2016 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS SALOON USB

Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview
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 controller or thevo ice-operated con‐
trol sy stem.
Only one mobile phone at a time can be connec‐
te d via Android Auto®
to the multimedia sy stem.
While using Android Auto™, various functions of
th e multimedia sy stem, e.g. the navigation, are
not available.
The availability of Android Auto®
and Android
Au to®
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.
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, a
mobile phone must be connec tedto the mul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(→ page 308).
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 341).
R The full range of functions for Android Autois
only possible with an Internet connection.
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Ac cepting/rejecting the data pr otection reg‐
ulations
A message with the data pr otection regulations
appears. #
Select Accept and start.
or #
Select Reject and end.
Ac tivating automatic start #
Select Start automatically O.
St arting manually #
Select the mobile phone from the device list.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press theò button.
Calling up the Android Auto to ne settings
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto .
Sound #
Select theto ne menu (→ page 360).
Ending Android Auto
Multimedia sy stem:
, Connect .
Android Auto #
Select Disconnect.
The connection is ended. 328
Multimedia sy stem

The mobile phone continues
tobe supplied
with elect ricity.
or #
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. Tr
ansfer redve hicle data when using Apple
CarPlay™ and Android Auto Note
s on transfer redve hicle data
When using Android Auto™ or Apple CarPl ay™,
cer tain vehicle data is transfer redto the mobile
phone. This enables youto getth e best out of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle data is
not directly accessible.
Sy stem information:
R software release of the multimedia sy stem
R system ID (anonymised)
The transfer of this data is used tooptimise
communication between theve hicle and the
mobile phone. To
do this, and toassign se veralve hicles tothe
mobile phone, a vehicle ID is randomly gener‐
ated.
This has no connection totheve hicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele ted when the multi‐
media sy stem is reset (→ page 284).
Driving status data:
R transmission position engaged
R distinction between par ked, standstill, rolling
and driving
R day/night mode of the instrument clus ter
The transfer of this data is used toalter how
con tent is displ ayed tocor respond tothe driving
situation.
Po sition data:
R co-ordinates
R speed
R compass direction
R acceleration direction This data is only transfer
red while the navigation
sy stem is active in order toimpr ove it (e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in a tunnel).
If yo u do not consent tovehicle data being trans‐
fe rred, you can deactivate the automatic start of
Android Auto™ (→ page 328) or Apple CarPlay™
(→ page 327) and temp orarily term inate the USB
connection between the mobile phone and the
ve hicle. Online and Internet functions
Internet connection
Internet connection
restrictions &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tions 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. Multimedia sy
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#
Press and hold theto uchpad or cont roller
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 theto uchpad or cont roller
until an audible signal sounds.
The ß symbol bythest ation name disap‐
pears. Setting
the Internet radio options
Multimedia sy stem:
, Radio .
Ý Internet radio .
TuneIn
radio .
Z Options
The following options are available:
R Select stream: select thest re am qualit y.
R Login to TuneIn account : loginto yourTuneIn
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 audio mode &
WARNING Risk of di stra ction when han‐
dling da tastorage medium
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
% The multimedia sy stem supports a total of
up to50,000 files.
Suppor tedfo rm ats:
R MP3
R WMA Multimedia sy
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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
te,th e Graceno telogo and the lettering
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. 338
Multimedia sy stem

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 341

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 ®
R MP3 pla yer 344
Multimedia sy stem

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 341). #
Select the media device.
Pla yable music files are pla yed bac k. Multimedia sy
stem 345

Animals
Pets in theve hicle ................................. 63
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-theft alarm sy stem
Anti- theft pr otection .............................. 87
Anti-theft pr otection ................................ .87
Ad ditional door lock .............................. 68
AT A (anti-theft alarm sy stem) ................87
Immobiliser ............................................ 87
Interior pr otection ................................. 89
St opping the alarm (A TA) .......................88
To w- aw ay protection ............................. 88
Anticipatory occupant pr otection .....4 4, 45
Ap ple CarPlay™ ....................................... 326
Connecting an iPhone ®
....................... 327
Ending ................................................. 327
Overview ............................................. 326
To ne settings ....................................... 327
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ......................3 29
Ashtr ay
Fr ont centre console ............................ 11 7
Re ar .................................................... .117 Assistance
graphic
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) .................. 24 8
Assistance sy stems
see Driving saf ety sy stem
ASS YST PLUS ........................................... 363
Battery disconnection pe riods .............3 64
Displ aying the service due date ........... 363
Fu nction/no tes ................................... 363
Re gular service work ........................... 363
Special service requirements .............. 363
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem)
Fu nction ................................................ 87
St opping the alarm ................................ 88
ATA (anti-theft ala rmsystem)
see Anti- theft pr otection
AT TENTION ASSI ST......................... 228, 229
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... .229
Fu nction .............................................. 228
Sy stem limitations ...............................2 28
At tention assistant
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Au dio mode
Ac tivating media mode ........................ 338 Connecting USB devices ...................... 341
Co
pyright ............................................. 338
Information .......................................... 337
Inserting/re moving an SD card .......... .338
Media sea rch ....................................... 344
Overview ............................................. 340
Pa use and playback function .............. .341
Selecting a track .................................. 341
Selecting pl ayback options .................. 341
Tr ack list .............................................. 341
Au thorised workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Au tomatic distance control
see Dis tance Pilot DISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights .........................124
Au tomatic engine start (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic engine stop (ECO start/
sto p function) .......................................... 15 8
Au tomatic front passen ger airbag
shu toff
see Front passenger airbag shutoff 512
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