MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2021 Owners Manual

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fic conditions. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. #
Only handle a data storage medium
when theve hicle is stationar y. Pe
rm issible file sy stems:
R FAT32
R exFAT
R NTFS
Pe rm issible data storage medium:
R SD card
R USB storage device
R iPod ®
/iPhone ®
R MTP devices
R Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
% Obse rveth efo llowing no tes:
R The multimedia sy stem supports a total
of up to50,000 files.
R Data storage media up to2 TB are sup‐
por ted (32‑bit address space). Suppor
tedfo rm ats:
R MP3
R WMA
R AAC
R WAV
R FLAC
R ALAC
% Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R Due tothe lar gevariet y of available
music files rega rding encoders, sampling
ra tes and data rates, playback cannot
alw ays be guaranteed.
R Due tothe wide range of USB devices
av ailable on the mar ket, pl ayback cann ot
be guaranteed for all USB devices.
R Cop y-pr otected music files or DRM
enc rypte dfiles cannot be pla yed bac k.
R MP3 pla yers must support Media Trans‐
fe r Pr otocol (MTP). Manufactu
red under licence from Dolby Labora‐
to ries. Dolb y,Dol byAudio and the double-D sym‐
bol are trademar ksof Dolby Laboratories. 328
Multimedia sy stem

Gracen
ote, the Graceno telogo and logotype,
"P ow ered byGracen ote", MusicID and Pla ylist
Plus are either regis tere d trademar ksor trade‐
mar ksof Graceno te, Inc. in theUn ited States
and/or other countries. "Made
for iPod", and "Made for iPhone," mean
th at an electronic accesso ryhas been designed
to connect specifically toiPod ®
, or iPhone ®
,
re spectivel y,and has been certified bythe de vel‐
oper tomeet Apple per form ance standards.
Apple ®
is not responsible forth e operation of
th is device or its compliance with saf ety and reg‐
ulatory standards. Please no tethat the use of
th is accessory with iPod, or iPhone may af fect
wi reless per form ance.
iPhone ®
, iPod ®
, iPod classic ®
, iPod nano ®
, and
iPod touch ®
are trademar ksof Apple Inc., regis‐
te re d in theU. S. and other countries. Lightning ®
is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Note s on copyright
Au dio files that you create or reproduce yourself
fo r playback aregeneral lysubject tocopyright
pr otection. In many count ries, reproductions,
eve nfo r private use, are not permitted without
th e prior consent of the copyright holder. Make
sure that you kn owabout the applicable copy‐
ri ght regulations and that you co mply withthese. Switching on media mode
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources #
Select a media source.
Playable music files are pla yed bac k.
Inserting/removing an SD card &
DANG ER Risk of fata l injury from swal‐
lowing SD cards
SD cards are small parts.
They could be swallo wed and lead tochok‐
ing. #
Keep SD cards out of there ach of chil‐
dren. #
Seek medical attention immediately if
an SD card has been swallo wed. *
NO
TEDama gedue tohigh temp eratures High
temp eratures may damage the SD card. #
Remo vethe SD card af ter use and take
it out of theve hicle. Multimedia sy
stem 329

Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources
5 Mem. card
Inserting
The multimedia connection unit is located in the
stow age compartment under the armrest. #
Insert the SD memory card into the SD card
slot until it engages. The side with the con‐
ta cts must face down wards.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k.
Re moving #
Press the SD card. #
Remo vethe SD card. 330
Multimedia sy stem

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 Connecting USB devices
* NO
TEDama gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damage USB devices. #
Remo vethe USB device af ter use and
ta ke it out of theve hicle. Multimedia sy
stem 331

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. #
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.
% Use the USB port identified byç touse
Apple CarPlay ®
and Android Auto.
% 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:
4 Media
Selecting a track byskipping toa track #
Toskip backwards or forw ards toa
track: navigate up or down. Selecting a track using
the cur rent track list #
Select è. #
Select Current track list. #
Select a tra ck.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
Z Options
Playing back similar trac ks #
Select Play similar tracks.
A track li stwith similar trac ksis created and
pla yed bac k.
Playback mode #
Select Random playback of the current track
list.
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in random
orde r. #
Select Random playback of the current
medium.
All trac kson the active data storage medium
are pla yed in random orde r. #
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:
4 Media 5
Y Playback control
A bar with playback controls is shown. #
Topause playback: select and confirm
Y with th e cent ral control element.
The Ë symbol is displa yed. #
Toresume playback: select and confirm
Y again with the cent ral control element.
The Ì symbol is displa yed.
To fast forw ard/r ewind #
MoveË onthe timeline.
To hide the playback controls #
Press the% button. 332
Multimedia sy stem

Vi
deo mode Switching
tovideo mode
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources #
Select a data storage medium. #
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
% 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. Multimedia sy
stem 333

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 Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources #
Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. #
Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full screen. 334
Multimedia sy stem

#
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
Z Options
5 Picture format
The following picture form ats are available:
R Automatic
R 16:9
R 4:3
R Zoom #
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. #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust the brightness. Media sear
ch St
arting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
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) #
Select a categor y. %
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 ®
R MP3 pla yer
R USB devices
Fo r de tails and a list of suppor ted devices, visit
our website at https://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect. Follow the instructions in
th e "Media Inter face" section. Multimedia sy
stem 335

Switching
toMedia Inter face
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Media 5
à Media sources #
Connect a data storage medium tothe USB
port (/ page 331). #
Select a media device.
Playable music files are pla yed bac k.
Overview of Media Inter face 336
Multimedia sy stem

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 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 (/ page 338). Multimedia sy
stem 337