MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE 2018 Owners Manual

Overview of
the audio mode 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Album co ver
3 Trac k, artist, album
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Playback control
7 Media sources
8 Sound 9
Full screen (for video pl ayback)
A Options 368
Multimedia sy stem

Connecting USB devices
000E NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damage USB devices. 0007
Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle. The multimedia connection unit is
found in the
stow age compartment under the armrest and
has two USB ports.
Depending on theve hicle's equipment, addi‐
tional USB ports can be found in thestow age
compartment of the cent reconsole and in the
re ar passenger compartment. 0007
Connect the USB device tothe USB port.
Pla yable music files are pla yed back only if
th e cor responding media display is activated.
0009 Use the USB port identified by00C2 touse
Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto.
0009 Depending on theve hicle equipment there is
an additional USB port in there ar passenger
compartment. Ports th at are labelled with a bat
tery symbol can only be used tocharge
USB devices.
Selecting a track in the media playba ck
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media
Selecting a track byskipping toa track 0007
Toskip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate up or down.
Selecting a track using the cur rent track list 0007
Select 00D3. 0007
Select Current track list. 0007
Select a tra ck.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
Z Options
Playing back similar trac ks 0007
Select Play similar tracks.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k. Playback mode 0007
Select Random playback of the current track
list.
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r. 0007
Select Random playback of the current
medium.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r. 0007
Select Normal track sequence .
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
Y Playback control
A bar with playback controls is shown. 0007
Topause playback: select and confirm
Y with th e cent ral control element.
The 00CF symbol is displa yed. 0007
Toresume playback: select and confirm
Y again with the cent ral control element.
The 00D0 symbol is displa yed. Multimedia sy
stem 369

To
fast forw ard/r ewind 0007
Move00CF onthe timeline.
To hide the playback controls 0007
Press the0038 button. Vi
deo mode Switching
tovideo mode
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
à Media sources 0007
Select a data storage medium. 0007
Sear chfor and select video files or pla ylists
with video files.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k.
The multimedia sy stem supports thefo llowing
fo rm ats:
R MPEG
R AVI, DivX, MKV
R MP4, M4V
R WMV
0009 Ifth eve hicle is tr avelling faster than 5 km/h
th e video image is hidden from the driver. If
av ailable, thech annel and prog ramme infor‐
mation is continuously displa yed.
Due tothe lar gevariet y of available video
fi les rega rding encoders, sampling rates and
data transfer rates, playback cannot be guar‐
anteed. Vi
deos up toFullHD (1920x1080) are sup‐
por ted.
Cop y-pr otected video files or DRM (Digital
Rights Management) enc rypte dfiles cannot
be pla yed bac k. 37 0
Multimedia sy stem

Overview of video mode
1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Album co ver
3 Trac k, artist, album
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Playback control
7 Media sources
8 Sound 9
Full screen (for video pl ayback)
A Options Multimedia sy
stem 371

Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
à Media sources 0007
Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. 0007
Toactivate full-screen mode: select0008
Full screen. 0007
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
Z Options
0019 Picture format
The following picture form ats are available:
R Automatic
R 16:9
R 4:3
R Zoom 0007
Select a picture form at. Ad
justing the brightness manually
If th eAutomatic pictureform at is swit ched off,
yo u can adjust the brightness yourself. 0007
Select Brightness. 0007
Adjust the brightness. Media sear
ch St
arting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
ª Search
Depending on the connected media sources and
fi les, thefo llowing categories are lis ted:
R Current track list
R Keyword search
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Folders
R Music genres
R Year R
Composers
R Videos
R Podcasts (Apple®
devices)
R Audiobooks (Apple®
devices) 0007
Select a categor y.
0009 The categories are available as soon as the
entire media conte nt has beenread in and
anal ysed. Media Inter
face Information about
the Media Inter face
Media In terface is a universal inter face forthe
connection of mobile audio equipment. The mul‐
timedia sy stem has two USB ports. The USB
ports are located in thestow age compartment
under the armrest.
Suppor ted devices
The Media Inter face allo wsyouto connect the
fo llowing data storage media:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ® 372
Multimedia sy stem

R
MP3 pla yer
R USB devices
Fo r de tails and a list of suppor ted devices, visit
our website at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect. Follow the instructions in
th e "Media Inter face" section. Switching
toMedia Inter face
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
à Media sources 0007
Connect a data storage medium tothe USB
port (0013 page 369). 0007
Select a media device.
Playable music files are pla yed bac k. Multimedia sy
stem 373

Overview of Media Inter
face 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Album co ver
3 Artist, track and album
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Playback control
7 Media sources
8 Sound 9
Full screen (video playback only)
A Options 374
Multimedia sy stem

Blue
tooth ®
audio Information about Blue
tooth ®
audio Before using
your Blue tooth®
audio equipment
with the multimedia sy stem forth efirs t time,
yo u will need toauthorise it (0013 page376).
Blue tooth ®
audio overview 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Album co ver 3
Trac k, artist, album 4
Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st Multimedia sy
stem 375

5
Search
6 Playback control 7
Media sources
8 Sound 9
Full screen (video playback only)
A Options
Sear ching for and authorising a Blue tooth ®
audio device
Requ irements:
R Blue tooth ®
is activated on the multimedia
sy stem and audio equipment
(0013 page 294).
R The audio equipment supports the Blue‐
tooth ®
audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" forot her
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
à Media sources
0019 á Bluetooth audio
Au thorising a new Blu etoo th®
audio device 0007
Select 0080. 0007
Select Add new Bluetooth audio device. 0007
Select Start search on the system .
De tected audio equipment is displ ayed in the
device list. 0007
Select a Blue tooth®
audio device.
Auth orisation starts. A code is displa yed on
th e multimedia sy stem and on the mobile
phone. 0007
Ifth e codes are identical, confi rmonthe
audio equipment.
The audio equipment is connec ted and play‐
back starts.
Selecting pr eviously authorised Blue tooth ®
audio equipment 0007
Select 0080. 0007
Select a Blue tooth®
audio device.
Establishing a connection from the Blue‐
to oth ®
audio equipment
The Blue tooth®
device name of the multimedia
sy stem is MB BLUETOOTH XXXXX. 0007
Select Search from device. 0007
Start the authorisation on the audio equip‐
ment (see manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
A code is displa yed on the multimedia sys‐
te m and on the audio device. 0007
Confirm on bo thdevices if the codes are
identical.
The audio equipment is connected and play‐
back starts.
Wi th some audio equipment, playback must be
initially star ted on the device itself so that the
multimedia sy stem can play the audio files.
0009 Device-specific information on authorising
and connecting Blue tooth®
-capable mobile
phones can be obtained at http://
ww w.mercedes-benz.com/connect or from a
Mercedes-Benz service centre. 376
Multimedia sy stem

Ac
tivating Blue tooth ®
audio
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
à Media sources 0007
Select áBluetooth audio.
The multimedia sy stem activates the connec‐
te d Blue tooth®
audio equipment.
Selecting the media pla yer on the Blue tooth ®
audio device
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
ª 0007
Select theBluetooth audio players category.
If multiple media pla yers are present on the
Blu etoo th®
audio equipment a list appears. 0007
Select a media pla yer.
Playback starts.
0009 The function is not suppo rted byeve ry
mobile phone. Sear
ching for a music track on the Blue‐
to oth ®
audio device
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Media 0019
à Media sources
0019 á Bluetooth audio 0007
Select ª. 0007
Select a categor y.
A track li stappears. 0007
Select a trac k.
0009 The function is only available when the
mobile phone and the media pla yer selected
on the mobile phone support this function.
Switching Blu etoo th®
audio equipment via
NFC
Requ irements:
R Obser vethe no tes on using NFC
(0013 page 338).
R The Blue tooth®
audio overview is displa yed
( 0013 page375). 0007
Lightly press the NFC area on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised on the multimedia sy stem as Blue tooth®
audio equipment, it is now connec ted.
If th e mobile phone is authorised on the mul‐
timedia sy stem as Blue tooth ®
audio equip‐
ment forth efirs t time, it is connected af ter
confirming the instructions forth e mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
Disconnecting Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Telephone 0019
á Media sources 0007
Select thei symbol in the line of the
mobile phone.
The disconnection of the mobile phone takes
place without a con firm ation prom pt. The
mobile phone remains auth orised inthe sys‐
te m. Multimedia sy
stem 377