MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE 2016 Owners Manual

R
AAC form ats
R WAV (up to16-bit resolution)
R FLAC (up to16-bit resolution)
R ALAC (up to16-bit resolution)
% Obser vethefo llowing no tes:
R Due tothe lar gevariet y of available
music files rega rding encoders, sampling
ra tes and bit 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). Produced under licence
byDol byLaboratories.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademar ks
of Dolby Laboratories. Graceno
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are brands or regis tere d brands of Graceno te,
Inc. in the USA 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.
Ac tivating media mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Devices #
Select the media source.
Pla yable 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. 348
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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 gecaused byhigh temp era‐
tures High
temp eratures can damage the SD mem‐
ory card. #
Remo vethe SD memory card af ter use
and take it out of theve hicle. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Media .
à Devices .
Memory 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. Multimedia sy
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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 Devices
7 Sound (tone settings)
8 Full screen (for video pl ayback) 9
Options
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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, additional USB ports may be found
in thestow age compartment of the cent recon‐
sole or rear folding 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™. Selecting a track
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Media
Vi ath e skip function #
Toskip backwards or forw ards toa track:
navigate up or down.
Vi ath e cur rent track list #
Select è. #
Select Current track list. #
Select a tra ck.
Selecting playback options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
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 Play mode. #
Select Normal track sequence.
The cur rent track li stis pla yed in the order it
appears on the data storage medium. #
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.
% The available playback options depend on
th e connected media source.
Pa use and playback function
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media #
Press theto uchpad. #
Topause playback: select Ë. #
Tocontinue playba ck:select Ì.
Fa st forw ard/r ewind #
Press theto uchpad. #
Slide the controller tothe left or right 1. Multimedia sy
stem 351

Vi
deo mode Switching
tovideo mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Devices #
Select a data storage medium.
Pla yable video files are pla yed bac k. %
The multimedia sy stem supports thefo llow‐
ing form ats:
R MPEG
R AVI, DivX, MKV
R MP4, M4V
R WMV Due
tothe large variet y of available video
fi les rega rding encoders, sampling rates and
data transfer rates, playback cannot alw ays
be guaranteed.
% Cop y-pr otected video files or DRM (Digital
Rights Management) enc rypte dfiles cannot
be pla yed back 352
Multimedia sy stem

Overview of video mode
1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Video playback
3 Title and scene
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Devices
7 Sound (tone settings)
8 Full screen 9
Options
A Information on media (Owner's Manual) Multimedia sy
stem 353

Ac
tivating/deactivating full-screen mode
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
à Devices #
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 .
Z Options .
Video set-
tings
The following picture form ats are available:
R Automatic
R 16:9
R 4:3
R Zoom #
Select the picture form at. Ad
justing the brightness manually #
Select Brightness . #
Adjust the brightness. Media sear
ch St
arting the media sear ch
Multimedia sy stem:
, Media .
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 Folder
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 and ana‐
lysed. Media
Interface 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 ®
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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:
, Media .
à Devices #
Connect the data storage medium with the
USB port (→ page 351). #
Select the media device.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k. Multimedia sy
stem 355

Overview of Media Inter
face 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Cover
3 Artist, title and album
4 Track number and number of trac ksinthe
track li st 5
Search
6 Devices
7 Sound (tone settings)
8 Full screen 9
Options
A Information on media (Owner's Manual)Blue
tooth ®
audio Information about Blue
tooth ®
audio 356
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Before using
your Blue tooth®
audio equipment
with the multimedia sy stem forth efirs t time,
yo u will need toauthorise it (→ page 358).
Blu etoo th®
Au dio overview 1
Active da tastorage medium
2 Cover
3 Artist, title and album 4
Search
5 Devices
6 Tone settings 7
Options
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