MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN 2018 Owner's Manual
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Activating Blue tooth®audio
Multimedia sy stem:
, 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 the connec‐
te d Blue tooth
®audio equipment.
Selecting a music 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 a Blue tooth®audio device.
If multiple music pla yers are present on the
Blu etoo th
®audio equipment a list appears.
#Select a music pla yer.
Playback starts.
Sear ching for a track
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.
#Select a categor y.
A track li stappears.
#Select a trac k.
% The function is only available when the
mobile phone and the music pla yer selected
on the mobile phone support this function.
Switching Blu etoo th
®audio equipment via
NFC
Requ irements:
RObser vethe no tes on using NFC
(→page 317).
RTh e Blu etoo th®audio overview is displa yed
(→page 349).
#Lightly press the NFC area on the mobile
phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ized on the multimedia sy stem as Blue tooth
®
audio equipment, it is now connec ted.
If th e mobile phone is authorized 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:
, 3 K R Q H.á 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V
#Select a Blue tooth®audio device.
#Select ¥ ' H D X W K R U L ] H.
#Select < H V.
Starting cinema mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 0 H G L D 6 R X U F H V. / R X G
V S H D N H U $ X G L R 6 R X U F H
In cinema mode, a media source connected to
th eRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem is simulta‐
neously pla yed in the multimedia sy stem.
#Select theRe ar Seat En tertainment Sy stem
device.
The media source is also pla yed on the multi‐
media sy stem.
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Radio
Switching on the radio
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R
#Alternatively: press the$ button.
The radio display appears. Youwill hear the
last station pla yed on the last frequency
band selected.
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Radio overview
1Ac tive frequency band
2Station name or set frequency
3Artist, title, album and radio text
4St ation list
5 3 U H V H W V
6 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H
7 6 R X Q G
8 7 D J 7 K L V 6 R Q J
9 2 S W L R Q V
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Switching HDRadio on/o ff
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V. + ' 5 D G L R
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
% HDRadio Tech nology manufactu red under
license from iBiquity Digital Corporation.
U. S. and Foreign Patents. HD Radio™ and
th e HD, HD Radio and "Arc" logos are propri‐
et ary trademar ksof iBiquity Digital Corp.
Setting thewave band
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H
+ ' 5 D G L R ) 0 + ' 5 D G L R $ 0 and 6 L U L X V ; 0 5 D G L R
can be selected.
#Select a frequency band.
Selecting a radio station
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R
#Na vigate up or down.
Calling up thera dio station list
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.è
#Select a station.
Sear ching forra dio stations using station
names or direct frequency entry
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.è.è
#En ter a station name or frequenc y.
#Selecta.
The searc hre sults are displa yed.
#Select a station.
St oring radio stations
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.ß 3 U H V H W V
#Select 6 W R U H & X U U H Q W 6 W D W L R Q L Q W K H 3 U H V H W V .
Editingradio station presets
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.ß 3 U H V H W V
Moving stations:
#Highlight a preset entry and navigate tothe
left.
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#Select 0 R Y H + L J K O L J K W H G 6 W D W L R Q.
#Select a preset.
Deleting stations:
#Highlight a preset entry and navigate tothe
left.
#Select ' H O H W H + L J K O L J K W H G 6 W D W L R Q .
#Select < H V.
Tagging music trac ks
Multimedia system:
, 5 D G L R
If ra dio stations pr ovide there leva nt information,
th is function allo wsyouto trans fer information
on the music track cur rently pl aying toan
Apple
®device. You can then pur chase the audio
fi le from theiTunes Store®.
#Select
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Multimedia system:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Select 6 H U Y L F H , Q I R U P D W L R Q .
The service information screen appears
showing thera dio ID and the cur rent sub‐
scription status.
#Es tablish a telephone connection.
#Fo llow the service staff's instructions.
The activation process may take up to te n
minutes.
% You can also ha vethe satellite service acti‐
va ted online. Todo so, please visit http:// www.siriusxm.com (USA) or http://
www.siriusxm.ca (Canada).
Switching on satellite radio
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H
#Select 6 L U L X V ; 0 5 D G L R .
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Overview ofthe satellite radio
1Ac tive frequency band
2Logo or album art (if available)
3Category
4Channel name
5Channel information
6 6 L U L X V ; 0 5 D G L R & K D Q Q H O V
7 3 U H V H W V
8 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H
9 6 R X Q G
A 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
B 2 S W L R Q V
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Selecting a satelliteradio category
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.è 6 L U L X V ; 0 5 D G L R & K D Q
Q H O V. & D W H J R U \
#Select a categor y.
Selecting a satellite radio channel
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R
#Na vigate up or down.
Saving or deleting a satellite radio channel
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.ß 3 U H V H W V
#Select 6 W R U H & X U U H Q W 6 W D W L R Q L Q W K H 3 U H V H W V .
Moving a channel
#Select 2 S W L R Q V.
#Select 0 R Y H + L J K O L J K W H G 6 W D W L R Q.
#Select a preset. Deleting a
channel
#Select ' H O H W H + L J K O L J K W H G 6 W D W L R Q .
#Select a preset.
Displaying EPG information for the cu rrent
ch annel
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Select ( 3 * , Q I R U P D W L R Q D E R X W & X U U H Q W & K D Q
Q H O.
Setting the pa rental control
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 3 D U H Q W D O & R Q
W U R O
#Ac tivate the function O.
#Determ ine a four-digit character sequence
and select ¡.
All channels with adult con tent are lo cked. Un
locking a channel
#Enter thefo ur-digit character sequence and
select ¡.
All channels with adult con tent are unloc ked.
Music and sport alerts function
This function enables youto prog ram an ale rtfor
yo ur favo rite artists, trac ksor sporting events.
Music alerts can be sa ved whilst a tra ckis being
pla yed and sport alerts can be sa ved during a
live game. You can also specify sport alerts via
th e menu option. The sy stem then continuously
sear ches thro ugh all thech annels. If a match is
fo und with a stored alert, youwill be informed.
Se tting music and spo rtalerts
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V. $ O H U W I R U
$ U W L V W 6 R Q J 6 S R U W L Q J ( Y H Q W
Setting a music alert
#Select $ G G 1 H Z $ O H U W.
or
#Select 0 D Q D J H $ U W L V W 6 R Q J $ O H U W V .
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#Select¥ 2 S W L R Q V .
The following options are available:
R 0 D U N R U X Q P D U N W K L V H Q W U \
R 0 D U N $ O O ( Q W U L H V
R 8 Q P D U N $ O O ( Q W U L H V
R ' H O H W H 7 K L V ( Q W U \
R ' H O H W H $ O O ( Q W U L H V
#Select an option.
# $ F W L Y D W H $ U W L V W 6 R Q J $ O H U W V O.
The alert is set forth e cur rent artist or trac k.
If a match is found, a prom ptappears asking
whe ther youwish tochange tothest ation.
Setting a sport alert
#Select $ G G 1 H Z $ O H U W.
or
#Select 0 D Q D J H 6 S R U W V $ O H U W V.#Select 6 H O H F W 1 H Z $ O H U W V.
or
#Select ( G L W $ O H U W V .#Select ateam from a league.
# $ F W L Y D W H 6 S R U W V $ O H U W V O. Information on smart
favo rite s and Tune
St art
St ations in thest ation presets can be added as
smart favo rite s. Smart favo rite sst ations are
automatically sa vedto te mporary storage in the
bac kground. Ifyo uch ange toa smart favo rite
st ation, you can repla y,pause or actively skip
fo rw ard or back tobroadcasts which you ha ve
missed. If Tune Start is activated and youch ange
to ano ther smart favo rite station, the music
tra ck cur rently pl aying on thest ation is automat‐
ically restar ted from the beginning of the trac k.
Ac tivating/deactivating Tune Start
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V. 7 X Q H 6 W D U W
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Playback controls
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.y _ _ 3 O D \ E D F N & R Q W U R O
Yo u can pause the playback of the cur rent sta‐
tion or skip forw ard or backward in the timeline.
This lea ves live mode toaccess the internal tem‐
porary storage.
#To fast forw ard/r ewind: select CorD.
#To pause playback: select Ë.
#Toreturn tolive mode: navigate tothe end of
th e timeline.
Displaying satellite radio serv ice information
Multimedia sy stem:
, 5 D G L R.Þ 5 D G L R 6 R X U F H. 6 L U
L X V ; 0 5 D G L R.Z 2 S W L R Q V
#Select 6 H U Y L F H , Q I R U P D W L R Q .
Sound
Tone settings
Information about the sound sy stem
The sound sy stem has a total output of 100
wa tts and is equipped wi th10 speakers. It is
av ailable for all functions in thera dio and media
modes.
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Calling upthe sound menu
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 6 R X Q G
The following functions are available:
R ( T X D O L ] H U
R % D O D Q F H D Q G ) D G H U
R $ X W R P D W L F 9 R O X P H $ G M X V W P H Q W
R 2 W K H U 6 R X Q G 6 H W W L Q J V
#Select a sound menu.
Ad justing treble, mid- range and bass set‐
tings
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 6 R X Q G. ( T X D O L ] H U
#Select 7 U H E O H, 0 L G 5 D Q J H or % D V V.
#Change the settings. Ac
tivating/deactivating automatic volume
adjustment
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 6 R X Q G. $ X W R P D W L F 9 R O
X P H $ G M X V W P H Q W
Au tomatic volume adjustment compensates for
dif fering volumes when changing between audio
sources.
#Ac tivate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
Ad justing the balance/ fader
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 6 R X Q G. % D O D Q F H D Q G
) D G H U
#Ad just the balance and fader.
#To exitth e menu: pressthe% button.
Burmes ter®sur round sound sy stem
Information about the Bu rmester®sur round
sound sy stem
The Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem has a
to ta l output of 590 watts and is equipped wi th13
speakers. It is available for all functions in the
ra dio and media modes.
Calling up the sound menu in the
Bu rm ester
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 6 R X Q G
The following functions are available:
R ( T X D O L ] H U
R % D O D Q F H D Q G ) D G H U
R $ X W R P D W L F 9 R O X P H $ G M X V W P H Q W
R 6 X U U R X Q G 6 R X Q G
R 6 R X Q G ) R F X V
R 2 W K H U 6 R X Q G 6 H W W L Q J V
#Select a function.
Ad justing the treble, mid and bass settings
on the Burmes ter
®sur round sound sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
, 0 H G L D.à 6 R X Q G. ( T X D O L ] H U
#Select 7 U H E O H, 0 L G 5 D Q J H or % D V V.
#Set the desired values.
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Multimedia sy stem