USB MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 User Guide

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Disconnect the connecting cable between
th e mobile phone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th e connecting cable only when theve hicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, you will be distracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle. #
Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits. #
Ifyo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y. 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 theó
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 (→ page 266).
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®
(→ page 332).
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 çusing a
suitable cable (→ page 368).348
Multimedia sy stem

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Select ßFavourites.
The li stof sa vedfavo urite stations appears.
or #
Create an account forth e online pr ovider
(TuneIn radio) and then log in on the multi‐
media sy stem.
Yo ur favo urites are impor tedto the multime‐
dia sy stem.
Deleting favo urites #
Select ßFavourites. #
Select a station. #
Press and hold the cent ral control element
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol bythest ation name disap‐
pears.
Setting Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
Radio ÞRadio source TuneIn
radio ZOptions
The following options are available:
R Select stream: select thest re am qualit y. R
Login to TuneIn account: log in toyour
Tu neIn user account.
R Log out of account: log out of your TuneIn
user account. #
Select an option. Media
Au
dio mode In
fo rm ation on the audio mode &
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. #
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 364
Multimedia sy stem

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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. Graceno
te,th e 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.
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. Multimedia sy
stem 365

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. 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:
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:
Media ZOptions
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:
Media YPlayback 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. 368
Multimedia sy stem

Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
Media àMedia sources #
Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. #
Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full screen. #
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: pressthe
to uchpad.
Changing video settings
Multimedia sy stem:
Media ZOption sPicture 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:
Media ªSearch
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 Multimedia sy
stem 371

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:
Media àMedia sources #
Connect a data storage medium tothe USB
port (→ page 368). #
Select a media device.
Playable music files are pla yed bac k. 372
Multimedia sy stem

Anti-theft pr
otection
Ad ditional door lock ...............................76
Immobiliser ........................................... 96
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™ ....................................... 346
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 347
Ending .................................................3 47
No tes ................................................... 347
Overview ............................................. 346
Sound settings .................................... 347
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 49
Ashtr ay
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 2
Re ar passenger compartment ............ .122
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem Assistant display
Menu (on-board computer) .................. 257
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 391
Battery disconnection pe riods .............3 92
Displ aying the service due date ........... 391
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 391
Re gular maintenance work .................. 391
Special service requ irements .............. 391
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem) .................. 96
Deactivating the alarm .......................... 97
Fu nction ................................................ 96
Fu nction of interior pr otection ............... 98
Priming/deactivating interior pr otec‐
tion ........................................................ 98
Priming/deactivating tow- aw ay pro‐
te ction ................................................... 98
To w- aw ay protection function ................97
AT TENTION ASSI ST......................... 235, 236
Fu nction .............................................. 235
Setting ................................................. 236
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 35
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST Au
dio mode
Connecting USB devices ..................... 368
Co pyrights ...........................................3 65
Information .......................................... 364
Inserting/removing an SD card ........... 366
Media sea rch ....................................... 371
Overview ............................................. 367
Pa use and playback function .............. .368
Selecting a track ................................. 368
Selecting playba ckoptions .................. 368
Switching on media mode ...................3 66
Tr ack list .............................................. 368
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................12 8
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
st op function) .......................................... 16 3
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
st op function) .......................................... 16 3 Index
543

Ty
res
Changing hub caps .............................. 448
Checking ............................................ .435
Che cking the tyre pressure (tyre
pressure monitoring sy stem) ............... 438
Fitting .................................................. 451
Flat tyre ............................................... 414
Inter changing ...................................... 446
MOExtended tyres ...............................4 15
No ise .................................................. .435
No tes on fitting ................................... 443
Re moving ............................................. 451
Re placing .................................... 443,447
Re starting the tyre pressure loss
wa rning sy stem ................................... 442
Re starting the tyre pressure monitor‐
ing sy stem ...........................................4 39
Selection ............................................. 443
Snow chains ........................................ 435
St oring ................................................ 446
TIREFIT kit ............................................ 416
Ty re pressure (N otes) .......................... 436
Ty re pressure loss warning sy stem
(function) ............................................. 442
Ty re pressure monitoring sy stem
(function) ............................................. 438 Ty
re pressure table .............................. 437
Un usual handling characteristics ........ 435 U
Un its of measurement
Setting ................................................ .296
Un locking setting ...................................... 73
USB devices Connecting .......................................... 368
User profile .............................................. 298
Creating .............................................. 298
Importing/exporting ...........................2 98
Options ................................................ 299
Setting ................................................. 298 V
Ve hicle .............................................. 157, 15 9
Ac tivating/deactivating standby
mode .................................................. .186
Ad ditional door lock ...............................76
Cor rect use ........................................... 25
Data acquisition .................................... 26
Data storage .......................................... 26
Diagnostics connection .........................24 Equipment .............................................
21
Implied warranty .................................. .26
Locking (auto matically) ......................... 80
Locking (digital vehicle keyst icke r) ....... 77
Locking (from the inside) ....................... 77
Locking (KEYLESS-GO) .......................... 78
Locking (mobile phone) .........................77
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .... .80
Lo we ring ............................................. 452
Pa rking up .......................................... .185
QR code rescue card ............................. 26
Qualifi ed specialist workshop ................25
Ra ising ................................................ 449
REA CHregulation ..................................26
Re gistration ...........................................25
St andby mode function ...................... .186
St arting (Digital Vehicle Keyst icke r) .... 15 8
St arting (eme rgency operation
mode) .................................................. 15 9
St arting (mobile phone) ...................... .158
St arting (Remo teOnline) ..................... 16 0
St arting (s tart/s top button) .................1 57
Switching off (s tart/s top button) ........ 17 9
To wing ................................................ .251
Un locking (digital vehicle keyst icke r) .... 77
Un locking (from the inside) ...................77 578
Index