radio MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS SUV 2018 User Guide

Overview of
radio and TVvoice commands Ra
dio and TVvoice commands can also be used
when thera dio or TVapplication runs in the
bac kground.
Ra dio and TVvoice commands Vo
ice command Function
Station To
call up recei vable or sa vedstations
To
enter a frequency directly
Next station To
switch tothe next available station
Previous station To
switch tothe pr evious station
Save station To
save ast ation in thest ation list
Show station list To
display the names of all recei vable stations
Read out station list To
listento the names of all recei vable stations 246
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Vo
ice command Function
Traffic information on
Traffic information off To
switch the traf fic information service on/off
Radio info on
Radio info off To
switch the cur rent station information on/off Overview of media pla
yervo ice commands Media pla
yervo ice commands can also be used
when the media pla yerru ns in the bac kground. LINGU
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On
the multimedia sy stem #
Turn volume control 1.
The volume of the cur rent radio or media
source is set. The volume of other audio
sources can be adjus ted separatel y.
Ad just this in thefo llowing situations:
R during a traf fic announcement
R during a navigation announcement The
volume of the navigation announce‐
ment changes in accordance with thevo l‐
ume of the cur rent media sou rce.
R during a telephone call
R when entering or exiting a parking space
while using Active Parking Assist
or #
Select System inthe multimedia sy stem. #
Select Audio. #
Select a volume setting. #
Set thevo lume. Entering
characters Using
thech aracter input function &
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.
Use thech aracter input function in thefo llowing
situations, forex ample:
R Renaming a favo urite
R Entering a POI or address
R Making a phone call
The following functions are available:
R Selecting a character in thech aracter bar
R Writing a character on theto uchpad
Character input can be star ted with a control
element and resumed with ano ther. Multimedia sy
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#
A destination has been received with pic‐
tu re information: selectStart route guid-
ance .
Ro ute guidance starts. Ro
ute guidance with cur rent traf fic re ports Tr
af fic information overview
The services are not available in everycountr y.
Tr af fic re ports can be recei ved with thefo llowing
services:
R Live Traf fic Information
R FM RDS-TMC
It is not possible touse bo thservices simultane‐
ously.
Live Traf fic Information or FM RDS-TMC is dis‐
pl ay ed with a symbol.
% Hazard warnings can be recei ved using the
Car-to-X service.
There may be dif fere nces between the traf fic
re ports recei ved and the actual road and traf fic
conditions. Impor
tant information on Live Traf fic Informa‐
tion:
R Current tra ffic reports are recei ved via the
Internet connection or via data roaming (for
selec ted count ries).
R The traf fic situation is upda ted at short, regu‐
lar inter vals.
R In selec ted count ries, the subscription
service is available free of charge for a period
of thre eye ars from the manufacturing date.
The subscription information sho wsthest a‐
tus (/ page 290).
Re gis tering Live Traf fic Information:
R The service must be regis tere d with
Mercedes me (/ page 290).
R Registration is car ried out at a Mercedes-
Benz service cent re.
Information on theve hicle's position is regular ly
sent toDaimler AG. The da tais immediately ren‐
de red anonymous byDaimler AGand forw arded
to the tra ffic data pr ovider. Using this data, traf‐
fi c re ports releva nt totheve hicle's position are
sent totheve hicle. The vehicle acts as a sensor fo
rth eflow of traf fic and helps toimpr ovethe
qu ality of the traf fic re ports.
If yo u do not wish totransmit your vehicle posi‐
tion, you can ha vethis service deactivated at a
Mercedes-Benz service centre.
Useful information on FM RDS -TMC:
R A FM RDS-TMC radio station broadcasts traf‐
fi c re ports alongside thera dio programme.
R FM RDS-TMC is not available in all countries.
Displ aying subscription information
Requ irements:
R The vehicle is equipped with Live Traf fic
Information.
R Forre gistration at Mercedes me and the
ex tension of the subscription: you ha ve a
user account in the Mercedes me por tal.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Navigation 5
Z Options
The subscription expiry date is automatically dis‐
pla yed:
R one month before theex piry date. 290
Multimedia sy stem

Creating a bookmark
#
Select Add new bookmark. #
Enter a URL and a name. #
Select ¡.
Editing a bookmark #
Highlight a bookmar k.#
Select p. #
Select Edit. #
Enter a URL and a name. #
Select ¡.
Deleting a bookmark #
Highlight a bookmar k.#
Select p. #
Select Delete. #
Select Yes.
Closing the br owser
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Connect 5
z Browser #
Select åClose browser . Internet
radio Calling up In
ternetradio
Re quirements:
R There is an account on http://
www.me rcedes.me.
R The Internet radio service is activated.
R The data volume is available.
Depending on the count ry, data volume may
need tobe pur chased.
R Afast Internet connection for data transmis‐
sion free of inter fere nce.
The services are countr y-dependent.
Fo r more information, consult a Mercedes-
Benz service centre.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio source #
Select TuneIn radio.
The Internet radio display appears. The last
st ation set starts playing.
% The connection quality depends on the local
mobile phone reception. In
tern etradio overview 1
Inte rn et radio pr ovider
2 Selec ted category
3 Display (if connec tedto private user
account)
4 Data transfer rate
5 Current station is stored as a favo urite
6 Additional information on the cur rent station 332
Multimedia sy stem

Selecting and connecting Internet
radio sta‐
tions
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio source
5 TuneIn radio 5
è Search #
Select a categor y. #
Select a station.
The connection is es tablished automaticall y.
or #
Select Enter address or POI. #
Enter a station name using the entry field.
% Arelatively lar gevolume of data can be
transmitte d when using Internet radio.
Saving/deleting an Internet radio station as
a fa vo urite
Multimedia sy stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio source
5 TuneIn radio #
Select a station. #
Press and hold the cent ral control element
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol appears bythest ation
name. #
Select ßFavourites.
The list of 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:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio source
5 TuneIn radio 5
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. #
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 Multimedia sy
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Ra
dio Switching on the
radio Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio #
Alternatively: press the$ button.
The radio display appears. You will hear the
last station pla yed on the last frequency
band selected. Multimedia sy
stem 347

Ra
dio overview 1
Active frequency band
2 Station name or set frequency
3 Artist, title, album and radio text 4
Station list
5 Presets
6 Radio source 7
Sound
8 Tag this song
9 Options 348
Multimedia sy stem

Setting
the frequency band Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio source #
Select a frequency band. Selecting a
radio station Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio #
Navigate up or down. Calling up
thera dio station list Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
è #
Select a station. Sear
ching forra dio stations using station
names or direct frequency entry Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
è 5
è #
Ente r astation name or frequenc y. #
Select a.
The sea rchre sults are displa yed. #
Select a station. St
oring radio stations Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
ß Presets #
Select Store current station in the presets . Editing
radio station presets Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
ß Presets
Moving stations: #
Highlight a preset entry and navigate tothe
left. #
Select Move highlighted station. #
Select a memo rypreset.
Deleting stations: #
Highlight a preset entry and navigate tothe
left. #
Select Delete highlighted station. #
Select Yes. Calling up a slide show (FM/DAB
radio mode) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
Þ Radio source
5 FM/DAB radio stations Multimedia sy
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Slide show
1displ ays additional information
pr ov ided bythest ation as an image. This can
include logos, album co vers, music trac ks, pro‐
grammes, ne wsor service information, forex am‐
ple. The additional information is shown in full-
sc reen mode byselecting 2. #
Toactivate full-screen mode: select#
Full screen. #
Todeactivate full-sc reen mode: select
%. Ac
tivating or deactivating the frequency fix
function Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
Z Options 5
Frequency fix #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
If th e function is activated, the set frequency
is ke pt eve n ifthere ception is poo r. Ta
gging music trac ks Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio
If ra dio stations pr ovide there leva nt information,
th is function allo wsyouto trans fer information
on the music track cur rently pl aying toan
Apple ®
device. You can then pur chase the audio
fi le from theiTunes Store ®
. #
Select ♫→ Tag this song.
The track information is sa ved. Switching traf
fic announcements on/off Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio
5 Navigation and traffic announcements #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function.
or #
Press and hold the8 button on the multi‐
function steering wheel. Setting
the traf fic information service vol‐
ume increase Multimedia sy
stem:
4 System 5
õ Audio
5 Navigation and traffic announcements #
Select Traffic announcements volume
increase. #
Select No increase or avalue. Ac
tivating/deactivating radio text Multimedia sy
stem:
4 Radio 5
Z Options
5 Display radio text information #
Activate Oor deacti vate ª the function. TV
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