Selecting playback options .............. 44
Switching folders ............................. 43
SD memory card
Ejecting ............................................ 41
Inserting .......................................... 40
Selecting active partition ................... 44
Setting
Stations ........................................... 38
Volume ............................................ 14
Settings
Adjusting the display ....................... 18
Brightnes s........................................ 18
Display desig n................................. 18
Language ......................................... 25
Sound settings ................................. 19
Time format ..................................... 18
Specialist workshop .............................. 8
Speed dial
Calling a number .............................. 36
Station list ............................................ 39
Station search ..................................... 38
Stations
Calling up ......................................... 39
Selecting .......................................... 38
Setting manually .............................. 38
Storing ............................................. 39
Storing automatically ....................... 39
Storing manually .............................. 39
Steering wheel with buttons
Overview .......................................... 13
Switching on/off ................................. 14
Switching wavebands (radio) ............. 40T
Telephone 911 emergency call ......................... 30
Accepting/ending a call ................... 30
Entering phone numbers .................. 31
Important safety notes .................... 30
Making a cal l.................................... 31
Making a call from a call list ............ 34
Redialing .......................................... 32
Rejecting a call ................................ 31
Rejecting or accepting a waiting
call ................................................... 33
Selecting .......................................... 30 Setting the reception and trans-
mission volume ................................ 33
Switching hands-free system on/
off .................................................... 32
Telephone book
Editing an entry ................................ 36
Time
Setting the format ............................ 18
Tone settings
Balance and fader ............................ 20
Treble and bass ............................... 20
Track
Selecting by skipping to a track ....... 42
Selecting by track number ............... 42
Selecting from a track list ................ 42
Track information ................................ 45
Track list .............................................. 42
Treble
Setting ............................................. 20 U
Unpairing ............................................. 25
USB (Audio)
Connecting a device ........................ 41
Displaying metadata ........................ 44
Displaying track information ............ 45
File structure ................................... 50
Requirements .................................. 50
Selecting .......................................... 41
Selecting a track .............................. 42
Selecting playback options .............. 44
Switching folders ............................. 43 V
Volume Setting ............................................. 14 6
Index
Display overview of the on-board com-
puter
The display of the on-board computer shows
the following menus and functions of Audio
15: Menu Function
Naviga-
tion sys-
tem Route guidance
Radio Selects the stored stations on
the current waveband
SD/USB Selects tracks in the current
folder
Tele-
phone Accepts a call
Ends/rejects a call
Performs calls via the phone
book menu
Performs calls via call lists
BT Audio Selects a track
i
The operation of certain functions is
described in the sections on basic func-
tions, radio, SD memory card, USB device
and Bluetooth ®
. Basic functions
Switching on/off
X Press the 0043on/off button.
Once switched on, Audio 15 calls up the
most recently active function.
i Audio 15 switches itself off automatically
when you remove the ignition key.
i Audio 15 switches itself off automatically
when the condition of charge of the battery
is low.
i If Audio 15 is on while the ignition is
switched off, it will switch itself off auto-
matically after approximately 30 minutes
to save the vehicle battery. Setting the volume
X Turn the volume control 0041during play-
back.
or X Press the 0081or0082 button on the steer-
ing wheel. Activating/deactivating the mute
function
X Press the 0063button.
The sound from the audio source is
switched on or off. When the sound has
been muted, the 008Esymbol is shown in
the status bar.
i If you change the audio source or adjust
the volume, the sound switches on again
automatically.
i When the mute function is active, play-
back from the SD memory card, USB device and BT audio is paused. When you deacti-
vate the mute function, playback will
resume from the position where it was
paused. Rear view camera
Important safety notes !
Objects that are not at ground level
appear further away than they actually are,
for example:
R the bumper of the vehicle parked behind
R the drawbar of a trailer
R the ball coupling of a trailer tow hitch
R the tail-end of a truck
R slanted posts
Only use the camera guide lines for orien-
tation. Do not get any closer to objects than the lowest horizontal guide line. You may
otherwise damage your vehicle and/or the
object. 14
Basic functionsAt a glance
Important safety notes
.......................38
Radio mode .......................................... 38
SD memory card and USB device ......40
Bluetooth ®
audio ................................. 45
AUX function ....................................... 47 37Audio
Calling up stations using the station list
X Press the 002Abutton to select the wave-
band.
X Press the 0064button repeatedly until the
menu bar is selected.
X Select Presets
Presets.
The display shows a list of the stored sta-
tions. The 0036dot indicates the current sta-
tion.
X Select the desired station.
You will hear the station stored in the selec-
ted preset, if it is receivable.
Calling up a station using the control knob
X Press the 002Abutton to select the wave-
band.
X Select display/selection window.
X Select the desired stored station using the
control knob.
You will hear the station stored in the selec- ted preset, if it is receivable. Switching wavebands
Audio 15 can receive the following wave-
bands: Waveband Frequency
FM (VHF) 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
MW (medium wave) 530 – 1710 kHz
X
Press the 002Abutton repeatedly until the
display shows the desired waveband.
or X Press the 0064button repeatedly until the
menu bar is selected.
X Select the current waveband (e.g FM FM).
The display shows a list of the wavebands.
The 0036dot indicates the current wave-
band. X
Select the desired waveband.
Audio 15 switches waveband and plays the
last station selected. SD memory card and USB device
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
SD memory cards are small parts. They can be swallowed and cause asphyxiation. This
poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Keep SD memory cards out of the reach of
children. If an SD memory card is swallowed,
seek immediate medical attention. Inserting/ejecting an SD memory
card
Inserting an SD memory card X
Insert the SD memory card into the SD slot
with the contacts at the front and facing
downwards.
Audio 15 automatically activates SD mode
and loads the files.
The display shows Reading Memory Reading Memory
Card...
Card....
i If Audio 15 cannot find any readable files
on the SD memory card, the display shows
No Playable Files
No Playable Files.
Information on readable file formats can be found in the technical data (Y page 50).40
SD memory card and USB deviceAudio
Ejecting an SD memory card
X
Press the SD memory card.
Audio 15 ejects the SD memory card.
X Remove the SD memory card. Connecting a USB device
The port for USB devices is located in the
stowage compartment on the driver's side of
the instrument panel.
X Connect the USB device to the USB port in
the correct position.
Audio 15 automatically activates USB
mode and loads the files.
The display shows Reading USB Reading USB
device...
device...
i If Audio 15 cannot find any readable files
on the USB device, the display shows No
No
Playable Files
Playable Files.
Information on readable file formats can be
found in the technical data (Y page 50).
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all USB device brands.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. Selecting the SD/USB function
X Press the 00FDbutton repeatedly, until the
display in the menu bar shows SD
SD/USB USB.
Playback starts.
Alternatively, you can select the SD function
in the main menu bar.
X Press the 0063button repeatedly until the
main menu bar is selected.
X Select Audio
Audio.
The display shows all available audio sour-
ces in a selection list. X
Select SD SD/USB
USB.
Playback starts.
You can also select the SD/USB function
accordingly when one of the other audio func-
tions is active.
X Press the 0080(SD)/0082 (USB) button.
or
X Press the 0064button repeatedly until the
menu bar is selected.
X Select Media Media.
The display shows all available audio sour-
ces in a selection list. X
Select SD SD/USB
USB.
Playback starts.
i If there is already an SD memory card
inserted, you can see the name of the SD
memory card instead of SD
SD. SD memory card and USB device
41Audio Z
X
Select the title with which the playlist
should start.
Audio 15 plays the selected track and
closes the list. Selecting track playback options
You may select from the following track play- back options: Playback
option Operation
Normal track
sequence You hear the tracks in the
same order as they are
stored on the SD memory
card/USB device.
Random
tracks All the tracks on the SD
memory card/USB device
are played in a random
order. Random
folder All tracks in the selected
folder and sub-folders are
played in random order. X
To Select the SD/USB menu: press
the 0064 button repeatedly until the menu
bar is selected.
X Select SD
SD/USB USB.
The currently selected playback option is
indicated by the 0036dot. X
To select a playback option : selectNor‐ Nor‐
mal Track Sequence
mal Track Sequence ,Random Tracks
Random Tracks or
Random Folder
Random Folder .
You will hear the tracks in the selected
playback option.
i Depending on the active random play-
back mode, the Mix Mixsymbol is shown in the
status line in front of the folder, SD memory card or USB device symbols. Selecting an active partition (USB
only)
If the USB device is partitioned, this function
is available. Up to 4 partitions (primary, FAT or FAT32 format) are supported.
X To select the USB menu: press the 0064
button repeatedly until the menu bar is
selected.
X Select USB USB.
X Select Select Active Partition
Select Active Partition . Displaying metadata
There are two ways to display the name of the
track in the display window:
R with the names stored in the metadata of
the track
R with the file names
X Press the 0064button repeatedly until the
menu bar is selected.
X Select SD SD/USBUSB. 44
SD memory card and USB deviceAudio
Requirements for SD memory
cards/USB devices
.............................50
Supported file formats .......................50
Apple device support ..........................50
SD memory card/USB device file
structure .............................................. 50 49Technical data
Requirements for SD memory
cards/USB devices
SD memory cards
Model SD, SDHC
Capacity 32 GB
Format FAT/FAT32
i
SD memory cards are available in many
different sizes. Therefore, it cannot be guar-
anteed that playback is possible with every SD memory card. USB devices
The following USB devices are supported: R USB sticks
R certain MP3 players Model USB 2.0
Format FAT/FAT32, maximum
of 4 primary partitions Electrical con-
sumption 800 mA
i
USB devices are available in many differ-
ent sizes. Therefore, it cannot be guaran-
teed that playback is possible with every
USB device.
i Do not use a USB extension cable.
i Do not use a spiral cable for the USB port. Supported file formats
SD memory card/
USB device MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV,
MP4, M4A, M4B (max-
imum 2 channels) BT Audio SBC, MP3 i
To shorten the initialization period, only
load music files onto the USB device, if
possible.
i Unsupported file formats are not dis-
played.
Audio 15 does not support any DRM (Digital Rights Management) coded files. Apple device support
You can play music files stored on Apple devi-
ces via AUX, USB or BT Audio. The following
Apple devices are supported:
R iPod ®
classic, 6th generation onwards
(limited support for 5th generation)
R iPod ®
nano, 3rd generation onwards (limi-
ted support for 1st and 2nd generations)
R iPod ®
touch
R iPhone ®
i iPod ®
and iPhone ®
are registered trade-
marks of Apple Inc., Cupertino, California,
USA. SD memory card/USB device file
structure
Maximum number
of folders per direc-
tory 200
Maximum number
of tracks per direc-
tory 1000
Maximum number
of tracks in "Ran-
dom tracks" random
playback 30050
SD memory card/USB device file structureTechnical data