USB MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON 2018 User Guide

Yo
u must obse rveth e legal requirements forthe
country in whi chyou are cur rently driving when
operating the multimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used with
Android Autousing the Android operating sys‐
te m on the multimedia sy stem. It is operated
using the cent ral control element or thevo ice
control. You can activate thevo ice-opera ted con‐
trol sy stem bypressing and holding the00E3
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thevo ice-opera ted
control sy stem, the multimedia sy stem can still
be opera ted via LINGU ATRO NIC
(0013 page 282).
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto to the multimedia sy stem.
The availability of Android Autoand Android Auto
Apps may vary according tothe count ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible forth is appli‐
cation and the services and conte nt connected
to it. Information on Android
Auto
While using Android Auto,va rious functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, forex ample the media
source Blue tooth®
audio, are not available.
On ly one route guidance can be active at a time.
If ro ute guidance is active on the multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when route guidance is star ted
on the mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The firs t acti vation of Android Autoon the
multimedia sy stem must be car ried out when
th eve hicle is stationary for saf etyre asons.
R The mobile phone suppo rts Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobile phone.
R In order touse thete lephone functions, the
mobile phone must be connected tothe mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
( 0013 page 349). If
th ere was no prior Internet connection, this
is es tablished with the use of the mobile
phone with Android Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem via the USB port 00C2using a
suitable cable (0013 page 383).
R An Internet connection is requ ired forth e full
ra nge of functions for Android Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Connect 0019
Android Auto 0007
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears. 0007
Select Accept & Start .
or 0007
Select Decline & End.
Ac tivating automatic start 0007
Select Start automatically 0073. Multimedia sy
stem 363

Setting Internet
radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
0018 Radio 0019
Þ Radio source
0019 TuneIn radio 0019
Z Options
The following options are available:
R Select stream : selectthest re am qualit y.
R Login to TuneIn account: log in to your
Tu neIn user account.
R Log out of account : log out ofyour TuneIn
user account. 0007
Select an option. Media
Au
dio mode In
fo rm ation on the audio mode 000A
WARNING Risk of di stra ction when han‐
dling da tastorage media
If yo u handle a data storage medium while
driving, your attention is diver ted from the traf
fic conditions. This could also cause you
to lose control of theve hicle. 0007
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
0009 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
0009 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). Multimedia sy
stem 37 9

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 383

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 ® 386
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 383). 0007
Select a media device.
Playable music files are pla yed bac k. Multimedia sy
stem 387

Anti-theft ala
rmsystem
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77
Immobiliser ............................................ 97
Anti-theft pr otection
see ATA (anti-theft alarm sy stem)
Anticipatory occupant pr otection
see PRE- SAFE®
(anticipatory occu‐
pant pr otection)
see PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS (anticipatory
occupant pr otection plus)
Apple CarPlay™ ....................................... 361
Connecting an iPhone ®
........................ 361
Ending .................................................3 62
No tes ................................................... 361
Overview ..............................................3 61
Sound settings .................................... 362
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 64
Asht ray
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 9
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .129
Using ................................................... 12 9Assistance sy
stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
Assistant display Menu (on-board computer) .................. 274
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 406
Battery disconnection pe riods .............4 07
Displ aying the service due date ........... 406
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 406
Re gular maintenance work .................. 406
Special service requ irements .............. 406
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. .97
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 98
Fu nction ................................................ 97
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 99
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 99
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 99
To w- aw ay protection function ................98
AT TENTION ASSI ST......................... 252, 253
Fu nction .............................................. 252
Setting ................................................. 253
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 52At
tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 383
Co pyrights ...........................................3 80
Information .......................................... 379
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 380
Media sear ch....................................... 386
Overview ............................................. 382
Pa use and playback function .............. .383
Selecting a track ................................. 383
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 383
Switching on media mode ...................3 80
Tr ack list .............................................. 383
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................13 6
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 173
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 173562
Index

Re
starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 52
TIREFIT kit .......................................... .429
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 457
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 451
Ty re pressure table .............................. 450
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
Fu nction .............................................. 457
Re starting ............................................ 457
Ty re pressure moni toring sy stem
Checking the tyre pressure .................. 451
Checking the tyre temp erature ............ 451
Fu nction ............................................... 451
Re starting ............................................ 452
Te ch nical da ta..................................... 453
Ty re pressure table ................................. 450
Ty re temp erature
Checking (tyre pressure monitoring
sy stem) ................................................ 451
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 451
Ty re tread ................................................. 448Ty
re-change tool kit
Overview .............................................. 461
Ty res
Changing hub caps .............................. 463
Checking ............................................ .448
Che cking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem) ............... 451
Fitting .................................................. 466
Flat tyre ............................................... 427
Inter changing ...................................... .461
MOExtended tyres ...............................4 28
Noise ................................................... 448
No tes on fitting ................................... 458
Re moving ............................................ 466
Re placing .................................... 458, 462
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning sy stem ................................... 457
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 52
Selection ............................................. 458
Snow chains ........................................ 448
St oring .................................................4 61
TIREFIT kit ...........................................4 29
Ty re pressure (N otes) .......................... 449Ty
re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 457
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 451
Ty re pressure table .............................. 450
Un usual handling characteristics ........ 448 U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .312
Un locking setting ...................................... 74
USB devices Connecting .......................................... 383
User profile .............................................. 314
Creating .............................................. .314
Importing/exporting ............................ 315
Options ................................................ 315
Setting ................................................. 314 V
Ve hicle ...................................................... 16 9
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .202
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 77 Index
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