bluetooth MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN 2017 W205 Comand Manual

Searching for and authorizing a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device
Searching for a Bluetooth ®
audio device
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 153).
X Slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Connect Device
Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
X To select Search for Audio Devices
Search for Audio Devices:
press the controller.
A message appears.
X Select Start Search Start Search.
The multimedia system searches for Blue-
tooth ®
audio devices within range and adds
them to the Bluetooth ®
device list.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics. 0043
Bluetooth ®
audio player within range and
already authorized
0044 Newly detected mobile phone with Blue-
tooth ®
audio mode in range
The Bluetooth ®
device list displays all author-
ized devices, whether they are within range or
not. After a device search, devices which are
within range but not authorized are also dis-
played.
If the multimedia system cannot find your Blue-
tooth ®
audio device, external authorization may
follow (Y page 154).
Authorizing a Bluetooth ®
audio device
X In the Bluetooth ®
device list, select a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device that has not yet been
authorized: turn and press the controller.
Authorization starts. Depending on which Bluetooth
®
audio device
is being used, the device can be authorized
either by entering a passkey or by Secure
Simple Pairing. You can find information on
this in the "Authorizing (connecting) a mobile
phone" section (Y page 94).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and starts
playing.
i With some Bluetooth ®
audio devices, play-
back must initially be started on the device
itself, so that the multimedia system can play
the audio data. Bluetooth ®
must also be given
as a media output location for the audio
device used.
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for connection via
Secure Simple Pairing. The multimedia sys-
tem creates a six-digit code which is dis-
played simultaneously on both devices that
are to be connected.
For some Bluetooth ®
audio devices, the pair-
ing must also be confirmed within 10 sec-
onds. External authorization
If the multimedia system does not find your
Bluetooth ®
audio device (Y page 154), this may
be due to particular security settings on your
Bluetooth ®
audio device. In this case, check
whether your Bluetooth ®
audio device can
locate the multimedia system.
The Bluetooth ®
device name of the multimedia
system is MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 153).
X Slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Connect Device
Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
X To select Connect
Connect via
viaAudio
Audio Device
Device: turn
and press the controller.
X Start the authorization on your Bluetooth ®
audio device (see the manufacturer's operat- ing instructions).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and starts
playing. 154
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audio modeMedia

With some Bluetooth
®
audio devices, playback
must initially be started on the device itself, so
that the multimedia system can play the audio
data.
Device-specific information on authorizing and
connecting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phones
can be found on the Internet at
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .Displaying details
X To select a Bluetooth ®
audio device from the
Bluetooth ®
device list: turn the controller
(Y page 154).
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Details Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R Availability status (shown after an update)
R Authorization status
X To close the detailed display: press the
0038 button. Starting/stopping playback
Requirement: the Bluetooth ®
audio basic dis-
play (Y page 153) is shown.
Starting playback
X To select 00D0: turn and press the controller.
Playback starts. 00CFis selected.
Stopping playback
X Select 00CF.
A message appears. 00D0is selected.
Continuing playback X Select 00D0.
A message appears. 00CFis selected. Starting playback if the Bluetooth
®
audio device has been stopped
During the search for mobile phones
(Y page 93), the connection with the Bluetooth ®
audio device is terminated. The No NoBluetooth
Bluetooth Audio Audio
Device Device Connected
Connected message appears in
the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display
(Y page 153). The Connect
Connect Last
LastUsed
UsedPlayer
Player
message cannot be confirmed.
When the search is finished, the Bluetooth ®
audio device can be reconnected. X
To confirm the Connect ConnectLast
LastUsed
UsedPlayer
Player
message in the basic display: press the con-
troller.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused
Audio Device Paused message.
X To start playback: To select00D0: slide 6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning. Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Bluetooth ®
audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
R the number of tracks that can be selected.
R the time period until the next or previous track
is played.
X Use the multifunction steering wheel to
switch to the media menu in the on-board
computer; see the vehicle Operator's Manual.
X To skip forwards or backwards to a track:
press the 0063or0064 button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction steering
wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064 but-
tons, the rapid scrolling speed increases after
a short time. Bluetooth
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During rapid scrolling, track names are not
displayed but only Track+1, Track+2, etc. (or
Track-1, Track-2, etc.). There are no playback
times shown for tracks that have been played.
This is available as an optional function start-
ing with AVRCP Version 1.3. Playback options
General notes If the Bluetooth
®
audio device supports the cor-
responding function, the following options are
available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder have
been played, the tracks in the next folder are played.
R Random
Random Track
Track List List: the current track list is
played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random Medium
Random Medium : all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions and
are not, or only partially, supported by Blue-
tooth ®
audio devices.
Selecting the playback option X
Slide 6the controller in the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 153).
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X Select Playback Mode Playback Mode.
A 003B dot indicates the current setting.
X Select the desired option.
If you select Random Track List
Random Track List, a corre-
sponding message appears in the display or
selection window. Increasing the volume in the multime-
dia system
X Slide 6the controller in the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display (Y page 153).
X To select Options Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select Volume
Volume: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
X Select Standard Standard orBoost
Boost.
i If play back on the Bluetooth ®
audio player
is too quiet, the Boost
Boostfunction may be used.
It is recommended, however, that you
increase the volume on the Bluetooth ®
audio
player directly. Reconnecting a Bluetooth
®
audio
device
The Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are connected
automatically under the following circumstan-
ces:
R one of the last two mobile phones to have
been connected has also been used as a Blue-
tooth ®
audio player (if the function is suppor-
ted by the mobile phone).
R the mobile phone is automatically connected.
The Bluetooth ®
audio player is then connec-
ted.
i For an automatic connection with the mul-
timedia system, the mobile phone must be
within range.
For most Bluetooth ®
audio devices, the "auto-
matic connection" must be activated by tick-
ing a box. Depending on the device used, this prompt often occurs during authorization (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connec‐ No Bluetooth Audio Device Connec‐
ted
ted message appears, you have two options to
reconnect the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
Option 1:
X To confirm the Connect
ConnectLast
LastUsed
UsedPlayer
Player
message in the basic display: press the con-
troller.
If the multimedia system can locate the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device, it will be connected and
start playing. 156
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Option 2:
X Slide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
X To select Connect Device
Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
X To select a Bluetooth ®
audio device: turn and
press the controller.
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device has been
authorized, playback starts. Bluetooth
®
audio device and simulta-
neous search for mobile phones
i When searching for a mobile phone or a new
Bluetooth ®
audio device, the connection to an
already activated Bluetooth ®
audio device is
stopped.
In the Bluetooth ®
audio basic display, you will
see the No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
No Bluetooth Audio Device Con‐
nected nected message, and the displayed Connect
Connect
Last Used Player
Last Used Player message cannot be selec-
ted. De-authorizing (deregistering) a Blue-
tooth
®
audio device
X To select a Bluetooth ®
audio device from the
Bluetooth ®
device list: turn the controller
(Y page 154).
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Deauthorize
Deauthorize: press the controller.
A prompt appears asking whether you really
wish to de-authorize this device.
X To select Yes Yes: turn and press the controller.
If you select Yes
Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
device list.
i Before re-authorizing the Bluetooth ®
audio
device, you should also delete the device
name MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth from your Bluetooth ®
audio device's Bluetooth ®
list (see the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device's operating instructions). Operation with the Media Interface
General notes
Media Interface is a universal interface for the
connection of mobile audio and video devices. Media Interface in the multimedia system has
two USB connections.
The USB ports are located in the stowage com-
partment under the armrest (Y
page 141). Media Interface basic display
0043
Main function bar
0044 Display for the active data medium
0087 Media menu bar
0085 Track display on the disc
0083 Track number and number of tracks in the
track list
0084 Numerical time display
006B Graphic time display
006C Cover view (if available) Switching to Media Interface
X Connect the data medium to USB port 1 or
USB port 2 (Y page 145).
X Select the basic menu for Media Interface 1 or
Media Interface 2 (Y page 142).
If playable media files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
If you remove a device, the No Device Con‐ No Device Con‐
nected
nected message appears. Supported devices
The following data media can be connected to
the multimedia system via Media Interface: R iPod ®
R iPhone ®
R iPad ®
R MP3
R USB devices Operation with the Media Interface
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X
To activate the menu for balance and fader:
press the controller.
X To adjust the balance focus: slide 8or
9 the controller.
X To adjust the fader focus: slide 6or5 the
controller.
An image shows the sound focus set.
X To exit the menu: press the 0038button. Burmester
®
surround sound system General notes
The Burmester ®
surround sound system is avail-
able for all functions in the radio and media
modes.
For the best sound, we recommend that the
Automatic Volume Adjustment Automatic Volume Adjustment function is
deactivated (Y page 41). For further information
on automatic volume adjustment, see
(Y page 40).
If using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, we recommend
you select the Boost
Boost setting (Y page 156). Calling up the sound menu
You can make various sound settings for the
different audio and video sources. It is possible to set more bass for radio mode than for CD
audio mode, for example. The respective sound
menu is called up from the menu of the desired mode.
X Switch to radio mode (Y page 132).
or X Switch to media mode (Y page 141).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
X To select à: turn and press the controller.
The menu appears with the last setting
accessed, e.g. Equalizer
Equalizer. Overview of Burmester
®
surround sound sys-
tem Function Options
Equalizer Sets treble, mid-
range and bass
Balance/fader Moves the sound
focus: left/right and
front/rear
Surround Optimizes sound
playback for all seats
Setting treble, mid-range and bass
X
Call up the sound menu (Y page 166).
X Turn the controller until Equalizer Equalizeris in the
center.
X Slide 6the controller.
The rotary menus for treble, mid-range and
bass are activated.
X To switch between the rotary menus: slide
8 or9 the controller.
X To make the desired Equalizer Equalizersettings: turn
the controller.
The rotary menus show the set values.
X To return to the menu: slide 5the control-
ler.
X To return to the basic menu: press the 0038
button briefly. 166
Burmester ®
surround sound systemSound