2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN audio

Bluetooth®audio mode
Connecting Bluetooth®audio devices
Prerequisites
XActivate the Bluetooth®function in the mul-
timedia system (Ypage 41).
Bluetooth
®audio mode requires a Bluetooth®-
capable audio device.
Check your Bluetooth
®audio device for the fol-
lowing (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions):
RBluetooth®audio profile
The Bluetooth®audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth®audio pro-
files.
RBluetooth®visibility
Certain Bluetooth®audio devices do not just
require activation of the Bluetooth®function.
In addition, your device must be made "visi-
ble" to other devices.
RBluetooth®device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. For a clear selection of
the Bluetooth
®device, Mercedes-Benz rec-
ommends that you customize the device
name.
iA2DP ( Advanced Audio Distribution Profile):
Bluetooth®audio profile for audio data trans-
mission
AVRCP ( Audio Video Remote Control Profile):
Bluetooth
®audio profile for audio data play-
back
iThe Bluetooth®device must be visible for
authorization. After authorization, the multi-
media system even finds the Bluetooth
®
device when it is not visible.
General notes
Before using your Bluetooth®audio device with
the multimedia system for the first time, you will
need to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth
®audio
device, it is connected automatically. Connec-
tion involves first searching for a Bluetooth
®
audio device and then authorizing it.
You can authorize up to 15 Bluetooth®devices.
iIf you authorize a mobile phone that sup-
ports Bluetooth®audio, the A2DP and AVRCP
Bluetooth®audio profiles are connected
automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
Rin the Bluetooth®telephone list
(Ypage 98)
Rin the Bluetooth®device list
(Ypage 162)
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth
®telephony
(Ypage 98).
Searching for and authorizing a Blue-
tooth®audio device
Switching to Bluetooth®audio mode
XTo call up the media menu: press the Õ
button.
The last media source you have set is dis-
played.
XTo display the main function bar: slide 5the
controller.
XTo select Media: turn and press the controller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
If you see the No
BluetoothAudioDeviceConnectedmessage, you will need to author-
ize the Bluetooth®audio device first.
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
Searching for Bluetooth
®audio
XTo select Search for Audio Devices:
press the controller.
A message appears.
XSelect 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.
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:Bluetooth®audio player within range and
already authorized
;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.
iWith 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.
Authorizing Bluetooth
®audio
XSelect a Bluetooth®audio device that has not
yet been authorized from the list: turn and
press the controller.
Authorization starts.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, you now have two options for continu-
ing with authorization.
Option 1: entering the passkey
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 98).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and starts
playing. Option 2: Secure Simple Pairing
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 98).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and starts
playing.
iThe 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 be confirmed within 10 seconds.
XIf the number code displayed on the multime-
dia system and on the Bluetooth®audio
device is the same, select Yes: press the con-
troller.
If you select Yes
, authorization continues and
the Bluetooth®audio device is connected.
Playback starts.
If you select No
, authorization will be can-
celed.
External authorization
If the multimedia system does not find your
Bluetooth®audio device, 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 multi-
media system.
The Bluetooth
®device name of the multimedia
system is MB Bluetooth.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(Ypage 165).
XSlide 6the controller.
The media menu bar is shown.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select ConnectviaAudioDevice: turn
and press the controller.
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Authorizing
XStart the authorization on your Bluetooth®
audio device (see the manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device isconnected and starts
playin g.
With some Bluetooth
®audio devices, playback
must initial ly bestarted on the device itself, so
that the multimedia system canplaythe audio
data.
Device-specific information on authorizing and
connecting Bluetooth
®-c apable mobilephones
can befound on the Internet at
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .
Reconnecting a Bluetooth®audio
device
The Bluetooth®audio pro files are connected
automatically under the foll owing circumstan-
ces:
Rone of the last two mob ilephones to have
been connected has also been used as a Blue-
tooth
®audio player (if th isfunction issup-
ported bythe mob ilephone).
Rthe mob ilephone isautomatically connected.
The Bluetooth®audio player isthen connec-
te d.
iFor an automat icconnection with the mul-
tim edia system, the telephone must be within
range.
For most Bluetooth
®audio devices, the "auto-
mat icconnection" must beactivated bytick-
ing a box. Dependin g on the device used, th is
prompt often takes place when authorizing
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions).
If the No Bluetooth Audio Device Connec‐
tedmessage appears, you have two options to
reconnect the Bluetooth®audio device.
Option 1:
XTo confirm the ConnectLastUsedPlayermessageinthe basic display: press the con-
troller.
If the multimedia system can locate the Blue-
tooth
®audio device, it will beconnected and
start playin g. Option
2:
XSlide6 the controller.
The media menu bar isshown.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
XTo 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‐
nectedmessage, and the Connect Devicemenu item cannot be selected.
Displaying details
XTo select a Bluetooth®audio device from the
Bluetooth®device list: turn the controller
(Ypage 162).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The foll owing information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®addr ess
RAvailability status (shown after an update)
RAuthorization status
XTo closethe detailed display: press the
% button.
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De-authorizing (deregistering)aBlue-
toot h®audi odevice
XTo selec t aBluetoot h®audio devic efrom th e
Bluetoot h®devicelist :turn th econtroller
(Ypage 162).
XTo selec tG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDeauthorize:press th econtroller .
A prompt appears askin gwhether you really
wish to deauthoriz ethis device.
XTo selec tYesor No:turn and press th econ-
troller.
If you selec tYes
,th edevic ewill be delete d
from th eBluetoot h®devicelist .
If you selec tNo
th eprocess is canceled.
iBefore re-authorizin gth eBluetoot h®audio
device, you should also delete th edevic e
nam eMB Bluetooth
from your Bluetoot h®
audio device's Bluetoot h®list (seeth eBlue-
toot h®audio device's operatin ginstructions).
Bluetoot h®audiobasic display
:Audio transmissio nstatus (dependin gon
th eBluetoot h®audio device, also titl enam e
and artist )
;Data medium position in th emedia list
=Sound setting s
?Devicelist
ATo stop Ëor start Ìplayback
BNameof th econnecte dBluetoot h®audio
devic e(example)
COption smen u
Switchin gto Bluetoot h®audio
XTo cal lup th emedia menu: press th eÕ
button.
The last media source you hav eset is dis -
played.
XTo sho wthemain function bar :slid e5 the
controller .
XTo selectMedia:turn and press th econtroller .
XTo selectBluetooth Audio:turn and press
th econtroller .
The multimedia system activates th eBlue-
toot h
®audio device. The basi cdisplay then
appears .Playback starts.
iIf th eBluetoot h®audio devic econnecte d
supports metadat aand correspondin gdat ais
available ,then th eartist ,track and album
nam ecan be displayed.
Starting/stopping playback
XTo selec tStar tplayback Ì:turn and
press th econtroller .
Playback starts. Ëis selected.
XTo stop playback: selectË.
A messag eappears .Ì is selected.
XTo continu eplayback: selectÌ.
A messag eappears .Ë is selected.
Starting playback if th eBluetoot h®
audiodevice ha sbeen stopped
Durin gth esearch fo rmobile phone s
(
Ypage 98), th econnection wit hth eBluetoot h®
audio devic eis terminated. In th eBluetoot h®
audio basi cdisplay (Ypage 165) you will see th e
No Bluetooth Audio Device Connected
messag eand th eConnec tLastUsedPlayermen uitem canno tbe selected.
Whe nth esearch is finished, th eBluetoot h®
audio devic ecan be reconnected.
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XTo selectStart playback: Ì: slide6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
XTo select Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Bluetooth®
audio devices.
With some mobile phones, the function with
regard to the following criteria is impaired:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected
Rthe time period until the next or previous track
is played
XUse the multifunction steering wheel to
switch to the media menu in the on-board
computer (see the vehicle Operator's Man-
ual).
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track:
press the9or: button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
XRapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steering
wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or: but-
tons, the rapid scrolling speed increases after
a short time.
iDuring 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. There is also no music search option available
with Bluetooth
®audio.
Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the cor-
responding function, the following options are
available:
RNormal 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.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list is
played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom 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 playback options
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
If you select Random Track List, a corre-
sponding message appears in the display or
selection window.
Increasing the volume in the multime-
dia system
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Volume: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect StandardorBoost.
iIf play back on the Bluetooth®audio player
is too quiet, the Boostfunction may be used.
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It is recommended however, that you
increase the volume on the Bluetooth®audio
player directly.
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 connection sockets are located in the
stowage compartment under the armrest.
Media Interface basic display
:Main function bar
;Media menu bar
=Track display on the disc
?Track number and number of tracks in the
track list
ANumerical time display
BGraphic time display
CCover view (if available)
Switching to Media Interface
XConnect a data medium to USB socket 1 or
USB socket 2 (Ypage 152).
XSelect the basic menu for Media Interface 1 or
Media Interface 2 (Ypage 149).
If playable media files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
If you remove a device, the No Device Con‐
nectedmessage appears.
Supported devices
The following data media can be connected to
the multimedia system via Media Interface:
RiPod®
RiPhone®
RiPad®
RMP3
RUSB devices
iIt is not possible to run two Apple®devices
simultaneously. Therefore the device last
connected is loaded.
iiPod®, iPhone®and iPad®are registered
trademarks of Apple Inc., Cupertino, Califor-
nia, USA.
iAudio files, photos and video files can be
played back.
For details and a list of supported devices, visit
our website at http://www.mercedes-benz-
mobile.com/. Then follow the instructions in
the "Media Interface" section.
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Supported data formats
Musicmp3, wma, aac
Videompeg, wmv, mov, avi,
mp4
Imagesjpg, jpeg, bmp, png
Selecting a music file
Selecting with the controller
XTo display the current track list: press the
controller in the basic display.
The track list for the active data medium
appears.
XTo select a track: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track:
turn the controller in the basic display.
The selected track is played.
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Fast forward/rewind
XWithth emedia source active in th ebasic dis-
play, slide 8or9 thecontroller and
hold it until th edesired position has been
reached.
Search function
Selecting Search using media menu bar
XSlide 6thecontroller.
The media men ubar is shown.
XTo select Search:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler.
The categor ylist appears.
Overview
The followin gcategories are listed:
RCurren tTracklist
RFolder
RSelect By Cover
RKeywor dSearch
RPlaylists
RArtist s
RAlbums
RTrack
RGenres
RYear
RComposers
RVideos
RPhotos
RPodcasts
RAudiobook s
iThe function sare available as soo nas th e
entire media conten thas been read and ana-
lyzed.
If th esam edevice is reconnected wit h
unchanged media content, these function s
are available mor equickly.
The audio book sand podcast scategories are
only available for Apple
®devices.
When connecting Apple®devices, th ecate-
gories “Folder”, “Year ”and “Photos” are no t
available.
XTo select acategory, e.g. CurrentTrack‐lis t:tur nand press th econtroller.
The selection list appears.
XSelec tth erequire dtrack .
XKeywor dsearch :usin gth econtroller, ente r
th echaracters for th edesired search term
and confirm (
Ypage 157).
Searc hresult sare sorte daccording to th e
available categories, displayed and can then
be selected.
Playback options
XIn media mode, slide 6thecontroller.
The media men ubar is shown.
XTo select Options:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
XTo select th edesired playbac koption :tur n
and press th econtroller.
Additional information on playbac koption s
(
Ypage 153).
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Video function
If playable video files are found, they will be
played by the multimedia system.
XTo switch on full-screen mode: press the con-
troller in the basic display.
XTo show the video menu: slide 6the con-
troller in full-screen mode.
The Media Interface menu bar appears.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Video Settings.
To change settings (
Ypage 171).
Video DVD mode
Important safety notes
GWARNING
The CD/DVD drive is a class 1 laser product.
If you open the housing of the CD/DVD drive,
there is a risk of exposure to invisible laser
radiation. This laser radiation could damage
your retina. There is a risk of injury.
Never open the housing. Always have main-
tenance and repair work carried out at a quali- fied specialist workshop.
GWARNING
Handling discs while driving may distract you from traffic conditions. You could also lose
control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an
accident.
Handle discs only when the vehicle is station-
ary.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h) your vehicle covers a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14
m) every
se cond.
General notes
Notes on discs
!Do not affix stickers or labels to the discs.
They could peel off and damage COMAND.
Stickers can cause the disc to bend, which
can result in read errors and disc recognition
problems.
!The drive is designed to accept discs which
correspond to the EN 60908 norm. You can
therefore only use discs with a maximum
thickness of 1.3 mm.
If you insert thicker discs, e.g. those that con-
tain data on both sides (DVD on one side and
audio data on the other), they cannot be ejec-
ted and can damage the device.
Use round discs with a diameter of 12 cm. Do not use discs with a diameter of 8 cm, even if
used in conjunction with an adapter.
The variety of data media, burners and burn
software means there is no guarantee that the
system will be able to play discs that you have
copied yourself.
DVD playback conditions
If video DVDs do not conform to the NTSC or PAL
TV standards, they may create picture, sound or
other problems during playback.
The multimedia system can play video DVDs
produced according to the following standards:
RRegion code 1 or region code 0 (no region
code)
RPAL or NTSC standard
You will generally find the relevant details either
on the DVD itself or on the DVD case.
iIf you insert a video DVD with a different
region code, a message to this effect appears.
iThe multimedia system is set to region code
1 at the factory. This setting can be changed
at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. It is
also possible to play video DVDs with a dif-
ferent region code, provided that they are
produced in accordance with the PAL or NTSC
TV standard. The region code can be changed
up to five times.
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