map with north facing toward the top of the screen The Present Vehicle Position icon rotates on the map To save the settings use the joystick to select Return and press ...

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Страница 153: ... you want to switch to the dark mode press the softkey DARK Navigation mode Press any softkey in the naviga tion mode The softkeys are activated If you want to switch to the light mode press the softkey LGHT or If you want to switch to the dark mode press the softkey DARK Adjusting the brightness in the dark mode You can adjust the display brightness of your MCS in conjunction with your vehicles i...

Страница 154: ...nt settings Select the Map Color menu by push ing the joystick up or down and press You can select from 3 display dimming modes Day mode The display colors are al ways bright Night mode The display colors are al ways dark Auto mode The display switches au tomatically between Night and Day mode when the parking lights are turned on and off After selecting the mode press To return to the setup mode ...

Страница 155: ...UP and press Select the Language Unit menu by pushing the joystick up or down and press The Language Unit menu appears and the current settings are displayed Select the desired language by pushing the joystick up or down and press Certain languages allow you to select the unit of measure e g US or metric After selecting the unit of measure press To return to the setup mode use the joystick to sele...

Страница 156: ...ss The Clock Adjustment menu appears and the current settings are displayed Enter time zone Use the joystick to select the Time Zone menu and press You can select The time zone Auto adjust The MCS automatically changes the clock depending on the time zone you are in Use the joystick to select the desired mode by and press Integrated clock adjustment i The clock can display either the estimat ed ti...

Страница 157: ...se the joystick to select the desired mode and press Show or hide time Use the joystick to select the Clock menu and press You can select Show The time is displayed in the naviga tion mode Hide The time is not displayed in the nav igation mode Use the joystick to select the desired setting and press After you select the desired mode use the joystick to select Return and press The setup menu appear...

Страница 158: ...s information if you are re questing help from your Mercedes Benz Center Press Use the joystick to select the menu SYSTEM SETUP and press Use the joystick to select the System Information menu and press The DVD ROM version is displayed Press The setup menu appears System information 3 3 ...

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Страница 160: ...vigation Heading up The map is displayed facing driving di rection pointing up during route guid ance MCS Modular Control System Information and operating center for vehicle sound and communications systems including the radio tape and CD player as well as for other option al equipment CD changer telephone etc Mix Display representation during destina tion guidance The symbol display is ac tivated...

Страница 161: ...three types of response automatic and man ual emergency roadside assistance and information Tele Aid is initially ac tivated by completing a subscriber agreement and placing an acquintance call The Tele Aid system is operational pro vided that the vehicle s battery is charged properly connected not dam aged and cellular and GPS coverage is available Unlock code Your unlock code prevents unautho ri...

Страница 162: ...splay 62 error messages 57 general information 50 inserting ejecting a CD 51 loading CDs in the changer 52 menu overview 54 music search 60 pause 62 player locations 50 quick reference 48 selecting a CD MCS with CD changer 58 switching on 18 switching on off 56 track select 18 59 using the joystick 59 using the number keypad 59 CD track random play 61 repeat 61 scan 18 Changing radio band 16 31 Cl...

Страница 163: ...quent 88 tetelephone number 86 Display screen 12 setting dimming characteristics 151 Dolby B tape operation 47 DVD ROM version information 155 E Editing address book 134 previous Destination list 141 Today s Plan 139 Ejecting a CD 51 a tape 40 the navigation DVD 98 Emergency call 92 157 ending stopping 92 initiating 92 Ending a call 85 Entering address navigation system 104 destination address 21 ...

Страница 164: ...hing on off 14 Memory functions radio operation 36 Menu overview CD operation 54 destination input 100 navigation system 100 radio operation 28 satellite radio operation 68 tape operation 42 telephone mode 82 Message CD ERROR 57 CHANGER ERROR 58 DISPLAY IS TOO HOT 13 Error reading DVD ROM Please check the disk 103 MAG EMPTY 58 MUSIC CD INSERTED PLEASE REPLACE WITH A NAVIGATION DISC 103 NAVIGATION ...

Страница 165: ...ng call 86 P Pause CD operation 62 tape operation 47 POI icons 147 Point of Interest display of icons 146 finding 112 by Place Name 112 by Place Type 113 sorted by distance 114 sorted by Name 114 within a City 115 Previous Destination list delete destinations 141 editing 141 Program category list satellite radio 74 Provider 158 Q Quick reference CD operation 48 MCS 14 naviagation system 96 radio o...

Страница 166: ...RIUS information menu 75 general information 70 manual channel input 73 opening main menu 71 program categories 70 program category list 74 quick reference 66 scan search 75 selecting a station 19 72 soft key functions 72 station presets 72 storing of station 75 switching on 18 Satellite radio operation menu overview 68 quick reference 66 Saving a destination in the address book 132 current vehicl...

Страница 167: ...te radio Storing station satellite radio 75 Switching off CD operation 56 COMAND control unit 15 MCS operating Unit 14 tape operation 44 telephone mode 84 Switching on another system 15 30 CD operation 18 56 MCS operating Unit 14 navigation system 20 102 radio operation 16 30 satellite radio 18 tape operation 17 telephone mode 19 84 System information 155 System settings 150 display dimming charac...

Страница 168: ... code 84 Telephone number begin dialing 87 dialing 86 dialing from the telephone book 88 entering 20 86 interrupt dialing 87 subsequent dialing 88 Telephone operation quick reference 80 Time display 153 arrival 145 CD operation 62 estimated 145 remaining 145 Time zone 153 Today s Plan 137 editing 139 using 138 Track scan CD 60 Travelling abroad navigation system 95 U Unit of measure selecting 152 ...

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Страница 172: ...the Mercedes Benz site www mbusa com We reserve the right to modify the technical details of the MCS as given in the data and illustrations of this Operator s Manual Reprint ing translation and copying even of excerpts is not permitted without prior authorization in writing Press time 10 15 2003 GSP TIP Printed in Germany Warning G To help avoid personal injury be extremely careful when performing...

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