Audio playback

Selecting the track using the button

Press the button for the appropriate direction Press the button for the appropriate direction as often as necessary until the desired track is played back.

Selecting the track using the iDrive

Audio CDs

Audio CDs
Audio CDs

Select the desired track to begin playback.

CDs/DVDs with compressed audio files

Depending on the data, some letters and numbers of the CD/DVD may not be displayed correctly.

1. Select the directory if necessary.

To change to a higher level directory: move the controller to the left.

Select the directory if necessary
Select the directory if necessary

2. Select the desired track to begin playback

Select the desired track to begin playback
Select the desired track to begin playback

Displaying information on the track

Displaying information on the track
Displaying information on the track

If information about a track has been stored, it is displayed automatically:

▷ Interpret.
▷ Album track.
▷ Number of tracks on the CD/DVD.
▷ File name of track.

Random playback

1. "CD/Multimedia"

2. "CD/DVD"

3. Select the desired CD or DVD.

4. Open "Options".

5. "Random"

Random
Random

CDs/DVDs with compressed audio files: all tracks within the selected directory are played in random order.

Random mode is switched off when the audio source is changed and the ignition is switched off.

Fast forward/reverse

button Press and hold the button

Automatic repeat

The selected CDs/DVDs are repeated automatically.

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