Becker MAP PILOT Operating Manual
Operating guide
Becker® MAP PILOT
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Contents 2
Safety instructions 4
The Becker® MAP PILOT 5
Usage 5
Unpacking the Becker®
MAP PILOT 5
Checking the delivery 5
Delivery contents 5
Complaints 6
Dealing with the packaging 6
Description of unit 6
Battery 6
USB connecting cable 6
Map update/Additional functions 6
Registration 7
Repairs 7
Emissions and disposal 7
General operation 8
Maintenance and care 8
Battery quality declaration 9
Commissioning 9
Power supply 9
Memory card 9
Unit holder 10
Basic operation 10
Calling up navigation mode 10
Selecting/highlighting elements 10
Back function 11
Delete function 11
Menu basics 11
Main menu 11
Using the input menu 12
Entering characters 12
Selecting from a list 13
Switching between upper and
lower case 13
Malfunctions 13
Content Manager Becker®
MAP PILOT 14
Installing the Content Manager
Becker® MAP PILOT 14
Starting the Content Manager 14
Navigation mode 15
What is navigation? 15
Last destinations 16
Using last destinations 16
Starting with existing destination 16
Displaying or editing a destination 16
Home address 17
Destination input 18
Structure of the destination input
menu 18
Entering an address 18
Selecting a province 19
Selecting an address and starting
route guidance 19
Points of interest 23
POI nearby/POI near destination 23
POI near address 24
Entering a POI directly 24
Entering a POI by phone number
search 24
Selecting a destination from the map 25
Route planning 26
Creating a new route 27
Editing a route 27
Traffic announcements
using TMC 28
Displaying TMC messages 28
Reading a message 29
Displaying the relevant road in
the map 29
Taking announcements into
consideration when calculating routes 29
Automatic recalculation 29
Manual recalculation 30
The map display 30
Calling up the map display 31
Structure of the map display 31
Map display without route guidance 31
Map display with route guidance 31
Split screen with route guidance 32
Route guidance with arrow display 33
Using the map display 33
Map zooming 33
Contents
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Map toolbox 34
Route guidance 34
Cancelling route guidance 34
Entering/deleting a stopover 34
Setting route options 35
Skipping a destination 35
Muting announcements 35
My Route 35
Displaying the entire route 35
TMC on the route 36
Point of interest on the route 37
Blocking a route 37
Map display 38
Position display 39
Adjust position 39
Repeating an announcement 40
Settings 41
Route guidance settings 41
Route options 41
Reality view 42
Signposts 42
Lane recommendations 42
Announcements 42
Map settings 43
Autozoom 43
POIs on the map 43
Speed limits 43
Driver alerts 44
TMC settings 44
System settings 45
Language 45
Design variants 45
Pin protection 45
Map update reminder 46
Information 46
Factory reset 46
Glossary 47
Index 48
NOTICE 50
CE declaration of conformity 50
Disposal 51
Disposal of the battery 52
Duty to supply information according
to battery legislation (BattV) 52
Removing the battery 52
The information and data contained in
this document is subject to change without notice.
No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted for any purpose
without the prior written permission of
HARMAN/BECKER Automotive
Systems GmbH. All technical data, drawings etc. are protected by copyright law.
© Copyright 2012, HARMAN/BECKER
Automotive Systems GmbH
All rights reserved.
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Safety instructions
!Safety instructions
• Operation of the unit is permitted only if traffic conditions are suitable and you are absolutely sure that you, your
passengers or other motorists are not endangered, obstructed or inconvenienced.
In all cases, all applicable road traffic regulations must be obeyed. Destinations may only be entered when the vehicle is
stationary.
• The navigation system is only an aid. Errors may occur in individual data items/entries. At all times, the driver must decide
whether or not to heed the information provided. We do not accept liability for erroneous data provided by the navigation
system. Due to continual changes in traffic routing or deviations in the data, it may occur that imprecise or erroneous
information is given. Therefore, actual road signs and traffic regulations must always be observed. In particular, the
navigation system cannot be used as an orientation aid at times of poor visibility.
• The unit must only be used for its intended purpose. The volume of the navigation unit should be adjusted so that external
noise is still clearly audible.
• Remove the unit immediately if a fault occurs (e.g. emission of smoke or odours).
• In the interest of safety, the unit must only be opened by a specialist. Please refer to your dealer for repair.
• Never open the unit (with the exception of the battery compartment) or the rechargeable battery. Any modification to the
unit is also impermissible and renders the type approval invalid.
• Use only genuine Harman original accessories. This will ensure that all the relevant regulations are complied with and
damage to health and property is avoided. Dispose of defective units and the rechargeable battery according to the
applicable legal requirements.
• No warranty is granted in the case of improper use. These safety instructions also apply to genuine Harman original
accessories.
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The Becker® MAP PILOT
Usage
The Becker® MAP PILOT is a high-performance navigation module for use in
Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The Becker®
MAP PILOT can be used with the optional equipment "Pre-fitting for Becker®
MAP PILOT" and "Becker® MAP
PILOT (incl. pre-fitting).
The unit and the accessories are to be protected against moisture and dirt.
With GPS = Global Positioning System
you no longer have to waste time looking
up road maps.
Your Becker® MAP PILOT is equipped
with TMC. TMC gives you the option of
receiving traffic announcements. You will
then be informed of any traffic problems.
The system plans an alternative route automatically or on request to avoid traffic
problems, depending on the setting.
Unpacking the Becker® MAP
PILOT
Checking the delivery
Before starting up the Becker® MAP
PILOT, the delivery contents must be
checked to ensure they are complete and
in good order.
> Carefully unpack the packaging con-
tents and check them.
Delivery contents
Becker® MAP PILOT
Leaflet with installation instructions
USB cable
Note:
Your Becker® MAP PILOT is delivered
in stable packaging. If the packaging or
its contents exhibit serious damage, the
unit must not be unpacked further. In
this case, please contact your dealer.
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Complaints
Please check first on
www.beckermappilot.com (FAQs, software updates) for possible solutions. If
this should not lead to success, please contact your dealer.
Dealing with the packaging
The original packaging must be kept in a
dry place at least for the warranty period.
Description of unit
The Becker® MAP PILOT consists of the
basic Becker® MAP PILOT unit and the
supplied accessories in the delivery contents.
Battery
The integrated rechargeable battery is
charged when the Becker® MAP PILOT
is placed in the holder and the vehicle ignition is switched on.
USB connecting cable
You can connect the Becker® MAP
PILOT to a standard personal computer
having a USB interface using the USB
connecting cable provided. The 4 GB
flash memory of the Becker® MAP
PILOT and any SD card can then be addressed via the PC like a removable storage medium.
Map update/Additional functions
The road network is constantly changing,
but having a fresh map ensures you have
the wealth of information you need to
find your destination with ease.
It is also possible that in the course of further development of your device new
functions will be available.
With the program described under “Content Manager Becker® MAP PILOT” on
page 14 you can easily keep your Becker®
MAP PILOT up to date.
Note:
It must be disposed of correctly in line
with the national regulations. The packaging must not be burnt. The packaging
can be handed over to the dealer, depending on the country where delivered.
Note:
The basic unit and the accessories must
not be opened or modified in any way.
Note:
When the Becker® MAP PILOT is connected to a PC, it is supplied with power
via the PC and does not consume battery
power.
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Registration
You can register your product using our
software service. We will then inform you
of any new updates and other news.
You can register online on the Becker
homepage www.beckermappilot.com.
The “Map and Software update” menu
item is located under “Service”.
Repairs
The unit must not be opened in the event
of damage. Please contact your dealer.
Emissions and disposal
Information on emissions, electromagnetic compatibility and disposal can be found
in “NOTICE” on page 50.
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General operation
Maintenance and care
The unit is maintenance-free.
For proper care, a commercially available
cleansing fluid for electrical devices may
be applied using a soft damp cloth.
Your unit was designed and manufactured
with great care and should be treated with
equal care. You will enjoy your unit for a
long time to come if you observe the recommendations listed below:
• Protect your unit and the accessories
from water and moisture. If your unit
has been exposed to moisture, switch it
off immediately and disconnect the
power supply. Allow to dry at room
temperature.
• Do not store and operate your unit in a
dusty or dirty environment.
• Do not store your unit in hot environments. High temperatures can shorten
the service life of electronic components
in your unit, damage the rechargeable
batteries and cause certain plastics to
warp or melt.
• Do not store your unit in cold environments. During operation, when the
unit warms up to operating temperature, moisture may form internally,
causing damage to electronic components.
• Do not drop your unit, protect it from
shocks and do not shake it. Improper
handling can damage components
within the unit.
• Never use corrosive or aggressive chemicals, cleaning solutions or aggressive
detergents for cleaning.
All the above information applies equally
to the unit, the rechargeable battery and
all accessories. Should one of these parts
not work properly, please contact your authorised dealer.
!Danger!
Danger to life by electrocution.
Always switch off the unit and disconnect the mains power supply unit before
cleaning the unit, supplied components
or accessories.
Note:
Do not use any aggressive or abrasive
substances or cloths which may damage
the surface.
The unit must not be exposed to water.
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Battery quality declaration
The capacity of the rechargeable battery in
your Becker® MAP PILOT decreases
with every charging/discharging cycle.
Improper storage at excessively high or
low temperatures may also cause a gradual
deterioration of capacity. Consequently,
the operating time may be substantially
reduced even in the case of a fully charged
battery.
The rechargeable battery is designed such
that it should certainly still be possible for
it to be charged and discharged after
6 months of operation of your unit.
Commissioning
Once the Becker® MAP PILOT has been
unpacked and checked to ensure it is free
of damage, the unit can be started up.
The battery is already deployed. To avoid
a premature discharge, is the contact to
the device interrupted by a slide. Remove
this slide from the device.
Insert the Becker® MAP PILOT as described under “Unit holder” on page 10.
Power supply
Your Becker® MAP PILOT has an integrated rechargeable battery. The battery is
charged as soon as the Becker® MAP
PILOT is placed in the holder and the vehicle ignition is switched on.
Memory card
Your Becker® MAP PILOT has a slot for
an SD memory card.
The card slot is located on the right side of
the Becker® MAP PILOT. The card slot
is equipped with a spring-actuated locking
and ejector mechanism.
Note:
Note that if the battery is completely discharged, it may take up to a minute before the Becker® MAP PILOT can be
activated again.
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Unit holder
The Becker® MAP PILOT is inserted in
the holder in the vehicle’s glove compartment.
To remove the Becker® MAP PILOT
from the holder, push the slide at the front
of the holder.
The Becker® MAP PILOT is released
and ejected a little way. You can now remove the Becker® MAP PILOT from the
holder.
Basic operation
The Becker® MAP PILOT is operated
using a number of the controls of the installed audio system.
Route guidance instructions are also displayed in the instrument cluster of the vehicle.
Calling up navigation mode
> Press the button on the
audio system.
Navigation mode is called up.
Selecting/highlighting elements
To operate the Becker® MAP PILOT
you must select or highlight menu items.
This is done using the rotary control/push
button of the installed audio system. Turn
the rotary control/push button to toggle
between the various menu items. This operating manual describes the process of
highlighting.
Note:
The slide can be pulled out. When the
slide is pulled out, the Becker® MAP
PILOT cannot be unlocked. This can
serve as an additional protection against
theft.
To unlock the Becker® MAP PILOT the
slide can only be inserted one way.
Note:
To exit the Navigation mode, press the
corresponding button on the audio system.
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To select a menu item, you must first turn
the rotary control/push button to highlight the item and then press the rotary
control/push button.
Back function
At all menu levels you can return to the
previous menu level by pressing the
L button.
During route guidance (route guidance is
active), pressing the
L button brings
you back to the main menu.
Delete function
In input menus you can delete characters
by pressing the button.
Menu basics
During operation you are assisted by various menus and input windows.
Main menu
The top menu level is the main menu.
You can start the various functions of your
Becker® MAP PILOT from the main
menu.
Information on the individual functions
can be found in the following sections.
In addition to the individual functions,
the main menu also contains further information and operating options.
By selecting you can switch the menu
language and the language for the navigation announcement from English to Chinese or from Chinese to English.
Note:
The rotary control/push button can also
be moved in 8 different directions. This
is dealt with separately in the guide.
Note:
The
L is located to the left of the ro-
tary control/push button.
Note:
The button is located to the right
of the rotary control/push button.
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The navigation satellites currently available are shown in the bottom right corner.
If no valid location can be determined in
spite of received satellites, the icon is
displayed.
If route guidance is already active, the current destination address is displayed in the
bottom line.
To cancel route guidance, push the rotary
control/push button downwards and then
press the rotary control/push button.
In the main menu the route guidance can
also be canceled by pressing the
button.
Using the input menu
Some applications require input using the
input menu.
The characters input using the input
menu are displayed in the top line of text.
The middle section is used for character
entry. The bottom section can display a
list of all cities corresponding to the letters
entered so far when entering a city, for example.
Entering characters
Characters are input by selecting them
with the rotary control/push button.
When a navigation destination is entered,
the Becker® MAP PILOT compares the
data with the stored data.
Only those letters that are still possible are
available for selection.
If you have selected enough letters, a list
automatically appears. Select the desired
entry from the list using the rotary control/push button.
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Note:
The input menus that are not used for
destination input are locked when your
vehicle is travelling at a speed in excess of
5 km/h. If you are currently in such an
input menu, a message indicating that
the menu has been locked will be displayed. The menus are enabled again
when the speed falls below 3 km/h.
Note:
Pressing the button deletes the last
character entered.
A space is entered when the underscore
character (_) is selected in the input
menu.
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Selecting from a list
Once a few letters of the desired selection
have been entered, you can select your
destination from the selection list.
> In the input menu, push the rotary con-
trol/push button downwards.
> Select the desired entry from the list us-
ing the rotary control/push button.
The entry is accepted and the selection list
is closed.
Switching between upper and lower
case
During free text entry, it is possible to
switch between upper/lower case and the
automatic function.
> Select the desired function using the ro-
tary control/push button.
• represents the entry of upper case
letters.
• represents automatic mode. This
means that, on entry, the first letter is
automatically in upper case and subsequently changes automatically to lower
case.
• represents the entry of lower case
letters.
Malfunctions
Should there be a malfunction in the operating system or in the unit, they will be
displayed accordingly.
You can even try to correct the malfunction:
> Remove, as described under “Unit
holder” on page 10, the Becker® MAP
PILOT from the holder.
> Wait a while and insert the Becker®
MAP PILOT again.
or
> Press (e.g. with a ballpoint pen) the re-
set button on the front of the inserted
Becker® MAP PILOT.
The Becker® MAP PILOT then restarts.
If the messages recur or the unit does not
work properly for other reasons, please
contact your dealer.
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Content Manager Becker®
MAP PILOT
The Content Manager Becker® MAP
PILOT is a PC based application containing a number of important functions to
help you manage the content on your
Becker® MAP PILOT.
With the Content Manager Becker®
MAP PILOT you can:
• back up the content saved on the
Becker® MAP PILOT to your PC and
restore it later to your Becker® MAP
PILOT,
• download current content from the Internet and install it on the Becker®
MAP PILOT.
To use the Content Manager Becker®
MAP PILOT, you will need the USB cable provided as well as a computer that
meets the following minimum requirements:
• Operating system Microsoft Windows
XP (SP2), Vista or Windows 7
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or higher
• PC with USB 2.0
• fast internet connection with more than
2 Mbit/s
• at least 10 GB free storage space.
Installing the Content Manager
Becker® MAP PILOT
You can install the Content Manager
Becker® MAP PILOT on your computer
with the following steps:
> Connect the USB interface of the
Becker® MAP PILOT directly to the
USB port of the computer using the
USB cable provided.
After a short time, the Becker® MAP
PILOT is displayed as a removable storage
medium on the computer.
The installation should start automatically.
> Follow the instructions of the software.
The Content Manager Becker® MAP
PILOT can be started immediately after
installation.
This completes the installation procedure.
Starting the Content Manager
> Connect the USB interface of the
Becker® MAP PILOT directly to the
USB port of the computer using the
USB cable provided.
After a short time, the Becker® MAP
PILOT is displayed as a removable storage
medium on the computer.
> Click on
Start > All Programs on the
computer.
> Select
Content Manager.
> Click on
Content Manager.
The Content Manager Becker® MAP
PILOT is started.
Note:
When you connect the Becker® MAP
PILOT to the PC for the first time, the
PC installs all the necessary drivers and
then displays the message "Your unit is
now ready to use".
Note:
If the installation does not start automatically, start in the folder „Content Manager“ on the removable storage medium
the file „Setup.exe“
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Navigation mode
What is navigation?
The term “navigation” (lat. navigare = to
travel by sea) is generally understood to
mean the location of a vehicle, the determination of the direction and distance
from the desired destination and the required route. Stars, prominent landmarks,
compass and satellites etc. are used as navigation aids.
With the Becker® MAP PILOT, the location is determined by the GPS receiver.
The Global Positioning System (GPS)
was developed during the 1970s by the
US military as a weapons guiding system.
GPS is based on a total of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth and emitting signals. A
GPS receiver receives these signals and
uses the signal times to calculate the distance to an individual satellite, and then
determines your current geographical position.
Signals from at least three satellites are required to determine your position; your
height above sea level can be calculated if
signals are received from four or more satellites.
The Becker® MAP PILOT determines
the direction and distance from the destination using a navigation computer and a
digital street map held in its internal
memory.
For safety reasons, route guidance is given
predominantly in spoken form. This is
supported by a direction indicator and a
map display.
!Safety instructions
• Road traffic regulations always take
priority. The navigation system is only
an aid. Errors may occur in individual
data items/entries. At all times, the
driver must decide whether or not to
heed the information provided.
We do not accept liability for erroneous data provided by the navigation
system.
• When first put into use it can take up
to 30 minutes to fix the position.
• Observation of traffic signs and local
traffic regulations must always take priority.
• Traffic guidance is restricted to passenger vehicles. Special driving recommendations and regulations for other
vehicles (e.g. commercial vehicles) are
not included.
• Destinations may only be entered
when the vehicle is stationary.
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Last destinations
In the last destinations, the most recent
destinations and stored destinations are
displayed and can be selected directly.
> Select
Last destinations from the main
menu.
If you have already entered your home address, you can start route guidance to your
home address in the last destinations
(
Home).
The destination list containing the destinations most recently travelled to as well
as stored destinations is displayed in the
lines below this.
Using last destinations
Starting with existing destination
The destinations available in the last destinations are included in the destination
list.
> Select the desired entry from the list us-
ing the rotary control/push button to
start route calculation.
The calculation begins.
When the calculation is complete, the
map appears and the route guidance begins.
Displaying or editing a destination
Any destination stored in the last destinations can be displayed and edited.
> Highlight the desired entry using the
rotary control/push button.
> Push the rotary control/push button to
the right.
Note:
Up to 200 of the most recent destinations
are automatically stored in the destination list. If the storage capacity is reached,
the oldest destination is automatically deleted to make room for a new destination. However, important destinations
can be protected.
Protected entries are identified by the
symbol.
If you select your home address and it has
not yet been defined, you will be requested to enter the address.
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