MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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Overviewofthe audio mode
1Actived atas tora ge medium
2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album
4 6 H D U F K
5 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
6 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
7 6 R X Q G
8 ) X O O 6 F U H H Q (for videoplayback)
9 2 S W L R Q V
ATrac kn umber and number of trac ksinthe
trac klist
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Connecting USB devices* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures
High temp eratures can damag eUSB devices.
#Remo vetheU SB device af teru se and
ta ke it out of thev ehicle.
The multimedia connection unit is found inthe
stow agec ompartment unde rthe armres tand
has tw oUSB ports. Depending on thev ehicle's
equipment, additional USB ports can be found in
th es towa ge compartment of thec enter console
or rear folding compartment.
#Connect theU SB device totheU SB port.
Pla yable music files ar eplaye db acko nlyi f
th ec orresponding media displa yisactivated.
% Use theU SB por tidentified byç touse
Ap ple CarPlay™ and An droid Auto. Selecting
atrack
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D
Selecting atrack byskipping toatrack
#To skip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigat eupord own.
Selecting atrack usingt he current trac klist
#Select è.
#Select & X U U H Q W 7 U D F N / L V W .
#Selectatrack .
Selecting playbac koptions
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.Z 2 S W L R Q V
Playing bac ksimilar trac ks
#Select 3 O D \ 6 L P L O D U 7 U D F N V.
At rack list wit hs imilar trac ksis created and
pla yedb ack. Playbac
kmode
#Select 5 D Q G R P 0 R G H & X U U H Q W 3 O D \ O L V W .
The cur rent trac klistisp laye dinr andom
order.
#Select 5 D Q G R P 0 R G H & X U U H Q W 0 H G L X P.
All trac kson thea ctiv edatas torage medium
ar ep laye dinr andom order.
#Select 1 R U P D O 7 U D F N 6 H T X H Q F H .
The cur rent trac klistisp laye dint he order it
appear sonthe dat astora ge medium.
Controlling media playback
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.y _ _ 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
Ab ar wit hplaybac kcontrols is shown.
#To pause playback:p ress thet ouchpad.
The Ë symbol is displa yed.
#To resume playback:p ress thet ouchpad
again.
The Ì symbol is displa yed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind
#Tomo veË onthet imeline: swipe lef tor
ri ght on thet ouchpad.
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Tohide the playbac kcontrols
#Press the% button.
Video mode
Switchingtov ideo mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select adatas torage medium.
Pla yable video files ar eplaye db ack. The multimedia sy
stem supports thef ollowing
fo rm ats:
RMPEG
RAVI, DivX, MKV
RMP4, M4V
RWMV
% Due tothel arge variet yofa vailable video
fi les rega rding encoders, sampling ratesa nd
dat atransfer rates, playbac kcanno talway s
be guaranteed.
Vi deos up toFullHD (1920x1080)a resup‐
por ted. Cop
y-pr otected video files or DRM (Digital
Rights Management) enc rypte dfiles cannot
be pla yedb ack.
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Overviewofvideo mode
1Actived atas tora ge medium
2Album co ver
3Trac k, artist, album
4 6 H D U F K
5 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
6 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
7 6 R X Q G
8 ) X O O 6 F U H H Q
9 2 S W L R Q V
ATrac kn umber and number of trac ksinthe
trac klist
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Activating/deactivatin gfull-scree nmode
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select adatas torage medium.
Pla yable video files ar eplaye db ack.
#To activat efull-scree nmode: select #
) X O O 6 F U H H Q.
#To deactivat efull-scre en mode: pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimed iasystem:
, 0 H G L D.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 3 L F W X U H ) R U
P D W
The following pictur eformats ar eavailable:
R $ X W R P D W L F
R
R
R = R R P
#Select apictur eformat. Ad
justin gthe brightness manually
#Select % U L J K W Q H V V .
#Adjus tthe brightness.
Media sear ch
Starting them edia sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.ª 6 H D U F K
Depending on thec onnected media sources and
fi les, thef ollowing categories ar eliste d:
R & X U U H Q W 7 U D F N / L V W
R . H \ Z R U G 6 H D U F K
R 3 O D \ O L V W V
R $ U W L V W V
R $ O E X P V
R 7 U D F N V
R ) R O G H U
R 0 X V L F * H Q U H V
R < H D U
R & R P S R V H U V
R 9 L G H R V
R 3 R G F D V W V (Apple®devices)
R $ X G L R E R R N V (Apple®devices)
#Selectacategor y.
% The categories ar eavailable as soon as the
entir emedia conte nt hasbeenr ead in and
analyzed.
Media Inter face
Information abou tthe Media Inter face
Media Inte rface is auniversal inter face fort he
connection of mobile audioe quipment. The mul‐
timedias ystemh as tw oUSB ports. The USB
ports ar elocated in thes towa ge compartment
unde rthe armrest.
Suppor tedd evices
The Media Inter face allo wsyoutoc onnect the
fo llowing dat astorage media:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RMP3 pla yer
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RUSB devices
Fo rd etails and alistofs uppor tedd evices, visit
our websit eathttp://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect .Follo wthe instructions in
th e" Media Inter face" section. Switchin
gtoMedia Inter face
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Connec tadatas torage medium totheU SB
por t(→pag e300).
#Select amedia device.
Pla yable music files ar eplaye db ack.
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OverviewofMedia Inter face
1Ac tived atas tora ge medium
2Cover
3Artist, trac kand album
4Trac kn umber and number of trac ksinthe
trac klist
5 6 H D U F K
6 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
7 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
8 6 R X Q G
9 ) X O O 6 F U H H Q (video pl aybac konly)
A 2 S W L R Q V
Blue tooth®audioInformation about Blue tooth®audio
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Beforeusing your Blue tooth®audio equipment
wit hthe multimedia sy stem fort he firs tt ime,
yo uw illneed toauthorize it (
→pag e307).
Blu etoo th
®Au dio overview
1Ac tived atas tora ge medium
2Covera rt
3Trac k, artist, album4Trac kn umber and number of trac ksinthe
trac klist
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5 6 H D U F K
6 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
7 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
8 6 R X Q G
9 ) X O O 6 F U H H Q (video pl aybac konly)
A 2 S W L R Q V
Sear ching fora nd authorizing Blue tooth
®
audio equipment
Requ irements
RBluetooth®is activated on them ultimedia
sy stem and audio equipment (→pag e239).
RThe audio equipment supports theB lue‐
toot h®audio profiles A2DP and AVRC P.
RThe audio equipment is "visible" foro ther
devices.
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U
F H V.á % O X H W R R W K $ X G L R
Au thorizing ne wBluet oo th
®audio equipment
#Select ¥.
#Select $ G G 1 H Z % O X H W R R W K $ X G L R ' H Y L F H.
#Select 6 W D U W 6 H D U F K R Q 6 \ V W H P .
De tected audioe quipment is displ ayed in the
device list.
#Select aBluetoot h®audio device.
Auth orization starts .Ac odeisd isplayedo n
th em ultimedia sy stem and on them obile
phone.
#If th ec odes ar eidentical, confi rmonthe
audio device.
The audio equipment is connec teda nd play‐
bac kstarts.
Selecting Blu etoo th
®audio equipment that
has already bee nauthorized
#Select ¥.
#SelectaBluetoot h®audio device.
Establishing aconnection from theB lue‐
to oth
®audio device
The Blue tooth®device name of them ultimedia
sy stem is 0 % % / 8 ( 7 2 2 7 + ; ; ; ; ;.
#Select 6 H D U F K I U R P ' H Y L F H.
#Startt he authorization on thea udio equip‐
ment (see manufacturer's operating instruc‐
tions).
Ac ode is displa yedont he multimedia sys‐
te ma nd on them obile phone.
#Confir monb othd evices if thec odes are
identical.
The audio equipment is connected and play‐
bac kstarts.
Wi th some audioe quipment, playbac kmustb e
initially star tedont he device itself so that the
multimedia sy stem can pla ythe audio files.
% Device-specific informatio nonauthorizing
and connectin gBluetoot h
®-capable mobile
phones can be obta ined at http://
www.me rcedes-benz.com/connect or from
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
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Activatin gBluetooth®audio
Multimedi asystem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select á % O X H W R R W K $ X G L R.
The multimedia sy stem activates thec onnec‐
te dB luetoot h
®audio equipment.
Selecting amusic pla yer
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U
F H V.á % O X H W R R W K $ X G L R
#Select aBluetoot h®audio device.
If multiple music pla yers arep resentont he
Blue tooth
®audio equipment alista ppears.
#Select amusic pla yer.
Playbac kstarts .
Sear ching forat rack
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U
F H V.á % O X H W R R W K $ X G L R
#Select ª.
#Selectacategor y.
At rack list appears.
#Select atrac k.
% The function is onl yavailable when the
mobilep hone and them usic pla yers elected
on them obile phone suppor tthis function.
Switching Blue tooth
®audio equipment via
NFC
Requ irements:
RObser vethen otes on using NFC
(→pag e276).
RThe Blue tooth®audio overvie wisd isplayed
(→pag e308).
#Lightl ypress theN FC area on them obile
phone (see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
If th em obile phone has already been author‐
ized on them ultimedia sy stem as Blue tooth
®
audio equipment ,itisnowconnec ted.
If th em obile phone is authorized on them ul‐
timedia sy stem as Blue tooth
®audio equip‐
mentf orthef irst time ,itisc onnected af ter
confirming thei nstruction sfor them obile
phone (see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
Disconnecting Blue tooth
®audio equipment
Multimedi asystem:
, 3 K R Q H.á 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select aBluetoot h®audio device.
#Select ¥ ' H D X W K R U L ] H.
#Select < H V.
Radio
Switchingont heradio
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R
#Alternatively: press the$ button.
The radio displa yappears. Youw ill hear the
las tstatio np laye dont he las tfrequ ency
band selected.
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